In_The_Dark_Ram

Hear he’s keen on Armitage Shanks, likes corners and wears a chain. 

Aware of other threads, welcome the calls for action and petition - just placing some useful MP contact info in one place that doesn’t get lost within a thread – perhaps admins could compile a pinned/locked ‘DCFC Needs You’ post that gathers together the things supporters can do?

Emails to MPs DO make a difference.

Enter your postcode to find your MP: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

When you email be polite and include your address with postcode.

Here’s four local MPs – DCFC matters beyond the city:

1.       Derby North - amanda.solloway.mp@parliament.uk - Conservative

2.       Derby South - margaret.beckett.mp@parliament.uk - Labour

3.       South Derbyshire - heather.wheeler.mp@parliament.uk - Conservative

4.       Burton - kate.griffiths.mp@parliament.uk - Conservative

What to say? Up to you, be polite, but things like:

·       The importance of the club for you, your family and community etc.

·       How you feel the fans and city are being punished and EFL seemingly more obstructive than constructive to the future of a founding member of the league.

·       Ask what your MP is doing to help save DCFC.

·       Ask your MP to raise the issue with the EFL.

·       Ask your MP to raise your serious concerns with Nigel Huddlestone MP - Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society.

Given the Middleboro FC claim is a big issue, if your MP is Labour perhaps ask them to raise this with the Middlesbrough MP - Andy McDonald

Given the Wycombe FC claim is an issue, if your MP is Conservative perhaps ask them to raise this with the Wycombe MP – Steve Baker

I’m sure others might have ideas, be useful to have a copy and paste email by someone who knows the details better than me.

Sunderland crowd was 31,033 for their League 1 game on Saturday, amazing support.

Several clubs have gone prem to league 1 and back (e.g. Norwich, Southampton, Leeds) - might be the kick up the backside that shows we’re not a prem club by right and brings an end to 13 ultimately frustrating seasons - although in the play-offs several times feels to me there’s always been a stretch and a scrap to go up and not assembled a team that secured a decent top two finish that makes surviving in the prem more likely. Very nearly got there, but the teams that gelled faded.

Part of me wishes League One happened straight after 2008, if that had happened I bet we’d have been in the prem again by now.

I enjoyed those couple of 80s seasons in Div 3 so looking forward to finally assembling a team that can boss that league and then the championship - but we need another Arthur Cox. Without that I’d be more confident with Nigel in charge for League One. That’s not going to happen, but I’m looking forward to a fresh start next season.
 

56 minutes ago, Andicis said:

 

Least we’ll get a decent sized half-time cuppa in those mugs

He used to run past our house too, but not seen him for ages. Perhaps he’s back (if he left) and doing something at St George’s Park? Or simply liked his balamory style house...