The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Athletico Charlton · January 2019

Coyotejohn1947 said:
Given the near 100% certainty that IT won’t be happening today I thought it appropriate that we once again take this thread into the realms of the surreal. Well, we already have fish puns and who can forget the 16th century Belgian ambassador’s portrait? So, where better to go than the Theatre of the Absurd and in particular Samuel Beckett’s seminal ‘Waiting for Godot’ which has been described as a play in which nothing happens twice. What a marvellous metaphor (if that is the right word) for the sale of Charlton where nothing has happened at least twice if not on many more occasions.

In the real play two characters (Vladimir and Estragon) sit around waiting for someone to arrive (the mysterious Godot). It is subtly understood that Vladimir is the master and Estragon his servant although both are usually dressed as tramps. If we substitute Roland for Vladimir and Lieven de Turck for Estragon then it takes only a few tweaks to lift sections of the play almost verbatim: Thus, I present (with apologies to Samuel Beckett) Waiting for The Aussie.

ACT ONE: SCENE ONE

A small town somewhere in Belgium. Two men (Roland and Lieven) are sitting under a tree outside a café which may or may not be owned by one of the men

ROLAND:
Well? What do we do?

LIEVEN:
Don't do anything. It's safer.

ROLAND:
Let's wait and see what he says.

LIEVEN:
Who?

ROLAND:
The Aussie.

LIEVEN:
Good idea.

ROLAND:
Let's wait till we know exactly how we stand.

LIEVEN:
On the other hand, it might be better to strike the iron before it freezes.

ROLAND:
I'm curious to hear what he has to offer. Then I’ll take it or leave it.

LIEVEN:
What exactly did you ask you for?

ROLAND:
Were you not there?

LIEVEN:
I can't have been listening.

ROLAND:
Oh . . . about 70 million.

LIEVEN:
A kind of prayer.

ROLAND:
Precisely.

LIEVEN:
A vague supplication.

ROLAND:
Exactly.

LIEVEN:
And what did he reply?

ROLAND:
That he'd see.

LIEVEN:
That he couldn't promise anything.

ROLAND:
That he'd have to think it over.

LIEVEN:
In the quiet of his home?

ROLAND:
Consult his agents.

LIEVEN:
His correspondents?

ROLAND:
His books.

LIEVEN:
His bank account!

ROLAND:
Before taking a decision.

LIEVEN:
It's the normal thing.

ROLAND:
Is it not?

LIEVEN:
I think it is.

ROLAND:
I think so too.

LIEVEN:
And we?

ROLAND:
I beg your pardon?

LIEVEN:
I said, And we?

ROLAND:
I don't understand.

LIEVEN:
Where do we come in?

ROLAND:
Come in?

LIEVEN:
Take your time.

ROLAND:
Come in? On our hands and knees.

LIEVEN:
As bad as that?

ACT ONE SCENE TWO

BOY (for it is Tony K):
Mister Roland . . . ?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
What do you want?

ROLAND:
Approach!
(The Boy does not move).

LIEVEN:
Approach when you're told, can't you?
(The Boy advances timidly, halts).

ROLAND:
What is it?

LIEVEN:
(violently) Will you approach!
(The Boy advances timidly).
What kept you so late?

ROLAND:
You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well, what is it?

LIEVEN:
What kept you so late?

BOY:
I was afraid, Sir.

LIEVEN:
Afraid of what? Of us? Answer me!

ROLAND:
I know what it is, he was afraid of not getting his bonus.
Were you afraid of that boy?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

LIEVEN:
Well?

BOY:
The Aussie—

ROLAND:
Obviously.

BOY:
The Aussie told me to tell you he won't come today but surely tomorrow.

END OF ACT ONE

Interval: this may last for one year or possibly much longer.

ACT TWO SCENE ONE

BOY (Tony K):
Mister Roland. . . . . .?

ROLAND:
Off we go again. You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
He won't come today?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
But he'll come tomorrow?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Without fail?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Did you meet anyone?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
Two other Aussies or Saudis?

BOY:
I didn't see anyone, Sir.

ROLAND:
What does he do, the Aussie?
Do you hear me?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well?

BOY:
He does nothing, Sir.

ROLAND:
Has he a scarf, the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Red and White or Black and White?

