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Alright Rams, Guiseley (who?) fan here in peace.
I came to the Oxford game on Saturday with my mate (Wolves fan). 
It was our first trip to Pride Park between us and usually we pick a random game every so often. So we ended up at your place.
We had a great time, your stadium is fantastic. Plenty of eateries around the ground too. The fans we were sat near were passionate and it was infectious. We were in the North Stand which was family orientated but it was nice to see so many youngsters getting behind the team.
The atmosphere was great, the bounce by the south stand was something I won't forget. Capped with a great goal to get the win aswell. 
Only downside being, we parked at the industrial park past the south stand and we didn't move for about an hour after the final whistle. But that didn't spoil a great day out. 
All the best for the season, will be looking out for your results and will likely come back later in the season too. 

don't worry, when you've had the Op, and return as StaffsEwe, you can celebrate your new breasts with a toast to David Clowes

To be fair, it must be pretty tricky for Rick Parry to type with only one hand free as I’m sure he does when updating the Derby County embargo page. 

Without wanting to be involved in any of your disagreements with other posters, one point I'd make is that DCFC would have a great case against the EFL if only for the unbelievably unprofessional tone they used. 
When they said in an official statement they were "disappointed" a ruling on one aspect went in our favour, then they showed a bias against us. A professional body should not, publicly at least, be "disappointed" that a member of that professional body had been found not to have broken a rule.
Parry was scared of Gibson's threat to sue and caused DCFC to suffer more than was required by the EFL rules because of his cowardice.
No matter what happens going forward, Rick Parry will always be guilty of pushing us to the brink of extinction by his inability to deal with Steve Gibson.
Absolute w****** the pair of them.
 

"buying out a 20% sell on for 500k values him at £4million"
Does it? 

I would put Parry, Gibson and Morris on equal footing.
If Derby die all three have contributed to it. While Morris is the root cause, he's done it out of stupidity and thinking he's cleverer than every one else.
Parry and Gibson have done it out of spite.

Being Derby supporters, we have an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustains us through temporary periods of joy ?

Will make nipping to the toilets during the game a whole different experience at least.

At least we are all experts in administration, accounting, P&S, stadium valuations, council funding, leasing arrangements and character assassinations now

Re: Mel Morris health...
First, I know Mel Morris elected to ruin DCFC's finances (ironically after providing them all!) by dumping the club into administration - and the consequences are deep and damaging - but I do get exasperated when I see implied slurs based on health grounds ?
Yes he has been very ill, for sure. Cancer and Covid he has suffered I'm sure played a part in his abandonment of DCFC - I know he didn't have to quit, and has great personal wealth, blah....but time is precious - and money can't buy that. 
He's a villain because of his actions but respect the individual, please. 
Ask yourself...if you had notoriously tried to reform the EFL re: the TV deal, and parachute payments imbalance, and failed - to then find those self-seeking barestewards at EFL HQ lining him and his club up, with help from the demon Gibson, for years of disciplinary proceedings and debilitating restrictions which stripped the club of competitiveness, would you feel like quitting?
The audacious (or crazy!) signing of Rooney added further controversy, jealousy and ho!y but hypocritical opprobrium from peers (because of the 32Red sponsorship) added fuel to Mel's 'notoriety' and defiance of conventions...as did the amortisation method! I'm sure it all took its toll. 
Coming into old age, infirm, also having promising managements poached (McLaren, Rowett, Lampard) by predatory clubs, with the club's potential unravelling before his eyes despite the investment, it's worth understanding that personal fatigue and ill-health.
Yes, Mel took a wrecking ball to the club in what he chose to  do last September - but the EFL have been piloting the controls for four years to 'get their man' and as anyone would, he wished to value his remaining time and move from the spotlight.
We wish he had not done so (not all of us!) due to the depletion of the club, but IMHO it was, finally, a case of 'enough is enough'.
[Dons tin hat]

