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Yes it rolled over and i got it for 'free' but had i not renewed last year and just renewed this year as my seat would have still been reserved, the price this year is about £75 less than what i paid last year due to the changes to the seating categories. So for being loyal/stupid enough to renew during covid ive paid more than it actually would have if id waited.
Son is 12 so it was his meant to be his last year with the free season ticket as a rams squad member had it still been a thing.

Exactly. Ive replied back to say i'm not happy with their response but I doubt I will hear anymore about it

Well after over 2 weeks since my first email, the club have finally got back to me saying they will not reimburse me for the difference in cost of my season ticket. The price I could have renewed at this year is around £75 less than the price I paid when I renewed ahead of last season - great way to reward my loyalty of renewing for 10+ seasons.
£75 may not seem much to some people, but add in the fact ive had to pay double for my sons season ticket with the Rams Squad Membership 'free' season ticket not being a thing this year. Double whammy.

Bored to death with all of this now, cant wait for the day the embargoes are gone, accounts are submitted & Mel/Pearce are out of this club - the sooner the better

Bored to death with all of this now, cant wait for the day the embargoes are gone, accounts are submitted & Mel/Pearce are out of this club - the sooner the better

Bored to death with all of this now, cant wait for the day the embargoes are gone, accounts are submitted & Mel/Pearce are out of this club - the sooner the better

Bored to death with all of this now, cant wait for the day the embargoes are gone, accounts are submitted & Mel/Pearce are out of this club - the sooner the better

Bored to death with all of this now, cant wait for the day the embargoes are gone, accounts are submitted & Mel/Pearce are out of this club - the sooner the better

This started out as a war between Mel and the EFL partly the result of Mel calling out the EFL on their rubbish TV deal and threatening a premier league 2 which other clubs supported him in. The EFL campaign has been beyond vindictive and our breaches seem to be minor compared historically to other clubs. Must fans like me have been happy to defend Mel on this and encourage him to fight it and stop the gross injustice against us. 
 
However as this has dragged on, looking at the EFL charge sheet and what the charges are for, default on transfers, HMRC, Mel refusing to give assurances at the fans meeting he will continue to back the club, the ongoing situation with not being able to sign players. It seems to be more than just an FFP fight now, the owner is checking out and does not want to put another single penny into the club before he does finally leave, or he can’t but any money in. That’s the growing impression I’m getting and the deafening silence is only adding to that. Either way (he won’t or can’t fund any more), it’s unforgivable. He’s the custodian of this club if HE has gambled and now we’re laden with debt, HE should stand behind it. It’s his DUTY and RESPONSIBILITY as custodian of this football club.
I’ve defended him lots on here, but my faith in him is hanging on by a fingertip now .

Let's not forget the whole point of this forum is about providing a canvas for our opinions - we all have our own experiences, we all have our own lives, we're all different and this all results in all having our own opinions. 
So the OP was making his own opinion on how things look, you've responded with your opinion - they differ.  What I always have issue with (and yes, this is my opinion hence a strong desire to comment on the post) is that because someone disagrees, why should this then elicit a more personal attack from them - I don't think that's right or fair,  especially where retorts are clearly personal and don't look at the big picture: it's not about MEplc. 
To elaborate:
Comment: Where are these minutes from the meeting? After they were submitted back to the club we haven't heard a single thing. See above comments about stupid requests
I thought this was a reasonable statement personally - again my opinion. Why the duck hold the meeting with a select few but then hobble everyone so no-one can say anything.  Absolutely pointless, so to question it is valid I think and is in no way stupid. 
Comment: It's an absolute shambles. In your opinion
Nowt wrong with this - perfect response where you clearly disagree although obviously felt strongly enough to call it out BUT...
Comment: I've seen people respond to this charge be saying the EFL have it in for us. Yes they do
Is your opinion that they do have it in for us, perhaps no different to calling out the "absolute shambles" statement, i.e. an opinion?
Comment: No ticket office all tickets available online
Maybe so but does it work well? Is everyone able to afford the time, or have the technical skills to do this? Factually I think this is no hence the statement was fair
Comment: no mascots, really you are whining about this!!!!
It's important to some, if not you and is a statement of fact.  All teams have mascots so it's factually just one more thing the club is curtailing which will upset one element of the fanbase.
Comment: no roadrider so you can't organise your own transport
As I said at the top, big picture here.  Kids? Non-drivers? Disabled? Drivers who aren't confident to travel on their own? Pretty insular I'd suggest....obviously in my opinion! 
Comment: no communication see multiple comments above I assume when you play poker you show all the other players your hand
I don't think anyone's asking Mel to tell us everything, none of us expect that, maybe just some of what he told a select few and then told them to shut up. Or maybe just a statement of empathy and reassurance to long suffering fans. I don't see that as unfair.
Comment: I love this club. But right now I hate everything that it has become. There is always a team the other end of the A52 you can support
A bit flippant? Why would someone support the dogs who's just declared their love of the club. When you add up everything we are seeing, and being told (or not as the case may be) I'd suggest a lot of us (me included) have a lot to hate about what the club is seemingly doing right now.  Are you telling me that you're happy with where we are and everything you're seeing? If so, I take my hat off to you.  We can only cast an opinion based on what we see - constant embargoes, missed payments, no communication or explanation - nothing that supports a view of positivism about how the club is being run. 
Apologies I've rambled - I usually just smile at such posts, and leave it to other, more thick skinned members to comment, but I guess this time I felt like diving in.  Maybe just getting a speeding ticket has put me in that frame of mind!
#COYR 

