Derby to enter administration

[Bouncebackability]

Bad news got a lot of Derby County workmates and know they will be gutted

Worked and lived in Derby for a couple of years, some of the best people I’ve ever met and very passionate supporters. Attended midweek games whenever I could and we weren’t playing so have an affinity with them.

 

[LOL 133]

Buy them and take their place.
get to %^*& out of this shitfest league

Call us the Glasgow Derby FC.

 

[Square it!]

Call us the Glasgow Derby FC.

Like it!

 

[Nakedbear]

They avoided relegation last season by misusing unauthorised accounting practices.

As a fan of Wednesday, who were poor to be fair and also under financial penalties, this reeks.

 

[Mickethius]

As a fan of Leeds my instinct is to say balls to them, but also as a lover of Rangers seeing both my clubs go through the same thing you have to feel for their fans, nah my first instinct was right, Fook em.

 

[Blue As]

Losing £1.4 Million a month for more than a year

 

[Henry Hill]

Wasn’t there talk of a takeover by a big US consortium a while back, that never happen?

 

[Blueranger45]

Slight tangent here but it still baffles me that Rooney was completely done at the top level by the age of thirty.

similar to Owen, played far too many games when he was younger and time catches up quicker when you do that. Both I think made their debuts at 17?

look at the approach Villa had with Grealish and Man City's approach for Foden to see how teams try to develop youngsters but not overwork them nowadays

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

They will be helped.

Not by the EFL, who they've pissed off royally.

 

[BlueHaze]

The money in English football is obscene this should never happen,The money is just hoovered up by minority.

 

[BenVorlich]

Rolls Royce then? Couldn't believe the size of HQ down there....

Worked in Derby for a couple of months. Good people and fans.

No mate, track renewals

 

[Coisty09]

Why are they in such a bad way financially? Is it just a case of chasing the EPL?

Yes.
Morris put in £200 million of his own money and they are still a basket case because they never found a way to the big league

 

[Coisty09]

Placed into the Vanarama League.
Illegal transfer embargo
Demand they forfeit their 71/72 League title
Vilified forever in the media
Notts Forest fans will start a blog and remain obsessed for decades. They (NF) will also rip off their own fans by raising funds for non existent legal challenges, place an advert in Polish in a Belgian newspaper.
Have i missed anything?

When you read that you realize how insane that mhob actually are!!!

 

[nithbear]

After what we went through, you have to feel for their supporters.

I remember the Ted McMinn match down there and both sets of fans getting on great.

Hope they can get through this.

iIrc the record crowd at Pride Park 33.975.
Great day. terrific welcome from the locals; (no beer left someone post the pic please). Wish them well.

 

[alba73]

Mismanagement at the top!! Thought Mel Morris was sound as well.

Jim white was always singing his praises

 

[Wilkinsvolley]

Do they have spivs on board or is it just poor management?

 

[Delboy1962]

A club I've always had a soft spot for going back to the days of Kevin Hector, John O ' Hare and the likes.

All the very best to Derby County and their supporters.

Incredible era for them,champions of England and getting to the European Cup semis.

 

[derbybear]

A club I've always had a soft spot for going back to the days of Kevin Hector, John O ' Hare and the likes.

All the very best to Derby County and their supporters.

I’ll tell Kev you’re a fan

 

[robbieb]

Hopefully they can stabilise and survive

 

[Family bam]

I’ll tell Kev you’re a fan

What a goalscorer.

Loved the wee fella.

 

[sammysun]

Jim white was always singing his praises

That right there is the death knell for them.

 

[Kentbear]

Jim white was always singing his praises

Name one single person on the planet that Jim White does not "sing their praises"
He is an arselick.

 

[Kentbear]

Yes.
Morris put in £200 million of his own money and they are still a basket case because they never found a way to the big league

Ouch, what is his game?

 

[Koist-El]

Feel for the fans, hopefully they can sort the mess out

 

[Kirbybear]

A club I've always had a soft spot for going back to the days of Kevin Hector, John O ' Hare and the likes.

All the very best to Derby County and their supporters.

Kevin Hector - what a nice player he was.
I remember him for Bradford Park Avenue before he went to Derby.
I may be wrong but I think he worked for the Post Office after retiring from football

 

[DragonBlue]

Awful news, hope they sort it out

 

[Dolf]

18 months ago they signed Rooney on mental money. The rumour doing the rounds was 32 Red were funding the whole deal.

Wasn't he wearing 32 because of this

 

[sheddensbear]

Derby wage bill in 2014 was £16m
In 2018 it was £47m.
Chasing the Premier dream. It has destroyed so many teams.

 

[Gauche.]

I hope they sort out their problems soon.
I still can't believe any club going into administration does not have some questionable character or characters in the boardroom.
Maybe I am scarred by what we went through.

