The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Mal said:

Manicmania said:

I reckon you could get a great book out of this thread a little bit down the line when Roland is a distant memory.

2,000,000 plus views and still going, at this rate we will have forgotten what the heck we were looking for when eventually the club is sold

What, the club's being sold?!

Manicmania said:

Bowyer at 16-1 now. Win on Friday and you'd have to say that's generous seeing as he only has to make it 10 games. It's almost a bet on whether the takeover happens before the end of the season or not really ain't it.

Had a punt on that!

Pedro45 said:

So as we are well past 2,000,000 views on this thread, can we lay down some of the important statistics?

1. Who has made the most posts on this thread?

2. Who has had the most likes on this thread?

3. Who has received the most LOL's?

4. Who has been flagged most?

5. Who has written the most words on this thread (overall, and in a single post)?

My betting is on

1/ @JamesSeed
2/ @Airman Brown
3/ @DOUCHER
4/ @AFKABartram
5/ @JamesSeed and @Grapevine49

Quantity not quality.

king addick said:

Manicmania said:

Bowyer at 16-1 now. Win on Friday and you'd have to say that's generous seeing as he only has to make it 10 games. It's almost a bet on whether the takeover happens before the end of the season or not really ain't it.

Had a punt on that!

You might as well double that up with promotion at 14/1, because I doubt you'll have one without the other.

JamesSeed said:

Pedro45 said:

So as we are well past 2,000,000 views on this thread, can we lay down some of the important statistics?

1. Who has made the most posts on this thread?

2. Who has had the most likes on this thread?

3. Who has received the most LOL's?

4. Who has been flagged most?

5. Who has written the most words on this thread (overall, and in a single post)?

My betting is on

1/ @JamesSeed
2/ @Airman Brown
3/ @DOUCHER
4/ @AFKABartram
5/ @JamesSeed and @Grapevine49

Quantity not quality.

That's what we like - Forums that are full of opinion ;-)

addick05 said:

Manicmania said:

Oh crap I'm gonna end up being the most hated bloke on the forum when Kewell gets announced tomorrow afternoon ain't I

From what I have gleaned, when pressed on the subject, HK dismissed the idea of leaving Crawley, although he was very praiseworthy when it came to CAFC. Maybe the media (and many of us on here) have just got it wrong?
Not dismissing the possibility of him becoming manager at some stage IF the Aussies succeed in their takeover, but would be surprised if he was appointed anytime soon.

I agree with you but Bowyer drifting out that far when he is the encumbent (he was 4/5 not so long ago) would suggest to me that there must be something to it. I know that bookies follow the money to a certain degree but I can't imagine they would let Bowyer drift that far unless they have some ears to the ground?

Just stuck £5 on Bowyer at 12/1

nth london addick said:

carly burn said:

You'd have to say from reading the spiel on the Oz consortium website that a big part of their plans is to make whichever club they choose a household name in Australia. To do that,and I'm just speculating here, the whole set up will need a real Australian flavour to give the club some appeal back home, hence the arrival of Kewell. This would be followed I guess with a fair smuttering of Australian youngsters filtering through the academy and probably more coaches with an Oz background and sporting philosophy.
Whether that really is the best way forward for this club only time will tell I guess. The distance between the two different spheres of interest couldn't be worse geographically in my opinion.
There will be a fair amount of scepticism around on the Charlton supporters part and rightly so.
Yes it's not Duchatelet. But could we be moving from one harebraned scheme to another??

Yes I believe so

It would depend if the new lot view winning football games and being successful as their main objective. If they do, then it being aligned with an Aussie theme would not be the same as the Belgian experiment in my opinion.

eaststandmike said:

Pedro45 said:

So as we are well past 2,000,000 views on this thread, can we lay down some of the important statistics?

1. Who has made the most posts on this thread?

2. Who has had the most likes on this thread?

3. Who has received the most LOL's?

4. Who has been flagged most?

5. Who has written the most words on this thread (overall, and in a single post)?

My betting is on

1/ @JamesSeed
2/ @Airman Brown
3/ @DOUCHER
4/ @AFKABartram
5/ @JamesSeed and @Grapevine49

Have you seen what Dazzler has done Pedro? Has to be worth at least a flag!

Not the first time that's happened to me!

lol RD's plane is spotted landing at London Stansted only days after Kim Jong-un's train pulls into Beijing

Henry Irving said:

Covered End said:

Wow, I'm a market mover !
Just stuck my £5 on Bowyer with Skybet and he's gone from 16 to 12/1.

Which just proves how small the market is and how the odds follow the money.

I was half way through opening an account with Skybet when the odds were cut. Damn. Could someone have £20 on Kewell please, and maybe Bowyer'll drift out again.
A double on Bowyer and promotion should pay around 168/1, but can't figure out how to put the bet on.

ValleyGary said:

You won’t be able to put that in a double, as it’s special markets

That makes sense, cheers.

I tried to get a max bet on kewell @WH when the market went out last week offered me 7/4 tried for 50 went to the traders for referral and came back and said my max stake was 0. Then to rub my nose in it they immediately slashed the odds to 1/1 despite me not getting a penny on.

These markets only exsist to try and tempt people in to backing the stupid outsiders they put in the list that cant win, the bookies have a good idea who it might be and don't lay anything.