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I thought it was outstanding and laughed a lot. 

It literally does mean that.
By definition: the power or right to express one's opinions without censorship, restraint, or legal penalty.

I saw him do that live last November and thought it was brilliant.
I also thought it was funny that it took 6 weeks for mainstream righteous indignation to erupt after it went live on Christmas Day.
If you know anything about Carr and how he writes you'll know he was using humour to highlight a dreadful part of human history that frequently gets ignored, swept under the carpet or is unknown about because of an even worse part of human history.
That's really good comedy writing (to me) because great comedy can inform whilst making you laugh.
I'm sure a few people laughed because they thought the joke was anti-Gypsy.It clearly wasn't.
I have no problem anybody finding something unfunny because comedy is 100% subjective.
But I have a problem when people start deciding where the line should be drawn on what constitutes humour based on their personal sensibilities.

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!!! 

Thats the inevitable point of view I'm coming to ?
Throughout this entire debacle I've been reasonably confident we'll get sold, dust ourselves down and begin the long road back. Now I'm not so sure.  It seems like no one is willing to pay what is necessary (more than we're worth) to save the club.  The next best option is to  accept a realistic bid, -15pts, small inexperienced squad and potential slide into League 2.  But even that, as of yet, doesn't seem to be forthcoming.
Hypothetically, If you assume that given the size of Derby (number of fans) it will cause security concerns to allow us to restart much below league 2/Conference at what point does a phoenix club become a better financial decision than the lowball -15pt potential slide into League 2 bid?  
I still hope someone comes in with more money than sense but its starting to look like the inevitable imho. Surely the EFL will pull the plug in the coming weeks if can't prove funding beyond a month to month basis and start recruiting players?!?

The last episode was just brilliant. 

I'm the opposite, I've seen The Office but never really got into it - for me  the pacing is to slow and a lot of the jokes are just cringy.  I enjoy his stand up though, although I thought I'd heard quite a bit of his new show before.
He does a lot of good work for animal charities as well which gets a big thumbs up from me ?
 
 

Thats one leak too many, get rid of him!

Thats one leak too many, get rid of him!

Thats one leak too many, get rid of him!

Thats one leak too many, get rid of him!

Thats one leak too many, get rid of him!

But they are not willing to buy us at the price required so it seems, the only way they can buy us for a low cost i imagine is if the club is liquidated and they start a phoenix club. The idea of "let them buy us at any price" is not an option as the administrators have insolvency rules to follow, doubt it's Quantuma's fault that the debt is too high and bidders willing to accept it. Everything is about the money and not sentiment or history.

Would that be a new tattoo or an exisiting one?

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

They're very positive that MSD are now so deep in on this they'll lend the money to keep the club going for the season in league 1 rather than risk things going kaput. 
I also read it as nothing on the table at present satisfies the conditions to exit administration and remain in the league.

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

Good communication for a change - although I wish I hadn't read it!
The only bid we've received that met the 2 criteria laid out has been withdrawn and its getting late in the day now for another - especially as costs keep rising.
We need someone to move quickly with a substantial bid otherwise the EFL will be flexing their muscles ? 

"Thank you for your email. We also note Trevor Birch’s response on behalf of the EFL.
Firstly, it is very important to state that we absolutely understand the frustration and distress of the fans, particularly since the turn of the year. We receive a huge quantity of correspondence daily and are also aware of the considerable press reporting and social media activity. Clearly, some of the reports have been closer to the truth than others.
Before a sale is finalised, there is an immediate requirement to secure the short-term future of the club, to allow players to be signed, issue season tickets for sale and to secure commercial agreements, as well as our best intentions to bring the uncertainty for staff and supporters to an end as soon as possible.
Once the short-term future of the club is secured, the minimum requirements for a bidder to be referred to the EFL for consideration are:
Bidders to submit offers that pay football creditors in full, pay 25p in the £ to other creditors (or 35p in the £ over 3 years) and propose a suitable solution for the club’s ongoing occupation of the stadium.
If such offers are not received, the next possibility is for offers that pay football creditors in full and propose a suitable solution for the club’s ongoing occupation of the stadium. In this scenario, where less than 25p in the £ is paid to other creditors, a 15-point deduction would be imposed for next season (depending on when a sale completes).
If neither 1) nor 2) is met, then it is unclear what position the EFL will take.
In either scenario 1) or 2) the costs of the administration need to be settled. The vast majority of these costs are the ongoing trading losses that the club sustains on a monthly basis and within that the biggest cost by a distance is payroll and associated costs. The options the administrators had to reduce costs were to make widespread redundancies, sell more first team players in the January transfer window and reduce the club’s Category 1 Academy status. It was decided not to do so in order to maintain the club in as strong a position as possible for a buyer and to give the first the team the best possible chance of avoiding relegation. It has been to date, and remains, extremely challenging managing cash flow each month in what remains a heavily loss-making business. Contrary to speculation Quantuma has not drawn any fees to date. The basis of drawing fees is set out in the joint administrators’ proposals report that was issued in November. It has not changed since, although considerable time costs have been incurred which will not be fully recovered. It is not in Quantuma’s interests financially, to allow the administration to become unnecessarily protracted nor for the companies to be placed into liquidation.
We are having extremely positive and productive discussions with interested parties in relation to the short-term requirements and are confident of those discussions leading to a sale thereafter which will secure the club’s long-term future. We do not, however, believe that imposing ‘hard deadlines’ are the answer at this stage. You will recall that we imposed deadlines earlier in the process which were not adhered to by bidders. We were then heavily criticised for extending those deadlines. In reality, no bids were received that were suitable to be recommended to the EFL for approval i.e. none that fell into category 1 or 2 above. Had we not extended the deadlines the alternative would have been to place the club into liquidation at that stage which no fan wants. We agreed with the EFL that we would report to them once we received a bid that satisfied 1) or 2) above, which Chris Kirchner’s bid did. Now that Mr Kirchner’s bid has been withdrawn, we will again report to the EFL upon receipt of a bid that satisfies 1) or 2).
We are bound by confidentiality agreements and so we cannot release the identities of the parties who have come forward, nor can we release any detail in relation to their interest or bids. However, all interested parties know that it is in their interests to be in situ as soon as possible in order for them to put together a competitive playing squad and secure valuable commercial contracts whilst giving staff and fans certainty for the future. The club does not have the luxury of time, and so, even without hard deadlines, the club’s future must be secured very soon.
Further to the EFL’s statement last week we fully understand their need to ensure that Derby County FC can fulfil its fixtures next season for the integrity of the league competition. As confirmed by Trevor Birch we are having daily calls with the EFL to provide updates on progress and that will continue for as long as is necessary and appropriate. As ever, any prospective owner of Derby County FC will be subject to EFL approval and will be required to satisfy the Owners’ and Directors’ Test. Once funding is confirmed for the duration of the season, we will be able to discuss with the EFL the terms of any business plan. Very positive discussions regarding funding and the sale of the club are ongoing.
Kind regards
Carl Jackson & Andrew Hosking
Joint Administrators of The Derby County Football Club Limited and associated companies "

Second leg on Sky now, what a night