Boycotts don't work if you have an owner like Duchatelet who can live with the losses - I think that's pretty clear by now.
I also don't really get the argument that buying a ticket is somehow lining RD's pocket? The club doesn't run on thin air and I can't see that he's making any money.
I confirmed yesterday that the ex-banker in the Standard is the same party as the one discussed in the Voice. We went to print before the Standard came out, and before I received a tip-off about the story, so the publication sequence is slightly confusing. It’s why the Standard story isn’t referenced.
I don’t know why they told the Standard £30m, but I am very confident of what I’ve written.
Has he offered more then?
I believe De Turck is playing games when he says the club hasn’t received an “offer” of £35m, because he and RD haven’t enabled the talks to progress to the point where a firm bid can be made.
I am told it was made clear to them the party was willing and able to pay £35m and take on the £7m directors’ loans, subject to seeing the DD. RD/LDT haven’t engaged fully at those numbers and they have quoted £65m - although that wouldn’t all have to be up front. The party won’t pay that.
It is amazing to me that anyone is prepared to offer RD the equivalent of £42m for the club.
It is even more amazing that RD isn't engaging at that price, and seems to be seeking £65m. Which he will never, ever get.
Now that the would-be buyer has broken cover and we have some numbers, it would be great if the EFL (who have offered to "help" Duchatelet find a buyer) could put some pressure on him to at least negotiate seriously around that number.
This. We need yo put pressure on the EFL to seriously "engage" with RD.....and when I say "engage" I mean they actually see him face to face & tell him must sell, or that they wil be putting sanctions in place for running the club without an effective management structure.
They should commission their own independent valuation of the club......like a sales prospectus......so that EVERYONE knows the true value of the club. It can be in a range of values, but I think we'd all agree it wouldn't be anywhere near £65m.....not likely £35m either.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
Roland shouldn’t have the cheek to value the players. Most of them should be valued at next to nothing because there contracts are ending in a few months time.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Boycotts don't work if you have an owner like Duchatelet who can live with the losses - I think that's pretty clear by now.
I also don't really get the argument that buying a ticket is somehow lining RD's pocket? The club doesn't run on thin air and I can't see that he's making any money.
The second part may be true to an extent, but like any purchase it's a two way street.
The vendor, in this case Roland, may not actually care if you buy or not. But if the purchaser, the boycotters, don't want to hand over their money then they don't have to.
And they're not. Which means it’s costing him more to fund his folly.
Does he care about a few hundred quid per person? Not individually, no. But each of those individual people cares enough about that particular transaction to not give him a penny.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Without going into all the ins and outs of it, the valuation of the land given Is £20m for The Valley and £3m for Sparrows Lane, reflecting their planning status.
As a boycotter, I rarely watch Charlton these days. I watched the game yesterday on TV and thought they played really well; far better than 3 years ago before I ceased attending. However I find it incomprehensibly that supporters can put money in Roly's pocket at 3pm on a Saturday and then trash him on CL at 1705pm and indeed any other time...just my opinion.
An opinion you (and others) have aired many, many times before, which inevitably leads to the same debate, with the same entrenched positions.
I'm not sure it's productive for people on either side of this issue to keep raising it, but people inevitably will. I can't be the only person that's a little tired of it now.
I guess you are one of those that do give their £25 plus to Roly at 1500hrs and then moan later about the guy - unbelievable 😎
For me what is unbelievable is that you claim to be a Charlton fan who sees boycotting as taking some sort of moral high ground. A so called Charlton fan who has not watched “us” for 3 years and after watching this game refers to the team as “them”
I am not claiming to hold any moral high ground, just simply stating a fact that I cant understand how ppl can put money into Roly's pocket at 3pm on a Saturday and bitch about him for the rest of the week - oxymoron.
You can put your own definition on the word "supporter". I dont have any need to justify my interpretation.
Like everyone else, my concern is when, if ever, is the penny going to drop with RD, that he is isn't likely going to get £65-70M.
