The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

cabbles said:

blackpool72 said:

cabbles said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Shoulda been "ibborg got a big tool", not "...is a tool"

Roland is the tool, not you me old china.

You’re a threat to my seat at the table, but would never call you a tool

Mentioned in the same line as Ibborg.
It's a sign I tell you.
Blackpool 72 for next moderater.

Oh and




Just sell the club and FUCK OFF

Adding the 72 would’ve ruined it lyrically

SE10Addick said:

The Red Robin said:

cabbles said:

Covered End said:

cabbles said:

To the tune of Billy Joel, we didn't start the fire

Doucher, Duchatelet, how much will the Aussies pay

Sparrows Lane, James Seed, 1000 pages on my feed

Ezri Konsa, Redskin, patience is running thin

North Greenwich, the Peninsula, has this thread gone too far

Elfsborg, Red Henry’s wrong, nth London addick sings a different song

In the know, the price too high, Napa can’t multiply

J Block, breakthrough, Roland needs a new shoe

Ibborg, Blackpool, Roland you are a tool

We can’t sell the club, it’s been on the market, and he’ll sell our next starlet

We can’t sell the club, The Aussies want to buy it, the EFL will fight it

Done deal, Airman Brown, Hackett Fairchild going down

Donald Muir, he’s not poor, Roland can you reduce the price a little more

Russell Slade, Lewis Page, Colin’s on the rampage

Hashtag not a penny more, Roland’s on the dance floor

Rubashow, press release, KAG questioned by police, Roland brush your teeth

Essex Al, on the prowl, onward to 2000 pages now, Airman is our sacred cow

Chris Powell, Harry Kewell, Gomez got sold to Liverpool

Checkatrade, hopes fade, how much longer for this whole charade

We can’t sell the club, it’s been on the market, and he’ll sell our next starlet

We can’t sell the club, The Aussies want to buy it, the EFL will fight it

How long did it take to compose that ? Great effort.

ha - got the elbow from this bird I've been seeing yesterday so naturally I thought what better way to spend the evening than to put our takeover into song form.

I'll have a crack at the next two verses

That's long distance relationships for you @t'cobbles.

How yellow are her teeth?

SoundAsa£ said:

RedChaser said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

RedChaser said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

No real squad.
No footballing management.
No senior management.
Training ground is a building site.

Who in their right mind would buy us in our current situation.

I can't help but feel The aussies are gonna pull out and we're gonna be proper fucked.

Or they'll seperate club and ground and we'll be on the road to AFC Charlton, what Roland has done to us is unforgivable.

We really need one of the previous groups to come back in, although I fear time has run out for next season and one why or another, RD will have some form of control over us next season.

For someone who's never wrong and doesn't do failure he'll be hurting though Stu and totally p*ssed off from 1.5% of his business interests giving him so much grief which I can take plenty of comfort from.

He wants out and has to bite the bullet at some point.

I bet he's not hurting as much as I am, or 95% of this forums membership.

Maybe it's my 60 years of support that has hardened me as part of the remaining 5% then. As I said the other day he can't take away all my treasured memories down those years and I won't let it get me down.

My first game was early 1958......I have supported the Addicks for more than half its existence and I will be damned if I am going to let the shit stain destroy my passion.....fuck you Goldfinger.....fuck you a million times over.
100% he has strong sociopathic traits.....just like the character Ian Fleming created, he has little or no empathy or understanding of others emotions and as such most likely doesn’t have a clue about the stress and despair caused simply because they are emotions he himself doesn’t have.

uie2 said:

SoundAsa£ said:

RedChaser said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

RedChaser said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

No real squad.
No footballing management.
No senior management.
Training ground is a building site.

Who in their right mind would buy us in our current situation.

I can't help but feel The aussies are gonna pull out and we're gonna be proper fucked.

Or they'll seperate club and ground and we'll be on the road to AFC Charlton, what Roland has done to us is unforgivable.

We really need one of the previous groups to come back in, although I fear time has run out for next season and one why or another, RD will have some form of control over us next season.

For someone who's never wrong and doesn't do failure he'll be hurting though Stu and totally p*ssed off from 1.5% of his business interests giving him so much grief which I can take plenty of comfort from.

He wants out and has to bite the bullet at some point.

I bet he's not hurting as much as I am, or 95% of this forums membership.

Maybe it's my 60 years of support that has hardened me as part of the remaining 5% then. As I said the other day he can't take away all my treasured memories down those years and I won't let it get me down.

My first game was early 1958......I have supported the Addicks for more than half its existence and I will be damned if I am going to let the shit stain destroy my passion.....fuck you Goldfinger.....fuck you a million times over.
100% he has strong sociopathic traits.....just like the character Ian Fleming created, he has little or no empathy or understanding of others emotions and as such most likely doesn’t have a clue about the stress and despair caused simply because they are emotions he himself doesn’t have.

Sounds like my ex-wife!

