DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Deja vu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Pretty much a non-story if you read the article. It’s slightly sensationalist with it’s headline. Not quite on Nicholson levels of click bait but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Before people freak. Stephen Pearce wrote to the players.... “On behalf of Derby County Football Club, Mel Morris, and prospective new owners Derventio Holdings, we collectively apologise, that due to an unexpected and last minute delay in the closing of the sale transaction, that your December pay will most likely be delayed until next week. “We have been assured by Derventio that the closing funds have been remitted, but as at this morning they had not arrived in their lawyer’s client account. “As soon as they arrive, the transaction will close and we will process any outstanding payroll amounts immediately.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoWindscreens Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Another black mark against these Derventio bullshooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 minute ago, David said: “We have been assured by Derventio that the closing funds have been remitted, but as at this morning they had not arrived in their lawyer’s client account. Based on what that Newcastle fan said, this sounds more concerning than failing to pay the wages, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Based on what that Newcastle fan said, this sounds more concerning than failing to pay the wages, to be honest. Well we’ll soon find out, the club have been assured funds have been remitted to close the transaction. That’s what the players have been told. Also note that the club contacted the players prior to let them know, this isn’t a wake up, check the bank balance and where’s our money. Not entirely sure the process of sending millions to another bank account, I doubt it’s as quick as sending a mate a tenner through PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Srg said: Pretty much a non-story if you read the article. It’s slightly sensationalist with it’s headline. Not quite on Nicholson levels of click bait but still. I think the headline is accurate. Wages haven't been paid because of a delay in the takeover. I'm not sure how else they could have phrased it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Deja vu... Here's a link to the JP/Telegraph article free to read on Yahoo. Exclusive: Derby County fail to pay players on time due to takeover delay but sale of club is imminent (yahoo.com) https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-Derby-county-fail-pay-125614293.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The 21st century of 'the cheque's in the post' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, David said: Well we’ll soon find out, the club have been assured funds have been remitted to close the transaction. That’s what the players have been told. Also note that the club contacted the players prior to let them know, this isn’t a wake up, check the bank balance and where’s our money. Not entirely sure the process of sending millions to another bank account, I doubt it’s as quick as sending a mate a tenner through PayPal. I'm nowhere near kicking off, but it doesn't sound too promising based on what the Newcastle fan (and others) have said. Hopefully it's just a coincidence. I still think you're a bit too eager to defend this though. Something very similar happened pretty much a year ago to the day. It's not really on. At least Percy refers specifically to the players and senior staff, though, so I assume the lower-paid members of staff have been covered during this challenging time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 It’s a bank holiday in Dubai isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbados Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, David said: I doubt it’s as quick as sending a mate a tenner through PayPal. Its instantaneous, or can take up to a couple of hours at most but certainly not days etc unless they’ve written them a cheque! I would probably suggest the delay is the lawyer themselves, having to confirm the funds have arrived and notify the other party, much like selling /buying a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Everything just seems dodgy how many times have we seen or heard about them not paying up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I'm nowhere near kicking off, but it doesn't sound too promising based on what the Newcastle fan (and others) have said. Hopefully it's just a coincidence. I still think you're a bit too eager to defend this though. Something very similar happened pretty much a year ago to the day. It's not really on. At least Percy refers specifically to the players, though, so I assume the lower-paid members of staff have been covered during this challenging time? Never said you were, nor am I eager to defend this. I’ve shared the same snippet (the juicy bit) on Twitter which fans have been appreciative of as the article is behind a paywall. I fail to see how that’s defending it, unless you mean my line about sending a tenner over PayPal? I just don’t see this as being anything to get worked up over. Just pleased that we should see some closure very soon, a little bored of the it’s not happening, trust me, close the thread stuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I don't see the point of defending club in this case. Whatever the reason, it's darn unprofessional, shouldn't be happening and won't do any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 minute ago, David said: Never said you were, nor am I eager to defend this. I’ve shared the same snippet (the juicy bit) on Twitter which fans have been appreciative of as the article is behind a paywall. I fail to see how that’s defending it, unless you mean my line about sending a tenner over PayPal? I just don’t see this as being anything to get worked up over. Just pleased that we should see some closure very soon, a little bored of the it’s not happening, trust me, close the thread stuff now. Fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Topram said: Everything just seems dodgy how many times have we seen or heard about them not paying up Tell us how many ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Didn't this happen on NYE last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralRam Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Extremely unprofessional and for it to happen twice in a year is even worse. First time is a mistake, 2nd time isn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Different prospective owner who didn’t pay the wages last time wasn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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