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The problem with being a ‘big’ team is that other agents use us to get more money elsewhere (and fans believe rumours so think we are losing out to smaller teams) and when we are interested agents ask for more money than they would from other clubs. We had a reputation amongst players in the industry for overpaying in the past and that needs to stop. We should hold our ground and stick to what we can afford.
The club needs to run at break even in the long run and we shouldn’t be short sighted. 

The problem with being a ‘big’ team is that other agents use us to get more money elsewhere (and fans believe rumours so think we are losing out to smaller teams) and when we are interested agents ask for more money than they would from other clubs. We had a reputation amongst players in the industry for overpaying in the past and that needs to stop. We should hold our ground and stick to what we can afford.
The club needs to run at break even in the long run and we shouldn’t be short sighted. 

The problem with being a ‘big’ team is that other agents use us to get more money elsewhere (and fans believe rumours so think we are losing out to smaller teams) and when we are interested agents ask for more money than they would from other clubs. We had a reputation amongst players in the industry for overpaying in the past and that needs to stop. We should hold our ground and stick to what we can afford.
The club needs to run at break even in the long run and we shouldn’t be short sighted. 

The problem with being a ‘big’ team is that other agents use us to get more money elsewhere (and fans believe rumours so think we are losing out to smaller teams) and when we are interested agents ask for more money than they would from other clubs. We had a reputation amongst players in the industry for overpaying in the past and that needs to stop. We should hold our ground and stick to what we can afford.
The club needs to run at break even in the long run and we shouldn’t be short sighted. 

Whilst I’m not keen on info from randoms, I wouldn’t be surprised if this  wasn’t too far from the real figure, maybe 2k either side.
Add his wages to a transfer fee over 500k and you can see why this type of player is an absolute non starter for us.
A lot of people need to wake up to our current situation and adjust their expectations accordingly.

Yes if we remember, Davies has looked finished before when he has only had a few sub appearances. Then last season when he had a long run of games and got properly fit and sharp he was superb. Maybe the same could happen again this season particularly as we are at a lower level  

I don’t think we’ll be playing him there any longer than we need to. He is doing an admirable job outside his comfort zone. No complaining, just helping the team out as asked by his manager. When chester/Davies/Roberts are back it will be Fozzy/Roberts out there. 
He may have deserved criticism for some past performances but to be critical of him today is incredibly negative…
 

I don’t think we’ll be playing him there any longer than we need to. He is doing an admirable job outside his comfort zone. No complaining, just helping the team out as asked by his manager. When chester/Davies/Roberts are back it will be Fozzy/Roberts out there. 
He may have deserved criticism for some past performances but to be critical of him today is incredibly negative…
 

I don’t think we’ll be playing him there any longer than we need to. He is doing an admirable job outside his comfort zone. No complaining, just helping the team out as asked by his manager. When chester/Davies/Roberts are back it will be Fozzy/Roberts out there. 
He may have deserved criticism for some past performances but to be critical of him today is incredibly negative…
 

I don’t think we’ll be playing him there any longer than we need to. He is doing an admirable job outside his comfort zone. No complaining, just helping the team out as asked by his manager. When chester/Davies/Roberts are back it will be Fozzy/Roberts out there. 
He may have deserved criticism for some past performances but to be critical of him today is incredibly negative…
 

BBC TV has been bloated beyond belief for years. Sometimes working in a studio nextdoor for ITV, you could only drool at the BBC green rooms compared with ours. To make a comparable show, they would employ 4x the number of staff. And they totally distorted the market paying massive salaries to presenters and staff, so now everyone and their dog earns more than the Prime Minister. And that's before you talk about their political bias which has understandably made enemies for them in government, so made even more funding harder to come by.
It's such a shame for local radio, which costs so little, is having to pay the price for their largesse.

