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According to Toon fans, he has not invested in the club and seems have run it into the ground.
He's done well to sell it for about £400M then.
He might not be everyone's cup of tea, but he has a lot of experience running an English football club on a sound financial footing and keeping it at a level most of us would be happy with. When I hear of potential foreign investors with no experience of English football, it fills me with dread. Some have worked out, but some have been a disaster, I feel that an Ashley type person will be a more safer middle of the road option.

Maybe we could strike a deal with HMRC and call it the Pay Your Tax On Time Ground?
It would save them money on TV adverts.

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

Cheap seats and Wembley, never appear in the same sentence. ?

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

Simple question, would swap the last 20 years you've had at Newcastle for the last 20 years that we've had at Derby?

Cheap seats and Wembley, never appear in the same sentence. ?

It's all about the timing of covid, it happened at the time when Derby were least able to cope with it.
Maybe, if it had happened 5 years ago, another club or clubs, may not have been in a position to cope with it and we'd have been alright?
MM has thrown the dice and he/we have lost. But, you can't deny that we've had a lot of miss fortune along the way, all little things contributing to the situation that we're in now.
 Financial cheating QPR beating us in the most one sided play off final ever.
SM, Rowett and Lampard all having their heads turned and leading to unnecessary management and direction changes.
Hughes and Bryson getting long term injuries right at the end of the transfer window, leading to panic buying and ultimately financial indiscipline by the club.
Key injuries to key players, we always seem to be waiting for our talisman to come back from injury.
The debacle of the Joiners Arms, how the club wish they didn't have that team bonding night, which only caused division.
A potential sale of the club ruined by the EFL questioning the sale of the ground, now proven to be legitimate.
The final nail in the coffin being covid.
How MM must wish he could turn the clock back and so do we.

Nobody is saying that. They are saying COVID was the proximate cause of the administration , the final straw.

Bielik may not be an attacking player himself, but I felt that he brought out the best in Joziak last season and allowed him to play more on the front foot.
I think we'd all like to see Joziak either running at or behind defenders from Bielik's accurate passes.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

Personally, I would have liked to see Nigel work in partnership with SM, but in the 'Peter Taylor' role. 
SM was better with the media and didn't seem to fall out with players, as Nigel did and his style of play was more progressive. On the other hand,  SM didn't seem to be able to find players as did Nigel. But, both had similar thoughts on the type of player they wanted.
Back on the subject of Fozzy, I thought that he didn't play that well, while at lb on Saturday, but improved greatly when forced to change position.

Bielik may not be an attacking player himself, but I felt that he brought out the best in Joziak last season and allowed him to play more on the front foot.
I think we'd all like to see Joziak either running at or behind defenders from Bielik's accurate passes.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

What amazes me is that despite having the best defence, 8 goals, in the championship, most of the goals we have conceded, have been given to the opposition.
The 2 at Peterborough, the 2 at Birmingham and the 1 at Sheffield and even the Stoke goal, all immediately spring to mind. Those extra 5 points would have turned an impressive start into a fantastic start.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

You have to look at the whole incident financially, from the club's point of view, bearing in mind the club knew they were right on the limit at the time. Because of this, any morals had to go out the window in exchange for pure financial decisions.
First, you have Keogh, who we HAD to find a replacement for and pay their wages and who had no value. Remember, the club tried to negotiate a reduced contract while he was injured and as they suspected that the injury was career finishing, like we all did, they even offered him a contract for after his playing career was finished.
Then you have Bennett and Lawrence, who were able to play and did have value. Sacking them would have been financial madness. They would have had a much stronger case against the club than Keogh did. We would have let them go to a rival club for nothing and then have to pay the balance of their contracts. 
It is obvious that Bennett was made available for transfer maybe so was Lawrence, but maybe no other club shared Derby's valuation of him.
Personally, I don't see what else the club could/should have done in the circumstances.

It always gets to me when the Scots and Welsh boo the national anthem, which is the national anthem of Great Britain. Many Scots and Welsh competitors stood proudly on the top step at the Olympics when the national anthem was played.
I think that for sporting events, the English should have their own anthem and when we play other British teams, the national anthem should also be played and respected by both sets of supporters.

I don't know if it's already been noted, but the atmosphere at the ground is so much better these days, as demonstrated at half time. Can you imagine any time in the recent past at PP or probably any other ground, a home team coming off the pitch without a single goal attempt, never mind not being booed, but actually receiving some applause from the home fans, well in the NE corner, anyway?
I think this positivity and togetherness can only help us through these difficult times and long may it continue.

It was all the more impressive when you realise the changes to the defence during the match. First we lost Stearman, forcing Fozzy to have to move to cb and Buchanan to come on at lb. Then a further change to 3/5 at the back, with the impressive young Williams coming in.