RadioactiveWaste Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: ? Is the Holmes deal allowed to go through before the players are paid ? If the money for selling him is the money that's going to pay the other players, then yes. kevinhectoring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Chester40 said: I seriously hope he is right and with a bit of luck, the deal is 100% dead. This bloke is looking to run Derby with somebody elses money rather than his own and doesn't give a toss about the club. 47 minutes ago, Chester40 said: Nailed it. Wow the podcast tells us the backer is SO high profile and has SO much wonga that he wants anonymity. So he has a front, a highly respected Sheikh (Dr Sheikh in fact). Might explain the 2bn bid for Liverpool And you guys are crying out for Peter Gadsby !!! My only concern was that the backer was Mansour. I’m dying for that 30% to come through, so long as it’s the same backer Edited January 21, 2021 by kevinhectoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: Wow the podcast tells us the backer is SO high profile and has SO much wonga that he wants anonymity. So he has a front, a highly respected Sheikh (Dr Sheikh in fact). Might explain the 2bn bid for Liverpool And you guys are crying out for Peter Gadsby !!! My only concern was that the backer was Mansour. I’m dying for that 30% to come through, so long as it’s the same backer Ex backer - so it might as well have been Chewbacca Boycie, kevinhectoring, Norman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: the podcast tells us the backer is SO high profile and has SO much wonga that he wants anonymity. He wants anonymity that much he has backed out. kevinhectoring and Ram-Alf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: ? Is the Holmes deal allowed to go through before the players are paid ? Yes of course kevinhectoring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, alexxxxx said: Is there a chance that MM illness is actually very serious hence that's the hold up? Is there any evidence whatsoever that Mel is ill or is this simply a wild rumour spread by people putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 7 or 8? IslandExile, David Graham Brown, RoyMac5 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Is there any evidence whatsoever that Mel is ill or is this simply a wild rumour spread by people putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 7 or 8? Make your mind up - is the real answer 7 or 8? Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: Wow the podcast tells us the backer is SO high profile and has SO much wonga that he wants anonymity. So he has a front, a highly respected Sheikh (Dr Sheikh in fact). Might explain the 2bn bid for Liverpool And you guys are crying out for Peter Gadsby !!! My only concern was that the backer was Mansour. I’m dying for that 30% to come through, so long as it’s the same backer And this mysterious billionaire backer has what motivation to buy us and stay silent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Is there any evidence whatsoever that Mel is ill or is this simply a wild rumour spread by people putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 7 or 8? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6770519/Derby-County-sale-cards-owner-Mel-Morris-seeks-exit.html "And, it is understood, there is also a so-far confidential personal matter that is persuading him to consider finding a new owner for the club." ..also I swear on my life it was mentioned in an article in the past year, I think it might have been on The Athletic or maybe it was somewhere discussing the EFL case, that he'd had a small operation/proceedure done. Can I find it anywhere online now? Can I buggery. Edited January 21, 2021 by Coconut Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Is there any evidence whatsoever that Mel is ill or is this simply a wild rumour spread by people putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 7 or 8? Ed Dawes, journalist and mathematician extraordinaire! Carl Sagan and kevinhectoring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Is there any evidence whatsoever that Mel is ill or is this simply a wild rumour spread by people putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 7 or 8? I think he has had health problems. Carl Sagan and Ram-Alf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Around 50 seconds or so into this video which was uploaded by the club in May last year, he does reference a couple of health scares he has had. (Audio isn't great btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney1991 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Ed Dawes mentioned he was ill on radio Derby about week and bit ago with post match to one of the games Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) From Rooney's presser coverage on the DET: "It’s (takeover) is very close, that is the information I have been given. My understanding is I will be able to bring in players before the window closes." Edited January 21, 2021 by RedSox GboroRam, Derby4Me and GenBr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, Chester40 said: And this mysterious billionaire backer has what motivation to buy us and stay silent? I posted this mid-December "When he tried to buy Liverpool back in August 2019, the Liverpool ECHO reported that the proposal from from Sheik Khaled didn't get past the vetting stage with New York-based boutique investment bank Allen & Company. It was judged the offer was neither credible nor worthwhile to be put forward to major shareholders John W Henry and Mike Gordon". Obviously Mel would have used a specialist financial company to handle the mechanics of the deal, to suggest he would and could have done is own due diligence is fanciful, whatever happens he could now sue for breach of contract, but hey that did not get the sheiks lawyers anywhere did it. I would implore Mel give up on this "deal" to the mysterious billionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_chop Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, RedSox said: From Rooney's presser coverage on the DET: "It’s (takeover) is very close, that is the information I have been given. My understanding is I will be able to bring in players before the window closes." I've lost count how many times he's been told that. He's being treated like a kid on the back seat asking "are we there yet"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kevinhectoring Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Chester40 said: And this mysterious billionaire backer has what motivation to buy us and stay silent? Embarrassment at our league position ? Chester40 and Jourdan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Still a bit baffled as to why we announced Rooney as permanent manager - didnt he say he had been given certain assurances that the takeover was in place I'm sure someone like WR won't be talking about handshakes or verbal agreements here - it'd be a contractual assurance. Remains to be seen what happens with WR if the takeover doesn't happen. kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRammette Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, one_chop said: I've lost count how many times he's been told that. He's being treated like a kid on the back seat asking "are we there yet"? What else can he say in the circumstances realistically even if he knows more? Ram-Alf, Tamworthram and strawhillram 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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