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Just be careful about the Covid Pass, there's an extremely convincing scam text that's being circulated providing a link to the alleged NHS website asking for your personal and GP details then requesting you pay £4.99:-
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-to-avoid-covid-pass-text-scam_uk_611f6d34e4b029c152b3a139
I received the text message myself and the website I was directed to was an extremely convincing mock up of the real NHS one. 

So where would we be with nobody vaxxed?  In another lockdown.  As other have said its about mitigating risk, Im on the train to Birmingham this morning (essential journey for work), young d*ckheads sitting together with masks around thier chins.  That's what the main cause of infection is.  Unless you are exempt, there is ZERO excuse for not wearing a mask.
Passports do have an effect, it encourgaes some people to get a vaccine that may not have been bothered to do so....  I know people that can't be arsed, all of a sudden they can....
Pleased you are not too badly infected by it, I too suffer from asthma, so its reassuring to know I will hopefully be not too bad ?
Regarding those that have been jabbed not being too ill, I think this is as a result of a lower viral load.  This has a knock on effect, the lower the viral load, the lower the effects.
Have a great Xmas....

I welcome this, its not about you, its the people you potentially infect, the elderly and vulnerable including your relatives.  People are still laughing at masks and not trusting vaccines, that fine, you have a choice, but so does DCFC and they have a duty of care to their fans!!!  Just as you have a right not to be vaccinated or want to wear a mask, DCFCs has a right to refuse you entry! 
At least we are not at the point of compulsory vaccination like some countries in the EU.  You 'still' have a choice, life is full of choices, but, you need to accept your choices sometimes have consequences.  I've personally had 3 jabs and the flu jab, why to keep myself and my relative safe.
Its simple if you want entry get jabbed, if your not exempt and don't want to get jabbed, you have to accept the consequences of not being allowed in, its a choice....
An anti-vaxer and campaigner who attended lots of C19 anti-vaccination rallies who lived in Willington, is no longer with us, sadly, he endured a terrible fate on a ventilator which lasted for about 10 weeks and ultimately died. 
Lets all stay as safe ae we can, be it by taking the vaccination or by respecting the rules by not attending the game, we all have a choice!   

To be fair he was wrongly sacked and the two who were driving effectively got away with it, so yes he was unwise but treated badly. 

Rams fan Andy Mitchell is fundraising for St John's Ambulance to see if he/we can raise the £8,000 that Mel left them hanging for. Going well so far but if anyone can help here is the link:-
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stjohndcfc?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socpledgemobile&utm_content=stjohndcfc&utm_campaign=post-pledge-mobile&utm_term=K6Yx7jQn6

He had every choice… he chose to stop putting money into the club, do you think he has no money left..? Do you think he is going to the cash point machine today and checking his balance and It says 0:00…? He is STILL a MULTI MILLIONAIRE who, off his own back decided to stop putting money Into the club which in turn meant the club was in administration which in turn means we get 12 points docked.
he knew It, we knew It, the EFL new It, my dog knows It. 

We have been docked points because Mel put us in administration….which is a 12 point deduction…he knew this, everyone knew this and yet he did It. 

Personally I don't think it works for any group to represent any fans. What does it achieve? I don't really get it. I am a Derby fan amongst thousands of other Derby fans. The owners run the club and we support or criticise as is our choice. What exactly do official supporters groups achieve? 

For me, I've been frustrated by the ill thought out questions posed to other parties since admin was announced.
For example, 

The answers are obvious to anyone who has paid attention to the detail in the relevant cases.
SWFC were issued with a 12 point penalty because their spending exceeded the P&S limits by £18m. Overspending by £15m or more results in a 12 point deduction (pending aggravating or mitigating circumstances). This was reduced on appeal based on the circumstances of the stadium sale.
Derby's rumoured 9 points is not purely based on the 3 year period to 2018, which Mel said was roughly a £4m overspend (4 points) according to the EFL's interpretation of FRS102. Subsequent periods would cumulatively take the total to 12 points, but reduced by 3 as a token of goodwill. Of course, this argument from the club's side as that if Derby were charged when they should have been for that period, actions could have been taken to avoid failing future periods as well. There will also be arguments over how failed periods will be adjusted for the future P&S periods too.
The EFL are in the right in being able to come to an agreement with the club, before charging the club. As you may recall, the EFL was scrutinised (particularly by the club) for charging the club in relation to the amortisation policy. The club were aware of inbincoming charge for the stadium sale, but were taken unawares by the amortisation charge.
 
