My worry is that the Aussies may have been over ambitious, attempting to put together a consortium to raise enough funds to buy the club and to fund a genuine bid for Premier League football in five years. If one or more of the consortium had to to pull out, then perhaps it is been difficult to find a replacement because of the level of funding required. [Not inside info, just idle speculation on my part]. Whoever buys the club only needs to satisfy the EFL that they have funding in place to run the club for two years. Let’s hope these rumoured bidders have more than that.
So JS, what you're saying is that your supposed buddy, 'GM', has completely mugged you, and us, off all along?!
Utter parody quite frankly
Bit harsh. JS clearly stating this is his speculation rather than something he has been told. Even if it turned out to be true then plans can unravel. The only person mugging us off here is RD.
I want to back this up adding that James has always been forthright about what he's been told (when he can), and that he is only getting one side of the story.
Also, things change. It's really clear something changed earlier in the summer, seemingly (I'm not sure if we can call this confirmed or not) something to do with one of the investors and the EFL process. And that doesn't rule out that anything of what JS was told at any given time was true as far as his source could tell.
I think it's really, really important to remember that JS, NLA, or whomever are not the BBC. When they get something from a source, they can't ring up three or four other sources to try to get independent confirmation. I'm guessing it's pretty much all mono-sourced (maybe dual-sourced at best). And to be clear, that's not a knock on anyone, that's just the way things are. They are not journalistic institutions, and even if they were, an NDA being in place would make it hard in the best case scenario.
So just take what is said with that in mind: this is one person from one perspective on a deal that seemingly has a lot of perspectives and interests.
Ok, just got back from 2 weeks holiday and volantary none use of the internet. Log back on to this thread 2.5k of new posts and still feck all's happened !!!
He will no doubt be feeling the sting of having to keep on pumping money in once the August window closes but if it's outweighed by an overall Staprix profit he'll probably hold on until he gets the price he wants.
If he is not careful, that might be "never."
In League Two, CAFC would be worth half of what it is worth now and maybe less. RD is the very definition of "penny wise, pound foolish." If he had actually spent half of the £4M he probably received by selling players this last window (4 players @£500k each,) I think several buyers might have jumped at the chance to buy. Another 6-8 matches at this rate, and the season is kind of over, if promotion is the goal.
He will no doubt be feeling the sting of having to keep on pumping money in once the August window closes but if it's outweighed by an overall Staprix profit he'll probably hold on until he gets the price he wants.
If he is not careful, that might be "never."
In League Two, CAFC would be worth half of what it is worth now and maybe less. RD is the very definition of "penny wise, pound foolish." If he had actually spent half of the £4M he probably received by selling players this last window (4 players @£500k each,) I think several buyers might have jumped at the chance to buy. Another 6-8 matches at this rate, and the season is kind of over, if promotion is the goal.
Well we were told the price had been agreed so I can't see why RD is going to lower the asking price on the basis somebody was willing to pay it then so should be willing to pay it now.
Agreed though about the threat of relegation to League Two unless we start killing teams off at 1-0.
I had a vivid dream last night (after a week off and before returning to work) that the takeover happened really quickly and I was in a quandary about whether to go to the Peterborough game or not.
Sadly, I woke up and checked on here and it was just a dream.
I had a vivid dream last night (after a week off and before returning from my holiday) that an Aussie consortium was taking over Charlton, and it turned out I knew the consortium's front man.
Sadly, I woke up and checked on here and it was just a dream.
I had a vivid dream last night (after a week off and before returning from my holiday) that a vile old Belgian was running our club into the ground with his petty cost-cutting and refusal sell the club for a reasonable amount.
Sadly, It wasn’t a dream and I hadn’t been asleep.
if only the takeover had happened and then we will know that our percentage would probably be reinvested into the squad. As it happens, it will go into operational costs or into rolands pocket.
Really? Even if true, what benefit will that be to the rotting old twunt? I hope to hell that it is true and we can be shot of the despicable liar for good. It would make some sense of Everton's non selection of AL thus far this season.
Really? Even if true, what benefit will that be to the rotting old twunt? I hope to hell that it is true and we can be shot of the despicable liar for good. It would make some sense of Everton's non selection of AL thus far this season.
Really? Even if true, what benefit will that be to the rotting old twunt? I hope to hell that it is true and we can be shot of the despicable liar for good. It would make some sense of Everton's non selection of AL thus far this season.
What benefit has any of his madness achieved?
Katrien is having a career as a CEO in English football.
Really? Even if true, what benefit will that be to the rotting old twunt? I hope to hell that it is true and we can be shot of the despicable liar for good. It would make some sense of Everton's non selection of AL thus far this season.
What benefit has any of his madness achieved?
Katrien is having a career as a CEO in English football.
What a shame! Two months ago, I was hanging on any word of a takeover, and planning to celebrate if it happened. Now, I'll just be relieved. I had every intention of getting a new ST once the old wanker had gone but now I'm not so sure. I joined ROT but now can't muster the enthusiasm to join in. That's what this sorry saga has brought me to, apathy. I'm gutted that I don't feel more gutted!! Fuck you Roland Duchatalet.
Keep the faith people we only have to wait out 2 tough weeks and then it's all gravy-------- shame we don't know what two weeks we have to wait mind you.
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Also, things change. It's really clear something changed earlier in the summer, seemingly (I'm not sure if we can call this confirmed or not) something to do with one of the investors and the EFL process. And that doesn't rule out that anything of what JS was told at any given time was true as far as his source could tell.
I think it's really, really important to remember that JS, NLA, or whomever are not the BBC. When they get something from a source, they can't ring up three or four other sources to try to get independent confirmation. I'm guessing it's pretty much all mono-sourced (maybe dual-sourced at best). And to be clear, that's not a knock on anyone, that's just the way things are. They are not journalistic institutions, and even if they were, an NDA being in place would make it hard in the best case scenario.
So just take what is said with that in mind: this is one person from one perspective on a deal that seemingly has a lot of perspectives and interests.
Silver lining, we might actually hear what the hell actually happened. And also more confirmation of how much RD and RM are twats.
It would leak out, or their versions of events would leak out, if parties felt they wanted or needed to say something.
Remember the rubbish about Varney's group wanting to leave the Valley (one among hundreds of lies) that was spread to deflect criticism.
I reckon we're well and truly f*cked !!
In League Two, CAFC would be worth half of what it is worth now and maybe less. RD is the very definition of "penny wise, pound foolish." If he had actually spent half of the £4M he probably received by selling players this last window (4 players @£500k each,) I think several buyers might have jumped at the chance to buy. Another 6-8 matches at this rate, and the season is kind of over, if promotion is the goal.
Agreed though about the threat of relegation to League Two unless we start killing teams off at 1-0.
Sadly, I woke up and checked on here and it was just a dream.
Sadly, I woke up and checked on here and it was just a dream.
If not... Well...
FECK THIS THREAD
Sadly, It wasn’t a dream and I hadn’t been asleep.
Is this why Duchatelet is hanging on?
Even if true, what benefit will that be to the rotting old twunt?
I hope to hell that it is true and we can be shot of the despicable liar for good.
It would make some sense of Everton's non selection of AL thus far this season.