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In the Prem, ran sustainably, backed his managers.  I’d take 12th place in the Prem with no debt right now.  And the occasional cup run.

Maybe I'm in a minority, but I wouldn't mind Mike Ashley being involved with Derby.
I can see beyond the newcastle stuff, as to be totally honest I regard their fans amongst the most self centred, deluded, sense of self importance and grandeur. File alongside spurs and villa fans.
Ashley isn't God, but he certainly isn't Satan either.
His financial clout, experience of admin businesses and all their pitfalls will be a bonus.
We need to look at our situation we are currently in. Not talk rubbish about how he won't invest when we are in the prem. We aren't in the lrem and probably won't be for a very very very long time.
This club needs a 10 year re set.

In the Prem, ran sustainably, backed his managers.  I’d take 12th place in the Prem with no debt right now.  And the occasional cup run.

In the Prem, ran sustainably, backed his managers.  I’d take 12th place in the Prem with no debt right now.  And the occasional cup run.

In the Prem, ran sustainably, backed his managers.  I’d take 12th place in the Prem with no debt right now.  And the occasional cup run.

That is does but it's typical Daily Fail negative reporting.  Having just read it myself there's nothing in there I can see that we didn't already know, and if we know it, then the Admins and any prospective buyers will know. It's just more negative regurgitation of the same old crud in my view. 
It's Friday, end of my work week, so for now I'm focusing on Wayne's message that he's had the answers he needs on the squad, he can make proper plans, he can re-sign players and he hopefully even has someone new coming in. 

Yeah it’s not even worth reading is it tbh. Anything that says ‘a source’ loses any credibility and oh it’s the mail so there wasn’t any anyway. 

Not sure how you've arrived at that thought.  If he was having problems with them then a statement like "only if I say so" would be a bit naive. I think the reality is that Rooney recognises that players may need to be sold but the relationship with the Administrator is such that they would discuss any potential offers with Rooney and secure his (albeit reluctant) agreement first.
I think we're more likely to hear Rooney saying "I wanted xxxxxx to remain as part of the team but I recognise the need to raise funds......." rather than either "the administrator wanted to sell xxxxxx but I refused to let him go" or "I didn't want to sell xxxx but I had to because the Administrator said so"

Didn't the latest response to BAWT yesterday say something is happening in next few days, but if it doesn't they will explain what the hold up is?
Be patient, 4 months in administration for a football club is not long at all, and the mess we are/were in makes it especially difficult 

I’m a glass half full kinda bloke so I’ll set myself up for a bit of ridicule with positive take on the East Mids news article.  It was reported that Appleby and his gang are ready to take over as soon as the administrators allow.  I’m pretty sure that in one of their first interviews on Talk Sport, Quantuma talked about a handover period of around a month once the preferred bidder is confirmed.  Isn’t it possible that they’ve already been told they’re the preferred bidder, are finalising the finer details and entering the handover period.  Consultation and communication is also ongoing with the staff at the club.  This would tie in with Percy’s article at the start of the week that mentioned the takeover being completed in Feb.
Just trying to cheer people up ?.

It looks like a new owner or owners looks like it is close.
Please stop worrying it all takes time.

You may be right, you may be wrong. Either way, I love you anyway simply because of your shirt. One of my first (albeit the away orange one), and still my favourite. 

Oh let's see now they want us gone and are trying to stop our take over from happening.
Appley seem committed to me and why would he lie about putting a bid in.
Stop being negative.

I’m a glass half full kinda bloke so I’ll set myself up for a bit of ridicule with positive take on the East Mids news article.  It was reported that Appleby and his gang are ready to take over as soon as the administrators allow.  I’m pretty sure that in one of their first interviews on Talk Sport, Quantuma talked about a handover period of around a month once the preferred bidder is confirmed.  Isn’t it possible that they’ve already been told they’re the preferred bidder, are finalising the finer details and entering the handover period.  Consultation and communication is also ongoing with the staff at the club.  This would tie in with Percy’s article at the start of the week that mentioned the takeover being completed in Feb.
Just trying to cheer people up ?.

Worth noting Quantuma we’re imminently announcing a preferred bidder not a deal being completed. If Appleby is named this week then with the holidays that just about falls within imminent timeframe (only just).
Reasons it hasn’t been announced yet, clearly we’re not at a point where any offers meet what the creditors want, potentially Quantuma could be giving more time to see what the other bidders (we think it’s only Gadsby at this point) can offer to try and stimulate further bids to increase the offers.
Obviously there is only so long they can play this game for. If they manage to secure more funding (from MSD for example) they might want to drag the process out further, but more likely the preferred bidder will be named at some point in January and they will then enter a process of further negotiations with the creditors to strike a deal, which will probably take the remainder of the season.
Where will we end up, who knows. The positive is whoever the preferred bidder ends up being (likely Appleby) will be credible unlike what happened with the Wigan takeover where they got quite far along and it all fell apart. So once preferred bidder is confirmed we should take confidence we won’t be liquidated.
The key then is will they be able to agree a CVA? It would seem if reports on offers are to be believed and the fact it’s taking so long to announce a preferred bidder that there is still a gap between what they’re willing to accept and what has been offered. Unless that can be closed in the coming weeks/months we would have to agree a restructuring plan which would mean we start next season on minus points whatever division we’re in.
But we’re still speculating. We unfortunately have to trust the administrators to do their job and the outcome will be the outcome. Those comparing this to BZI and Alonso are not right to do so. This is completely different as Chancers are not involved and nor are Club owners with unreasonable demands. IMO a deal will be done before the end of the season and we will have clarity on the future, will know what division we’re in and where we will be starting from (zero or minus points). Not the best scenario but certainly not the worst scenario.
 

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.

I thought I’d have a quick google and find out what’s the typical time for a football club to be in administration for and came across this.  This was published in February 2021 and Wigan came out of administration in March, I think, so making their period about 8 or 9 months.  We’re now 12 days short of four months, the shortest time so far.  The average is about 9 months, give or take.  Obviously we don’t know the ins and outs or how complex these may or may not have been.
We know our situation isn’t the most straightforward with the number of companies Mel set up, who owns the ground (or who doesn’t), the amount we owe various creditors (inc HMRC), etc.  The administrators have been optimistic, maybe to allay fans fears, but I think shows that they’re far from stringing it along and there’s a long way to go before there’s cause for panic.
And the maximum amount of time a club can be in administration is 18 months.  Just trying to be helpful ?.