Millenniumram

2 hours ago, Ram1988 said:

So will this week be the week a preferencial bidder will be revealed? ....

Don’t need a crystal ball to answer this one… no

Thought this was gonna be an invite for the whole forum round yours @DarkFruitsRam7. How disappointing 

Ducks sake, away form will kill us. 6 defeats in a row ffs. Should be able to pick up the odd point at least, even with all our issues.

Ducking Madley

But but but… there’s no agenda ?

The EFL want us down, and they’ll do everything they can to achieve it

3 hours ago, Carnero said:

The original bid was £28m excluding the stadium (hence I originally put £28-30m). Far in excess of liquidation value. Therefore there must be better offers on the table. No need for bedwetting.

The original bid is about as relevant as me sticking a bid in now. It was in January, before the fire sale of our youth to keep us funded which has devalued the club. Not sure why you feel the need to hand out childish insults to those worried about our current situation. FWIW my viewpoint hasn’t changed based on todays news, I’m still 50/50 whether we will survive, but certain if we do it will be with a 15 point deduction next season. I think Ashley is the only one who can save us, so the Binnies withdrawing is neither here nor there. But those worried are perfectly entitled too, there’s no “bed wetting” going on.

Seem to recall you were one of those staunchly defending Mel’s running of the club a year or so back, and slamming anyone who spoke out against him. That turned out well didn’t it? Might be time to wake up a bit.

19 minutes ago, Carnero said:

Go on then, tell me what exactly you think will be liquidated and to a total value of greater than £30m.

The Binnies bid included the stadium, which we believe will cost £20m. That leaves only 10m to the creditors

By the way, if we get liquidated and have to start again fan owned, can we make an agreement not to buy Pride Park under any circumstances? Build our own ground and leave that bamford Morris saddled with a stadium no-one can use. He doesn’t deserve a penny after what he’s done.

5 minutes ago, Curtains said:

But we wouldn’t have turned down  the 30 Million Binnies offer would we !

We would if liquidation would serve the creditors better. The BBC article suggests the Binnie bid was the only one on the table.

2 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

 

Rooney using the presser to push the matter further into the public eye and force some action?

Ooooh, another timescale. Can’t wait for 5 days time when guess what? Nothing will have happened.

Steve Gibson’s already on the phone to the Premier League demanding they relegate Everton, so Derby fans don’t get any joy at all this season by seeing Leeds go down

15 minutes ago, LERam said:

I was doing my usual day dreaming earlier, and it usually leads to what I'd spend my 100 million on if I won the euro millions 

 

If you won 100m would you be prepared to save Derby by donating x amount, if so how much, and what would you want in return?

 

I think I'd be happy putting 20m, I don't want much in return, just be treated like a god, and have free reign to walk around and do as I please

Mel, is that you?!

Ravel hasn’t been what I expected him to be, is probably the best way I can put it. I was expecting a clearly technically gifted player, who was a bit of a knob and didn’t put enough effort in. I’d argue we’ve seen the exact opposite. There’s been no issues with him off the pitch, and he seems a decent hard working lad. But his performances prior to yesterday were in general those of player who lacks in natural footballing talent. Which was a bit disappointing, considering the potential he was supposed to have.

However, he was outstanding yesterday. Not just the two goals, but his all round play was superb. He linked up with his teammates beautifully, glided around the pitch with some wonderful touches, and got himself into some great positions. Much, much more like what we want to be seeing from him. Have to be careful that it’s just one game though, and the challenge now is for him to put in those sorts of performances more regularly.

FWIW, to me, he seems to be the sort of player who does the hard stuff well and struggle with the basics. He’s capable of some amazing skill when he doesn’t have time to think, but can mess up fairly simple passes when he does. I guess that comes from a lack of game time across his career, it’s almost like he’s a raw 21 year old still. But, with good coaching, I’m sure we can make a decent player out of him at this level. We just have to hope Wayne is able to get it out of him. Perhaps getting him further forward more often is the key, I think he’s a natural number 10 and that’s the sort of areas we need to be getting him involved in if we’re going to see the best from him. 

Hope yesterday proves a turning point for him. Should help restore his confidence, and he appears to be recovering from long COVID as well now.  We need everyone firing over the next 10 games, then we’ll see where we’re at in the summer.

Did think our squad was a bit bloated tbf, who needs more than one winger anyway?

38 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

Why does it need to be bad - perhaps another bidder increased their bid? Anyway I read it as the plan to announce him as PB on Friday collapsed but doesnt necessarily read as him to be PB collapsed - just on Friday! Perhaps that Studio acquisition had to br completed Friday and that took up all his legal team's time. Or he pethaps said I would like to buy Derby but my son/daughter (sorry does he have one?) is a huge fan of Niall and Jack and it would make her year if she could meet them both. Hence Saturday. Perhaps his wife still wants to meet Wolfie Smith? As ever in this fiasco we just dont know. Could be anything

You been a Derby fan for long? We don’t get good news

28 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

If they're that crap why did Mel Morris appoint them then.

Mate, have you seen Mel Morris’ track record? A good judge of quality he is not

Just now, Jimbo Ram said:

Festy found Ravel….

Good point. That was our first decent cross in god knows how long though

That’s how you hit a cross. Could give our players all day and they’d never find a man like that. 3 games without Lawrence, three losses. That red killed any hope we had left.

If we name a preferred bidder this week I’ll take my Easter holidays in Kyiv. Don’t believe a word these administrators say

You and us both EFL, you and us both…

Quantuma are the Mel Morris of administrators. Entirely incompetent 

6 minutes ago, one_chop said:

Good man, stay single. Don't let yourself into a life of misery, before you know it you'll be hen pecked non stop, everything will be your fault, the way you fold towels will be wrong, you'll peg washing out the wrong way. 

The list is endless.

Now your posts make sense all of a sudden…

33 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

But it won't be down to one player if we get relegated - that was what you were saying! It's a team game. For all you know he might have played and been ordinary - or can you see what an excellent player he can be?

Our relegation will be down to 1 man almost certainly, Mel Morris. But that Lawrence red card was the final nail in the coffin that confirmed it. We get a point in both games this week if Lawrence plays in my view, he’s by far our best (and only really) attacking force.

6 hours ago, IslandExile said:

Lost first two games of his suspension.

Sorry now Tom?

It's about the team, not about exacting your revenge because the ref didn't give you an earlier free kick.

Right, lesson learned. Move on. Win us every game on your return. Thanks.

Said as soon as he got sent off that it could cost us our place in the Championship. I fear I was right. I’m still so pissed off with him. What a complete and utter fool. Let the fans and his teammates down… not for the first time, either.

9 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

Surprised Rooney has come out and said both half-time substitutions were purely tactical. Ebosele was scaring them with his runs and Sibley is our only player whose first thought is to shoot.

Only trouble is he can’t shoot. Or pass. Or trap a football. 

Don’t tell me some of you lot actually believed we would announce a preferred bidder? Where have you been the last 3 years? Of course we won’t.