The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

JamesSeed said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

Dazzler21 said:

Feels like this headline has been a long time coming reading this article...

https://telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/charlton-athletic/3246084/Australian-Football-Consortium-end-interest-in-Charlton-takeover-and-out-of-market-for-English-club-Football.html

How old are you? 8?

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being 8.

I’m 8.

Stu_of_Kunming said:

Dazzler21 said:

Feels like this headline has been a long time coming reading this article...

https://telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/charlton-athletic/3246084/Australian-Football-Consortium-end-interest-in-Charlton-takeover-and-out-of-market-for-English-club-Football.html

How old are you? 8?

divide by eight and you get the number of brain cells he has. Why anyone ever thinks doing something like that is funny I'll never know.

andynelson said:

JamesSeed said:

Dazzler21 said:

CAFCBourne said:

Hilarious

I think we're all fairly certain (except @jimmyseed) that this is the most likely outcome

The only thing I’m fairly certain about is that it’s 50:50 they buy the club.

Presumably Andrew Muir has kept his Charlton scarf and will be popping back to cheer on the lads whatever the outcome? Or is he joining the boycott?

andynelson said:

JamesSeed said:

Dazzler21 said:

CAFCBourne said:

Hilarious

I think we're all fairly certain (except @jimmyseed) that this is the most likely outcome

The only thing I’m fairly certain about is that it’s 50:50 they buy the club.

Presumably Andrew Muir has kept his Charlton scarf and will be popping back to cheer on the lads whatever the outcome? Or is he joining the boycott?

Well having been shafted by Roland we could be forgiven for making him (and Murphy) honorary Addicks.

Cafc43v3r said:

I have said it before, if I was looking at a long term project, with an investment of say £200 over 5 years, I would value the current playing squad at zero. That was before we sold konsa.

If the assuies were happy to wait, as they were in it for the long hall, I assume they feel the same. I would also like to think they have an ex manager, scout or agent on a retainer who has a number of transfers lined up to go on completion?

But saying all that I wouldn't buy a destressed football club less than 2 months before the start of the season. This should have been done in May or not until December.

I can’t for the life of me see how anyone could run the club on £40 per annum.

I hope that fishing line has got some serious breaking strain @Dazzler21 if you've caught a large one. :

CAFCDAZ said:

Scoham said:

Random Twitter rumour alert

https://twitter.com/tandooridal/status/1024626977158979584?s=21

this was actually me. Someone i know at the club had mentioned this to me this morning, so i thought i'd ask Rich Cawley as he is certainly more ITK than me or my contact.

I'm desperate for it to go through, not claiming to be ITK, he literally said after asking if we had renewed the whisper were it had/was falling apart.

not a random rumor, purely asking if it was speculation or if it was the case...

Aren't you a gooner though, as per your Twitter page? Or do you follow both?

CAFCDAZ said:

bristoladdick said:

CAFCDAZ said:

Scoham said:

Random Twitter rumour alert

https://twitter.com/tandooridal/status/1024626977158979584?s=21

this was actually me. Someone i know at the club had mentioned this to me this morning, so i thought i'd ask Rich Cawley as he is certainly more ITK than me or my contact.

I'm desperate for it to go through, not claiming to be ITK, he literally said after asking if we had renewed the whisper were it had/was falling apart.

not a random rumor, purely asking if it was speculation or if it was the case...

Aren't you a gooner though, as per your Twitter page? Or do you follow both?

haha good spot, yes i am a gooner, i grew up supporting Arsenal, but my son is a charlton fan (his also called Harry Kane, which is quite depressing) but i have always had a close connection to charlton, played as a kid, family and friends always been fans and i had a ST throughout my youth up until i had my own kids. 2 years holding a season ticket with arsenal cost me a fortune, so back to the valley we came.

You left Arsenal to come back to Charlton ?

Unique

Oh yeah really depressing. Fuck me but fans of Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton and Spurs dont know what depressing means. I exclude Chelsea and Man City because they have been there more recently. But the others?

Was already a bannable offence but saying supporting the team you chose for their success is depressing puts you well over the line.