BOY:
I think it's Red and white, Sir.

ROLAND:
Lord have thanks!

BOY:
What am I to tell the Aussie, Sir?

ROLAND:
Tell him . . . tell him you saw me and that . . . nothing else.

LIEVEN:
What's wrong with you?

ROLAND:
Nothing.

LIEVEN:
I'm going.

ROLAND:
So am I.

LIEVEN:
Where shall we go?

ROLAND:
No, We can't go.

LIEVEN:
Why not?

ROLAND:
We have to come back tomorrow.

LIEVEN:
What for?

ROLAND:
To wait for the Aussie.

LIEVEN
He didn't come?

ROLAND:
No.

LIEVEN:
And now it's too late.

ROLAND:
Yes, it may be too late.

LIEVEN:
And if we dropped him?

ROLAND:
He might pull out first.

LIEVEN:
Then we can't.
You say we have to come back tomorrow?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
I can't go on like this.

ROLAND:
That's what you think.

LIEVEN:
If we stayed? That might be better.
Until the Aussie comes.

ROLAND
Yes.

THE END

NOTE: PERFORMANCES OF THE ABOVE WILL BE REPEATED EVERY DAY FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE

This post is just too long so I have decided not to read it.

stonemuse · January 2019

Athletico Charlton said:

Coyotejohn1947 said:
Given the near 100% certainty that IT won’t be happening today I thought it appropriate that we once again take this thread into the realms of the surreal. Well, we already have fish puns and who can forget the 16th century Belgian ambassador’s portrait? So, where better to go than the Theatre of the Absurd and in particular Samuel Beckett’s seminal ‘Waiting for Godot’ which has been described as a play in which nothing happens twice. What a marvellous metaphor (if that is the right word) for the sale of Charlton where nothing has happened at least twice if not on many more occasions.

In the real play two characters (Vladimir and Estragon) sit around waiting for someone to arrive (the mysterious Godot). It is subtly understood that Vladimir is the master and Estragon his servant although both are usually dressed as tramps. If we substitute Roland for Vladimir and Lieven de Turck for Estragon then it takes only a few tweaks to lift sections of the play almost verbatim: Thus, I present (with apologies to Samuel Beckett) Waiting for The Aussie.

ACT ONE: SCENE ONE

A small town somewhere in Belgium. Two men (Roland and Lieven) are sitting under a tree outside a café which may or may not be owned by one of the men

ROLAND:
Well? What do we do?

LIEVEN:
Don't do anything. It's safer.

ROLAND:
Let's wait and see what he says.

LIEVEN:
Who?

ROLAND:
The Aussie.

LIEVEN:
Good idea.

ROLAND:
Let's wait till we know exactly how we stand.

LIEVEN:
On the other hand, it might be better to strike the iron before it freezes.

ROLAND:
I'm curious to hear what he has to offer. Then I’ll take it or leave it.

LIEVEN:
What exactly did you ask you for?

ROLAND:
Were you not there?

LIEVEN:
I can't have been listening.

ROLAND:
Oh . . . about 70 million.

LIEVEN:
A kind of prayer.

ROLAND:
Precisely.

LIEVEN:
A vague supplication.

ROLAND:
Exactly.

LIEVEN:
And what did he reply?

ROLAND:
That he'd see.

LIEVEN:
That he couldn't promise anything.

ROLAND:
That he'd have to think it over.

LIEVEN:
In the quiet of his home?

ROLAND:
Consult his agents.

LIEVEN:
His correspondents?

ROLAND:
His books.

LIEVEN:
His bank account!

ROLAND:
Before taking a decision.

LIEVEN:
It's the normal thing.

ROLAND:
Is it not?

LIEVEN:
I think it is.

ROLAND:
I think so too.

LIEVEN:
And we?

ROLAND:
I beg your pardon?

LIEVEN:
I said, And we?

ROLAND:
I don't understand.

LIEVEN:
Where do we come in?

ROLAND:
Come in?

LIEVEN:
Take your time.

ROLAND:
Come in? On our hands and knees.

LIEVEN:
As bad as that?

ACT ONE SCENE TWO

BOY (for it is Tony K):
Mister Roland . . . ?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
What do you want?

ROLAND:
Approach!
(The Boy does not move).

