The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

ShootersHillGuru said:

If Angeldust is correct then I’m fairly sure that we’ll hear something official from the Aussies.

I hope Muir has a receipt for his scarf so he can get his money back.

shirty5 said:

LargeAddick said:

The Red Robin said:

king addick said:

Whats Angeldust apparently said then?

'Australian party have pretty much all but walked away I've just been told.

Duchatelet actively looking for personnel to run the club next season.'

Bexley Boy / Colin has called him a liar. It's all kicking off. Strange bunch.

DOUCHER has said the same here. Although he may be Bexley Boy for all I know.

Both from Bexley, but 2 different individuals

Probably know each other.

ElfsborgAddick said:

Henry Irving said:

As far as far as we know we still have no CEO, no FD and only a temporary manager which all indicates to me that Duchatelet wants to sell asap.

If he was really planning to run the club next season he would have to appoint to those roles.

100%

Do me a favour.

He got our last chief scout from the FIFA Xbox live forum and our last CEO from Tinder!

It would take him minutes to fill the gaps.

DOUCHER said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

DOUCHER said:

I'd say that unless one of the aussies has got up onto the meeting room table and laid down a large brown cable on Duchatalet's rep's notepad, things are still being negotiated and getting ever closer. Fingers crossed.

I thought you were ITK or are you finally admitting all your wind up dickery has been just that?

I know a certain amount as I get updates every now and then - mainly when I ask - if anything concrete or significant happens I will let u know - my info is never a wind up - I sometimes wind idiots up when they start

Do us all a favour then. Fucking ask what's going on!

Saw an article from today that stated RD intends to "rationalize" the club's expenditures to the level of "other League One clubs" which will include laying off non-playing staff. Cancelling the tour of the club was just the first step in this process.

Translation... he has no intention of aiming for promotion in any way whatsoever and plans to stay in this league until the club is sold with the goal of minimizing losses to himself.

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

DOUCHER said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

DOUCHER said:

I'd say that unless one of the aussies has got up onto the meeting room table and laid down a large brown cable on Duchatalet's rep's notepad, things are still being negotiated and getting ever closer. Fingers crossed.

I thought you were ITK or are you finally admitting all your wind up dickery has been just that?

I know a certain amount as I get updates every now and then - mainly when I ask - if anything concrete or significant happens I will let u know - my info is never a wind up - I sometimes wind idiots up when they start

Do us all a favour then. Fucking ask what's going on!

If anything concrete or significant happens I won't have to ask

The Red Robin said:

Airman Brown said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Big in Brasov said:

Up till now the fixed charges that ex-directors have on the real estate has prevented Duchâtelet from selling the club and keeping the Valley, - at least that is my understanding.

If Duchâtelet is trying to settle all these charges and ex-directors are willing to comply, then we are truly f##ked

Companies house shows those charges are the ones numbered 3 to 9 and they are still in place. 1 & 2 were HSBC and Lombard North and they've been satisfied. The directors ones are 3 Derek Chappell, 4 David White 5 David Hughes 6 Sir Maurice Hatter 7 Richard Murray 8 56 Developments LLP (Robert and Helen Whitehand) 9 David Sumners

Companies House also shows that the HSBC charge has just been satisfied against the listing by giving the date. It’s just paperwork and nothing to do with repaying the ex-directors’ loans.

So what could that mean in relation to any takeover?

It’s just housekeeping because the overdraft facility is no longer there, I assume.

Airman Brown said:

The Red Robin said:

Airman Brown said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Big in Brasov said:

Up till now the fixed charges that ex-directors have on the real estate has prevented Duchâtelet from selling the club and keeping the Valley, - at least that is my understanding.

If Duchâtelet is trying to settle all these charges and ex-directors are willing to comply, then we are truly f##ked

Companies house shows those charges are the ones numbered 3 to 9 and they are still in place. 1 & 2 were HSBC and Lombard North and they've been satisfied. The directors ones are 3 Derek Chappell, 4 David White 5 David Hughes 6 Sir Maurice Hatter 7 Richard Murray 8 56 Developments LLP (Robert and Helen Whitehand) 9 David Sumners

Companies House also shows that the HSBC charge has just been satisfied against the listing by giving the date. It’s just paperwork and nothing to do with repaying the ex-directors’ loans.

So what could that mean in relation to any takeover?

