“Red C'un't go away retard”

“Dear deluded rams I must share this with you. My friend, a Leicester City supporter recently bought Robbie Savage's autobiography to see what he had to say about his time at LCFC. I laughed out loud when he pointed out the bit where Sav said he has never played for a big club!! ho ho ho. We've been telling you for long enough. Your are NOT a big club !”

“Thank God for the like of Sunny Day and Smiling Ram. Don't despair doomongers, the implications of the 25 man limit on Premiership squads hasn't kicked in yet. Just think how many experienced pros are going to be looking for a game after today and-hopefully-we'll have saved some money for appropriate loans.”

“Presumably then his 'achilies ' injury cleared up in his medical
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“Joe - "I am all for cutting the debt, however Rome wasn't built in a day so why should the debt be."

Because whilst Rome could not be built in a day, an overdraft's repayment can be demanded within a day. It is not just the debt we had, it is the type of debt - a lot of it was short term, risky, and expensive (I don't in fact know whether it was all overdraft, but the short term debt was all due to be repaid within a year). It makes overwhelming business sense to repay that type of debt as quickly as is possible - contrast with the mortgage over Pride Park, which is also a debt, but which is a stable, long term debt (and which it would make no sense to repay early - this is why the club regularly refers to the mortgage).

I do sometimes think people lose sight of how much/little (depending on what way you look at it) money is involved in Championship football. For all our brilliant support, that brings in about £8 million a year in ticket revenue. Without parachute payments, the TV money is about £2.5 - 3 million. We do well out of sponsorship and commercial activities too, but to put it all in context when we were relegated our wage bill alone was nearly £20 million. We were paying £2 million a year in interest payments on the debt, and were heavily loss-making. That is not sustainable.

Believe me, if when the latest accounts are published (not until April next year, I'm afraid) they show us turning a profit and the owners either paying that to themselves or not re-investing it in the club, I'll be first to be asking questions. I very much doubt that will be the case though.”

“Des..............Do you mean a French footballer or do you really mean an actual frog?”

“Joe, did it occur to you that Hulse is under absolutely no obligation to stay with the club once his contract expires? Given the amount of transfer speculation that follows him every window he may be offered a better deal elsewhere and we have lost out on a transfer fee. Another factor that you havent mentioned is whether or not Hulse actually wanted to stay. Your prognosis is based on conjecture rather than fact. It beggars beleif that so many of you would rather see a spend-thrift approach akin to the days of Davies and Jewell and employ a bunch of mercanaries out for a big pay day! The way some of you are carrying on youd have thought that we were back to the dark days of the 3 Amigos and that we'd just let Lionel Messi go to Forest in exchange for a frog and a box of milk tray!”

“I think its good business sense for a player that wanted out anyway. Keep bringing the young ones in some people on here or in life in general have no kind of sense with money its just spend spend spend, even if you havent got it!”

“When I said I had been following Derby for over 40 years I was not trying to imply any kind of seniority but the point I was trying to make is that I have seen a lot of bad and good football played at Pride Park and at the BBG. What I see is a vast improvement on what I have seen in the past few years. I see a club which is being fiscally cautious, and quite rightly so in the current economic climate. I see progress both on and off the field. The management of the club is in sound hands and GSE is interested in the club or they would not be here but the approach they are taking does not involve the wastage of millions of pounds putting us back in the situation where all we could attract were people like the 'three amigos'...........By the way........Whatever happened to them?...........and how far have we come since those dark days?”

“Has it escaped the attention of the "Pro Board" brigade that the only reason Hulse would have gone on a free at the end of the season is that DCFC are not prepared to pay his wages?

As many of you have pointed out Hulse is not a world beater and he would not command the wages of a world beater, yet this in mind the Best Supported team in the Championship cannot afford him.

If it was the case of Clough not wanting Hulse then fair enough, but when interviewed it was apparent his hands are tied.

I am all for cutting the debt, however Rome wasn't built in a day so why should the debt be. What good is a debt free club if we are are in the 2 or 3rd division. Surely this is a viscious circle, the poorer the performances the smaller the gates, the smaller the gates the smaller the budget. Where do you draw the line??

In light of the above I would argue the board are here to wipe the deby ASAP and flog DCFC to make a quick buck. The players, fans and management team are mere pawns.

BOARD OUT!!!!!”