There gave been a few other questions I have been critical of. There is also one question which I am amazed hasn't even been asked yet... how has the club smashed through the £81m which we supposedly should have received for the stadium, whilst failing to pay £20m to HMRC and taken out a few loans since the end of the 17/18 season... the numbers just don't seem to add up.

If mel was looking to sell because his cash was running out then you can't claim from 2015-2016 we were on the path to sustainability and profitability....  You can't have your cake and eat it.

Mel hasn't just gambled his money he's gambled this club's future existence which is utterly inexcusable. He's not only completely mismanaged the club to a degree rarely seen in english football but he's walked away after claiming he can no longer fit the bill and publically declared none of it is his fault, instead it's entirely to do with covid... It's so mind-bogglingly arrogant and stupid of him to make such claims I can't believe anyone has fallen for it. 

If Morris knew what Rush was up to and let him do it, then Morris is incompetent and this mess his fault. If Morris did not know what Rush was doing, then he should have done, therefore is incompetent and this mess is still his fault.

Completely Morris’s fault 100% ,the buck stops with him.Ignorance to what was going on is no excuse.If he didn’t know what was going on with Rush he should have done.

Yay, I’m going to this!! After a brain haemorrhage and then lockdown I thought I’d never get to PP again. However, I’ve recovered really well over the summer, especially worked hard to improve physically and my partner is letting my son take me to the match - he’s much more worried than I am!
So, Rams, I’d appreciate a good performance and a win - though whatever happens I’ll feel like a winner just getting there.

I was 18 years old in 1970, football mad and went to every home game, and many away matches, which were great days out, usually on the train.
Six of us from Allestree FC went to Newquay in 1970, which was just brilliant - sun, sand, surfing and girls - what a time to be alive, but we all came back on the Friday evening to ensure we got to the Rams vs Man. Utd Watney Cup Final, at the BBG, which we won 4-0.
Memories which cannot be taken back - wonderful days

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09wnqfb

I'm another one that loved the fact a rich fan took over and has tried to bring success, the academy on the face of it was the right thing to invest in, raising the profile of the club with the gamble on Lamps was something I applauded, giving a young English ex player a chance (I'd still love Jody Morris to be involved again down the line) and it nearly worked, it wasn't Mel that screwed up the team selection for the final!
But
Talking of his health, take a moment for the health of some of the 25k+ fans, not everyone is resilient and can shrug their shoulders at the situation,  some (maybe only a few hundred) rely on the Rams for socialising, camaraderie and a purpose, you can already see some people struggling with the uncertainty,  @B4ev6isis a perfect example of people that live and breath the club, take a moment and think about their wellbeing,  because a certain MM hasn't. Let alone those that have been in furlough from the club for best part of 17 months and are likely to now be out of work!
Even if he has a grand plan (I'm still clutching at straws) to somehow allow DCFC to carry on by using the administration route, the way he has run the club in the last 2 years is appalling, and if he ends up sitting in his Palace with PP and the Academy buildings still in his name, and no club.... I don't know how he can sleep at night.

Is that the same @Charlotte Ram who was scathing of posters a few weeks back that Mel would consider Administration?

There was a simple retort to this - that still leaves another 12 clubs, wh are they not also entering administration if this is all down to Covid?
Why are these interviewers unable to think on their feet instead of just asking pre prepared questions?

That's like saying I went to my company owner for a payrise and 6 months down the line the company folds....then the owner says well everyone else asked for a pay rise too and I gave it to them, couldn't afford it but thought it was the best thing, sorry about your job. 

Right that’s done. I never want to hear from that man again.
Goodbye, Mel Morris. And good riddance.

In other words they just read this forum.

In other words they just read this forum.

The thing i dont understand is why do people keep defending mel? He has absolutely gutted this club.
i work for a national company so most of my work mates are fans of different clubs, all of them are baffled as to why Derby fans arent protesting against the owner and I tend to agree with them.
i ask the question if mel was from italy and had no connection to the club would he be seen as completely different? i think we are blinded by the fan thing - he is dragging the club in the dirt and seemingly gets a free pass. you just look at the whole fan meeting thing last month, it is a damn disgrace

I just feel increasingly numb to this as nothing actually seems to change,no comms from the club,no comment from the efl,no charges,no news from the meeting that was held.
We seem to be stuck in a news time loop.