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Proud of this team, any other over the last 7 years with the fight this lot had we’d of been a premier club, I won’t ever forgive Mel for the mess he’s left us in but he did do one thing very well and that’s help this academy come very very far! Also it may not be true but any new ownership looking from the outside in thinking of replacing Rooney and co when they come in would be making a big big mistake! I didn’t want him when Cocu left like most but he deserves praise and big praise 

It’ll be some achievement if he just gets us off the bottom of the table and that is starting to be achievable.
 

Credit to Morrison for closing in on the keeper before the goal - helped create the uncertainty. 

Fozzy and Stearman - probably not the posters up on many fans’ bedroom walls, but heroes today (so far) the pair of them.

Because being right is what it's all about, right? I guess it is if seeking the validation of strangers is a matter of concern. 
Ok then mate, let's see if we get liquidated.
Ooooh, I really hope I'm right!
We were told that by either method, straight line or ERV, we were within FFP limits. That proved to be untrue. 
Also, the chaps telling you they 'knew accounting laws' (Carnero et al) are mostly accountants, so there's that.  Here's a fun fact for you: ERV amortisation policies are FRS 102 compliant. The initial discrepancy (for which we ultimately received a £100,000 fine) was for the way we described said policy in our accounts which was deemed to be not misleading, but 'unclear'. Subsequent deductions resulted from the re-submitted figures which ultimately showed us to have breached limits and plus the mandatory 12 points for the club being placed in administration. Really odd that you still can't grasp this fact.
And, FWIW, I don't have an issue with folk who choose to spend their days posting unsubstantiated, melodramatic poo for strangers to read. That's the internet, isn't it? I just get weary of folk who post the same dreary BS a dozen times a day without ever providing any reasoning for their opinions. Hard to understand really, but they do say misery loves company, right?
Naively, I favour posts that try to lift the mood, though I concede there's little to be cheery about right now. As it is, that seems to place me in the minority right now, but I can live with that.
Merry Christmas x
 

Well done by the admin team for responding so quickly and so emphatically. Exactly what I thought.

Lots of differing opinions on here, most of them fairly well balanced, which makes for a great read. One thing we can all agree on is that this process is tiresome, frustrating and (as @angieramsaid) pretty much blind to the fans.
I always try to come back to the facts, which admittedly are few. Quantuma publicly stated there were 3 bidders in the running. Now there are 2. In my mind, CK’s withdrawal is only a massive problem if he was “first in the queue” to be preferred bidder.
But if he was first in the queue, why would he pull out now? If he was first in the queue, why did he (allegedly) increase his bid twice? If he was first in the queue, why haven’t Quantuma (allegedly) spoken to him in a long time?
On balance, those questions make me believe that CK was unlikely to be named the preferred bidder- in which case we have lost very little. I say “very little” in the context of avoiding liquidation, which to me is the main (only?) goal at this stage. Long term we all obviously want a committed, savvy and rich (!) owner who brings the club success- and CK MIGHT have been that owner. But it is impossible to say right now who will be the best owner for DCFC in 3 years’ time.
Final note on my use of the word “allegedly”. Those who are desperate to know something are likely to believe anything. For those reading this thread and feeling despondent, remind yourself of the difference between opinion and fact, and keep the faith. COYR.

Only Nixon told us he's a billionaire. He's another Alonso. Plus I'm not convinced he really understands how the game or even business works over here.

Quantuma announce that the prefered bidder wont be announced before Xmas, How CK found out I  do not know, But he then proceeds to throw his pacifier(Dummy)out of his perambulator, He then tells all and sundry on social media that he's going to talk to his team on where he goes from here, CK can certainly Talk the Talk, But being able to put one foot forward without putting it in his mouth is a different story.
I get the feeling he thought DCFC was his, He wooed the Derby fans by social media, Coming over here, Pictures taken, Talking to WR and his Agent, Showing the EFL that he has the loot to go forward...so why did Quantuma not buy into all this and snap that £60 million out of his bank account...an answer I do not know.
There was something not right imo about him, It's like the Best Man at a Wedding, He gives out a great speach has all the guests rolling around with laughter, But once the speech is over the Chief Bridesmaid doesn't fancy him as he's to loud, He moves onto another Bridesmaid and with all his charm she kicks him into touch.
DCFC move forward, Appleby and a n other are still there we believe, I'm an optimist I believe Quantuma are here to get the best possible deal that they can for the creditors and we the fans.
Chin up folks, It's not the end, But the begining of the end...we'll be fine
All have a great Xmas
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Yes sounds like it. He tweets about £60m OVER 2 YEARS. That’s not what the admins want, they want £50m now. 

