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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,222
    I'm surprised people are already saying it's off, sink the thread etc

    Didn't the VOTV article say the deal could be concluded by the end of next week or has something happened since then I've missed?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483

    I'm surprised people are already saying it's off, sink the thread etc

    Didn't the VOTV article say the deal could be concluded by the end of next week or has something happened since then I've missed?

    Who is saying it’s off........I’ve not got that impression from anyone other than on ‘the forum who’s name may not be mentioned’ who have predictably chosen not to believe it from the word go.
  • Would anyone have actually expected a different reply from KR? And why would he know anything? He's a manager, not a board member, and I'm sure CL has members that have worked for a company as a manager during a takeover process that had no idea of what was happening.
  • I think people are underestimating how common and mundane a tool the NDA is. It’s binding sure, but signed at company level so as info is briefed further, there is a much greater pool of people to leak individual pieces of information. Stuff leaks, even when people sign the ultimate NDA, the official secrets act.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    "I got a phone call from someone on the board" said KR.

    Well, that's one of three people isn't it? Murray is non-exec and I doubt he'd be nattering away to random staff on the phone. That leaves the Belgians. Neither of them are exactly trustworthy are they?

    As there's a choice of so few people what's the point of NOT naming the caller? Whatever, would you leave your mobile phone with any of them for safekeeping while you went for a piss?
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,462

    I'm surprised people are already saying it's off, sink the thread etc

    "If..you know..your history'
  • Will it be Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday before the first "its all gone quiet, what's happening Airman?" posts?

    Why not Monday? Monday is new signing day.
  • seth plum said:

    The bit that got me in the Robinson interview, unless I heard it wrongly, is that if there was a takeover he'd be gone...so he says. Whether that means he would walk, or he has an inkling of possible plans I don't know.
    I would leave him alone while he is winning whichever owners are in place. There are people so entrenched in antipathy towards Robinson that they don't pay attention to what he is doing. He is arguably the best manager this lot have appointed, light years better than Fraeye for example.
    There is going to be a telling week leading up to the Wimbledon game.

    'The best manager this lot have appointed'. Not difficult.
    Not the best manager they've sacked.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,231

    I see everyone is as patient as ever.

    No, a few not everyone @cafc_harry
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Hmmmm, its guessing time.....

    4 sources, all unconnected, let me start (chronologically)...

    1) Staff member at CAFC
    2) Richard Cawley
    3) Sue Parkes
    4) Keith Harris (being that the last was the most significant)

    All total guesses, of course.

    Am I warm, AB ?!
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742
    edited October 2017

    Hmmmm, its guessing time.....

    4 sources, all unconnected, let me start (chronologically)...

    1) Staff member at CAFC
    2) Richard Cawley
    3) Sue Parkes
    4) Keith Harris (being that the last was the most significant)

    All total guesses, of course.

    Am I warm, AB ?!

    No CAFC staff, no media and none of the above. But that's the only clarification I'm giving.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    1) Nostradamus
    2) Mystic Meg
    3) Uri Gellar
    4) Septic Peg
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,231

    Hmmmm, its guessing time.....

    4 sources, all unconnected, let me start (chronologically)...

    1) Staff member at CAFC
    2) Richard Cawley
    3) Sue Parkes
    4) Keith Harris (being that the last was the most significant)

    All total guesses, of course.

    Am I warm, AB ?!

    No CAFC staff, no media and none of the above. But that's the only clarification I'm giving.
    Glad to hear it, don't want you telling everyone I was the third man
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    ok, lets have another go...
    1) Peter Varney
    2) Louis Mendez
    3) Richard Murray
    4) Roland


  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    AB there are times when "no comment" is the correct response even when it goes against the DNA, as myself and NLA found out !

    The truth is out there ,but i wouldnt trust anyone with a connection (even distant) to RD and the Poodles
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Do you have to go through the fit and proper owners test before it can be signed on the dotted line?
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013

    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    From?
  • stonemuse said:

    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    From?
    Our new CEO, Harold Bishop
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  • Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    Can you elaborate ?

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,231

    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    Colin?
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    Madge.
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    Robinson has done his best with a tough question for him. Interesting that he said her been told there's nothing to it. He could have just said, I don't know anything about it and I'm focused on the job. Additionally though, he gave credence to it personally with some of his comments about focussing on the pitch.

    So what can we take from this. It looks like someone said nothing to It. But he doesn't feel that is necessarily true. He sort of separated himself from the denial a bit.

    I guess the denial has come from someone out of the loop on this and robbo knows this.

    I'll guess we'll see over the coming weeks. For me though he is doing an excellent job and any new owners shoild give him their support and do everything possible to maintain the stability he has built, which has been missing for so long.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    stonemuse said:

    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    From?
    Colin
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417

    Intriguingly, I got a text message this morning which said "looks like Roland has sold the club"

    Price?.
  • I didn't but I now think this is Andrew Muir.
  • The word "imminent" means about to happen. I would take that as within the next few days/ couple of weeks personally.

    Has it been mentioned in any other media i.e. Rich Cawley who is usually spot on with his stuff?
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    if it happens we just have to send daisy a massive leaving card, from CARD
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