Crazy

Today, Mel Morris had within his gift one final gesture of goodwill to our club, that would have let us celebrate our survival together in our home with a new owner.
Instead, he chose for whatever reason to deny us this final solace, in what has been our toughest season for many decades.
I've always tried to understand the difficulties he has faced, the money he poured into the club, the intransigence of the EFL, the outside factors at play.
But my patience has worn thin lately, and today it has snapped altogether.
You've lost the club, Mel, you've lost our club. You've lost all respect, you've lost our respect. 
No matter what you do from this point forward you will never redeem yourself in my eyes.
 

A bit of a sales spurt this morning, 500 tickets sold in the last 2 hours.
Only 1,200 left now
If we can beat 29,832 tomorrow we will have the 3 highest Championship attendances of the season
It'll take the average home attendance to over 23,000 & since Christmas the average will be over 25,500

F#CK THE EFL, DERBY & BLACKPOOL FANS CHANT TOGETHER TO SHOW WHAT FOOTBALL MEANS TO FANS  PLEASE SHARE
Hi everyone,
Blackpool fan here in peace and respect many of you will probably already have seen my video already but if you haven't I hope you do watch it.
You guys were absolutely unbelievable on Saturday and it was emotional to see you the true fans who partied and sang no matter what after all you have been through this season it was heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.
Even though we wanted to win to stay above Preston not one Blackpool fan would deny you the WIN. Absolutely amazing support it was a very special day
I think this is the most important video that I have ever made. Blackpool fans suffered for years at the hands of disgraceful owners and the EFL stood by and did absolutely nothing! Derby County fans came to Blackpool and stood side by side with Blackpool fans durung their prematch demonstration against the disgraced Oyston Family who were found guilty of misappropriating the clubs funds and forced to pay around £34M to minority shareholder Valeri Belokon.
Blackpool fans have never forgotten what Derby fans did and yesterday was our chance to show our support for the way Derby County fans have been treated this season. Derby came to Blackpool to party and we joined in. 
This was a game that was bigger than football it was a statement to say Football without it's fans is nothing, the EFL fit and proper person test is a disgrace they approve these rogue owners and when they go rogue they punish the fans with points deductions the whole thing is wrong!
My hope is that this video gets shared to as many football fans as possible, doesn't matter which club, doesn't matter where in the world, just show it and let's make the people that run football realise that FOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS IS NOTHING
#ONEFOOTBALLFAMILY
Please feel free to share this and help me get this message out and let people see what Derby County means to you the fans your football world has been torn apart this season and did any of you do anything wrong? No you support your club just like every other true fan and you get punished because of the EFL approving an owner that has ruined everything for you! It's WRONG!!
Who knows which set of fans will suffer next?
Link to watch:
https://youtu.be/--G6PX6aEXA

The squad we've had this season has gained more points than all three of the teams promoted from League 1 last season. All three of those strengthened in the summer. 
Unless L1 got a lot tougher this season, our 21/22 squad would almost certainly gain promotion from L1 next season too.

Same team that has in essence come 17th in the Championship? 
The team this season would easily win League One especially with Rooney and essentially without proper strikers (Excluding Plange).
The issue for next season is the fact that the most reliable goalscorer is likely not to be with us. So the goals we are trying to replace is a huge task.

Promotion from League One? Piece of piss - I’ve already done it (on FM22)…

Out of interest, do you think this season's squad would get promoted from League 1? Do you think the restrictions (in terms of wages offered) next season will be more severe than this season? Do you think the appeal of the club, the fan base and the manager will be less?
 
Do I think we're definitely going straight back up? No. Do I think we've got a good chance? Absolutely.

Nah, he'll run through their legs, yankin' on their dangle-berries, the little terror!

For me, YPOTY is not about the best player under a certain age, but is about development. Bird has been great, but has been around the first team for a while so I've instead voted for Cashin.
For POTY I've voted Davies, but that seems less controversial.
As an aside, thinking about this reminded me of a few years ago when the YPOTY was won by Tom Ince, yet POTY was won by Will Hughes, who was younger!

For me, YPOTY is not about the best player under a certain age, but is about development. Bird has been great, but has been around the first team for a while so I've instead voted for Cashin.
For POTY I've voted Davies, but that seems less controversial.
As an aside, thinking about this reminded me of a few years ago when the YPOTY was won by Tom Ince, yet POTY was won by Will Hughes, who was younger!

Everything aside, I thought Erin Cashin was immense today. Thought Liam Thompson had a very good 2nd half too. We need these young lads tied down to long term contracts asap. 

