The Administration Thread

[Hans Datdo-Dishes]

30 minutes ago, TuffLuff said:

If he does an interview whilst breathing in a helium balloon then I might warm to him a bit more.

If he did that, I think he would speak very highly of the Rams

[Sparkle]

In the USA most stadiums are owned by the councils - I assume that’s not relevant in our case but we are where we are 

[Curtains]

1 minute ago, BucksRam said:

Great news we finally get a PB.  But why is it I still get wound up by the pathetic comms from the EFL.....

"...the EFL has been focused on ensuring that there is a long-term future for the Club."   Really? Love to see how.

"Now that the League has been advised of the preferred bidder status by the Administrators, we await details of the formal proposals and once in receipt, these will be reviewed in line with EFL requirements..."  Why do you have to say "now"? You're like a spoilt child.  Keep it factual.  "Following notification by the admins of the PB.....".  And how long will your review take?  Long enough to see us down with further points deductions and player losses?

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be overcome before matters can move forward......" Sorry?  After nearly 2 years you still don't understand the hurdles? Maybe read this thread - you'll possibly learn a thing or two. 

 

The EFL are a complete joke .

I will never change my opinion on them .

[mrdave85]

I genuinely couldn’t care less about being docked more points next season, which league we’re playing in, what CK may have tweeted some 10 years ago, or any of that.

I just want to still have a club to support when all is said and done. Everything else is noise. 

[StarterForTen]

4 minutes ago, BucksRam said:

Great news we finally get a PB.  But why is it I still get wound up by the pathetic comms from the EFL.....

"...the EFL has been focused on ensuring that there is a long-term future for the Club."   Really? Love to see how.

"Now that the League has been advised of the preferred bidder status by the Administrators, we await details of the formal proposals and once in receipt, these will be reviewed in line with EFL requirements..."  Why do you have to say "now"? You're like a spoilt child.  Keep it factual.  "Following notification by the admins of the PB.....".  And how long will your review take?  Long enough to see us down with further points deductions and player losses?

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be overcome before matters can move forward......" Sorry?  After nearly 2 years you still don't understand the hurdles? Maybe read this thread - you'll possibly learn a thing or two. 

 

See, I read their third Tweet as...

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be PUT IN PLACE before matters can move forward......"

[vonwright]

10 minutes ago, Curtains said:

Talksport just said Ashley has just said he’s still interested.

Make if that what you want .

Talksport thought that was good news for Derby 

I think at this point it's safer just to assume Ashley's "interest" is roughly equivalent to my interest in  learning to speak Mandarin. 

It technically exists, but nothing is ever going to come of it.

 

[Millenniumram]

34 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

My sentiments exactly....just have a horrible feeling it will all end in tears....

Yeah I have a bed feeling too… it’s what years of following Derby does to you. We don’t get good news!

[Turk Thrust]

11 minutes ago, Sparkle said:

Let’s be saved first and foremost shall we - you can actually build a promotion team with free and cheaper players ! 

A promotion team from Div 1 to Championship perhaps, but onwards?

[Millenniumram]

31 minutes ago, Topram said:

Surely they’ve seen he’s got the money to complete the take over 

He’ll have provided proof of funds, but I’m pretty sure Alonso did too. I’m just not convinced they were actually his…

[GB SPORTS]

8 minutes ago, BucksRam said:

Great news we finally get a PB.  But why is it I still get wound up by the pathetic comms from the EFL.....

"...the EFL has been focused on ensuring that there is a long-term future for the Club."   Really? Love to see how.

"Now that the League has been advised of the preferred bidder status by the Administrators, we await details of the formal proposals and once in receipt, these will be reviewed in line with EFL requirements..."  Why do you have to say "now"? You're like a spoilt child.  Keep it factual.  "Following notification by the admins of the PB.....".  And how long will your review take?  Long enough to see us down with further points deductions and player losses?

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be overcome before matters can move forward......" Sorry?  After nearly 2 years you still don't understand the hurdles? Maybe read this thread - you'll possibly learn a thing or two. 

 

Yes as usual the ELF are up for roadblocks

[Sparkle]

1 minute ago, Turk Thrust said:

A promotion team from Div 1 to Championship perhaps, but onwards?

Take a look at Arthur coxs team or lately Southampton and Sheffield United 

[Andicis]

17 minutes ago, Turk Thrust said:

But has he got the financial muscle to take us further? Unless he’s got backers, it would seem he hasn’t.

Let's be clear, you have no idea about the position of his finances and therefore should probably not speculate.

Edited April 6, 2022 by Andicis

[Ram@Lincoln]

15 minutes ago, TheresOnlyWanChope said:

Not worried about the names of the food in the concourse. Think beggars can't be choosers comes to mind. 

The concourse outlets and catering was all outsourced to the company that does Wembley concourses. Delaware North. GSE wouldn't have had much say other than take whatever slice of profits they were contracted to as the club. From their own website, they've had it from 2008, which coincides with the GSE takeover. https://www.delawarenorth.com/venues/pride-park-stadium

On the Kirchner news, with him now being confirmed as the preferred bidder - can Radio Derby et al now get an actual interview with him to play out on air? Even if it isn't live or interactive, just to hear direct from Kirchner's mouth and not via "I spoke to him/advisors over Twitter" or likewise. You've been confirmed, now speak to us directly on the radio, answer some questions about the process from now and the future plans. That'll go a long way to getting everyone on side.

