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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,436
    edited July 2009
    [cite]Posted By: No.1 in South London[/cite]maybe the rival bid is now being considered.

    "The" rival bid? Was a rival bid confirmed?

    All it says is there have been a number of approaches over a period of months, and now one is being progressed.

    Sounds like a decision has been made on which party will be taking over, it just needs to go through. So like Zabeel they could pull out, or it could fall through for another reason.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    A 'number' of approaches?...one is a number, however 'approaches' is plural...the plot thickens.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,436
    [cite]Posted By: seth plum[/cite]A 'number' of approaches?...one is a number, however 'approaches' is plural...the plot thickens.

    Didn't we already know that? More than one group have shown an interest, but now only one is left and their offer is being progressed.
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,192
    I suppose, to be fair, they're only confirming what we know already, but what others less plugged into the mind-blowing 24/7 Charlton news and rumour cycle probably don't.

    Still seems odd that they waited until the last possible moment to release that, unless something has changed between Monday and today.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,436
    [cite]Posted By: InspectorSands[/cite]unless something has changed between Monday and today.

    Well it's likely it's got closer I'd imagine.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,273
    Controlling interest could be the answer as to why it's "some" but we'll drive each other even further round the bend trying to guess based on that statement.

    "Something is happening but you don't what it is, do you Mr Jones?"
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    edited July 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Scoham[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: seth plum[/cite]A 'number' of approaches?...one is a number, however 'approaches' is plural...the plot thickens.

    Didn't we already know that? More than one group have shown an interest, but now only one is left and their offer is being progressed.

    I don't think we actually knew anything.
  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    After the Zabeel fiasco I'm absolutely amazed that after a 'number of approaches' not one iota of information has filtered through as to who the interested parties are or have been. Something not quite right here.....
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,122
    This can't be the accouncement that David Rudd was told about can it?

    I thought that was aimed at the MoS comments, or am I totally wrong?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,273
    edited July 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Stu of HU16[/cite]This can't be the accouncement that David Rudd was told about can it?

    I thought that was aimed at the MoS comments, or am I totally wrong?

    I don't know but my take on it is that since the Club spoke to the Forum there have been "further developments" as they say.

    If we take the MoS story at face value an offer hadn't been made at that time. Now we know it has. My reading is that since Monday an offer had come in from one of the parties. Can't be sure if that is the party connected to Peter Varney.

    Beyond that we just don't know but there is a prospect of something positive so I'm slightly excited.

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  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,322
    Well in the MOS article it said buyers were close to be pulling out by this statment it indicates far from it.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I'm not gonna get excited just yet.....oh maybe just a little bit then.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    I hope you're right Henry.

    I am a bit non-plussed and can't see much to get over excited by myself - I hope I am just missing the positive subtext!
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    [cite]Posted By: J BLOCK joe[/cite]Well in the MOS article it said buyers were close to be pulling out by this statment it indicates far from it.

    Thats a very good point.
  • Rodex
    Rodex Posts: 310
    Now I know what a mushroom feels like.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,814
    Some of you need to get a grip.

    It's a statement of fact, shows something is going on, and some of you really need to get a life if you want minute by minute updates (looks at Large)
  • ellisaddick
    ellisaddick Posts: 1,435
    I know somebody who works at the club who was told that that a statement would be on the this evening, and he was led to believe it would be favourable news. maybe it is?
  • vancouveraddick
    vancouveraddick Posts: 1,674
    [cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]Some of you need to get a grip.

    It's a statement of fact, shows something is going on, and some of you really need to get a life if you want minute by minute updates (looks at Large)

    LOL
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    edited July 2009
    we asked for facts not hear say we have a piece of fact that something is going on and has been going on for months


    most myself included have been pissed off by the silence that is now broken and we have heard somethingnow we must wait again this time i doubt it will be so long in coming
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,322
    [cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]we asked for facts not hear say we have a piece of fact that something is going on and has been going on for months


    most myself included have been pissed off by the silence that is now broken and we have heard somethingnow we must wait again this time i doubt it will be so long in coming
    Exactly what i think.

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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [quote][cite]Posted By: ellisaddick[/cite]I know somebody who works at the club who was told that that a statement would be on the this evening, and he was led to believe it would be favourable news. maybe it is?[/quote]

    I think this is favourable - the Board are trying to say as much as they can without breaking any confidences.

    What they are saying is confirming what we knew and telling us to be patient.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    On reflection...I think this is the statement that they should have put out when the Q&A evening was cancelled.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,322
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]On reflection...I think this is the statement that they should have put out when the Q&A evening was cancelled.
    You can't say that because you don't no if their was a bid on the table then or if their was more than one partie interested.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [quote][cite]Posted By: J BLOCK joe[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]On reflection...I think this is the statement that they should have put out when the Q&A evening was cancelled.[/quote]
    You can't say that because you don't no if their was a bid on the table then or if their was more than one partie interested.[/quote]

    If there was no bid on the table then why the NDA to keep schtumn?

    We all knew that a bid was imminent and some confirmation at that point would have gone down better than a vague PR concerning legal advice recommending that the meeting be cancelled.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,082
    We've waited all summer for something to happen. Hopefully it'll be done within the next few weeks and we can move on, but if it secures the future of CAFC I don't think any of us will mind being in the dark for a few weeks more.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,322
    Personally by confirming something is going I think some of the papers will pick up in this and don't be suprised if the consortiums are revealed.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,273
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: J BLOCK joe[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]On reflection...I think this is the statement that they should have put out when the Q&A evening was cancelled.
    You can't say that because you don't no if their was a bid on the table then or if their was more than one partie interested.

    If there was no bid on the table then why the NDA to keep schtumn?

    We all knew that a bid was imminent and some confirmation at that point would have gone down better than a vague PR concerning legal advice recommending that the meeting be cancelled.

    Could have been a NDA and/or an exclusivity period in place then.

    in fact if there was an exclusivity period for one bidder and that ended without a bid that would explain the MoS story and leave the door open for another "party" and the OS story.

    Oh, isn't this wild speculation and making stuff up fun ; - )

    As Bob Marley once sang "soon come"
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,273
    [cite]Posted By: BigRedEvil[/cite]We've waited all summer for something to happen. Hopefully it'll be done within the next few weeks and we can move on, but if it secures the future of CAFC I don't think any of us will mind being in the dark for a few weeks more.

    Good point. If there is a takeover that transforms the finances and fortunes of the club will we, in five years time when we are back in the Premiership and about to appear in a FC cup final, be saying "if only they had told us about the takeover a few weeks earlier back in 2009"
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,130

    As Bob Marley once sang "soon come"

    Tosh!!

    That is, Peter Tosh not Bob Marley (I think)
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    Well I'm encouraged by this. The fact that something has been acknowledged suggests to me that they are still engaged and working towards the end game.

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