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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • JamesSeed said:

    Breaking news coming folks !

    Like, soon or just at some point?
  • alangee said:

    I think the fit and proper persons check is a farce and a load of bollox but I am sure they would expect to see the ability to have clear funds

    Now if two investors have not committed then there are not clear funds

    And there for no fit and proper test would be able to be completed

    Mays wage bill will still be picked up by Roland as although a fee in principle has been agreed we have not been sold so it’s his problem

    But you are assuming that thses two investors have not yet signed off. Whereas nothing has been said that they have signed off, nothing has been said that they have not signed off either.
    i am not assuming anything @JamesSeed was told this in his meeting with someone involved with the take over and he posted it on his update
  • JamesSeed said:

    Breaking news coming folks !

    Heartbeat just doubled... If James shows us the fish he's just bought with a pun I'm gunna smash my PC.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Breaking news coming folks !

    I hope it's not wind
  • Will it reach 800 pages over the weekend?

    cafcwill said:

    Will it reach 800 pages over the weekend?

    nope, by Friday afternoon.

    all it will take is one Tweet / Comment / News article that either has a new nugget of info about the takeover or a bizarre way of cooking something.

    We haven't even hit Thursday yet. plenty of time
    Told u we'd hit 800 before the weekend
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    so... tomorrow or not for another two weeks.. which imo would be a bit too late in terms of finding a manager and getting targets.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    And breath!
  • Tour round the museum after the press conference at the Valley with plenty of opportunity for photos.
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  • Now I may well be completely wrong here but I read James comments about the 2 investors differently.

    It came across to me that they still had to sign off on the final price/deal/ terms of agreement with Roland. Not that they still had to sign up to the project. I assume they are already on board with the project to buy us but at that point hadn't given their go ahead on the final agreement.

    Surely it wouldn't have got this far without proof of funds.

    I read it as that also and that’s why I don’t believe it’s at EFL fit and proper stage because if we can’t agree the price with Roland

    We can’t be at EFL stage

    If we have agreed a price with Roland butvits pending these two investors signing off we can’t be at EFL stage


    For that reason alone

    I believe and I don’t have any info other than what has been told to me in oct -May

    The Aussie bid does not have the funds

    Not that they won’t not that they may never but right now they don’t


    It’s like the fee agreed all over again I told you for months it’s not imminent it’s not a done deal no fee agreed

    I have heard and I posted it when @LargeAddick asked has a fee been agreed

    yes it has


    That is different to a fee being agreed and a deal done all it means is a price agreeable to both parties has been found

    Now find the cash to deliver it


    And they still ain’t !!!!
    We know who your source is, but he may not be truly in the loop NLA.
  • So either we're getting a press conference with the new owners tomorrow, or in two weeks, or they haven't even put a bid in for the club yet.................
  • JS press conference tomorrow?.
  • Tour round the museum after the press conference at the Valley with plenty of opportunity for photos.

    Tour not until return to UK.
  • JS only Muir, Murphy and Elliott?.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Just to clarify, do you believe the deal is done and will be announced or tomorrow, or simply that Muir is going to Australia on the weekend so tomorrow would be a good time to announce it?
  • Now I may well be completely wrong here but I read James comments about the 2 investors differently.

    It came across to me that they still had to sign off on the final price/deal/ terms of agreement with Roland. Not that they still had to sign up to the project. I assume they are already on board with the project to buy us but at that point hadn't given their go ahead on the final agreement.

    Surely it wouldn't have got this far without proof of funds.

    I read it as that also and that’s why I don’t believe it’s at EFL fit and proper stage because if we can’t agree the price with Roland

    We can’t be at EFL stage

    If we have agreed a price with Roland butvits pending these two investors signing off we can’t be at EFL stage


    For that reason alone

    I believe and I don’t have any info other than what has been told to me in oct -May

    The Aussie bid does not have the funds

    Not that they won’t not that they may never but right now they don’t


    It’s like the fee agreed all over again I told you for months it’s not imminent it’s not a done deal no fee agreed

    I have heard and I posted it when @LargeAddick asked has a fee been agreed

    yes it has


    That is different to a fee being agreed and a deal done all it means is a price agreeable to both parties has been found

    Now find the cash to deliver it


    And they still ain’t !!!!
    Let’s for one moment say you’re right.
    What if Muir simply up’s his stake which he can at any time if he so wishes....therefore they/he do have the funds.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Just to clarify, do you believe the deal is done and will be announced or tomorrow, or simply that Muir is going to Australia on the weekend so tomorrow would be a good time to announce it?
    I took it to mean the latter.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Muir returning to Oz for 2 weeks could mean anything, unless you know more than you're telling.
  • edited May 2018

    JS press conference tomorrow?.

