Oldben

I absolutely agree.
However, whilst Mel is still in charge he won't stump up the cash to sack Rooney or to buy players (and who can blame him).
The pending EFL charge means our accounts still haven't been submitted and we're under embargo.
New owners are probably put off by the threat of a points deduction and subsequent relegation.
So we've got what 8 or 9 weeks until the new season - I can't see this all being resolved anytime soon. The squad that finished this season will be weaker than the squad that starts next season.
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Under Wazza it often looks like we have only 5 players ?

A lot of people want to blame the players.
A number of the players, played under lampard, when he took the club to the play offs.
Did I miss something, or does that call Rooneys ability into question.
In my opinion Rooney was not the right person to be the manager.
I dont see how that will change significantly in the coming season.
In my opinion, With the potential efl points deduction hanging over the club, its a massive gamble to continue with him as manager.
For me its fresh start time: New owners, significant team changes, new manager.
I dont see any area of the team that doesn't need to change, the efl charge just adds impetus to it all.

A lot of people want to blame the players.
A number of the players, played under lampard, when he took the club to the play offs.
Did I miss something, or does that call Rooneys ability into question.
In my opinion Rooney was not the right person to be the manager.
I dont see how that will change significantly in the coming season.
In my opinion, With the potential efl points deduction hanging over the club, its a massive gamble to continue with him as manager.
For me its fresh start time: New owners, significant team changes, new manager.
I dont see any area of the team that doesn't need to change, the efl charge just adds impetus to it all.

Simon Jordan seems to have a lot to say about Derby county and to me so much of it seems accurate and exactly what I'm interested to read.
On a number of topics he seems a good source of insights on Derby.
Would you agree?

United’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle in midweek was their 29th of the season, equalling the record for the most losses in a single Premier League season alongside Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Derby County.
So defeat on Sunday would see them set the record outright, inking their name in the record books for the wrong reasons.
At last derbys unwanted record could be broken.

Simon Jordan seems to have a lot to say about Derby county and to me so much of it seems accurate and exactly what I'm interested to read.
On a number of topics he seems a good source of insights on Derby.
Would you agree?

QPR goalkeeper Joe Lumley is attracting Championship interest going into the summer – Middlesbrough, Millwall and Coventry City enter the race - but should Derby enter the race?!
 
Here are the best free agent options for Derby ahead of the 2021/22 season, sorted by their current club.
AFC Bournemouth: Jack Wilshere, 29, midfielder
Barnsley: Alex Mowatt, 26, midfielder
Blackburn Rovers: Lewis Holtby, 30, midfielder
Bristol City: Famara Diedhiou, 28, striker & Henri Lansbury, 30, midfielder
Cardiff City: Junior Hoilett, 30, winger
Huddersfield Town: Oumar Niasse, 31, centre forward, Alex Pritchard, 27, midfielder, Yaya Sanogo, 28, centre forward & Christopher Schindler, 31, centre-back
Middlesbrough: Jordan Archer, 28, goalkeeper, Britt Assombalonga, 28, striker & Ashley Fletcher, 25, striker
Norwich City: Mario Vrancic, 31, midfielder
Preston North End: Billy Bodin, 29, winger
QPR: Tom Carroll, 28, midfielder
Reading: Sone Aluko, 32, forward & Sam Baldock, 32, striker
Sheff Wednesday: Moses Odubajo, 27, full-back & Adam Reach, 28, midfielder
Other free agents worth looking at ...
Britt Assombalonga, Charlie Austin, James Collins, Charlie Wyke
Wishing good luck to Rooney on these, as he totally failed to impress me last season, its now down to him to hugely improve the squad for next season. 
If he doesn't have a transfer budget I assume he at least has a larger wage budget than most other championship clubs.
 

