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13 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Only Bird, Knight, Sibley, Bielik and Jozwiak are contracted beyond this season (due to embargo restrictions). Using your logic we should sell everyone other than those 5 ?

There is no one we can currently sign who would be an improvement on Lawrence.

Unless we already have them - I am an optimist things can change quickly in football 

Folk don’t half worry about things you can’t control 

Maybe it’s a dubious link but I honestly want to see him score a hat trick vs Huddersfield and whoever else and we receive bids worthy of selling him because currently he will be out of contract at the end of the season and any money coming in will be helpful in many ways and he will just walk away for nothing so sell him in this window - I absolutely see the argument that who can we replace him with but if we balance that with the so many games where he has been missing on the pitch we might actually improve ( Jozwiak is better on the left apparently) 

3 hours ago, glyn1957 said:

Hi everyone, today i have had to fill in a covid NHS track and trace  today for my friend who comes as my carer and was informed that if it was not filled in entry to the ground would not be allowed as stated in the supporter code of conduct.

It would be good to know if it is just the disabled being asked or are all fans having to fill this form in.

Disabled only so the carer can be contacted if needs must they already have your details 

Well at least Huddersfield will have no idea who will be playing for us apart from Forsyth somewhere Byrne Richards and Lawrence and maybe Shinnie 

Feisty for me yet he will be playing out of position!

or anyone who scores 20 goals in a season 

2 hours ago, Ambitious said:

Agreed, but if he scored the goals that kept us in the league then perhaps it wouldn't be as expensive. I'd imagine one of the richer clubs, perhaps even Bournemouth, will take him on loan. 

A player we developed for 10 years, lost for pennies, goes on to become the league's top goalscorer whilst on loan to a parachute payment club in the same season we get relegated with a record low points total in the second division. I think that would be the cherry on top of the cake. 

All possible but he would probably do a hamstring if we signed him anyway ?

2 hours ago, jcidaho said:

https://the72.co.uk/243612/doncaster-rovers-take-look-at-free-agent-jacob-butterfield/

Back in blighty.

I thought he retired 5 years ago 

Ok, so let’s say we sign players who are on Zero wages for the time being is that even allowed? Or would the EFL try to say they are not professionals - ok minimum wage then ! With a gentlemen’s agreement to make it right at a later date? ?

20 hours ago, Arsene Titman said:

So, it appears HMRC may have been paid but the relevant charge hasn’t been removed yet

I think you can read that completely the other way round?

16 hours ago, Ambitious said:

Stoke are looking to sign Sam Surridge from Bournemouth for £5.5m which is absolutely insane money for a player who has struggled to establish himself at any level above League Two.

I'd imagine that Liam Delap is still up for grabs. 

He is up for grabs but city reportedly want his wages paid and a loan fee totalling £2.5 million to be paid plus he has to play when fit - that is simply way out of our possibility’s 

the only slight possibility we would have was if we sold of any potential money owed to us and any potential sell on percentages - which would probably be a very expensive loss to us in the future. 

11 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Not even the opposition players or ref? ?

Nope - pointless - given a few opinions though ?

1 minute ago, Coconut said:

No other club is being hounded to death and restricted from bringing in players as a result of an 18 month vendetta against them despite not actually breaking any set-in-stone rules.

Most of our issues are a a direct result of being held guilty for a year of something we were found innocent of, and then found guilty (at the second, long delayed attempt) by decree of opinion (not law, not even based on any written rule) of a second charge, coupled with ill health leading to a reassessment of priorities.

If we were allowed to operate freely and spend money we would have done, we wouldn't be in this situation if we weren't being treated with the utmost hypocrisy by an organisation which demands everything is explained in detail to them (well, they do now, they weren't bothered 3 years ago) and yet makes up new rules without any justification it explanation at the drop a hat.

Mistakes have been made of course, but it's football and most things go tits up unless you happen to have a massive dollop of luck along the way.

It's funny just how many mistakes get covered over and never talked about by virtue of just one thing going right and vice versa

By all means shout your arse out about how much you hate Mel, I suspect you're more likely to find the people around you telling you to shut the duck up than join in with you, but we'll see.

Just wait until the EFL actually get their mits into a few other clubs 

1 minute ago, angieram said:

As someone said, we have waited seventeen months to see a live competitive Derby County game.

I am really looking forward to it and I certainly won't be wasting any energy on booing anybody. 

Time to enjoy being a supporter again.

I have never booed anyone at a football match - it achieves nothing and wouldn’t give me a sense of enormous well being - get behind the lads as the crowd are worth an extra 8 points a season usually 

29 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

Under 20k would be embarrassing really. But you can't blame the fans, the club is a joke. 

Pandemic ? People have and will be losing their jobs whilst some may well be taking their families on a holiday somewhere - attendances will be down all over the championship 

I am hearing Buchanan may well be out injured for a while and if it proves to be the case then Forsyth can’t be everywhere 

1 hour ago, Ambitious said:

I'd hope you're right. I think it would be shocking to see an attendance less than 20,000 for an opening day. Huddersfield will likely sell out as their fans will view this game as the easiest three points of the season. I've even seen some of their fans suggesting this is the easiest three points in their club's history. You can imagine that creates a certain buzz and willingness to come an hour or so down the road. 

If we can get up to 18,000 home fans + Huddersfield's 2000 away. It would be disappointing but I don't think would get called out too much in the press. I think anything lower will certainly garner some attention.  

 

I would be very surprised if there is even 15,000 in total with the away support 

1 hour ago, Rambam said:

Have you really forgotten Nathan Ellington? Cool as a cucumber. 

 

I was there also, another rather poor Derby side got a result on one of the coldest boring nights ever - it seemed to take forever for that ball to get over the goal line 

8 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

Saunders had one saved by Niall Quinn, which leaves quite a big blot on his copy book.

I was there and Saunders actually tried to place it rather just smacking it like he always seemed to do 

33 minutes ago, Rammeister said:

Yes- looks like Marshall and Roos will both start.

I always think Marshall would be decent up front 

2 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

Nicko says the situation with Davies has changed again

 

We need a emoji of a head banging against a wall please 

1 minute ago, NottsRam77 said:

Gibson worked it out 

can’t wait til we that lot at our place 

I want a forest style reception for that big pube haired ******* 

I know I won’t be supporting the lads away up at Middlesbrough this year because none of my money is going into Gibsons pocket 

2 minutes ago, Rampage said:

Therein lies our problem. How do EFL arrive at £4500. Is it an algorithm designed to get us relegated on goal difference.

Imagine Gregory scoring 10 goals a season for us whilst we only paid £4500 to Stoke every week - they wouldn’t be having that ( I thought he had signed for Portsmouth anyway but I could be wrong) 

3 minutes ago, Carnero said:

Agreed but neither Aluko nor Baldock solves that problem either, and I'd rather not block the pathway for Sibley, Watson, Ebosele, Williams & Stretton.

I am not sure about the Baldock one maybe Aluko will do ok and provides an alternative that is different 

3 minutes ago, Rampage said:

Lots of know how in those four players. Leaves us only short of another striker.

Jagielka and Davies are currently an absolute must especially when the aerial bombardment is coming in from Cardiff and Middlesbrough Millwall etc