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I must admit that I am surprised by this decision, but I can remember 2 other captain appointments which were met with similar enthusiasm at international level, Beckham and Rooney. Whilst not winning anything, they didn't seem to have a detrimental affect on either the England team or the players' performances.

27 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

Not sure about you but I could not just magic up £1.4m overnight.

Also, if the club were led to believe the transaction was still going ahead I don't think they would have desperately trying to get the funds in place.

MM's assets are measured in millions and mine in thousands, I'm sure that I could raised £1,400 much quicker than the club did, to pay the players.

I have sympathies regarding the club being strung along regarding the buyout, but the facts were that players weren't being paid and rules were being broken, at a time when the club was already under investigation.

The Weds' punishment is disproportionate though and should be questioned.

I think that we would have had some kind of defence of the players had been paid a couple of days late, as soon as we realised that the deal hadn't gone through. Unfortunately, it was done 2 or 3 weeks later.

They should simplify the survey, just ask one question. Is the EFL fit for purpose?

2 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

What does the job title mean? 

CB v Huddersfield

I think that there is a lot of negativity over Davies' potential contribution on here, if he stays.

He actually made 13 appearances last season, including one in the league cup. He suffered that bad injury, which I thought would finish his career at his age but definitely would put him out until next season. It says something about his physical and mental strengths, that he managed to return to help out in that crucial final game.

Now let's look at what he can offer the team for next season, he's too slow, but wasn't Darren Moore even slower? Moore showed that experience can carry you a long in that position in this league, during our promotion year. I think that Davies and Mengi could prove to be a decent partnership in the centre of defence.

I expect that Wisdom must have been on a decent wage also. Even if he does stay, I would think that it's on a greatly reduced contract.

Just now, Agadirram said:

............"and will now press for a rule change".

Doesn`t that statement, an admission of their oversight and incompetence  tell you all you need to know?

Surely that statement means that we didn't break the existing rules?

24 minutes ago, Wignall12 said:

Strange that , it's happened in Middlesbrough too !! ........Global warming ?

And in Wycombe also..........................and they're not even on the coast, so it can't be rising sea levels.

44 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Confirmed in training...

Coaches: Rooney, Rosenior, Nicholson, Jenkinson
Goalkeepers: Roos
Defenders: Davies, Byrne, Forsyth, Buchanan, Solomon, JBrown, Cashin, McDonald, Ebosele, Bardell, Williams
Midfielders: Shinnie, Bird, Sibley, Watson, Dixon
Wingers: Wilson
Forwards: Kazim, Stretton, Duncan, Plange

MIA: Walker (coach), Given (coach), Pearcey (GK coach), Marshall, Wisdom, Bielik, Lawrence, Jozwiak, Waghorn

 

MIA; Knight 

2 hours ago, JoetheRam said:

Starting line up next season:

GK: Clough & Taylor Statue

 

RB: Rammie

CB: Private Derby

CB: Derek from Chad

LB: Walking Backwards Man

 

RM: The King of Rome

CM: Robert Lindsay

CM: Robert Maxwell's Re-animated Corpse

LM: Owen Bradley

 

CF: The Steve Bloomer Bust

CF: Kenco Coffee Cup

 

I bet we'd still do better than last season.

We would, if we had B4 in the centre of midfield organising things.

19 hours ago, Carnero said:

Oh don't get me wrong, over the season i agree that we were lucky to stay up on such a low points total.

But to say we couldn't do the job ourselves I still disagree with, we did do the job by drawing when we knew the Rotherham result.

Who's to say we wouldn't have won in the last 10-15 mins had we known Rotherham had won? For a start we wouldn't have put Davies on for Waghorn would we! Mind with this manager maybe we would have... 

Continuing on this theme, how can it be fair to dock points after the season has finished? A 2 point penalty given before the last game would have meant us still going for a win in those last 10 minutes rather than sitting on the draw. Wednesday had all season to make up their 6 point penalty.

I think that Derby would appeal any decision resulting in a points penalty for last season and knowing the speed of the appeals process, this wouldn't be decided upon until after christmas.

3 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

I like the idea in principle, but the maths aren’t working for me. If 40,000 chipped in £2.50 that would probably work, although not probably over the next few months as there are a lot of birthdays in my family during July and August.

How about the 20,000 season ticket holders all turn up at the same time, at the EFL hq, with a fiver each, to pay the fine?

46 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

Loathed as I am to defend the EFL but isn’t this now sitting with the independent disciplinary commission? 

I think it's actually called the League Arbitration Panel, but, yes, it is independent of the EFL and God knows why it's taking so long.

