A whole host of Derby County fans on Twitter have reacted furiously to find out their club could be liquidated.
Derby have been hit extremely hard this season both on and off the pitch, as they have been deducted 21 points by the EFL which sees them sit bottom of the Championship and facing a £20m dispute with HMRC.
Will Derby County be relegated?
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The Daily Mail has revealed that potential buyers of the club are concerned that the Rams could face liquidation unless HMRC writes off £20m worth of debt taken up by former owner Mel Morris and this amount of debt is what’s putting off would-be investors, the same report claims.
A lot of Derby fans are furious on Twitter with this latest claim.
What have these Derby fans been saying?
“Terrifying reality.”
“There is only one person to blame and that is Mel Morris”
“Heartbroken. Lost. Gutted. and nothing is even confirmed yet”
“I still can’t fathom how or why Mel Morris hasn’t been arrested for non paying of taxes. He was the owner, signing the cheques and refusing to pay what he owed.”
“Shameful , absolutely shameful.”
“Nothing has changed! This has always been the issue and my greatest fear. Praying HMRC are prepared to negotiate, something must be better than nothing (yes I understand all the comments about setting a precedent).”
This season is now certainly about damage limitation for Derby and getting things sorted off the pitch, as they’re 19 points from safety and will almost certainly be in League One next campaign, but if they can get in some new and competent owners, they could embark on a new dawn.
In other news: ‘It looks as if’ – Kieran Maguire drops shocking Mel Morris update at Derby