LIEVEN:
Approach when you're told, can't you?
(The Boy advances timidly, halts).

ROLAND:
What is it?

LIEVEN:
(violently) Will you approach!
(The Boy advances timidly).
What kept you so late?

ROLAND:
You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well, what is it?

LIEVEN:
What kept you so late?

BOY:
I was afraid, Sir.

LIEVEN:
Afraid of what? Of us? Answer me!

ROLAND:
I know what it is, he was afraid of not getting his bonus.
Were you afraid of that boy?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

LIEVEN:
Well?

BOY:
The Aussie—

ROLAND:
Obviously.

BOY:
The Aussie told me to tell you he won't come today but surely tomorrow.

END OF ACT ONE

Interval: this may last for one year or possibly much longer.

ACT TWO SCENE ONE

BOY (Tony K):
Mister Roland. . . . . .?

ROLAND:
Off we go again. You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
He won't come today?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
But he'll come tomorrow?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Without fail?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Did you meet anyone?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
Two other Aussies or Saudis?

BOY:
I didn't see anyone, Sir.

ROLAND:
What does he do, the Aussie?
Do you hear me?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well?

BOY:
He does nothing, Sir.

ROLAND:
Has he a scarf, the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Red and White or Black and White?

BOY:
I think it's Red and white, Sir.

ROLAND:
Lord have thanks!

BOY:
What am I to tell the Aussie, Sir?

ROLAND:
Tell him . . . tell him you saw me and that . . . nothing else.

LIEVEN:
What's wrong with you?

ROLAND:
Nothing.

LIEVEN:
I'm going.

ROLAND:
So am I.

LIEVEN:
Where shall we go?

ROLAND:
No, We can't go.

LIEVEN:
Why not?

ROLAND:
We have to come back tomorrow.

LIEVEN:
What for?

ROLAND:
To wait for the Aussie.

LIEVEN
He didn't come?

ROLAND:
No.

LIEVEN:
And now it's too late.

ROLAND:
Yes, it may be too late.

LIEVEN:
And if we dropped him?

ROLAND:
He might pull out first.

LIEVEN:
Then we can't.
You say we have to come back tomorrow?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
I can't go on like this.

ROLAND:
That's what you think.

LIEVEN:
If we stayed? That might be better.
Until the Aussie comes.

ROLAND
Yes.

THE END

NOTE: PERFORMANCES OF THE ABOVE WILL BE REPEATED EVERY DAY FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE

This post is just too long so I have decided not to read it.

same here - I read yours instead

Stu_of_Kunming · January 2019

Stop quoting the mega post, giving me thumb ache.

Chizz · January 2019

Coyotejohn1947 said:
Given the near 100% certainty that IT won’t be happening today I thought it appropriate that we once again take this thread into the realms of the surreal. Well, we already have fish puns and who can forget the 16th century Belgian ambassador’s portrait? So, where better to go than the Theatre of the Absurd and in particular Samuel Beckett’s seminal ‘Waiting for Godot’ which has been described as a play in which nothing happens twice. What a marvellous metaphor (if that is the right word) for the sale of Charlton where nothing has happened at least twice if not on many more occasions.

In the real play two characters (Vladimir and Estragon) sit around waiting for someone to arrive (the mysterious Godot). It is subtly understood that Vladimir is the master and Estragon his servant although both are usually dressed as tramps. If we substitute Roland for Vladimir and Lieven de Turck for Estragon then it takes only a few tweaks to lift sections of the play almost verbatim: Thus, I present (with apologies to Samuel Beckett) Waiting for The Aussie.

ACT ONE: SCENE ONE

A small town somewhere in Belgium. Two men (Roland and Lieven) are sitting under a tree outside a café which may or may not be owned by one of the men

ROLAND:
Well? What do we do?

LIEVEN:
Don't do anything. It's safer.

ROLAND:
Let's wait and see what he says.

LIEVEN:
Who?

ROLAND:
The Aussie.

LIEVEN:
Good idea.

ROLAND:
Let's wait till we know exactly how we stand.

LIEVEN:
On the other hand, it might be better to strike the iron before it freezes.

ROLAND:
I'm curious to hear what he has to offer. Then I’ll take it or leave it.

LIEVEN:
What exactly did you ask you for?

