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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • edited October 2019
    BUMP

    just found this thread languishing on page 2 !!!!
    Page 2 and beyond is where it belongs. Roland is in a world of his own eyeing the premiership , nobody is breaking down his door to buy us and most of the fans are happy with the football and jaded at wasting emotion on a never happening sale. 
    Fixed, but otherwise I agree. ;)
  • BUMP

    just found this thread languishing on page 2 !!!!
    Page 2 and beyond is where it belongs. Roland is in a world of his own eyeing the premiership , nobody is breaking down his door to buy us and most of the fans are as happy as larry. 
    Fixed, but otherwise I agree. ;)

    So you agree it does not need to be on page one then due to lack of interest as you have hi-lighted the point.
  • BUMP

    just found this thread languishing on page 2 !!!!
    Page 2 and beyond is where it belongs. Roland is in a world of his own eyeing the premiership , nobody is breaking down his door to buy us and most of the fans are as happy as larry. 
    Fixed, but otherwise I agree. ;)

    So you agree it does not need to be on page one then due to lack of interest as you have hi-lighted the point.
    Quite so!
  • 1999 A Prince among men
  • edited October 2019
    25 posts away from the big 2000

    Some said this thread would never reach 500 let alone 1000 pages but here we are on the brink of another millennium. 

    Viva the Greatest Thread of All Time
  • Also close to 7 million views
  • The thread that's so great it has to keep changing its name  - didn't it have imminent in it a couple of years ago? Not taking anything away from a marvellous achievement however but I'd possibly call it the biggest incorrect thread of all time.  
  • Let’s party like it’s 1999

  • DOUCHER said:
    The thread that's so great it has to keep changing its name  - didn't it have imminent in it a couple of years ago? Not taking anything away from a marvellous achievement however but I'd possibly call it the biggest incorrect thread of all time.  
    It's been done to death but I think you need to learn what a question mark is.
  • Give the first one of 2000 to happyvalley
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  • 25 posts away from the big 2000

    Some said this thread would never reach 500 let alone 1000 pages but here we are on the brink of another millennium. 

    Viva the Greatest Thread of All Time
    20 to go.

    #nopromote
  • Heading for a new millennium people 
  • robroy said:
    Heading for a new millennium people 
    With Roland at the helm.
  • Takeover update

    LDT talked through the various interested parties referenced previously.

    The group linked to the Australians

    LDT said they are still active. He said they were at semi-final against Doncaster Rovers and at the play-off final at Wembley. He said they have also been to games this season. He said he is still in contact with them and that they are still working on a deal. He said he takes them seriously as they are serious business people but he wonders if they can ever finalise the deal. He said that after the final at Wembley it was very close with Australians but very suddenly it didn’t happen. LDT was asked if this was because the price went up. LDT said the price didn’t go up.

    Second group

    LDT said this group has been ruled out. He said they failed in delivering the money.

    Fifth group

    LDT said the group went away, then came back. He said they have gone away again but they have not officially confirmed that they have stopped the process but he added that he reads the newspapers. 

    Additional

    LDT said he is in fresh talks with new groups and that they have signed NDAs. He said that negotiations with these parties have not begun yet as they have yet to submit concrete documents like proof of funds. He said NDAs have been signed in recent weeks but that doesn’t mean that the parties are close. He said with the second group and fifth group no longer on the scene, he can’t just focus on a group (the Australians), who he has been speaking with for 20 months.

    Richard Wiseman (CAST) said the club is in a better position now than when it first was put up for sale and that LDT is saying the price has not changed. He said given these two bits of information, why is there not more interest? LDT said the price hasn’t changed and that there is new interest in the club. He said though that a lot of Championship clubs are for sale. RW asked if there are actually a lot of Championship clubs for sale. LDT said there are, he referenced Leeds United as an example. He added that Roland Duchatelet (RD) wants to be careful who he sells the club to and he doesn’t want to sell it to an owner who may put the club’s future at risk, LDT gave examples of Bolton and Bury. 

    Ian Wallis (Bromley Addicks) said it has been repeatedly said that the ex-director loans are not an issue but then it has been hinted by the club that they are an issue.

    LDT said a new owner can take over the club with liabilities still in place. He said a party who makes a problem about liabilities is looking for money to have freehold over the assets. 

    RW said LDT had been showing groups around last weekend and two weekends before. LDT said that he indeed showed groups around.  

    IW asked if given the recent success, is RD losing interest in selling the club and is he tempted to pump money in and get to the Premier League?

    LDT said RD is not losing an appetite to sell and he doesn’t thing RD will overspend in an attempt to get into the Premier League. 

    Barnie Razzell (City Addicks) asked if rumours were true a CEO was soon to be appointed.

    LDT said that a CEO is not soon to be appointed. 

    Reading this I'm convinced that all of LDT's answers are just paraphrased from posts on here.
  • Takeover update

    LDT talked through the various interested parties referenced previously.

    The group linked to the Australians

    LDT said they are still active. He said they were at semi-final against Doncaster Rovers and at the play-off final at Wembley. He said they have also been to games this season. He said he is still in contact with them and that they are still working on a deal. He said he takes them seriously as they are serious business people but he wonders if they can ever finalise the deal. He said that after the final at Wembley it was very close with Australians but very suddenly it didn’t happen. LDT was asked if this was because the price went up. LDT said the price didn’t go up.

    Second group

    LDT said this group has been ruled out. He said they failed in delivering the money.

    Fifth group

    LDT said the group went away, then came back. He said they have gone away again but they have not officially confirmed that they have stopped the process but he added that he reads the newspapers. 

