Millenniumram Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 The year is 2048... Derbys promised investment is “close” to completion, and the club assure us that a new CB to replace Richard Keogh is coming in “next week”. Meanwhile, Long serving players Mason Bennett and Craig Forsyth have signed new short term contracts to help with our “transition” into a team that can get out the championship at the 40th time of asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramleicester Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 12/12/2019 at 17:26, Ramleicester said: I want to know how the money will be put into the club. If it is not revenue then it does not help the FFP balance enabling players to be purchased. And we need some players!!! One thing that I do know is that they are waiting on a final word from the EFL on the stadium issue. My colleague acting on an unrelated contract issue with DCFC in the chain and have been put on hold to 1.1.20. He has now been put back to 1.3.20 what he was told in December as above seems to make sense now. Small wonder the investors were being a bit cautious. The club have not been very transparent it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 So Rob Dorsett meant 48 years not 48 hours. All makes sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Just now, DCFC1388 said: Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Damn what stage was it in before?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Just now, Millenniumram said: Damn what stage was it in before?!? Well its been close since October, almost as bad as the 48hrs around Lampards departure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Talking about his dementia...... sorry Steve luv you really mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 43 minutes ago, Seaside Ram said: Just like my request for a three up with liz hurley n sophie ellis bextor is getting close the mrs assures me ! Give that another 48 years and Wazza will be interested.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Just waiting for the EFL to sign it off no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: Steve Nicholson saying this is in the final stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 The talks have been in the final stages for at least a month now. Nicholson is about as up to date as an Aztec calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EraniosSocks Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Millenniumram said: The year is 2048... Derbys promised investment is “close” to completion, and the club assure us that a new CB to replace Richard Keogh is coming in “next week”. Meanwhile, Long serving players Mason Bennett and Craig Forsyth have signed new short term contracts to help with our “transition” into a team that can get out the championship at the 40th time of asking. Is he German as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I'd like to think I'm a 'glass half full' kind of guy, but this investment has the hallmarks of a disaster written all over it. Anyone would think he's putting it off until next month in order to avoid putting money on any new bodies coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raich Carter Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 This is unlikely but how about the investment deal was setup in two possible scenarios. One where it was based on the EFL not taking further action and the other if they did. As the EFL ARE now taking action perhaps Gabay now buys the ground for £80m to basically say F U to the EFL by proving it was a true valuation on the basis that someone actually bought it for that amount. He owns the ground as a guarantee, we get £40m, Mel gets £40m. Or something. If the EFL didn’t take action then perhaps the investment would have come in a different way - equity, loans, etc Stranger things have happened.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsRam1999 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Raich Van Carter said: This is unlikely but how about the investment deal was setup in two possible scenarios. One where it was based on the EFL not taking further action and the other if they did. As the EFL ARE now taking action perhaps Gabay now buys the ground for £80m to basically say F U to the EFL by proving it was a true valuation on the basis that someone actually bought it for that amount. He owns the ground as a guarantee, we get £40m, Mel gets £40m. Or something. If the EFL didn’t take action then perhaps the investment would have come in a different way - equity, loans, etc Stranger things have happened.... If this is true Mel is given the freedom of Derby and a statue outside the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Past caring about Gabay and his investment now tbh. We should hunker down, blood the young'uns, fight for a mid-table finish or better and then go again after a proper window once the FFP clock is reset end of season and we've got a few more off our books. Right now we're stuck in limbo again as we were with Lampard and Chelsea. Doubtless Gabay will be hedging his bets and trying to squeeze the club for improved terms as we appear on the back foot for the moment. He's a banker after all! Whilst conceding that is his prerogative,I'd be disinclined to deal with him if this is the case. Put your money where your mouth is now Mr Gabay, or risk losing the deal completely when we are cleared of any wrongdoing as I am confident we shall be. We'll still have Wazza and a bunch of kids soon to be worth millions a piece and you'll be left thinking what might have been. There are other fish in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 To be honest, if I were a potential investor, I’d be running a mile. So it’s not a surprise this investment deal is becoming protracted in nature. You can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have the right people in the right places with the right competencies and the right strategies, you are not going to get anywhere. Based on what has transpired over the last five years at our club where financial management, the performance of key people in key positions, player recruitment, player contracts, player growth and development, club culture, and public relations are all concerned, if it was my money, I’d be steering well clear of us. Mel has poured hundreds of millions into the club and we have arguably gone backwards. It’s a cautionary tale for investors. And especially at the moment, I don’t think anyone would describe us as ‘a club on the up’. I just don’t see the attraction for investors at the moment, to be brutally honest. People have suggested Cocu needs to bring in his own players and rebuild the squad before we can seriously consider challenging for promotion again. With FFP still hanging over us, that will become more and more challenging to do. Who knows how long it could be before we are in a position to challenge for promotion again? 2021-22, perhaps? The real money is in the Premier League, so why would you want to invest now? You’d be throwing your money into a sinkhole. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EranioIsGod Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 With it being pantomime season it would make more sense to invest in a theatre than this football club.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raich Carter Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 4 hours ago, EranioIsGod said: With it being pantomime season it would make more sense to invest in a theatre than this football club.... Oh no it wouldn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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