How do you feel about Derby County now?

I never cared about them, and nothing has changed. You reap what you sow. The fans who haven't decided SG is Satan have some sympathy from me, but the club itself, the administrators, Mel Morris et al, I will not lose any sleep over.
 
I do not see why they should get any special treatment. They broke rules, they cheated, they got found out. Cheating should come with a heavy price. I don’t recall Derby fans kicking up a fuss about Darlingtons problems, Scarboroughs or Bury’s for example, so why should they get any from anyone. If they get saved with a buyer meh, if they don’t and a fans group sets them off down the pyramid, meh again.

My biggest fear is they stay in the Championship. As fantastic an achievement as it will have been if they do, it would not seem like punishment for cheating and they’d be more valuable as a purchase. Relegation is the bare minimum I expect, after that stuff em.
 
I hope they are treated the same as anyone else who breaks the rules.
I couldn't care less if they stay up or go down.
 
Some of their fans are an absolute embarssement to their club - but I'm sure that there are some genuine and reasonable fans out there too. I would not want to see any club go out of buisness, and I hope that the club survives. I hope they go down a league nevertheless.
 
Other teams have got away with financial cheating such as Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Wolves which aggrieves me still. None of those 4 had parachute payements when promoted but were able to spend very freely and in Villa's case could outspend teams like us who had parachute payments (e.g. Villa paying Bolasie £70k/week) Watford also abused the loan system as their owner brought in a lot of players in cheaply from La Liga where he owned another club. Derby's problem is they failed to get promoted and that allowed them to get caught.
 
Redwurzel said:
Other teams have got away with financial cheating such as Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Wolves which aggrieves me still. None of those 4 had parachute payements when promoted but were able to spend very freely and in Villa's case could outspend teams like us who had parachute payments (e.g. Villa paying Bolasie £70k/week) Watford also abused the loan system as their owner brought in a lot of players in cheaply from La Liga where he owned another club. Derby's problem is they failed to get promoted and that allowed them to get caught.
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Villa did have parachute payments.

Sadly, they also didn't breach FFP because of the stadium sale loophole which has now been closed.
As irritating and clearly against the spirit of the rules as it was, that's not why Derby have been punished either.
 
I never wanted them to go bust. Although I wavered on those thoughts during the build up to the game at the Riverside and the rubbish about Gibson.

A relegation will suffice. Hopefully 2-3 seasons down in league 1 finishing mid table at best.

Then again I still read random comments from fans. Everytime anyone gives Boro a positive comment on twitter you see a negative response. Almost everytime it's a user name with DCFC in it.

Absolutely 'Rent free' as the kids say😂. I wouldn't mind but it's a strange 'rivalry' generated by them. It's taken until this week for them to go public in slating Morris. I guess they have finally runout of people to blame.
 
S7DiscoDown said:
Everytime anyone gives Boro a positive comment on twitter you see a negative response. Almost everytime it's a user name with DCFC in it.
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Yes I see it all the time, there is always random trolling but the rams seem to be keeping up with the hate, that and other stuff I have seen is why I posted this thread. If carlsberg made last days of the season then us going up and them getting relegated would be an ideal one.
 
There are a few fans on their message board that are reasoned and accept that Morris has been the architect of their downfall… but then you get people like this who simply are suffering from some sort of Stockholm Syndrome 🤯…
 

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Bournemouth are one of the few clubs to break ffp and be fined for it after promotion.

And the fine for their heinous act was ??

Bournemouth will pay £4.75m to the Football League to settle a Financial Fair Play (FFP) dispute, arising from their promotion to the Premier League in the 2014-15 season. The Cherries had originally expected to be fined £7.6m after accruing huge losses as they won the Championship.


Justice eh
 
Udinese are a top league club in Italy - they have played in Europe in recent years. I meant to say the top league in Italy - did I get my league names wrong?

Ref Villa they were relegated in 2016 and promoted in 2019. I thought parachute payment were for 2 years? In July 2018 they were serious financial diffculties then the ownrship changed and hey presto they started paying upto £70k/week under the new owners. I guess paid for by selling their stadium which was all wrong.
 
