Duchatelet takeover timeline

CAFCTrev

How long was it from the first rumours regarding RD until the official announcement that he bought the club.

I seem to recall the murmurs that the american Josh Harris was looking to buy us in Dec 2013, and it was a very quick turnaround going from him to RD eventually buying us.

Just trying to get a ballpark span of time for how it panned out........

Scoham

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530174/Charlton-agree-takeover-Belgian-millionaire-Roland-Duchatelet.html

I think that may have been the first time his name was linked with buying the club.

It was then announced by the club on 3rd January

http://mobile.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20140103-duchatelet-completes-charlton-takeover-1273149.aspx

SuedeAdidas

From the comments under the DM article.....

sam3110

Scoham said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530174/Charlton-agree-takeover-Belgian-millionaire-Roland-Duchatelet.html

I think that may have been the first time his name was linked with buying the club.

It was then announced by the club on 3rd January

http://mobile.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20140103-duchatelet-completes-charlton-takeover-1273149.aspx

So just one week turnaround

i_b_b_o_r_g

07/03/2017 - Rumour has it that the Belgium is looking to sell
24/03/2017 - All turns out to be bollocks

Alwaysneil

Having a good day Rob?

daveydanger

How in the name of Christ, after three years of talking about them non-stop, are there still people that don't know the difference between 'Belgium' and 'Belgian'?

addick05

Over-excitement . . . or ignorance, take your pick!

Macronate

daveydanger said:

How in the name of Christ, after three years of talking about them non-stop, are there still people that don't know the difference between 'Belgium' and 'Belgian'?

I think it's difficult to grasp unless you were actually born in Belgian itself.

Leuth

Only one of those two words is the rudest word in the universe /nerd

CAFCTrev

When did the Josh Harris rumours start? Like a couple weeks before?

man_at_milletts

daveydanger said:

How in the name of Christ, after three years of talking about them non-stop, are there still people that don't know the difference between 'Belgium' and 'Belgian'?

And those people who eat their Belgium buns with their cappucinos!!!

North Lower Neil

Didn't Roland skip over most of the normal due dilligence? Can't see many others doing the same.

Stig