JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 The company I work for has just been acquired involving similar figures to taking over a club the size of Derby. The simple fact is that if the money is in place it doesn't take that long at all. Once a deal was struck it took two weeks to do the admin and transfer the relevant funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Where will the Sheikh pop up next ???????? From my calculations, based on his roaming across the country, perhaps staying a la Partridge, in Travelodge accommodation, London clubs should be on high alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, hintonsboots said: Where will the Sheikh pop up next ???????? From my calculations, based on his roaming across the country, perhaps staying a la Partridge, in Travelodge accommodation, London clubs should be on high alert. I’m worried for Plymouth Argyle. After all, everyone else will be heading to Devon and Cornwall this summer with no overseas travel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihangel Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Tamworthram said: For a very long time I was very much of the opinion “these things take a long time”, “none of us know what the hold us all about”, “give it time” etc. but now accept they look like nothing more than tyre kickers. I can’t really think of anything they could say that would give me any comfort or confidence. Yes, it might be interesting to know the full story but we’ll probably have to wait for the Oprah Winfrey interview before we get that You were quite right to be thinking along that, the fact that this looks like it's ultimately failed to materialise doesn't make up for some of the bedwetting that went on!! These things do take months to work through, usually in private but with a football club, privacy seems to be quite difficult so it gets played out in public and people, sometimes understandably, get rather impatient.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammingStone66 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 5 hours ago, rad1919 said: Mel Morris did! Good point ? but you would assume now no one would commit money untill they understand the financial implications of what league were in next year. Unless I guess they have so much money they don't care or think they could assist strip us ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad1919 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 7 hours ago, RammingStone66 said: Good point ? but you would assume now no one would commit money untill they understand the financial implications of what league were in next year. Unless I guess they have so much money they don't care or think they could assist strip us ? To be fair it was a calculated risk by a wealthy man who had the opportunity to buy the club he supports. If we somehow managed to lose to QPR in the play off final, automatic promotion was almost guaranteed the following season. The odds were stacked in our (and his) favour and we all know the unhappy ending. The scenario for any potential investor now is totally different. Our club is a mess. There are investigations off the pitch that won't go away and the stuff played on the pitch is bad beyond comprehension. It would take a brave person or group of people to take a punt on us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammingStone66 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 30 minutes ago, rad1919 said: To be fair it was a calculated risk by a wealthy man who had the opportunity to buy the club he supports. If we somehow managed to lose to QPR in the play off final, automatic promotion was almost guaranteed the following season. The odds were stacked in our (and his) favour and we all know the unhappy ending. The scenario for any potential investor now is totally different. Our club is a mess. There are investigations off the pitch that won't go away and the stuff played on the pitch is bad beyond comprehension. It would take a brave person or group of people to take a punt on us again. Yeah exactly, Mel buying the club made business sense with the trajectory everyone predicted. Ok everything that could go wrong for him pretty much has ?. But like you say anyone buying us now would be taking a huge gamble, even if we stay up it's a gamble. I just can't see Alonso, the Americans or anyone else really getting serious untill we know what division we are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 You'd think, a bit like Mel, that any investor would wait for the costs to be stripped out, hope we're still in the championship and the squad has been reset to a promising level. Then it might be worth them putting up some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Lets pretend this whole horrible saga never occurred and it was all just an awful nightmare, like with Pamela in Dallas when Bobby steps out of the shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The club is yet to comment on whether this deal is dead so presumably it’s still on. The question is: when will we know. It was stated that it will be concluded by Christmas but that is 9 months away. I’m beginning to get a little restless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 54 minutes ago, Abu Derby said: The club is yet to comment on whether this deal is dead so presumably it’s still on. The question is: when will we know. It was stated that it will be concluded by Christmas but that is 9 months away. I’m beginning to get a little restless. Yea defo still on I would think....any decade now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PendineRam Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I wanted to put a bet on 'by May1st' but my Bookie queried which year?? Spoilsport!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yani P Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 23/03/2021 at 19:36, ramit said: Lets pretend this whole horrible saga never occurred and it was all just an awful nightmare, like with Pamela in Dallas when Bobby steps out of the shower The old maggot syndrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyram59 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Yani P said: The old maggot syndrome? If only we could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EraniosSocks Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Rather surprised the club hasn’t commented on the loan that has been handed to all championship clubs due to losing income revenue regarding ticket sales. Only mentioning as most teams on Twitter have released/shared the statement provided by the EFL.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainyRam Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 There's an announcement on the website https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/03/league-secures-championship-loan-fund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 32 minutes ago, EraniosSocks said: Rather surprised the club hasn’t commented on the loan that has been handed to all championship clubs due to losing income revenue regarding ticket sales. Only mentioning as most teams on Twitter have released/shared the statement provided by the EFL.. The loan is to the league, it's upto individual clubs to tap into it, maybe we haven't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, EraniosSocks said: Rather surprised the club hasn’t commented on the loan that has been handed to all championship clubs due to losing income revenue regarding ticket sales. Only mentioning as most teams on Twitter have released/shared the statement provided by the EFL.. I don't think the Rams and Sheffield Wednesday are eligible due to the EFL charges, not 100% sure but I remember something from Kieran Maguire stated on his podcast "The Price of Football" when the government loan fell though in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Loans have to be repaid. If any business isn't making a profit then loan repayments just add to the costs. We need grants not loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 26 minutes ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: Loans have to be repaid. If any business isn't making a profit then loan repayments just add to the costs. We need grants not loans. Why so few seem to be taking up arms on this point is beyond me. Replacing permanently lost income with more borrowing is simply going to grind everything down over future periods. The efl/gov whoever is pushing this scheme should be called out. Turning football into Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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