IslandExile Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) In the thread 'Rooney In', @Highgate argued one of the reasons we should dispense with Rooney's services is: "Sacking him will mean we won't have to look at the 'Wayne Rooney's DCFC fans' anymore." To the mods.... Help us reclaim our club. Even if we must have a celebrity in the managerial hot seat, and it seems we must, then at least let this forum lead the way in showing the world that the club is bigger than any individual. Derby County Football Club. Then we can say things like "DCFC's manager Wayne Rooney..... needs to get wins". Edited May 9, 2021 by IslandExile Changed title, not yet ready for a full rebellion Robert Earnshaws Workrate, CBRammette, Will Hughes Hair and 21 others 14 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh n Bake Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I heard the forum name has to stay that way as part of his contract with 32 Red. Rooney opted out of performance based incentives and instead opted to have a forum page named after him. 48 hours, 24Charlie, Jourdan and 12 others 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck- Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) I do agree with this. I hate us being subordinate to a “big name” player. I know it’s your forum @David but could we have a vote on whether we remove the “Wayne Rooney’s DCFC Fans” from this forum? Edited May 9, 2021 by ck- Typo Robert Earnshaws Workrate, strawhillram, RadioactiveWaste and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsCityRam Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Yes, I really dislike it also. Totally get it was meant as a parody of how we're referred to in the media but Rooney's name & 'brand' is now so toxic with some, its becoming divisive. A vote as @ck- suggests would maybe be the fairest way of deciding whether to keep it or not. strawhillram, ck-, Dimmu and 8 others 2 3 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 minute ago, LeedsCityRam said: Yes, I really dislike it also. Totally get it was meant as a parody of how we're referred to in the media but Rooney's name & 'brand' is now so toxic with some, its becoming divisive. A vote as @ck- suggests would maybe be the fairest way of deciding whether to keep it or not. Can we have a vote to decide whether we should have a vote? taffyram, LeedsCityRam, IslandExile and 8 others 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck- Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Just now, Gaspode said: Can we have a vote to decide whether we should have a vote? I’d vote for that Ken Tram, SKRam and taffyram 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIMBAUD Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, LeedsCityRam said: Yes, I really dislike it also. Totally get it was meant as a parody of how we're referred to in the media but Rooney's name & 'brand' is now so toxic with some, its becoming divisive. A vote as @ck- suggests would maybe be the fairest way of deciding whether to keep it or not. I know it’s supposed to be a joke but I don’t like it. Ramarena, strawhillram, Deej and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Can we have a vote to decide whether we should have a vote? Some won't take part in either vote but will let us know that they're not voting ? Norman, Ramarena, Deej and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LE_Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Agreed - seemed like a lot of people wanted us to go down yesterday, due in no small part I'm sure to the media and celebrity circus which as been created around DCFC in the last couple of years. Obviously changing the forum name isn't going to be a silver bullet to changing that but we can't complain about Mel's love of celebrity while simultaneously seeming to revel in it. 48 hours and LeedsCityRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I vote to make the lettering bigger. Ramarena, EtoileSportiveDeDerby, IslandExile and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, IslandExile said: Some won't take part in either vote but will let us know that they're not voting ? Some will let us know they're not voting and then sneakily vote. #goodgamethis ck- and IslandExile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Sheikh n Bake said: I heard the forum name has to stay that way as part of his contract with 32 Red. Rooney opted out of performance based incentives and instead opted to have a forum page named after him. That’s right. @Boycietold me @Davidtook a huge bung in a brown envelope and a lifetime supply of sausage to rename the Forum ? 48 hours and IslandExile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ellafella said: That’s right. @Boycietold me @Davidtook a huge bung in a brown envelope and a lifetime supply of sausage to rename the Forum ? Steve How Hard?, Ramarena, Will Hughes Hair and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ellafella said: That’s right. @Boycietold me @Davidtook a huge bung in a brown envelope and a lifetime supply of sausage to rename the Forum ? But whose sausage is the big question. Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ellafella said: That’s right. @Boycietold me @Davidtook a huge bung in a brown envelope and a lifetime supply of sausage to rename the Forum ? EDIT - Argh, beaten to the punch by @Anag Ram The absolute shame of it! ? Edited May 9, 2021 by 86 Hair Islands Ellafella and Anag Ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ellafella said: That’s right. @Boycietold me @Davidtook a huge bung in a brown envelope and a lifetime supply of sausage to rename the Forum ? The envelope was full of bacon. I told David it was a bit rash ck-, i-Ram, 48 hours and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Sheikh n Bake said: I heard the forum name has to stay that way as part of his contract with 32 Red. Rooney opted out of performance based incentives and instead opted to have a forum page named after him. I wouldn’t bet on it. 48 hours and angieram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I would agree with the OP. The name was obviously based as a joke following on from when we started being referred to as Frank Lampard's Derby County, and now Wayne Rooney's instead. If he was doing well, and there were a vast amount of support for him, then fair enough. However it appears as if the consensus is that Rooney's dismissal would be met quite favourable by the majority of the board. The name is better off being changed whether he remains our manager or not. LeedsCityRam and IslandExile 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollycutts1982 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Yep I agree too. Drop the Wayne Rooney, however it is meant it just comes across as cringey every time I log in and see it. archram, LeedsCityRam, IslandExile and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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