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14 minutes ago, Rampage said:

So if we get taken over before Xmas and debts are paid or serviced, what is it that can keep us under an embargo.

The EFL

1 hour ago, Curtains said:

I wouldn’t drop Bird for anyone sorry .

 

That left foot dummy, right foot pass by Bird on the edge of their box through to Buchanan was sexy.

Unfortunately i think it'll be Bird dropping out for the three games Bielik is fit 

I feel there's a bit of media sympathy bias for Wilshere - "poor jack, he desperately wants to play but no team will take him on because of his injury record".

Reality is plenty of teams would take him if he really wanted to play and would take a pay cut to make it happen. I bet 90% of people (me included) have had to take a job on lower wages than they were previously on due to recessions/redundancy, and I'm certainly not doing something I love!  

12 hours ago, europia said:

Really don't remember a time when the club had such a dismal choice of goalkeepers (but there probably has been ?  )

Ah Kevin Poole 

Surely the electronic turnstiles just count how many people come through? 

I hate us starting games without a striker on the pitch. Stretton playing the other night for U23’s seems like a mistake to me knowing full well that Baldock would be sitting this out and CKR is only just back from a decent amount of time sidelined.

Hope Joz scores 15 tonight 

On 16/10/2021 at 20:48, angieram said:

Didn't go so can't score 

Don't worry, neither can we  

45 minutes ago, Archied said:

Not sure on the stats but have we been scoring much less while he’s been out?

What's a number less than zero

Mart Poom's header will go down as one of my favourite memories as a Derby County fan.... shame it was against us.

Seem to remember we, as a fan base, took it quite well at the time with most of us standing up to applaud.

I was all aboard the Mike Ashley hate train thanks to media portrayal but had to stop and think what has he actually done that is so terrible.... and it turns out I can't find much, apparently the biggest issue was the Pardew eight year contract, which is bonkers but not head-chopping-off-other-owners comparable. 

Ok, Newcastle got relegated under his tenure (twice was it?) but straight back up they went, he allowed Rafa to leave whilst they were in the Championship (I mean come on, keeping Rafa in the Championship would surely be an easy task??) and has run the club on an even keel.......

Geordies to me seem to think they're self entitled to a top 6 finish every year. 

Obviously other things to be taken in to account, but how do our results stack up against the other nominees?

Arsenal have inserted a 1838573726483672% apr clause into the remaining transfer fee

I hope they don't sell all our silverware

Gary Teale and Eddie Lewis on the wings, Nathan Ellington up top 

Sorry but you’re forgetting the absolutely threadbare squad made up of ancient players who will tire and pick up knocks, and academy grads who have barely played first team football - we still need to protect and ease these in gently 

Nope 

“Derbyinterestedparties” hahaha what a fantastic email address. Obviously aka for the junk folder. Absolutely no way that is real, clearly a spoof to filter out all the “I’ll buy Derby for a tenner” bozos 

I’m currently overseas at the minute, is the game today available on Rams tv? 

Apart from the Mikkel Beck stuff I did genuinely think he was going to be an Ivan Toney or Ollie Watkins but no, we always get Danny Devito’s cousin 

..Also as  @RoyMac5 says, the potential.

Marriott seemed to be that look lower league striker, banging in the goals, natural finisher with a bit of pace that we'd been crying out for since Mikkel Beck. 

On 23/09/2021 at 09:43, Duracell said:

Weirdest thing about Marriott is there is a) an incredible amount of vitriol about the fact his career fizzled out and the general view that he was overrated and that b) an incredible amount of vitriol towards Lampard for not starting him in the playoff final, and that contributed to the final outcome.

How can he be both not good enough, and the most important player in the biggest match in recent history?

Starting a play-off final without a striker is what irked me

24 minutes ago, ScamRam said:

How come, with a 'state of the art' Cat 1 Academy, that has presumably had millions of pounds pumped into it by Mel, that we had no cameras to record training?

Surely in this day and age that is one of the fundamental basics?

Nigel Pearson stamped on our old drone

3 hours ago, Chris_Martin said:

looks like he's having a ?.

Have we finally discovered the culprit in the Leeds dressing room ‘present’??

1 hour ago, 86 Hair Islands said:

I suspect this may be the light at the end of the tunnel that for once, is not an oncoming train! Presumably Morris is obliged to meet the agreed terms (even if they involve staged payments) in order for the sale to be completed. What seems incredibly unlikely is that he can take ownership for £20million versus the much publicised £80 million valuation when he has himself put the relevant 'creditor' into administration.

Seems to me there are various plausible outcomes:

1) He confirms his intention to complete the sale, in which case the club is owed @£60 million which offsets our current borrowing 

2) He relinquishes the stadium ownership and tries to recoup the £20 million already paid - good luck with that!

3) He refuses to make further repayments to the club so ownership defaults back to the club and he forfeits the £20 million already paid

I suspect this scenario was a major factor in the dozen plus enquiries from interested parties the club received before the weekend was out. That is to say, a scenario whereby any buyer were to settle our debt book but in return receive an £80 million asset in the process, would surely make the deal of significant interest. 

The optimist in me wonders whether administration might not be a cute way for Mel to honour his promises whilst at the same time providing an immediate means for him to escape the ongoing financial burdens associated with continued ownership, as well settling accounts with a rightfully unhappy fanbase and simultaneously ending the war with the EFL. 

I love this idea. ?