Kuskus

Quick bit of research yields the following:
The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where DAVID CLOWES holds a current appointment equals £30m, a combined total current assets value of £536m with a total current liabilities of £137m and a total current net worth of £346m. My guess would be that while David is the front man, the new owners will effectively be the Clowes family as a whole.
For those already worrying that he / they have insufficient net worth to run a club like Derby, consider the relative wealth of Brentford owner Matthew Benham, a tiny fraction of the Clowes fortune. Consider too that Benham had to borrow £700k to fund the majority shareholding he took when he bought Brentford in 2012. Like Clowes, Benham too, is a lifelong fan of the club he has now established in the Premiership. Not all 'fan-owners' then are of Morris' ilk, so let's be balanced in our thinking. Some may say Benham is an outlier and an anomaly but the facts do not bear out this opinion. My view is rather that he simply adopted a model by which even clubs with modest fan bases can operate without losses AND enjoy success. For interest's sake, some net worth figures for a few Premiership club owners, correct as of 10/2021:
Brentford – Matthew Benham (£3m)
Norwich - Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones (£23m)
Burnley – Mike Garlick (£62m)
Watford – Gino Pozzo (£93m)
Leeds – Andrea Radrizzani (£344m)
If Clowes is successful in his bid, then let's then give the man a chance to show that he intends to run the club in the way it could and should be run. There is absolutely no reason that DCFC can not break even within a few years and then turn a profit from then on. Look at the 30K +++ crowds that turned up towards the end of a post-Covid season with the team nigh on certain to be relegated. There are few clubs in the entire league that would top those numbers and the willingness of the fans to get behind the club, aligned to a measured and analytical approach to recruitment, can prove to be the cornerstones upon which a resurgent Derby County can be built. Our support was the absolute envy of the League last season, despite 3 years of ever gathering gloom and ill conceived hostility from outsiders who chose to hate before they thought. Let's not forget that. Equally, let's be respectful to and supportive of the players who ran through walls for us, even those who now choose move to pastures new. We should be, and I believe most are, grateful for what was a herculean effort from a team where a good few were earning a fraction of the wages they could command elsewhere and all played week in, week out under immense levels of pressure and uncertainty. They gave us all they had and IMO, they now owe us nothing.
Let's also look out for each other; I've tried to remain calm and upbeat throughout the last couple of years as have most, but the strain of the last few months has understandably stretched nerves to breaking point. A lot of us have expressed anger and lashed out and I'm one of them, but the truth is that lashing out at those around the process, or worse still, at other fans, serves literally no purpose. I should know better.
As we now look to the future then, akin to most fans, I suspect, I remain concerned that this may prove yet another false dawn, but this does have a rather different feel about it. We will know by this time next week whether the deal has legs, at which point we can hopefully once again begin to dream about a more positive future for the club, the fans and the wider community. In essence, the healing process can begin. Of course I am hugely biased in my view, but it's something I strongly believe; there is something quite unique and special about this club of ours, even in the darkest of times. They say that it's always darkest before the dawn and I'm sure I can see some narrow slithers of light ahead and this for the first time in several years. Perhaps a bright and beautiful new dawn will follow, perhaps something less than that, but let's try to be present, upbeat and supportive and not simply look to others. We have a huge role to play if we choose to accept it and these next few years could be some of the best in long while if we temper our expectations and rediscover the unity and passion we showed when times were hardest.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

We don’t need to have billionaire owners to have success because look at Brentford’s owners as an example.

He did WHAT to Mike Ashley???

I assume this means they are now at the stage of the owners and directors checks by the EFL

I assume this means they are now at the stage of the owners and directors checks by the EFL

I assume this means they are now at the stage of the owners and directors checks by the EFL

I assume this means they are now at the stage of the owners and directors checks by the EFL

Well I’m going to look on the bright side. This week Q will announce a bid has been accepted which avoids a 15 point penalty. The buyer will pay a deposit to cover funding until the deal is completed. Everything will fall into place, squad rebuilding, Wazza and LR back at Moor Farm.

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

Maybe this plan b is him selling his private jet in the UK?

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

In my opinion if we need to cut costs down then maybe we could do that with our academy and we could implement a similar system to Brentford as they have a B team.

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but seen this on East Midlands today:
Apparently this is Andy Appleby’s bid and you can watch it in BBC iplayer.
 
 

It makes sense why Ashley wants to sue Quantuma now because he must have heard about Appleby’s bid and he know he won’t match it.