The above raises an important question now Roland’s gone... what is our position on tango man?
Simon Jordan lived a stone's throw from Selhurst park and supported Palace, as it should be. If a guy was born in Floyd road and supported any one but Charlton that would be shocking. If anyone made millions in their 20's they would become a giant egotistical cock. This happened to SJ. Listening to him in recent times the middle aged version is a chasten man who has been on the side of Charlton fans who wanted rid of Duchâtelet.
Acquired wisdom is allowed even for the tango man. He was superb last month when he was discussing ownership with Joe Cole and Jake Humphrey's. Definitely a man who has matured and has learnt more from his failures than his early successes.
The above raises an important question now Roland’s gone... what is our position on tango man?
gone way up in my estimation and I find myself agreeing with him more often than not whenever I hear him speak
Back in the day we all backed our guy in the spat with SJ but RM has gone on to be seen in a different light. I've now got a bit of time for SJ and I never thought I would say that.
Palace away years ago I recorded the Charlton fans singing Simon Jordan is a wanker is a wanker is a wanker is a wanker. Has he gone up in my estimation. I suppose he has . That's still my favourite ring tone though.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
The above raises an important question now Roland’s gone... what is our position on tango man?
Simon Jordan lived a stone's throw from Selhurst park and supported Palace, as it should be. If a guy was born in Floyd road and supported any one but Charlton that would be shocking. If anyone made millions in their 20's they would become a giant egotistical cock. This happened to SJ. Listening to him in recent times the middle aged version is a chasten man who has been on the side of Charlton fans who wanted rid of Duchâtelet.
Acquired wisdom is allowed even for the tango man. He was superb last month when he was discussing ownership with Joe Cole and Jake Humphrey's. Definitely a man who has matured and has learnt more from his failures than his early successes.
Plus, some of our opinions on Jordan came from what Murray said and Murray's ability to tell the truth has been strongly questioned since.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
He heard you can watch the game from a sofa pitchside. He wants in.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
It’s perfectly possible to actually turn a profit in the Premier League now. Getting there is the key. I would say investing to reach the PL in five years could be the plan. Will be an interesting ride.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
My view is that London is the place to be and if you can’t get your hands on arsenal spurs Chelsea or West Ham then we r the next best - also, like buying Man City, the new owners can become heroes rather than have a weight of expectation - whilst we are the only team in south east London to have ever won anything, it ain’t much so there’s plenty of room for them to write new history and become the new club legends - love it - this is gonna b great
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
It’s perfectly possible to actually turn a profit in the Premier League now. Getting there is the key. I would say investing to reach the PL in five years could be the plan. Will be an interesting ride.
Maybe the Aussies could share their five year plan.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
It’s perfectly possible to actually turn a profit in the Premier League now. Getting there is the key. I would say investing to reach the PL in five years could be the plan. Will be an interesting ride.
Maybe the Aussies could share their five year plan.
Just as an aside, has anyone told the Aussies that it's game over and there's no need to buy any more scarves?
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
Move us from The Valley to a new ground on banks of the Thames over looking Canary Wharf. Build a new stunning stadium with a huge stand that has views directly to Canary Wharf. Fly your mates in your private jet to City Airport, spin them on a power boat along the Thames to the ground. Sit them down to watch a Champions League game whilst enjoying a view of the financial capital of Europe; head to the Dome for top class shopping and hire the Indigo for a private show from some mega popstar. You win the ‘who has the biggest cock competition every time”.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
Move us from The Valley to a new ground on banks of the Thames over looking Canary Wharf. Build a new stunning stadium with a huge stand that has views directly to Canary Wharf. Fly your mates in your private jet to City Airport, spin them on a power boat along the Thames to the ground. Sit them down to watch a Champions League game whilst enjoying a view of the financial capital of Europe; head to the Dome for top class shopping and hire the Indigo for a private show from some mega popstar. You win the ‘who has the biggest cock competition every time”.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
Move us from The Valley to a new ground on banks of the Thames over looking Canary Wharf. Build a new stunning stadium with a huge stand that has views directly to Canary Wharf. Fly your mates in your private jet to City Airport, spin them on a power boat along the Thames to the ground. Sit them down to watch a Champions League game whilst enjoying a view of the financial capital of Europe; head to the Dome for top class shopping and hire the Indigo for a private show from some mega popstar. You win the ‘who has the biggest cock competition every time”.
How comes you got to see the five-year plan first?
Very pleased RD is going, obviously. But it’s early days yet and don’t want to get too excited by billionaire owners. The name of the new owners is East Street Investments. You normally invest with the aim of increasing the value of your investment and at some point taking your profits. I think we should see how it all pans out over the next 3-6 months. The January window will be the first indicator of intention and if they make some sort of statement of their goals and objectives. We’ve been here before - the spivs with a cash in plan by moving to the Peninsula and Duchatelet with his experiment. Both their own agendas. Both looked OK early on...so only time will tell IMO.
Five year plan would be sensible. Any longer and the financial commitments start to become questionable. The equation is investing enough to achieve reaching the PL which would be considerable against the risk of failure. The real key for me assuming the above is the plan, is having the right manager. At this point everything points to Bowyer being the right man but he will have a great weight of expectation now. Championship survival is essential so I expect to see investment in January that we are not used to.