Total cumulative revenue before tax during time spent in Championship 2010-19: £232m.
That might interest someone to buy the club

Yes, but we’ve still managed to make one play off final and two play off semis since Mel took over.
Football is a game of incredibly fine margins. If Bryson had got on the end of that cross against Hull, we might have gone up in Mel’s first season. If Roos had caught the ball at Wembley, we might have gone up slightly later than planned.
As it happens, those things didn’t happen, and we’re left in 21st place and worried about our club’s future.
Mel has made some terrible mistakes, and his last act might well be to sell us to someone who destroys the club. His tenure has undoubtedly been a failure.
But if one or two tiny things had happened differently, he’d have been a club legend.
Such is football eh?

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/Derby-county-wayne-rooney-sacking-5395607
Around 5300 people say no to Rooney continuing as Derby's manager thats 63% of the total surveyed, just 20% say they want him to stay.
Vote of no confidence in Rooney
 

Gregory did pretty well for us.

I’d be tempted to try and get three or four in from League One to bring a bit of depth to the squad. It would act as a bit of a refresh and works with various budgets (if we do have a few bob there’s still room for marquee signings).
I’m going to ignore anyone in a promoted side (Dembele and Lewis-Potter would have been go to signings otherwise).
Top of the list is Conor McGrandles if Lincoln don’t go up. 6’1” CM, leader and potential captain. Boosts options and could fill the Bielik gap.
With Pompey not going up I’d be on the phone tomorrow for Jack Whatmough (Matt Clarke’s slightly better looking twin). 6’3” CB who wins everything in the air.
While on the phone I’d also be asking after Roman Curtis. Goals, height and pace. Could play anywhere across a front three. What’s not to like?
Up front, it might be worth sending @DarkFruitsRam7back to the Accrington Fan Zone and seeing if he can smuggle Dion Charles back to Pride Park. 19 goals in mid table team. Electric pace. If Blackpool don’t go up Jerry Yates fulfils a similar remit.

I want Adam Armstrong up front. Mengi and Edmondson will be ok for centre backs. Assume Byrne and Buchanan will stay - but Marshall will go - so a new keeper needed. Assuming Bielik is fit - I would like a creative midfielder - someone like Maddison (Leicester) but more affordable. I then would have a fully fit Ibe and another creative wide player - any chance of Harry Wilson?!

We finished 4th from bottom, claims to resign Waghorn, Gregory etc are ludicrous, our team at present is pants and we need a major overhaul.
Lets not get emotionally involved in players who have ultimately failed over the season, by one good game at the end of it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/sheffield-wednesday-Derby-erik-alonso-20575830.amp
What concerns me is that alonso has form of doing this before.
Also why remove his twitter account.
For me its a non starter.
I would recommend to mel that he pays for a consultancy service like KPMG or deloitte to source a good buyer for the club, they can audit the buyer to make sure they are of good character and have the funds they are experts at handling business issues and would definately be able to find interested people to buy the club.
I'm confident of this as someone who has worked over the years for a number of consultancy firms.
It would be a fairly quick turn around.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/sheffield-wednesday-Derby-erik-alonso-20575830.amp
What concerns me is that alonso has form of doing this before.
Also why remove his twitter account.
For me its a non starter.
I would recommend to mel that he pays for a consultancy service like KPMG or deloitte to source a good buyer for the club, they can audit the buyer to make sure they are of good character and have the funds they are experts at handling business issues and would definately be able to find interested people to buy the club.
I'm confident of this as someone who has worked over the years for a number of consultancy firms.
It would be a fairly quick turn around.

I think its another red flag for alonso takeover.
The first red flag is the rumour that efl asked alonso to put 35 million into an English bank account to proof intention to buy and that he has the funds to buy the club.
The second red flag is that there doesn't seem to be a consortium involved in purchasing Derby, so show us the money source.
Third red flag, rumour that alonso believes a failed manager like Rooney should stay at the club next season, a lack of football experience in my opinion thinking that way.
Fourth red flag, rumoured potential attempt to attract investors in alonso attempt to buy Derby as discussed in the daily mail article.
Fifth red flag, unconfirmed promise from alonso to invest 150 million in Derby, haven't seen a penny yet.
Sixth red flag, rumoured business meant to be used to acquire Derby registered at companies House with a very low amount of money linked to it.
Seventh red flag, after the loss of the efl can Derby afford to a figure openly hiding their ability to buy Derby from the efl. Can see that not going down well with efl.
Note: some of these rumours might have substance.
Supposedly, in every rumour there is a grain of truth.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wayne-rooney-Derby-simon-jordan-5395254.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/Derby-county-takeover-erik-alonso-5396447.amp
Might be a good idea for Derby to hire this football finance expert for appeal against efl decision

