The Tenure of Melvyn Morris

[May Contain Nuts]

3 hours ago, RamNut said:

Well.....it’s been a bit shambolic really.

 There we were are Wembley, all set, with a mercurial little midfielder, and George Thorne on loan. Mel signs on the dotted line only to see Bobby Zamora’s shot beat Lee Grant. Mel increases his stake. George Thorne goes down and is out for the season with another bad injury. We appoint Chris Evans and schteve’s son to head up recruitment. We sign a Spanish centre half who needs special shoes. We  falter and schteve gets the sack. Paul Clement is appointed and we go on a mad spending spree that cripples the club financially. Chris Evans is sacked. Clement gets the sack. Mel appoints Darren wassall AND Harry redknapp - formerly of qpr - to steady the ship. Wassall doesn’t want anything to do with redknapp. We fall short. George Thorne breaks his leg. chief executive Sam ‘the reason I am here’ Rush gets sacked. It transpires we have paid Tom Ince’s mum for scouting reports.  in comes everybody’s favourite nutter Nigel ‘ostrich head’ Pearson. He is is sacked after 9 games.  Schteve is re-appointed and sacked again before the season is over. Chris Evans is in and out again. In comes Gary rowett. He trashes the midfield. Hughes goes to Watford, Bryson gets promoted with Cardiff.. We fall short again. Rowett leaves for stoke. in comes frank, jodie and various loans. The season ends with a Wembley finish but a damp squib defeat. Frank leaves. Meanwhile unbeknown to everyone, the ground has been sold to Mel to get us out of an ffp hole. The club is in a transfer embargo presumably just after we spend £8m on a holding midfielder to replace George Thorne. In comes cocu and championship specialist Liam Rosenior. Before he has had time to say hello, we tell him we’re signing Wayne Rooney. The season starts with a piss up. The captain is injured and sacked. Two players appear in court.The season ends with a series of defeats, a global pandemic, and we fall short again. Events are over-shadowed by an on going battle with the EFl over the secret sale of the ground. We win the  battle but the EFl appeal a second charge of dodgy accounting. Just as it seems we are about to sack cocu, it emerges that the club is about to be sold to an Arab sheik, and cocu and Morris are exposed to coronavirus  by the guy in charge of the accounts. 

Have I missed anything?

...and to think,  this could all have been completely avoided if Richard Keogh had just ducking cleared the ball away properly

[RoyMac5]

7 minutes ago, Leicester Ram said:

Not threadbare, is it? And if it is a threadbare squad, Cocu’s doesn’t deserve the sack.

Yes it is threadbare - I pointed out some of the holes to you. If Cocu has allowed it then he's got to live with it. 

[BondJovi]

8 minutes ago, Leicester Ram said:

You said threadbare, Roy. A squad with multiple internationals, club record signing, proven Championship players like Byrne, Waghorn and Lawrence as well as a collection of constantly growing academy talent?

Not threadbare, is it? And if it is a threadbare squad, Cocu’s doesn’t deserve the sack.

Stop having your cake and eating it then acting surprised when people notice it.

In the words of Glover. Nailed 'em both.

[RoyMac5]

Just now, BondJovi said:

In the words of Glover. Nailed 'em both.

Defend the squad.

[Steve How Hard?]

3 hours ago, RamNut said:

Well.....it’s been a bit shambolic really.

 There we were are Wembley, all set, with a mercurial little midfielder, and George Thorne on loan. Mel signs on the dotted line only to see Bobby Zamora’s shot beat Lee Grant. Mel increases his stake. George Thorne goes down and is out for the season with another bad injury. We appoint Chris Evans and schteve’s son to head up recruitment. We sign a Spanish centre half who needs special shoes. We  falter and schteve gets the sack. Paul Clement is appointed and we go on a mad spending spree that cripples the club financially. Chris Evans is sacked. Clement gets the sack. Mel appoints Darren wassall AND Harry redknapp - formerly of qpr - to steady the ship. Wassall doesn’t want anything to do with redknapp. We fall short. George Thorne breaks his leg. chief executive Sam ‘the reason I am here’ Rush gets sacked. It transpires we have paid Tom Ince’s mum for scouting reports.  in comes everybody’s favourite nutter Nigel ‘ostrich head’ Pearson. He is is sacked after 9 games.  Schteve is re-appointed and sacked again before the season is over. Chris Evans is in and out again. In comes Gary rowett. He trashes the midfield. Hughes goes to Watford, Bryson gets promoted with Cardiff.. We fall short again. Rowett leaves for stoke. in comes frank, jodie and various loans. The season ends with a Wembley finish but a damp squib defeat. Frank leaves. Meanwhile unbeknown to everyone, the ground has been sold to Mel to get us out of an ffp hole. The club is in a transfer embargo presumably just after we spend £8m on a holding midfielder to replace George Thorne. In comes cocu and championship specialist Liam Rosenior. Before he has had time to say hello, we tell him we’re signing Wayne Rooney. The season starts with a piss up. The captain is injured and sacked. Two players appear in court.The season ends with a series of defeats, a global pandemic, and we fall short again. Events are over-shadowed by an on going battle with the EFl over the secret sale of the ground. We win the  battle but the EFl appeal a second charge of dodgy accounting. Just as it seems we are about to sack cocu, it emerges that the club is about to be sold to an Arab sheik, and cocu and Morris are exposed to coronavirus  by the guy in charge of the accounts. 

