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CornwallRam got a reaction from jono in The Administration Thread
It's just occurred to me that it would be brilliant to have something like a hundred statues of our most historic figures around Pride Park...I'm thinking of a Ram's version of Gormley's Another Place.
We should have William Morley and our 'saviours' Webb, Gadsby and Clowes. Obviously we'd have maybe our 50 greatest players and many of our managers, but then it could be fun to have some villains. Keogh, Bennett and Lawrence for Joiner's gate. Mel for being a worse owner than actual criminals. Sam Longson for accepting that resignation. Paul Jewell for for his home movie and that season. Kenny Burns for being the most irritating of ex-players.
It would be a fantastic way to celebrate the club's re-birth and an acknowledgement that supporting Derby is a bit different, but never, ever boring.
I can just imagine taking kids to the ground and being asked who that statue is? It would actually be a great way to connect through the generations.
COYR
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Rammy03 in The Administration Thread
It's just occurred to me that it would be brilliant to have something like a hundred statues of our most historic figures around Pride Park...I'm thinking of a Ram's version of Gormley's Another Place.
We should have William Morley and our 'saviours' Webb, Gadsby and Clowes. Obviously we'd have maybe our 50 greatest players and many of our managers, but then it could be fun to have some villains. Keogh, Bennett and Lawrence for Joiner's gate. Mel for being a worse owner than actual criminals. Sam Longson for accepting that resignation. Paul Jewell for for his home movie and that season. Kenny Burns for being the most irritating of ex-players.
It would be a fantastic way to celebrate the club's re-birth and an acknowledgement that supporting Derby is a bit different, but never, ever boring.
I can just imagine taking kids to the ground and being asked who that statue is? It would actually be a great way to connect through the generations.
COYR
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CornwallRam reacted to Anag Ram in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - Signed 2 year deal
He’s a winger.
You’d want him to stick to the white line.
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CornwallRam reacted to BathRam72 in The Administration Thread
Come on. Own up. Who shed a little tear?
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CornwallRam reacted to Kernow in The Administration Thread
David Clowes, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This will never be forgotten.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from GB SPORTS in The Administration Thread
But it would be about 25% cheaper than buying it retail ?
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Betty Swollocks in The Administration Thread
No, I think Pearce was an employee trying his best to make his boss's hare-brained schemes work.
After all, Mel was happy to interfere in footballing decisions, when he had no experience. He's a successful businessman, so it's beyond comprehension that he wouldn't be the driving force in business decisions.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from jimtastic56 in The Administration Thread
Build new training pitches on the nature reserve behind the ground and turn Moor Farm into a nature reserve.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Animal is a Ram in The Administration Thread
Build new training pitches on the nature reserve behind the ground and turn Moor Farm into a nature reserve.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from TomBustler1884 in The Administration Thread
No, I think Pearce was an employee trying his best to make his boss's hare-brained schemes work.
After all, Mel was happy to interfere in footballing decisions, when he had no experience. He's a successful businessman, so it's beyond comprehension that he wouldn't be the driving force in business decisions.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Carnero in The Administration Thread
No, I think Pearce was an employee trying his best to make his boss's hare-brained schemes work.
After all, Mel was happy to interfere in footballing decisions, when he had no experience. He's a successful businessman, so it's beyond comprehension that he wouldn't be the driving force in business decisions.
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CornwallRam reacted to Grumpy Git in The Administration Thread
This communication was brought to you by Quantuma’s St.Austell division.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from FlyBritishMidland in The Administration Thread
No, I think Pearce was an employee trying his best to make his boss's hare-brained schemes work.
After all, Mel was happy to interfere in footballing decisions, when he had no experience. He's a successful businessman, so it's beyond comprehension that he wouldn't be the driving force in business decisions.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from FlyBritishMidland in The Administration Thread
Indeed - it's hard to defend Quantuma's 'deadline' communication, but I suspect that they deserve a huge amount of credit for untangling the rats nest left by Mel Morris. Assuming this final hurdle gets cleared they have had a big hand in rescuing our club.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Woodypecker in The Administration Thread
Indeed - it's hard to defend Quantuma's 'deadline' communication, but I suspect that they deserve a huge amount of credit for untangling the rats nest left by Mel Morris. Assuming this final hurdle gets cleared they have had a big hand in rescuing our club.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from May Contain Nuts in The Administration Thread
Indeed - it's hard to defend Quantuma's 'deadline' communication, but I suspect that they deserve a huge amount of credit for untangling the rats nest left by Mel Morris. Assuming this final hurdle gets cleared they have had a big hand in rescuing our club.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from duncanjwitham in The Administration Thread
Indeed - it's hard to defend Quantuma's 'deadline' communication, but I suspect that they deserve a huge amount of credit for untangling the rats nest left by Mel Morris. Assuming this final hurdle gets cleared they have had a big hand in rescuing our club.
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CornwallRam reacted to May Contain Nuts in The Administration Thread
There seems to be a widespread inability to separate poor communication from overall competence. That combined with a misappropriation of blame whenever things don't go to plan is a lethal combination.
We didn't enter administration for a laugh. In the financial position Mel Morris left us, even before considering the extra problems he created with the EFL and Steve Gibson etc, liquidation was a very real possibility and perhaps even the most likely outcome. People appear to have forgotten just how much of a poo-show was inherited
Very few people would have touched the job. Part of a (particularly unbalanced) Athletic article the other week included one would-be practitioner saying they wouldn't have taken the job on unless the stadium was included in the first place, but they also recognised that there was no way of forcing that to happen. It struck me as a bit odd to say the least - it's too hard a job for them to take on, but they'll criticise those who did when it proves difficult? Nice one, Gerald.
The only thing that matters is that there is a buyer, anything more than that - avoiding further points penalties from not paying 25% to creditors and not paying player wages - is a bonus. That we are currently in a position of completing a deal that provides those bonuses is evidence in itself that the claims of gross incompetence are pretty far fetched.
Yes, some things could have been handled better, that will always be the case in a complex deal like this. Imperfection isn't incompetence. Incompetence would have seen us fold months ago, or starting next season with a points deduction that far exceeds even last season's.
Complain all you like about deadlines etc, but quite frankly I couldn't give a toss if their communication skills upset people just as long as the job gets done in the end!
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CornwallRam reacted to SinceIWasntSoYoung in The Administration Thread
Apparently they’ve mixed up the paperwork with the contract renewals, so currently Curtis Davies owns Derby County.?
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CornwallRam reacted to angieram in The Administration Thread
I don't want any set of fans to go through what we have gone through.
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CornwallRam reacted to Raminphilippines in The Administration Thread
The clue is in the name. I am in the Philippines.
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CornwallRam reacted to Carl Sagan in Song for our new era.
A great excuse to post this version which gives a hint of what it would be like for the whole of Pride Park to be singing Learn to Fly:
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CornwallRam got a reaction from Carl Sagan in Song for our new era.
We need to adopt this as our new anthem. Perfect tribute to our new owner.
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CornwallRam got a reaction from jimtastic56 in The Administration Thread
Do they make wheel clamps big enough for private jets?