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4 hours ago, Steve How Hard? said:

No love lost there then. Get set for this one to get deucey. ;)

Well mel seems sure Sam is involved in some kind of racket,found something in the reveiws that had perhaps slipped through the net before ? Never mind it will all be sorted in court , either guilty of gross misconduct or it call all turn out to be a load of balls , whatever they don't want to involve Mac in row

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30 minutes ago, archied said:

Well mel seems sure Sam is involved in some kind of racket,found something in the reveiws that had perhaps slipped through the net before ? Never mind it will all be sorted in court , either guilty of gross misconduct or it call all turn out to be a load of balls , whatever they don't want to involve Mac in row

Game, set and the match. You are the Wimblepun champion. Congratulations sir. :thumbsup:

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1 hour ago, richinspain said:

I was wondering, I know that Mel has signed up to the forum but does he ever post? And if he does does he put ITK at the end of every post?

OH MY F***ING GOD! I've just realised Mel is @toddy, that explains perfectly why both Mac and Sam got the boot ?

I'm Spartacus... I mean Mel.

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On 08/05/2017 at 09:06, archied said:

Not a chance that us fans will stop speculating on the rush issue ???? It's very clear though that mel believes he is in a strong position and can prove gross misconduct accusation , 

the inference I ( rightly or wrongly) take from the interview as a whole is that mel feels he has not been hands on enough in terms of running the club and the vibe I pick up is that rowett is his pick / trusted man to run the football side of the club and recruitment choices in terms of players in and out whilst mel takes on the Sam rush role .

im hoping this structure works and we can start to progress as a club because no matter how much I like the fact we have a rich passionate fan as owner I can't deny that we have become bogged down in controversy , confusion and lost our way in terms of direction and stability , we do appear to be lurching from one controversy to another that is overshadowing the playing side of things and the fans are certainly confused and concerned with what is going on at the club

That's an awful lot of trust placed in a manager with little real experience and who has never ever won anything. 

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10 minutes ago, Mikeyboy1963 said:

That's an awful lot of trust placed in a manager with little real experience and who has never ever won anything. 

Your right there ,, trouble is that unless your bringing in a big name proven manager and the backing him with enough money to have the best players at that level (eventhen it's not bullet proof ) you are in the main placing trust in gut feeling about the manager you choose and I do believe you have to fully trust the manager you pick , my feeling is that mel feels he will be more involved and work fairly closely with rowett , I get the impression they will chew the fat over the club, vision on how to take it forward ,players and tactics ,, I don't think that will be in the shape of mel trying to tell rowett what to do and how to do it but rather him being close enough to be in the loop of how rowett sees things and what he is trying to achieve , what players he wants to bring in and why ,, I may be wrong but I'm really hoping that's how it is

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On ‎8‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 17:01, David said:

Following on from his in-depth interview in The Ram at our last home game of the season, Derby County Chairman Mel Morris sat down with the local media at Pride Park Stadium.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the dismissal of President & Chief Executive Sam Rush the Chairman discussed a number of topics, including Rush’s departure, composition of The Board and provided a message to the supporters ahead of the summer. 

Here’s the interview in full… 

First of all Mel, could you please explain for us why you made the decision to sack Sam Rush?

The decision came at the back end of a process that went on for about two and a half to three weeks.<For in excess of a week of that period, Sam Rush was on enforced leave.>  Often, in my businesses, I form a review. This one was a review of our financial and contract records in the business to reconcile pretty much everything that we had seen from a financial perspective, tying it back to the contracts relating to them. 

You released a very strong statement - gross misconduct and breach of fiduciary duty – what does that mean in layman’s terms?

Layman’s terms is difficult. Fiduciary has a specific meaning,<namely "the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary">. It is the process of someone looking after the interests of a company, making sure things are done in the best interests of the company. 

There has been accusations and speculation in the national press that it relates to Sam Rush’s former role with Wasserman Media Group. Is that accurate?

No, I don’t think it is. Again, we are still investigating, but I don’t think that is the case. 

How surprised are you to find yourself in this situation with regards to Sam Rush?

I’m shocked. 

Based on your relationship with him over the last few years?

We’ve had a tremendous relationship, no question in my view. Characterised, it’s a friendship. A strong friendship. 

In terms of the role, will you look to replace him and appoint a new Chief Executive?

Not in the short term. I think the important thing is that we have a period now stabilising things. We want to try and get the culture of the club defined; something that I think is urgent to do. That is going to include all the executives, myself and of course Gary Rowett on the football side and Darren Wassall in the Academy. Everyone is really excited about trying to get that done. 

One of the other things that has been talked about in the media is an FA investigation into the club. Are you aware of that and what can you tell us about that?

Yes, I am, but I am not at liberty to talk about it at this point. 

The speculation relates to an individual working in the Academy. Is that individual still there, is that situation ongoing?

Yes, the individual is still here and still working in the Academy. The situation arisen there no longer exists because the individual no longer has a relationship with the third party. 

Are you waiting to hear conclusions from the Football Association? Is that your understanding?

No. The request from the FA was purely an investigation, just an inquiry into information regarding the relationship - which has now been terminated. 

You have appointed two new directors. Will you appoint more to the board? What’s your thinking for the structure moving forward?

I am taking some advice on the board structure. I anticipate that we will be adding some additional board members in due course. 

It is something that you have talked about before, is it just something that fell down the pecking order to do?