Absolutely agree with all of this other than "to save a few £" - think it's going to be a lot more than a few!
There seems to be a bit of a fans' narrative that the admins have just been sitting on three perfectly reasonable, fully-formed bids while stroking their beards and counting their cash. I strongly suspect what's actually been happening is that they have been desperately trying to a) convert "interest" into solid bids, and b) negotiate these bids into a position where they allow us to exit administration, preferably without an extra 15 point penalty. And that isn't just a matter of negotiating with the "bidders" but with HMRC, too.
I would agree that their communication has been poor but in truth, what are they supposed to say? If the situation is worse than we think then does it really help to start announcing that publicly? Will that encourage higher bids, or will it do the exact opposite?
We all want there to be a villain here, a block, a nice simple scapegoat who is to blame for us being unable to get out of the situation. The sad fact is that the main problem now might simply be that no one is going to pay the amount we need to move forward, at least without a 15 point penalty next season. We are in a financial mess and our remaining "assets" (including players we'd like to secure on contracts, but can't) are losing value by the day. 
Maybe it isn't the admins fault we can't find someone to pay £50m for a stricken championship club who are very likely to be playing in the third tier next season. Maybe it just isn't possible.

Mighty. That was mighty!!! 
I was a little apprehensive because Barnsley were supposedly the form team, ripping up the league. So who were we playing today? There was a bit of a flash at the start where they zipped the ball around, but it was only a flash. Maybe the ref clamping down giving a free kick for a hefty challenge, then booking the next Barnsley Chopper nipped the heavy stuff in the bud. Its amazing what happens when a ref does what he is paid to do! From then on we controlled the game - Barnsley only had one real effort on goal in the first half. And our first goal was well deserved and was an absolute beauty. I really love goals when they are chipped over the keeper. And yes, it looked like Morrison was offside. 
So a ref clamping down on fouls early on, a dodgy decision going our way - it's almost as if Wayne's pointing out the refereeing deficiencies last week has had an effect! Second half carried on in much the same way, and Derby looked so comfortable, almost all match long. Oh, and suddenly the ball has started falling kindly for us - Tom rattled the bar and it fell right into the path of Ravel who dispatched his shot with aplomb. So how come Rooney, who has known Ravel for years, didn't know that he plays best further forwards? My hart sank when I saw that he was ahead of Sibley and Watson yet again on the team sheet when we have been crying out for someone who plays with a bit of forwards momentum. But that is exaclty what we got today!
I struggled about Man of the Match because just I had singled out Max Bird who was terrific from the start, I notice Ebosele was putting in a shift both attacking and defensively, or Ravel, obviously, or the unflappable Davis, or Allsopp came to my attention. Nobody had a duffer today, but I am going to single out Cashin. He misplaced a couple of passes, but he was up against a bruiser today, and the only reason he wasn't in Cashin's back pocket is that he was too big to fit in there. How many times Cashin pinched the ball in a tackle when he should have been well beaten reminded me of Colin Todd. He didn't seem to let anything go past him. A superb display.
And the ref - I wold dare to suggest he was the best we have had for maybe a coupe of seasons. Well done Wayne!

Great performance today. In particular Allsop, Bielik and Morrison all stood out but everyone played well and played a part. Some really good football, positive play. Great link up Morrison / Plange for the first goal. Allsop was very commanding and Bielik was vital in cutting stuff out today. 

Would you really want to loan a copy of 50 Shades from a library? Just imagine what that book's been through!

One of the best quotes I heard a lad say from my army days.....I went to bed with Sharon Stone.......I woke up with 20 stone ???

Wasn't there an agreement where the EFL and Q agreed there would be no more penalties if Q agreed the final 9 points deduction?, Now could Q have been better at releasing information or at least no conflicting information, "imminant, Hopefull, 10 working days, Quick ending now" have all been used by Q, It's us and the media that have stripped and rebuilt their quotes.
Now assuming the EFL and Gibson had a "cunning plan" up their sleeves ie Boro sueing the EFL, The EFL not helping DCFC when Gibson issues threats of action if DCFC didn't pay up, And Moonpig jumps on the bandwagon as a makeweight, There's little to no reason as to why Q would know this until the EFL one Friday says...until you settle with Gibson we can't accept your PB, Pretty sure that Friday Q were very much caught off guard, And this is where we all believe where the colusion of the EFL and Gibson was born
Q have legal responsabilities to the crediters, Dragging it out as you say would mean the crediters get less of their loot, As Q are working for the crediters and IF the crediters feel that Q are for the want of a better word "taking the piss" then they could take Q to court.
The PB will be announced as and when all the T's have been crossed and the I's dotted
 

Ed Dawes on Radio Derby said "I was forced to watch Forest on Sky last night" 
Jamie Ward straight back at him "I was forced to play for them!"
Once a Ram! 

