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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,622
    AppyAddick said:

    Callumcafc said:

    What stage are we at in the takeover cycle? If I remember right, there were six stages...

    House buying

    From Twatter.....

    That may be the case but if as De Turck says there are 5 interested parties they could simply be viewing the assets? A bit like a house viewing? Doesn’t mean they’re definitely buying. You will agree that these rumours always start when ever there’s a transfer window opening
    You could also say that anyone seriously considering buying a football club would favour doing so when they can have most effect on the business which for football clubs is during a transfer window.

  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,690
    Airman Brown said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Wow,what a surprise,news of the takeover emerging,just a week before the next fans forum. Spooky. How stupid does Douche think us plebs are?

    Anyone who thinks De Turck spends the Sunday between Christmas and New Year taking a party round the club in order to divert the fans’ forum is as delusional as Duchatelet. Why would he need to do that?

    On the one hand people think the Belgians regard the fans as stupid or irrelevant, on the other they think RD is hatching elaborate schemes to divert them from protests. To what end? So he can lose more money, presumably.

    I have no idea whether this will be the final act in the saga. I am very confident that it’s got sweet FA to do with the fans’ forum.
    Fair enough. We all wait with baited breath. You have to agree that there will be a certain amount of scepticism as we have been led down this path before. Hopefully this time it reaches the conclusion we all want.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,734
    Redvalleyeast said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Wow,what a surprise,news of the takeover emerging,just a week before the next fans forum. Spooky. How stupid does Douche think us plebs are?

    Anyone who thinks De Turck spends the Sunday between Christmas and New Year taking a party round the club in order to divert the fans’ forum is as delusional as Duchatelet. Why would he need to do that?

    On the one hand people think the Belgians regard the fans as stupid or irrelevant, on the other they think RD is hatching elaborate schemes to divert them from protests. To what end? So he can lose more money, presumably.

    I have no idea whether this will be the final act in the saga. I am very confident that it’s got sweet FA to do with the fans’ forum.
    Fair enough. We all wait with baited breath. You have to agree that there will be a certain amount of scepticism as we have been led down this path before. Hopefully this time it reaches the conclusion we all want.

    Yes, fully understand that, which is why I didn’t put this tour out until I was absolutely certain it had happened.
  • CafcSCP
    CafcSCP Posts: 1,464
    Bloody work tomorrow, but there’s the hope of a cafc takeover in the air!!! (Again)
    Happy New flipping year!
    Come on Bowyer! Get us to the finish line with our kids and crocks! Legend in the making!

  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    edited January 2019
    Given the site's action on political threads, would it be remiss of me to point out that the Tories have suddenly realised that millions/billions of investment from Russian oligarchs in UK assets is actually money laundering. New Russian owners? Don't think so.
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,188
    Fingers crossed something good is happening. It'd be nice to come back for the Sunderland match.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Evidently Aussies at the game, club sources saying things looking hopeful.
    Mmmmm.

    Just before ANOTHER fans forum.......yeah, right !!

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    Knowing our luck it is just wind!
  • Mal
    Mal Posts: 616
    soapy_jones said:

    Knowing our luck it is just wind!

    It's a common ailment right after Christmas, sprouts do it for me, and turkey, even the dog wont share the bed with me.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    SomervilleAddick said:

    If you ignore the stupid price, it would be a good time to purchase the club. You can make the additional investment needed to push for promotion knowing that at the end of the season a load of high earners come off the books, giving you a clean slate going forward.

    They would also have to pay for an entire bew squad.
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  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,596
    This smells good to me.

    Where is the takeover date prediction thread when you need it?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    edited January 2019
    How much closer this leaves us to a done deal though is still anyone’s guess.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    KiwiValley said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Wow,what a surprise,news of the takeover emerging,just a week before the next fans forum. Spooky. How stupid does Douche think us plebs are?

    Anyone who thinks De Turck spends the Sunday between Christmas and New Year taking a party round the club in order to divert the fans’ forum is as delusional as Duchatelet. Why would he need to do that?

    On the one hand people think the Belgians regard the fans as stupid or irrelevant, on the other they think RD is hatching elaborate schemes to divert them from protests. To what end? So he can lose more money, presumably.

