So a club with no ground, no training ground, an embargo on transfers, a large debt and a youth academy respected highly in South Norwood is about to have millons injected into it.
DAVID Gold has cooled his interest in Crystal Palace - with Charlton now looking the most likely South London club he would be ready to buy.
The former Birmingham chairman is still in negotiations over purchasing West Ham United - a club that he used to own a stake in and played for as a schoolboy.
The Stepney-born mogul, though, has a couple of contingency plans if he cannot strike a deal for the Premier League strugglers.
But the South London Press understands that the chances of Gold now pushing ahead with a takeover bid for Crystal Palace are slim.
The Caterham-based owner of Ann Summers and Knickerbox is now 72 and is not keen to get involved in a long-term project.
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Watson is ripping up trees in the CCC with QPR.
Soares. Stoke Reserves.
All Charlton have is 9 players in their current squad plus McGinty who just went to Man Utd and the current under 16 Captain.
Ex-youth players in the prem playing every week include Turner, Defoe, Parker and Konchesky
Its all clear to me now.
Didn't a certain Lee Bowyer score at The Emirates as well this season?
I'm sure either Paul Walsh or Scott Minto were reporting on the game for SKY.
Friday, 27 November 2009
By Richard Cawley
DAVID Gold has cooled his interest in Crystal Palace - with Charlton now looking the most likely South London club he would be ready to buy.
The former Birmingham chairman is still in negotiations over purchasing West Ham United - a club that he used to own a stake in and played for as a schoolboy.
The Stepney-born mogul, though, has a couple of contingency plans if he cannot strike a deal for the Premier League strugglers.
But the South London Press understands that the chances of Gold now pushing ahead with a takeover bid for Crystal Palace are slim.
The Caterham-based owner of Ann Summers and Knickerbox is now 72 and is not keen to get involved in a long-term project.