Derby County 1 - 2 Oxford United

I’m sure it’s not quite as simple as that but whatever Warne is trying to do looks a long way away from working at the moment. There was some decent play in the second half against Burton but that was probably more down to Burton’s ineptitude than anything else. It was very worrying to me that both Wigan and Oxford looked a lot more comfortable on the ball than we did.

I’ll stay behind the team and just hope for better until or unless something changes. There’s nothing else we can do. While it seems crazy to be debating Warne’s future so early in the season something just seems off to me.

Good to hear from you Harper btw.

Andy Yiadom, right back from Reading is being touted, due to our injuries.

comment by Uncle Tom (U1899)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Andy Yiadom, right back from Reading is being touted, due to our injuries.
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I wonder why PW won't play Rooney at right back, he always plays well IMHO.

comment by VC10Ram (U18980)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Uncle Tom (U1899)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Andy Yiadom, right back from Reading is being touted, due to our injuries.
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I wonder why PW won't play Rooney at right back, he always plays well IMHO.
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He might but why not get cover if you can?

comment by Chicagoram (U22653)
posted 19 hours, 12 minutes ago
I don’t see how anyone can consider a football club to be a business which will grow and make a profit and thus be a desirable asset. Making losses is guaranteed. DC was a very special purchaser who for obvious reasons did not really want to buy but as a diehard fan felt compelled to do so as otherwise liquidation would have followed in a few days. Failing DC, Spart may be right and Ashley may have stepped in at the very last minute but DCFC would merely have been an adjunct to his other businesses.

I really wish someone from the club or Radio Derby would come out and explain what is the state of the club’s indebtedness if any. At the moment we are all guessing. For what it’s worth my understanding is that for a company to exit administration all debts have first to be paid, either in full or at say 25p in the pound depending on the nature of the debt. I believe that someone said that all Derby’s debts had been dealt with when administration came to an end. “Football debts” should have been paid in full so I don’t get it when it’s suggested that Arsenal were still owed money on Bielik. I sincerely hope that there is nothing more owed to them now.

I heard PW say that all money from the Knight sale had to go into the pot set aside for the general running of the club and could not go into a transfer kitty. Whether that would also apply if Cashin is sold I do not know but if he is sold and our EFL-approved budget allows us to spend then I hope that his transfer will go through pronto so that new players can be brought in.

With regard to my earlier rant after the Oxford game I have no wish to see PW and co dismissed. That would be a huge mistake and in any event, unaffordable. I’d be amazed if DC made changes at the top.

Finally, Terry where are you? In Spain? Not heard from you in ages. Are you OK?

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I'm still here Chicago...although been in Spain 3 months...still read the comments but tbh I just got fed up with politics coming into comments on articles and also the wrist slashing that occurs too often on here...

Afternoon all!

It is a bit grim in here but what I have noticed is that when things are bleak we seem to post more ( means to rant.)

Firstly in reply to Chicago's post above, I think Brighton and Brentford have shown the models that work so well and make them a profitable businesses.

Buy for £4 million and sell for £100 million. Got to applaud the way they do business and keep finding gem after gem.

American investors are seeing potential in the PL and below that they're tapping into it due to the commercial / media success overseas.

The Wrexham project is unique because of its USP being the owners ( which is rather rare in football) and they've made an absolute killing in terms of exposure in the US and Netflix. Everyone's second team in the US is Wrexham, that's no easy feat to achieve.

We've managed to make Guatemala fall in love with us courtesy of Nathaniel M-L.

Can't recall his name right now but the NFL dude (is it Tom Brady....as I was initially thinking the actor Tom Hardy) with a small investment in Birmingham. Strange one, why invest in such a **** club but clearly they see potential with the possible goal to get promoted and sell the club on. Good luck with that.

But in terms of balance there's definitely more clubs in debt then in profit due to years of bad management.

I sense a lot of PL clubs are very happily welcoming the Saudi money and taking off their hands the riskier over 30s players on big contracts for highly inflated prices.

What needs to happen (not that it will) is that those inflated prices are filtered down the league and players in Champ and L1 & L2 are sold for a higher profit margin and not forced to sell for peanuts because a 'player's head is turned.'

To use Brighton again they handled the Moises Caicedo interest from Arsenal mid-season brilliantly,managed to retain him and sell him not for small change but a colossal profit.

Ah to have an owner and set up like that one! I'd be a very happy fan, no doubt most of us would be,minus of course Spart who would still be annoyed.

Good to see some of our old school posters returning on here. Adversity from Derby County is bringing some small joy!

'It is a bit grim in here but what I have noticed is that when things are bleak we seem to post more ( means to rant.)'

Conversely, I tend to post less to avoid being labelled as a wrist slasher

comment by 🏁 AnglianRam 🏁 (U17428)
posted 6 minutes ago
'It is a bit grim in here but what I have noticed is that when things are bleak we seem to post more ( means to rant.)'

Conversely, I tend to post less to avoid being labelled as a wrist slasher
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No, you just get labelled contrary........

Hopefully a new midfielder in before tomorrow, no name yet.

Hi Terry and good to hear from you. I agree that this site is better when politics (other than football politics) are left out of it. As for wrist slashers, they exist in every walk of life but we can always ignore/tolerate/be amused. I am far from slashing either wrist and will always support the team including in adversity and if I could be at PP would never boo or leave early. I just wish PW would at least think hard about ditching three at the back. Anyway, Terry, I hope you will start posting again and meantime enjoy Spain!

Desi, I get what you say about Brentford and Brighton, two superbly run clubs, but each season they are having to spend more to compete. Sales will not always yield the measure of profits Brighton have just realised and I'm sure that most if not all profits from sales by any club are spent on incomings via fees and wages. It's a never ending spiral which cannot go on and I suspect that even B and B will feel the pinch eventually. Clubs owned by the Chelsea guy or an oil Sheik may last longer but all these mega investors including other Americans may get bored with it all at some point.

Harper, I bet you are getting a laugh out of those Aussie whingers bellyaching about the Lionesses' crude tactics etc etc. What a display those gals put on and let's not forget, they were without three of their stars. Every one of them played brilliantly. They are obviously really well coached and know exactly what they are doing. (That's not a dig at DCFC, by the way!)