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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Roland really is the (pantomime?) villain in all of this;
    poor business practice buying without proper due diligence
    poor business practice trying to run us with an incompetent CEO, who was about as much use as Tinkerbell, & now no CEO
    Poor business practice in setting an unrealistic price for a business he has devalued

    How much longer before we can all chorus "HE'S BEHIND US!"?
    Do we have to wait for Mother Goose to turn up with a golden egg to buy us?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    Nothing a-tingling here, I'm afraid.

    Too much Prosecco!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Arsenetatters said:

    andynelson said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    There is only one party involved - the Aussies - and they have all but buggered off.

    If it turns out there's 5 parties involved I shall have a tattoo of a cock done.

    Van Turkey was careful to say that 5 parties were interested rather than involved. To be interested all you have to do is make a phone call, find out Roland's asking price, and say call you later.
    se9addick said:

    I have absolutely no ITK contacts but it feels like this sale is still a long ways off.

    Despite this, I’ve been interested that over the past few weeks, maybe the last couple months, there has been very little in the way of protest. I don’t just mean the organised protests, which don’t take place at all any more, but even the “we want Roland out” chants are no longer heard at matches.

    Yesterday’s attendance felt higher than I anticipated it to be, could it be that not only have the protests died off but some of the boycotters have returned?

    I guess the objectives of the protests was to encourage RD to sell the club and he is apparently in that process, but goodness knows when it will complete.

    I ended my boycott yesterday. I've just plain missed it.

    I will not stop protesting. ROT is still very much alive.
    What happened with the local elections in St Truiden, I never saw anything, did I just miss it?
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    Stig said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    andynelson said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    There is only one party involved - the Aussies - and they have all but buggered off.

    If it turns out there's 5 parties involved I shall have a tattoo of a cock done.

    Van Turkey was careful to say that 5 parties were interested rather than involved. To be interested all you have to do is make a phone call, find out Roland's asking price, and say call you later.
    se9addick said:

    I have absolutely no ITK contacts but it feels like this sale is still a long ways off.

    Despite this, I’ve been interested that over the past few weeks, maybe the last couple months, there has been very little in the way of protest. I don’t just mean the organised protests, which don’t take place at all any more, but even the “we want Roland out” chants are no longer heard at matches.

    Yesterday’s attendance felt higher than I anticipated it to be, could it be that not only have the protests died off but some of the boycotters have returned?

    I guess the objectives of the protests was to encourage RD to sell the club and he is apparently in that process, but goodness knows when it will complete.

    I ended my boycott yesterday. I've just plain missed it.

    I will not stop protesting. ROT is still very much alive.
    What happened with the local elections in St Truiden, I never saw anything, did I just miss it?
    ROT were not allowed to field a candidate, I believe, which is a real shame as I thought it was a great idea.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Shame, was there not one Limbugan who could have stood?
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Unfortunately not.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    Valley27000 said:

    I said no takeover a long time ago.

    Not as long ago as I did. I said it 1000+ pages ago.

    I think I made a bet with someone that he would sell for at least 50M or not sell in 2018 because no one will meet his price. I think I am close to winning that one. I would go back and check but it's too depressing.
  • RedJohn
    RedJohn Posts: 597
    I said it longer ago than anyone, I win.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    RedJohn said:

    I said it longer ago than anyone, I win.

    That's true. You said the day after he bought the club.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RedJohn said:

    I said it longer ago than anyone, I win.

    My dog has got bigger bollocks
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,223
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  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,539
    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,689
    NorthStandUltra said:

    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........

    And the nightmare began....
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    edited December 2018
    NorthStandUltra said:

    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........

    Far from a millionaire.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    NorthStandUltra said:

    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........

    Prick begins with a P not an M
  • SouthallAddick
    SouthallAddick Posts: 140
    There
    NorthStandUltra said:

    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........

    Five years ago they said they completed the sale in weeks because they were able to undertake due diligence quickly due to Duchatalet's experience in football. We now know how poor that was. Was this the first lie?
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    Stu_of_Kunming said:

    Stig said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    andynelson said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    There is only one party involved - the Aussies - and they have all but buggered off.

    If it turns out there's 5 parties involved I shall have a tattoo of a cock done.

    Van Turkey was careful to say that 5 parties were interested rather than involved. To be interested all you have to do is make a phone call, find out Roland's asking price, and say call you later.
    se9addick said:

    I have absolutely no ITK contacts but it feels like this sale is still a long ways off.

    Despite this, I’ve been interested that over the past few weeks, maybe the last couple months, there has been very little in the way of protest. I don’t just mean the organised protests, which don’t take place at all any more, but even the “we want Roland out” chants are no longer heard at matches.

    Yesterday’s attendance felt higher than I anticipated it to be, could it be that not only have the protests died off but some of the boycotters have returned?

    I guess the objectives of the protests was to encourage RD to sell the club and he is apparently in that process, but goodness knows when it will complete.

    I ended my boycott yesterday. I've just plain missed it.

