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Dr Who is utter nonsense 

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People who don't know the difference between two, too and to, as well as their, there, and they're, should not be allowed to have keyboards or phones until they have taken a basic literacy test.
And people who don't know there is no such word as alot should be warned once. And then similarly, have their keyboard/phone removed.
Coincidentally or not, the above group of people all seem fond of the 🤡 emoji and think it somehow demonstrates the winning of an argument and/or a hysterical putdown.  In reality, it just demonstrates their stupidity and inability to say anything genuinely funny or meaningful.
They too shouldn't be allowed the ability to post anywhere at any time. Ever.

While it's easy to look at the negative side of things regarding the size of our budget in comparison to other clubs, there are benefits to having a smaller budget.
1 - Focus on developing youth. Clubs with lower budgets tend to have to look to invest heavily in their youth set ups. With our track record of providing first team opportunities to younger players, the club could be an attractive prospect for talented young players in the area. As well as this, young players who develop in-house tend to have stronger loyalties towards the club that developed them. This can help create a stronger sense of togetherness, just look at the impact we've seen in previous years from out younger players.
2 - Effective scouting. As we can't just go out and handpick players, the scouting system is forced to find innovative and smarter ways of identifying talent, perhaps looking to find undervalued markets to exploit. As it will be harder for the scouts they will need to improve their way of doing things, which could help them develop in the long term as well.
3 - Financial stability. As we aren't close to getting promotion from the championship, the club doesn't necessarily need to overspend on trying to get the final piece of the puzzle so to say. We've all heard and seen how DC wants to run the club sustainably, which may have some short term pain on the way to success in the long term. We may not be ready to challenge for promotion from the championship for 5 seasons or more, but when we are back we will be in a better place to succeed.
4 - Player development pathways. This is similar to my first point. A number of teams who have gone up through the leagues have focused on developing players then selling them on for profit. They then invest this profit in more players to develop then sell them on for more profit and continue doing this. We've all seen how many young players have come though our system and now we are in the championship we could demand higher fees. Didn't Bournemouth bid £9 million for Cashin a number of years ago? We have a number of good players to develop in the club, who we could potentially sell on for big money in the future, and then we can invest this in numerous players to develop further.

There was some really shoddy police work everywhere in the 1970s'!
I thought Mindhunter did a brilliant job of showing how the FBI started, it wasn't meant to make them look competent. Forensics and modern policing were in their infancy.
I think I read that the episodes that David Fincher directed involved shooting more footage than any other Netflix production in history, and because he couldn't do another series, it wasn't continued.
I'd give it a solid 9/10, maybe even 9.5.

Hard pass. 
I get it, he wants a bit of security from what could be his last decent contract.
But we can’t have a player who’s likely going to be an infrequently used back up tied to a 2 year deal. 
He’d probably get a decent two year deal from a play off chasing/mid table league one team.

It's interesting to see the professionalism and know-how we're giving up. I get what you say about Korey. Smith was a model pro in terms of knowing and trying to do his job, whether it was at right back or in the middle. I think he'd be an excellent acquisition for someone in League One, or at the foot of the Championship. 
Hourihane was the guy who would get in the ref's face and fight our corner and win freekicks the way other teams would do against us. And he was so brave fronting up to the fans that day, in a really toxic environment, possibly saving Warne his job. A leader, even when he struggled to make the impact we needed on the pitch. 
And I've frequently said Wildsmith's ability to take the sting out of the game served us very well. Part of the modern goalkeeper's toolkit. Whoever comes in needs to have this as well perhaps a little more subtly. 
But expertise and game management is something we will need the replacement's we're bringing in to possess. 

Great graphic on Instagram from @ramscentral_ 
 

BTW, Corey Smith has reposted every good wish from fans on there. What a gent! 
Think I'll miss him the most from those released so far.

Survival. Build from there. That’s being realistic.
Whilst we have spent a long time in the Championship before, that was then, this is now. 
We’ve had 2 seasons out, a squad built on scraps under restrictions and now a newly promoted side where we need to build a new midfield and attack.
If anyone is seriously looking at top 6, not sure what to say, it’s ok looking at Ipswich but back to back promotions are not the norm, they have done incredibly well under totally different circumstances. A team has been built under no restrictions over a period of time.
To bring Warne into this, for me he stays unless we’re struggling in the bottom 3 and a gap is starting to build. If we’re finishing games with 20% possession, 1 shot on target and winning games 1-0 putting us mid table, I would take that all day long to get a Championship season under the belt and reassess the situation next summer.
So yeah, staying in the Championship is all that matters.

OK, so let's dissect your rationale:
1) "We'll have a good budget" - None of us know what our budget will be but I would imagine it's not going to be particularly close to a top 6 budget. There will be 4 teams with parachute payments, some clubs kitty will be boosted by players they are able to sell, some seem to have owners more willing to splash the cash and, whilst our attendances (and therefore gate revenue) may be amongst the best, it won't be significantly bigger than a number of clubs.
2) "We'll be an "attractive" club" - By this I assume you're suggesting good players will be tempted to sign for the club. This may well be the case but, I'm pretty sure for most players and their agents, money has the loudest voice.
3) "We'll be an ambitious club" - I doubt very much we'll be unique in this respect. There will be several I reckon that fancy their chances at making the play offs.
4) "A club with a "successful"  manager" - Wow, this is a bit rich coming from you. I don't think anyone would doubt that PW's success has only been proven at league 1 level to date. He has no successful track record at Championship level but many of us reckons he deserves a chance.
5) "A manager wanting to prove himself" - I would imagine every permanent manager (if there is such a thing) wants to prove themselves.
You're right, the thread is about aspirations and top 6 should be the goal BUT you said "why can't we expect a good run at top 6". There is a difference between aspirations and expectations.
For me, the aspiration is to be up there having a good go at the top 6 but my expectation is much lower.
I know I added a smiley face to my original response but the cynic in me can't help but think that if we're not close to the top 6 by Christmas (or earlier) you'll be calling for his head on the basis that we should "expect" to be in contention for the play off places.
 