We have talked about it before. The concept that we’ve operated with was that we felt we had a very strong chief executive and a very strong executive team. We began very much running the process with the executive team helping with all the decisions. Originally that was quite a larger group and got reduced about 18 months ago. Most of the key decisions really, in terms of the running of the business, have been handled by the execs and myself collectively. 

How involved are you day to day with the business and will what has happened change your level of involvement?

Typically I had about half to one day a week involved in the football. That includes mainly the stadium, I would say at the Training Centre I am probably there half a day probably something like every four or five weeks. In the stadium I am there probably there for half a day or so every week. That will change, because obviously we don’t have a chief executive. In the short term I will be working closely with the execs to make sure nothing is left uncovered and that we are managing the process properly. But, at the moment, we don’t feel it is the right time to begin the search for a replacement. 

Given what has happened, do you regret not being more involved and not being more hands on?

Yes, I do. 

Is there any way that you could have anticipated the situation?

I think it’s very difficult to answer that. I think the answer is I don’t think there’s any way we could have anticipated this. 

Sam Rush has responded with a statement of his own and said the matter is with his lawyers. What do you think the next step will be?

I think it’s inevitable, obviously, in the situation like this Sam has every right to defend his position. I anticipate this will end up in the courts and we’re relishing that opportunity. 
  
Would you welcome that because often supporters certainly feel that they never hear the full story of things that happen in football?

I think the nature of what we’re looking at and how we’re dealing with it is, particularly given the fact that these are very serious allegations that we’ve made, we know it will end up in court. I think fans will get the benefit of full disclosure in the fullness of time. 

This season, you are on your third manager and you’ve lost a chief executive. There have been changes in the recruitment department as well. It doesn’t look as if the club is stable or dare I say heading in a certain direction. How do you respond to that?

I say the season has been a disaster in many ways. I take responsibility along with the execs and indeed the footballing side of the house for that failure. I think we’re at a much better point in time today. I think we have a terrific young manager on board. I think already we’re seeing the benefits of his approach and his openness to work with the rest of the organisation is proving to be really, really helpful. I am excited about next season. It might sound strange that I don’t see next season as a continuation of what’s gone before; I see it as a new start. 

Do you have regrets about the way you’ve run the club so far?

Run the club I haven’t because as a non-executive chairman you’re not here every day to run the club. You’re here literally half a day some weeks, a day a week other weeks. So, in terms of running the club, it’s very difficult in that amount of time to say you’re ever doing that, particularly when you have a full-time chief executive on board. But, in terms of am I happy with the way, collectively, let’s say, we run the club – I think we have a lot of things to improve. 

Finally, what would you say to supporters as we head into the summer?

Look, try not to speculate on what’s happening at the moment and look towards the playing side of the house. With Gary on board, he has now a very free hand to sort out the recruitment changes he wants to make in the squad. It’s entirely down to him. He has some very specific budgetary guidelines that he knows about and comfortable with. I think for the fans it’s a question of looking forward to next season and the next question would probably be, what would our expectation be?


http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/mel-morris-interview-3709192.aspx#BZgECJ20At83jpI0.99

To summarise (in a slightly prejudiced fashion I acknowledge; it's almost as if I can tweak words to cast snide aspersions on someone no longer able to fully respond), Morris is saying that we've made serious allegations of wrongdoing against Rush even though our own investigation is incomplete and having been in progress only a matter of days before Rush was sent on leave. Furthermore, we fully expect Rush to contest our allegations in court and eagerly await that legal action (!)

Essentially, Rush, as the full-time Chief Executive is responsible for the manner in which the club has been run although he accepts some generic collective responsibility. This, presumably, includes Morris' sackings of managers and dressing room invasions?

This interview epitomises why I feel I must again hold my nose in the owner's direction whilst supporting our club.

And a prediction? What's the betting that Rush's 5% attracts an unusual premium in consideration of ceasing all claims against the club? That, at least, will be an ownership transfer and not impact the club under FFP

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On Monday, May 08, 2017 at 14:30, David said:

And I won't even try and deny it.

But picking the team? Drones? "Some" of our fanbase are extremely gulllible to red top ****** and leave themselves open to ridicule. Wouldn't surprise me if they the same people believe the Dear Deadrie column is genuine and read their horoscopes. Please don't ask me to name them all!

The only thing you should take as 100% fact from a tabloid is the TV Guide.

Dear Deadrie is 100% truth!

I know cos my wife's letter ('hubby so well endowed it hurts to love') was in last week.

 

PS I can already think of 2 replies to this I'm not going to like ...?

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30 minutes ago, Chester40 said:

Dear Deadrie is 100% truth!

I know cos my wife's letter ('hubby so well endowed it hurts to love') was in last week.

 

PS I can already think of 2 replies to this I'm not going to like ...?

You're just making a big d**k of yourself!! :D:D

 

 

Is that one of the replies that you was thinking of? ;)

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48 minutes ago, Chester40 said:

Dear Deadrie is 100% truth!

I know cos my wife's letter ('hubby so well endowed it hurts to love') was in last week.

 

PS I can already think of 2 replies to this I'm not going to like ...?

My missus wishes I was well hung too. 

 

 

 

She ain't too bothered about me being drawn and quartered though.............just well hung. 

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1 hour ago, Chester40 said:

Dear Deadrie is 100% truth!

I know cos my wife's letter ('hubby so well endowed it hurts to love') was in last week.

 

PS I can already think of 2 replies to this I'm not going to like ...?

Ftfy,,,      There's always somebody bigger

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