Extracted from "Candidate Brief - Confidential Brief for the position of Chief Executive Officer, Derby County Football Club; June 2012



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Derby County Football Club is one of the oldest established professional clubs in the world. Formed in 1884, the Rams were one of the 12 founding members of the English Football League and won the (Premier) League Championship twice in the 70’s. The Club also won the FA Cup in 1946.



The current owners understand the need to maintain and further this rich history and heritage. Derby County is owned by a group of American and Canadian investors. The group is led by Andy Appleby, who is the Chairman of the football club. Its owners include Tom Ricketts (Chicago Cubs‐MLB); Jeff Mallett (Vancouver Whitecaps‐‐MLS; San Francisco Giants‐MLB); Tom Vertin (Minnesota Timberwolves‐NBA); Chris Wright (Minnesota Timberwolves‐NBA); Bill Luby (six minor league baseball teams) and W.

Brett Wilson (Nashville Predators‐NHL).



The Club’s operating philosophy is to be fiscally responsible and prudent, with a goal of being profitable in each year of operations. Their goal for the team is to consistently compete for the playoffs, with a goal of promotion within the next 4 years. They believe that the only way to achieve these two goals is by being the absolute best developers, buyers and sellers of footballers. To that end, the Club has made tremendous investments in its Academy over the past 5 years with excellent results. In fact, the first team saw 5 different Academy scholars play first team football during the 2011‐2012 season. In addition, three of their Academy scholars have capped for England’s U‐17 squad. Lastly, every age group at the Academy finished at the top of their respective divisions last year. We believe that these investments will allow us to bring up quality first‐teamers that comfortably fit into our wage bill. A secondary goal of this development focus is to create a portfolio of players that have tremendous value in the transfer market—which will ultimately llow us to make further investments in players.



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