Monkeh Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, sephjnr said: From the "good luck with that" files, Leicester City have said they have a preseason friendly against Derby coming up. To be fair Bolton and Bury did the same only for the game to be called off last minute, I suspect Leicester are doing them a favour and it's most likely their under 23's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 John Percy in the Telegraph is now saying that Mike Ashley has ramped up his bid to buy Derby after depositing £50m to buy the club and the Stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombsy Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 If they are successful in terminating their contracts with the change of ownership then there is less value in the business to warrant a buyer shelling out the cash, and no potential income by selling them to rebuild the squad. This is possibly the straw that breaks the camels back and forces liquidation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hxj Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 14 hours ago, chinapig said: John Percy in the Telegraph is now saying that Mike Ashley has ramped up his bid to buy Derby after depositing £50m to buy the club and the Stadium. Meaningless PR. That will be £50 million that covers, his bid for the club including Administrators fees, his bid for the stadium, the running costs for three years, and anything he wants to withdraw after the press release was issued. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, Hxj said: Meaningless PR. That will be £50 million that covers, his bid for the club including Administrators fees, his bid for the stadium, the running costs for three years, and anything he wants to withdraw after the press release was issued. Quite, saying he has £50m in a bank account means nothing more than, erm, he has £50m in a bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 21/06/2022 at 18:47, downendcity said: Quartering - is that being forced to support Rovers? A fate worse than death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 16 hours ago, chinapig said: It's a 5-a-side game though. For the U-12s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Predictably the BBC headline on the fixtures being announced is: Rooney's Derby host Oxford United in League One opener. Though there should be a * , perhaps anybody who might take over the club should just rename it and have done with it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, billywedlock said: No idea why they are still messing around. Ashley has the money and obviously wants to get them to the Prem so he can sell it on again. Newcastle fans disliked him, but he ran a tight ship, and many fans struggle with that concept. His business is based in Derbyshire, and it is reported he is the richest man in Derbyshire. He is not buying it to close it now is he ? How can the incompetent administrators approve a bid from someone with no money when they have a billionaire on their doorstep. Seemed more like Mel Morris wanted anyone but Ashely to own the club. Whilst I agree with the others '£50m lodged" is just PR , he is basically saying I can transfer the funds today. There are many many more worse owners a club could have. Mel Morris springs to mind. They (The Administrators) don’ like him because he has said he will not pay their excessive fee, I’m starting to like the guy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, chinapig said: Predictably the BBC headline on the fixtures being announced is: Rooney's Derby host Oxford United in League One opener. Though there should be a * , perhaps anybody who might take over the club should just rename it and have done with it. Balliol or Bailiffs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_b Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Apologies if it has been covered and I missed it, but does anyone know who the mystery benefactor who paid for May’s wages was? Price of Football podcast comment today that said individual is known to them / journalists but not publicly named. Gave the money to CK but has since apparently asked for it back after it all fell through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, tommy_b said: Apologies if it has been covered and I missed it, but does anyone know who the mystery benefactor who paid for May’s wages was? Price of Football podcast comment today that said individual is known to them / journalists but not publicly named. Gave the money to CK but has since apparently asked for it back after it all fell through. Perhaps it was Nixon himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Perhaps it was Nixon himself. He must be making enough from his nonsensical Proteon site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: He must be making enough from his nonsensical Proteon site. You should see the state of his Only Fans . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider11 Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Now they’ve got the stadium sorted. The same guy/company going to put a formal bid in later today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61923835?at_custom4=24669668-F3A3-11EC-95B0-83EF15F31EAE&at_medium=custom7&at_custom1=[post+type]&at_campaign=64&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom3=BBC+Sport&fbclid=IwAR26RltRRpAkPP617e2S9Vcex0MFrt0KAZxV3ZQweuVNO4OhNL60SmdNwDs 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Good luck to him….honestly didn’t think it would get sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 How much of the £81M did he have to pay and did he get a full survey completed on it? Presumably if the sale of the club falls through there will be a new Pride Park retail centre in the offing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Good luck to him….honestly didn’t think it would get sorted. Clowes secured the stadium on 17 June at which point Kirchner had been preferred bidder for something like 2 months. Let's allow him a month to do due diligence. That brings into question why Quantuma indulged his claims that the cheque was in the post for so long. What were their motives and why was he unable to transfer the money despite allegedly repeated attempts? Questions we will probably never get the answer to but it looks distinctly murky. Still, it looks like Derby may be about to be taken over by a lifelong fan. Which went well last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, billywedlock said: Well at least that is one less Morris hook for the club . The only asset , as such , was the ground . That is a big step forward . The funding for the season is the next one , and getting out of admin . But a real step forward after so many false promises . Still think they should be looking at a deal with Ashley and share the burden. 5 weeks to get out of admin, or else there’s another points deduction isn’t there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, Davefevs said: 5 weeks to get out of admin, or else there’s another points deduction isn’t there??? Get out if admin correctly, you can still be deducted points if you don't follow the process, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, Monkeh said: Get out if admin correctly, you can still be deducted points if you don't follow the process, Yep, I’m aware of that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hxj Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 45 minutes ago, Davefevs said: 5 weeks to get out of admin, or else there’s another points deduction isn’t there??? No further penalty. Just get thrown out of the league if in Administration for 18 months. Further sanctions will arise if: 1. Exit Administration with unpaid football creditors - expulsion 2. Exit Administration and unsecured creditors paid less than 25%, or less than 35% over three years - minus 15 points 3. Fail to pay wages before 30 June 2023 - 3 point penalty plus any other appropriate penalty for offence 4. Fail to meet FFP for years to 2022 - Who knows 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBB Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 No more WRDC. Looks like he’s off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Rooney gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 For Rooney to leave, says to me that the takeover isn't as close as I thought and he's hamstring and unable to put a squad together, or he had to take a massive wage cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 What!? You mean Sir Wayne Rooney, licensed insolvency practitioner, speaker of truth and scourge of Quantuma, Lord of Derbyshire, Grand Master of the Rams, Lord Protector of the Park and indeed its Pride, and Free Man of Derby...he's left? I'm shocked. Shocked. 1 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Monkeh said: For Rooney to leave, says to me that the takeover isn't as close as I thought and he's hamstring and unable to put a squad together, or he had to take a massive wage cut That really doesn't sound good for Derby's survival chances at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Seriously though. What's happening with the statue? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Further to the other comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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