The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
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That frequently re-placed bottle of bubbly is about to get opened again:-02
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It has been drunk and replaced with another one1
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I have to admit I’m getting a tad excited.2
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Some might say here we go again, but I'm a sucker for good news, so I'll believe you, honest.7
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Oh god. I've posted that 'It's Happening' gif so many times on this thread now, it's lost all meaning. I think I've got one more left in me though. It'll be my last though so I have to pick my moment.4
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Please note my deft avoidance of timescale.BetterCallSaul said:Oh god. I've posted that 'It's Happening' gif so many times on this thread now, it's lost all meaning. I think I've got one more left in me though. It'll be my last though so I have to pick my moment.
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Hmmm.JamesSeed said:Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
Some " personal stuff" eh ?
So, Jimbo, is it the CEO's desk or the FD's desk for you ?1 -
Surely the handyman’s workshop given his penchant for the toolboxFanny Fanackapan said:
Hmmm.JamesSeed said:Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
Some " personal stuff" eh ?
So, Jimbo, is it the CEO's desk or the FD's desk for you ?
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Duly noted. My patience on such matters has been hardened like a callus over the last 1077 pages.JamesSeed said:
Please note my deft avoidance of timescale.BetterCallSaul said:Oh god. I've posted that 'It's Happening' gif so many times on this thread now, it's lost all meaning. I think I've got one more left in me though. It'll be my last though so I have to pick my moment.
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Rhyming slang?BetterCallSaul said:
Duly noted. My patience on such matters has been hardened like a callus over the last 1077 pages.JamesSeed said:
Please note my deft avoidance of timescale.BetterCallSaul said:Oh god. I've posted that 'It's Happening' gif so many times on this thread now, it's lost all meaning. I think I've got one more left in me though. It'll be my last though so I have to pick my moment.
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No offence @JamesSeed but you’ve had more weekly good vibrations than the Beach Boys :-)58
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And what’s wrong with that!?AFKABartram said:No offence @JamesSeed but you’ve had more weekly good vibrations than the Beach Boys :-)
Fed up with the doom and gloom.
:-)
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I’d make a very good head of catering. I think someone’s already nabbed the CEO’s role.Fanny Fanackapan said:
Hmmm.JamesSeed said:Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
Some " personal stuff" eh ?
So, Jimbo, is it the CEO's desk or the FD's desk for you ?4 -
Fanny,
Have you any good vibrations!4 -
Put me down for Head of Obfuscation,JamesSeed said:
I’d make a very good head of catering. I think someone’s already nabbed the CEO’s role.Fanny Fanackapan said:
Hmmm.JamesSeed said:Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
Some " personal stuff" eh ?
So, Jimbo, is it the CEO's desk or the FD's desk for you ?6 -
will we reach page 1111 before we hear its deal done ??1
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golfaddick said:
will we reach page 1,111,111,111 before we hear its deal done ??
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Never heard of such a long drawn out process FFS.0
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JamesSeed said:
Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
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With everything I’ve been involved in the longer things drag on the less likely they are to happen.
Not to say this won’t. But surely by now if there’s still some issues then it’s never going to go forward.
If it is down to not getting in the forms to the EFL well you have to ask yourself why haven’t they been submitted and why are they taking so long. It’s not as if the EFL just make things up as they go along. They have a process and the advisors to the Aussies would know exactly what is required.
From my perspective it’s all very amateur hour here by them. Not saying I don’t want them. But so far they haven’t demonstrated any good reason why we should be looking forward to them coming in other than they can’t possibly be as bad as RD - or can they?7 -
Streetlife said:
With everything I’ve been involved in the longer things drag on the less likely they are to happen.
Not to say this won’t. But surely by now if there’s still some issues then it’s never going to go forward.
If it is down to not getting in the forms to the EFL well you have to ask yourself why haven’t they been submitted and why are they taking so long. It’s not as if the EFL just make things up as they go along. They have a process and the advisors to the Aussies would know exactly what is required.
From my perspective it’s all very amateur hour here by them. Not saying I don’t want them. But so far they haven’t demonstrated any good reason why we should be looking forward to them coming in other than they can’t possibly be as bad as RD - or can they?
We said that about the spivs, ended up way, way worse.