    I will not stop protesting. ROT is still very much alive.
    What happened with the local elections in St Truiden, I never saw anything, did I just miss it?
    ROT were not allowed to field a candidate, I believe, which is a real shame as I thought it was a great idea.
    This is not the case ,but maybe someone can tell you/us the true story.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    NorthStandUltra said:

    5 Years ago today, we were taken over by a Belgian millionaire........

    Well, five years ago for the first reports that he was buying. It took another week for confirmation. Oh those heady days when we were excited about the prospect of being owned by an overseas investor with plenty of cash. How little we knew about just how skewed his cash to sense ratio was. Such sad times.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    Lewis Coaches said:

    Stu_of_Kunming said:

    Stig said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    andynelson said:

    Arsenetatters said:

    There is only one party involved - the Aussies - and they have all but buggered off.

    If it turns out there's 5 parties involved I shall have a tattoo of a cock done.

    Van Turkey was careful to say that 5 parties were interested rather than involved. To be interested all you have to do is make a phone call, find out Roland's asking price, and say call you later.
    se9addick said:

    I have absolutely no ITK contacts but it feels like this sale is still a long ways off.

    Despite this, I’ve been interested that over the past few weeks, maybe the last couple months, there has been very little in the way of protest. I don’t just mean the organised protests, which don’t take place at all any more, but even the “we want Roland out” chants are no longer heard at matches.

    Yesterday’s attendance felt higher than I anticipated it to be, could it be that not only have the protests died off but some of the boycotters have returned?

    I guess the objectives of the protests was to encourage RD to sell the club and he is apparently in that process, but goodness knows when it will complete.

    I ended my boycott yesterday. I've just plain missed it.

    I will not stop protesting. ROT is still very much alive.
    What happened with the local elections in St Truiden, I never saw anything, did I just miss it?
    ROT were not allowed to field a candidate, I believe, which is a real shame as I thought it was a great idea.
    This is not the case ,but maybe someone can tell you/us the true story.
    Well, it is the case, there's a pretty good explanation here, although I see you commented on the thread, so maybe you forgot the details, or are you suggesting it was less than honest? @Lewis Coaches

    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/3325876#Comment_3325876
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    One year ago today it was announced KM was leaving and confirmed the club was for sale.

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5a44d28b9c696/katrien-meire-to-stand-down-as-charlton-athletic-ceo
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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    https://www.castrust.org/2018/12/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-the-sale-of-the-club/

    A Fans Forum meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday January 9th so that the club can update supporters on any progress towards a sale.

    CAST will be present at the meeting. Please let us know any questions which you would like us to ask by writing to secretary@castrust.org.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-in-urgent-need-of-january-transfer-window-signings/

    But Bowyer said: “I don’t think anything has changed. I’ve not heard anything so I assume we’re in the same situation [under a tighter budget under owner Roland Duchatelet].

    “There is nothing we can do and change. I don’t really get involved in it [takeover talks] until something happens. At the moment nothing seems to be happening.”
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Is it some sort of anniversary today?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,039
    Scoham said:

    One year ago today it was announced KM was leaving and confirmed the club was for sale.

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5a44d28b9c696/katrien-meire-to-stand-down-as-charlton-athletic-ceo

    And I was singing and dancing round the living room in Brasil thinking we'll be sold in weeks.

    How wrong I was.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    I wonder if the usual January fire-sale of anyone who can bring in any money does happen if Bowyer might consider his future?. If you think about it, as @mametz pointed out, he has done extremely well with very limited funding, but he might think this is as far as he can take the team-and his 'value' to other clubs can only be at its highest now.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,039
    The_President said:

    I wonder if the usual January fire-sale of anyone who can bring in any money does happen if Bowyer might consider his future?. If you think about it, as @mametz pointed out, he has done extremely well with very limited funding, but he might think this is as far as he can take the team-and his 'value' to other clubs can only be at its highest now.

    Bowyer would not leave regardless of who we sold. He's grateful to have this job.
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584
    ElfsborgAddick said:

    The_President said:

    I wonder if the usual January fire-sale of anyone who can bring in any money does happen if Bowyer might consider his future?. If you think about it, as @mametz pointed out, he has done extremely well with very limited funding, but he might think this is as far as he can take the team-and his 'value' to other clubs can only be at its highest now.

    Bowyer would not leave regardless of who we sold. He's grateful to have this job.
    I doubt it I know bowyer has got some championship clubs looking at him
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,039
    FAVADDICK said:

    ElfsborgAddick said:

    The_President said:

    I wonder if the usual January fire-sale of anyone who can bring in any money does happen if Bowyer might consider his future?. If you think about it, as @mametz pointed out, he has done extremely well with very limited funding, but he might think this is as far as he can take the team-and his 'value' to other clubs can only be at its highest now.

    Bowyer would not leave regardless of who we sold. He's grateful to have this job.
    I doubt it I know bowyer has got some championship clubs looking at him
    Only time will tell then.

    Tbf I think he has done a very good job so far.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    Is it some sort of anniversary today?

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  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    edited December 2018
    As we know, all Championship Chairmen would approach their counterparts for permission to speak to their manager.

    So September at the earliest then.
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