EssendonRam

Cambridge United 1 - Derby 3
Mendez-Laing

I like Steele as he often will call out players for not doing what they are supposed to do. And he very much sounds like he knows what he talking about due to long experience working on the coaching staff at clubs.
This means, he doesn't just continually blame the manager all the time, but puts responsibilty on the players.
Maybe other pundits, or posters, could take note.

Sheffield United are truly horrific, and their fans are a complete disgrace.
During THAT season I believe our fans were voted Player of the Season. Every game was a sell out, and bizarrely, the longer the season went on, and the more we fell behind the rest of the league, the better the support was at Pride Park. We took the piss out of ourselves, and every set of away fans that turned up. It seems some of our best times as fans have been when we face adversity. Strange bunch us Rams fans.
Last night Brammel Lane was half empty by half time. Tin pot club, with tin pot fans.

Always loved puma gear. The kits from the 90’s were 🤌💋

I think there are legitimate questions to be asked around various things, and there is a right way to do that. The next Supporters Charter Group meeting is in March and we've already asked RamsTrust members for questions to put forward, as we do every meeting,  and you always did too @David when you and @Boycie were there.
I don't think the kickback on every club decision is as strong on here as on X, which does seem to attract knee-jerk reactions. We debate both sides on here and you can usually see the middle ground winning out.
My take in recent months is that Stephen Pearce is open and approachable to questions, except on areas where his hands are tied due to legal restrictions. 
Many forum members were at the last Fans Forum, and he quickly closed down discussion on those areas, whilst answering all other questions.
Radio Derby haven't had the same access to date as we, the supporters, so I'm not surprised they've asked him for an interview.
Not in the know at all, but I'd expect the transfer window and finances to feature. Our detailed accounts are due out at the end of March, so maybe a heads up on how things are looking.

Not sure which side requested this interview, Pearce or Radio Derby, or even the reasons behind it.
It does not take an hour to say I'm legally bound to not discuss anything that the fans would like to know, and that could be with a number of parties be it Mel Morris, the EFL, David Clowes, Quantuma etc. This will be completely normal within businesses. Frustrating from our side, yet you have to understand that we will never be privy to the "real inside story".
It will, I imagine, be a repeat from the fans forum which will only reignite the debate of whether or not he should be at the club, is that really necessary at this stage of the season?
Forgive me if this discussion is still taking place on other platforms and Pearce/Radio Derby felt it was important to respond, attempt again to draw a line and move on. Which on this forum regardless of which side of the fence you sit on over his current employment status, would appear many have as I haven't seen his name popping up at all. 
Even the transfer window the focus was more if anything on David Clowes, not the CEO that will have been doing the deals.
With regards to the apology for that period which some are looking for, you could put a case forward that either he feels the club did nothing wrong, retrospective rule changes show this and does not want to reopen a war with the EFL when we now have a positive relationship. Or an apology would show weakness, and fuel the theory that he was nothing more than a yes man to Mel Morris.
I guess it will be something we all pick which to believe and roll with it as it's unlikely any, anytime soon at least, we will have any definitive answers or apologies.
Saying this, I will still watch as when the CEO of your club talks, I think we has fans should be respectful and listen to what he has to say even if he says nothing at all. 
For the record, it's no secret I had semi regular conversations with Mel Morris, some may think I'm sat on some juicy inside information and knew this was all coming, which I can hand on heart say I'm not and that famous "NDA meeting" was not full of the details people think were shared. 
Some of you will remember the shitshow I started on Twitter, that was a genuine belief that the NDA was there simply to cover any comments like Michael Jackson is a nonce for example which would obviously make the headlines once the press got hold of it.
Concerns over signing one were raised prior to the meeting and was subsequently told, would never happen again. At the time little did I know where the club was heading! 
To this day the meeting minutes which were to be signed off by the club have not been sent, if I'm honest I would have to go through old emails to try and locate them, which even if I could the NDA would still be in place between myself and the club and can't imagine a scenario where they will be signed off now, especially when it would appear Stephen Pearce is looking to draw that line in the sand.
I personally think from my own conversations that there was a genuine honest belief that the club had done no wrong, we just found a different method of accounting which the EFL rules did not at the time forbid. We were being targeted by the EFL due the public criticism over TV deals and other outside interference which was a personal battle rather than the club itself. Which you could look at the way other clubs have been punished recently and possibly say, yeah, we were a little hard done by compared to others right.
That was just the impression I got for what it's worth.
Any conversations I had were nothing more than how are you and thoughts on the EFL, which you can probably guess.
IF and I say IF as I have only spoken to Stephen Pearce once with regards to advertising on the forum and have no idea where he stands on this, IF he also shares that genuine belief with his financial background, I can understand why he would not want to publicly reopen the wounds and create a new war between Pearce and EFL. 
I wasn't going to go down this path when creating a reply, I guess I was maybe predicting potential replies given my position and "relationship" at the time, probably should have just stayed out of it, came this far now to waste this post.
Like Pearce truth be told, I feel that drawing the line is probably the right thing to do and focus on the here and now which when you look at the table is a fantastic position with the opportunity today to strengthen.

I think that we all "knew" that there were NDAs in place. Stephen Pearce is not going to disclose any information about the workings until Mel Morris. He certainly isn't going to say that "Mad Mel forced me to do this or that, even though I knew that it would lead us to where we ended up". He is only going to tell us how the club has worked since Morris said that he was closing his wallet for good. I'm not going to say that I trust David Clowes to do the right thing for the club (even though I do honestly believe that everything he does will be with that intention), just as I have never ever thought that I trust a manager to bring in the right players. Each person within the club will do their utmost to make Derby County succeed, because it will mean that they prosper personally. Each person will have different levels of love for our club, and David Clowes obviously loves this club as much as our beloved @B4ev6is, but he will want success more than anything so that he doesn't lose his family's fortune.
Anyway, back to Stephen Pearce. David Clowes believes that he is the right man for the job. Whether he should take some of the blame for what happened only a very select few will know, but he is I'm sure doing his best to get the club back on very secure footing. Just don't expect him in public to dish the dirt. That won't happen until many years have passed.

