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David Clowes, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This will never be forgotten.

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this is the most relieving news I have read in months to be honest I dunno why people are so negative about it
 
hes skipping the politics and tyre kicking and is getting straight down to business
 
he will receive a very warm welcome from me if he gets this done

Absolutely spot on. 
It's worth bearing in mind that perhaps David Clowes never intended to own DCFC, but has been moved to step in after the collapse of other bids, the non-appearance of meaningful bids from other PR-hungry interested parties and the very real prospect of liquidation. Whatever, if he's seriously close to having a bid accepted that is acceptable to the preferential creditors, the EFL and that will also reunite the stadium with the club, what more could any of us want at this point? 
 

Please get this over the line so we can get this thread closed and post about football instead

I don’t get this hang up on wealth. We’ve had a rich owner; let’s just wish for a good one.
in any case, Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones have a wealth less than a sixth of the Clowes family and they have run Norwich pretty well for the last 25 years. 

I'm sorry, but it feels like if a consortium of Rooney, Clough and Wanchope made an offer people would be critical.  I have a bottle of bubbly, and if this is confirmed it is going into ice.  I, frankly, don't care who the new owner is - so long as WE survive. 
This guy doesn't own Sports Direct, he is not an American charlatan, he has his wealth in the UK, so no US money laundering.  He actually supports the club.  We might be adrift in the ocean, but we have just spotted a small vessel with the British Ensign.  
Nothings done until there is ink on paper, but at least the printer is going to being switched on.  

If clowes is basically putting his money up to save the club and give others a chance, say a year, to get their house in order to buy him out, then that will do for me.
If he is doing it for a long term rebuild, and multi year ownership, then that will do for me.
Always been about the club surviving. It was clear about 2 or 3 months into this situation thst we would come very close to going under and not existing.
The fact thet someone, anyone, is willing to attempt to clean up the mess the club is in is, quite frankly, astonishing and shouldn't be overlooked.

Can’t believe THIS …. Sent my dad the SSN tweet and he came back and said “yeah I was talking to someone yesterday at my golf club and they said it’s close”.
The one time I could of been ITK and he didn’t even bother to tell me!!! 

But…  but…  CK is a great businessman and really really nice, and he’s definitely got money and isn’t dodgy in any way…  not like that nasty Mike Ashley… 
(I’m definitely not saying CK is dodgy here, I’m sure there are perfectly legitimate reasons for the issues, it just makes me laugh how somebody we know so little about is being touted as some kind of hero and all others potential buyers villains).

Putting money into the club doesn't make it not pathetic to be the equivalent of an annoying kid continuously asking "are we there yet?".
There has to be a line Roy, where does it end if everyone expects the next question to be answered on demand?
When there's nothing new to say, nothing should be said. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't!
There are people in here who are savagely critical of him for talking on Twitter, then an equal amount calling him a time-wasting tyre-kicker for daring to live out a dream playing a Pro-Am Golf day whilst unable to do anything to speed up due process.

Unless you know EXACTLY what the issue is, then you are slinging mud around without reason. Poor.
You cannot say playing golf is the wrong thing, unless you know there's something else that he could be doing, and you do not know this unless you know what is the issue. If it is just waiting for clearances etc, what do you expect him to do?
Please tell us your solution that means he cannot enjoy a pre-arranged game of golf

Just think everyone needs to calm down, despite emotions running high.
Ed Dawes has not done anyone any favours with his release - no evidence at this stage. Just as unprofessional as his match day commentaries.
CK would not have gone as far as he has, unless he was genuine, as it has cost him plenty to date.
I believe he has sent the money but it is stuck in the system due to Money Laundering Checks. When I was involved in Banking 15yrs ago MLC were bad enough - goodness knows what they are like now. 
I believe CK will be as upset/disappointed that things have not finalised, just as much as we are.
Lets just wait for some formal statements from CK, Administrators or the EFL before we start crucifying people, with no evidence to justify. Something must come out today, so lets wait for it.
There is so much vitriol against CK at the moment, he might change is mind anyway!
If its just a matter of a few more days whilst the authorities carry out their checks, then so be it.
 

On this very good point, I'm sick of seeing this happen. People looking back to posts months or years ago and seeing if you were
"Pro-Mel or Anti-Mel"
"Pro-Kirchner or Anti Kirchner"
"Pro-Rooney or Anti-Rooney"
And all the various battlegrounds amongst fans. Like every thing I post is me officially "going on record" and I have to live and die by everything I say and every opinion I voice.
Man, I'm just posting. I didn't realise I was running for parliament. I thought I was just chatting shiz online about my football club for a bit of fun.
How did we get here where every individual fan is on trial for every word they've ever said?

I don’t think anyone has mentioned it but I would just like to say thank you the the unnamed person who paid the staffs wages - one day it will come out who it was but some hero’s and legends will be remembered by many. 

Good for Keogh, letting bygones be bygones and all that…

Dont give me ideas 
Your not allowed out until new contract signed.

What great news to wake up to. Hopefully there will be no Issues and this is the start of a new beginning. 
 
Without being premature, I just want to say what a great place this is. Many of us have struggled throughout this but have felt comfortable enough to talk about it to people we have never met and had nothing but support and kind words in return. Derby County is a source of escape from the world for its fans and for the last few years and more so this season that has been the cause of a lot of stress and anxiety. A massive well done to all on the forum, whether it be the Mods for running it, those who have posted constant updates from other platforms, the ones who offered words of support to those who have struggled. 
 
Through this whole ? show one thing that has stood out is that we truly have the best fans in the land. 
 
Let the rebuild begin. 
 
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My guess is radio silence, twitter will be full of "I can't stop refreshing" and "Kirchner is amazing" and then, at 7pm we will get a tweet by Simon Stone or one of the other random Twitter ITKs that there has been a slight delay in an announcement but that we shouldn't worry and there will be an announcement by the end of Friday.
In an epic twist, on Friday it will be revealed that Chris Kirchner is actually Sheik Khaled wearing a rubber mask and his wife Aly is actually short for Alonso.
That's my guess...

I'm not sure how other posters browsers work, but I can't help thinking those three girls in the red frocks might be our midfield trio next season?

Yeah right. Who brought the charge against Derby then 4 years after signing off on the accounts and two years after signing off on the stadium sale? Who pursued the matter despite much of the allegations being thrown out and tried to get us relegated when at most the only sanction should have been a modest fine? Who indulged the Boro claim which could have bankrupted the club? Who has been briefing against us with multiple misleading statements and leaks to the press over the last two and a half years? Two and a half years during which one man has presided over the EFL the spiteful Parry. And two and half years of a continuing vendetta that has made it almost impossible to sell the club.

EF-ing hell, this Twitter lot need to give the lad a break! Stalking him at every turn!!! That’s one way to put him off ??‍♂️
He is communicating far more than anyone else before, let him get on with his day to day business affairs and I am sure he will update us regarding all things DCFC as and when applicable.

I guess you are ruling Mike Ashley out too on the same basis, eh? Seen drinking beers with the fans in his early days at Newcastle.
I mean you wouldn't want to be inconsistent, would you?

I've not really seen anyone mention this yet but what the bloody hell have the administrators been doing throughout this process?
There seems to have been 2 major issues throughout this process and they seem to have ignored both of them.
Why on earth would you identify someone as the preferred bidder without having an agreement for the most important part of the transaction?
From the outside they've only really done one thing at any great speed during the whole process, and that was letting the EFL bend us over.

Its going to be a fraught couple of days. Went to bed feeling sick to my stomach about this, woke up feeling same. Lets keep other's spirits up and anyone struggling speak up