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    GB SPORTS reacted to NottsRammy in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    For GODS SAKE stop the whimpering and the crying .Yes we are down .But we are down now with our decks clean .Now lets clear out the remaining dross of some of our so called better football players that only try 1 in 12 match's , i wont name names . 
    Start again with a new owner the accepting of the deduction is because to get new owners in by jan to prepare for league 1 and a bounce back hopefully .The rest of the season is over its just play who and what to see what they have got for league 1 . 
    Our future starts now .
    Thanks Mr Morris but you severely over stretched the gamble and will now NOT be well remembered at all . 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to RoyMac5 in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    baalocks.
    The EFL retrospectively changed the rules on us. Screw the bar stewards! duck the EFL mandarins!
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    GB SPORTS reacted to jono in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    I believe it is due to their primary duty to the creditors. They must make the sale of the club speedy and at as high a value as possible.
    They  “rolled over” on the appeal in order to get the EFL to fix ALL the sanctions this season. The appeal - or agreeing to back down from it - was the only leverage they had. They needed to have the sanctions closed off in order to sell the club.
    It stinks to high heaven from a justice point of view, but from a finance and new owner POV it probably had to happen given the EFL’s consistently appalling behaviour and inconsistency.
    I await with interest the EFL clearly saying no further penalties for historical misdemeanours.. not seen it yet except in the vague use of words like “concluded” ….
    The EFL are not to be trusted to leave this alone. They will continue to be on our case .. bet you ! 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to LondonRam2 in [Help Us With] The Greatest Ever Escape   
    hi all
    OK, we're doomed...or are we?
    At -3 we now need 43 points from 29 games to be in with a chance of at least being part of the relegation dogfight in April/May rather than just rolling over.
    In other words, from now on we need 1.5 points per game on average.  Statistically, that means winning half the games and (possibly) losing the ones in between.  Draws as per our current form will simply postpone the inevitable but not prevent it.
    12 wins and 7 draws will give us the 43.
    This to me would suggest a "death or glory" strategy of attacking football, especially at home.  A point in this context is just "meh", but wins are worth gambling for, and there's literally nothing to lose by gambling because unless we gamble we're down anyway as expected.
    Nothing to lose, playing for pride, with the pressure now off they might just surprise us.
    It's also worth bearing in mind to what extent the teams just above us are struggling and will probably continue to struggle.
    We are like Lewis Hamilton at the back of the grid in F1 - can we fight our way to 21st place on the last day on goal difference?
    Could we pull of the greatest ever escape?
    I wonder what odds the bookies are offering on our survival?
    COYR!!!
     
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    GB SPORTS reacted to IslandExile in [Help Us With] The Greatest Ever Escape   
    And in return, we let them have Knight, Bird, Sibley and Buchanan and half the academy on the cheap?
    Forget it. We're in League 1 next season, let's prepare for that.
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    GB SPORTS got a reaction from MackworthRamIsGod in Come January where would you strengthen and who would you go for?   
    I thought that was great!! ? 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to jono in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    No because then they would still have their desired opportunity to deduct again next season. This is their goal. 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Shipley Ram in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    If we make a fuss they drag things out, extend the embargo, and refuse to let us resign any of our own players. Meaning all the senior members of the squad out of contract can leave on a free and the under 24 leave and have the free arranged by a tribunal. Then they will book the losses for the players leaving on a free as a loss and drag things out for further FFP seasons. Make no mistake they have us by the knackers.
    I'm pretty furious about it all, we we do end up relegated and the young players leave for a pittance I'm all up for going old fashioned 80's thowback style. The EFL have stiched us up in the press, and allowed the Wycombe chairman to publicly call us cheats without comment. Everyone thinks we "cooked the books" rather than simply using an alternative accounting method everyone thought was ok for four years before kicking off about it.  Close moor farm, train on the pitch, water it a lot before matches. It would simplify our recuitment, can you play in ankle deep mud? Everytime anyone complained about the playing surfice I'd ignore the question and talk about accounting. (End Rant)
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    GB SPORTS reacted to The Scarlet Pimpernel in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    We need to regroup as fans, team and club and absolutely tear up league 1 then the championship then onwards. We are DCFC UTR
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    GB SPORTS reacted to PistoldPete in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    If we are relegated anyway what difference does it make?
    EFL saying its unlikely Derby would win of course means nothing at all , they would say that wouldn't they . They are on the other side, or they choose to be on the other side.
    We have no idea what the 17 points is supposed to be for. Being Derby County presumably. Wearing black and white strip being an aggravating factor.  
       
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    GB SPORTS reacted to I know nuffin in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    Just watched the grand Prix with verstappen and Hamilton on the corner. FIA said no offence occured, are they sponsored by the EFL.....
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    GB SPORTS got a reaction from Mucker1884 in Alan Nixon Breaks Silence on American Billionaire Bid   
    Alex Ferguson reckoned that Dion Dublin had the best two-footed tackle he'd ever seen.
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    GB SPORTS reacted to jono in End Parachute Money   
    I think you’re right. Wherever you are there are the “top teams” .. it is natural selection. History, crowd sizes all sorts. And fair enough
     
