Rampage

12 hours ago, WoollyJumper said:

Bird dropping?

Oh poo.

Avian a laugh. Mate.

10 hours ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

I like the diamond idea but for me,

                                Roos

Byrne           Jags              Curtis      Buchannan

                                 Bird

           Knight                           Bielik

                               Ravel

                    CKR              Lawrence

We need Shinnie so 442 then subs to suit.

10 hours ago, Oldben said:

Derby County have two 'very serious' takeover bids and Wayne Rooney told to plan triple transfer.

"There is money available apparently and potentially for transfer fees and for contracts for new players, and they are looking for two strikers and an attacking wide midfielder."

Two serious contenders for taking over Derby.

 

Get Jags first.

Surely the 12 point saga must have been ruled on by now. I cannot imagine any prospective owner expressing interest without knowing that outcome first. Way.neis playing a blinder for us now. I am contemplating changing my icon to Wayne...what a guy. Any offers to help with that would be greatly appreciated.

48 minutes ago, IslandExile said:

It's always been the way with wingers. They're inconsistent.

In winning, successful teams, the fans are more patient, perhaps because they can afford to be.

In less successful sides, ahem, cough, the fans seem to prefer those who put a foot in than those who try to create.

As a Jozwiak fan, but one who didn't see Saturday's game, I'd also argue in his defence that, even when he's not playing well, he does chase back and "put a shift in".

Joz has not taken his chances to shine. He may pick up a lot when Bielik is back.

Coventry and Luton are 5th and 6th today. We can get away draws against top teams. We must believe that we can keep the unbeaten run going. Colin needs to score some goals.

12 minutes ago, GenBr said:

Companies like twitter who earn billions of dollars a year without making a profit are a far cry from a mid sized, heavily indebted, english football club that is about to see its income significantly slashed.

Us losing money constantly for almost all of the last 20 years is not going to add value when potential investors are valuing us.

In a few years when we are back in the championship we might be capable of challenging the parachute teams again and there is an outside chance we might eventually get back to the prem, which is the only way we're really going to make any significant return for the investors

If we can get out of the bottom three by the international break then beating a further nine point deduction is not out of the question with 29 games still to play.

9 minutes ago, GenBr said:

Companies like twitter who earn billions of dollars a year without making a profit are a far cry from a mid sized, heavily indebted, english football club that is about to see its income significantly slashed.

Us losing money constantly for almost all of the last 20 years is not going to add value when potential investors are valuing us.

In a few years when we are back in the championship we might be capable of challenging the parachute teams again and there is an outside chance we might eventually get back to the prem, which is the only way we're really going to make any significant return for the investors

The real value of Derby is in its chance of getting to the Premiership via the play offs and the windfall it provides. Becoming a yo-yo club would be my three year target if I was buying it.

Prospective buyers can see that we have s decent team with developing young players. A few key signings would allow us to challenge for top six imo.

52 minutes ago, PistoldPete said:

EFL is supposed to represent the interests of member clubs. Derby is a member club... in fact a founding member. Would it be too much for a body that represents its members interests to try and help a member in its hour of need?

The 12 point deduction is  an automatic deduction so it's not as if the EFL made any decisons on that, the process is set out in the EFL Rules which are also being followed by the administrators. There is no need for anyone to feel pissed about or "shocked" by that,  in fact is is completly improper for EFL to comment in such a way.

COVID makes automatic penalty seem negotiable to me.

58 minutes ago, Oldben said:

According to Nixon in The Sun on Sunday (24.10.21, pg. 65), Derby County will ask potential new owners to help pay wages. The club will ask certain takeover groups to oversee some ‘soft loans' to help cover wage costs until a permanent buyer is found, which administrators Quantuma hope will be before the end of the year. Buyers will be asked to submit formal offers of around £50m in the coming weeks.

1) what are buyers getting for 50 million, ownership of the ground?! A huge chunk of the debt paid off?! 

2) what's in it for potential owners, to pay the wages are they guaranteed first rights on the club;

3) If it continues to look like the club is being relegated, since derbys failing to win matches, then I think the clubs value reduces and I reckon 5 million for a club with this debt level and that's in League One might be worth it

We are clearly not going down if we are  only finally docked 12 points.

3 hours ago, Yani P said:

Our fans will be making all the noise again that's a certainty..Coventry fans usually act like they are in a library.

Let us hope thatthey get a lot of bookings.

20 minutes ago, Yani P said:

Cardiff Hull and Barnsley all losing...would probably prefer Hull to get a point with Peterboro but great results for us so far with 4th bottom getting nothing..

Cardiff in it now. About to get another manager probably.

The three teams directly above are not as good as us so we will pass them. If we had win last night and did not have a points deduction, we would be three points off the top six.

Best thing about this game is that we managed to score two goals.

Coventry 0-0 Rams

30 minutes ago, Sparkle said:

Big financial backer could easily be translated in JP Morgan 

Does the term financial backer include the notion that it may be somebody who will loan us the money that we do not have.

40 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

Well at the moment admin sorting out different bids with different people all of this takes time.

Show us your £50 million would speed it up a bit.

8 hours ago, PistoldPete said:

Jags is a top guy sorry to hear this. 

We should keep him at the club when he finishes playing.

2 hours ago, Ramarena said:

That’s a tasty response!

We made a meal of trying to win the game.

9 minutes ago, Silko said:

We are our own worst enemies inept in all departments 

We are a good middle of the table side that needs two good strikers.

Just now, Rampage said:

Luton are a half decent side but we should have eaten them tonight.

Eaten/beaten. We are no longer sponsored by Just Eat.

3 minutes ago, Ramarena said:

We’ll struggle to pull off a great escape if we’re not putting teams like Luton away.

Luton are a half decent side but we should have eaten them tonight.

5 minutes ago, Yani P said:

Jags with an overhead kick but straight at the keeper

He's 39 you know. Would have put that in the top corner when he was 38. Jags likes it at Derby.

8 minutes ago, jimbo jones said:

Only chance we've got of getting a penalty is if it comes with a points deduction.

A classic, Jimbo. Perhaps your finest work.