Jackal

You better shout loud
You better get high
You better tell Forest Derby won't die
Santa Clowes is comin' to town
 
 

As the squad are due back for preseason on the 27th,  I suppose it’s unlikely we will get to hear Wayne Rooney’s thoughts until he’s back in the ‘building’ but would be good to know if he will be the man laying the first bricks on the Clowse foundations ….. 

Our hero’s name dont rhyme with blouse 
nor does it rhyme with flows
(he’s treated us to Mel’s last bows
He’s bloodied Ashley’s nose)
 
give him his dues,  we had the blues 
He steps in with fantastic news 
so please excuse the rave reviews
our hero’s name is Clowes
 
 
 
 

“The EFL is deeply disappointed that Derby County have found a credible buyer, and in doing so removing our last excuse for keeping the club and its fans in Dante’s inferno indefinitely. We feel eternal damnation is in the best interests of the club and gives it and its fans the reassurance of a stable long-term future (in purgatory). Heil Hitl….erm, I mean that concludes this EFL diktat, erm statement”….

So it's you that's been disturbing my nap time with you incessant sweet wrapper rustling!
The stewards will be hearing about this you hooligan.

that's not a dog! It's either a cloud or a bigfluffybastard

DC is a proper businessman, not someone who invested and got their lucky break. I can see him as someone who steps in, stabilises the club for a season or 2 and sell on. Or another possible is he buys it and sell half as a joint venture with another bidder and slowly over time sells his shares. 

Great initials for starters.
I think right now we just need anyone to take us over and get us out of admin, even if he ends up selling up in 1-2 years time I would think/hope it would be with us in a better position

Sooo, I'm nearly 50, and just went whooping round the garden with my arms out and my shirt over my head like a fat Ravanelli.
COYR. This is it brothers and sisters.

TBH I was expecting him to walk for nothing. Getting a fee feels like a win

Would it be in bad taste to refer to Quantuma as simply the 'tuma from now on?

So it looks like we will end up with A+A, or end up in it.

No, no, no - that's not how it's done. Please send those funds to the USA and then back to a European Clearing Bank, then on to lawyer's client account, then they'll be ready.
Have these people never seen Ozarks?
Bloody basics!

I don't really care who it is anymore I just want it done. The longer this goes on the worse next season becomes. We're Derby County we should be getting promoted from League one.

I'm pretty sure a few Wimbledon fans might disagree with you..... what happened there was a disgrace to English football.

Not quite. It’s not a case of the EFL’s involvement helping or not helping. DCFC are still a member of the EFL. The EFL should be helping it in these difficult circumstances, especially as the club has been sanctioned according to the rules over a prolonged period at the behest of other members. That part is done and dusted. We are now a member pure and simple. Our “trade association” is ( or effing well should be ) bound to assist members. That assistance cannot be muddied by past actions for which justice has already been served. And it cannot and should not be conditional on DCFC to act in a certain way in areas governed by commercial law rather than their rules.  The EFL well understand this but are desperate to get their fingers in the pie to justify their   position. It’s a power play and it makes me want to throw up. If they were honest even handed and open they should be falling over themselves saying “what do you need to sort this.”
 
 Not the usual “disappointment” and “if only” or whatever snivelling weasel words they chose. They have a man on the board who was disqualified as a company director for diverting funds in to his own bank account. They went for us because they were threatened by another member. They are weak, cowardly and employ persons of bad character. 
It’s an organisation without morals or ethics. A fit a proper persons test ? And people like Peter Ridsdale is on the board ? 
PS .. you may just detect from the above that I have nothing but contempt and suspicion whenever they say anything. 
 
rant over (for now) 

I’m taking it as a positive step, not necessarily as a key sign to a takeover being done but to see planning for the new season is happening suggests we will at least get another year of the club, I mean it could all change but I’m thinking positively  ? 

The cost to go to watch the cinema will stop people spending too. Unless it’s two for one compare the market deals.
@B4ev6is with respect, you have no idea how this is effecting some households.  There’s no cheap deals for gas or electric as they’re all selling it the same.
Some schools are swines at only making you buy your uniforms from a certain place.
Everyones after yellow sticker food and it’s causing agro in supermarkets.
Fuel is the killer, petrol is going up and up, buses are being cancelled, trains are expensive and striking.
Its a mess.

It's the first time I've commented in a while but I can't lie, this whole situation is beyond a joke.
 
I can imagine how you lot feel about it but to me football is derby and derby is football. I don't care for England, I don't care for any other team and right now there's absolutely nothing positive going on. 
Every noon and night I'm checking for the hopeful "Take over complete" - because the prospect of playing forest green away is bad enough, but losing Rooney (which will happen if this carries on) will be the biggest loss yet. That man and his pulling power will be the difference in us bouncing back as players will want to play for him. Anyone interested in buying the club will know this, and if we are to get out the doo doo, I fell this has to be sorted and finalised this week or else we're screwed.
 
In the 30+ years I've been a Derby Fan, this is by far the worst period I've ever experienced. It's like all the people involved in ruining what Derby County is and a lack of amends being made from people who are "interested in buying us" have zero understanding of what this club means to the fans. Its disgusting tbh. From the EFL, Gibson, Mel Morris, Admin, CK, and the people diddle daddling around the idea of if we're a worthy enough assett to take on, there's no one who cares as much as us and I think we deserve better. Obviously.
 
I pray this gets sorted this week ?

A talented young man...but, Every tackle that is made, Every run that he goes on, Every time he falls over and stays down...we're all thinking...oh not again, Ship him out and save on his wage, Get those in who thrive at this level and go from there.

I have mentioned Mrs Appleby would not let us go out of business before based on that interview. Never underestimate the power of constant nagging from a wife

It’s paper thin, but there is enough of a squad to start the season and fulfil fixtures. We might lose week after week but if the admins were to cash in on Knight or someone to provide a chunk of funds for running costs and get tickets on sale to provide additional income the club could start the season in some capacity, allowing more time for a sale to be finalised. 

3 failed takeovers, a 2 year embargo, forced to release players, forced to sell players, cap on number of free agents allowed to sign, a League 1 level wage cap for those free agents when in the Championship, a 21 point deduction, a multi year legal battle with the EFL, a legal battle with an ex player, a legal battle with an ex employee, essentially blackmailed into acknowledging Boro's and Wycombe's claims and finally top it all off by getting relegated .... but you know what? I agree with those vocal Forest, Boro, Brum fans on social media and that weird Bristol City fan who's been stalking Derby for what must be half a decade by now .... I don't think we've really been punished enough yet. 

Does a Cheshire Cat have more lives than a West Ham Cat? Asking for my friend Kurt.