1) We won't go down I'm still sure of it. 2) IF we did then I reckon they will still have the full backing of Bowyer, Jacko and Co and spend some money and we will storm back as champions but that won't be happening because number 1 ^^ is 👍
as I have said on here before, they will be gone gone gone and gone and don't expect massive investment when we stay up
I've never expected big investment but am concerned what happens if they go? Do we get RD back or......
why would he take us back?
he's rid of us and either gets his big payday in the summer when he offloads the ground and training ground OR he is rid of us and owns some prime real estate in SE london
as I have said on here before, they will be gone gone gone and gone and don't expect massive investment when we stay up
I've never expected big investment but am concerned what happens if they go? Do we get RD back or......
never gone away has he .. owns the 'real estate' and I would be very interested in knowing what the true relationship or under the table deals, if any, were between 'ESI' and Duchatelet prior to the sale, which in reality wasn't a 'sale' at all
Didn’t Matt Southall say they’ve got plans for both outcomes, or have I made that up?
I am sure MS mentioned a plan if we get relegated, it was this comment that first raised my concerns because it told me they would not invest in the Jan transfer window to beat the drop and sadly that is what happened. My only concern now is they must have negotiated with Roland to buy a Championship club, with a balance of over £40m due how does that pan out if we are a League 1 club?
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
I think that at present, we have to believe ESI and their plans. The proof will be in the pudding though come the summer. If they do not buy the ground/SL as stated then we should be worried. They will still own the club, until they sell to someone else (not necessarily RD, unless by default), then it will be up to those new owners to negotiate with RD about the assets. This stays the same whether in the Championship or League One.
We have to believe that ESI can get the backing they desire from Abu Dhabi in the summer and provide us with a promotion winning team next season. We have to have hope, as, with RD, there was previously none...
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
if they walk, they will either have to get someone else to take ownership of the club (debt) or just fold us. RD WILL NOT BE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB BACK!
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
nicely covered 'all the bases' there ((:>)
There is of course an f) ESI walk, the Belgian sits on his hands doing nothing as he owns two pieces of land & CAFC are wound up.
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
nicely covered 'all the bases' there ((:>)
There is of course an f) ESI walk, the Belgian sits on his hands doing nothing as he owns two pieces of land & CAFC are wound up.
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
nicely covered 'all the bases' there ((:>)
There is of course an f) ESI walk, the Belgian sits on his hands doing nothing as he owns two pieces of land & CAFC are wound up.
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
nicely covered 'all the bases' there ((:>)
There is of course an f) ESI walk, the Belgian sits on his hands doing nothing as he owns two pieces of land & CAFC are wound up.
What happened to e)..........?
I'll go with a variation of f).....but instead of being wound up RD does a deal with Millwall & we ground share with them at the Valley, leading to a merger of the 2 clubs by 2025.....called Milton FC.
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
I don't think they would have invested in the first place if their plan was to drop us like a hot potato at the first sign of trouble
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
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I think we should concentrate on staying up and see where we are in May/June.
2) IF we did then I reckon they will still have the full backing of Bowyer, Jacko and Co and spend some money and we will storm back as champions but that won't be happening because number 1 ^^ is 👍
happy friday all
he's rid of us and either gets his big payday in the summer when he offloads the ground and training ground OR he is rid of us and owns some prime real estate in SE london
ESI did say something along the lines of relegation wouldn't be a disaster and companies in the Middle East would still be interested in investing whether that be sponsorship or whatever. My take is that if we are relegated then :
a) they walk and we are left with RD and the nightmare continues
b) they stay but the playing side is still underfunded as now and RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
c) they stay and invest heavily in the playing side but RD still owns The Valley and Sparrows Lane
d) as c) plus they buy the freehold of The Valley and Sparrows Lane
We have to believe that ESI can get the backing they desire from Abu Dhabi in the summer and provide us with a promotion winning team next season. We have to have hope, as, with RD, there was previously none...
I'd expect the price they eventually pay RD will depend on what division we are in and I'd still expect them to buy the ground and training ground but that price may vary a bit as a result of relegation
Bouncing back first time round will be the mantra, but we know from experience this isn't easy so managing that expectation within the boardroom and with fans will be a key factor.
Most of the coaching staff have signed long term deals so I expect they will stay, but if we are not in the top 6 come the end of October pressure will be high and it won't be a cakewalk with holes to fill in defence (Sarr, Marshall), Midfield (pretty much everyone) and up front (Taylor & Hemed)
I'd expect a top 6 wage budget and some money to spend, but we will have pressure from players and agents to sell (e.g. Bonne & Phillips) which will make a difficult job worse
Efforts to engage with fans, fill the ground on a matchday, maximise commercial income will continue as this will form a higher proportion of income. How successful this is will depend a lot on how we navigate the change in personnel and how we fair in August and September
If ESI walk there would be plenty of buyers willing to take Charlton on for £1.
He danced around it a bit and said he thought that under Bowyer he honestly didn't think we will get relegated.
Make of that what you will.
Personally think we will be in a pretty shitty hole. The ESI remit seems to be that once the club starts increasing revenue they'll start spending.
:-(
An unused super deal phone.
I'll go with a variation of f).....but instead of being wound up RD does a deal with Millwall & we ground share with them at the Valley, leading to a merger of the 2 clubs by 2025.....called Milton FC.