ROLAND:
Were you not there?

LIEVEN:
I can't have been listening.

ROLAND:
Oh . . . about 70 million.

LIEVEN:
A kind of prayer.

ROLAND:
Precisely.

LIEVEN:
A vague supplication.

ROLAND:
Exactly.

LIEVEN:
And what did he reply?

ROLAND:
That he'd see.

LIEVEN:
That he couldn't promise anything.

ROLAND:
That he'd have to think it over.

LIEVEN:
In the quiet of his home?

ROLAND:
Consult his agents.

LIEVEN:
His correspondents?

ROLAND:
His books.

LIEVEN:
His bank account!

ROLAND:
Before taking a decision.

LIEVEN:
It's the normal thing.

ROLAND:
Is it not?

LIEVEN:
I think it is.

ROLAND:
I think so too.

LIEVEN:
And we?

ROLAND:
I beg your pardon?

LIEVEN:
I said, And we?

ROLAND:
I don't understand.

LIEVEN:
Where do we come in?

ROLAND:
Come in?

LIEVEN:
Take your time.

ROLAND:
Come in? On our hands and knees.

LIEVEN:
As bad as that?

ACT ONE SCENE TWO

BOY (for it is Tony K):
Mister Roland . . . ?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
What do you want?

ROLAND:
Approach!
(The Boy does not move).

LIEVEN:
Approach when you're told, can't you?
(The Boy advances timidly, halts).

ROLAND:
What is it?

LIEVEN:
(violently) Will you approach!
(The Boy advances timidly).
What kept you so late?

ROLAND:
You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well, what is it?

LIEVEN:
What kept you so late?

BOY:
I was afraid, Sir.

LIEVEN:
Afraid of what? Of us? Answer me!

ROLAND:
I know what it is, he was afraid of not getting his bonus.
Were you afraid of that boy?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

LIEVEN:
Well?

BOY:
The Aussie—

ROLAND:
Obviously.

BOY:
The Aussie told me to tell you he won't come today but surely tomorrow.

END OF ACT ONE

Interval: this may last for one year or possibly much longer.

ACT TWO SCENE ONE

BOY (Tony K):
Mister Roland. . . . . .?

ROLAND:
Off we go again. You have a message from the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
He won't come today?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
But he'll come tomorrow?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Without fail?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Did you meet anyone?

BOY:
No Sir.

ROLAND:
Two other Aussies or Saudis?

BOY:
I didn't see anyone, Sir.

ROLAND:
What does he do, the Aussie?
Do you hear me?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Well?

BOY:
He does nothing, Sir.

ROLAND:
Has he a scarf, the Aussie?

BOY:
Yes Sir.

ROLAND:
Red and White or Black and White?

BOY:
I think it's Red and white, Sir.

ROLAND:
Lord have thanks!

BOY:
What am I to tell the Aussie, Sir?

ROLAND:
Tell him . . . tell him you saw me and that . . . nothing else.

LIEVEN:
What's wrong with you?

ROLAND:
Nothing.

LIEVEN:
I'm going.

ROLAND:
So am I.

LIEVEN:
Where shall we go?

ROLAND:
No, We can't go.

LIEVEN:
Why not?

ROLAND:
We have to come back tomorrow.

LIEVEN:
What for?

ROLAND:
To wait for the Aussie.

LIEVEN
He didn't come?

ROLAND:
No.

LIEVEN:
And now it's too late.

ROLAND:
Yes, it may be too late.

LIEVEN:
And if we dropped him?

ROLAND:
He might pull out first.

LIEVEN:
Then we can't.
You say we have to come back tomorrow?

ROLAND:
Yes.

LIEVEN:
I can't go on like this.

ROLAND:
That's what you think.

LIEVEN:
If we stayed? That might be better.
Until the Aussie comes.

ROLAND
Yes.

THE END

NOTE: PERFORMANCES OF THE ABOVE WILL BE REPEATED EVERY DAY FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE

Do you mean this one, Stu?

Stu_of_Kunming · January 2019

CafcWest · January 2019

No snippets of anything takeover related yesterday (19th Jan) at the Accrington acrimonious game?
(Mainly posted so this long suffering thread gets back on the front page).

