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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • alangee said:

    alangee said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    As I said before, perhaps they did and were expecting RD to have settled it before now.
    But then a price cant have been a agreed, even approximate, as no one new who was liable for them. Even more strange
    It is Rolands debt, he accepted the charges, knowingly or otherwise.
    I am presuming unknowingly but the consortium has had enough savvy to avoid that trap and Roland only now realises he had the debt in the first place
  • seth plum said:

    It is probably too late to get my two season tickets now seeing as how it depends on a takeover.

    Deadlines are:

    Special games.
    Starts of seasons
    Reporting back for training.
    Ends of transfer windows.
    Ends of months
    Ends of financial years
    ...amongst others.

    Last two season without any season tickets my connection with my club was to pay for Valley Pass.
    I could write here at least a dozen very specific reasons why I think Valley Pass, even at £60, is a total rip off run by inconsistent and self indulgent individuals, in a self indulgent and inconsistent way, so for me that is another £60 saved which is spent now on the ifollow services.

    I have been welded to Charlton Athletic all my life, but now feel so alienated, and indeed hated by my club it leads to despair and feelings of vengeance.

    I'd look for some help if I were you.
  • Relax everyone, my source tells me that the take over will be announced immediately after Kane lifts the World Cup.

    I will ask him again when he comes out. That will be Wednesday as he only comes out when I drink my gin.

    Is that doctor jimmy or mister Jim?
  • You says she’s a virgin, I’m the first in,
    Her fella’s gonna kill me, oh fucking will he.

    Love that line.
  • Solidgone said:

    Relax everyone, my source tells me that the take over will be announced immediately after Kane lifts the World Cup.

    I will ask him again when he comes out. That will be Wednesday as he only comes out when I drink my gin.

    Is that doctor jimmy or mister Jim?
    They'll take on anyone the Aussies, they ain't scared of a bloody nose.
  • RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


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  • edited July 2018

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
  • RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
  • edited July 2018

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Look mate none of us know what's around the corner and its just as well we don't otherwise we'd just be waiting for the clock to tick down. The Aussies have some questions hanging over them and none of us have anything concrete to give firm answers one way or the other at this juncture. For me and my working life experiences in the financial services sector they get my vote on taking us forward in the way they have gone about things on balance, you are clearly of the opposite view and we'll have to beg to differ :wink:.
  • alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
  • alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
    I'm going to stick my neck out, they won't be, if I'm right you can put me and the misses up for a week in summer at your French gaff. If I'm wrong you can come and stay with me oop north for a week in the winter, deal? :wink: .
  • alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
    Only time will tell, but there are not many that can be as bad as RD, so the odds are that they will be better. By how much, we will have to wait and see.
  • RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
    I'm going to stick my neck out, they won't be, if I'm right you can put me and the misses up for a week in summer at your French gaff. If I'm wrong you can come and stay with me oop north for a week in the winter, deal? :wink: .
    Ibborg has got more firearms than you have bedrooms.
    Be very careful mate :wink:
  • RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
    I'm going to stick my neck out, they won't be, if I'm right you can put me and the misses up for a week in summer at your French gaff. If I'm wrong you can come and stay with me oop north for a week in the winter, deal? :wink: .
    Ibborg has got more firearms than you have bedrooms.
    Be very careful mate :wink:
    He's a pussy cat, just in case though can I borrow your axe :wink: .
  • RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    RedChaser said:

    alangee said:

    Fair point, Ibborg, none of us have a crystal ball.

    As far as I can see, members of Team Oz, such as Muir, appear to have integrity and good judgement based on what they have done in their careers so far - and this is all that we can, and should, judge them on. So, when looking at RD's record with our club, it is unarguable (unless you are a member of one of the other sites, it appears) that RD has been a disaster for our club with a reverse Midas touch. Therefore, it is fair to speculate that he will continue to be one. As such, I want him gone.

    But when it comes to RD or an alternative, I will go for the alternative every time.

    So, as Blackpool so succinctly puts it: 'Roland, just sell the club and....' you can guess the rest.

    Fair point but I have to agree with Ibborg. Just because Roland is such a shit owner doesn’t mean we should just swap him for anybody. Of course even if the replacement is marginally better then it’s progress, but that’s not saying anything because we are nearly at rock bottom.