Surely, when punishment, if any is given out, the continued suffering to the club, by this drawn out process needs to be taken into consideration, just as a convicted criminal's time spent in prison on remand is knocked off his sentence.

I expect virtually all restrictions to be lifted by 19th of July. The only ones not to be lifted may be high risk ie: night clubs or standing at a bar, inside. Outdoor spectator events should be restriction free, except maybe for mask wearing inside the ground.

They're increasing the numbers going to Wembley for the remaining Euro matches, Wimbledon for the tennis, the British GP at Silverstone and the test matches. Data will be collected from all of these events, in time for the start of the football season.

I think Jozwiak's best period last season, was when Bielik was playing.

This could be for a number of reasons:

A, he felt more settled with a fellow Pole in the team.

B, he benefited from having a better player giving him quicker and better passes.

C, he benefited from playing in a team playing with more confidence at the time.

Like many players, past and present, he seems to be a 'confidence' player. Hopefully, he can get and maintain that confidence next season.

11 hours ago, BaaLocks said:

Yup, agree with that. Problem is that we have been found guilty so I guess it's going to be hard to argue the level of material damage caused by any delay. If we'd been waiting for the appeal, and then won it, you could make a stronger case. But it's clear what's going on, they are roasting Mel slowly over an open fire for daring to challenge their way of doing things. You can have a view whether or not Mel was right to go down this path but it's clear that for the EFL revenge is proving sweet. Which, too many peoples point, is kind of ironic when your consider they are supposed to be here for the clubs.

But, have we been found guilty? From what I understand, the EFL appeal has only allowed their 'expert's'  evidence to be submitted to the LAC's hearing. There is no proof that the addition of this evidence will change the result and/or punishment arising from the new hearing.

1 hour ago, Tamworthram said:

The truth about Millwall is that they didn’t receive a points deduction because it was deemed they hadn’t gained an advantage as evidenced by the fact that they were relegated anyway. 

On that basis, we didn't gain an advantage during the seasons in question because we didn't get promoted and we were so far from relegation, that any points deduction wouldn't have been enough to get us relegated.

9 minutes ago, Oldben said:

I'm reading that the club could face a double points penalty next season.

That doesn't seem like something to worry about, the case precedent is Sheffield wednesday who received 12pts (not the only club to have received a 12pt penalty in the past), on appealing that it was reduced from 12pts to 6pts. 

Derby should have the opportunity to do similar.

Wycombe feel its unfair that Derby don't have that 12 point penalty applied immediately and they get to stay in the championship, while Derby are relegated.

Well Wycombe should look at Charlton who were relegated while Sheffield wednesday stayed up, that set precedent.

I think the efl appeal and any points deduction us not the clubs biggest concern, the strength of the team and the managers ability to win as many games as possible are the problem.

The need for an immediate take over of the club is a bigger issue.

 

In all fairness to Wycombe, they have brought out a statement denying that they are considering any action regarding Derby getting a points deduction for 20/21 season. Good luck to them for next season.

1 hour ago, ollycutts1982 said:

In brief - 

Judge him by his work not his words

Will have help from someone who has worked at Real Madrid and is a big name in football

 

I hope that he isn't talking about Paul Clement!

I really rate CKR, but I could have strangled him, each time he gave a soft free kick away in the last few minutes.

A bit of poetic justice all round, between him and Chelsea, they royally screwed us over with the protracted move 18 months ago. No respect was paid to Derby whatsoever, we didn't even receive any help in the loan department afterwards.

He needed to serve a decent apprenticeship before taking on a job like that, not one lucky season with Derby made to look better because of a large number of worldy goals from Wilson.

He should have built something at Derby and given himself a better shot at Chelsea a couple of years down the line. Lets face it, chelsea never hang on to a manager for very long. Now, his reputation is tarnished and he will find it difficult to get another club.

Chelsea, in the meantime have wasted a couple of hundred million quid in the transfer market and ruined the reputation of  one of their 'greats'.

My name is D**** C*****

My team is Derby County, naturally!

32 minutes ago, CocuCrazyCocuMad said:

Just because it’s the best football that was played in the last twenty years means nothing. Some fans value promotion. Which puts him on par with Billy Davies.

It could be argued that premac1 with Jim Smith was the best football  in over 40 years which came to an end when he left for Man U. How much was down to him or Smith, is unknown, but the magic left soon after Mac. He was considered ahead of his time then, nut that was 25 years ago and football has changed and would it work now?

I remember the squeeze coming out of the Popside every game. I used to lift my feet off the ground and see how far I could go, before having to put them down again. 

That was a long time before Hillsborough and Just seemed to be a fun thing to do.