Jedi boro said:
Bournemouth are one of the few clubs to break ffp and be fined for it after promotion.

And the fine for their heinous act was ??

Bournemouth will pay £4.75m to the Football League to settle a Financial Fair Play (FFP) dispute, arising from their promotion to the Premier League in the 2014-15 season. The Cherries had originally expected to be fined £7.6m after accruing huge losses as they won the Championship.


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They didn't break it by that much.

QPR did and were fined £42m.
 
Redwurzel said:
Udinese are a top league club in Italy - they have played in Europe in recent years. I meant to say the top league in Italy - did I get my league names wrong?

Ref Villa they were relegated in 2016 and promoted in 2019. I thought parachute payment were for 2 years? In July 2018 they were serious financial diffculties then the ownrship changed and hey presto they started paying upto £70k/week under the new owners.
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It's 2 years if you're relegated after your first season in the Premier League.

3 years if you've relegated after 2 seasons or more in the Premier League.
 

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Council boss issues statement over Pride Park Stadium sale claims

Reports of a '£20 million deal' for club's ground
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Council boss issues statement over Pride Park Stadium amid Derby County rumours​

Reports of a '£20 million deal' for club's ground
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Derby City Council’s chief executive has played down suggestions that the authority could purchase Pride Park Stadium in a bid to secure Derby County’s future. Fresh reports were printed over the weekend stating the city council and MPs were interested in buying the stadium, owned by former Rams owner Mel Morris, who put the club into administration in September last year.

The reports mentioned the development being a potential “game changer” as the club’s hopes of finding a new owner and existing administration were hit by further blows last week. It was reported on Sunday that local Members of Parliament and Derby City Council were looking at a “£20 million deal” for Pride Park Stadium. The Sun claim that the Council could buy the club's stadium and then lease it to a potential new owner of the Rams.

But a statement issued today from the council’s chief executive Paul Simpson says it is the council’s “preference” at this stage for a buyer to purchase the club and Pride Park Stadium.

However, the statement gave nothing away on what could be done in the future as the council and the Team Derby group “continue” to fight to ensure the survival of the football club.

Mr Simpson said: “Derby County Football Club has been part of the social, economic, and cultural fabric of the city and wider areas for almost 140 years. We cannot underestimate the impact of a successful football club in the city; not just in spreading the Derby brand across a wide stage, but also in the value it adds to our local economy and to our communities.

“In an extremely challenging financial position, the Council has been working as part of Team Derby - an alliance of civic, political, business and cultural leaders in the city – to try and ensure the survival of Derby County Football Club, and we will continue to do so. Our preference is for a buyer to purchase the club and stadium outright.

“Our primary concern remains, not only the survival of Derby County, but the impact of this continuing uncertainty on the wider community of Derby and surrounding areas. We thank the fans, communities, and businesses, whose passion continues to bring an incredible energy and profile to attempts to save the club.”

It is reported the sale of the stadium is proving to be one of the stumbling blocks of a potential takeover. It is reported that prospective owners are reluctant to pay for both the club and stadium separately.

Last week administrators Quantuma said they were not in position to announce a preferred bidder for the club – despite earlier statements suggesting that would be the case.

The Rams suffered a twelve-points deduction for entering administration and a further nine points for breaching EFL financial rules – placing the club firmly in the relegation zone.

Derby County are currently six points from safety with just half a dozen league games left to play.
 
Redwurzel said:
Udinese are a top league club in Italy - they have played in Europe in recent years. I meant to say the top league in Italy - did I get my league names wrong?

Ref Villa they were relegated in 2016 and promoted in 2019. I thought parachute payment were for 2 years? In July 2018 they were serious financial diffculties then the ownrship changed and hey presto they started paying upto £70k/week under the new owners. I guess paid for by selling their stadium which was all wrong.
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You’re right they do have a stake in Spain with Granada but Udinese is the Pozzo family’s main interest.

Giampaolo Pozzo - Wikipedia

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