Shadowplay

I think it's Lo-Everton

If I was to take a "moral" position, I'd say that in Derby's case the Unsecured Creditors should receive every penny that they are owed and HMRC should take less as a result. Why? Because if anyone can take a multi-million pound hit without going bust, or even blinking, it's the Treasury. Without getting political, Billions have been wasted during the pandemic alone and mobs haven't descended on Downing Street. The NHS and other public services aren't going short because Derby County didn't pay their bills, they're going short because the Government has decided to spend it elsewhere. If £35Bn doesn't outrage the taxpayer, why would £35m?
So come on HMRC, give some of what Mr Clowes is giving you to those creditors who may be left short. You know it makes sense ?

Amazing what Sibley can do when played in the correct position and not stuck out wide.

Amazing what Sibley can do when played in the correct position and not stuck out wide.

Amazing what Sibley can do when played in the correct position and not stuck out wide.

Amazing what Sibley can do when played in the correct position and not stuck out wide.

As @RAMS1992said. Joseph is close to joining us. Down to final details apparently. Loan deal for the season but won’t be surprised if it goes well that he’ll be here permanently. 

Decided to look up 'my' brick from 1997 when Pride Park was built last Saturday before the Hertha Game.
Came across this nearby - says it all.   Who would have known back in 1997 !!!

Is the pitch narrower than last season? Seems a lot of space on the near side touch line.

He looked solid yesterday. 21 is still a young age. Can’t believe people are slating him because he hasn’t ‘made it’ yet. Jamie Vardy played non league until he was 25. Ryan can come in and be a decent player for the u23s and probably a good squad option in the first team. Thought we learnt to never write players off after CKR

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

Got stuck climbing out of a window……..?

This side of professional football is heartbreaking. If you have Instagram, read the comments from Cash, Sibbo etc - lads he's played with since 8 years old. ?
 

Means we have less work to do next summer for our back to back promotion campaign ?

James Collins from Cardiff,please!?

You say you’re concerned if he will cope under the pressure of the role, however I would say this season is almost a free hit given the situation.
Don’t get me wrong, relegation again would be a disaster and I’m sure he would be relieved of his duties if this became a real risk.
It’s just we’re all just incredibly thankful that we have a club, there doesn’t appear to be any real expectation and an appreciation of how difficult the rebuild job is.
This summer is not about recruiting for a long term vision, a style of play, it’s almost a supermarket sweep to get players in that will allow us to be competitive. Next summer will be when plans will be in place to mould the team under the manager/clubs vision.
So whilst we have no points deductions, we’re in a similar position to last season where the pressure is off.

I also thought it was part of the 2 year business plan.
And totally agree, we shouldn't be allowed to spend anything on transfers tbh, we may be "debt free" but there are loads of local businesses that have taken the hit and lost tens of thousands of pounds..... it's obscene to then spend anything significant on transfers whilst they have lost out.
Trawl the freebies, maybe the odd loan, try not to pay agents fees and keep wages to a minimum, it's the moral thing to do at the very least.
We proved last year we don't need to spend on transfer fees or big wages.

Someone didn`t give Real Madrid that Memo then.
They`ve just won the Champions League and La Liga with Modric(37), Benzema (34), Marcelo (34), Kroos (32), Bale (32), Isco (32), Casemiro (30), Courtois (30), Alaba (29), Nacho (31), Carvjal (29).
But hey, footballs a young mans game !!!!
The secret is balance of experience and youth, we need more experience to go with our youth.
I`d welcome Chester and Hourihane.

His estimated net worth when featured on the 2018 Rich List was £252million pounds. That figure is likely to have changed in the 4 years since, maybe increased or decreased, only he and his accountant will know that actual figure. 
It has been suggested based on media reports and historic examples of clubs exiting administration (as frustratingly the EFL regs don’t include published processes for post insolvency events) that we will be subject to restrictions as to how much we can spend on transfer fees (if anything) and wages in line with an agreed business plan between the new owner and the league. Which makes the general consensus, whoever takes the club on will not be able to immediately bankroll an assault on the leagues and we have to temper our expectations accordingly. What that could mean is Clowes is able to acquire the club, settle 100% of football debts, 25p in the pound to other creditors then steady the ship and build sensibly and gradually towards promotion with a sustainable model. Utilising the academy, effective recruitment and the large revenue opportunities presented by our fandom to build wealth within the club and not throw good money after bad like Mr Morris before.
I’d also add, let’s wait for the takeover to happen and I suspect he will tell us what his plan is. Hopefully the days of us wildly speculating in the absence of solid info and communication are numbered. The Clowes statement was mature and informative in my view, delivered in the right way once there was something to share, I’m hoping that will be the case moving forward. 

I don’t think it will be that difficult.
Train at some of the best facilities in English football, easily the best in league one.
Play in front of 20k fans at home at one of the best stadiums in the league.
Play with young players from one of the best academy’s in the country.
I’d say even in our current state we’re pretty attractive. 

I guess it was easier to buy the ground first (the ground is not in admin and a deal with mm had already been agreed in principle).