My only question, and excuse my probable ignorance, but why does a sheikh who has no interest in Charlton want to buy us? Is there some sort of tax break? Or is it just purely the ego trip of owning a London club?
Move us from The Valley to a new ground on banks of the Thames over looking Canary Wharf. Build a new stunning stadium with a huge stand that has views directly to Canary Wharf. Fly your mates in your private jet to City Airport, spin them on a power boat along the Thames to the ground. Sit them down to watch a Champions League game whilst enjoying a view of the financial capital of Europe; head to the Dome for top class shopping and hire the Indigo for a private show from some mega popstar. You win the ‘who has the biggest cock competition every time”.
Not a simple thing to do. The sites along the river are all being developed with tower blocks offering a far better return than a football stadium.
40000 can be achieved at the valley just by adding to what we have - that’s more than big enough in the short to mid term and I’m sure the whole valley site could go way bigger than that if we were to start re doing what we currently have - planning permitting
40000 can be achieved at the valley just by adding to what we have - that’s more than big enough in the short to mid term and I’m sure the whole valley site could go way bigger than that if we were to start re doing what we currently have - planning permitting
That would be the only downer for me - a move from the valley but I don’t see it’s necessary or likely - I’d be happy with an increase in season ticket prices - no probs with that - I’m willing to pay the going rate
That would be the only downer for me - a move from the valley but I don’t see it’s necessary or likely - I’d be happy with an increase in season ticket prices - no probs with that - I’m willing to pay the going rate
Buy up the rest of the low value industrial units in and around East(moor) St (bought 75% already) and build the new stadium there while the Valley gets a 4g pitch and becomes the U23/women's/community stadium.
Jimmy Seed stand demolished to house the Community Trust and the new museum. That's what they told the museum so we'd agree to give up our 99 year lease.
The new jubilee line extension from North Greenwich to Woolwich would have a stop at Charlton. London underground want it called Thames Barrier, new owners want it called Charlton Athletic. Expect a comprimise Charlton Riverside.
That would be the only downer for me - a move from the valley but I don’t see it’s necessary or likely - I’d be happy with an increase in season ticket prices - no probs with that - I’m willing to pay the going rate
"It depends on the individual and the
organisation and the resources they have. The riches of Sheikh Mansour
mean there is a risk that every Middle East investor is going to be seen
through a similar lens, but there is a spectrum, and Portsmouth's
experience with Sulaiman al-Fahim lies at the opposite end, with most
other investors somewhere in between.
Whether Manchester City
face serious sanctions for allegedly breaching financial fair play
regulations may tell us a lot about the penalties for rule-breaking, but
there can only be one Premier League winner each year and Sheikh
Mansour has set the bar so high that almost every other investor is
likely to fall short."
Lots of assumptions from some about the amount that's going to be spent. We still don't know who's ultimately funding this takeover, or how much they're planning to invest.
Probably better to reign in expectations to avoid potential disappointment, at least until more is known (I know, where's the fun in that?).
All that matters at the moment is that Roland's (almost) gone, and he's never coming back.
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If anyone made millions in their 20's they would become a giant egotistical cock. This happened to SJ. Listening to him in recent times the middle aged version is a chasten man who has been on the side of Charlton fans who wanted rid of Duchâtelet.
Acquired wisdom is allowed even for the tango man. He was superb last month when he was discussing ownership with Joe Cole and Jake Humphrey's. Definitely a man who has matured and has learnt more from his failures than his early successes.
Has he gone up in my estimation. I suppose he has .
That's still my favourite ring tone though.
Buy up the rest of the low value industrial units in and around East(moor) St (bought 75% already) and build the new stadium there while the Valley gets a 4g pitch and becomes the U23/women's/community stadium.
Jimmy Seed stand demolished to house the Community Trust and the new museum. That's what they told the museum so we'd agree to give up our 99 year lease.
The new jubilee line extension from North Greenwich to Woolwich would have a stop at Charlton. London underground want it called Thames Barrier, new owners want it called Charlton Athletic. Expect a comprimise Charlton Riverside.
That is why every successful business person has an exit plan... surely you have learnt that by now. 😀
hey, I have spent 4-5 years of RDs tenure dreaming of what could be!
"It depends on the individual and the organisation and the resources they have. The riches of Sheikh Mansour mean there is a risk that every Middle East investor is going to be seen through a similar lens, but there is a spectrum, and Portsmouth's experience with Sulaiman al-Fahim lies at the opposite end, with most other investors somewhere in between.
Whether Manchester City face serious sanctions for allegedly breaching financial fair play regulations may tell us a lot about the penalties for rule-breaking, but there can only be one Premier League winner each year and Sheikh Mansour has set the bar so high that almost every other investor is likely to fall short."
Lots of assumptions from some about the amount that's going to be spent. We still don't know who's ultimately funding this takeover, or how much they're planning to invest.
Probably better to reign in expectations to avoid potential disappointment, at least until more is known (I know, where's the fun in that?).
All that matters at the moment is that Roland's (almost) gone, and he's never coming back.