    I have no idea whether this will be the final act in the saga. I am very confident that it’s got sweet FA to do with the fans’ forum.
    Fair enough. We all wait with baited breath. You have to agree that there will be a certain amount of scepticism as we have been led down this path before. Hopefully this time it reaches the conclusion we all want.
    Bated breath not baited breath (as in bated : stopped : abated) . I’ve said it once before somewhere between page 100 and 500 of this very thread. Optimism pessimism or scepticism ... any ism is no excuse for poor grammar. Without good grammar we have chaos, a meaningless forum, and a club not worth supporting.
    234
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    If it’s on it must happen in this window. We have 13 out of contract in summer and a very realistic chance of promotion this season. We could be “on our way back” or we could be about to need to recruit an entire new squad.

    It has to happen now...as does investment in the squad.

    It also needs someone trusted at the helm who knows what we need as opposed to Roland coming in and getting rid of our best players from the start
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,015
    Swisdom said:

    If it’s on it must happen in this window. We have 13 out of contract in summer and a very realistic chance of promotion this season. We could be “on our way back” or we could be about to need to recruit an entire new squad.

    It has to happen now...as does investment in the squad.

    It also needs someone trusted at the helm who knows what we need as opposed to Roland coming in and getting rid of our best players from the start

    Exactly this. RD has already set us back years, but we have a chance this season. However if we don't get a new owner in soon who can tie up some of our players to contracts then we could be stuck in this league for years.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    Random crowd photos

  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,380
    Chizz said:

    KiwiValley said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Wow,what a surprise,news of the takeover emerging,just a week before the next fans forum. Spooky. How stupid does Douche think us plebs are?

    Anyone who thinks De Turck spends the Sunday between Christmas and New Year taking a party round the club in order to divert the fans’ forum is as delusional as Duchatelet. Why would he need to do that?

    On the one hand people think the Belgians regard the fans as stupid or irrelevant, on the other they think RD is hatching elaborate schemes to divert them from protests. To what end? So he can lose more money, presumably.

    I have no idea whether this will be the final act in the saga. I am very confident that it’s got sweet FA to do with the fans’ forum.
    Fair enough. We all wait with baited breath. You have to agree that there will be a certain amount of scepticism as we have been led down this path before. Hopefully this time it reaches the conclusion we all want.
    Bated breath not baited breath (as in bated : stopped : abated) . I’ve said it once before somewhere between page 100 and 500 of this very thread. Optimism pessimism or scepticism ... any ism is no excuse for poor grammar. Without good grammar we have chaos, a meaningless forum, and a club not worth supporting.
    234
    Quite right, page 234. I thank you.


    Lol
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    Scoham said:

    Random crowd photos

    Turkish from Snatch and a referees acessor
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    Top right......News Flash........Frank Skinner seen at The Valley!
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  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,343
    The fella with the striped tie is former referee Paul Taylor so I would guess he was the assessor yesterday
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    and Jonny Williams in the cap (coming in on loan)
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    edited January 2019
    Seen at the Valley during Walsall game.
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,256
    Redvalleyeast said:

    Wow,what a surprise,news of the takeover emerging,just a week before the next fans forum. Spooky. How stupid does Douche think us plebs are?

    very very very?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    AppyAddick said:

    Callumcafc said:

    What stage are we at in the takeover cycle? If I remember right, there were six stages...

    House buying

    From Twatter.....

    That may be the case but if as De Turck says there are 5 interested parties they could simply be viewing the assets? A bit like a house viewing? Doesn’t mean they’re definitely buying. You will agree that these rumours always start when ever there’s a transfer window opening
    New takeover rumour means a new house analogy. Top marks.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Top right......News Flash........Frank Skinner seen at The Valley!

    Top right is more “young” Rolund (before he had his teeth professionally stained) than Frank Skinner surely...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    buckshee said:

    and Jonny Williams in the cap (coming in on loan)

    Good player.Just what we need ATM.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    Scoham said:

    Random crowd photos

    Bill Gates, the Duke of Westminster and The Aga Khan sitting in front of new signings Luka Modric and Gareth Bale
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    edited January 2019
    Scoham said:

    Random crowd photos

    Well left is Steve Avory, Johnny Williams and academy staff and top right looks like referee assessors. So that leaves two random blokes, who could just be fans.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    edited January 2019
    I presume they sat where they did not to attract attention. Probably no nearer than it was before - we know there are interested parties and no great surprise they might want to take in a game or two.
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