Changing Times 12,218 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 21 hours ago, TeaCider24 said: Looks good, Boro should follow suit. We can't, can we? Hasn't it been claimed that the stadium design doesn't allow for it cos of the rake/slope? Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, Changing Times said: We can't, can we? Hasn't it been claimed that the stadium design doesn't allow for it cos of the rake/slope? Won't contradict you, as I don't know, but I'd never heard that. Definitely wouldn't seem like the case from the few occasions when I was in the lower stands. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, TeaCider24 said: Won't contradict you, as I don't know, but I'd never heard that. Definitely wouldn't seem like the case from the few occasions when I was in the lower stands. I could be imagining it, but I seem to recall Gibson or someone saying that we wouldn't be putting it in because of this. It's weird that I've got a memory of this but I can't find anything online about it though so I could be thinking of another stadium somewhere 🤷♂️ It would have been a good few years ago, probably before I started posting on here, which was 2013. May have even been back when we were last in the Premier League for a chunk of time. Or like I say, I'm imaging it. I just have this thing of Gibson or the club being set against it, and that was the reason given. Like I say, weird. Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 44 minutes ago, Changing Times said: I could be imagining it, but I seem to recall Gibson or someone saying that we wouldn't be putting it in because of this. It's weird that I've got a memory of this but I can't find anything online about it though so I could be thinking of another stadium somewhere 🤷♂️ It would have been a good few years ago, probably before I started posting on here, which was 2013. May have even been back when we were last in the Premier League for a chunk of time. Or like I say, I'm imaging it. I just have this thing of Gibson or the club being set against it, and that was the reason given. Like I say, weird. No I'm pretty sure you're right, the design of our stands means it's not safe to implement. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) So, with less than two weeks until their opening Championship fixture, Derby County have made 0 signings, have no senior CBs on a deal with the club, have had no more news about their proposed takeover, have a senior squad of about 12 players, are under a transfer embargo and are still waiting to submit 3 accounts to the EFL. If they don't get relegated this season I will be absolutely STUNNED. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, Denzel Zanzibar said: So, with less than two weeks until their opening Championship fixture, Derby County have made 0 signings, have no senior CBs on a deal with the club, have had no more news about their proposed takeover, have a senior squad of about 12 players, are under a transfer embargo and are still waiting to submit 3 accounts to the EFL. If they don't get relegated this season I will be absolutely STUNNED. Rooney has come out recently and basically said exactly that. "we need to sign some players or we can't even field a team for the first game" Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,872 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Brunners said: Rooney has come out recently and basically said exactly that. "we need to sign some players or we can't even field a team for the first game" Could be an ideal place for Nathan Woods to go on loan, virtually guaranteed a start each week and at a decent level. Even if it meant we covered his wages to keep Derby onside it would be worth it in terms of his development. The worst case is he bosses their defence and keeps them up but we have a real gem. Conversely going back to Fulham, if they are starting to play FFP games already I can only guess if they don't go straight back up they could be doing a Stoke and enjoying an extended Premiership vacation. Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,385 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: Could be an ideal place for Nathan Woods to go on loan, virtually guaranteed a start each week and at a decent level. Even if it meant we covered his wages to keep Derby onside it would be worth it in terms of his development. The worst case is he bosses their defence and keeps them up but we have a real gem. Conversely going back to Fulham, if they are starting to play FFP games already I can only guess if they don't go straight back up they could be doing a Stoke and enjoying an extended Premiership vacation. Fulhams squad ON PAPER is pretty spooky. It looks like they haven't had a particularly busy pre season so hopefully we can catch them cold in the opening fixture. Link to post Share on other sites
TLF10 4,440 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 30 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: Could be an ideal place for Nathan Woods to go on loan, virtually guaranteed a start each week and at a decent level. Even if it meant we covered his wages to keep Derby onside it would be worth it in terms of his development. The worst case is he bosses their defence and keeps them up but we have a real gem. Conversely going back to Fulham, if they are starting to play FFP games already I can only guess if they don't go straight back up they could be doing a Stoke and enjoying an extended Premiership vacation. Would not want Wood at Derby. That place is a circus and is no place for his development. Rather he went to a team who was chasing promotion out of league 1 than somewhere like Derby. Somewhere like Rotherham would be ideal for him. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Smogzilla said: Fulhams squad ON PAPER is pretty spooky. It looks like they haven't had a particularly busy pre season so hopefully we can catch them cold in the opening fixture. I don't think they need to improve their squad much, if at all to be honest. They drew their last pre-season game against a strong Southampton side, this was the team they put out by the looks of it: Fabri Tete Mawson Ream Robinson Francois Onomah Knockaert Carvalho Kebano Mitrovic Out of the subs that came on, Christie, Adarabioyo, Bryan, Seri, Anguissa, Kamara... there's quite a few players just amongst those 17 that would improve our squad even if not the first team. Add Gazzaniga and especially Wilson to the mix and they look really dangerous. Mitrovic has once again surely got to be right up there as top scorer again. Think it's going to be a very tough night for us, first proper game back in the Cottage for the fans, good new manager with a quality squad of players. Only downside really is their new stand probably won't be ready for the new season yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: Could be an ideal place for Nathan Woods to go on loan, virtually guaranteed a start each week and at a decent level. Even if it meant we covered his wages to keep Derby onside it would be worth it in terms of his development. The worst case is he bosses their defence and keeps them up but we have a real gem. Conversely going back to Fulham, if they are starting to play FFP games already I can only guess if they don't go straight back up they could be doing a Stoke and enjoying an extended Premiership vacation. I dunno if we would loan a player to Derby right now. Not exactly Gibson's favourite club, are they? 🙂 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stinkfinger 45 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 hour ago, wilsoncgp said: Think it's going to be a very tough night for us, first proper game back in the Cottage for the fans, good new manager with a quality squad of players. Only downside really is their new stand probably won't be ready for the new season yet. Quite a bit still to do… 8AF65161-9211-40B5-A0E2-561B65F4CD86.webp 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 2,492 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 There's always a team that look dead and buried before the season even starts, and it's usually the same story, that they have a handful of first team players, a few kids, and a couple of old fellas doing keepy ups in the park who looked handy. They will get signings in, by hook or (more accurately) by crook. They'll probably still get relegated, mind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,039 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57960977 This is beginning to get to the stage where he has become more associated with (alleged) GBH than football 😞 Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,900 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Old Codger said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57960977 This is beginning to get to the stage where he has become more associated with (alleged) GBH than football 😞 He doesn’t appear to be the nicest of chappies Link to post Share on other sites
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