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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Rudders22 said:

    Davo55. If the deal is about to be done, why are thr protests still going ahead on Monday? I appreciate at the time you announced it it was a week before this takeover "almost confirmation"? Ps I joined other protests before and one of the boycotters. My personal view is 1) Takeover about to happen 2) Give Bow, JJ and the team the full support.

    My personal view, like others associated with CARD have expressed on here today, is that protests should not take place on Easter Monday. Circumstances have changed significantly since the announcement you mention. I'm sure that CARD will state their position in the next few days.
  • Kewell? As in manager of 13th in league 2 Crawley?

    Yay.

    Kewell and Bowyer are good mates so he would probably keep him on as assistant manager.
  • Bowyer worked with kewell for a bit coaching at Watford under 21s, pretty sure he’d keep bowyer on if offered. We ain’t got the ‘ump with the new owners already have we ffs.
  • Kewell? As in manager of 13th in league 2 Crawley?

    Yay.

    Not that I want Kewell but if they have one of the smallest budgets in the division and expected to be fighting relegation then 13th is overachieving.
  • DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
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  • Scoham said:

    DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
    No idea
  • Scoham said:

    DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
    Maybe Kewell just didnt want the job and is happy @ Crawley for the time being
  • Maybe this whole Kewell thing is a red herring and the only reason it's been mentioned is because of the Aussie connection rather than there being any real truth to the rumour.

    Thats been my take on it the whole time. Kewell even came out and said the same last week.
  • It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    This would seem sensible in the short term at least.
  • I don’t want to be too negative.

    But at first we moaned that our belguim owners are focussing too much on Belgium managers or managers from the Belgium league.

    If the Aussies took over, and then appointed Kewell, which to me looks based on the merit he’s Australian.. what’s the difference?

    so if a British consortium takes over that's Bowyers chances out of the window then.

  • I don’t want to be too negative.

    But at first we moaned that our belguim owners are focussing too much on Belgium managers or managers from the Belgium league.

    If the Aussies took over, and then appointed Kewell, which to me looks based on the merit he’s Australian.. what’s the difference?

    The difference at the moment is Paul Elliott...

    If he comes in as CEO or Chairman etc. then its clear sign that these Aussies dont plan on surrounding themselves with Aussies

    Its partly why I still think that Kewell is nothing more than press talk
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  • Well Harry kewell was a marginally better player that say bob peeters has managed before in England and has significantly more experience of the English game
  • I see that Roland has been posting in his twitter account about his life's philosophy. image
  • ct_addick said:

    Kewell? As in manager of 13th in league 2 Crawley?

    Yay.

    Kewell and Bowyer are good mates so he would probably keep him on as assistant manager.
    Why not the other way round? Ideal scenario.
  • I don’t want to be too negative.

    But at first we moaned that our belguim owners are focussing too much on Belgium managers or managers from the Belgium league.

    If the Aussies took over, and then appointed Kewell, which to me looks based on the merit he’s Australian.. what’s the difference?

    About 15,000 kilometers and a rough ball.
  • I would imagine that they have compiled a list and Kewell would be high on it. I cant see how that means they would risk a chance of promotion by making an immediate change.
  • My take is that we are still being given a load of crap by a vindictive regime and that no sale is imminent, thus making these Kewell discussions irrelevant.
    In discussing Kewell as our next manager, those doing so are obviously convinced that the Oz takeover is as good as done.....well I for one am not at all sure it has!
    I also wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if Meire isn't in the background doing some winding up on Goldfinger's behest on message boards and with the media re the takeover.....who is better placed than her to deliberately antagonize us Addicks.....after all, she's been doing just that for the last four years hasn't she.
  • edited March 2018

    Scoham said:

    DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
    Maybe Kewell just didnt want the job and is happy @ Crawley for the time being
    As someone who lives dangerously close to Crawley, its almost impossible to be happy in Crawley...
    Where are you Pelling? Horley (Born and raised) isn't much better than Crawley (lived there a few years) and Horsham (Home now) is like a different world in terms of how much better it is...
  • I would imagine that they have compiled a list and Kewell would be high on it. I cant see how that means they would risk a chance of promotion by making an immediate change.

    Quite a few people were saying last week that keeping Robinson on was the sensible thing to do

    "give him a chance with the new owners' money" they said.

    I prefer to wait until the takeover has actually happened before second guessing who they will pick as manager.
  • Scoham said:

    DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
    Maybe Kewell just didnt want the job and is happy @ Crawley for the time being
    As someone who lives dangerously close to Crawley, its almost impossible to be happy in Crawley...
    As someone who once made the mistake of moving to the Maidenbower Estate in Crawley (started to look to move after 6 months) I tend to agree.
  • edited March 2018
    cafc-west said:

    Scoham said:

    DOUCHER said:

    It would be mad if Kewell was installed as manager - his only qualification seems to be that he's Australian. He doesn't have any connection to our club and doesn't have a record of success as a manager.

    Wouldn't really get the support on side and seems a questionable appointment?

    Give the job to Bowyer and Jackson till the end of the season and then see where we are.
    My understanding is that that is the case
    So what happened to the idea of appointing Kewell?
    Maybe Kewell just didnt want the job and is happy @ Crawley for the time being
    As someone who lives dangerously close to Crawley, its almost impossible to be happy in Crawley...
    As someone who once made the mistake of moving to the Maidenbower Estate in Crawley (started to look to move after 6 months) I tend to agree.
    And Maidenbower is ''the good part'' I lived in Poundhill for a year or so when I was 10 or 11, and then Langley Green until I was 14.
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