Norman

What the hell am I reading?

Are people actually forgetting the role the EFL have played in the legal proceedings against us that rumbled beyond the last transfer window and put everyone off making a bid for us.  Delays that saw us lose Jagileka and a goalscorer, plus half of our amazing academy. 

And that's after the legal proceedings against us for the ground etc that led to the delays that led to the late points deduction that led to the legal proceedings that led to nobody putting in a acceptable bid until a month or so a go. 

The fact we didn't go down the season before was 'regrettable'. 

Blame Mel, absolutely, but to call the EFL the boogeyman or a smokescreen shows a complete lack of understanding. 

Christ. 

Do you tip the checkout workers or the bin men or anyone else on close to the minimum wage? 

They collect your plates and ask if you want sauces. Why you'd tip that is beyond me. It's an American pile of crap that comes from them not paying a proper wage to waiting staff over there. 

Obviously this is good news. The stadium was always going to take longer and this gives whoever it is room to breathe to sort funding/complete the sale. 

Something that I find interesting is.... There were no leaks from our end last night about this update. None. And these were obviously private contractual talks between the admins and CK. No need for the EFL to have been involved in those talks. I'm guessing the statement timing was so early here because it was still yet to hit midnight in Texas. 

Which means only one thing - imo it shows the leaks have been coming from the EFL all along. Which is disgusting. 

I bet Wayne already knows that, though - what with being married to Wagatha Christie. 

5 minutes ago, Unlucky Alf said:

Wasn't there an issue with CK calling MM something derogatory on his twitter account a few months back before CK came back to be PB?

It wasn't derogatory. It was factual. 

29 minutes ago, inter politics said:

Is the meeting live on RamsTV?!

Seeing as though Depp vs Heard is on a week's break, I think this could fill a void. 

2 minutes ago, RipleyRich said:

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/potentially-concerning-derby-county-update-shared-as-takeover-saga-rumbles-on/

Didn't he have to prove he had the funds for 2 years worth of trading to satisfy the EFL test? 

He doesn't have to prove funds beyond that. Nothing story. 

I bought my 3-bed semi with a garage for what I thought was an over-priced £135,000 about 2 years a go. 

I remember thinking I'd bought at the high point - because of Covid, a recession was around the corner. It needed re-wiring, central heating, everything you could think of. I said to myself I would happy if it was worth what I bought it for plus what I spent on renovations - as I thought house prices would go down. I bought it mainly for the location and garden, so making money wasn't the main focus. I was 33 and just happy to be on the ladder. 

Next door did the same renovations as me (2 brothers who died within months of each other owned a semi each and we bought our houses at the same time). We both roughly spent about 35 to 40k on renovations. They put theirs up for sale last month for 230,000 with bids reaching 260,000 within 2 days. They went for a bid of 250,000 in the end as there was no chain and it was cash. They're moving down South next Wednesday to a house left in a will. 

Absolutely mind boggling. Robbery, actually. They even said to me they feel guilty for selling at that price. 

As @sagesays, we have a lot of divorces/breakups, and a lot of single occupancy houses. I remember reading only the Germans had a higher rate of single occupancy in Europe. 

There is no way you can build for the demand. However, rising interest rates and cost of living will limit abilities to borrow and I think we might be nearly at the high point. I don't see there being a crash, though, so it's not going to help first-time buyers.... Just landlords. I was always told, the first sign of a housing crash was landlords selling up. That's not happening. 

1 minute ago, DavesaRam said:

What was the Curtis offence?

The ball hitting his arm which was by his side and didn't move. 

2 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

how are we meant to get something out the game when we cant get the ball off them

Just like how Cocuball failed here. You press and press until they make the mistake. 

They aren't Barcelona. It's all in their own back third. It looks tidy, but they aren't going anywhere and are working hard off the ball just to get it in our half. 

8 minutes ago, Andicis said:

Few things with this. I find it very implausible at this stage that he's a con man, there is nothing to suggest that and he is clearly a credible businessman. Two, if he was a con man, at this stage, do you think the EFL would suss him out if nobody else had (not a chance lol). I'm going to continue to look on with optimism, because God knows we've had enough pessimism for a life time.

The biggest clue for me that this bloke has enough money is Garry Cook. 

