ColonelBlimp

I'll be happy if:
A/  I like the shirt enough to fork out for one.
B/  We retain the option to purchase without the sponsor logo.
 
I've limited myself to various training shirts over the past decade or so, in place of actual replicas, as one or both of the above haven't applied.
I think in general, rather than having a dislike of a specific sponsor, most sponsor logo's are just too "in yer face" for my liking... and yes of course I understand why they make them so "stand out"! 
I'm not one for general tee shirts with logos/motifs/designs etc, tbf.

um... I live in Derby but I have Essex blood coursing through my veins innit bruv.

22 degrees is not 'Short sleeve weather'
22 degrees is 'Time to take the thermal underwear off' weather
25 degrees though, might take the fleece off. ?

22 degrees is not 'Short sleeve weather'
22 degrees is 'Time to take the thermal underwear off' weather
25 degrees though, might take the fleece off. ?

I’ve previously railed against this use of the word “so” that people have starting to use when, usually, beginning a reply. Watched the Chase the other day and when asked what he did for a job, the contestant said “so, I’m an IT consultant”. And what would you with the money if you won? “So, I’d have a holiday if Florida”. 
 
it’s getting worse. You hear it all the time. In the pub “what’s that you’re drinking?” “So, it’s a pint of London Pride”. ? 

22 degrees is not 'Short sleeve weather'
22 degrees is 'Time to take the thermal underwear off' weather
25 degrees though, might take the fleece off. ?

22 degrees is not 'Short sleeve weather'
22 degrees is 'Time to take the thermal underwear off' weather
25 degrees though, might take the fleece off. ?

Get him gone asap for gods sake how long will some people cling on to a 1 game in 9 wonder boy . Shouldnt even be playing with us still the whole lot of them should have been sacked .Morris even bungled that . Surprised we havent had calls for Stevieeeeeee Mac part 4 or 5 or whatever we are on now as well . 

The problem for Louie is he drifts out of games for long periods, he must realise this, get frustrated and makes a rash challenge. To get the best out of him, the manager must come up with a solution to keep him in the match. May i boldly suggest playing him in his best position.

Awful lot of retired players here on thread that specifically states 'Still Playing'
Tomori and Mount for me.

Be better to move Costco elsewhere and turn that area into a new training ground. Traffic round there is horrendous and that's with road improvements.
Wtf is wrong with planners? No sodding clue.

Be better to move Costco elsewhere and turn that area into a new training ground. Traffic round there is horrendous and that's with road improvements.
Wtf is wrong with planners? No sodding clue.

Be better to move Costco elsewhere and turn that area into a new training ground. Traffic round there is horrendous and that's with road improvements.
Wtf is wrong with planners? No sodding clue.

don't worry, when you've had the Op, and return as StaffsEwe, you can celebrate your new breasts with a toast to David Clowes

Not commented on the forum in a long time, but have been reading it almost religiously. I wanted to just make sure I was in this historic thread before it was locked and concealed to the history books. 
 
Today is the day, I can feel it in my bones. 
 
‘and it is said that on that day, 30 June, that the dark clouds will part and the saviour will be delivered unto us’ - Clough 3:16

@duncanjwitham I need to say thanks for inadvertently bringing a smile to my face through all this. I always read your name as duncan with jam and , being a bear of very little brain, it amuses me every time!

I see members of the Flat Earth Society, the Who Killed Diana Cult, the JFK Gun Club, and the Moon Landing Was Fake Group, are all out in force on here this morning. My input is that I heard Paul Stretford took Madeline McCann and holds her in a basement in Salford with the rotting remains of Shergar.

I saw him do that live last November and thought it was brilliant.
I also thought it was funny that it took 6 weeks for mainstream righteous indignation to erupt after it went live on Christmas Day.
If you know anything about Carr and how he writes you'll know he was using humour to highlight a dreadful part of human history that frequently gets ignored, swept under the carpet or is unknown about because of an even worse part of human history.
That's really good comedy writing (to me) because great comedy can inform whilst making you laugh.
I'm sure a few people laughed because they thought the joke was anti-Gypsy.It clearly wasn't.
I have no problem anybody finding something unfunny because comedy is 100% subjective.
But I have a problem when people start deciding where the line should be drawn on what constitutes humour based on their personal sensibilities.

Pleased for you as a fanbase - you've had to suffer enough!
Also on a personal (selfish) note as it means the city I live in continues to have an EFL football club, and a big one at that. I've enjoyed some fantastic days at Pride Park since I've lived here.
Not so pleased that it sounds like you might be in a position to sign on players much quicker than it was looking like!
I suppose if you beat us on opening day, the banter from the in-laws and friends will be over nice and early!