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Absolutely. History will say we were relegated today. But in reality it was decided back in January, when they EFL rejected Quantuma's proposal, which meant we had to release Jags, Baldock, sell Shinnie, Jozwiak, and not able to sign the couple of players Rooney wanted.

Not just the points not letting us sign any players even ones out of contract in January was the nail in the coffin 

Think Morris and the EFL have played a big part in it too

I hope Chris can get the deal over the line ASAP. It is essential we keep the core of this sqaud together. It is a special group !

That aged well

In response to the article Kirchner responded with –
“There’s a lot of false information appearing… in the US it’s easier to keep private wealth… private. Valuations on my company are wrong (in both directions) and most of that is illliquid. The money for the team came from private investments and early investments in crypto.”
“I’ve had to show this to Preston (despite the blatant lie in the Mail) Quantuma, and the EFL have seen it when we previously engaged in Derby. It’s also been shared with one other club we looked at as things got more serious.”
“Unless something comes directly from me or my team, be careful what you believe. Given the truths that have been proven from my comments in December about this deal, my promise on candor is true.”
When asked about a -15 deduction next season the answer was
“This is still to be decided. We have to discuss things with the league and see where we sit. We will share when we know, but right now we don’t know.”
Questions arose about his net worth only being around the £5 million mark. His response was,
“Well I paid cash for my plane and it’s worth about £22m.” He also confirmed that he does not need to put down a £5m deposit as Quantuma have enough funds until the end of the season, but once that runs out he will fund the club.
On the stadium issue and the possibility of the council buying it and leasing it to the club Kirchner said
“Yes… the Derby City Council have been instrumental in me coming back. They are great representatives for the people of Derby and will be a great ally for us as we rebuild the club.”
When asked about why he pulled out of purchasing Preston North End he said
“Let’s do a hypothetical here… Ever buy a car? If someone raises the price halfway through the deal by 10% over what you agreed then wants to force you to buy options and packages you don’t want/need with the car, would you buy it?”
“We started comparing every other club to Derby in terms of infrastructure. The other clubs we looked at needed significant improvements to produce players through the academy at the level we want long term.”
When asked if he was the sole financial backer or are there other investors in the mix, if so, are you able to advise who?
“It’s me… but I may bring in some partners for small stakes down the road for strategic reasons. Such as experience in media, experience in retail, or other things that are important to the business we are building. Or I might have some friends buy small pieces to be a part of it – But the deal is solely me at this point from a financial perspective and not dependent on anyone else.”
If successful with the Derby purchase, is your plan to stay long term or to flip the club and move on?
“No plans to sell something before I buy it… I’m 34, so I have some time to be the custodian before giving someone else a run”
Will you be continuing/backing RamsTV as it is now?
“Love Rams TV… we are going to do a lot more on the access/media front”
Do you and Rooney have already a rough idea how you will go about transfers this summer?
“He does… we haven’t had a chance to go through it together as this happened quickly. Going to discuss this and start moving on it in the coming weeks.”
Will the EFL allow you to buy players next season? Or will the club be restricted to free agents and loans?
“Haven’t met with EFL yet, so can’t comment on the outstanding issues with them. I will say they’ve been supportive, reasonable and amicable in previous conversations, so I think we will be treated fairly and the restrictions removed.”
Will Wayne Rooney remain as manager?
“He will be. He’s a big reason I came back. I think Wayne is the best young manager in the game.”
On offering current players new deals and recruitment in to the squad Kirchner replied –
“I’m sure we will… but I’ll default to Wayne and the team internally. He knows the squad he wants, my job is to give him the resources to assemble that squad.
“Hiring a recruitment team will be up to Garry and Wayne. I’ll trust their judgement.”
Kirchner gave confirmation that former Manchester City CEO Garry Cook will be the Chief exec. of Derby County.
Finally on the city of Derby and the future of the club Kirchner had this to say.
“It reminds me of my hometown. Everything revolves around Kentucky athletics. The passion is exciting and the people are nuts. Sometimes a little too much, but the supporters of Derby are a key reason I’m here. Derby is a big club and is going to get even bigger.”
“Let’s be realistic… we are going to build something sustainable and stable so the people of Derby and the supporters never go through something like this again. Goal 1 will be to rebuild the organization. Goal 2 will be to win League 1 next year.”
“A lot to be done, but I believe it will or I wouldn’t be spending my time or money on it. Despite people thinking I’m kicking tires, I’ve spent about £500,000 in diligence trying to find the right club. This isn’t a hobby… we’re here to build something special.”