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Mel at home listening to Radio Derby.

Wayne Rooney is a credit to this Club.
I was pretty anti-Rooney, up until probably the middle of this summer. I couldn't understand why, with our problems, he still wanted to be here. And I was annoyed that without our problems, Mel probably would have pulled the trigger long before the crunch-match against Sheffield Wednesday.
However, as more and more has come out about what has been happening behind the scenes, the better Rooney is coming out of this. People will point to his win-record and say X amount of wins in X amount of games, but right now I don't think that matters. He has completely the right attitude, personality and resolve that we need the manager of this Club to have right now.
There is no guarantee any other manager with a proven track record would get anything more out of this team, and the players clearly want to fight for him. It's ironic that this might be one of the most united squads and coaching team we've had during Mel's tenure, given everything going on around it.
Whatever happens, Rooney should always be held in high regard by Derby County, he's a credit to himself and everybody else involved.

Wayne has set the team a challenge to make history by staying up. Evidently no team in our position has done this before but it is just about possible.
The hairs stood up on the back of neck when he said that he was willing to fight for this club and talked about how he felt for the players and all the Pride Park staff and how broken hearted he would be to see any of them lose their job. He has been helping out financially purchasing equipment that is needed in training but  I think he was very reluctant to dwell on the subject and embarrassed it had been mentioned.
I just can't get my head round the fact that MM hasn't spoken to him since 9th. August - not even a phone call. He was asked if he was upset not to receive an apology from MM but he said mm didn't need to apologise to him but said that he thought his behaviour was 'disrespectful, if I'm honest' and that he was 'a little bit disappointed'. Talk about restraint! 

I came to post this but figured I'd check if someone beat me to it!
People obviously want to be hopeful but I think managing expectations will be better for us as a fan base. We don't want attendances to start dwindling when we still need them months down the line, because a buyer hasn't been found yet and people had their hopes up it would be done before January...
Having spoken to pals of mine from Wigan and Bolton they said there was the exact same feeling given to them from their respective admins. Both clubs have been through a hell of a lot of pain since. 
Mel has made such a mess of Derby County as a business I personally reckon we'll still be looking for new buyers come September 2022. 
 

'Mel wasn't sincere, wasn't heartfelt enough, wasn't honest' - Wayne's comments about MM's meeting with him this week.
It seems MM spoke to them all for 45 minutes, but WR says we need to 'put him behind us....'

I wasn’t overall happy when Rooney took over and last season didn’t do much to change my mind. 
 
Fast forward to today and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have. The way he is conducting himself throughout all this is commendable. You can hear in his voice that he cares for the club, players and fans and he has the desire to stick it out. 
 
Well done Wayne keep at it, we need you more than you need us. ??

Jordan also said that Eric Alonso was very credible 

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but I personally think "buying a football club" and "responsible owners" are mutually exclusive.

I came to post this but figured I'd check if someone beat me to it!
People obviously want to be hopeful but I think managing expectations will be better for us as a fan base. We don't want attendances to start dwindling when we still need them months down the line, because a buyer hasn't been found yet and people had their hopes up it would be done before January...
Having spoken to pals of mine from Wigan and Bolton they said there was the exact same feeling given to them from their respective admins. Both clubs have been through a hell of a lot of pain since. 
Mel has made such a mess of Derby County as a business I personally reckon we'll still be looking for new buyers come September 2022. 
 

Just a note of caution, as part of their brief is as salemen to try to say "we've got a great bargain investment here at Derby County" you've got to expect, at this point at least, that they're going to be all full of hope, strong future, lots of interest.
If they'd come right out and said "this going to be very difficult, we are going to have to see what we can do to return some value to creditors" it'd be game over.

Let's wait and see who the 4 prospective buyers are before dancing in the streets.
If the list is Peter Gadsby, Mrs Morris, Fawaz, Reanimated Corpse of Robert Maxwell then it's still not great.

Administrators being open, honest and direct 
what a nice change from being fed absolute waffle from Morris and Pearce 
 

MM 100% culpable, no other excuses and he owns the only chuffing assets with any value (PP & MF).

If deferring allows the administrators to pay our staff's wages, giving them an extra month to look for work outside of Derby County then I hope the players will do it - even though I agree they shouldn't have to from a moral perspective.
If the players agree to it and the staff still don't get paid this month then sod it, I'd be demanding my pay as a player or buggering off. They'd just be pushing the problem of paying wages further down the line which is not a 'sustainable' approach. 

It’s going to be funny now if we see any news outlets suggest Derby are in for anyone. I wouldn’t put it past some of the ‘journos’ to still be dumb enough to suggest it. 

Something tells me we won't be paying the £250k required to sign this guyp

and Lehmann Brothers was too big to go bust until that's exactly what they did.... I'm not saying or thinking liquidation is inevitable but you can't possibly give a cast iron guarantee against it either. 

There wisdom here is often "they can afford to, why don't they?" with this kind of thing. It's hard to reconcile with the fact that over half the squad earns in a fortnight what the average person takes him in a year with the fact that they may not want - or even be able - to defer their wages for long.
This argument assumes that all footballers live within their means, are not supporting a substantial network of wider family at home or abroad, and don't have a mortgage which takes a significant part of their salary. Our players would have made their financial decisions based on their wages for the length of their contract.
That's not to say we should feel sorry for them, or to say their situation is anywhere near as sticky as others. Just to highlight the fact that even a measure like this is wrapped up with human complications.

Bielik was injured doing his job ffs 

Doesn't say that,it says salaries will be a top priority which was a quote from MM. That is not saying they are going to pay them

Gone from a promise to bankroll the club as necessary, to administration, to not paying the players. We are going to break Lutons 30 point deduction record a this rate.
I dont hold much respect for a tabloid article but I've been wrong on Mel so much I don't know what to think.
At least cover your bills Mel. How many times are the fans and Rooney going to get spat on? 
Must be COVID ..

I don’t like it. 
The players should be free to say no, without punishment. Some players can afford a deferral more than others.
If a life long Derby County fan with 100s of millions in the bank can’t be arsed to sacrifice for the club then why should the players?
I’m a Derby fan and I would be saying get me my money or allow me to walk. There is absolutely no certainty this deferral will ever be paid. Are we not just delaying the obvious? 

First thing I'd do is question your arithmetic ?

Spot on.
I'd have no problem crowd funding to keep backroom staff in a job but if you think I'm crowdfunding someone's wages who earns more in a month than I earn a year...no chance!

I'm not interested because every single Derby player is a lot richer than me, so why should I pay their inflated wages? It's not at all a criticism of the Derby players. You take what you can get. But the football world is crazy. I wish I had their money.