Fingers crossed this new era will be a better one, I'm not hopeful. Amateur hour is the perfect description, imo.1 -
How was the sale ever going through in Feb if they only set the company up on the 30th April?Henry Irving said:
Still just one director listedScoham said:
Echidna Acquisitions, it’s a new company:harveys_gardener said:Has anyone got a link to the company that was reputedly set up as a vehicle for the purcase? Would be interesting to see current/past directorships.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11336951
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Now on their 10th week of residency at Crossbars. Possibly still around for a few more weeks if you haven't seen them yet, but there will be a weekly update on this.AFKABartram said:No offence @JamesSeed but you’ve had more weekly good vibrations than the Beach Boys :-)
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Are they called The Shirty 5?shirty5 said:
Now on their 10th week of residency at Crossbars. Possibly still around for a few more weeks if you haven't seen them yet, but there will be a weekly update on this.AFKABartram said:No offence @JamesSeed but you’ve had more weekly good vibrations than the Beach Boys :-)
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Perhaps the chip quota will be increased!JamesSeed said:
I’d make a very good head of catering. I think someone’s already nabbed the CEO’s role.Fanny Fanackapan said:
Hmmm.JamesSeed said:Folks, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but it’s going to happen soon!
So you can pick up a prediction date here, and win an all time classic football book, signed by some random Millwall fan.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3260010#Comment_3260010
Sorry for cross post, but this is sale relevant:
GM met the Belgian fella Lieven yesterday, and said ‘he was very happy’. Lieven that is. That might mean progress was made on the documentation.
The good news from the meeting was that HMRC seem to be satisfied.
The season ticket/bank issue is just prudence in the face of recent uncertainty. No massive deal.
GM is getting ready to start work at The Valley. That’s good news imho. Meire is going to be a tough act to follow ;-)
I get the feeling it’s not far away now. It was only a week ago that the rumour went out the Aussies had formally pulled out. Of course that was bullsh*t, but would still love to know where that rumour came from, as it led to me increasing my ‘pest’ quotient, again :-(
In addition, some personal stuff I can’t divulge means that the Aussies feel it’s definitely happening - it’s ‘when’, rather than ‘if’.
Full respect to GM for leaking zilch re negotiations since May 18th, btw.
Some " personal stuff" eh ?
So, Jimbo, is it the CEO's desk or the FD's desk for you ?2 -
We won’t know if it was ‘amateur hour’ until the facts are known. We haven’t really had any yet, have we?Streetlife said:With everything I’ve been involved in the longer things drag on the less likely they are to happen.
Not to say this won’t. But surely by now if there’s still some issues then it’s never going to go forward.
If it is down to not getting in the forms to the EFL well you have to ask yourself why haven’t they been submitted and why are they taking so long. It’s not as if the EFL just make things up as they go along. They have a process and the advisors to the Aussies would know exactly what is required.
From my perspective it’s all very amateur hour here by them. Not saying I don’t want them. But so far they haven’t demonstrated any good reason why we should be looking forward to them coming in other than they can’t possibly be as bad as RD - or can they?
Even if there turned out to be an element of truth, I’d take it all day long over the alternative.
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Agree change is much needed and can’t believe no one wouldn’t welcome it.
However it’s clearly been amateur hour for the past several months! The guys even turned up wearing scarves in the directors box at the end of last season and here we are barely weeks away from the start of the season and we are no better off.
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Couldn't the NDA be extended to include this forum, so that we all know the facts? I'm sure we'd all be very discreet, and not tell a soul.JamesSeed said:
We won’t know if it was ‘amateur hour’ until the facts are known. We haven’t had any yet.Streetlife said:With everything I’ve been involved in the longer things drag on the less likely they are to happen.
Not to say this won’t. But surely by now if there’s still some issues then it’s never going to go forward.
If it is down to not getting in the forms to the EFL well you have to ask yourself why haven’t they been submitted and why are they taking so long. It’s not as if the EFL just make things up as they go along. They have a process and the advisors to the Aussies would know exactly what is required.
From my perspective it’s all very amateur hour here by them. Not saying I don’t want them. But so far they haven’t demonstrated any good reason why we should be looking forward to them coming in other than they can’t possibly be as bad as RD - or can they?
Even if there turned out to be an element of truth, I’d take it all day long over the alternative.13