The season isn't that far off ending. Even if we get promotion there is no certainty he will be prepared to do enough on player contract renewals to allow the club to make a decent fist of staying up. Even less so if there is no promotion. If we don't go up I can't see any logic in him retaining ownership of the club. Even if he reduces his monthly losses even further by reducing player salaries, he is even more unlikely to receive his supposed high valuation.
You watch a game like Saturday's and feel like we could with this management team and players starting to move up the leagues. Then you come right down to earth with a thud when you realise again that we are saddled with an owner with zero ambitions on the football front.
I would love for someone to come in with a bid of 70mil, Roland accepts without reading anything because he is so happy to get all his money back.
The deal goes through and everyone is shocked.
Roland looks at his account and something doesn’t quite add up.
For the first time he looks at the contract and price agreement and realises it says 70 million rupees.
We’re rid of him and there’s nothing he can do about it because this act would demonstrate his pure idiocy over the last 5 years.
I am surprised no one has done this yet.
I like it. But let’s go even further. That amount in Uzbek Som will leave Roland with £6.50. I think that’s more than fair after the way he’s treated us.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Without going into all the ins and outs of it, the valuation of the land given Is £20m for The Valley and £3m for Sparrows Lane, reflecting their planning status.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Without going into all the ins and outs of it, the valuation of the land given Is £20m for The Valley and £3m for Sparrows Lane, reflecting their planning status.
Then £23m is all the club is worth.
Would you even say its worth that if it costs 50% of the value to operate every year?
As a boycotter, I rarely watch Charlton these days. I watched the game yesterday on TV and thought they played really well; far better than 3 years ago before I ceased attending. However I find it incomprehensibly that supporters can put money in Roly's pocket at 3pm on a Saturday and then trash him on CL at 1705pm and indeed any other time...just my opinion.
An opinion you (and others) have aired many, many times before, which inevitably leads to the same debate, with the same entrenched positions.
I'm not sure it's productive for people on either side of this issue to keep raising it, but people inevitably will. I can't be the only person that's a little tired of it now.
I guess you are one of those that do give their £25 plus to Roly at 1500hrs and then moan later about the guy - unbelievable 😎
For me what is unbelievable is that you claim to be a Charlton fan who sees boycotting as taking some sort of moral high ground. A so called Charlton fan who has not watched “us” for 3 years and after watching this game refers to the team as “them”
I am not claiming to hold any moral high ground, just simply stating a fact that I cant understand how ppl can put money into Roly's pocket at 3pm on a Saturday and bitch about him for the rest of the week - oxymoron.
You can put your own definition on the word "supporter". I dont have any need to justify my interpretation.
Have a good day.
My view is (and always has been), each to their own. Apart that is, from those who do absolutely nothing by way of protesting, some of whom also (to their eternal shame), find it acceptable to criticise those who do. IMHO to turn a blind eye and make no effort by way of protest whatsoever is and always has been inexcusable.......to those who have taken that stance I have little or no time for.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Without going into all the ins and outs of it, the valuation of the land given Is £20m for The Valley and £3m for Sparrows Lane, reflecting their planning status.
Then £23m is all the club is worth.
Would you even say its worth that if it costs 50% of the value to operate every year?
There is an opportunity value in potential future earnings based on the fact that the club is a going concern with an EFL licence and a stadium to play in. My view is that this potential just about mitigates the current operating losses.
Tesla haven't made a profit in 15 years yet their market value is $49bn!
I would love for someone to come in with a bid of 70mil, Roland accepts without reading anything because he is so happy to get all his money back.
The deal goes through and everyone is shocked.
Roland looks at his account and something doesn’t quite add up.
For the first time he looks at the contract and price agreement and realises it says 70 million rupees.
We’re rid of him and there’s nothing he can do about it because this act would demonstrate his pure idiocy over the last 5 years.
I am surprised no one has done this yet.
I like it. But let’s go even further. That amount in Uzbek Som will leave Roland with £6.50. I think that’s more than fair after the way he’s treated us.
Yes, I like it. Couldn’t agree more.
That’s now an Indian takeover and a Uzbekistan takeover.
VOTV mentions an independent valuation of the land and gives figures for that.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
I haven't seen the VOTV valuation but it should be the value as current use only - i.e. without planning permission for any other use.