Have I missed anything?

I think you have missed something. What happens next? I'm gonna go and see this film when it comes out. 

[Steve How Hard?]

I'm pretty sure that many of us would have fell into the same traps as Mel and even have made different mistakes along the way. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and criticising something after the event is so easy to do. Football punditry is money for old rope in that respect. I just pray that his last major decision for us (the selling of the club) does not go wrong as that would seriously undermine his legacy(as already mentioned Ramstv, academy etc). He doesn't deserve that after his valiant efforts to get us promoted.

His tenure has been like a big night on the piss for me. It's mainly been a good night, mostly spent trying to get the gorgeous girl in the corner to come home with you. Whilst you've almost very nearly sealed the deal, it now looks like you won't even get her number to have another try. That leaves you only one thing to do and that is to go home before you've no money left for a kebab and a taxi home. Enjoy that kebab Mel, you've earned it. Your hangover will clear soon and everything won't seem as bad. 

[oldtimeram]

When he took over we had a half decent side and a decent Manager.  Now we have a crap team, bottom of the table and he buggers off

Thanks Mel 

[bimmerman]

Good riddence, can't help but feel his fire sale to an Arab sheikh will end in disaster and us being the next bury

[Dean (hick) Saunders]

Guess the 50% team of academy players is not that good an idea.

Oh. Well, worth a try.

[Mafiabob]

I’ve thought a lot about what I want to write here, but I think the journey Mel has been on with this club, it can be found in previous posts on here when I’ve talked about him, either in a positive or negative way. I think the term I can say is “rollercoaster”

I think it’ll be right for him it’s time to get off and completely cut ties..... for his own self and that of the fans.

There’s been ups and downs..... it’s just a shame the facts that laid bare if he does go and probably sums up the Derby Way. That we are a distinctly below average football club with a lot of problems on the pitch.

All the best Mel, got no doubt you tried with all your heart to get us to the promise land. It’s just not worked out. Let’s see if the new regime can propel us, firstly out of the trouble we are left in and beyond.

[wollatonram]

Mel has given me a lot of good memories, but the big picture view of his reign is not good at all - when you consider where we were when he arrived and where we were when he is leaving. It is looking bleak.

[RamNut]

18 minutes ago, Dean (hick) Saunders said:

Guess the 50% team of academy players is not that good an idea.

Oh. Well, worth a try.

I still think the academy players are the better players

(Although Sibley doesn’t seem to ever pass to knight).

[bimmerman]

47 minutes ago, wollatonram said:

Mel has given me a lot of good memories, but the big picture view of his reign is not good at all - when you consider where we were when he arrived and where we were when he is leaving. It is looking bleak.

And he signed off on us bringing Jamie ducking Paterson here

[Gee SCREAMER !!]

2 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

And he signed off on us bringing Jamie ducking Paterson here

Can we get him back. I thought he was alright.  

[Rev]

48 minutes ago, Mafiabob said:

I’ve thought a lot about what I want to write here, but I think the journey Mel has been on with this club, it can be found in previous posts on here when I’ve talked about him, either in a positive or negative way. I think the term I can say is “rollercoaster”

I think it’ll be right for him it’s time to get off and completely cut ties..... for his own self and that of the fans.

There’s been ups and downs..... it’s just a shame the facts that laid bare if he does go and probably sums up the Derby Way. That we are a distinctly below average football club with a lot of problems on the pitch.

All the best Mel, got no doubt you tried with all your heart to get us to the promise land. It’s just not worked out. Let’s see if the new regime can propel us, firstly out of the trouble we are left in and beyond.

If we were a rollercoaster, I'd say the Black Hole at Alton Towers. Pretty tame with the occasional thrill, and takes place mostly in the dark.

Like Alton Towers, open up your wallet, and watch the cash get sucked out never to return.

[RedSox]

Just hope his legacy isn’t tarnished by an unwillingness/inability to remove the current management team straightaway. It’s indefensible to leave them in post any longer and with the international break here, now is the time to act. Whether or not Mel’s walking. 

[Russell Ram]

He obviously cares and tried to do the best for DCFC. But.... he has almost been a complete disaster.  The ground being a case in point. He taken taken us to the brink on and off the pitch. But because he is Derby he is still considered a good bloke. 

[bimmerman]

17 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Can we get him back. I thought he was alright.  

Signing a player that has said in filmed media he doesnt like the club?? Hmmmm.... 

[Gee SCREAMER !!]

36 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

Signing a player that has said in filmed media he doesnt like the club?? Hmmmm.... 

I'd have Kenny Burns in goal at the minute as long as he filled it . At the minimum we get a point.

[Ghost of Clough]

I feel it's such a shame for everything to be ending the way it is. My only hope is for Mel's legacy to be the academy. That relies on the new owner to facilitate the progression of youths such as Ebosele, Archie and all of the others to break through. Fingers crossed ?