It’s just housekeeping because the overdraft facility is no longer there, I assume.

Possibly but any purchaser would also want it removed.

joeaddick said:

DOUCHER said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

DOUCHER said:

I'd say that unless one of the aussies has got up onto the meeting room table and laid down a large brown cable on Duchatalet's rep's notepad, things are still being negotiated and getting ever closer. Fingers crossed.

I thought you were ITK or are you finally admitting all your wind up dickery has been just that?

I know a certain amount as I get updates every now and then - mainly when I ask - if anything concrete or significant happens I will let u know - my info is never a wind up - I sometimes wind idiots up when they start

We get an official statement months back which claimed 'price had been agreed', so what's been the main sticking point...

Do you know..?

I'm told the aussies r now trying to pay less - this was before the konsa sale

Airman Brown said:

The Red Robin said:

Airman Brown said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Big in Brasov said:

Up till now the fixed charges that ex-directors have on the real estate has prevented Duchâtelet from selling the club and keeping the Valley, - at least that is my understanding.

If Duchâtelet is trying to settle all these charges and ex-directors are willing to comply, then we are truly f##ked

Companies house shows those charges are the ones numbered 3 to 9 and they are still in place. 1 & 2 were HSBC and Lombard North and they've been satisfied. The directors ones are 3 Derek Chappell, 4 David White 5 David Hughes 6 Sir Maurice Hatter 7 Richard Murray 8 56 Developments LLP (Robert and Helen Whitehand) 9 David Sumners

Companies House also shows that the HSBC charge has just been satisfied against the listing by giving the date. It’s just paperwork and nothing to do with repaying the ex-directors’ loans.

So what could that mean in relation to any takeover?

It’s just housekeeping because the overdraft facility is no longer there, I assume.

Strange time for house keeping if it hadn't been used for about 4 years, if it's nothing to do with anything, why do it now?

Oh and who would file it? The ceo, the fd, the tea lady?

andynelson said:

DOUCHER said:

joeaddick said:

DOUCHER said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

DOUCHER said:

I'd say that unless one of the aussies has got up onto the meeting room table and laid down a large brown cable on Duchatalet's rep's notepad, things are still being negotiated and getting ever closer. Fingers crossed.

I thought you were ITK or are you finally admitting all your wind up dickery has been just that?

I know a certain amount as I get updates every now and then - mainly when I ask - if anything concrete or significant happens I will let u know - my info is never a wind up - I sometimes wind idiots up when they start

We get an official statement months back which claimed 'price had been agreed', so what's been the main sticking point...

Do you know..?

I'm told the aussies r now trying to pay less - this was before the konsa sale

But Murray told us in February price wasn't a program.

Problem!

And I have only recently stated about that and the British thing and the lack of confidence in their ability to fund now rather than 10 days ago because I've seen it posted elsewhere - was told in confidence but as info is out of bag elsewhere then I

andynelson said:

DOUCHER said:

joeaddick said:

DOUCHER said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

DOUCHER said:

I'd say that unless one of the aussies has got up onto the meeting room table and laid down a large brown cable on Duchatalet's rep's notepad, things are still being negotiated and getting ever closer. Fingers crossed.

I thought you were ITK or are you finally admitting all your wind up dickery has been just that?

I know a certain amount as I get updates every now and then - mainly when I ask - if anything concrete or significant happens I will let u know - my info is never a wind up - I sometimes wind idiots up when they start

We get an official statement months back which claimed 'price had been agreed', so what's been the main sticking point...

Do you know..?

I'm told the aussies r now trying to pay less - this was before the konsa sale

But Murray told us in February price wasn't a program.

F??k sake - if u agreed a price with somebody and then right at the last they wanted to pay a lot less, would that b a problem to u?

nth london addick said:

One way to reduce the clubs price is to reduce the debt owed by the club but maintain the same asking price

I don’t expect any news this week or next week and I don’t believe that anyone has walked away

And I still believe the Aussies don’t have the required funds or the intention to try to find them

That might not be that they don't have the funds but that they don't want to pay his price.

Callumcafc said:

nth london addick said:

One way to reduce the clubs price is to reduce the debt owed by the club but maintain the same asking price

I don’t expect any news this week or next week and I don’t believe that anyone has walked away

And I still believe the Aussies don’t have the required funds or the intention to try to find them

So they're wasting their own time for a laugh?

And money. Over 1m to date.