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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Chizz said:
    Chizz said:
    Chizz said:
    Has Keith Harris "re-emerged"? 
    According to the summary he has
    It seems to suggest he stopped being involved and has now become involved again.  Whereas, what seems more likely is that he has been involved with one (probably not more than one) consortium since the very beginning. 
    Hence re-emerged
    "Is" would be more appropriate than "re-emerged" though.  It implies he emerged, disappeared and then emerged again, which is not, I think, what happened.  
    Yes, that's what I said. He was mentioned, then not mentioned for a long while then was mentioned again recently so he re-emerged.
  • That's it. Let's argue over a word. Ffs. This place sometimes.


    Where's the argument?  Someone will be running to the grass thread next because they don't understand what a debate is ffs
  • So, any takeover news yesterday?......please!!
    Muir is now the only Australian investor, which suggests they are in no position to complete, but the party who walked away after being quoted more than £70m before Christmas are now back at the table.
    Can you not (using your special skills @Airman) introduce Muir to the new lot? That way they can form a consortium, the risk can be spread and we can all be happy.

    Group hug everyone ... anyone? :neutral:
    A sort of super consortium. 

    Crosby, Stills, Nash and Muir.
  • This really will go on until infinity and beyond. 
    Stop being so cheerful.
    It's called death.
  • All I can say is thank God there is a Fans Forum on 20th February where all will (not) be made clear!
  • There were 5 wealthy Aussies in a consortium, and if one wealthy Aussie should accidentally fall, there'll be 4 wealthy Aussies to spreads all the costs.

    There were 4 wealthy Aussies in a consortium, and if one wealthy Aussie should accidentally fall, there'll be 3 wealthy Aussies to spread all the costs.

    There were 3 wealthy Aussies in a consortium, and if one wealthy Aussie should accidentally fall, there'll be 2 wealthy Aussies to spread all the costs.

    There were 2 wealthy Aussies in a consortium, and if one wealthy Aussie should accidentally fall, there'll be 1 wealthy Aussie called Muir all on his own.

    It's child's play to work out what's going on.

    Sanity prevailing perhaps? Unfortunately.
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  • edited February 2019
    Having a crisis at CAFC is par for the course, the biggest difference now is when we nearly went out of business, or the  7 wilderness years away from the Valley  there was always Charlton People fighting our corner. Fans and good directors etc.
    Airman has told the stories in the voice and on line so we known that narrative.

    I'm not sure we have ever been so shackled because despite winning the battles in the media and Meire taking her flaky CV to Sheffield we are impotent in winning the War because Duchatelet holds all the Aces.

    As Richard Murray said 18 years ago at a Bromley addicts meeting, while i'm putting the most money into this club I have the final say on everything concerning CAFC.
    The man in his Brussels bunker is now in that position.

    Being at the mercy of an aging rich eccentric businessman and failed politician,
    (Duchatelet not Murray !) We the supporters are  now in a very dark place, as we wait and wait, and wait a bit more with no Charlton fans close to negotiations unlike in the days gone by.

    PS. Chris Parkes is a Charlton fan but has no influence on proceedings.
  • Gain promotion, sell the club.

    Furk awff.
  • Valley11 said:
    Uboat said:
    Duchatelet will own us until he dies. This has only just dawned on me. 
    Has he got kids? Or a mad wife/girlfriend? This could go on beyond his death
    He'll leave the club to Katrien in his will....
  • So no take over with a no deal Brexit in the offing. Its going to be a cheery rest of the year. Next season is looking like a road crash. Lets hope the ones given a silly price in December, are given a more sensible price & have the funds to purchase and invest. If the Aussies are back to square one / out of the picture then hopefully Duchatelet sees that he may he will lose more money if he doesn't sell before sterling potentially plunges even further (apologies to mention the ‘B’ word but it could be relevant to a sale & Duchatelet’s thinking).
  • Taxi_Lad said:
    With @Airman Brown latest revelations, I think I need to park up outside Keith Harris’s home and demand some straight answers!!!!
    Taxi_Lad said:
    With @Airman Brown latest revelations, I think I need to park up outside Keith Harris’s home and demand some straight answers!!!!
    They will hardly have been minted but I see no reason why the AFL might have pulled out.  The delay would not change their aim of attracting Australians living in the capital.

  • Taxi_Lad said:
    With @Airman Brown latest revelations, I think I need to park up outside Keith Harris’s home and demand some straight answers!!!!
    Taxi_Lad said:
    With @Airman Brown latest revelations, I think I need to park up outside Keith Harris’s home and demand some straight answers!!!!
    They will hardly have been minted but I see no reason why the AFL might have pulled out.  The delay would not change their aim of attracting Australians living in the capital.

    Well they obviously havn’t been able to do so thus far.
  • It’s so depressing.

    We are reliant on the financial support of a bloke with no interest in our club and no desire to see it progress. Who is demanding an unrealistic value to pass on the keys.

