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posted on 30/10/20

John Percy reporting that talks are at an "advanced" stage.

posted on 30/10/20

Heard about this a few weeks ago but after it went quiet I thought it had gone flat

As much as I'm a big fan of MM this has to be a good thin for DCFC

posted on 30/10/20

Messi, Lewandowski and Mbappe set to join in January.

posted on 30/10/20

Bet Steve Gibson's putting his objection in as we speak...

posted on 30/10/20

Daily Telegraph reporting EFL are set to fully approve the takeover in the next few days. Morris to stay on as "consultant". Gibson expected to spontaneously combust shortly.

posted on 30/10/20

Might even be enough cash to give Chris Martin that 2-year deal he wanted.

posted on 30/10/20

Season ticket refund probably still too much to hope for though.

posted on 30/10/20

I wouldn't watch Derby again if those murdering thieves owned the club. What doth it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.

posted on 30/10/20

More good news then.

posted on 30/10/20

Rumours of hats flying into the air throughout Derby, especially belonging to those who tend to sit near Spart on match days.

posted on 30/10/20

You can sell your birthright for a mess of pottage if you want. Look at the human rights record of Abu Dhabi. Man City supporters can ignore it but I thought Derby supporters were made of better material.

comment by Scouse (U9675)

posted on 30/10/20

comment by Spart-Derby really are the best says red dog. (U4603)


........... but I thought Derby supporters were made of better material.
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Yes, righto Spart

posted on 30/10/20

Well obviously not then. At least the gangster at Forest is an honest crook.

posted on 30/10/20

On paper it may sound 'good', filthy rich owner, related to Man City owners = £££

I've never been a fan of foreign ownership, so many clubs have been run incredibly badly, Portsmouth under vast Russian owners comes to mind.

I understand what Spart is trying to say as it's something I detest the UAE for- but football fans in general would look past their shockingly poor humans right record if it meant success to the club.

I'm pleased that Mel is going as he has run the club backwards for a few years now, however I worry about Philip Cocu remaining in a job and the development of our Academy players.

posted on 30/10/20

https://twitter.com/_omeara_r/status/1322164976988073984

Says it all.

posted on 30/10/20

Apparently "Steve Bloomer's Watching" is to be replaced by "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35".

posted on 30/10/20

comment by Spart-Derby really are the best says red dog. (U4603)
posted 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
I wouldn't watch Derby again if those murdering thieves owned the club. What doth it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.
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Agreed Spart.

I suppose if these people buy the club, women won't be allowed to attend and that Sian Massey will have to keep away. No bacon rolls either.

posted on 30/10/20

comment by VC10Ram (U18980)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Spart-Derby really are the best says red dog. (U4603)
posted 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
I wouldn't watch Derby again if those murdering thieves owned the club. What doth it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.
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Agreed Spart.

I suppose if these people buy the club, women won't be allowed to attend and that Sian Massey will have to keep away. No bacon rolls either.
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Stupid comment VC10.

posted on 30/10/20

That's what happens in their countries Des.

It was supposed to be a light hearted comment!

posted on 30/10/20

You're thinking of Saudi Arabia possibly? Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan is an Emirati, rules in Abu Dhabi are more relaxed.

Possibly is a light hearted comment VC10 and I may have misread it but the way it comes across to me is you're implying they're Muslim so will ban women and take away 'our pork rolls.'

posted on 30/10/20

The ruling families of Abu Dhabi have systematically appropriated almost all the nation's wealth for themselves. If anyone objects they are arrested, imprisoned often without trial, frequently tortured and sometimes executed.

I know we had Maxwell and the three Amigos as owners but they are like choir boys compared to the feudal despots of the Arabian peninsula.

posted on 30/10/20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#:~:text=According%20to%20human%20rights%20organisations,number%20of%20fundamental%20human%20rights.&text=The%20government%20restricts%20freedom%20of,government%20officials%20or%20royal%20families.

posted on 30/10/20

I'm afraid I'm with Spart on this once his comments have been disseminated.

It does not sit comfortably with me having owners from a country that violates so much human rights. Women's rights anyone? We've all got a mother.

Something like this is just a buy into 'respectability'.

I have a sense of disquiet

posted on 30/10/20

Good God, I'm agreeing with View now!!!!!

posted on 30/10/20

comment by VC10Ram (U18980)
posted 42 minutes ago
Good God, I'm agreeing with View now!!!!!
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