TF Ram

I just want a football club that has a chance of staying in the Championship this season and not facing the prospect of selling Bird etc. in January. If not, being run sensibly in League 1 and retaining as much of our young talent as possible. 
Anything else I would class as massively greedy considering the position we are in. 
Couldn't give a duck if he has billions or just enough for us to operate sustainably. His attitude to the future of our club is more important. 

Stopped reading at "I'm not a billionaire".
Trot on then youth. 
Next!

The thread’s back baby
 

Just finished Ted Lasso, season 2. Not quite the joyous feast that was season 1, but perhaps that's by design.
For a show that's so intent on appearing fluffy, it can't half tug your heartstrings. 
8.5/10

Just finished Squid Games and strangely enjoyed it.. The acting was hard to watch in the first couple of episodes but was okay at the end.
 

A mystery British interest you say..... ?

 

Wayne ducking Rooney and all the players, take a bow lads. It's times like this when boys become men and men stand up and are counted. Against all odds, we're showing huge pride in the shirt and a steely will to win and doing it with a certain amount of style and panache too. 
So ducking proud of them all tonight, each and every one.
COYR

It was vile actually, we were surrounded by people singing it all through the first half. We spotted some seats empty and moved at half time. There’s only so much I can take having the “c” word screamed in my ears for nigh on 45 mins, I’m not a Billy Sharp fan   but I’m not surprised by his reaction giving that the chant was insinuating underage and non consenting sex followed by “you’re a “c”, totally beyond football banter in my opinion. 

Completely disagree.
Only pundit on Talksport that I take any serious interest in.
Always got an interesting angle and is very good at getting his point across. Compared to Jim White,  Darren Bent,  Jamie O'Hara??
What about Andy Hinchcliffe? Or Micah Richards, Jermaine Jenas, Alan Shearer? Nothing at all of any interest to say on football to me or the wider issues. Just trot out stock phrases. 
Simon Jordan likes to be argumentative sure, but he's firmly tongue in cheek and he clearly has a proper opinion on things like contracts,  agents,  money in the game etc that is worth listening to, if taken with a pinch of salt at times. 

Just listened to the interview - thanks @RoyMac5 for the link. 
Have to say it got me a bit emotional which surprised me. Rooney's comments, attitude, support, empathy and God knows how many other superlatives was nothing short of outstanding. 
100% cleared up questions around communication with Mel confirming Mel's ignored him since early August - utterly shameful behaviour. 100% cleared up questions about Mel's total lack of care, simply repeating his cold, insincere radio speech to staff and players whose livelihoods he's put at real risk  100% cleared up the questions of whether he's personally funded some things - he has, so the players and staff have what they need to progress. 100% cleared up questions around what he thought of Mel - and as direct as he still was, he was clearly being diplomatic. 100% cleared up his commitment to this club, the players, the staff and us fans.  We've had other threads opining views on Rooney but in my honest opinion, this bloke is already a legend just for sticking by us and for doing what he's done with the team despite everything going on.  He seriously could afford to walk away, but for the council estate lad who fought for everything he has, he simply won't unlike our esteemed previous owner.  Credit too the players who could so easily capitulate.  And credit tot to LR & Co who resolutely stand by Rooney. 
What I do get out of this, and the Administrator's press conference, is that there is a huge belief in this club, regardless of whether we remain in the Championship, or, more likely L1 and that mid to long term we will come again better, fitter and stronger.  
I have honestly been doom and gloom this past few days, but today, there's a ray of light for me, that those in the wings might, just might genuinely want to see us good, and not simply cash in and see us fade ingloriously away.  

Wayne Rooney is a credit to this Club.
I was pretty anti-Rooney, up until probably the middle of this summer. I couldn't understand why, with our problems, he still wanted to be here. And I was annoyed that without our problems, Mel probably would have pulled the trigger long before the crunch-match against Sheffield Wednesday.
However, as more and more has come out about what has been happening behind the scenes, the better Rooney is coming out of this. People will point to his win-record and say X amount of wins in X amount of games, but right now I don't think that matters. He has completely the right attitude, personality and resolve that we need the manager of this Club to have right now.
There is no guarantee any other manager with a proven track record would get anything more out of this team, and the players clearly want to fight for him. It's ironic that this might be one of the most united squads and coaching team we've had during Mel's tenure, given everything going on around it.
Whatever happens, Rooney should always be held in high regard by Derby County, he's a credit to himself and everybody else involved.

When my son was born I always said I’d take him to his first Derby game when he was 5 years old. I wanted him to experience the same buzz outside the ground before a game, the smell of the hot dogs and burger vans and the sharp intake of breath the first time he ever walked up the stairs and gazed upon the pitch. 
He just turned 5 and I’m absolutely devastated, this was a moment I’ve been planning since before he was even born. I can’t bring him into this, this is not how he should have to remember his first few months supporting a club that will become a part of him for the rest of his life. 
my worry is, if I don’t take him soon there might not be a club to take him to for much longer. 
This whole thing is devastating and you can feel how it’s affected the whole City.
 
 

No mention of candlestick makers either.

Erik Alonso now the £1 in his bank account is enough to buy the club

Feel most sad for the non-playing staff. Ticket office, chefs, cleaners, receptionists etc.
Hope they get treated right.
Not to mention any small business creditors we owe as they are always the ones shafted - See Kevin Bridges Rangers' face painting company bit.
 

At least the other qualifiers can say they were knocked out by the eventual champion.
Watching that was just amazing. The class from her and her maturity with handling the media is also incredible.
I hope she enjoys every minute of it, with the inevitable scream of demand she will get when she gets home.
Well done Emma and a great night for British tennis.

They're kids in an absolute pressure cauldron environment. I think we can cut her a little slack. She played her part in a fantastic final and was gracious in the end. 

Rama trusts letter to Mel as follows 
Dear Mel, I wrote you but still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em
There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin'
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em
But anyways, duck it, what's been up? Man how's your nda is there still a problem with finances why can’t you sort them? ?
I’m in the car right now I’m doing 90 on Brian clough way 
Dear Mister "I'm Too Good To Call Or Write Rams Fans"
This will be the last season ticket cash I ever send your ass
It's been six weeks and still no word, We don't deserve it
will the real shady Morris please stand up we’re gonna have a problem here?

Very worrying. 
The battery level, I mean. 

If true, I would make job number one to extend Jag and Balds contracts pronto !

Following a recommendation from my daughter, just watched Parasite and really enjoyed it. One of those movies I found myself rooting for the bad guys.

Saw this on Twitter, gave me a chuckle

What a performance.
Didn't put a foot wrong all game. Calm on the ball, great positioning, great leadership, won every tackle, won every header, even when they outpaced him he just put his body in the way?.  Age is just a number!