Ilkestonian

He'd have to hire them with his own money if he wanted to do this. Come on, man. You know the financial situation.
I'm not sold on Rooney as a manager and never have been, but what he has got out of this group of players so far this season has been admirable. Let's not forget who we've got at centre-half at the moment and how we all expected those two to do against anyone with half a yard of pace.
It's a mismatched squad of players past their best, players too young for this sort of pressure, and journeymen who have never done the job anywhere. Rooney has done an incredible job to bring this group together and get them playing against all odds.
I'm all for fair criticism of any manager - but this thread isn't fair. 

If so, shall we move onto the next game?
We are all disappointed in the last couple of games, but having read about sacking Rooney, players not caring, players giving up, our recruitment is awful, we are definitely down  even down without a points reduction in the last 24 hours, it's time to regroup and be realistic.
Rooney wasn't the best manager in the Championship 4 games ago and he isn't the worst now. What we do have is a thin squad mainly made up of veterans and youngsters. We started yesterday's game with half of our outfield players aged 34 to 39. With the new manager bounce they played a high tempo and we got overrun. We look tired and are ready for the international break. 
Are we going down? We are certainly up against it. There are so many variables, admin points appeals, ffp appeals and takeovers and that's before we get to what happens on the pitch. I think the players are giving their all and until the Blackburn game, so were the fans. These are trying times and we need to stick together and stay optimistic. We need to still be in the fight when the New Year comes. By then we should know more about points deductions, new owners and transfer capabilities. 
If we get deducted 21 points, there is little hope, but we can't give up yet. Every point is vital and every fans support is too. I hope that our fans recent negativity doesn't transmit to the games. so let's all dust ourselves down and keep supporting our great club as best we can. 
I don't know if we can manage this great escape but if we do, it will take the collective will of all of us.  

Get rid of the pair of them its our only Chance .

Hiya nickj...I have this for sale if you think it's of any use.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Do you mean the Cooking The Books book? ?

Never has 'There was some football too' felt more relevant !

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

And even after all these years I still can't forgive Doherty for giving Forest Archie Gemmill as part of the deal. ?

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

After all these years I can't forgive DCFC giving Docherty a job.

I never liked what he did to us but but still wanted to spell his name right - fixed now.

And even after all these years I still can't forgive Doherty for giving Forest Archie Gemmill as part of the deal. ?

And even after all these years I still can't forgive Doherty for giving Forest Archie Gemmill as part of the deal. ?

I can understand the point made by the LAP - that the EFL needed everyone to use the same amortisation method in order to get a fair comparison - but the fact that they didn't spell that out in the FFP rules should have disqualified their argument. To then force Derby to revise their P&S calculations for all subsequent years to reflect a method that wasn't mandated at the time is, imo, a perversion of natural justice. 

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Second only to Kevin Hector.
Charlie at his peak was superb. Heck, I miss those days.

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Arthur will be 82 on the 14th December, we play Blackpool at home on the 11th, Someone at the club should organise a early Birthday pressie for him and make him the honourable matchday guest.

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Is that just in case she reads this forum? ?

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?
 

Happy birthday Charlie - my wife says I only remember her birthday as it's the same day as his ? it's really the other way round though but what a player, one of my all time favourites ?