Christ we can't afford this, catch the old bugger! ?
 
 

I know people are down on Lawrence for his idiocy but he's win us more points than most. Don't disagree that he's a tit but he's actually been great over the last 4 months so let's keep some perspective and togetherness about it.

Yes it was stupid and before this season I’ve not been a fan of his but I’m going to say here and now I will not get on his back for it , he’s won us lots of points this season , been full of passion for the shirt and the fans , massive pressure game big loud crowd ,,it happens , wish it hadn’t but it does , Tom L consider yourself forgiven for that mad moment by this fan at least??‍♂️

There’s a first time for everything and today is the day. Today is that once a season day where the ball bounces in our favour, we win the 50/50 balls, the ref is consistent, the tricks and flicks come off and their goalie has a mare. 
 
God I hope this ages well .. don’t screen shot me ?

Bloody Putin.

Had a similar response to my email to which I have responded as follows, with Margaret Beckett again CC'd:
Dear Mr Parry,
You infer that bar Derby County, every club in the country adheres to straight line amortisation policies – this is simply not true and it’s staggering that you would suggest as much. In 2015/16 Aston Villa were relegated from the Premier League, which allows a P & S loss of £105 million over three years, which then tapers down to £39 million over three years in the EFL Championship. It was therefore in Villa’s interests to put as many costs into their 2015/16 accounts to be absorbed by their Premier League P & S limit. Villa achieved this by charging an extra £79.6 million as a cost in the expense for impairment of the stadium and players (labelled ‘intangible assets’ in their accounts). No investigation was deemed necessary and no sanctions applied. There are too many other instances to list so I simply offer this particular one to illustrate that where the juggling of player values is concerned, there is one rule for Derby and another for everyone else.

If, as you claim, this amendment has been introduced ‘so there is no room for doubt’, does this not clearly infer there was doubt at the time the policy was in use? And given this has now been highlighted as a rather grey area, do you still maintain the sanctions applied are fair and fitting? Might I also ask what the EFL stance is on club’s selling their debts? Likewise, the pricing of players moving between clubs under the same ownership? The fact is that the EFL has spent over 2 years and no small amount of member club funds bringing Derby to task when a simple amendment, akin to that applied this week, could have been made as early as 2018 along with a request that Derby adopt a straight-line amortisation policy from thereon out.
It is also worth pointing out that the EFL, who claim to have ‘several accounts monitoring practices in place’ was made aware of the fact Derby County were using the ERV amortisation policy in 2018, yet chose not to bring this up with the club itself until 2020 by which time the relevant P & S period had closed. Had you not delayed the process until the 3-year period had elapsed, Derby would have been in a position to address the P & S threshold breaches through player sales or other means. Waiting until 2020, when the EFL was itself under threat of litigation from Middlesbrough FC, meant that Derby were not afforded any opportunity to bring either their accounting practices or their FFP overspend into line. With these facts in mind, I ask you again, do you still maintain the sanctions applied to Derby are fair and fitting?

Frankly, if the EFL is to retain even a shred of credibility, the sanctions applied to Derby County need to be reviewed immediately as the punishments far outweigh the ‘crime’. Failure to do so would result in the not unfair assumption that the current EFL board has brought the League into disrepute and that as such, those in question ought to be considering whether or not their positions remain tenable.
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The way I see it, this is absolutely NOT the time to be easing up on these clowns. Their actions this week yet again compromise the club's chances of survival in the Championship and as long as they continue to act in this fashion, we must keep boots firmly on their throats.
We fight to the end!