SamUltraRam

I still think something weird is going on, normally the sequence of events is
1. Directors/owners decide as they cannot pay the bills as they fall due, they need to put the club into administration so as they are not trading whilst insolvent which would leave them open to serious legal peril.
2. They take advice and approach insolvency specialists.
3. Notice is filed and taken to court for authorisation to appoint the administrators.
4. Once authorisation granted Administrators arrive at the company/club get the door keys and take control of all the bank accounts, petty cash etc.
5. They then send in some junior staff to start pulling together all the financial information and prepare a creditors listing and any debtors who owe the club money.
Normally the administrators arrive same day or day after administrative order approved by the court, so my conclusion is that as no one has arrived at the stadium with that order, technically the club is not yet in administration.
I also find it a little strange that the club has not bought in some turnaround expertise to work on a plan to trade through the current situation especially as Mel Morris stated that the club could  now trade within its means going forwards, obviously there has been an event to trigger this situation, which I guess we will never find out, however as the club cannot be wound up whilst under administration, although the administrator can liquidate the club if there is no hope of saving it as a going concern I think that the event to trigger this could have come from the HMRC with a threatened winding up order.
However I believe that until the administrator bangs on the front door there could be some hope.
 
 

I assume that the EFL could now just impose their chosen penalty on us as they know we have nobody to pay the defence legal bill
That is a question I would have liked answered by Mel Morris yesterday " Now you are walking away, What now happens to the outstanding EFL charges against us & how do we defend them? "

He has zero to do with the issues we now find ourselves in, but he has acted with utter class.
He's had no money and is playing a number of players he knows aren't good enough (at least at the moment) without a word of complaint publicly.
He's just got on with his job and tried to get this team playing decent football with one hand tied behind his back, wearing lead boots and being made to wear a balaclava the wrong way around.
And then he hears about going into administration on TV like the rest of us and rather than whining or walking out he gets on with his job.
I really like what I'm seeing, especially when you consider he's in his first year of management and the second youngest boss in the entire football league.
He should have control of this team if/when he has money to spend, or at the very least until the end of this season.
If he does walk or get pushed, I for one will be bitterly disappointed.

There was fighting at most of the away games - pre banning orders & police intelligence I suppose
And of course, don't forget British Rail ran 'football specials' to all of the Saturday away games - reasonably priced too

There was fighting at most of the away games - pre banning orders & police intelligence I suppose
And of course, don't forget British Rail ran 'football specials' to all of the Saturday away games - reasonably priced too

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/09/sheffield-united-allocation-sold-out
1,565 allocation sold out - more to be made available

Have just booked flights (from Iceland) for Swans game and the double header in Feb v P'boro and Millwall.
Hate the position the club finds itself in and sincerley sorry that I cannot do more from afar, but really encouraged in how the fans are coming together and showing unity.
We can but hope that the club come out the otherside and that we can still watch on from the terraces, wherever we are.
COYR
 

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/09/sheffield-united-allocation-sold-out
1,565 allocation sold out - more to be made available

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/09/sheffield-united-allocation-sold-out
1,565 allocation sold out - more to be made available

This is my frustration. As fans we are just so utterly helpless to affect the outcome

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/09/sheffield-united-allocation-sold-out
1,565 allocation sold out - more to be made available

So what is the best that could come out of Dell taking control in the short term ?
Is there a possibility that we can keep our squad together & that staff will not lose their jobs.
I mean, if it goes to an administrator then surely they will look and say " you don't need an academy, you don't need match analysts, you only need 2 coaches etc,etc"

That's an interesting angle. Didn't Stoke City use covid as a 'special circumstance' to recently write down millions worth of player value for FFP

That's an interesting angle. Didn't Stoke City use covid as a 'special circumstance' to recently write down millions worth of player value for FFP

That's an interesting angle. Didn't Stoke City use covid as a 'special circumstance' to recently write down millions worth of player value for FFP

Does this open the door for Red Bull to buy us. 
RB Derby really trips off the tongue 

Does this open the door for Red Bull to buy us. 
RB Derby really trips off the tongue 

This hurts more because this isn't some dodgy, secretive ownership from a foreign country putting the club into administration, it's a local man. A man who i thought had the best interests in the club at heart. We all make mistakes, this is a huge mess. We're all human. What angers me more is a local Derby man has taken zero responsibility for this mess. Zero. Blaming COVID, blaming the EFL which is a valid argument. But to not have the integrity to accept ultimate responsibility for the financial mess of the club is a disgrace. He gambled and failed. Have the guts to stand up and apologise to the supporters tomorrow or next week. Supporters who have backed this man through thick and thin. We trusted you Mel. We trusted you. And you've not had the decency to communicate clearly to the fan base, now we're left in an unknown situation where worse case scenario there will be no more Derby County.
Shame on you.
 