 

[Faure there’s not a team]

150% of their turnover on wages is nuts.

 

[htws]

Why would they hire Rooney as manager no experience , no discipline ,compare him to Ronaldo for fitness and it tells you everything about him, they would have been better keeping Cocu.

 

[BigAlmj1]

Grim, wouldn't want fans of any non-Scottish club to go through what we have.

They won’t though that’s the difference bud.

 

[alba73]

That right there is the death knell for them.

Name one single person on the planet that Jim White does not "sing their praises"
He is an arselick.

Just makes white look a bigger ar53 now

 

[Tomted]

Currently reading through the Dave McKay book and in it the great times when he and Clough were at Derby County are covered. The Derby board in these days seemed to have been far from ideal but they were careful to make sure that the club was run in a prudent way.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

They owe Phillip Cocu and his coaching staff £8m for their pay offs as well as £2.3m to Richard Keogh, the captain they sacked after the drink drive crash.

Surely the drink driving comes under gross misconduct by bringing club into disrepute

 

[legalbeagle]

It has been inevitable for a while, and the assets presumably won’t include the stadium after the dodgy dealings from Mel Morris.

Bad news, I work in Derbyshire, a lot of fans down here who will be gutted. Interesting that the club have refused to let people buy season tickets, or give money to the club in any real way. Odd situation.

 

[EKblue]

Shame they are a proper football club with a history

 

[Davie Weir]

Slight tangent here but it still baffles me that Rooney was completely done at the top level by the age of thirty.

Peaked very early and still managed 14 years at the highest level tbf which is more than most.

Didn't have the natural physique to play on for years and years

 

[BluebellsPuertoDelCarmen]

situation explained well in this if you have free time

Cheers. Not a Derby fan by any stretch (went to see Forest when I lived in Nottingham) but wish them all the best.

A sad story we are all too familiar with tbh.

Good luck DCFC.

 

[Hawftimepie]

I don't really follow English football outside the first flight, but I hate to see this shit. I wish them all the best. I met a Derby fan and his son at Trnsmt last week and they were sound, plenty of good words to say of Waghorn and by extension us.

Good diehard fans. Wish them all the best. But Rooney is a dickhead.

 

[Big Joke New]

Sad for the fans but only a matter of time before it happens to others, money in English football has ruined it.

We sold Waghorn to Ipswich for £1million, some thought we were lucky to get that, a year later Derby signed him for £5million rising to a reported £9million. Crazy.

That's because we were ripped off. Waggie has done well down there. Scored plenty. When was the last time we sold anyone and got what they were worth? Long time ago.

 

[Martyboy70]

Buy them and take their place.
get to %^*& out of this shitfest league

'Mon the RamGers?

 

[james taylor]

Slight tangent here but it still baffles me that Rooney was completely done at the top level by the age of thirty.

Drinking, smoking, pumping grannies

 

[sammy1872]

They owe Phillip Cocu and his coaching staff £8m for their pay offs as well as £2.3m to Richard Keogh, the captain they sacked after the drink drive crash.

Surely the keogh thing is gross misconduct. If me or you did that we would be sacked without a penny . Why are footballers any different

 

[LarkfiedLoyalNS]

Met and got to know a few of the Derby loyal on European away trips 15 -13 year ago when I was a youngster great lads who were regular every away Rangers European awaygame supporters.

They are Derby supporters but attended everyone of our European away games so thinking of them!

 

[Truer Blue Trooper]

sad for their fans, hopefully they can pull through in some form

 

[Barbarossa]

An awful feeling for any football fan.

Wish them all the best.

 

[xd182]

I read a comment on this situation yesterday which, if I can explain it well enough, is a very good point:

6 clubs want to form Super League: “Fans shouldn’t be punished for actions of owners”

Now… Derby being punished because of mismanagement. Poor fans!

 

[jimcornette]

They owe Phillip Cocu and his coaching staff £8m for their pay offs as well as £2.3m to Richard Keogh, the captain they sacked after the drink drive crash.

Am I right in thinking that in this scenario these guys will get buttons back?

 

[Dean Learner]

Surely the drink driving comes under gross misconduct by bringing club into disrepute

He wasn’t driving though. He was a passenger in one of two cars being driven by drunk teammates, neither of whom were sacked((presumably because they were not ruled out for the season and in Tom Lawrence’s case, should in theory have had a decent sale value).

Club has been run into the ground. To blame covid is completely disingenuous given that there’s already a points deduction looming for FFP breaches prior to Covid striking. Chased them big time and spent crazy money to get there but never got over the line. A rotating door into the managers office and a spectacular breakdown in relationships with the EFL and a number of clubs in the league. In recent months, appearing willing to sell to literally anybody on earth. As a multi-millionaire fan of the club, Mel Morris should be ashamed of himself that this is the route he’s now gone down.