The same Gary Cook who launched the Jordan brand with Nike, was at the start of the Man City takeover and I think headed the global media team for the UFC - or something along those lines. 

That's 3 massive brands, and he was at the start of all 3 having massive expansions. 

The kind of bloke who wouldn't spend his time sitting in Preston for no reason.

Have Russia sent in their proper army yet or what. 

10 minutes ago, Rev said:

I work afternoons, along with my son and 1 other, the others at my work do mornings. 

All the morning shift have it, along with the 2 gaffers who cover both shifts. 

I had a text Sunday, to say all the others with Covid would be gone by the time we got in, so we'd be fine to work. 

Within 10 minutes of starting, the MD who'd only tested positive the day before came down to the shop floor and started working!

I realise that everyone is going to catch it sometime, but it seemed reckless in the extreme to carry on working in the same room, at the same time, as someone who had it.

Eventually the message got through, and he left the shop floor, but then went out to fetch his lunch. 

As far as I can tell, the guidance is still to isolate until you test negative on day 5 at least, but it's being ignored.

I know of a place of work that has told its staff that they won't pay for the first 3 days off work - like normal SSP. 

That's why people aren't testing or off there. People can't afford it. 

1 minute ago, IslandExile said:

People are not defending Mel.

People are saying that the club needs to be saved. People come and go. We don't want the club to go.

This is the worst thread ever. 

It's absolute poo. Terrible question, terrible poll options, leading to people falling out over something that doesn't exist. 

Put it in the Off Topic section. 

I can't believe anybody thinks that the actual Russian army isn't in Ukraine.

Maybe I've been ground down so much over the last year especially, that my standards are now very low, who knows - but I look at our bench and I think it actually looks quite strong. 

Russia have made themselves look so weak. When was the last time a country's image was so radically transformed? They have an ex-special forces president who likes fighting bears and an army of such numbers it was frightening. 

Turns out the president has lost his marbles, those around him are too scared to tell him the truth, their army, full of one-year conscripts, is useless, their armoured vehicles are scrap metal boxes on tracks that fall off. Tactically inept, with an army full of people that do not want to fight, with not enough fuel or food to keep them moving and now their economy is tanking.

They went in thinking the Russian flag would be draped over the front of their tanks. That didn't happen so they started sending in armies to fight in every prominent city. They had problems taking those cities so started bombing airfields, fuel fields, water plants, taking over nuclear power plants to shut off basic amenities. That didn't work so they started bombing civilian buildings as another way of grinding down the Ukrainians. That hasn't worked so they are now bombing anything. 

So where do you go from here? Chemical/bological/nuclear. Do we think Putin wouldn't go that low? Of course he would.

Scary times ahead, I think. We will find out in the next 2 weeks when they actually get to Kyiv which direction this is going to take.

On a different note, I think Western governments will use this current situation to push through Green industries/technologies faster. Thankfully we are ahead of the curve on that. Seems like we are in for quite the inflation rise over the next few years. Which isn't good for an economy built on high borrowing on over-valued housing. 

Another thing Putin got completely wrong was the level and willingness of most countries to stop trading with them and impose sanctions. They're on the way to the Siberian wilderness with a leader who is ducking mental and a population who don't deserve it.

One question I do have though... Say Putin manged to take Kyiv and Ukraine, puts in place a pro-Russian government etc. How the hell will he afford to rebuild and maintain control of such a vast country? That would be enough to floor their economy without sanctions. But with sanctions...... 

6 minutes ago, Kathcairns said:

Can you find anything good to say about anything connected to Derby, try and be a bit more positive, we have enough problems at the moment without you spreadind doom and gloom.

He's called Realistic Ram. He's being realistic. 

Nobody knows Putin's plans but himself and a select few generals. This is the bloke who didn't tell his own security counsel his plans to invade. 

The Russian army has sent in special forces and paratroopers. They have also sent in their 'proper army', it's just full of one-year conscripts. This happens when you have such a large army that has grown so quickly. Naturally a huge amount are incompetent.  Add in that some thought they were training in Belarus, some thought they were peace-keeping like they do in Moldova, and it is set up to be a failure. 

There are enough pictures showing Russian vehicles abandoned. Their supply lines were set up for a few days, not over a week. Not enough food, not enough fuel. 

There is no conspiracy. Putin thought the Ukrainian government would flee, and they would roll in and set up a puppet parliament and have a military presence in Ukraine as peace-keepers as well as taking back the disputed areas. 