This is good value for travel though https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/public-transport/fares-tickets-passes/rover-tickets/derbyshire-wayfarer/the-derbyshire-wayfarer-day-rover-ticket.aspx
 
The Derbyshire Wayfarer day rover ticket
The Derbyshire Wayfarer is a day rover ticket allowing almost unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire for a whole day.
You can also use the Wayfarer ticket to travel between Derbyshire and Sheffield city centre, Burton-on-Trent town centre, Macclesfield town centre, Leek town centre and Uttoxeter town centre on direct journeys to and from Derbyshire. Check where you can use your Wayfarer ticket.
Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket prices
£13.40 for an adult (plus one child under 16)
£6.70 for a senior citizen (aged 60 or over), a child under 16 (a dog may travel in place of a child) or a holder of a Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass
£24 for a group of up to 2 adults and up to 3 children (a dog may travel in place of a child)
Once purchased, tickets are not refundable.
 
It also means you can take a Forest fan with you - (a dog may travel in place of a child)

Are we sure that isn't Mel's old drone ??

What I can't believe is how many teams have adopted the long throw again.
Up until recently it seemed to have disappeared from the game & was often mocked as only used by teams who couldn't play proper football.
Now, it seems to be most opponents use it

This is good value for travel though https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/public-transport/fares-tickets-passes/rover-tickets/derbyshire-wayfarer/the-derbyshire-wayfarer-day-rover-ticket.aspx
 
The Derbyshire Wayfarer day rover ticket
The Derbyshire Wayfarer is a day rover ticket allowing almost unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire for a whole day.
You can also use the Wayfarer ticket to travel between Derbyshire and Sheffield city centre, Burton-on-Trent town centre, Macclesfield town centre, Leek town centre and Uttoxeter town centre on direct journeys to and from Derbyshire. Check where you can use your Wayfarer ticket.
Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket prices
£13.40 for an adult (plus one child under 16)
£6.70 for a senior citizen (aged 60 or over), a child under 16 (a dog may travel in place of a child) or a holder of a Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass
£24 for a group of up to 2 adults and up to 3 children (a dog may travel in place of a child)
Once purchased, tickets are not refundable.
 
It also means you can take a Forest fan with you - (a dog may travel in place of a child)

This is good value for travel though https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/public-transport/fares-tickets-passes/rover-tickets/derbyshire-wayfarer/the-derbyshire-wayfarer-day-rover-ticket.aspx
 
The Derbyshire Wayfarer day rover ticket
The Derbyshire Wayfarer is a day rover ticket allowing almost unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire for a whole day.
You can also use the Wayfarer ticket to travel between Derbyshire and Sheffield city centre, Burton-on-Trent town centre, Macclesfield town centre, Leek town centre and Uttoxeter town centre on direct journeys to and from Derbyshire. Check where you can use your Wayfarer ticket.
Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket prices
£13.40 for an adult (plus one child under 16)
£6.70 for a senior citizen (aged 60 or over), a child under 16 (a dog may travel in place of a child) or a holder of a Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass
£24 for a group of up to 2 adults and up to 3 children (a dog may travel in place of a child)
Once purchased, tickets are not refundable.
 
It also means you can take a Forest fan with you - (a dog may travel in place of a child)

This is good value for travel though https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/public-transport/fares-tickets-passes/rover-tickets/derbyshire-wayfarer/the-derbyshire-wayfarer-day-rover-ticket.aspx
 
The Derbyshire Wayfarer day rover ticket
The Derbyshire Wayfarer is a day rover ticket allowing almost unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire for a whole day.
You can also use the Wayfarer ticket to travel between Derbyshire and Sheffield city centre, Burton-on-Trent town centre, Macclesfield town centre, Leek town centre and Uttoxeter town centre on direct journeys to and from Derbyshire. Check where you can use your Wayfarer ticket.
Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket prices
£13.40 for an adult (plus one child under 16)
£6.70 for a senior citizen (aged 60 or over), a child under 16 (a dog may travel in place of a child) or a holder of a Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass
£24 for a group of up to 2 adults and up to 3 children (a dog may travel in place of a child)
Once purchased, tickets are not refundable.
 
It also means you can take a Forest fan with you - (a dog may travel in place of a child)