    For me though Parachute simply warps that to the point that the teams that might break in can’t because the incumbents are unreasonably protected. It creates virtual stasis. The Yo Yo clubs will always be Yo Yo. The opportunity for new blood is discouraged 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Mihangel in League 1 now...   
    Anger, most certainly in this context, is a backward looking, negative emotion. There is nothing we can do about what has happened, it's done, look forward.
    Anyway, change is good, freshens things up, a complete reset is required whether we like it or not. This gives the opportunity, backwards to go forwards and all that jazz.....
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Foreveram in League 1 now...   
    The last time I visited Portsmouths ground it reminded me my I was happy that we left the Baseball ground.
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    GB SPORTS got a reaction from Ramarena in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    He has, and only missed 52 mins after being subbed as well, so has a 96%+ playing rate.
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Gee SCREAMER !! in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    To be honest Pearson told it like it was in interview ' if I had 11 Craig Brysons this club would be top,  the players at the club aren't as good as they think they are or aren't willing to show the correct application.  24 HRs later the storming of the citadel lead by Captain Keogh and his removal. 
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Addingham Ram in Come January where would you strengthen and who would you go for?   
    I realise as fans we might not be happy about the possibility of dropping into League 1, but come on, it's not the end of the world, especially if the EFL problems are behind us and we have new owners.
    Derby will still be a massive draw for the kind of players we should be looking for. There will be young hungry players coming through at another league 1 / league 2 club looking to progress to the next level (and there will be some gems if we get the right scouting team in place), Premier League club loanees looking for a taste of first team football (and if Wayne is still here I'm sure he will be able to use his contacts) and the odd experience pro who wants to give a little back (like Curtis / Jags, who let's face it aren't at Derby for the sake of their future career). We'll also still have some of the current crop of recently promoted Academy players who will have a full season of games in them.
    If we went down to League 1, we'd be a very big fish, we'll still have one of the best staduims outside of the Premier League, a fantastic training ground, Grade 1 Academy, and an amazing fan base (we'd fill most away ends as well).
    So whilst I don't want us to go down as much as anybody else, let's at least consider relegation as a chance to reset and regroup, rather than as a doomsday scenario.
    I was there during the old Third Division days, I remember the despair at going down, but I remember even more fondly some of the best couple of years being a Derby fan during those 2 years.
    Keep the faith Ramboy63.
    UTR ?
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    GB SPORTS reacted to LazloW in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    Am I allowed to believe both that Mel Morris is ultimately to blame for taking us into administration, that he presumably signed off on our approach to finances and accounting which got us into trouble and if he hadn’t spent big sums of cash at the behest of his managers (ie not supported them) then we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in… AND… that the EFL have acted dishonesty, acted retrospectively against all normal rules of natural justice, have sought to block or stymie every single attempt for us to get out of the mess and place additional barriers in our way, have maliciously not used any discretion in how they have interpreted the rules or punishment and are one gigantic pile of excrement?
    I mean, there’s plenty of blame to go around, I don’t think we need to be polarised about it or ‘take sides’.
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    GB SPORTS reacted to PistoldPete in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    I don't say £20 million is the loss to Derby County due to COVID. I say that is the lost revenue during the period until the stadium reopened to fans in august 2021. Add on lost revenue for 2021-22 of maybe another £5 million to £10 million due to vulnerable fans staying away, loss of Corporate jollies, events  and discretionary hospitality etc.
    Then how much more could we have got for Jayden Bogle at pre COVID valuations, maybe £5 million more. Or Morgan Whittaker maybe £2 million more. Or players who left at  end of contracts for nothing because we couldn't afford to keep them.

    I don't really want to think about the effects on player valuations of people who are still at the club, as I hope we don't find out in January. But even if you ignore the effect of COVID on the saleability of the club and the threat to the club's very existence, you are probably talking, with a further significant loss due to player valuations plunging,  at total losses due to COVID close to maybe 80% to 90% of the £60 million of hard debt we are reported to have.
       
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    GB SPORTS reacted to loweman2 in 1971-72 season scrapbook   
    The Baseball Ground 1970/71.



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    GB SPORTS got a reaction from Ellafella in Your top 3 Hopes for 2021/22   
    How dare you!
     
    I'll have know i'm not in the least bit Oxy?
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Ram-Alf in Alan Nixon Breaks Silence on American Billionaire Bid   
    A good read that was Reg, But not for those who believe in Fairy Tales, Football for me lost it's Soul years ago, I can't put a date/time on it, The passion I had for football has got me into bother with Away fans, Home fans, Family, The Law, The Courts, All because of a team called Derby County, They could have been aliens from another planet who ate their children and i've still walked on broken glass barefooted to watch them.
    Football is a Corrupt Sport, FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF and others are even today in it for the Money, Fans like B4 who posts on here, He and his Dad go home and away, Spend their hard earned, Are treated when going away as an inconvenience, He's where I and many many 1000s were back in the day.
    In todays World of Football...it's run by those who have NO! affinity to the club they own, Players who cheat, Refs who are incompetent have taken the game to another World, Yesterday England Vs Albania...2mins of injury time in the 1st half, When there were 4 stopages from Albanian players going down injuered amounting to close on 8mins, The fans are still being cheated, The price fans pay for this division is £30+ for an away game...and people still pay it...and fare play to them.
    Sorry for the rant all unfortunately it's the World we live in...driven by £££££££££££££££££££££.
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    GB SPORTS reacted to jimtastic56 in Radical Idea   
    I have an away membership and take my two grandsons to about 8 away games a season , as you ask. As for Boro away - I would send one fan with a banner saying . “Shove your pies where the sun don’t shine”
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    GB SPORTS reacted to Curtains in Derby finally accept 21 point deduction.   
    This is the EFL we are talking about. 
     
    Completely unsupervised and unaccountable organisation
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