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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • 1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
  • edited August 2019
    Not been on this thread for a few weeks. Disappointed that it has only reached page 1983
    You peasants do not appreciate the mystical power of numbers.

    The takeover will happen when the year coincides with the number of pages on this thread.
  • 1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
    Yeah, but more importantly I became a proud Dad when my daughter was born.



  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
  • aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    And those were the days when the Football League had proper deadlines. 
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
  • 1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
    And the year of George Orwell's famous book with many a prophecy that didn't happen in 1984 - but appear to be happening now...
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    Hello my darlings.

    You hit the post, but 100 years out.
     ;) 
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  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    No, Darwin!
  • aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    Only to ship us off to a s**t ground owned by a s**t owner, but at least we were saved for a while, which gave us hope, come on down Lennie
  • Just to confirm, I was not born in 1984. 
  • Chizz said:
    aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    And those were the days when the Football League had proper deadlines. 
    Yeah was just thinking if the EFL would have extended the deadline for us like they have of late
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    I used to work as a reporter on a couple of Provincial Weeklies; 

    It was the Bicester Times, it was the Worcester Times.
    What the Dickens !

    This is in my favourite 100 gags.

    I claim the assist.  (Think Jonny Williams)
  • What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
  • IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    I can make one up if you want? 
  • IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    I can make one up if you want? 

    Might as well!
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  • IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    There is a rumour of a takeover





    somewhere  :)
  • ross1 said:
    IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    There is a rumour of a takeover





    somewhere  :)
    "Over the rainbow .... "


  • edited August 2019
    seth plum said:
    1984 is an astonishing work. You don't have to accept the whole premis of everything in it, but it is a masterpiece. The control freak in me would make it compulsory for everybody to read.
    What, like in some sort of Orwellian dictatorship? ;-)  
  • Christ is this thread still going.

    Here's a prediction. 2022. We're in the premier league and there's a banner with "Roland 100%" on the forum header.
    Murray goes full circle back to hero from zero.
  • Christ is this thread still going.

    Here's a prediction. 2022. We're in the premier league and there's a banner with "Roland 100%" on the forum header.
    Murray goes full circle back to hero from zero.

    King Richard the
  • Page 4 - probably a record low since this thread launched. Poor @happyvalley having to keep an eye on this glacier.
  • Thread just taking a breather before the next big news story.
  • I am old enough to have played the original version of this genre and remember the weird names of the players like Brian Plank, the halcyon days of FIFA 94, before football really sold its soul.
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Roland Out Forever!