    We are reliant on a variety of fixers, some with a connection to our club, some with no connection,  ALL governed by self interest, cobbling together whoever they can to ensure they get their fixed fee or equivalent personal benefit.

    We are reliant on whatever rich idiot(s) who get talked into having a punt by the successful fixer to undertake a level of sensibleness and not make a bad situation worse. To hope that it’s not a property play, or an unrealistic expectation to profit from the Prem without a realistic plan, or a platform for another experiment.

    I’m going to need real convincing of the chances that any of of this will end well 
    Definitely need the Fans Forums to get more verbally hostile, they need to know we don't believe their lies anymore.
  • It’s so depressing.

    We are reliant on the financial support of a bloke with no interest in our club and no desire to see it progress. Who is demanding an unrealistic value to pass on the keys.

    We are reliant on a variety of fixers, some with a connection to our club, some with no connection,  ALL governed by self interest, cobbling together whoever they can to ensure they get their fixed fee or equivalent personal benefit.

    We are reliant on whatever rich idiot(s) who get talked into having a punt by the successful fixer to undertake a level of sensibleness and not make a bad situation worse. To hope that it’s not a property play, or an unrealistic expectation to profit from the Prem without a realistic plan, or a platform for another experiment.

    I’m going to need real convincing of the chances that any of of this will end well 
     Words are one thing, actions are quite another. It doesn’t matter who takes us over, I’ll only be convinced by how they run the club.
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  • cfgs said:
    It’s so depressing.

    We are reliant on the financial support of a bloke with no interest in our club and no desire to see it progress. Who is demanding an unrealistic value to pass on the keys.

    We are reliant on a variety of fixers, some with a connection to our club, some with no connection,  ALL governed by self interest, cobbling together whoever they can to ensure they get their fixed fee or equivalent personal benefit.

    We are reliant on whatever rich idiot(s) who get talked into having a punt by the successful fixer to undertake a level of sensibleness and not make a bad situation worse. To hope that it’s not a property play, or an unrealistic expectation to profit from the Prem without a realistic plan, or a platform for another experiment.

    I’m going to need real convincing of the chances that any of of this will end well 
    Definitely need the Fans Forums to get more verbally hostile, they need to know we don't believe their lies anymore.
    It’s great to sound off I agree, because t ultimately, what actual good will it do?
  • cfgs said:
    It’s so depressing.

    We are reliant on the financial support of a bloke with no interest in our club and no desire to see it progress. Who is demanding an unrealistic value to pass on the keys.

    We are reliant on a variety of fixers, some with a connection to our club, some with no connection,  ALL governed by self interest, cobbling together whoever they can to ensure they get their fixed fee or equivalent personal benefit.

    We are reliant on whatever rich idiot(s) who get talked into having a punt by the successful fixer to undertake a level of sensibleness and not make a bad situation worse. To hope that it’s not a property play, or an unrealistic expectation to profit from the Prem without a realistic plan, or a platform for another experiment.

    I’m going to need real convincing of the chances that any of of this will end well 
    Definitely need the Fans Forums to get more verbally hostile, they need to know we don't believe their lies anymore.
    It’s great to sound off I agree, because t ultimately, what actual good will it do?
    It would make those doing it feel better and if LDT or anyone else refuses to do these it may force the EFL to.......Oh yeah you are probably right.
  • If the fans forum owned a tank.....
  • 1530 Rome deluged by flood
  • And the Football League just stand by and watch. 
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    Steve Gallen is due at the next meeting I believe. We’ve already made representations regarding this area and were given the ‘ top six will help sell the club’.

    will be interesting to ask how this all fits with the budget Bowyer supposedly has
  • cfgs said:
    It’s so depressing.

    We are reliant on the financial support of a bloke with no interest in our club and no desire to see it progress. Who is demanding an unrealistic value to pass on the keys.

    We are reliant on a variety of fixers, some with a connection to our club, some with no connection,  ALL governed by self interest, cobbling together whoever they can to ensure they get their fixed fee or equivalent personal benefit.

    We are reliant on whatever rich idiot(s) who get talked into having a punt by the successful fixer to undertake a level of sensibleness and not make a bad situation worse. To hope that it’s not a property play, or an unrealistic expectation to profit from the Prem without a realistic plan, or a platform for another experiment.

    I’m going to need real convincing of the chances that any of of this will end well 
    Definitely need the Fans Forums to get more verbally hostile, they need to know we don't believe their lies anymore.
    It’s great to sound off I agree, because t ultimately, what actual good will it do?
    Probably won’t do or achieve anything but it is better to go down shouting rather than giving out a whimper. Maybe it will make the club less enthusiastic about attending FF’s.
  • Fumbluff said:
    If the fans forum owned a tank.....
    It's about time you put in another application to the protest fund to buy you one. If at first you don't succeed try and try again 😉
  • Wonder what happened to those water cannon Boris bought that May would t let him use. Maybe we can borrow one for a trip to Belgium 
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