Mihangel

Near the hamlet of Llanymawddwy in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Nearest league team is Bala Town or for the EFL Shrewsbury I guess.

I was born and spent my early years in Derby then Belper from the age of 6 (1977). I don't know why I support Derby, it just feels like it was an entirely natural process. I absolutely loved going when I was a kid - win, lose or draw - wish it was like that now!

6 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

How easy is the job they've taken on then? I'm surprised bidders haven't agreed to spend (sorry throw away) lots of money at a club currently close to liquidation. What would there be to come to agreement over!

They're obviously spending too much time drip feeding information to a pair of partially literate nut jobs on here to get the job done post haste.....

9 hours ago, GlastoEls said:

Surely he meant he hopes that clubs won’t be in that position (for the sake of the fans), not that they shouldn’t be similarly sanctioned If they are? 

That ship has sailed though, Reading are already on board, Bristol City are packing their bags as we speak, who knows which club will be next.

I do agree with the the tone of your and @bimmerman's comments though - You still those two village idiots on OTIB defending BC and pointing out contrived differences between their situation and ours but fundamentally (and I've said this many times) each of our clubs in this damned league are not the enemies here, just rivals. The construct of our football pyramid is entirely flawed and as long as it stays that way, these things will keep on happening. I don't believe there is a single club without parachute payments that has been promoted in recent years without spending tens of millions more than they earned.....

57 minutes ago, one_chop said:

It makes me laugh everyone on here waiting for the so called "imminent" announcement. It's not coming guys.

 

It's too big a mess to sort out, the Administrator's will end up taking their fee and liquidising us.

Best grammatical error I've seen in some time, chapeau!

Just when I thought things were looking up and we were going to move forward with the preferred bidder, this rubbish pops up. Fan ownership is a monumentally bad idea and would end in tears, give me a dispassionate person who wants to steady the ship any day.

48 minutes ago, Coconut's Beard said:

There's 'becoming rich' and there's being worth multiple billions.

You don't become a millionaire by throwing your money around, but once you reach a certain level of wealth money really is no object.

That simply isn't the mindset of investors or (good) businessmen, there's no way on earth they pay over the odds just because they can. They got to where they are for many reasons one of which will be that they are very financially astute, that won't change just because they've made a lot of money.

1 minute ago, RoyMac5 said:

******.

Sounds like he's back on the sauce.

14 minutes ago, Curtains said:

I’m sorry but we can’t put a positive slant on this now .

The administrators promised preferred bidder before Xmas 

They have failed to deliver 

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.

38 minutes ago, Crewton said:

With negotiations with many different parties presumably at a delicate stage, I assume that the Administrators are simply being very, very careful that something isn't published that puts any of those negotiations in jeopardy. 

Fans need to recognise that transparency in commercial negotiations, with potential legal implications, isn't without risks. The level of impatience being shown by some fans on SM is bordering on the infantile. 

Quite - It's entirely normal that the minutes would need to be agreed, I find it strange that people would think otherwise. Even in a run of the mill business meeting I may check with some of the attendees that I capture things correctly.

Imagine the scenario where 4 groups released minutes and they were all slightly different in their understanding, there would be a meltdown!

18 minutes ago, PistoldPete said:

Agreed. I think there is a deposit payable. So unlikely a buyer would pull out after selection as a preferred bidder. But not impossible. 

I would also imagine that anyone still left in the process would have been consulted on the creditors agreement, it would be pointless reaching agreement with those creditors if you didn't know that someone was willing to fund that agreement.

9 minutes ago, r_wilcockson said:

I love this - Maguire doesn't know, obviously, 'Andy' wasn't asked but shares that he doesn't know anyway. Another bloke from BAWTB does likewise. Awesome, has made my evening.

It's progress, maybe it's more the end of the beginning than the beginning of the end but I'll take that. Feeling positive.

9 hours ago, PhilGeeWasMyIdol said:

Phil Gee, at Brammal Lane. It took us to the verge of promotion. I remember it as through on goal, and smashing it through the keepers legs, in front of our fans. 

Probably made him my idol, that goal.

He also did a great a job on my dad's plastering (a few years later).

The most crushed I've ever been at a game, over 10,000 of us, magic day.

No, obviously, Rooney should be held in the highest regard for a long long time. Who else would have stuck around?

On 23/11/2021 at 20:24, RoyMac5 said:

I have realised I now hate 'Boro and Gibson as much as I hate L**ds - and that is really something! 

Me too - I wonder if he'll attend when we play them? I actually hope that all this creates a backs agains the wall 'them and us' culture, PPS becoming an unpleasant place to visits for the likes of Gibson, the EFL and self proclaimed football finance experts.

19 minutes ago, Oldben said:

I support ck takeover of Derby

Me too.

New head of cricket, a statement appointment! https://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/2021/11/derbyshire-appoint-arthur-as-head-of-cricket/

9 minutes ago, Red Ram said:

According to Kieran Maquire, amortisation isn't mean to reflect residual value so I'm not sure it would be all that relevant.

Words 3 and 4 of your post help us to move on, you can ignore the clueless teacher...

Your choices were excellent. My 3 to add:-

1) That we continue with and embrace Rooney's 'siege mentality'. This isn't there most talented squad but, imo, it's got real spirit.

2) That the club continues to invest in, and cherish, the academy. It's the future.

3) That the fans respond to and reflect my first point, make PPS a fortress and make the team feel at home when away.

I'm optimistic for the future ??

4 hours ago, jimtastic56 said:

Don’t go to anymore away games this season . You won’t be filling the coffers of other Championship teams. Save the cash and use it next season to buy a friend or relative a season ticket . The players will understand.

I think that's a bad idea. This is a time where we need to show potential owners, players, coaches, staff what a club we could be, what our potential is. This isn't a the to take a backward step.

3 hours ago, WamRam said:

The Derby County fantasy of playing in League 1 just so you can get to go to "proper football grounds" is very strange. Honestly blows my mind that anyone could think of anything positive to playing League 1 football.

Why aren't we angry that this has happened to our club?

We've slated past players for being "spineless". Our fans seem just the same, we've just rolled over and let the people who have done this walk out the front door with a goody bag.

 

Anger, most certainly in this context, is a backward looking, negative emotion. There is nothing we can do about what has happened, it's done, look forward.

Anyway, change is good, freshens things up, a complete reset is required whether we like it or not. This gives the opportunity, backwards to go forwards and all that jazz.....

5 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said:

Why do we continue to discuss a man so inadequate and irrelevant? I appreciate that your post is offered more in humour than meaningfulness, but why give the hateful little rick the attention he so clearly craves?

Even his fellow OTIB users more or less ignore him. Perhaps we should do the same...

Fair point, I agree.

Do we think Mr P on OTIB is about to squirt?

2 minutes ago, Yani P said:

Tyler and jourdan seemed to go AWOL while things were going pretty well but they are back now..

This, our 'fans' sometimes....

9 hours ago, hintonsboots said:

Should have time off as in Rugby. The ref stops the watch as soon as a substitution is indicated. The player being substituted could then crawl off the pitch at 0.1 mph with no advantage being gained.

I don't disagree with the principle but you have to be careful what you wish for, it's not uncommon for Rugby Union games, that should be about 15 mins shorter than football to now comfortably exceed 2 Hours, teams use the breaks to 'take the sting out of the game' or have a breather....