    All well and good wanting Roland out but no real point if the successors are nearly as bad. I would personally prefer to wait and have the right people in then still be in a shit position.
    How will we know when it’s the “right people”? What will we do to stop others in the meantime?
    Well a good start would be to give a second look at and ask questions of people who. -

    - Don't know / ignore the rules of not owning shares or having interests in more than one football club.

    - Get to the point of completion before talking about who is liable for a debt the is equal to nearly 20% of the reported sale price.

    How do you know they didn't know/ignored EFL rules?

    If they have made an offer for clean title of the football club, maybe they were expecting Roland to have settled the outstanding charges before the point of completion.

    This is just an opinion by the way, you seem to be more in th know than me.
    They're both opinions mate and we're both entitled to have them, but don't you think that things like charges on the Club is something that a consortium worth half its salt shoulda picked up on the the opening stages of negotiations? We know what owners are like, who aren't very thorough and don't pick up on such things, we've already got one
    Rob, if I was buying Charlton why on earth would I not expect to get a clean title on the business and its property I was buying! No way can this issue be put at the Aussies door imo. Sorry mate but your barking up the wrong tree.
    So why is everyone slagging RD off for suposing it werent his debt when he took over?
    Sorry mate you've lost me, he bought the club without doing proper and thorough DD. His problem he needs to sort it if he wants to sell the club or am I being unreasonable?
    I totally agree that it's his problem, but I've not said anything to the contrary. But it ain't helping our cause much is it


    Nothing you or I can do about it, all will be revealed in due course hopefully but for now I'm not inclined to diss our apparent only lifeline.
    I just can't understand that mentality of potentially moving the problem down the line, IF we even survive to a another take over, should these turn out to be cack like RD.

    That's why I'm asking the questions.....
    Well it looks as if the Australians are attempting to do as you suggest, and stop moving the problem down the line, by buying the club with clean title.
    The poxy charges will be the least of our worries if they turn out to be like RD
    I'm going to stick my neck out, they won't be, if I'm right you can put me and the misses up for a week in summer at your French gaff. If I'm wrong you can come and stay with me oop north for a week in the winter, deal? :wink: .
    Ibborg has got more firearms than you have bedrooms.
    Be very careful mate :wink:
    He's a pussy cat, just in case though can I borrow your axe :wink: .
    Sorry but I've lent it to Ibborg.
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  • Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.
  • Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    Who said they were overlooked by the Australians?
  • Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    Were they overlooked and not sorted by 'this mob'?
    Only asking because it's been debated for so long that I can't remember where we first heard that they *had* been overlooked and not sorted.
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    Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    Why are the charges not a potential problem if RD is not willing to settle them and the Australians want clean title? I am not suggesting that RD will not settle them, just that if he doesn't he is asking the buyers to increase their offer to include the £7M charge.
  • Overlooked OR not sorted
  • alangee said:

    Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    Why are the charges not a potential problem if RD is not willing to settle them and the Australians want clean title? I am not suggesting that RD will not settle them.
    Don't worry about it mate, go back to LOL all my comments.

    The charges were just an example ffs
  • Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    That's fine, but you are not buying the club and therefore it makes no real difference to you whether they are in place or not. But it appears that the Aussies do see it as a problem and as they are looking at spending a fortune on the club, they are perfectly within their rights to try to get the charges removed before they take on responsibility of running the club.

  • My understanding is that they were expecting to purchase the Club with clear title. RD thought that they could be just rolled over to the next owner.

    Hence the stalemate.
  • alangee said:

    Just for the record; I don't see the charges as being the potential problem going forward. The question I'm asking and have been talking about is what led to them being overlooked or not sorted earlier by this mob and their representatives.

    Why are the charges not a potential problem if RD is not willing to settle them and the Australians want clean title? I am not suggesting that RD will not settle them.
    Don't worry about it mate, go back to LOL all my comments.

    The charges were just an example ffs
    As I said before, do we know if the buyers overlooked the charges during DD. I would suggest that they didn't, but RD was expecting them to accept them being rolled over, which it appears they do not want to do.
  • Okay Jim, I'll take your word for it mate and I won't question anything else about the super consortium, who have shown nothing but exemplary behaviour during the last 12 odd months of trying to buy the Club, with the millions they have at their disposal. Look forward to you giving the nod to say it's a done deal and more details on the 5 year plan of not bringing Aussie players over even they already said they were intending to do so.
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