CAFCDAZ said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

CAFCDAZ said:

bristoladdick said:

CAFCDAZ said:

Scoham said:

Random Twitter rumour alert

https://twitter.com/tandooridal/status/1024626977158979584?s=21

this was actually me. Someone i know at the club had mentioned this to me this morning, so i thought i'd ask Rich Cawley as he is certainly more ITK than me or my contact.

I'm desperate for it to go through, not claiming to be ITK, he literally said after asking if we had renewed the whisper were it had/was falling apart.

not a random rumor, purely asking if it was speculation or if it was the case...

Aren't you a gooner though, as per your Twitter page? Or do you follow both?

haha good spot, yes i am a gooner, i grew up supporting Arsenal, but my son is a charlton fan (his also called Harry Kane, which is quite depressing) but i have always had a close connection to charlton, played as a kid, family and friends always been fans and i had a ST throughout my youth up until i had my own kids. 2 years holding a season ticket with arsenal cost me a fortune, so back to the valley we came.

You left Arsenal to come back to Charlton ?

Unique

being an Arsenal fan is just as depressing at times, hopefully the future looks bright for both clubs, should this f***ing takeover happen

Maybe it's you mate your jinxed

JamesSeed said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Any chance @JamesSeed can pester GM, this is getting silly now.

I did get a message late last night which implied the next few days may well be critical for the Aussies’ bid.

Déjà vu.

These Aussies seem to imply a lot but at the end of the day, fail to deliver. This is obviously only going one way.

At the end of which day?

I'm sure you'll give us another vague hint again next week.

Then the week after.

Shame the Aussies cannot release their own statement rather than drip feeding morsels through their various 'sources'.

Getting tiresome now.

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Any chance @JamesSeed can pester GM, this is getting silly now.

I did get a message late last night which implied the next few days may well be critical for the Aussies’ bid.

Déjà vu.

These Aussies seem to imply a lot but at the end of the day, fail to deliver. This is obviously only going one way.

At the end of which day?

I'm sure you'll give us another vague hint again next week.

Then the week after.

Shame the Aussies cannot release their own statement rather than drip feeding morsels through their various 'sources'.

Getting tiresome now.

Don’t open the thread then. It’s so so simple.

ShootersHillGuru said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Any chance @JamesSeed can pester GM, this is getting silly now.

I did get a message late last night which implied the next few days may well be critical for the Aussies’ bid.

Déjà vu.

These Aussies seem to imply a lot but at the end of the day, fail to deliver. This is obviously only going one way.

At the end of which day?

I'm sure you'll give us another vague hint again next week.

Then the week after.

Shame the Aussies cannot release their own statement rather than drip feeding morsels through their various 'sources'.

Getting tiresome now.

Don’t open the thread then. It’s so so simple.

Easier said than done.

The only tiresome part is hanging around expecting anything to be different with the Muir/Duchatalet position when quite patently it isn't going to happen now.

Addickted said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Addickted said:

JamesSeed said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Any chance @JamesSeed can pester GM, this is getting silly now.

I did get a message late last night which implied the next few days may well be critical for the Aussies’ bid.

Déjà vu.

These Aussies seem to imply a lot but at the end of the day, fail to deliver. This is obviously only going one way.

At the end of which day?

I'm sure you'll give us another vague hint again next week.

Then the week after.

Shame the Aussies cannot release their own statement rather than drip feeding morsels through their various 'sources'.

Getting tiresome now.

Don’t open the thread then. It’s so so simple.

Easier said than done.

The only tiresome part is hanging around expecting anything to be different with the Muir/Duchatalet position when quite patently it isn't going to happen now.

In which case you really have no need to open the thread.

Most of us welcome posters who post what they have heard. You obviously don’t.

In a few days a new season starts-------- fact
When we knew what division we would be playing in the take over would happen -----bollox
February the take over was imminent -----bollox
It was a few weeks, this week ,after two tough weeks blah blah-----bollox


We go into the season with a squad that is as week as I have seen in more than 5 decades. This is 100% RDs fault but the continued death of hope can be shared by the so called Aussie "buyers" with a drip feed of non info
------possibly because of an NDA. How the fuc k can it be this difficult ??