keithred

I understand the cynicism and I agree that this should have happened months ago.

'Red' is the start of my surname.  Nothing sinister there.

I don't want anyone to give me £1,000.  We need someone like a Derby solicitor to set up an organisation that can deal with the investments.

It's a hard time to ask for money, I accept, but something's got to happen in order to break this logjam.

We cannot allow the take over of our club being stymied by the problem caused by the fact that Mel Morris still owns Pride Park.

What we need is a fans' buy out of the ground.   I suggest the following:

If enough fans are prepared to invest £1,000 each, I reckon we can easily reach an amount for the stadium which Mel will accept.  Those investors become shareholders of the ground.  A management committee is appointed with liaison with the new club board.  A regular lease is agreed and set up, giving the investors a return on their investment.   The terms of the lease give the club takes full responsibility for maintaining the stadium, including policing on match days, etc.

Can anyone see a problem with this scenario?  We need to get this moving asap.