The Red Robin said:

Exiled_Addick said:

The Red Robin said:

AFKABartram said:

Been detached from following this too closely over the last week, but if I try and weigh up what seems the most likely rumour aspects its as follows

- strong rumours that following a review by the EFL, one or two investors who were part of the consortium no longer are

- strong rumours that the consortium reduced their offer, whether as a result of losing investors or for a different reason

- Roland 'reacted badly' and sold Konsa. Attempts were made to buy off the o/s director debt at a reduced rate, which appears to have been unsuccessful. RD has since re-engaged with forming budget plans based on a non-takeover

- Loose / fixed deadlines set for finalising consortium / proving funding capability / completion

- @JamesSeed now believes that the consortium have plugged the investor gap that was created during the EFL process


Not as detailed a summary as Henners excellent ones, but am I following what are perceived to be the most likely of the rumours / info being shared?

This is the perfect gif for this whole saga - up and down, up and down, up and down, and never getting any closer to the end of the ride.

Thank you. Worth a promote that I reckon.

cafcwill said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Dazzler21 said:

soapboxsam said:

Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.

The club are off to Portugal for a training camp - Something happened to earn that sign off.

Lyle Taylor has come in - Someone authorised his purchase.
Harry Lennon and several others have gone out - Someone authorised his sale

I can't help but hope that these moves are being orchestrated by someone intending to buy the club...

I don't care who you are
Where you're from
What you did
As long as you buy CAFC

Bowyer does have a budget. Yes Taylor would have to be signed off but at present the departures of Konsa, Kashi and Lennon plus the wages of the loans are being saved and that money is what Bowyer has to play with. At present he’s in credit. I’m not saying that he will have all that wages money available but even RD is not stupid enough to think you can let 9 players leave and not replace at least some.

Remember this is the same man that:

- thought Polish Pete and Reza were adequate replacements for Yann
- appointed Katrien Meire
- paid Roger Johnson's wages on 2 separate occasions
- thinks {...} is part of the English Language
- made a teenager/early 20's man child Charlton's 'chief scout'/ head of the network scouting team
- Paid money for Bergdich
- thought Charlton fans wanted the club to fail because we protested about HE was running the club

have i missed anything?

Regardless, the man has history with Stupid decisions

PragueAddick said:

cafcwill said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Dazzler21 said:

soapboxsam said:

Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.

The club are off to Portugal for a training camp - Something happened to earn that sign off.

Lyle Taylor has come in - Someone authorised his purchase.
Harry Lennon and several others have gone out - Someone authorised his sale

I can't help but hope that these moves are being orchestrated by someone intending to buy the club...

I don't care who you are
Where you're from
What you did
As long as you buy CAFC

Bowyer does have a budget. Yes Taylor would have to be signed off but at present the departures of Konsa, Kashi and Lennon plus the wages of the loans are being saved and that money is what Bowyer has to play with. At present he’s in credit. I’m not saying that he will have all that wages money available but even RD is not stupid enough to think you can let 9 players leave and not replace at least some.

Remember this is the same man that:

- thought Polish Pete and Reza were adequate replacements for Yann
- appointed Katrien Meire
- paid Roger Johnson's wages on 2 separate occasions
- thinks {...} is part of the English Language
- made a teenager/early 20's man child Charlton's 'chief scout'/ head of the network scouting team
- Paid money for Bergdich
- thought Charlton fans wanted the club to fail because we protested about HE was running the club

have i missed anything?

Regardless, the man has history with Stupid decisions

Yes. Refuses to buy a dishwasher because washing up after dinner gives him quality time with his wife.

DA9 said:

If what I’ve heard by someone I trust implicitly is true, then it’s not the Aussies holding it up

TelMc32 said:

DA9 said:

If what I’ve heard by someone I trust implicitly is true, then it’s not the Aussies holding it up

The unedited version was far more intriguing @DA9!!

Sid James Fan Club said:

Apparently Charlton can no longer afford breakfast for all the development squads before training. Seriuously? What planet are they on?

The Red Robin said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

Apparently Charlton can no longer afford breakfast for all the development squads before training. Seriuously? What planet are they on?

I wonder if that's even legal.

Sid James Fan Club said:

Henry Irving said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

RedChaser said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

Apparently Charlton can no longer afford breakfast for all the development squads before training. Seriuously? What planet are they on?

Planet Roland, he's down to his last E400m.

Agreed, but where is the backbone of the club? Let's piss over the ones on minimum wage!? Sorry not good enough Charlton. This needs noise people.

What's this all about?

18's & 23's will no longer have breakfast provided . First team only, it might seem minor I know, but the majority are kids. Take into account their travel time for most, this is petty at best.

cfgs said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

Henry Irving said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

RedChaser said:

Sid James Fan Club said:

Apparently Charlton can no longer afford breakfast for all the development squads before training. Seriuously? What planet are they on?

Planet Roland, he's down to his last E400m.

Agreed, but where is the backbone of the club? Let's piss over the ones on minimum wage!? Sorry not good enough Charlton. This needs noise people.

What's this all about?

18's & 23's will no longer have breakfast provided . First team only, it might seem minor I know, but the majority are kids. Take into account their travel time for most, this is petty at best.

If that is true then it does seem that RD is cost cutting and his departure is not imminent.