The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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Sod it! I’m going today!
Too excited about next week! Just hope it’s true.
If the deal is already signed as some are saying then the money isn’t going to Roland anyway.
Never wanted a weekend to go quicker in my life!!😂
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Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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Thought it was now American money ?flyingkiwiDK said:
Say hello to our new owners..
Scott Farquhar Net worth 5.7 Billion USD
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Mike Cannon Brooks Net worth 5.4 Billion USD0 -
Nuffink there.up_the_valley said:http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/968836554?-11197:833
So last night @airman says the money is American, then a few hours later, this.0 -
It’s that easy to get a random rumour going. People need to relax. We’ve been here so many times before.Scoham said:
Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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Mentioned the new owners were the two wealthy Atlassian guys. Seems to have been removed.The_President said:
Nuffink there.up_the_valley said:http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/968836554?-11197:833
So last night @airman says the money is American, then a few hours later, this.1 -
Nope.DOUCHER said:
All rumours at the moment - will let u know when something concrete happens!!!! Just hope we get a good crowd tomorrow nowCovered End said:
From first to know to last to knowDOUCHER said:
can't confirm yet but lets just say that I've swung into the 'this could well be imminent' groupDOUCHER said:charltonbob said:
Are you doucher in disguise ? he assured us weeks/months/years ago he would be the first to let us knowMal said:Charlton Soul
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@JimWhite round up
- People brokering the deal have said that club will change hands Monday. (Australians)
- Money is there and been confirmed
- Thought to be in the region of 20-30 million
- 'I know some charlton fans are sceptical but I’m on the money with this one'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nox57hdgeAU
Jim White on Sky News is reporting it as definite.
You had one job - to be the first to break the news and thereby retain your position of smuggest know-it-all on the block.
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Even if it is them it means nothing if they're not prepared to invest. Roland isn't exactly poor. Stan Kroenke is worth 7 billion but hasn't put a penny of his own money into Arsenal.flyingkiwiDK said:
Say hello to our new owners..
Scott Farquhar Net worth 5.7 Billion USD
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Mike Cannon Brooks Net worth 5.4 Billion USD4 -
Hmm Kish has taken it down now maybe he’s jumped the gun1
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no matter how smug i can be, i will never be the smuggest know it all on here - i will confirm if it gets completed however, which it hasn't yet, so relaxSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Nope.DOUCHER said:
All rumours at the moment - will let u know when something concrete happens!!!! Just hope we get a good crowd tomorrow nowCovered End said:
From first to know to last to knowDOUCHER said:
can't confirm yet but lets just say that I've swung into the 'this could well be imminent' groupDOUCHER said:charltonbob said:
Are you doucher in disguise ? he assured us weeks/months/years ago he would be the first to let us knowMal said:Charlton Soul
@CharltonSoul
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@JimWhite round up
- People brokering the deal have said that club will change hands Monday. (Australians)
- Money is there and been confirmed
- Thought to be in the region of 20-30 million
- 'I know some charlton fans are sceptical but I’m on the money with this one'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nox57hdgeAU
Jim White on Sky News is reporting it as definite.
You had one job - to be the first to break the news and thereby retain your position of smuggest know-it-all on the block.
Epic fail Douche. Late to the party mate0 - Sponsored links:
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It wasn't even a rumour though, Ormiston just threw the names out there based on their age, nationality and wealth and the snowball gathered pace.ValleyGary said:
It’s that easy to get a random rumour going. People need to relax. We’ve been here so many times before.Scoham said:
Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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These are two were two random 30 something Australian multi millionaires mentioned in a post about 20 pages ago.
They have nothing to do with the purchase of CAFC.
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I was under the impression Kish was well connected
Surely he hasn’t just copied the speculation from here?7 -
That's disappointing if he has just copy and pasted something from here
Especially considering I've already gloated to my pals we have minted Aussies and they are gonna hand out 50 pounds notes for the fun if it for their first game in charge5 -
Cannon brookea is american who studied in aus the other is oz so ties together with what airman said and the oz link....Addickted said:These are two were two random 30 something Australian multi millionaires mentioned in a post about 20 pages ago.
They have nothing to do with the purchase of CAFC.
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Or his website got hacked ?!Laddick01 said:I was under the impression Kish was well connected
Surely he hasn’t just copied the speculation from here?4 -
I agree, but what is the point of having opinions if you shouldn't do anything about them? Trying to do something against the odds when it looks impossible is how things get changed. You only have to look at history to see that and it certainly isn't boring as you have suggested. The Valley party wasn't boring!WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Life is about opinions,
The point you seem to have missed in all of this is the real issue is not about those who have been going and those who have been boycotting. Both groups of fans are essential to the club because they are passionate Charlton fans. No, the issue is the fans/regular attendees we have lost because they can't be arsed to go any more because they have stopped enjoying it. They are not boycotting, they are people that when presented with something better to do, have taken it. And over the time of Duchatelet's ownership, there are many things that they have considered better to do. There is a sliding scale where people's tipping point is and Charlton have been doing a good job of sliding down it.
When the club starts moving in the right direction, these are the people we have to win back. It is also clear that there is a massive development going on in the area and there are new customers there. But we need a new positive direction to get them on board. I doubt anybody knows more on here about how that can be achieved than Airman. I recall project 10k and thought that was optimistic at the time.I am thankful we have fans like Airman because if you or me were responsible, we probably wouldn't have bothered. I actually thought it was a waste of time trying to get back to the Valley and was a little annoyed that people boycotted and couldn't accept it, to what I believed was the detriment of the club at the time. Mind you I have learned from it. I was wrong then and you are wrong now!
