@dcfcGeorge84 To try push the deal through and then buy in a market where values will be inflated as clubs will know we’ll need bodies through the door
@dcfcGeorge84 I think you’re missing the point, the point is the squad is lacking bodies and in order to be competitive this season we need more bodies in the door.. the club has had a whole summer to prepare for the eventual “investment/takeover” but we’re now leaving it very last minute ….
Ayup mate, when you finally buy Derby, can you get the wheels moving on getting some signings in, we’re at least 5 quality players wise short, cheers mate
There is no shortage of issues regarding FIFA. Let me start by clarifying what some of these are from an FA perspective, in particular that of Jordan going into a World Cup for the first time.
We are a small country with a minimal budget for our FA and had to deal with enormous hurdles. First, getting our fans into the USA: not all were granted VISAS, even though they had tickets -which we also know were sold at exorbitant prices. Secondly, we are being taxed by the US govt through FIFA for our participation. Money that should go to players and staff. This was not the case for those who played and set up camp in Canada and Mexico. But we happened to be in the USA so now we face these huge costs in taxes for having participated.
Thirdly we have been waiting for reward money for our players since December for the Arab cup in Qatar, which is a FIFA event. The money our team should receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet, while at the same time FIFA brags about how many billions they have in reserve.
It is clear the problem really is with leadership. For months, FIFA has been refusing to help us on any of these or other matters- until it was verbally communicated to me during the World Cup that if I endorsed Infantino it would go a long way to helping our FA out.
We pride ourselves in Jordan in upholding ethical values. We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now. But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.
New: #dcfc are moving closer to finalising an investment deal with Saudi billionaire Turki Alalshikh. Independent football regulator expected to make final decision next week but there is growing optimism that Derby will receive the green light on a major cash injection https://t.co/cOUbC1byFT