Any money being spent is copious. What's not a lot of money to you might not be to someone else.
When the EFL ask us to resubmit our accounts by the 18th August. You think that submitting them by the 18th August is a stupid action? It's the required action. That's what we have to do.
Mel Morris could sit down Infront of RamsTV or Radio Derby and tell us everything he is legally allowed to say. If the EFL can come out and say what we have and haven't done then the club can.
Another stupid request is a fan wanting to know what's going on? Are you actually insane?
The EFL did extend the deadline and still to this day we have not submitted our accounts as it is still on the charge sheet. It's in black and white. You can't argue that.
No mascots doesn't affect me? But my son loves seeing Rammie and Ewie and I imagine a lot of other children do to.
I'm not just thinking of me here. Same with a roadrider. Every club puts coaches on for their fans. Not every fan can drive, 16,17,18 and some adults, older people prefer it. I can drive. It doesn't affect me. But it affects a lot. But your response is find another way?
Tickets are online. Yes. But it's a shambles. Anything that goes wrong, you can't phone, you can't email. 
I can't believe you've defended us this much.
Oh and yes. You are deluded.
Some of your responses are a joke.

Some more -
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Daniel Sturridge
Kadeem Harris
Yaya Sanogo
Wilfried Bony
Ahmed Elmohamady
Mo Besic
Luciano Narsingh
Jack Rodwell
Yannick Sagbo
Miroslav Stoch

Some more -
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Daniel Sturridge
Kadeem Harris
Yaya Sanogo
Wilfried Bony
Ahmed Elmohamady
Mo Besic
Luciano Narsingh
Jack Rodwell
Yannick Sagbo
Miroslav Stoch

CKR signed after the window shut and was a decent signing.
Also, all of our signings this summer have been free agents, they all seem to have done well so far other than Allsop who has come in as a backup goalie

Some more -
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Daniel Sturridge
Kadeem Harris
Yaya Sanogo
Wilfried Bony
Ahmed Elmohamady
Mo Besic
Luciano Narsingh
Jack Rodwell
Yannick Sagbo
Miroslav Stoch

Ive mentioned before but I believe we owe Wigan money if Marshall plays again for us so dont think it is down to his ability.

Well the same wigan negotiated 20% sell on for lowe who is going to Bournemouth for £1.5 million at the same time 

Ive mentioned before but I believe we owe Wigan money if Marshall plays again for us so dont think it is down to his ability.

Ive mentioned before but I believe we owe Wigan money if Marshall plays again for us so dont think it is down to his ability.

Ive mentioned before but I believe we owe Wigan money if Marshall plays again for us so dont think it is down to his ability.

Steve Nicholson confirmed if Marshall goes we can bring in an outfield player

When the embargo gets lifted we should be able to bring players in on free's
Yes it may not be ideal & they wont be match fit straight away but there will still be some decent frees to bulk up our squad for the season & strengthen our bench.
Also, after the international break we should hopefully have Ebosele, Baldock & Knight back to add to Saturdays matchday squad.

Roos mistake - it happens.
But we brought it on ourselves, sitting back when they were there for the taking.
Sure, the Lawrence injury didn't help but Sibley and Morrison were mostly anonymous in the second half.
Please can we stop this faffing about with goal kicks.

No way is Mel sitting talking to the EFL if he genuinely believes they are dead set on issuing a 12 point deduction. 
He would be out fighting and pushing our side in the media. 
He obviously wants to draw a line under things, get a couple of signings over the line, steady the ship and then sell up. 
So - my view..
In an ideal world he wants 0 point deduction and a small fine or suspended points deduction. 
He would take 3 points as a compromise, a disappointment but not a disaster. 
6 points is a very bitter pill to swallow but possibly just about bearable if we can get a few more points on the board and ultimately a takeover is the result. 
Anything more than that is a definite, no. 

Presumably would be extremely reliant on what happens with the EFL in the next couple of days, but The Athletic reports an interest in a loan for the young Irish West Ham striker, alongside Boro and Huddersfield:
https://theathletic.com/2708591/2021/08/27/transfer-news-west-ham-mipo-odubeko/