I didn't realise how much this was affecting me. I was convinced I wasn't that bothered. I've lost my grandmother last week and have other issues and thought there were more important things in life.
I'm not too ashamed or masculine to admit that after reading those Clowes press release snippets on Twitter, I realised my eyes had welled-up a little and I have let out a massive sigh. I now want to have a celebratory drink and put this nightmare behind me.
I am however realistic enough to know that the football side could well be a struggle for a few years, and I have no expectations, but to know that my home-city club, a club I followed home and away for most of my adult life, a club that I committed thousands of pounds to over the years, a club that has made me laugh, smile, groan and sob, will continue to exist means a lot to me personally.
Cheers boys and girls.

All in Brickcoin too.

Quick bit of research yields the following:
The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where DAVID CLOWES holds a current appointment equals £30m, a combined total current assets value of £536m with a total current liabilities of £137m and a total current net worth of £346m. My guess would be that while David is the front man, the new owners will effectively be the Clowes family as a whole.
For those already worrying that he / they have insufficient net worth to run a club like Derby, consider the relative wealth of Brentford owner Matthew Benham, a tiny fraction of the Clowes fortune. Consider too that Benham had to borrow £700k to fund the majority shareholding he took when he bought Brentford in 2012. Like Clowes, Benham too, is a lifelong fan of the club he has now established in the Premiership. Not all 'fan-owners' then are of Morris' ilk, so let's be balanced in our thinking. Some may say Benham is an outlier and an anomaly but the facts do not bear out this opinion. My view is rather that he simply adopted a model by which even clubs with modest fan bases can operate without losses AND enjoy success. For interest's sake, some net worth figures for a few Premiership club owners, correct as of 10/2021:
Brentford – Matthew Benham (£3m)
Norwich - Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones (£23m)
Burnley – Mike Garlick (£62m)
Watford – Gino Pozzo (£93m)
Leeds – Andrea Radrizzani (£344m)
If Clowes is successful in his bid, then let's then give the man a chance to show that he intends to run the club in the way it could and should be run. There is absolutely no reason that DCFC can not break even within a few years and then turn a profit from then on. Look at the 30K +++ crowds that turned up towards the end of a post-Covid season with the team nigh on certain to be relegated. There are few clubs in the entire league that would top those numbers and the willingness of the fans to get behind the club, aligned to a measured and analytical approach to recruitment, can prove to be the cornerstones upon which a resurgent Derby County can be built. Our support was the absolute envy of the League last season, despite 3 years of ever gathering gloom and ill conceived hostility from outsiders who chose to hate before they thought. Let's not forget that. Equally, let's be respectful to and supportive of the players who ran through walls for us, even those who now choose move to pastures new. We should be, and I believe most are, grateful for what was a herculean effort from a team where a good few were earning a fraction of the wages they could command elsewhere and all played week in, week out under immense levels of pressure and uncertainty. They gave us all they had and IMO, they now owe us nothing.
Let's also look out for each other; I've tried to remain calm and upbeat throughout the last couple of years as have most, but the strain of the last few months has understandably stretched nerves to breaking point. A lot of us have expressed anger and lashed out and I'm one of them, but the truth is that lashing out at those around the process, or worse still, at other fans, serves literally no purpose. I should know better.
As we now look to the future then, akin to most fans, I suspect, I remain concerned that this may prove yet another false dawn, but this does have a rather different feel about it. We will know by this time next week whether the deal has legs, at which point we can hopefully once again begin to dream about a more positive future for the club, the fans and the wider community. In essence, the healing process can begin. Of course I am hugely biased in my view, but it's something I strongly believe; there is something quite unique and special about this club of ours, even in the darkest of times. They say that it's always darkest before the dawn and I'm sure I can see some narrow slithers of light ahead and this for the first time in several years. Perhaps a bright and beautiful new dawn will follow, perhaps something less than that, but let's try to be present, upbeat and supportive and not simply look to others. We have a huge role to play if we choose to accept it and these next few years could be some of the best in long while if we temper our expectations and rediscover the unity and passion we showed when times were hardest.

this is the most relieving news I have read in months to be honest I dunno why people are so negative about it
 
hes skipping the politics and tyre kicking and is getting straight down to business
 
he will receive a very warm welcome from me if he gets this done

If clowes is basically putting his money up to save the club and give others a chance, say a year, to get their house in order to buy him out, then that will do for me.
If he is doing it for a long term rebuild, and multi year ownership, then that will do for me.
Always been about the club surviving. It was clear about 2 or 3 months into this situation thst we would come very close to going under and not existing.
The fact thet someone, anyone, is willing to attempt to clean up the mess the club is in is, quite frankly, astonishing and shouldn't be overlooked.