Edited April 6, 2022 by Ram@Lincoln
link added

[RadioactiveWaste]

Any mention of the £5m deposit upon being named preferred bidder?

Seems entirely absent.

I can imagine Q quietly dropped that stipulation as it was intended to fund the club through the season and the administrators got sufficient funding.

I can imagine a £5m deposit is a hefty chunk just for exclusivity with the EFL still to go "ah ha, we've decided this new stipulation has arrived"

[vonwright]

3 minutes ago, StarterForTen said:

See, I read their third Tweet as...

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be PUT IN PLACE before matters can move forward......"

There's such a weird "why do you make me hurt you, I only do it because I love you so much" tone to their tweets.

They seem obsessed with putting up further financial conditions and obstacles. That doesn't make any sense. It makes sense to punish Mel (which they can't), and it makes sense to give us a points deduction if we breach whatever the relevant financial rules might be.

But it doesn't really make sense to impose strict conditions on the new owners. They are new owners: why do they get tarred with the brush meant for Mel? 

 

[TheresOnlyWanChope]

Just now, Ram@Lincoln said:

The concourse outlets and catering was all outsourced to the company that does Wembley concourses. Delaware North. GSE wouldn't have had much say other than take whatever slice of profits they were contracted to as the club. From their own website, they've had it from 2008, which coincides with the GSE takeover. https://www.delawarenorth.com/venues/pride-park-stadium

On the Kirchner news, with him now being confirmed as the preferred bidder - can Radio Derby et al now get an actual interview with him to play out on air? Either if it isn't live or interactive, just to hear direct from Kirchner's mouth and not via "I spoke to him/advisors over Twitter" or likewise. You've been confirmed, now speak to us directly on the radio, answer some questions about the process from now and the future plans. That'll go a long way to getting everyone on side.

I think the point is I would and most fans would gladly chomp down a Kentucky Jumbo Corn Dog or Supersize New York whopper Burger at half time if it means we have DCFC to support.

Yeh we should hear from Kirchener soon and fingers crossed a deal gets done!

[Scott129]

16 minutes ago, belperram9 said:

Whole thing smells of desperation to me. Administrators said no to him originally due to better offers, now they’ve gone crawling back to Kirchner begging him to bail them out?  Be interesting to know what kind of deal he has achieved.

I can’t get excited about Americans involved in football over here either. Remember last time we had yanks at the helm and they tried changing all the food items at the stadium, ‘long Albuquerque Chicago Rams mega XL hotdog’. Was so cringe how everything was Americanised. I can see it happening again. 
 

The administrators have demonstrated their absolute ineptness as well. I remember that useless Hoskins going on Talksport last September with his pal Simon Jordan, both waxing lyrical about one another and Hoskins somewhat proclaiming everything will be sorted by Christmas. Why make statements like that when you haven’t even looked at the issues to begin with? The deeper they’ve delved they’ve been out of their depth. 
 

oh well, hopefully it’s over now. Fight and win…. 

The concourse could do with a shake-up to be honest.

Awful selection of food and drinks, and the queues are always terrible.

[PistoldPete]

13 minutes ago, BucksRam said:

Great news we finally get a PB.  But why is it I still get wound up by the pathetic comms from the EFL.....

"...the EFL has been focused on ensuring that there is a long-term future for the Club."   Really? Love to see how.

"Now that the League has been advised of the preferred bidder status by the Administrators, we await details of the formal proposals and once in receipt, these will be reviewed in line with EFL requirements..."  Why do you have to say "now"? You're like a spoilt child.  Keep it factual.  "Following notification by the admins of the PB.....".  And how long will your review take?  Long enough to see us down with further points deductions and player losses?

"This process will allow us to understand what hurdles may still need to be overcome before matters can move forward......" Sorry?  After nearly 2 years you still don't understand the hurdles? Maybe read this thread - you'll possibly learn a thing or two. 

 

"...the EFL has been focused on ensuring that there is a long-term future for the Club."   

 

 

[duncanjwitham]

1 minute ago, vonwright said:

There's such a weird "why do you make me hurt you, I only do it because I love you so much" tone to their tweets.

They seem obsessed with putting up further financial conditions and obstacles. That doesn't make any sense. It makes sense to punish Mel (which they can't), and it makes sense to give us a points deduction if we breach whatever the relevant financial rules might be.

But it doesn't really make sense to impose strict conditions on the new owners. They are new owners: why do they get tarred with the brush meant for Mel? 

 

They're paranoid that Gibson starts threatening to sue the EFL again, if we're seen to welch on debts that he's had to pay 'Boro's equivalent of.

[Alty_Ram]

18 minutes ago, Curtains said:

Talksport just said Ashley has just said he’s still interested.

Make if that what you want .

Talksport thought that was good news for Derby 

Well it makes sense not to burn any bridges with anyone that you may potentially need to step in, so if MA is still monitoring the situation and is openly interested then as a backup plan that has to be a positive thing right ?