ColonelBlimp

The 'work' they've done is to keep the club running on a day to day basis despite the business being left in such a state that.. well a state that it needed administrators called in!
Don't underestimate that job in itself. There's a reason Administrators fees are as high as they are, and there's a reason Administrators don't tend to be at the top of everyone's Christmas Card lists. It's not a job you do to make friends. 
If another interested party comes forward now they benefit from the 'work' that's been done. They know the amount of money they need, there's an agreed (provisional) structure for how and when that money will go to creditors, there's an EFL approved business plan that can be used as a template, any new candidate knows what the budgets are going to look like, what's acceptable to the EFL. 
With a bit of tweaking everything is already in place for someone to stump up the money CK was supposed to pay and the club is theirs.
 
Up until recently there's been no veritable evidence that CK had no chance of getting the deal over the line. He's surrounded by entirely reputable people who have backed him up every step of the way.
Proof of funds is proof of funds. I doubt the checks made on this by the admins are any different to the checks any other admin would make. 
It's simply a fact that he has or had the money somewhere. That it appears to have gone missing now is a separate matter and I'd agree with people saying that there should have been some sort of 'test run' perfomed much earlier to prove that the money would arrive. It still remains though that there was no legal, no formal reason for anyone involved in the process to think he couldn't pay up - cynicism from supporters doesn't cut it, feelings don't come into it - there needs to be firm evidence presented as a reason not to proceed. 
The crux of the second half if your post is "if you believe MA's representatives".
That'll be a firm no. There's no point discussing MA further at this point except to say if you believe the PR that's coming from the biggest game player of the lot, we'll that's your prerogative. 
If the administrators are in it purely to line their pockets and drag everything out intentionally, why did they even bother go to the EFL with a bidder and the cross claim cram down thing to get a PB in place for January?
I suppose you could accuse them if doing that for show, to make it look like they wanted this all over months ago... but then you're not just calling them incompetent you're literally accusing them of illegal activity. 
If that's the case it will all come out in the wash, but they've been convicted already by Derby fans. 
If their fees are 'crazy' surely someone can prove that they aren't simply in line with what anyone anyone else would charge for the job? Mike Ashley refusing to pay someone their due doesn't make it any less due. 
None of this is to say they haven't made some big mistakes, but some of the stuff that comes out of people's mouths about the administrators while they simultaneously wax verbal about other parties (with their own agenda) and swallow every PR fluff piece designed to make them look like some sort of victim in all of this is... I don't even have the words tbh. 

Good Morning all, I hope you all slept well.
I spoke to my friend last night at 11-30pm, A little about my friend, He knows several ex DCFC directors, Had/Has business dealings with them and is an extremely good golfer and has a very good business, Yesterday at golf(no not with CK)he was with one ex DCFC director, This director fed him the information I gave and he said and I quote "I expect Steve Morgan to be the new owner come 5pm this evening".
Now this is where the fun starts, Q knew Monday afternoon there was an issue with the money but sat on it, They were blinded by CKs credentials and patter, Dawes breaks some news concerning wages being paid by someone at DCFC and not CK, The person who gave him this info was a senior DCFC player who was promised certain things, The player I do not know his name.
Q after Dawes revelations went into panic mode, My friend and Q knew of the wages not being paid to CKs employers on Wednesday, Some ex DCFC directors don't seem to be that impressed with CK, They think he's a braggart a little loud but likes to be liked, On a personnel note my friend thinks a little jealousy has crept in with how CK made his money...ie got lucky.
Q now have a mountain to climb, According to Dorset, Percy, Nixon, Dawes and anyone else who's reported the story they seem to be batting for their PB/Owner, Whether it be Morgan, Appleby, Ashley or even Kirchner who knows?‍♀️, Q and the EFL are at odds with each other and have been for several months, It looks like the EFL are trying to put all the blame on Q as the paperwork they saw for the fit and proper owner came from Q.
My friend said he stands by on what he was told yesterday, Most of us will have someone in our group that like to bluster and maybe give out a little BS, My friend is not one of those types, He's a genuine person who I'd stand up for and is not afraid to stand up for his mates.
Chins up all....Alf
 
 
 

Mike Ashley has done a lot of dealing with administrators and companies in administration, so if he thinks that they're unprofessional and not worth their fee, then that must be quite telling.

I want to make it absolutely clear that I would take Saudi money at Derby County, short of the leader of ISIS himself, I’m really not picky at this point. 

Kirchner may or may not pull it out of the fire. I doubt it, but like everyone else on here, I've nothing substantive to go on.
If he doesn't, and Mike Ashley steps in, with or without a 15 point deduction, I welcome him with open arms. Anyone virtue signalling about not going to games if he's in charge needs to give their head a wobble. He's a businessman in retail, possibly the most savage sector there is, and he's amazingly good at it. He's not trying to win popularity contests in his professional life.
How do you think he stacks up in the morality stakes of owners in the 92? Mid-table? Certainly more reputable than they've got down the road, or at his old club, or Man City, or (depending on your point of view) at Stoke. The list goes on.
You'd rather we went under? Well you can foxtrot oscar.

To be fair egg throwing is a more economical activity than mining coal.

