Poynton ram

If the difference between getting a points deduction and not getting one is a couple of million then surely some crowd funding could raise that sum? I appreciate this needs organising but surely could be done. 

If the difference between getting a points deduction and not getting one is a couple of million then surely some crowd funding could raise that sum? I appreciate this needs organising but surely could be done. 

If the difference between getting a points deduction and not getting one is a couple of million then surely some crowd funding could raise that sum? I appreciate this needs organising but surely could be done. 

If the difference between getting a points deduction and not getting one is a couple of million then surely some crowd funding could raise that sum? I appreciate this needs organising but surely could be done. 

If the difference between getting a points deduction and not getting one is a couple of million then surely some crowd funding could raise that sum? I appreciate this needs organising but surely could be done. 

What is it about adversity that makes non fans come sniffing around our message board with their sanctimonious comments and advice?
I assume they are the sort of people who slow down on the motorway to rubberneck the accidents on the other carriageway! 

I see we still owe Chelsea £135k, presumably money owing for loan fees for Mount/Tomori. Would the fee for Dylan Williams not have repaid this? 

I can't disagree with this statement as I can't prove otherwise, by the same token I'm not sure this is something you can prove either.
Having visited the Sheffield Wednesday forum there isn't a lot of love on there for Steve Gibson, I would image Liverpool fans would also not agree having been on the end of his legal action along with other clubs. There is also a small matter of the Man United fanbase that have been questioning the claims in their support for Wayne Rooney.
You can only base your views on what you see and hear, and right now Forest, Leeds and bizarrely Bristol City fans have been very vocal in their support of Steve Gibson, although this will be down to rivalry....except for Bristol City which is once again just bizarre.
I don't know the guy, won't claim to know his life story and the shenanigans he may have been in, but what he has done against this club is unforgivable. 
Make no mistake, he is not responsible for the position we are in, he has been responsible for prolonging the situation with his frivolous claims which let's be honest, the club were never the intended target in all this, it was Mel Morris.
Let's also not forget, nowhere would you find Boro fans complaining at the time in 18/19, Tony Pulis was the target of your frustrations and rightly so, only now that Gibson's claims became public are Boro fans out in force to support their owner, which is commendable. 
We have seen the benefits of a siege mentality ourselves recently, even clubs such as Leeds which we dislike with a passion, you have to applaud the way they defend their club and anyone connected.
End of the day, it's quite possible the club could have been sold long before we entered administration had we not had these claims over us, they have been the main stumbling block. That's 12 points back on the board, no Embargos and we could potentially be challenging the top 6 with you this season. 
I know Boro fans will argue justice has been served, especially if we go down, but relegation is not a punishment the EFL can just hand out.
If you want to hear tales of how great Steve is, what a gentleman and upstanding person in the community, you will not find that on here, so don't be shocked to read plenty of vitriol aimed towards Gibson and in our eyes it's fully deserved. Every single bit of it.

Just seen him on north west tonight with Sally Nugent. His honesty about his demons is to be applauded

Just seen him on north west tonight with Sally Nugent. His honesty about his demons is to be applauded

Its brave of you to come on. We all know the issues under MM's tenure - he conned us all too but the problem is we as a club have been punished so very very much by the EFL in various ways. Only Derby fans know the detail of everything that has been done.  So Unfortunately the "Derby are all cheats" line pedalled by your chairman and others saying we still need to punished more via these claims is why we have such a totally negative view of your chairman. We have no funds to settle a claim and having to do so will lead to liquidation - other creditors wont agree to a proposal where they get less. So SG's actions and soundbites do not reflect just how much we have been punished already by the EFL and how perilously close to extinction we are. You seem certain he will withdraw the claim when we get to the wire. We are across the wire in no-mans land in broad daylight wearing a fluorescent jacket and still he persists. So that explains our hostility to him 