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Dr Kish got the Scott Farquhar & Mike Cannon Brooks names from someone who saw them mentioned on CL.
It could still be them, they fit the profile but the person who said it was MCB, while being a very reliable source and all round good guy, might just have be making a joke.3 -
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Each to their own re boycotting, at the time i agreed with BDL in that i thought boycotting had a negative effect - after all, RD didnt give a toss if you went or not - but each to their own.
I wonder how much of an impact IFollow will have had ?- as a lot of people have got used to watching the game from their armchair and the habit of going to the Valley will have diminished.1 - Sponsored links:
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Was equally worried that iFollow would get me used to watching games from the warmth and comfort of my own home as see all away games that way - Cant replace being at the actual Valley though and seeing friends etc.The_President said:Each to their own re boycotting, at the time i agreed with BDL in that i thought boycotting had a negative effect - after all, RD didnt give a toss if you went or not - but each to their own.
I wonder how much of an impact IFollow will have had ?- as a lot of people have got used to watching the game from their armchair and the habit of going to the Valley will have diminished.2 -
So, for the benefit of those who can’t keep up (me).
Have we been bought? If so who is behind the purchase and what are their plans for the club?
Does anyone know more than speculation or made up nonsense?0 -
“The President” hasn’t got any friends!ForeverAddickted said:
Was equally worried that iFollow would get me used to watching games from the warmth and comfort of my own home as see all away games that way - Cant replace being at the actual Valley though and seeing friends etc.The_President said:Each to their own re boycotting, at the time i agreed with BDL in that i thought boycotting had a negative effect - after all, RD didnt give a toss if you went or not - but each to their own.
I wonder how much of an impact IFollow will have had ?- as a lot of people have got used to watching the game from their armchair and the habit of going to the Valley will have diminished.1 -
@Ormiston Addick was the first person to mention MC-B but he was just putting his name out there.Ormiston Addick said:Folks, I have lived in Oz for 20 plus years now and am pretty familiar with the local sporting scene across all codes.
Sorry to piss on the chips here but I have never heard of any “mid 30s” businessman involved in AFL that is minted - nobody comes to mind.
None of the AFL clubs have anything like the sort of cash needed to compete at Premier League level - not even the biggest clubs like Collingwood who regularly draw 80,000 crowds.
There are very few Aussies with the sort of cash that Charlton need except for the likes of James Packer, Gin Rinehart, Kerry Stokes or a handful of others.
The only young businessman with the sort of cash we are talking about here is someone like Mike Cannon-Brookes, founder of software firm Atlassian, but he has zero interest in football AFAIK.
Just doesn’t feel right to me.
Not sure how we've got onto people assuming it must be him.1 -
Joking!!! at a time like this????? some may be breaking their boycott off the back of a lot of these rumours and may be sullied forever. Unacceptable!!!!!!!Henry Irving said:Dr Kish got the Scott Farquhar & Mike Cannon Brooks names from someone who saw them mentioned on CL.
It could still be them, they fit the profile but the person who said it was MCB, while being a very reliable source and all round good guy, might just have be making a joke.1 -
Just catching up with the Friday evening/overnight posts on this thread and was mightily excited to see 5 new pages of posts!! Only to read that its mainly about WIwLB having 'discussions' with everyone who answered his posts, only briefly interrupted with posts about who is buying us!!
Lets all move on, please!!!! (not the first time I've said this), the last 5 years have seen fans turn on other fans depending on whether you supported RD, did not support RD, were a protester or a boycotter, or you despised those that were, or indeed the many who were in no camp but decided to find something else to do on a Saturday because we were just a laughing stock of a club!! If we are now under new ownership (or will be by next week), its time to put down a new marker and the fans unite to try and help the team get over the promotion line and show these new owners just what we supporters can do to help the team on the pitch on match days. The time for recriminations and polarised camps should now be a thing of the past and name-calling to cease. Can we at least try?
As for Dr Kish, I do know him and he is well connected inside the club, it could be he published his article not from hearing it on here, but after hearing from other 'sources' and may have been asked to take it down until after the deal is complete? I'm not in the know, but it is unlike Dr Kish to publish something and then take it down again, so I would sugest we just wait and see. Now lets all make up and leave the past where it should be....in the past.
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CafcSCP said:
Sod it! I’m going today!
Too excited about next week! Just hope it’s true.
If the deal is already signed as some are saying then the money isn’t going to Roland anyway.
Never wanted a weekend to go quicker in my life!!😂
Didn’t get what you meant for a while there.......but grasped it eventually!0 -
This with bells onValleyGary said:
It’s that easy to get a random rumour going. People need to relax. We’ve been here so many times before.Scoham said:
Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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ValleyGary said:
It’s that easy to get a random rumour going. People need to relax. We’ve been here so many times before.Scoham said:
Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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I would piss myself if it was the Atlassian blokes.nth london addick said:
This with bells onValleyGary said:
It’s that easy to get a random rumour going. People need to relax. We’ve been here so many times before.Scoham said:
Seems he’s taken it down now...I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Dr Kish reporting its the Atlassian guys
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