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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • edited February 2018

    Scoham said:

    With every post we're that bit closer to Roland selling. There's been a lack of horse puns and pot noodle jokes in the thread today, so here's a photo of a horse (or possibly a pony) enjoying a pot noodle.

    image

    I hope she microwaved that first.
    Looks like she's feeding them cold one by one judging by how many she has cradled in her arms.

    Doubt she even puts the powder in before letting the horse crack on with it... disgustung.
  • If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

  • I’ve just winced paying out for a week’s caravan in Devon.

    Imagine having £45m to spend on a third tier football club that loses £5-10m a year???

    The world is f***ing mad!!

    If the club had to build The Valley from scratch, what would it cost today?
  • If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

    If they did due diligence, which they would, there should be no surprses.
    If things are done properly, correct.

    The main issue is that in recent years we have seen untold clowns come into English football like the Venkys and Vincent Tan who did not have a clue what they were getting into.

    Even if they ARE aware of the levels of cash involved it doesn’t mean they will cough them up, they may, like Roland, look for short cuts.

    I am wary about the Aussies coming in, they don’t spend cash on transfers in any Aussie sport and have a culture based on player development - we are going to need more than that.

    Moreover, given their lack of experience we are going to need an experienced CEO to steer the ship, we don’t need more bloody incompetent rookies running the joint.
  • If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

    If they did due diligence, which they would, there should be no surprses.
    If things are done properly, correct.

    The main issue is that in recent years we have seen untold clowns come into English football like the Venkys and Vincent Tan who did not have a clue what they were getting into.

    Even if they ARE aware of the levels of cash involved it doesn’t mean they will cough them up, they may, like Roland, look for short cuts.

    I am wary about the Aussies coming in, they don’t spend cash on transfers in any Aussie sport and have a culture based on player development - we are going to need more than that.

    Moreover, given their lack of experience we are going to need an experienced CEO to steer the ship, we don’t need more bloody incompetent rookies running the joint.
    You have NO idea if the group has a lack of experience! Just because Muir is an Aussie, it doesn't mean the rest of them are! However, I genuinely don't know the answer to that point!

  • supaclive said:

    If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

    If they did due diligence, which they would, there should be no surprses.
    If things are done properly, correct.

    The main issue is that in recent years we have seen untold clowns come into English football like the Venkys and Vincent Tan who did not have a clue what they were getting into.

    Even if they ARE aware of the levels of cash involved it doesn’t mean they will cough them up, they may, like Roland, look for short cuts.

    I am wary about the Aussies coming in, they don’t spend cash on transfers in any Aussie sport and have a culture based on player development - we are going to need more than that.

    Moreover, given their lack of experience we are going to need an experienced CEO to steer the ship, we don’t need more bloody incompetent rookies running the joint.
    You have NO idea if the group has a lack of experience! Just because Muir is an Aussie, it doesn't mean the rest of them are! However, I genuinely don't know the answer to that point!

    AFAIK no Aussies have ever been involved in English professional football at a senior exec (MD/CEO) level and there have certainly not been any Aussie owners.

    Even if these folks have experience in Aussie sports administration that doesn't mean a thing in English football - they'd be prone to getting picked off by chancers just like RD and Nightmeire were.

    New owners are crucial, yes, but we also need competent and experienced club management too, we have not had that since Varney left and it's a massive problem.
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  • supaclive said:

    If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

    If they did due diligence, which they would, there should be no surprses.
    If things are done properly, correct.

    The main issue is that in recent years we have seen untold clowns come into English football like the Venkys and Vincent Tan who did not have a clue what they were getting into.

    Even if they ARE aware of the levels of cash involved it doesn’t mean they will cough them up, they may, like Roland, look for short cuts.

    I am wary about the Aussies coming in, they don’t spend cash on transfers in any Aussie sport and have a culture based on player development - we are going to need more than that.

    Moreover, given their lack of experience we are going to need an experienced CEO to steer the ship, we don’t need more bloody incompetent rookies running the joint.
    You have NO idea if the group has a lack of experience! Just because Muir is an Aussie, it doesn't mean the rest of them are! However, I genuinely don't know the answer to that point!

    AFAIK no Aussies have ever been involved in English professional football at a senior exec (MD/CEO) level and there have certainly not been any Aussie owners.

    Even if these folks have experience in Aussie sports administration that doesn't mean a thing in English football - they'd be prone to getting picked off by chancers just like RD and Nightmeire were.

    New owners are crucial, yes, but we also need competent and experienced club management too, we have not had that since Varney left and it's a massive problem.
    The group might not ALL be Australian people!


  • New owners are crucial, yes, but we also need competent and experienced club management too, we have not had that since Varney left and it's a massive problem.

    If this is Aussie Muir, he typically likes to manage with partners. He is not an autocrat.


  • Are you therefore suggesting some maybe kangaroos, wallabies or even bush babies?

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  • Im informed that this little fella is part of the consortium......his name is Junior Red
  • Junior red inspecting the pitch at the Valley just prior to completing the purchase
  • On my commute to work yesterday morning I was looking at cl on my phone and just before the train got to sevenoaks I looked out of the window and I am certain I saw a kangaroo...its an omen I 'll tell ye
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  • Come on guys.

    We’re celebrating 100 years of women being able to vote and still they are being degraded on here.

    I’m appalled that some are still titilated at the sight of a woman feeding the pony.

    It’s 2018 guys!!
  • Addickted said:

    The Hildenborough Hopper

    The Leigh leaper?
  • Reassuring to know that our great club is worth the same as Gylfi Sigurdsson!
  • From Sydney - local contact - 'no information to share' - read into that what you want.
  • Shouldn't forget ROT

    Or spell it out but too fussy and too busy imho



  • edited February 2018

    Shouldn't forget ROT

    Or spell it out but too fussy and too busy imho



    I agree - Did it quickly and it is too busy.
  • If it IS an Aussie consortium then they are going to find the $$$ involved in English football a real eye-opener.

    Both main Aussie codes - AFL and NRL - have strict salary caps in place with AFL set at $12 million and NRL set at $7 million.

    From an AFL perspective you have clubs that regularly get 50,000+ crowds yet only around six players - basically the absolute superstars - earn $1 million per year in AFL - nobody earns that in NRL - and the average AFL squad player brings in around $400,000.

    They are going to get a nasty shock when they find out that a middling English club in the Championship needs to pay average players around $1 million (UK550,000) per year as an average wage - if you want the better players then you need even more than that.

    That's before you even talk about transfer fees which do not exist in Australian sport at all - that could be the biggest eye-opener of all.

    I wouldn't be surprised if there were players now or in our very recent past on around $1M AUD at Charlton.
  • When Roland's out and the dust settles....we really really need to push for promotion. Sneaking a playoff place is fine by me.

    Win win win win. Don't stop winning
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Roland Out Forever!