JfR

10 minutes ago, Carnero said:

An Indonesian consortium have been trying to buy Oxford recently:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/03/19/ex-inter-milan-owner-involved-oxford-united-consortium-takeover/amp/

The article includes references to the Indonesian Olympic Committee (of which Raja Sapta Oktohari is a member) and the former owner of Inter Milan & DC United from when Rooney was at DC United.

I wonder if these stories are linked? ?

5 minutes ago, JfR said:

When I was looking up Alonso earlier, I did see a couple of articles mentioning that he had links with DC United, I'll see if I can find one of them again

It was in an article in the Athletic from the tail-end of last year
https://theathletic.co.uk/2290456/2020/12/30/sheffield-wednesday-pulis-sacked/

"Alonso, who has links to MLS outfit DC United, and his associates have been brought on board to assist with a range of matters including recruitment and youth development with the goal of restoring Wednesday’s status as a top-flight side. The Spaniard has experience in the football industry and counts Max Gradel, Emre Mor and Gonzalo Escalante among his clients. He is also the owner of Indonesian top-flight side Bali United."

4 minutes ago, Carnero said:

An Indonesian consortium have been trying to buy Oxford recently:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/03/19/ex-inter-milan-owner-involved-oxford-united-consortium-takeover/amp/

The article includes references to the Indonesian Olympic Committee (of which Raja Sapta Oktohari is a member) and the former owner of Inter Milan & DC United from when Rooney was at DC United.

I wonder if these stories are linked? ?

When I was looking up Alonso earlier, I did see a couple of articles mentioning that he had links with DC United, I'll see if I can find one of them again

47 minutes ago, Carnero said:

Kieran Maguire was just on Radio Derby and mentioned the name Raja Sapta Oktohari as being the money man behind this. Where KM got that information from I don't know as he normally knows the square root of sod all.

Did he mention another Indonesian bloke before that, a politician with links to the mining industry? I was only half listening because I wasn't expecting Maguire to provide exclusive information.

4 minutes ago, Topram said:

Seen stuff saying he has people like luis Figo on his books? Any reports on this?

Listed as a client of No Limits Sports Agency on Transfermarkt, alongside some other recognisable names (Ruben Sosa, Roberto Carlos, Youri Djorkaeff, Mark Bowen, Jon Flanagan), though it should be noted that Transfermarkt does occasionally have mistakes on it
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/no-limits-sports-agency/beraterfirma/berater/5285
Alonso and Tajinder Sumal are both listed as staff

6 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

Would you care to share a bit more of you insider knowledge with the rest of us? or are you just speculating and working yourself into a tizzy with absolutely no idea what you're talking about?

The "Indonesian backers" theory is based on the fact that last year it was reported that he'd approached Sheffield Wednesday backed by an Indonesian consortium. It's possible, but not confirmed, that the takeover here involves the same group.
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/erik-alonso-wednesday-Derby-takeover-20057316

24 minutes ago, LB_DCFC said:

Considering Vox run on outright anti-Islam platforms and we have players and fans who are Muslim or have families that are Muslim, It becomes a bit of a problem imo. 

I don't entirely disagree with you on this, but just to put forward another side to this argument: there's a lot to suggest Alonso either lives or has lived in Indonesia, a country with an over 85% Muslim populace, and some have also suggested that Alonso could be fronting a group of Indonesian backers, who, chances are, would be Muslim themselves. Would it be possible that Alonso's position is either less hardline than the Vox party line, or that he doesn't hold those beliefs with particular vigour?

I don't know the answer to this, by the way, I'm just trying to understand why someone involved in an anti-Islamic party could have such close connections to the country with the largest population of Muslims in the world living in it.

2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

So, hang on a minute. Is the bloke a fascist?

All jokes aside, Vox aren't fascist, but they are very right-wing. Fascism is opposed to democracy and liberalism, where Vox supports democracy and are economically (neo)liberal. However, Vox's platform is socially conservative and rooted in Spanish nationalism.

Cons: Might be a fascist
Pros: Looks better with his shirt off than the Sheikh probably does

The Spanish pronounce "V" and "B" the same way, so as a former boxer Alonso's clearly gotten confused and thought he was running for the Box Party.

Norwich might well win by 5 or more here
Already 3 up

Edit: That last one was a nice goal, as well

2 minutes ago, Rampage said:

Cannot see Rovrum winning only two out of ten games

I think they'll do a little better than that, but I wouldn't say it's impossible. They've only won 2 out of their last 10 games, the other 8 being losses.

4 minutes ago, Bald Eagle's Barmy Army said:

A big 3 games ahead, we only need to get 3 points from those games. One win, surely we can do that. 
 

We should then be looking to get at least 4 points from Birmingham or Sheff Wednesday at home. Swansea away we can kiss goodbye to any points there. 

I wouldn't write off the Swansea game entirely. We've had a good recent record against them, having taken something off them the last seven times we've played them, and their form has started to stutter a bit. They've gone four games without a goal, and there always seems to be one team at the top that tanks at the end of every season.

I'm not that concerned about Wednesday. They had 8 losses in their previous 10 games before today. If we let a team like that turn an 8 point deficit around in 6 games, we don't just deserve relegation, we deserve winding up.

I've been so focused on the teams below us, that I'd not noticed the teams above us. Preston and Blackburn are both within 3 points of us as things stand (albeit, in Blackburn's case, with a vastly superior goal difference), and neither have been in particularly hot form as of late. Depending on how the next couple of games go for us and them (all against teams in the top eight), the two games at their grounds could prove to be six-pointers.

Seems like a bad day for penalty takers for teams below us

Rotherham had a penalty saved in the 85th minute which would have likely have secured a point against Millwall

4 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

 how do you reckon Andorra would get on against Rotherham?

Would be postponed because of Coronavirus outbreak

One that has probably gone under the radar a bit, but Florian Jozefzoon (technically still a Derby player) made his debut for Suriname the other night, and actually scored a goal.

Always loved Kieran Dowell

Birmingham look like they're getting Bowyer in from Charlton.

1 hour ago, Tyler Durden said:

Doomed Sheffield Wednesday beating Norwich currently. Perhaps you need to tell them that they're doomed as they don't realise it yet.

Yeah, they're doomed

1 hour ago, YouRams said:

If I caught him in bed with my wife I’d tuck him in, stick kettle on and make him a brew 

If I caught him in bed with my wife, I'd kick her out and take her place

54 minutes ago, BuckoBeast said:

Do we want a millers win or forest win ? ?‍♂️ 

Mass brawl that sees the game called off and both teams deducted points
Hope that's not too much to ask for