ShootersHillGuru · January 2019

What’s the date of the Fans Forum in February? That’s always good for a couple of hundred posts.

cfgs · January 2019

ShootersHillGuru said:
What’s the date of the Fans Forum in February? That’s always good for a couple of hundred posts.

No idea but I bet I can guess almost word for word what the evil henchman will say.

Scoham · January 2019

Mike Ashley linked with takeover

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46940238

letthegoodtimesroll · January 2019

More Charlton fans going to next week’s away game than pages on the Takeover thread...

soapboxsam · January 2019

Scoham said:
Mike Ashley linked with takeover

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46940238

Hear Murray's Voice.

soapboxsam · January 2019

Heaving Magnificent Valley.

Rudders22 · January 2019

Well he is buying everything else that is in a distressed state.

Elthamaddick · January 2019

cause it's cheap and he'll no doubt make money.

have you seen how loaded Richard Gere is in pretty woman

Daarrzzetbum · January 2019

So our shirts next season will be sponsored by the revitalised HMV

bigstemarra · January 2019

Tumbleweed.....

It looks like we are going to have to contemplate our club being perma-Shitweaseled, it seems. What a drag.

Henry Irving · January 2019

bigstemarra said:
Tumbleweed.....

It looks like we are going to have to contemplate our club being perma-Shitweaseled, it seems. What a drag.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn

GreenWithEnvy · January 2019

Henry Irving said:

bigstemarra said:
Tumbleweed.....

It looks like we are going to have to contemplate our club being perma-Shitweaseled, it seems. What a drag.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn

Been a bloody long 60 minutes so far then!

thewolfboy · January 2019

Bet Jim White wishes he didn't open his gob now!

Ianaddick62 · January 2019

Don't suppose he even cares!

Fanny Fanackapan · January 2019

Elthamaddick said:

have you seen how loaded Richard Gere is in pretty woman

TMI !!!!

soapboxsam · January 2019

Unless you live inside the head of Roland Duchatelet you can't be ITK. What he may say and what he does aren't on the same page so even if the draft copy of a sale is agreed and waiting for both parties to sign he can still change his mind because he may be a sadist as well as a Shitweasel.

Chizz · January 2019

I have a feeling today could be the day the sale gets concluded. But there's only one reason I have drawn that conclusion. It's because Roland *hasn't* said it would happen today. And, based on the reliability of every uttering he's made since the terrible day he bought the club, him not saying Charlton will be sold today convinces me it might be.

SoundAsa£ · January 2019

soapboxsam said:
Unless you live inside the head of Roland Duchatelet you can't be ITK. What he may say and what he does aren't on the same page so even if the draft copy of a sale is agreed and waiting for both parties to sign he can still change his mind because he may be a sadist as well as a Shitweasel.

Spot on......I have been questioning his mental state for sometime now.

ross1 · January 2019

Chizz said:
I have a feeling today could be the day the sale gets concluded. But there's only one reason I have drawn that conclusion. It's because Roland *hasn't* said it would happen today. And, based on the reliability of every uttering he's made since the terrible day he bought the club, him not saying Charlton will be sold today convinces me it might be.

But he did say it would happen this month

charltonnick · January 2019

Relax everyone , Richard Murray said it should happen in February

Spanish · January 2019

charltonnick said:
Relax everyone , Richard Murray said it should happen in February

20??

Airman Brown · January 2019

soapboxsam said:
Unless you live inside the head of Roland Duchatelet you can't be ITK. What he may say and what he does aren't on the same page so even if the draft copy of a sale is agreed and waiting for both parties to sign he can still change his mind because he may be a sadist as well as a Shitweasel.

As a reminder a copy of the sale agreement was lodged with the EFL last year. Whether that was signed or not I don’t know, but it would be subject to EFL approval in any event. I doubt if the EFL would understand RD then reneging on that agreement and there is no indication from them that he did. It may well be of course that that agreement was always a fantasy as it was undeliverable, but it was agreed.

rananegra · January 2019

He is resolutely sticking to an impossible figure. An impossible demand even if we accept he was around in the 60s. Fortunately, his heirs won't need to save face. We could be in for a long wait.

HantsAddick · January 2019

Spanish said:

charltonnick said:
Relax everyone , Richard Murray said it should happen in February
20??

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