Bit of Derby info ive been told

The Second Tier podcast is still mentioning Gibbo in this week's episode. How Mel sorted the Gibson/Middlesbrough legal debarcle. At least they are starting to have a go at Mel as well.
 
I never bite on Twitter but I did last week as one was still slagging gibbo off calling him a disgrace so I said about donating all out gate to Ukraine and shouldn’t he be looking to Mel.

He came back that yes Mel was wrong but that gibbo delay caused the issues in the first place.

I gave up.
 
Mfc79 said:
Anyone buying a football club must be doing so out of love for the club rather than from a business point of view. Its a guaranteed way to lose money. You would have to have deep affiliation with derby county to even consider buying that club at the moment or probably ever.

The point you make is valid though, sunderland are possibly the biggest underachievers around now and therefore would probably be a decent buy if their current owners want out.
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I would agree with your statement that from a business point of view buying a football club is a bad idea but every division is full of owners who have no connection to the town or the clubs they own and have made that bad idea.

Sunderland's present owners are Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, a French businessman who bought his 41% share of the club from Stewart McDonald who owns 59% shares of the club along with directors Charlie Methven and Juan Sartori. None of these had any previous had no previous links to the club.

I only used Sunderland as an example due to the size of the club, fan base and the present owner setup. With Derby, you are buying a name, three players and their academy set up.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I would agree with your statement that from a business point of view buying a football club is a bad idea but every division is full of owners who have no connection to the town or the clubs they own and have made that bad idea.

Sunderland's present owners are Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, a French businessman who bought his 41% share of the club from Stewart McDonald who owns 59% shares of the club along with directors Charlie Methven and Juan Sartori. None of these had any previous had no previous links to the club.
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The Sunderland ownership structure is comical, that new kid came in as if he'd bought the club but he clearly hasn't.

They are an absolute joke of a club, I almost feel sorry for their fans, almost.

At least they won the pizza cup though.
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
The Sunderland ownership structure is comical, that new kid came in as if he'd bought the club but he clearly hasn't.

They are an absolute joke of a club, I almost feel sorry for their fans, almost.

At least they won the pizza cup though.
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It certainly is and upset a few Mackems when it came to light that he was only a majority shareholder.

Like Derby, they are a club that just keeps on giving. ;)
 
coluka said:
Mel just wants to cover his outlay, highlighting his clear fiddle. He has a choice, hatred or peace. I suspect the ground will be sold far cheaper come the day.
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I imagine his outlay was way under the price quoted as he surely claimed tax offsets for the company he transferred it to and there may even have been grants etc due to his 'investment' when moving the stadium from one balance sheet to another. I wouldn't be surprised if the tax man paid more for it than Mel.
 
coluka said:
Your words set me thinking, whilst Bucks Fizz were on the radio, and I came up with this ditty to their famous song (yes I was bored) 🤣

You gotta build it up
But then you gotta knock it down
'Cause you believed that the club could hit the top
When you got to buy the ground
But soon you found that there comes a time
For winding the club up
You had to lie head on
And then you had to style it out
You had to be sure that it's something
Everybody's gonna tallk about
Before you decide that the time's arrived
For winding the club up
Don't let your indecision
Take you from behind
Trust your crazy vision
Don't let quantuma change your mind
And now you really gotta sell it up
Become another fly by night
Gotta run with your money
And take a chance that it'll turn out right
But when you can see how it's gotta be
You're winding the club up
And try to look as if you don't care less
But if you wanna fool some more
Bending the rules of the game
Will let you find the cash you're looking for
And then you can show that you have to go
As You're winding your club up
Don't let your indecision
Take you from behind
Trust your crazy vision
Don't let quantuma change your mind
And now you really gotta cash it in
Or you gotta knock it down
'Cause you believed that the club could hit the top
when you got to move cash around
But soon you did find that there comes a time
For winding the club up
And now you really gotta sell it off
Or else you gotta knock it down
'Cause you were wrong to think you could hit the top
when you bought your ground
But soon you will find that now is the time
For winding the club up
For winding the club up
For winding the club up
For winding the club up

Apologies to all that read it, my straight jacket is being put back on now!
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You've been rummaging through Erimus 74s record collection again.
 
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