The structure he describes effectively allows him to buy the club for less up front with leverage from existing creditors. Complicated and unstable 

Folk need to remember that the administrators have to follow a set process and are bound by rules that ensure they do their best for the creditors (not the fans!). If they breach those rules they’d be in deep do-do with the authorities and wouldn’t be able to practice again. They’re not allowed to drag the process out to line their own pockets (as some are suggesting), they’re not obliged (or allowed) to make all of the details of bids public, nor are they allowed to sell the club to the loudest bidder just because some supporters think he’s the messiah…. If we end up going bust, it’s Morris that’s to blame, not the admins….

They never promised. They hoped. Things change. 

Kirchner says he committed £60 million over two years. But that includes buying PPS. So really not surprising if his offer is rejected.   

That wasn’t what I asked - you’re talking as if you KNOW the details of their bids whereas actually you’re just throwing a wobbler because your own preferred bidder has backed out……if CK was so clearly offering a better deal then he’d have been named preferred bidder by know, but if the admins prefer one of the other bids ahead of CK, then it suggests that the others do have the required financial muscle to take over….
CK has been playing a game in the media where he’s tried to get the club by getting the fans and Rooney on his side - it appears the admins have followed due process and considered all of the bids and decided he doesn’t offer the best way forward - maybe they told him he needed to up his bid- whatever, it seems they’ve called his bluff and he’s folded.
If he was the only bidder I’d be expecting a fire sale, but while there are other parties still involved then there is still hope…..

I disagree, it's very clear that when CK discovered he wasn't going to be the preferred bidder he improved his offer. That will, obviously, have delayed the naming of that bidder as the administrators would be duty bound to hear that improved offer. It never feels like positive news when somebody drops out like this but if you read between the lines it's encouraging.

Total lack of class from Kirchner. Haggling via socail media and via the Sun newspaper and then having a hissy fit when he isn't the preferred bidder. Reading some of his tweets he does remind me of Alonso, although maybe at least Kirchner did actually have money but looks like he has been outbid.  

They don't have to do anything of the sort,that is confidential information.

Just because he was the most vocal doesn't mean he'd have been best for the club. Don't forget we only heard his side of things, not the other side.
The fact he said he upped his bid today and nothing happened says to me the other 2 bids are better. 

Probably been told he isn't the preferred bidder.
Personally didn't like him blabbing away on twitter through the whole process before he actually bought the club as if this happened (always inevitable) then he'll look a bit daft.
Also don't really like the petulance on show from him today either. To come out on twitter in the way he has isn't exactly what I'd want to see.
One thing though, clearly the fact he's been showed round the place by Rooney's agent, can obviously see why Rooney wanted him to get the club.
Lots of people assuming Rooney will end up going now CK won't be the owner.
To be quite honest. Whilst I absolutely think how Rooney has held himself and acted through all of this deserves a huge amount of credit and also a fair crack at bringing us back up. I also wouldn't be massively disappointed if he did leave and we just started from scratch.
 
 

Improved his offer today.  Gave that a long time to be considered then.!!! Think he rang up at the office party, then had a meltdown 10 pints later as he was asked for more funding.  Inexplicable hysterics really.  Don't really want his apologies do we.  

How would he know anything about the content of another bidder?

I think CK has been told that he won't be the preferred bidder. Hence him going public and spitting his dummy out.

ok Pete but in @AndyinLiverpool's defence the company was never in liquidation when it owned the club. They only went into liquidation after the club had been sold to the phoenix.   I assume anyway, have not checked the dates

Hey guys dont lose hope just because taking longer than we all would like does not mean it wont happen.

They went into administration in July 2020 and we’re taken over in March 2021.  They were in administration for that period but not liquidated.