Coventry should be our model, not Ipswich. They haven't spent a fortune, have a decent if unsexy manager and came up from league 1. In their first season, they finished 16th then 12th then 5th then 9th with an FA Cup semi-final achieved as well. It is possible to be successful in the championship without spending a ton of money but it requires an ethos, properly planned management and consistency.  For my money anywhere between 12th and 18th is a solid achievement. Any lower than that and depending on the budget then questions should be asked. Anything higher than 12th and it's an extremely good season but I'm not expecting it. 

Maybe @RoyMac5 is just getting his/her ducks lined up early ready to call for Warne to be sacked if we’re not in contention for top six 😀

You have been saying the manager isn’t good enough for the last 18 months. Have you changed your mind, or just being mischievous and looking for arguments?

A number of reasons why we can't expect a good run at a top 6 place. 
There are more than 6 teams with much bigger budgets than we'll have. 
There are more than 6 teams who already have more players than Derby with recent premier and championship experience. 
There are more than 6 teams who don't need to rebuild like Derby have to.
There was a report highlighted on one of the topics regarding the average wage bill of teams promoted to the premier, it was over £60m, we will be no where near that. 
We're can hope and dream of a top six place, but to expect it, that's delusional. 
Or maybe your deliberately setting unrealistic targets, so you can say that the club have failed at the end of the season?

You said it last season, you wanted him sacked, now your saying we should be expecting top six in a higher division with the same manager 😂

FInished Dopesick last night.
Very, very good.
A powerful look at the opioid crisis and how Purdue Pharma manipulated the system to make billions of dollars.
I like the way that, whereas the entire Sackler family looked bad, they didn't treat them as being evil. It strongly hinted at the cognitive biases that make us ALL think we're the good guys and that Richard Sackler, really thought he was healing the worlds pain
Michael Keaton was his usual excellent self, but honestly, Michael Stuhlbarg, playing Richard Sackler, was even better.
There wasn't a dud performance in the entire thing.
My only slight gripe was the frequency of flipping back and forth between the years. Probably a tad too much.
David Nish/10 (not the first 6 months).
It will either be The Responder or The @Comrade 86 recommended, We Own This City next
 

Brentford released their retained list and have released Shandon Baptiste. I’ve suggest him before on here but now he’s officially a free agent he’s a player we should definitely be after. He came through oxfords academy so I’m sure Mark Thomas knows about him.
Hes a box to box midfielder with 10 prem games (2 starts) this season with 1 goal and 1 assist. He’s 26 so is in the right age bracket and will definitely join a championship club. 
 
Over the 21/22 and 22/23 seasons he’s made 45 prem appearances which nearly all them from the bench so I’d imagine he’d seamlessly fit into a championship midfield having only played 14 championship games in his career so far.

I disagree. There was a home game mid season and Fozzy was in a race for the ball with a younger attacker, can’t remember who, no half yard, right foot advantage. He won it, (just !)
Also .. watch how he heads a ball .. one of the few who can direct a defensive header to a white shirt. He’s also cute enough to play the line ball inside or outside to a runner he has actually seen. No he isn’t the dynamic striding forward man that he was 10 years ago but he is an able and intelligent footballer with another season in him. Not retrograde .. intelligent use of a loyal and experienced player. 

I would respectfully disagree. LWB is the only position in which Sibley has looked competent. When he plays further forward he is unable to receive the ball under pressure. His first touch isn’t good enough and he gets outmuscled.
When he plays at LWB, he receives the ball under little pressure and has the majority of the pitch in front of him. He then has the time to pick a pass or develop momentum in a forward run.
Whether or not he can do that in the Championship remains to be seen but if he stays, I wish him all the best.

For those who can't view this link, it's Waggy's farewell message:

😢 in the end he was a surprisingly good addition to the club. There’s a sense of closure in a way that a number of those who joined after admin to help rebuild the club are heading off with a sort of “mission accomplished”. 

Joe came to us without a regular first team spot, probably on a modest wage, made the Number One shirt his own and won this season's Golden Glove for League One.
He will be in demand, quite a change for a player who two seasons ago wasn't getting game time.
His stock has never been higher and it's a short career (especially for someone breaking through relatively late). He will be maximising that for the future of his family. 
I enjoyed his time here at Derby, he was quite a character, especially when in front of us away fans. I wish him all the best. 

Wildsmith getting some keyboard warrior abuse on good ol' social media. He's completed his contract, a big part of the promotion campaign. Proved to everyone he can be a number one and not a bench warmer. 
Well done Joe. Good luck for next season. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7G8JINo6t5/?igsh=eGJxNWE1eTIyM2tq
Parting message on his IG

If you did have a girlfriend, what position does she play, what’s her name, and do you pay a fee for her company or is she a free agent…. 😉