Kathcairns Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 37 minutes ago, ram59 said: The question is, 'where do we go from here?' Under DC we will hope to have sustainable growth over the next few years, leading to promotion to the Premier. However, we football fans are an impatient lot, would we prefer a mega rich foreign owner to come in and take over the club, in the hope that they will buy instant success? Personally, I hope that DC will be rewarded by us fans with patience, but I wonder if it will be possible in modern day mega bucks football. I maybe old school, but no way would i want a mega rich foreign owner, but im probably in the minority. If that happened to all the so called big clubs in the championship and league 1 what happens to all the small clubs, prob go out of buisness like we nearly did. RadioactiveWaste, strawhillram, Vimto Enjoyer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 5 minutes ago, Kathcairns said: I maybe old school, but no way would i want a mega rich foreign owner, but im probably in the minority. If that happened to all the so called big clubs in the championship and league 1 what happens to all the small clubs, prob go out of buisness like we nearly did. I don’t think the “small clubs” would go out of business but they’d probably become totally uncompetitive (unless they had an owner trying to punch above their financial wealth). We’d probably end up with an imitation of the Premier league whereby there would be a group of teams competing at the top pretty much every year, yo yo-ing up to the Premier League and back, and the rest relieved to be lower to mid table in the Championship. Kathcairns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsCityRam Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) David Clowes is the owner I always hoped we'd end up getting one day. A lot of fans seem utterly fixated on the respective spending power of owners but unless you have materially more wealth than all of your competitors (extremely rare), the differentiator becomes how you manage your club. What culture are you looking for? Do you back your managers when things get tough? Do you have a long term plan? Quite apart from the extraordinary sacrifice David Clowes undertook in grossly overpaying for Derby County, everything since has been an exercise in how to run a club properly. He is an elite level owner & best of all, he cares - he's one of us. Its no secret I'm a Warne-sceptic but I had to admire Clowes sticking by Warne during his decidedly dodgy autumn. Sitting outside the playoff spots as late as 24th November would have had many chairmen pulling the trigger but there was absolutely no sense Warne was even on his final warning - he was given time & Clowes was utterly vindicated by the subsequent promotion. That is the kind of responsible stewardship successful clubs need & that we have so often lacked in the past. Tales of his humility elsewhere in this thread endear him even more, as does that open letter on the official site today. A successful businessman, a qualified pilot & now a successful football club owner - that is a bloody rare skillset & all credit to him that he lets his actions do the talking rather than resorting to the egocentric approach of many of his peers. I'm genuinely excited to see how he approaches the challenge of competing with clubs with bigger budgets & more reckless strategies - I strongly suspect this is where the backroom structure he brought in 2 years ago starts to bear fruit - quality recruitment, quality youth progression & a tight, respectful culture that gets the best out of everyone in the building. Progressive ownership is the only sensible game in that snakepit of a division & Clowes is smart enough to realise this. Most of all, I hope he's enjoying it. I loved seeing him get the limelight on Saturday - the fans singing his name & him picking up the trophy - he deserves every accolade going. I hope David Clowes stays with us for many years, I'm certain he will steer us back to the Prem if he does. Edited April 29 by LeedsCityRam CBX1985, ImARam2, Carnero and 20 others 14 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 He’s a proper winner isn’t he. He’s not here to make up the numbers. Love it. Carl Sagan, Inverurie Ram and hales300k 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Happy Anniversary David Clowes & Clowes Developments - 2 years since they completed their purchase of the club. 🍾 Comrade 86, StaffsRam, Hustler and 29 others 18 2 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Happy St. Clowes Day, to all who celebrate. BucksRam, Crewton, LeedsCityRam and 12 others 10 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Nice little reminder from the club Kathcairns, Inverurie Ram, Comrade 86 and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/david-clowes-reveals-transfer-clause-9379731 This seems to be a written account of the interview currently being aired on radio Derby. Mentions a deal for Adams is still wanted but Cardiff need to lower their asking price which backs up what’s been said over the last couple of days. Nishfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1988 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Great interview on Radio Derby if anyone wants to listen in to. Hustler and Nishfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 11 minutes ago, Ram1988 said: Great interview on Radio Derby if anyone wants to listen in to. Available here for anyone who didn’t catch it “live”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j7nl7s LeedsCityRam, inter politics and Gritstone Ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 On 29/04/2024 at 19:43, Kathcairns said: I maybe old school, but no way would i want a mega rich foreign owner, but im probably in the minority. If that happened to all the so called big clubs in the championship and league 1 what happens to all the small clubs, prob go out of buisness like we nearly did. None of us should be in any doubt now - No Clowes= No DCFC . Buying the ground for £25 mill was a sound business purchase , with a rent of £1 mill a year coming in . But the price for DCFC of £25 mill looked cheap to us fans . But remember not another soul was prepared to pay that price . LeedsCityRam, Kathcairns, archram and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 My takeaway is that he’s excited about the budget for the season, obviously without giving too much away but there was a very wary, self-confidence to his answer and that funds coming into the club via TV and other sources could really give us an opportunity. I love to hear that he’s very pro-overseas scouting and that the data we’re looking at on players is substantial. It sounds very, very much like what I really wanted from the new-age Derby County. The proof will obviously be in the pudding but the confidence and excitement within his demeanour was very palpable to me. hintonsboots, LeedsCityRam, jimtastic56 and 13 others 11 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) Wrong thread Edited July 1 by Millenniumram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Missed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I will never doubt Mr David Clowes. A gentleman (gentle ram) who loves Derby County, he always has and he always will, he knows how to treat people, he knows how important people are, and he knows that good people can achieve good things. David Clowes will continue to do good things for the club he loves and it’s our job as supporters to do good things for one another inside and outside of the ground, home and away to keep achieving the good things to follow. 🖤 Love David Clowes 🐏 🖤 Love Paul Warne 🐏 🖤 Love Players 🐏 🖤 Love Staff 🐏 🖤 Love Supporters 🐏 🖤 Love Derby County F.C. 🐑 Comrade 86, Premier ram, eccles the ram and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihangel Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I found myself today, alone, clearing vegetation around an electric fence protecting lapwings in a very rural location mid Wales. What better to do than listen to some podcasts? Clowes is an impressive individual, he recognises that the same drivers of success from business or other sports can be replicated in football. We've recruited some very impressive names, the future is exciting. In other good news, I didn't electrocute myself or get a tick, awesome. Kathcairns, Inverurie Ram, ramit and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Kathcairns, Foreveram, Steve How Hard? and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1988 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I 1 hour ago, Inverurie Ram said: I couldn't spot him. Too many people to even start to look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 6 hours ago, Ram1988 said: I I couldn't spot him. Too many people to even start to look... Took me 3 attempts. Expand to full screen. On 0:04, he's hiding behind his mate's black gloves/phone at the very bottom centre of the screen. On 0:30, his mate has put his 'phone down, and you get a full side view as he joins in the "Derby, Derby". Bottom right corner of the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8Leeds Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 8 hours ago, Inverurie Ram said: Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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