You could argue that McClarens team were entertaining.  Look where that got us. I personally would love more stylish football,  but if this is what it takes to get out of this league. Bring it on

The comments aren't exclusively from other platforms. The suggestions that Clowes was somehow still in league with Morris which forced him to address them related to the Boots on the Ground thread on this very forum. Feel free to confirm for yourselves. Clowes even had to address that slur with a press release, assuring us fans that it was a complete fabrication, so let's not pretend that those comments did not cause some consternation, nor originate right here. Our most prolific poster on here has suggested that Clowes is more interested in cash than the club and the Saint reference was from a removed post, also on here, likewise the suggestion that Clowes was wanting out as soon as possible. All of these comments call his character and motives into question and all are bang out of order. That's my opinion and I stand by it. If it really matters so much that I name names, then I suggest you DM me.

A few bits from today, no questions from the floor due to time.
West Stand front imagery changing this week.
We have the 61st highest average attendance in Europe 
Wages are now at 45% of turnover which speaks to the club's commitment to be run sustainably
Stephen Pearce knows how admin looked from outside the club but everyone at the club knows how important it is to the city and refused to give up. The work done by fans, businesses, employees was inspirational. Club has made vast strides in the last 18 months to be run responsibly, humbly and with integrity.
Paul Warne spoke about how he works, his realisation how much of a big club this is after seeing the work DCCT do to embed it onto the community.
Spoke a lot about fostering group unity, only recruiting talented, strong-minded players who can handle the pressure of playing here. He said everyone wants to play here and he almost has to try and put them off to see if they are just here for the money or genuinely desire to be here.
Made a comment about a player might be brilliant for a Port Vale but might struggle in front of 30,000, or not have the right mentality to succeed here. Could be Arblaster, or could have just pulled Port Vale from nowhere.
Hinted that Cashin and Elder may have picked up knocks but didn't say for definite, John-Jules is absolutely devastated by hamstring injury, hoping they can get him back before end of season. Senior players have all offered support to him.
Team were extremely disappointed with themselves on Tuesday.
Not much else really. All I will say is that Pearce in my opinion is doing a good job and seems very determined to help DCFC to succeed.
It was my first time hearing Warne in person and he comes across so much better. Very personable and interesting.

Are you seriously suggesting you've not read anything yourself Sage? Really? Before the run and since Xmas and the downturn in form, Clowes has been copping it all over SM. He's clueless, he's only in it for the money, he'll flog us to anyone who has the cash as he's desperate to get out, he's still in league with Morris, Saint Clowes, yadda, yadda, yadda. There's fukn loads of it. Some stuff gets removed on here which is good, but Twatter and Facebook are fookin grim right now.
Anyway, I'm already wound up today, so I think it's best I just rein it in, as I'm probably just making things worse now.

I'd ask David Clowes whether he regrets spending a fifth of the family net worth saving a club where a good portion of the 'fans' illustrate zero loyalty or gratitude, preferring instead to sneer and smear him every time we don't win.
I'd also ask whether given this increasingly widespread snarkiness only a season and a bit into his tenure, whether he is also now feeling that it would be way less grief to just leave the graceless gobshites to sort the club's future from their own pockets.

Depends on whether it's at the front or the back of the foot... 😉

Turns out you had nothing to worry about.  Me on the other hand 😬

You could make the same argument about getting bummed and heroin, but I shan't be trying them either.
Cheese? Gravy? With cod and chips?
Animal.

🤮

To be honest, I hadn't heard of it, no. Googled. Dubious. Adding the fish to it is not going in  the right direction either. Chips and gravy? OK. Cheesy chips, OK. Beyond that, I'm out. Tutting, and out.

Was that the season their manager couldn't bring himself to comment, when he heard we'd survived on the last day?  
He appeared to be holding in his inner disgust!  👀

Us and Posh only separated by goals scored.
We must be doing something right 

For some reason I can't fathom, seeing the cowboys get tonkef never loses it's appeal.
Maybe it's because they dubbed themselves "America's team" or some such nonsense.....

This is me. Taken at the Barnsley match in Daniel’s shirt. 

Thank you, you are very kind. I’m more than happy for everyone to sing in Daniel’s honour. He has earned it, bless him! 

I’ve always loved the Exeter City tribute to Adam Stansfield and I would really liked to have his son Jay here at Derby, but the modified song would be a great tribute to B4.
“We sing a song for our B4
And we will never let you go,
Cos you'll always be, At Derby with me” ….

@B4’s Sister May I say that inspirational posts obviously run in the B4 family genes because your contributions are superb.
 
I believe that as well as the applause every fan’s dream is to hear our names sung out {ie we are all failed football players and when we were 10 dreamed that would happen some day}. So, I’d like to second @LeedsCityRam’s (I think 🤔) idea of applauding on 38 and singing “B4 is watching, helping the fight! Guiding our heroes in black n white…”. 
I think that’s so apt. B4’s passing is so awful because he symbolises Derby County Fan-dom. Hundreds of fans have responded with words of profound connection with B4 before adding “…eventhough I never met him”. That’s an incredible testament to B4’s character. It’s profound in itself. I know you’ll be immensely proud of that. Everyone will miss him. 
Your call. No worries if you don’t go with this. Total respect.