The opposite happened, they weren't prepared, the supply lines weren't there. They panicked and sent in cargo planes carrying hundreds of paratroopers to land at an airport they hadn't secured. They got killed. The Russian army is incompetent.

The Russian economy is tanking. There isn't a clever plan.

Military expert on BBC says there has been peace-keeping Russian troops in Moldova for years, but that they are currently also assigned for the siege in Odessa. 

Once Odessa is taken, he expects them to be assigned to take Moldova. 

Also stating that when the Russian forces meet resistance from residential blocks, they are no longer fighting and clearing the buildings, they are shelling and destroying the building and moving on. 

2 minutes ago, Alpha said:

"Not interested in perspectives"

Wonder how we end up in these wars

Because no matter how you deal with Putin, he will always want more. 

You go on about the justifications or reasoning behind Putin's decisions - and that the West have done similar or worse. 

But none of that matters when you're dealing with someone who kills and tortures people because they share a different perspective to himself. So yeah, that's how you end up in wars. 

1 hour ago, Alpha said:

 

Hopefully not offended anyone in this post. I'm not about to join a terrorist organisation! Just feels like the propaganda machine in Russia was so popular they ordered one in Washington and London. All the same poo

Don't waste your life worrying about offending people for stating an opinion that you're either sharing or concluding from your own research/beliefs/thoughts. 

I don't agree with everything you are saying, but please, don't become one of these people who feel like they can't share their own opinion. 

1 minute ago, Stive Pesley said:

No argument from me - I have direct experience of living under a succession of incompetent leaders who have not even achieved that bare minimum

 

But that's exactly how I feel about World leaders. We would be hypocrites not to realise this. Tony Blair and Iraq, for example. 

That, however, does not excuse or become an answer for what is going on right now.

I get why Russian people may want life to carry on under Putin. But in my opinion, any incompetent leader could do a similar job. 

The Saudi regime are doing a fantastic job if we're going down this route. 

1 minute ago, Stive Pesley said:

Indeed - if you look at the wealth inequality figures for 2022 - Russia is in the same ballpark as the US and the UK. Yes it's only one measure, but a pretty telling one. Given the number of oligarchs we hear about, I was expecting their rating to be far worse than ours

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/wealth-inequality-by-country

Worth pointing out that I didn't read the stuff about price caps etc as a defence of Putin in any way. It was in response to a questions about what sort of life the average Russian citizen experienced, and whether that would make them favour "western democracy" over what they have now. 

 

 

 

I don't see it as a defence. I said I couldn't give a duck. It's like the Saudi regime. 

It really doesn't take the brightest leader to make the average person better off when you have huge natural resources that are high in demand. 

I don't see caps on prices and a few classes for old people as a something that should be applauded. It should be the minimum expected. As is not going to war. 

The most incompetent leader could do what Putin offers his population, unless someone can help me convince me otherwise. 

Putin is a Bamford. I couldn't give a duck if he capped sunflower oil prices or gave kids some money for New Year. 

He is currently invading a country, sending young lads to their death on a lie. He's killing civilians, he's killing economies, he's killing a democracy. 

The bloke doesn't like the West. He doesn't like democracy, he doesn't like freedom of speech, he doesn't like opposing views and he certainly doesn't recognise he is currently committing War Crimes. He poisons and imprisons dissenters. 

Going on about the hypocrisy of the West does not excuse the invasion of another country. Going on about how the average Russian is better off than they were 20 years a go, when they have enormous oil and gas reserves does not paint the whole picture. Dianne Abbott could probably run up a reserve even with her Maths skills.

Zelensky is going to die. He knows that. It's the only way he has a chance of saving his country. Its the choice he took. If he fled, we would already be seeing Russian flags high above buildings in Kyiv. 

1 hour ago, cstand said:

All politics is divisive in the modern world with a click bait MSM trying to fill 24hr news and social media sites such as Twitter. 

The Ukraine remaining independent but neutral and having a working relationship with Russia was my preferred option before Putin invaded.

Been following this guy on you tube for a few years as he travelled through the old soviet countries making videos though now trying to leave  the Ukraine.

 

Same here. Bald's vlogs have been amazing over the years. Learnt so much from him about old Soviet nations.