@BoroWill- the reason your owner is seen as the villain of the piece is because he is.  Not because of his views of Mel Morris and not because of his previous views and comments of our club's profligate spending - you will find many/most Rams fans (no doubt some late to the party) who agree with him on both counts - but because he is and has been for many months deliberately making it impossible for us to move to new ownership without us slugging him a considerable amount of money (anything between £7m and £45m) for a perceived competitive gain, when even your own fans believe that your failure to gain a play off place that season was largely down to Pulis and a sporting/player/results failure on your part.
We have been roundly punished by the EFL's processes for our financial splurge; we have spent the vast majority of the last 3/4 seasons under a transfer embargo; we've had 9 players leave this transfer window alone, most against their will; we're down to the bare bones from a squad perspective; we're likely to get relegated despite the fantastic effort that the players are putting in to avoid that happening.  Is not all that and more, punishment enough?
Yet, for your owner, this is personal.  He doesn't care that the club, our club, is suffering, that good people are out of work, that a fan base is suffering. The proof of that is that he is continuing with a claim that is at its very, very best, purely speculative.  If he relaxed his claim we could, probably, get new owners in place, sort out creditors, be relegated and under EFL control for two more years but at least move on.  He won't let us because he doesn't like Mel Morris and wants to see Mel Morris suffer. And that is it pure and simple, and that is why he is, whatever your protestations to the contrary, the villain of this piece.  It's time for him to show some leadership, move on and concentrate on his own club.

I know that the atmosphere will be very charged on Saturday, but I really hope that our fans can act vociferously but also within the law. It would be so much more of a statement if we can demonstrate our disdain for Gibson and at the same time be seen to be exemplary (expletives however are definitely in order)

Is basically the message from the club, should go without saying really but here we are. 
No mention of what anti-social behaviour has been going on both home and away that could land the club in trouble, would assume pyro, damage to stadiums, fighting, going on the pitch….might also be an early warning to all those going up to the Riverside at the weekend. 
Behave yourselves
 

And no damage to the City Ground, @TomBustler1884 raised this in the Boro tickets thread, but worth mentioning again.
The last thing we need is a bill to cover damages inside their stadium as you took your frustrations out on the toilets and pink seats.
We don't need any negative press to come from this game, none whatsoever, go do us proud over there and come back with the 3 points. 

I rally like this post in the petition comments:
 

If Mike comes in and saves my football club, enabling my son and his children and their children to carry on the tradition of following this famous old club, then I’ll happily chant his name, get behind him and be forever grateful to him, regardless of who thinks what about him. 
Bring it on big Mike 

No.
He's still leading us through the most difficult and horrendous season of our club's existence with a dignified calmness and getting superb performances from our squad of old men and kids.
We'll still be singing, "He goes by the name of Wayne Rooney", loud and proud for a bit longer yet.,
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The sadness of this is slowly sinking in today. It's been a few years since I saw a group of Derby players who made me so proud to see them.
We've had better teams, and more successful teams, of course. Don't think any of them have performed so admirably despite increasing hopelessness.
I just hope it continues for the rest of the season. I've conceded that we're going down, but I don't want us to be totally abject and pointless. I want us to go down kicking and screaming and giving absolutely everyone a game. Starting with Bournemouth
The dedication our players have shown is the one thing that brings me back to the games in spite of all this. As a season ticket holder I hope they continue to give us a reason to keep coming back each week.

And let's not forget Cap Bombers - bad boy like this from the newsagent with a roll of caps. All for 20p.

Obviously that horse has bolted but why didn't the club sell the naming rights to generate some much needed income? No idea what could have been generated but surely there would have been some takers or was it simply a case of MM not wanting to sell until the club reached the Prem?

Sold in Jan then

Sold in Jan then

Sold in Jan then

Anybody else see him on Sky Sports this morning talking about the game last night ? Very complimentary about Rooney and the style he is bringing to the team and his brave selection choices. Not entirely sure what his role of Technical Director involves though