    Don't know, but you'd think something must be either happening tomorrow, or in two weeks time?

    I know it's frustrating that we still don't know what's happening and when, but I'm quite sure if it's happening tomorrow they're not going to announce it through me.

    WIOTOW, or whatever?

    I'm just please they haven't announced they're pulling out.

    Word of caution: When I asked my contact if they were gutted we didn't get promoted, they said no, this a long term deal.
    When I talked about the transfer window already being open, they shrugged and said exactly the same thing.

    Basically their attitude is that the speed of the takeover is something they can't control, so why get stressed about it.

    Of course they haven't had to sit through two season of League One football already :-(
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  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Just to clarify, do you believe the deal is done and will be announced or tomorrow, or simply that Muir is going to Australia on the weekend so tomorrow would be a good time to announce it?
    Truthfully I don't know. The optimist in me thinks the fact that that Muir is going to Australia at the weekend would make tomorrow a good time to announce it...
  • Tour round the museum after the press conference at the Valley with plenty of opportunity for photos.

    I can feel my first visit to the museum coming on ....
  • JamesSeed said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Just to clarify, do you believe the deal is done and will be announced or tomorrow, or simply that Muir is going to Australia on the weekend so tomorrow would be a good time to announce it?
    Truthfully I don't know. The optimist in me thinks the fact that that Muir is going to Australia at the weekend would make tomorrow a good time to announce it...
    And the pessimist I'm me might think it's still got some way to go
    I hope your optimism wins James.

    In the meantime.

    Just sell the club and FUCK OFF
  • There has been two “niggling” points that have been negotiated and resolved over the last week or so. The outcome of those new agreements was what had to be signed off by two of the investors. I understand that was effectively a formality hence we are where we now are on the verge of completion subject to EFL.

    No idea if JS is correct about tomorrow but let’s hope he is.

    I haven't predicted anything, I just said it's possible. It'd be great if it happened tomorrow of course!
  • JamesSeed said:

    Update:

    Andrew Muir is flying back to Australia at the weekend for a two week break, after which he'll return to the UK.

    Just my speculation, but that would mean Muir would have time to hold a press conference tomorrow, if there is an announcement to be made.

    It could alternatively mean that he intends to come back in two weeks in time, for the completion of the sale, if the EFL has yet to complete its 'fit and proper persons test'.

    After what I heard at my previous meeting, I believe the former is more likely to be the case.

    Fingers and fins crossed!

    More good news is that Muir and Murphy are very much looking forward to taking a tour of the Charlton Athletic Museum. Something you'd want to do if you were about to buy a football club with a history as rich as Charlton's.

    Something you should want to do regardless.
  • JamesSeed said:

    There has been two “niggling” points that have been negotiated and resolved over the last week or so. The outcome of those new agreements was what had to be signed off by two of the investors. I understand that was effectively a formality hence we are where we now are on the verge of completion subject to EFL.

    No idea if JS is correct about tomorrow but let’s hope he is.

    I haven't predicted anything, I just said it's possible. It'd be great if it happened tomorrow of course!
    If it doesn't happen tomorrow, I'd just like to say, JS...


    On yer bike !

    :smile:
  • JamesSeed said:

    There has been two “niggling” points that have been negotiated and resolved over the last week or so. The outcome of those new agreements was what had to be signed off by two of the investors. I understand that was effectively a formality hence we are where we now are on the verge of completion subject to EFL.

    No idea if JS is correct about tomorrow but let’s hope he is.

    I haven't predicted anything, I just said it's possible. It'd be great if it happened tomorrow of course!
    If it doesn't happen tomorrow, I'd just like to say, JS...


    On yer bike !

    :smile:
    I have a tandem Fanny. Just sayin' ......
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