Bart is on loan at Matlock now

Makes a lot more sense that he’s for the Under-21s. He’s an attacking midfielder and we don’t really need any more of them in the first team - we’ve already got Knight and Sibley (provided they both stay, of course).
For those saying that makes the signing pointless - note that he’s out of contract at the end of the season. This loan will effectively act as a “trial” to assess his potential, before signing him permanently on a free next summer. 
He won’t take up any of our 5 “first team squad” loans (believe we’re allowed another 3 on top who aren’t involved on match days), so I don’t see the issue. Our academy has been decimated during administration (Mels legacy), leaving our U21 squad extremely thin (only 16 players currently), and totally devoid of quality, as evidenced by results so far this year. We’ve gone from having one of the best academies in the country to one of the worst. We’re crying out for reinforcements, and good quality ones at that, as we look to rebuild. We have to look externally - as we already have with Rooney and Nunn - so this seems a good move to me,

This 'poor victimised DCFC' feeling needs to be kicked into touch. It's embarrassing tbh. 
Yes, there is a huge lack of consistency in applying FFP rules and we can rightly feel aggrieved over that. The idea, however, that referees are under instruction to control the game to ensure Derby struggle to get results is pathetic. 
Cashin, as magnificent as he was yesterday, could have received a red card for a knee high tackle. He didn't, and although I thought yellow was correct given the split-second nature of the incident, plenty of refs would have sent him off.
Please stop the 'everyone is against us' schtick. It detracts from what we all know is a proud, fantastic club.

Well I take that back ?

Can't fault his enthusiasm while here and gave 10p% but not good enough in mho. 
Another club shirt for his wall.. how many is that ?

I see the Bristol C brain dead are up in arms that we have apparently got away with it..
I mean seriously....they are utter morons..
Won't ruin a perfect day though..been celebrating Canada Day and get the perfect news that our club is safe and in good hands..

DC is the man who has stepped up to save Derby County, providing a short term loan to the club and taking the ground from MM's hands. Let's forget about MA now, he had his chance...
 

I said this a few weeks ago.  He is so expensive, and our objective is to survive.  I 
 Rooney was a wonderful servant to this club; he should get something named after him, but he is not this club.  Greats come and greats go.  he would have left next year anyway.
I was astonished we kept him last season. Difficult decisions ahead.  This was the first.  We cannot sustain the level of wage bill - and he is such a big part of that bill.

I’d agree that’s what we need but it does sound similar to when we had Clough Jr and the American owners who brought stability and a balanced budget after the premier league debacle. Unfortunately after a while the fans did demand more…

I like your optimism and hope you are right. Unfortunately football fans are a fickle bunch. Modern society has little patience these days so I fear we will be in the minority. How many times has Tom Lawrence gone from hero to zero to hero and so on…

I've kept quiet on this as thought best to see how things play out. 
One thing a lot of people seem to be completely forgetting on this, is that contracts have been exchanged, conditional on the ground sale.
Therefore, unless it is the ground sale that stops the transaction from progressing, CK is on the hook.
Not sure why anyone thinks he would exchange contracts if he did not have the money to back it up.
Out of interest, to anyone that has spent the day abusing CK, how will you now react to him if the purchase goes ahead?

Who’s played him as a fiddle?
I know Ed isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, he’s not really mine and I’ll criticise him where it’s appropriate, but today he did the right thing and it’s fair to give him credit where it’s due. Kirchner might not like it, Nixon might not like it but they were both sat on the information as to why the takeover had hit a snag, but because it didn’t suit their versions they were keeping quiet. 
Ed went OTT with his morning message yes, and it was classic Dawes, but because he did Nixon came out giving us what he knew all of a sudden. Simon Stone was tweeting to add pressure on. White and Jordan at the very least gave it national coverage and did speak to Kirchner. Dan Roan chased Kirchner across a well kept field! By midday at least the fans could paint a picture of what was happening and get a clearer view. How many times can we say we’ve been given that over the last 18 months. It’s not about good or bad news, it’s that we had a right to know what’s going on. Look on here today, no huge dramas or too much gloom, we chatted, debated and had a bit of a laugh about what was happening because at least we had a good idea what was happening. Imagine if we’d had another day of silence whilst Kirchner played golf, the fans deserved to know what was happening. 
Ed started to pull back a little after lunch, and so did Radio Derby on their news bulletins until sportscene. There Ed said pretty much everything he knew at that point, which was a changing story and that Ashley and Appleby were now in the background. 
He did well today and it gave the fans a clearer picture. It’s only right that we give credit where it’s due.

Were they in Administration, with a stadium owned by a separate company and.... oh, why am I bothering.... 

8. 4 sounds like death hence lifts stop at floors 1 2 3 3a 5 6. I even had 2nd thoughts when I bought my son a Bryson shirt during his last season…