Matchday Thread: Brizzle v Rams

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You make a valid point rA with respect to the emotional and sentimental value of Derby County as a football club, however, I have to say that GP is explaining clearly the business side of things and the club is just that legally a business and if it fails due to mismanagement, it will cease to exist.

Indeed as a taxpayer I'd have to say GP's sentiments are correct, I don't see how you can argue a special case for Derby, yet bemoan other organisations or individuals escaping paying the tax thats due. I personally object to HMRC being used as a informal loan service to prop up unsustainable management of any football club or any other business.

Yes the impact on people will be great, but then many of those people were perhaps not voicing concerns when the club under Morris' ownership paying large transfer fees for players and equally high wages. Nor might I add were the majority of the players worried about what their salary demands might have on the sustainability of the club.

I don’t disagree with any of that, Swale. When it comes to knowledge of the business side of things I know and totally accept that GP knows far more than I do.

I also fully accept every aspect of your final paragraph and I share your objections over HMRC being used as an ‘informal loan service’.

Where I differ from GP is that his glib little games of what will we be called, what will our nickname be, what colours will we play in, someone needs to be shown up so why not us etc shows, imo, little respect for those many thousands of local people who are genuinely hurting.

Where I also differ, and I recognise that I will be out of step with others over this one, is that I cannot quite see why the football club is being punished to the extent that it may be rather than those individuals...those temporary custodians...who are responsible for the apparent financial ‘wrongdoing’ that has gone on. Again this may be my ‘ignorance’ showing...but when previous owners have done wrong it seems to have been them that have been punished rather than the club and the local area. I’m puzzled by that.