The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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That is not a game you play with a multi millionaire businessmanCovered_End_Lad said:The notion of a"British Consortium" is just there as a tool for RD to pressure the Aussies into paying more/hurrying up etc. I would be shocked if they actually exist.
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I calculate 1,350ish more posts to get to 1000 pages.
45 pages x 30 posts per page = 1,350.
Unless we get a @Grapevine49 post in the meantime, in which case the figure will drop to 2.16 -
Unless you are a deluded madman from BelgiumNorthumberlandAddick said:
That is not a game you play with a multi millionaire businessmanCovered_End_Lad said:The notion of a"British Consortium" is just there as a tool for RD to pressure the Aussies into paying more/hurrying up etc. I would be shocked if they actually exist.
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Are you setting up a Target 10K group?jams said:
What about 10,000?JamesSeed said:
Remember the millennium bug? No, because there wasn’t one. I’m looking forward to page 2000 ;-(Henry Irving said:
BoooooooooAFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)8 -
Sorry James, I was questioning why that person complained about you sharing to a wider audience via multiple platforms, not digging you out. Really appreciate what you've done mate.JamesSeed said:1 -
Clearly yesterday's non-statement got a bit lost in translation, as a Belgian work colleague just sent me this: https://derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/duchatelet-verkoopt-vermaledijde-charlton/
Google translate version:
Duchâtelet sells damned Charlton
The entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet has sold the English third-division Charlton Athletic to a group of investors linked to The Australian Football Consortium. Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014 and initially had the greatest plans for it. But that was all nothing. The second division Charlton would be promoted to the Premier League, as the entrepreneur promised, but the opposite happened. Charlton dropped to the third class. From that moment on it was no longer a good thing between the Belgian football player and the British supporters. They increasingly became the person of Duchâtelet, both literally and figuratively.
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Interesting, when was this article posted?AshBurton said:Clearly yesterday's non-statement got a bit lost in translation, as a Belgian work colleague just sent me this: https://derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/duchatelet-verkoopt-vermaledijde-charlton/
Google translate version:
Duchâtelet sells damned Charlton
The entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet has sold the English third-division Charlton Athletic to a group of investors linked to The Australian Football Consortium. Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014 and initially had the greatest plans for it. But that was all nothing. The second division Charlton would be promoted to the Premier League, as the entrepreneur promised, but the opposite happened. Charlton dropped to the third class. From that moment on it was no longer a good thing between the Belgian football player and the British supporters. They increasingly became the person of Duchâtelet, both literally and figuratively.
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Looks like an hour ago.
I missed out the second half of the article:
Charlton confirmed the sales plans. According to the BBC, an acquisition price was already stipulated in February. When the sale should be completed, the club did not know. If it is up to the supporters, as soon as possible. At the end of 2016, a group of British supporters even went to Sint-Truiden to ruin the birthday party of the 70-year-old Duchâtelet. Former CEO Katrien Meire, called "Nightmeire" by the supporters, already left Charlton, she is now working at Sheffield Wednesday.
Roland Duchâtelet bought the German Carl Zeiss Jena in December 2013 and in January 2014 the English Charlton Athletic FC and the Spanish AD Alcorcón. His son Roderick is chairman of the Hungarian team Újpest FC. In Belgium he first checked Sint-Truiden, later Standard and then again Sint-Truiden. Now he only owns the real estate of the Limburg club and he systematically withdraws from the football world. In interviews Duchâtelet stated that football is actually nothing for him. It is far too irrational and not manageable with a business approach.7 -
Geplaatst op 21 juni 2018 om 16:00.J BLOCK said:
Interesting, when was this article posted?AshBurton said:Clearly yesterday's non-statement got a bit lost in translation, as a Belgian work colleague just sent me this: https://derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/duchatelet-verkoopt-vermaledijde-charlton/
Google translate version:
Duchâtelet sells damned Charlton
The entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet has sold the English third-division Charlton Athletic to a group of investors linked to The Australian Football Consortium. Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014 and initially had the greatest plans for it. But that was all nothing. The second division Charlton would be promoted to the Premier League, as the entrepreneur promised, but the opposite happened. Charlton dropped to the third class. From that moment on it was no longer a good thing between the Belgian football player and the British supporters. They increasingly became the person of Duchâtelet, both literally and figuratively.