    Additional

    LDT said he is in fresh talks with new groups and that they have signed NDAs. He said that negotiations with these parties have not begun yet as they have yet to submit concrete documents like proof of funds. He said NDAs have been signed in recent weeks but that doesn’t mean that the parties are close. He said with the second group and fifth group no longer on the scene, he can’t just focus on a group (the Australians), who he has been speaking with for 20 months.

    Richard Wiseman (CAST) said the club is in a better position now than when it first was put up for sale and that LDT is saying the price has not changed. He said given these two bits of information, why is there not more interest? LDT said the price hasn’t changed and that there is new interest in the club. He said though that a lot of Championship clubs are for sale. RW asked if there are actually a lot of Championship clubs for sale. LDT said there are, he referenced Leeds United as an example. He added that Roland Duchatelet (RD) wants to be careful who he sells the club to and he doesn’t want to sell it to an owner who may put the club’s future at risk, LDT gave examples of Bolton and Bury. 

    Ian Wallis (Bromley Addicks) said it has been repeatedly said that the ex-director loans are not an issue but then it has been hinted by the club that they are an issue.

    LDT said a new owner can take over the club with liabilities still in place. He said a party who makes a problem about liabilities is looking for money to have freehold over the assets. 

    RW said LDT had been showing groups around last weekend and two weekends before. LDT said that he indeed showed groups around.  

    IW asked if given the recent success, is RD losing interest in selling the club and is he tempted to pump money in and get to the Premier League?

    LDT said RD is not losing an appetite to sell and he doesn’t thing RD will overspend in an attempt to get into the Premier League. 

    Barnie Razzell (City Addicks) asked if rumours were true a CEO was soon to be appointed.

    LDT said that a CEO is not soon to be appointed. 

    Price did go up after the final. £7m directors' loans were added to the bill. It's all semantics.
  • This thread is so last century.
  • 6800 unread comments since I last touched this thread.

    My guess is little has happened in those last 6800 comments lol

  • 1999, The Euro currency is launched. Britain has no plans to adopt it, turned out to be a good decision. Also The death of Sir Alf Ramsay.
  • Can we please sink this thread when it does get to 2019 . It’s a dead thread .
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  • Can we please sink this thread when it does get to 2019 . It’s a dead thread .
    Why sink it?

    GOAT thread
  • Can we reach the magic figure?
  • what magic figure?
  • Bumping to 2000
  • Takeover update

    LDT talked through the various interested parties referenced previously.

    The group linked to the Australians

    LDT said they are still active. He said they were at semi-final against Doncaster Rovers and at the play-off final at Wembley. He said they have also been to games this season. He said he is still in contact with them and that they are still working on a deal. He said he takes them seriously as they are serious business people but he wonders if they can ever finalise the deal. He said that after the final at Wembley it was very close with Australians but very suddenly it didn’t happen. LDT was asked if this was because the price went up. LDT said the price didn’t go up.

    Second group

    LDT said this group has been ruled out. He said they failed in delivering the money.

    Fifth group

    LDT said the group went away, then came back. He said they have gone away again but they have not officially confirmed that they have stopped the process but he added that he reads the newspapers. 

    Additional

    LDT said he is in fresh talks with new groups and that they have signed NDAs. He said that negotiations with these parties have not begun yet as they have yet to submit concrete documents like proof of funds. He said NDAs have been signed in recent weeks but that doesn’t mean that the parties are close. He said with the second group and fifth group no longer on the scene, he can’t just focus on a group (the Australians), who he has been speaking with for 20 months.

    Richard Wiseman (CAST) said the club is in a better position now than when it first was put up for sale and that LDT is saying the price has not changed. He said given these two bits of information, why is there not more interest? LDT said the price hasn’t changed and that there is new interest in the club. He said though that a lot of Championship clubs are for sale. RW asked if there are actually a lot of Championship clubs for sale. LDT said there are, he referenced Leeds United as an example. He added that Roland Duchatelet (RD) wants to be careful who he sells the club to and he doesn’t want to sell it to an owner who may put the club’s future at risk, LDT gave examples of Bolton and Bury. 

    Ian Wallis (Bromley Addicks) said it has been repeatedly said that the ex-director loans are not an issue but then it has been hinted by the club that they are an issue.

    LDT said a new owner can take over the club with liabilities still in place. He said a party who makes a problem about liabilities is looking for money to have freehold over the assets. 

    RW said LDT had been showing groups around last weekend and two weekends before. LDT said that he indeed showed groups around.  

    IW asked if given the recent success, is RD losing interest in selling the club and is he tempted to pump money in and get to the Premier League?

    LDT said RD is not losing an appetite to sell and he doesn’t thing RD will overspend in an attempt to get into the Premier League. 

    Barnie Razzell (City Addicks) asked if rumours were true a CEO was soon to be appointed.

    LDT said that a CEO is not soon to be appointed. 

    I know this has been commented on before but it still makes me laugh.

    He'd probably sell to ISIS if they offered him enough money.
  • Can we please sink this thread when it does get to 2019 . It’s a dead thread .

    You don't have to look at it
  • BUMP

    just found this thread languishing on page 2 !!!!
    Page 2 and beyond is where it belongs. Roland is eyeing the premiership, nobody is breaking down his door to buy us and all the fans are as happy as larry. 
    100%
  • Zante 99 - great holiday, met a girl out there that I started seeing back in the UK and eventually went out with for 3 years. She purchased a season ticket in our 3rd year, we split up and she moved her seat - no idea if she still attends...??
  • DOUCHER said:
    The thread that's so great it has to keep changing its name  - didn't it have imminent in it a couple of years ago? Not taking anything away from a marvellous achievement however but I'd possibly call it the biggest incorrect thread of all time.  
    It's been done to death but I think you need to learn what a question mark is.

    I've missed you as well
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Roland Out Forever!