JfR

3 minutes ago, ollycutts1982 said:

Is that the same Fabio Borini who was at Liverpool??

Yeah

He's only been there 5 minutes and he's already scoring

4 hours ago, Rammy03 said:

Even Forbes are on it now. Definitely dodged a bullet

To borrow a phrase, it sounds like it's a total fuckjob

EDIT: Is the David Jeans that wrote this article any relation to Levi?

Signing an almost 30-year old Jesse Lingard on 180k a week is such an Everton signing that I'm genuinely shocked that it's another club doing it.

5 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

 

Gets to play under Andrea Pirlo

Might not be out of the woods just yet

For those that don't know, Southall was involved with the situation at Charlton a couple of years back, and supposedly played a role in getting Erik Alonso involved here, so it's concerning for Birmingham if he's to be made CEO there

In entirely unrelated news, Aston Villa have been linked to Mauro Icardi

26 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

No, think that’s Amadou Diallo who was released by West Ham. He’s a 19 year old winger

Is this our cut-price replacement for Amad Diallo after we couldn't get him on loan last year?

4 minutes ago, rammieib said:

How did he get a permit last year and how would he get a permit now?

He's Irish, so wouldn't need one

Kwaking signing

Was apparently Loach in goal during this infamous occasion overseen by Stuart Attwell way back in 2008 (not even 2 months before he got the East Midlands derby game)

Personally, I think Loach should have done better there

Only found out about him 5 minutes ago but have decided that he's the second coming of Peter Shilton

Confirmed here:
https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-name-wayne-rooney-as-head-coach

My biggest takeaway from this is that the interim coach is called Chad Ashton. With that name, surely we have to find a place for him here.

Rooney never said he was leaving to spend more time with his family, neither in the club statement on his departure or on his Twitter afterward. That was just some gubbins that The Mirror got from an "insider source":
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/wayne-rooney-quit-derby-manager-27328514

1 minute ago, YouRams said:

Just googled from Bournemouth doesn't say he's a free agent so I'd guess it would be a loan 

He got released at the end of last season
https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/released-and-retained-list-published-1/

DC United look like they could do with him. Currently 5-0 down to Philadelphia Union and it's only half time.

Rosenior specifically mentioned Carlos Richards and Darren Robinson in his pre-Bradford interview, so they'd be the first two to look out for

1 hour ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

In all seriousness, Bassini will never take them over. It will all fall apart when the money needs transferring. He's like Kirchner, but if Kirchner was a character from a Carry On film.

The thing is, he'd not even need to actually purchase the club to cause bother for them. He just needs to convince himself that he should be buying them. Look at his actions with Bolton, which held up a legitimate sale for far longer than was necessary. 

1 minute ago, Rev said:

Why, what was his role in Joinersgate?

It was reported by the Daily Mail at the time that, in addition to the Lawrence, Keogh and Bennett, there was also an 18-year old involved, but seeing as he wasn't driving himself and because of his age at the time, it was kept rather quiet
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-7555971/Football-news-Teenage-Derby-player-FOURTH-person-involved-car-crash.html

While that article does not mention what player it was, Buchanan was one of the only players we had at the time that fit the details given in that article (18, academy player, handful of first team appearances) and was pictured late in the evening with the players that stayed out late. As such, it's an assumption that he was the player referenced, but it must be said that, as far as I'm aware at least, this has never been categorically confirmed.

41 minutes ago, hintonsboots said:

That’s because action was taken against the wrong individual.

The committee actually ruled that no act of gross misconduct had been committed. If the club sacked the others involved, there's a decent chance it would have resulted in payouts to all 3 (or 4) of them.

15 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

This was comedy gold. If someone had told me that this was in fact a comedian that had called up and convinced Talksport that they were actually Bassini I'd believe them.

Normally, I'd be concerned for the club in question, but as it's BCFC I'll just grab some popcorn and pull up a chair.

It was still believable when he said that Tyson Fury's training him to beat up Simon Jordan and that Simon Jordan killed someone, but when he said Birmingham City are going to win the league, that's just too ridiculous to be anything but a wind-up merchant.

18 minutes ago, JfR said:

Laurence Bassini was back on Talksport again, and this time might have been even more entertaining than the last one

 

More complete version here

Laurence Bassini was back on Talksport again, and this time might have been even more entertaining than the last one

2 minutes ago, alram said:

it's okay laughing at that but why have we beaten boro? i certainly hope its because hes a local lad and doesnt want to move. and not down to us offering more money, if its the latter we have learnt nothing.

Because we're massive and Boro are tinpot

I don't know if Marco is Buchanan's agent. The Derby Telegraph said that Quantum Sport is run by Marco, but he's no longer a director of Quantum Sport, having left that role in 2020.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09922242/officers

He's still listed on the company website as a "consultant", but whether or not he was directly involved in this Buchanan situation or just happens to work for the same company as Buchanan's agent isn't clear.
https://quantumsport.co.uk/

Think it's harsh to pile in on him without a more solid link.