Jess Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Derby in crisis as every player is put up for sale - Exclusive Nigel Clough's woes at Derby are mounting after it emerged the cash-strapped club is up for sale and willing to sell any player. The Rams hierarchy are desperately trying to attract new investment into the ailing Championship club. They want to raise £8million by the end of this month to help meet various payments - including to former supremo Adam Pearson, now at Hull. But the club’s current US owners, General Sports and Entertainment, who acquired the Rams in January 2008, are reluctant to stump up any cash themselves. And Derby are now actively seeking new investors by giving a series of presentations about the club to potential shareholders. The Championship club has been put on the market for a reported price of just £30m. And in the meantime the Rams will listen to offers for any of Clough’s first team squad to generate funds. The club has been struggling financially since relegation from the Premier League in 2008 with just 11 points and an enormous wage bill. Now their directors’ salaries are believed to be among the biggest in the Championship. The uncertainty at Pride Park leaves boss Clough with more worries as Derby are just six points off the relegation zone. And there is speculation that potential new owners will want to bring in their own, more experienced, manager. But Clough’s close pal Stuart Pearce insists the Derby boss, in charge 12 months, must be given time after a rough baptism. England Under-21 boss Pearce said: “If you give someone a job and then cut their legs off by giving them no money to spend, it is very, very difficult in any walk of life, whether it is football or anything else. “Nigel has slashed the wage bill during that time and it’s important that everyone keeps a steady ship. “If you bring someone in with that proviso, you have to see it out. “You can’t just turn around after a year and get someone else in. “I’ve seen so many football clubs in the country that have a gut reaction, change managers and, all of a sudden, you are no better off in 10 years’ time.†http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Derby-in-crisis-as-every-player-is-put-up-for-sale-Exclusive-article296073.html This was posted at 11pm on their website!! What i don't get is why are we giving adam pearson money when he left us??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Daily Mirror and Derby County don't have the best of relations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Something doesn't add up here: Tom Glick, the president and chief executive of Derby County, is the first of the American owners in English football to put himself forward for a board position on one of the ruling bodies. Glick is competing with Blackpool’s Karl Oyston and Sheffield Wednesday’s Nick Parker for the Football League director role vacated by Terry Robinson leaving Sheffield United. A vote among Championship clubs will decide. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1243507/Charles-Sales-Sports-Agenda-Manchester-City-defender-Micah-Richards-hoping-super-agent-change-Pini-Zahavi-switch.html That was a week ago. Either one is or true or both aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Mirror at it again. What rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 i take anything that is in the mirror with a pinch of salt, as i do believe they have failed on every prediction they have ever had involving us now i know we hardly financially secure, but glick seems motivated to be at this club, and from things Ive read has always been really into the football league comities and such. so don't think that story is rubbish. i also know hes very pr orientated, but i have met him and he is very focused on taken this club forward (he is a **** though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The only quotes in that article are from Stuart Pearce and he is talking about Nigel's job so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 If they are selling the club that means the old doom mongers were right and they're here for a profit. But what profit could they have made from this club in two years if all they've been doing is reducing debt? Unless it was stolen which I doubt as they seem like a legitimate company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Marina Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Now their directors’ salaries are believed to be among the biggest in the Championship. That could explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Look at staurt pearce's "quotes" only one has a " at the end of it. That is a direct quote, the others are words put together from something that was said but not directly by Pearce. Used to be a Fleet St jorno you see, before I became a spark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndsey Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Boycie steps in to de-fuse the speculative journalism tripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 more tripe from a ***** newspaper :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Strange our we're looking to extend the loan deals of the 3 that are on loan, we have also just signed Anderson. I might be wrong but I would guess that this would cost money? Bit silly really if we have to raise £8m by the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 yeah on monday morning they say we are saiging a player for 150k and loaning another and then a few hours later we are skint!! i wish they would make their mind up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 DERBY County have dismissed a national newspaper report which today claimed that the club was in "crisis". The report suggested that the Rams had to raise £8m by the end of this month and that the club was up for sale, priced at £30m. But the club have claimed that the story is "categorically untrue". http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-dismiss-crisis-talk/article-1746586-detail/article.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 doesnt a certain mr savage have a column in the mirror? i think it says how ***** that newspaper is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 doesnt a certain mr savage have a column in the mirror? i think it says how ***** that newspaper is.... i think sav should boycott them now under protest unless he fed them a chinese whisper or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Interestingly, the link now has a 404 error so it was probably a load of bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Savs been on the phone and sorted em out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Glick has rubbished the rumours but we do still owe A.Pearson money - that's what Colin Gibson said on Radio Derby today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 ah well we probs do owe him money as he did invest didnt he but savage best go on the rampage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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