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FFS, even the Belgians are taking the piss out of us by making train references.AshBurton said:Clearly yesterday's non-statement got a bit lost in translation, as a Belgian work colleague just sent me this: https://derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/duchatelet-verkoopt-vermaledijde-charlton/
Google translate version:
Duchâtelet sells damned Charlton
The entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet has sold the English third-division Charlton Athletic to a group of investors linked to The Australian Football Consortium. Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014 and initially had the greatest plans for it. But that was all nothing. The second division Charlton would be promoted to the Premier League, as the entrepreneur promised, but the opposite happened. Charlton dropped to the third class. From that moment on it was no longer a good thing between the Belgian football player and the British supporters. They increasingly became the person of Duchâtelet, both literally and figuratively.
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It actually wouldn't surprise me if the sale news leaked out in Belgium before it reaches our website.
I'm pretty sure the news of RD buying us was leaked abroad first and whatever we think of him RD is still a high profile figure out in Belgium.1 -
Christ, we could have told him that three years ago! I wonder when the penny finally dropped?AshBurton said:Looks like an hour ago.
I missed out the second half of the article:
Charlton confirmed the sales plans. According to the BBC, an acquisition price was already stipulated in February. When the sale should be completed, the club did not know. If it is up to the supporters, as soon as possible. At the end of 2016, a group of British supporters even went to Sint-Truiden to ruin the birthday party of the 70-year-old Duchâtelet. Former CEO Katrien Meire, called "Nightmeire" by the supporters, already left Charlton, she is now working at Sheffield Wednesday.
Roland Duchâtelet bought the German Carl Zeiss Jena in December 2013 and in January 2014 the English Charlton Athletic FC and the Spanish AD Alcorcón. His son Roderick is chairman of the Hungarian team Újpest FC. In Belgium he first checked Sint-Truiden, later Standard and then again Sint-Truiden. Now he only owns the real estate of the Limburg club and he systematically withdraws from the football world. In interviews Duchâtelet stated that football is actually nothing for him. It is far too irrational and not manageable with a business approach.
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Predicted the world isn't going to end this year isn't a prediction in my book.
WIOTOS, or at least on the Ten O'clock news.
Goodbye cruel world.0 -
ShhhhValleyMick said:
Which is why the Aussies might be finding it tough to get investorsLargeAddick said:
the clue is in the word investors. Invest 5m now and get x million back when we reach the promised land. As in all investments the value can go down as well as up but that is the chance you take.Raith_C_Chattonell said:How does Muir raise the extra cash required?
Primarily he's looking for a couple of punters to chuck in about five million quid into the pot. In return for this they get a junior directors role, tickets to every game, the glamour of the English third tier and quite probably all the chips they can eat.
OK I'm being facetious, but it is a genuine question. What is there to sell to additional investors?. 'Gambling' £5m (say) on a loss making business where you only get a serious return if it makes it to the PL is not a sensible investment in my book. UK football finances are bonkers.
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Was it good business in the long term?Covered End said:
I don't think the sale of Konsa for £2.3M constitutes a fire sale does it ?Johnnysummers5 said:With RD having a fire sale, since last month we have gone from the play offs to the lay offs
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You get a demote for putting out Darren/Murray/Duchâtelet propaganda aimed at our future glorious leaders ;-)DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)3 -
There is no such thing as a Varney.The Red Robin said:
There is no such thing as a British consortium.Solidgone said:Is Varney involved in the British consortium interest?
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Who knows, we don't know what the add ons were for starters.Johnnysummers5 said:
Was it good business in the long term?Covered End said:
I don't think the sale of Konsa for £2.3M constitutes a fire sale does it ?Johnnysummers5 said:With RD having a fire sale, since last month we have gone from the play offs to the lay offs
If we could tell how Konsa's career will definitely go, we'd have a better idea, but we can't.0 -
Wouldn't it be bloody hilarious if this is how we heard the club had been sold. Classic Charlton. Not WIOTOS, not even WIAATPC. A dodgy Google translation, of a dodgy article.AshBurton said:Clearly yesterday's non-statement got a bit lost in translation, as a Belgian work colleague just sent me this: https://derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/duchatelet-verkoopt-vermaledijde-charlton/
Google translate version:
Duchâtelet sells damned Charlton
The entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet has sold the English third-division Charlton Athletic to a group of investors linked to The Australian Football Consortium. Duchâtelet bought Charlton in January 2014 and initially had the greatest plans for it. But that was all nothing. The second division Charlton would be promoted to the Premier League, as the entrepreneur promised, but the opposite happened. Charlton dropped to the third class. From that moment on it was no longer a good thing between the Belgian football player and the British supporters. They increasingly became the person of Duchâtelet, both literally and figuratively.
