Mostyn6

1 minute ago, Topram said:

With Clowse bidding today do we think he’s probably already got a price sorted or do we think others may now bid also just for the club?

FFS, He's not even entered the building and Topram is changing the spelling of his name! ?

18 minutes ago, Andrew3000 said:

Why have got a picture of my dog above that beautiful Ram?

that's not a dog! It's either a cloud or a bigfluffybastard

Just now, AndyinLiverpool said:

Will you have breakfast with this one too?

I would expect a class act like Brother David to supply Sausages AND Bacon AND Toast.

I suspect however that his sterwardship will be understated and he will not seek validation and attempt to win over fans in the same way Mel did.

1 minute ago, uttoxram75 said:

Mostyn, you’ve inspired me to quote Shakespeare’s Henry V
??❤️

We few, we happy few,

we happy band of brothers

for he today that shares his Bass with me

shall be my brother. 

surely it would be "... shares his Pedigree...." ?

1 minute ago, TomG said:

Now I don't want to sound like a 'Killjoy', but with DC being a wealthy, local businessman who is also a life-long Derby County fan, have we not all heard something not too dissimilar to this before from a certain Mel Morris?  Just sayin'!

I alluded to this last night. Clowes is a reluctant hero/owner, whereas Morris' ownership was fuelled by Ego and delusions of grandeur. It was evident at Breakfast Club that he wanted to be regarded as a god-like being for splashing his cash.

I am convinced Clowes will become owner out of love and duty.

16 minutes ago, Topram said:

With a bid going in today how long do we reckon it’ll take to go through? A few weeks? Can we re sign players?

48hours?

Imminently?

Pleasantly Surprising speed?

I'm going to miss you guys once this thread is wrapped up.

Surely @Boycie wins "Thread of the Year". Or to give it it's full title "The Codezero Award for Most Interactive Topic".

Can we now start a petition to award David Clowes Freedom of the City.

Honourable mentions to both @Curtainsand @RoyMac5for their relentless endeavours in this thread. 

I didn't realise how much this was affecting me. I was convinced I wasn't that bothered. I've lost my grandmother last week and have other issues and thought there were more important things in life.

I'm not too ashamed or masculine to admit that after reading those Clowes press release snippets on Twitter, I realised my eyes had welled-up a little and I have let out a massive sigh. I now want to have a celebratory drink and put this nightmare behind me.

I am however realistic enough to know that the football side could well be a struggle for a few years, and I have no expectations, but to know that my home-city club, a club I followed home and away for most of my adult life, a club that I committed thousands of pounds to over the years, a club that has made me laugh, smile, groan and sob, will continue to exist means a lot to me personally.

Cheers boys and girls.

51 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Ooops. ?

 

I said it was fake. It was obvious baiting regarding CK's love of Golf and Nadal! ?

6 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:

 

All you FUDs knocking Nixon! He was right all the long..... wasn't he? Somewhere in his 3-2-1* Cryptic Riddles he said exactly this would happen

*3-2-1 was a bizarre TV show in the 1980s with Dusty Bin and Ted Rogers. It was surreal.

1 minute ago, Ted McMinn Football Genius said:

Too many times have I/we have got our hopes up, just for them to be obliterated

I see a few posters saying similar to this. I must be different, I only regard the Kirchner one as ever being close. I never thought the Fake Sheikh or Alonso ones were legitimate, so when they collapsed, I was unaffected.

I know nothing about Clowes and have no inside information.

My gut instinct tells me that Clowes, if he rescues the club, is doing so out of love and duty for the club, and not to massage his own ego or reputation. 

I can get on board with him being a reluctant owner, a bit like someone becoming carer for a poorly relative and if it goes through and he owns the club, I hope sincerely that the toxic element of our 'fan' base either stay away or grow up.

I very much doubt the EFL would allow us to anyway, but I also instinctively feel that this is more about saving the club than splashing out on players and chasing a dream.

The club/team COULD find inspiration from any feel good factor from the terraces, so I hope that the fans give it.

1 minute ago, kevinhectoring said:

do you think posts like this benefit the forum ?

In fairness, not sure many of your posts have benefitted the forum, or your fellow posters and their mental health and anxiety. I've purposely avoided engaging with you, but find it in bad taste that you call someone else out!

I really like Chris Coles, big shoes to fill.

1 minute ago, Carl Sagan said:

I was always impressed by Sam Rush in person but in terms of the deals we did, I was extremely disquieted that there was so much overlap between his agency and the club. The question seemed to be "Whose side was he on?" I don't know the answer.

to be fair, they are one of the bigger agencies with a big share of players on their books, there could be some coincidence, but then, looking at the history of who those players might've been... Hmmm.

There's a disproportionate number of Range Rover drivers in the Premier League vs Peugeot 105/6/8 drivers. Hmmm.

4 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

So, who is the bidder who will not be named?

I'm hoping for wild inaccurate speculation so I'm going to go with George Clooney and the one direction bloke.

Adam Pearson.

7 minutes ago, rynny said:

I do not want Sam Rush anywhere near our club. He is the start of the reason we are in this situation.

not sure how you come to that conclusion Rynny!

The start of our problem(s) was MM sacking SMc, this was followed by MM sanctioning PClement signings, this was followed up by MM sacking PClement, this was followed by MM sanctioning NPearson signings, this was followed by MM sacking NPearson and so on... you catch my drift.

I firmly believe that under Sam Rush's stewardship, the signings were more shrewd, the football better and the hiring and firing more sensible.

When MM took the power from Sam Rush, that's when it fell apart.

I cannot abide that spelling of 'paid'!

Night out in Blackpool on August 20th. sweet

13 minutes ago, Unlucky Alf said:

Amanda Staveley took all the Sports Direct signage down from St James Park, MA now taking AS to court for not fulfilling an agreement.  

MA needs his own court room

8 hours ago, B4ev6is said:

What I mean mike ashley still got a stake in newcastle through sports direct he could have sold that stake and sport direct could be added later on.

i'm not sure that's correct. Maybe his Sports Direct has a sponsorship deal, but not a stake in the club.

1 hour ago, B4ev6is said:

Unless he sells stake from Newcastle meaning he could do further down if he gets us but I still think andy appley will get us.

Who? What? I don't understand mate.

54 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

How is not the same team change names that is all the difference is.

no, not at all. AS far as I know, Wimbledon didn't go into administration, didn't write off debt, didn't owe anyone money, wasn't on the verge of going out of business. Quite simply, Winkleman realised there were too many clubs in London and the fan catchment area put a ceiling on their potential attendances, so found a new town (soon to be a City) without a football club and decided to move the club. There was talk of moving them to Dublin at one stage.

The sitiuation couldn't be more unrelated to Derby's situation!

12 minutes ago, ilkleyram said:

I will @Shipley Ram.  Quick trip over the Moor!

stick to t'road

The EFL will be forced to intervene and concede that the new owners hold player registrations. If they fail to do this, there is no precedent or valid reason why Derby should pay football debts.

As an example, Derby County's new owners cannot be forced by EFL to pay the remaining balance of Bielek's transfer fee to Arsenal if they do not then rule that Derby County's new owners DO own Bielek's registration.

1 minute ago, Curtains said:

This Final Strokes could mean anything.   In American slang it’s caput. 

Am sure that's a German word!