Takeover in the offing (almost official confirmation)

allez les addicks

An interesting quote from Paul Ince as Blackpool announced Fuller's signing....

"Speaking to Chris Powell, they wanted to sign him but they are waiting for a takeover to take place so he was disappointed to lose him, but it's a chance for him to come and show what he can do"

http://mobile.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/ince-fuller-just-what-we-need-993860.aspx?pd=635121805600000000

Dizzle

Why is he opening his trap and putting it at risk? Pratt

SELR_addicks

Waiting doesn't mean it'll happen soon...

shirty5

Good spot. Well done.

C_A_F_C

We're all waiting for a takeover, doesn't mean that it's gonna happen soon.

WSS

Great spot.

Airman Brown

Powell to be suspended for breach of confidentiality?

newyorkaddick

I would interpret that as recognising that Charlton 'need' a takeover not that one is imminent.

Oakster

newyorkaddick said:

I would interpret that as recognising that Charlton 'need' a takeover not that one is imminent.

Yup - waiting to happen, not waiting to be completed

Henry Irving

Could be referring to the one that collapsed in June but interesting all the same.

Rothko

What the hell does Ince know?

BIG_ROB

BIG_ROB

That was aimed at CP and PI by the way and not people talking on here.

Absurdistan

Ince misheard what CP said.
What he actually said was he would love to have Fuller back but the transfer budget wouldn't even pay for a takeaway.

DanDavis

Rothko said:

What the hell does Ince know?

Probably what Powell told him I'd guess?

BIG_ROB

Absurdistan said:

Ince misheard what CP said.
What he actually said was he would love to have Fuller back but the transfer budget wouldn't even pay for a takeaway.

Pmsl

sirjohnhumphrey

Powell and Ince their A licence together in June. Could be based on a discussion they had at that time?

Ross_cafc

Interesting how ince seems to feel the need to justify why we didn't keep him - presumably to answer to any fans who might look at his scoring record/injury record from last season and not be impressed.
It's all game playing - if a takeover was imminent, I can't imagine Powell potentially raising N'guessans hope (rumours thread) with a potential move from smallwall - I'd hope he'd have better targets.
Unless of course we're that screwed financially that a new investor might be needed to just keep us afloat and not invest in better players than N'guessan - who knows!

Norfolk_Addick

More likely what Powell told Fuller, or what Fuller has heard, and has then told his new boss. Why would Powell tell Ince? He wouldn't have even been involved in the move and said the other day he hasn't heard from Fuller in weeks.

JaShea99

Well unlike the million other takeover rumours, the administration, the threat of extinction and Powell leaving, I think this will definitely happen.

sam3110

Ince probably asked Fuller why we're we not keeping him and he probably said

"They can't afford me, until there's a takeover, but I can't wait that long"

Leroy Ambrose

1 - Paul Ince is a fucking idiot. Seriously - have you ever heard him speak? He makes Jonathan Woodgate sound like Stephen Fry

2 - Even if what he says is true, it might just be a case of Powell telling Fuller he can't afford him under the current regime (not exactly a secret that we're cutting costs) and unless we're taken over that means he'd have to find another club.

DanDavis

"Speaking to Chris Powell, they wanted to sign him but they are waiting for a takeover to take place so he was disappointed to lose him, but it's a chance for him to come in a show what he can do."

I'd say that clearly implies that Ince and Powell talked directly no?

Leroy Ambrose

DanDavis said:

"Speaking to Chris Powell, they wanted to sign him but they are waiting for a takeover to take place so he was disappointed to lose him, but it's a chance for him to come in a show what he can do."

I'd say that clearly implies that Ince and Powell talked directly no?

It IMPLIES that, sure. But, see point 1 in my last post.

LoOkOuT

"Dem cyaan afford I-yah, 'cah de money gwaan way until de new boss reach. But mi nah wait long-time, so haffi cum ya, seen?"

BIG_ROB

LoOkOuT said:

"Dem cyaan afford I-yah, 'cah de money gwaan way until de new boss reach. But mi nah wait long-time, so haffi cum ya, seen?"

Never knew Fuller was Welsh

Absurdistan

BIG_ROB said:

LoOkOuT said:

"Dem cyaan afford I-yah, 'cah de money gwaan way until de new boss reach. But mi nah wait long-time, so haffi cum ya, seen?"

Never knew Fuller was Welsh

lol

Rothko

We've been waiting for a take over for 18 months...

ShootersHillGuru

Still a very strange thing for both Ince and Powell to have said.

AFKABartram

ShootersHillGuru said:

Still a very strange thing for both Ince and Powell to have said.

Not in the slightest.

Powell hasn't the funds to sign Fuller

Fullers agent touts him round clubs

Ince is keen, phones up Powell for the usual sp (is he fit, how does he train, what sort of character, why you not resigning him etc)

Powell said he wanted to, but there's no funds, waiting for a takeover etc)

ShootersHillGuru

AFKABartram said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Still a very strange thing for both Ince and Powell to have said.

Not in the slightest.

Powell hasn't the funds to sign Fuller

Fullers agent touts him round clubs

Ince is keen, phones up Powell for the usual sp (is he fit, how does he train, what sort of character, why you not resigning him etc)

Powell said he wanted to, but there's no funds, waiting for a takeover etc)

Plausible way of seeing things but I just think the term takeover is an odd one to use if you actually think it could be now or never. Why not say "we wanted to sign him but there's no money" why put takeover into the sentence. It's odd.