Well, I'm all in for the Kirch.
It's going to happen, say goodbye to your misery, your negativity; Wave away thoughts of Mike Ashley or Andy Appleby or string-pulling Mel.
100% behind him.
 
(Chris, if you read this, I never wavered once, honest)
 

Well, I'm all in for the Kirch.
It's going to happen, say goodbye to your misery, your negativity; Wave away thoughts of Mike Ashley or Andy Appleby or string-pulling Mel.
100% behind him.
 
(Chris, if you read this, I never wavered once, honest)
 

Well, I'm all in for the Kirch.
It's going to happen, say goodbye to your misery, your negativity; Wave away thoughts of Mike Ashley or Andy Appleby or string-pulling Mel.
100% behind him.
 
(Chris, if you read this, I never wavered once, honest)
 

Does Brighton count as 2?  
 
FA cup final
FA Cup Final replay
 
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Does Brighton count as 2?  
 
FA cup final
FA Cup Final replay
 
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Yes - Fairy recently.

HE WAS PLAYING GOLF ⛳️ 

Personally I have everything crossed that CK pulls a rabbit out of a hat and completes the deal tomorrow.
We've come so far down this road that I've got used to him becoming our owner. I like the fact that Rooney seems happy with him, I like the fact that the people he is putting in charge are top drawer and I like the fact that if its done tomorrow I can look forward to the fixtures coming our and the season starting.

Will the only club in Derby be in Mickleover next season?

Not happening today, until tomorrow it may settle down, until tomorrow I’ll just keep moving on 

The next piece of info we receive should be either: "Welcome CK ..." or "Oh well back to drawing board, plus CK is now a creditor because of some outgoings he's paid..."
The next steps of the club will be very much clarified by either of these things.
I know the next thing we are getting from the dcfc site is "Happy Birthday to Marino Rahmburg" or something. But if it is an announcement from Q, or CK that everything is going smoothly just a few formalities then I can see it being treated with derision. 
Ramos has a point, because of Mel being the love of our lives (one of our own) and then breaking our hearts, then broken promises, the takeover version of tinder dates with BZI and a mysterious Spanish Boxer, all who let us down, we have the profile of someone perpetually cheated on. As a result real trust issues. 
Should we have gone ugly early and got Ashley in? Just so we dont die alone with 30 cats.
 

You know those important milestones in life; where were you when you heard about Diana's death, when the twin towers were hit, etc., well here is a thread in readiness so you can let everyone know where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news.  I will be in bed. I have decided I ain't getting up today until the deal is announced.

I think you can find it funny and not be a sexist. Humour is usually found in absurdity
The examples I posted are funny because we don 't treat them seriously. Otherwise, they'd just be ads.

Can everybody please stop filling the thread with stupid puns.  This is not the plaice for it.

Firstly, we play a form of 4231, not the 433 your squad list is set up for. 
Very pessimistic outlook on who stays. Given Byrne has already committed to staying next season, I think that tells you a lot about how the squad will look next season. Allsop, Davies
I doubt Rooney wants to keep Kazim and Stearman. There's an outside chance of Stearman staying on as 4th choice CB though. If budget it tight, this is arguably the first role to be sacrificed.
Flint, Bardsley and Barkhuizen appear certainties to join. 
GK: Allsop, Roos/New, Foulkes
RB: Byrne, Bardsley
CB: Flint, Cashin  Davies, Stearman/Bardell
LB: Buchanan, Forsyth
CM: Bielik, Bird, Tommo, Watson 
RW: Ebiowei/New, Barkhuizen
AM: Ravel, Sibley
LW: Knight, New
CF: New, New, Stretton, Cybulski

It’s already over 2000 pages for us moderators, you lot can’t see all the hidden posts with links from @Oldben that are completely irrelevant to this topic. ?

Adding only frees and loans to a squad which would have ordinarily avoided relegation from the Championship, will be at risk of being relegated to League 2?
Paying fees is not a must. After all, we haven't paid a fee for any player since Summer 2020, yet would have avoided relegation from the Championship.
Who said we'd be giving multiple year contracts to players with only "a season in them"? Signing players younger than 32 on long contracts who won't be good enough for the Championship would also be senseless. Getting someone like Jagielka signed up for a year would be very good recruitment. It would mean we can sign a better and more long term player in when we return to the Championship.
Again, where do you get "35 year old striker" from?
35 year old winger McCleary scored 11 this season.
35 year old Cameron Jerome scored 13 in 20/21 (34 apps).
35 year old Joe Jacobsen scored 11 from LB in 19/20 (33 apps)
40 year old Akinfenwa score 10 in 19/20 (35 apps)
Can't be bothered to search further back than that.
Frees vs fees in the past few years, I know which list I'd pick.
Frees: Plange, Baldock, Stearman, Allsop, Jagielka, Ravel, te Wierik, Ibe, Marshall, Kazim, Shinnie, Rooney, Cole, Ambrose, Ledley
Fees: Jozwiak, Byrne, Bielik, Waghorn, Marriott, Jozefzoon, Holmes, Malone, Evans, Lawrence, Wisdom, Huddlestone, Jerome, Davies, Vydra, Anya, Nugent
Give me many more frees please!!!
I'll be very surprised if we're allowed to pay a fee to sign players this summer.
And they're still in League 1. That suggests they're no better than clubs who have never been in the Premier League