I'm just thinking of the best players Derby might sign.
Its not just do we have new owners who have money ...
1. Do we have a team to interest the best players, based on this season prospective championship talent might be receiving advice from agents that the teams in a mess
2. Unknown what the size of the budget is, don't want older Premier league or championship rejects, would rather buy rising stars
3. The rising stars are likely to be cheaper than the top stars in the championship at present.
4. Derbys a bigger club in my mind than the clubs I've suggested buying players from
5. Accused of only selecting players from the clubs being promoted from league one this season, true but I did so purely on the basis that at league one level, Derby need to sign star players and not the average league one player
6. I've not looked at Europe because there's less guarantee that the quality of player needed would want to play for Derby or would cope with the rigours of the championship 
7. There are so many players Derby need to bring in to strengthen the team. Its not a matter of saying if we just had 3 new players that would be enough. In my mind due to players performances this year and contracts ending, I believe Derby almost need a team of new players.
8. Derby are in the unenviable position of having to say no matter the fee the club needs to buy but again that limits the number of players the club could sign even with new owners bringing the money
9. Efl rules will probably limit how much can spend on putting a new team together
10. Rooney doesn't seem to get the best out of players. So the players already need to be talented to play for a manager like him

Reasons for keeping Rooney on as manager:
Sacking him will cost money given that he is under contract.
.........I honestly can't think of another.
Reasons for sacking Rooney:
Unqualified
Inexperienced
Player development seems to have regressed alarmingly, especially the young players. 
Team selections and tactics are chaotic and constantly changing. The lack of continuity can't help players settle in their roles and suggests there is no settled game plan.
His teams generally play ugly boring football.
His lack of effort to stay fit when still on the playing staff betrayed a lack of professionalism.
His in-game substitutions are poor.
Sacking him will mean we won't have to look at the 'Wayne Rooney's DCFC fans' anymore.
Post Bielik, over the last third of the season Rooney's team had the worst form in the entire EFL, including 6 straights defeats before the final match.
Avoided relegation on 44 points, a total that would get a team relegated most seasons, helped by Sheff Wed''s point deduction, Rotherham's fixture pileup and ultimately saved by Sir Marlon Pack's  88 minute equalizer. 
.........I am utterly bemused by any Derby fan being supportive of keeping him on as manager.
 
 
 
 

Lampard actually inherited a poor and very aged squad and was tasked with completely changing the style of play. Rooney inherited a young squad but one that is certainly capable of mid table at the least. I would argue that Rooney has not kept us afloat at all, other teams failures have kept us afloat. 
However, completely agree that the hierarchy needs sorting first. 

I thought this 'appeal' had nothing to do with the stadium but to do with the fact we had not been clear (they are trying to say misleading) about our amortisation policy. 
I have a feeling that if found guilty (and that wouldn't surprise me) then we get no more than a slap on the wrist and yellow card, I'm not sure what more they can do.
I don't know about you lot just want to get this and the ownership issue out of the way and crack on with building for next season. I think the transfer window will be exciting this year, lots of comings and goings

I don't consider myself a super fan. I just don't see only being better than Rotherham and Wycombe over the entire season as any sort of success.
These are the same fans who have slagged Waghorn off for 45 games, but he turns up for game 46 and now we are suggesting we offer him a new contract? 
It doesn't make me no less a fan because i haven't got caught up in the emotion of scraping survival on a technicality.