In terms of ongoing operations, the club is losing £10m a year so it could be argued that the value of the players' contracts, league membership and 'goodwill' (in very short supply) is offset by the operational losses - unless potential growth (promotion to PL) is taken into account.
So club value zero - asset value as a stadium and training ground maybe £20m. A lot more if both sites, especially SL, could be developed, but the chances of that are remote.
Without going into all the ins and outs of it, the valuation of the land given Is £20m for The Valley and £3m for Sparrows Lane, reflecting their planning status.
Then £23m is all the club is worth.
Would you even say its worth that if it costs 50% of the value to operate every year?
There is an opportunity value in potential future earnings based on the fact that the club is a going concern with an EFL licence and a stadium to play in. My view is that this potential just about mitigates the current operating losses.
Tesla haven't made a profit in 15 years yet their market value is $49bn!
It's only a going concern with "owner funding". This is a much bigger problem than just RD and us. How long can 80 plus clubs keep being signed off as going concerns when they are all either 1 relegation or an owner no longer prepared to sub them away from going out of business?
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I also don't really get the argument that buying a ticket is somehow lining RD's pocket? The club doesn't run on thin air and I can't see that he's making any money.
They should commission their own independent valuation of the club......like a sales prospectus......so that EVERYONE knows the true value of the club. It can be in a range of values, but I think we'd all agree it wouldn't be anywhere near £65m.....not likely £35m either.
The other assets ie player contracts, league membership and location (is being in London more desirable than Bolton or Wigan for example) are far more difficult to value.
The vendor, in this case Roland, may not actually care if you buy or not. But if the purchaser, the boycotters, don't want to hand over their money then they don't have to.
And they're not. Which means it’s costing him more to fund his folly.
Does he care about a few hundred quid per person? Not individually, no. But each of those individual people cares enough about that particular transaction to not give him a penny.
Probably some teenage spotty twirp who plays minecraft all day.
The deal goes through and everyone is shocked.
Roland looks at his account and something doesn’t quite add up.
For the first time he looks at the contract and price agreement and realises it says 70 million rupees.
We’re rid of him and there’s nothing he can do about it because this act would demonstrate his pure idiocy over the last 5 years.
I am surprised no one has done this yet.
You can put your own definition on the word "supporter". I dont have any need to justify my interpretation.
Have a good day.
The season isn't that far off ending. Even if we get promotion there is no certainty he will be prepared to do enough on player contract renewals to allow the club to make a decent fist of staying up. Even less so if there is no promotion. If we don't go up I can't see any logic in him retaining ownership of the club. Even if he reduces his monthly losses even further by reducing player salaries, he is even more unlikely to receive his supposed high valuation.
You watch a game like Saturday's and feel like we could with this management team and players starting to move up the leagues. Then you come right down to earth with a thud when you realise again that we are saddled with an owner with zero ambitions on the football front.
23 million value on Valley and Sparrows Lane because of football status.
8 millions lost over 12 months on running costs of Cafc (estimate has been mentioned 6 to 10 million)
8 × 5 years of RD tenure= 40 million.
40 + 23 = 63 million + players values which is low because Aribo is out of Contract plus loan players are just on loan !
2 million or so value on Taylor + Sarr (under contract 19/20 season) and we have a 65 million price tag in the mind of Roland Duchatelet.
(7 million ex directors payment is payable on premier status so plenty of wriggle room there)
Then £23m is all the club is worth.
Apart that is, from those who do absolutely nothing by way of protesting, some of whom also (to their eternal shame), find it acceptable to criticise those who do.
IMHO to turn a blind eye and make no effort by way of protest whatsoever is and always has been inexcusable.......to those who have taken that stance I have little or no time for.
First player they’d try to sign is Mo Salah.
There is an opportunity value in potential future earnings based on the fact that the club is a going concern with an EFL licence and a stadium to play in. My view is that this potential just about mitigates the current operating losses.
Tesla haven't made a profit in 15 years yet their market value is $49bn!
That’s now an Indian takeover and a Uzbekistan takeover.
HI is going to wet his pants!
Badooom......tish!