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Sadly true.Davo55 said:
There is no such thing as a Varney.The Red Robin said:
There is no such thing as a British consortium.Solidgone said:Is Varney involved in the British consortium interest?
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Good point. It's reminded me to put a tenner on Sheffield Wednesday being relegated.AshBurton said:Looks like an hour ago.
I missed out the second half of the article:
Charlton confirmed the sales plans. According to the BBC, an acquisition price was already stipulated in February. When the sale should be completed, the club did not know. If it is up to the supporters, as soon as possible. At the end of 2016, a group of British supporters even went to Sint-Truiden to ruin the birthday party of the 70-year-old Duchâtelet. Former CEO Katrien Meire, called "Nightmeire" by the supporters, already left Charlton, she is now working at Sheffield Wednesday.
Roland Duchâtelet bought the German Carl Zeiss Jena in December 2013 and in January 2014 the English Charlton Athletic FC and the Spanish AD Alcorcón. His son Roderick is chairman of the Hungarian team Újpest FC. In Belgium he first checked Sint-Truiden, later Standard and then again Sint-Truiden. Now he only owns the real estate of the Limburg club and he systematically withdraws from the football world. In interviews Duchâtelet stated that football is actually nothing for him. It is far too irrational and not manageable with a business approach.2 -
Well we are told Rd sold to Brentford, because they offered to pay more money up front, would he be interested in add ons, if the club is sold, I take it the new owners would receive any extra income.Covered End said:
Who knows, we don't know what the add ons were for starters.Johnnysummers5 said:
Was it good business in the long term?Covered End said:
I don't think the sale of Konsa for £2.3M constitutes a fire sale does it ?Johnnysummers5 said:With RD having a fire sale, since last month we have gone from the play offs to the lay offs
If we could tell how Konsa's career will definitely go, we'd have a better idea, but we can't.
The point I was trying to make is from all the hopes of getting promoted through the play offs, we are now left with a threadbare staff and looking like more players may be sold, and no sign of new players coming in0 -
Don't try and get me back on side now - I've owned this thread, smashed it, made it my own? Nailed it? made it relevant? - if Simon cowell were judging I would be in boot camp by now about to go globalStigThundercock said:
Douche, what accolade could possibly brighten your existence there in the depths of your orgy of self-congratulation?DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)
It ruins your eyesight, you know?14 -
I gave this thread a much needed dose of realism back in October and continue to do so todayJamesSeed said:
You get a demote for putting out Darren/Murray/Duchâtelet propaganda aimed at our future glorious leaders ;-)DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)2 -
Where's the winky smiley face thing?DOUCHER said:
I gave this thread a much needed dose of realism back in October and continue to do so todayJamesSeed said:
You get a demote for putting out Darren/Murray/Duchâtelet propaganda aimed at our future glorious leaders ;-)DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)4 -
Your to modestDOUCHER said:
Don't try and get me back on side now - I've owned this thread, smashed it, made it my own? Nailed it? made it relevant? - if Simon cowell were judging I would be in boot camp by now about to go globalStigThundercock said:
Douche, what accolade could possibly brighten your existence there in the depths of your orgy of self-congratulation?DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)
It ruins your eyesight, you know?1 -
Don't know how to do emJamesSeed said:
Where's the winky smiley face thing?DOUCHER said:
I gave this thread a much needed dose of realism back in October and continue to do so todayJamesSeed said:
You get a demote for putting out Darren/Murray/Duchâtelet propaganda aimed at our future glorious leaders ;-)DOUCHER said:
If it does reach 1000 pages, do NLA and I get some sort of award?AFKABartram said:
It may well not.Chizz said:It's going to reach 1,000 pages. Isn't it?
Just to add an additional band of excitement to this, but we can't find any other site that uses the same platform software carrying a thread beyond 3 digit pages. So your guess is as good as ours.
Should CL spontaneously combust. It was nice knowing you all :-)0 -
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The Ego has landed (again)6
