Andy Harrison

I am getting concerned that some of the venom and vitriol around @dcfc @dcfcfans @BBCDerbySport is being targeted at David Clowes. Mr Clowes is a wealthy individual but he is not in the category of the super rich. We all know that when faced with saving the club he loved or letting it die, he stepped up, even though his background and experience is in flying commercial aircraft and his family business is in construction and was very transparent that he was out of his comfort zone and would need help. Finding the funds to save the club and to enable it to operate at any level must have been incredibly difficult because very few people can access that kind of liquidity and even fewer are prepared to invest in such a venture. Mr Clowes made no secret that he needed help and for reasons known to him and a select few, he chose to keep Pearce as CEO which I personally found strange but I am not in charge of any detail. I would imagine that finding the funds to replace the manager and CEO and maybe bring in a DoF too is not something that can just happen as we are talking about millions of pounds that have to come from somewhere and most of Mr Clowes wealth is probably tied up so it’s not going to be easy for him. Remember, we are feeling frustrated at spending £600 on a season ticket, so please do not have the arrogance to assume that Mr Clowes should spend millions just like that just because he is wealthier than us. There is talk of courage, backbone etc which makes me sad that memories are so short because DC is a DCFC hero who’s commitment and courage is without question I completely agree that the situation is awful and we definitely need to make changes but please lay off Mr Clowes!

I am getting concerned that some of the venom and vitriol around @dcfc @dcfcfans @BBCDerbySport is being targeted at David Clowes. Mr Clowes is a wealthy individual but he is not in the category of the super rich. We all know that when faced with saving the club he loved or letting it die, he stepped up, even though his background and experience is in flying commercial aircraft and his family business is in construction and was very transparent that he was out of his comfort zone and would need help. Finding the funds to save the club and to enable it to operate at any level must have been incredibly difficult because very few people can access that kind of liquidity and even fewer are prepared to invest in such a venture. Mr Clowes made no secret that he needed help and for reasons known to him and a select few, he chose to keep Pearce as CEO which I personally found strange but I am not in charge of any detail. I would imagine that finding the funds to replace the manager and CEO and maybe bring in a DoF too is not something that can just happen as we are talking about millions of pounds that have to come from somewhere and most of Mr Clowes wealth is probably tied up so it’s not going to be easy for him. Remember, we are feeling frustrated at spending £600 on a season ticket, so please do not have the arrogance to assume that Mr Clowes should spend millions just like that just because he is wealthier than us. There is talk of courage, backbone etc which makes me sad that memories are so short because DC is a DCFC hero who’s commitment and courage is without question I completely agree that the situation is awful and we definitely need to make changes but please lay off Mr Clowes!

These people get exhausted and stressed so easily. Perhaps they shouldn't crave positions they have no stomach for.

Kevin Hector of Derby County with wife Pat, daughters Samantha and Amanda and ‘William’ the Dalmatian

I do not believe that the NHS should exist to serve millions of migrants from the third world. Walk into any waiting room, any emergency department, any specialist clinic, any maternity unity - you’ll see exactly what I mean. British men and women forced to wait months, even years, for an appointment or procedure, whilst the system gets clogged up by migrants who should not be in our country. I’ll get the usual screeching in response to this about how the NHS would collapse without immigration. Wrong. We can welcome the French oncologist or South Korean surgeon without also welcoming millions of zero-skilled migrants who use and abuse our generosity. We don’t have to do both, clearly. There is a better way. Here is Restore Britain’s six point plan to fix the NHS. Demand. - Most importantly, reverse mass immigration. - A financial penalty for missed appointments without an evidenced reason. Supply. - Remove caps on medical-school places so that more talented British young men and women have the opportunity to become doctors/professionals - apprenticeships, training schemes and more. - With the same effort for dentistry, which is equally important. - Work to retain experienced NHS staff, bringing them back into the service with incentives. - Maintain a selective route for genuinely exceptional overseas medical professionals. - Demand rigorous and consistent professional standards. - Ensure no qualified and capable British medical professional is out of work. - Introduce grants to attract emigrated qualified Brits back home. Access. - Work with the private sector on a massive scale to reduce waiting lists to manageable levels, alongside a 24/7 service in appropriate units. - Use AI to bypass the GP bottleneck, clearing the way for rapid diagnostic tests, with appropriate clinical safeguards. - Invest in community support to hasten discharges so that hospital beds aren't occupied by patients who no longer need the care. - End the 8am GP appointment scramble. Establish more accessible online booking systems, with urgent appointments appropriately prioritised and telephone access retained for those who need it. - A national infrastructure reinvestment scheme for technology, diagnostics, equipment and facilities. Patient experience. - Make hospital parking free for patients, visitors and staff, introducing sensible controls to protect availability. - Remove ALL foreign-language translation services across the health service. - Ensure all staff speak fluent English - OBVIOUSLY. - Improve complaint/whistleblowing processes so that patients and staff have a proper voice. - Invest in proper hospital food - British sourced, nutritious, and as natural as possible. - Respect continuity of care, making it easier for patients with complex or long-term conditions to see the same GP or clinical team. - Patients will receive clear, timely and understandable explanations of delays, cancelled operations, test results and changes to treatment plans. NHS culture - End every last DEI programmes and the politicisation of the health service - staff will leave their rainbow lanyards at home. - Require NHS staff to prioritise patient care, professional standards and political impartiality. - Sack the staff who breach these professional obligations. - Introduce salary-linked league tables for senior executives across the trusts. Again, remove those who are not performing. Efficiency - Radically reduce NHS bureaucracy. - Eliminate duplicated administrative roles, wasteful expenditure and unnecessary management layers. - Overhaul procurement - put qualified men and women with genuine private sector experience in charge of a total root and branch review of how our money is being spent. - Conduct an NHS-wide technology audit - drag it into 2026. A full Restore Britain policy is being worked on, but these are the principles on which it is based. In the medium to long term, we need a more fundamental conversation about how healthcare is delivered in Britain. But this is the basis of Restore Britain’s plan to ensure the health service provides timely and robust care to the people who need it. The British people.

Derby County v Leeds United 1975

One word: Legend 🐏🏆🏆🐏 Colin Boulton - played every minute of every match in both title-winning seasons. #dcfc #dcfcfans #dcfcshirtcollector

Following the Rams by steam train …

Not seeing many comments on England's performance as fans want to be negative. That was some result v Croatia. 7 away from home anywhere is brilliant. Congratulations to all,enjoy everyone 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