SaffyRam

Anyone else got a bit of dust in their eyes?
Brian Clough could not have handled this better.

What a man, brilliant stuff. Hope he sticks it out for a very long time

Wayne battering Mel.. rightly so

We need to sell virtual tickets at £5 each.
There's a lot of other teams supporters laughing at us right now but the real football world normally stands as one and would purchase tickets over the next few games to help us. 

Came on to post my update, it's pretty much this almost word for word!

Got two tickets, last home match was pre COVID Feb or March 2020- was a season ticket holder for a number of years. Not been this season due to combination of other commitments, apathy about attending events after COVID and unhappiness with how the club is run but the club needs the fans now.
COYR
 
 

I’d also love to know his thinking behind announcing administration the evening before a match ?
Worst possible timing.

No one has come forward to ask for one. When the ticket office has cleared the backlog and sent out the season tickets, i will work with them to find a way we can do something about gifting.  

Quick big up for the much criticised ticket office.... Sent them a e mail about a issue purchasing tickets for next two games had a phone call back within 10 minutes saying it was sorted and I should not have a problem going forward has they were in the process of sending out season ticket cards. 

Just been re-reading this topic and I'm just astonished there are those still willing to either defend the bloke or offer up apologetics for him. All of the 'achievements' come to naught if there isn't a club at the end of it and that's exactly what could happen.  As a best case scenario he's loaded up the club with a mountain of debt that cannot be maintained, pretty much guaranteed our relegation to the third tier for only the third time in our history and has arguably irreparably damaged our reputation in the footballing community.

Mel was a custodian of the club and absolutely nothing more, his job was to ensure the survival, maintenance, and prosperity of the club and in that he's absolutely 100% failed. Instead of acting as a custodian, he increasingly acted like the club was his train set with lavish unsustainable spending and big name appointments. None of us knew the true financial state of the club only he and Mr Pearce did it seems, and an owners job is to know when to put the brakes on and when not to. The last thing an owner should do is gamble the future of an institution on the hope you'll get promotion- it's exactly that type of thinking that Risdale had with Leeds that all but bankrupted them in the end. 

I won't even mention the completely disgraceful behaviour by Mel towards the staff and fans keeping us all in the dark during this period and his decision to pull the plug. I somehow doubt he'll end up selling his house or is wandering the street with a tin cup in the near future. 

I’d also love to know his thinking behind announcing administration the evening before a match ?
Worst possible timing.

I’d also love to know his thinking behind announcing administration the evening before a match ?
Worst possible timing.

A podcast said it was leaked on twitter/LinkedIn on the day so the club rushed out a statement. First few mins of this. Worth listening to if you haven't done so. 
https://t.co/v14EexjabF

Some folks are positively suggesting we can overcome the 12 point deduction. Well, even though there's been an improvement in both results and performances over last season, further improvement will be required to overtake three other teams.
A fire sale in January will scupper that idea altogether.
There's also the question of additional points deductions. I would not put it past the EFL to delay those until next season if it looks like we're certain for the drop anyway this season.
EFL fighting to protect football and football clubs. Yeah right. Bury, Bolton, Wigan, now Derby.
Shame on them.

I haven’t logged on here for a year because it got so toxic. It’s great to see everyone pulling together now in such a serious situation.
I’m happy to fund a couple of tickets.

Administrators have just announced the ticket office will be open tomorrow and Friday!

This! This is the one thing over everything else which keeps making me really, really angry. There’s no excuse for it. That amount has built up over time, it hasn’t suddenly landed as a big surprise. You can forecast what your Vat and PAYE liability is going to be for months, even years ahead. Absolutely no excuse.

Watching sky earlier rob dorsett said people are circling to buy the club and a group who were in before have come back in I wonder who that is. 

This! This is the one thing over everything else which keeps making me really, really angry. There’s no excuse for it. That amount has built up over time, it hasn’t suddenly landed as a big surprise. You can forecast what your Vat and PAYE liability is going to be for months, even years ahead. Absolutely no excuse.

Well after all those song suggestions that we could sing along to, it looks like this year's singalong song won't have any words.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Steve Gibson goes fishing

We have got more than 99 problems though

Good Evening!