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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,677
    Addickted said:
    15 Down - Fruit (6)

    ROLAND
    6 across. 
    Postman drops sack.

    How many letters. 


    Every f$$in one.
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    Takeover this week lol.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    Takeover this week lol.
    It’s happening!🥳
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited March 2019
    If a CL member posts it's happening tomorrow on April 1st
    can they please get a Sine die ban.
    If not the Soapbox 20 will head for Sidcup with spray cans.
     
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    The fella who messaged me on Twitter to say there was Indian interest in buying Charlton messaged me the other day to say that nothing came of it.
    Apologies, I think I'll keep any other messages to myself in future :-(
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    JamesSeed said:
    The fella who messaged me on Twitter to say there was Indian interest in buying Charlton messaged me the other day to say that nothing came of it.
    Apologies, I think I'll keep any other messages to myself in future :-(
    Keep em rolling, it’s good for the thread count. 
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,767
    JamesSeed said:
    The fella who messaged me on Twitter to say there was Indian interest in buying Charlton messaged me the other day to say that nothing came of it.
    Apologies, I think I'll keep any other messages to myself in future :-(
    He was probably quoted 70m
  • Taxi_Lad said:
    JamesSeed said:
    The fella who messaged me on Twitter to say there was Indian interest in buying Charlton messaged me the other day to say that nothing came of it.
    Apologies, I think I'll keep any other messages to myself in future :-(
    He was probably quoted 70m
    They thought the price was in Rupees apparently. Got a shock when they found out otherwise.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    Solidgone said:
    Takeover this week lol.
    It’s happening!🥳
    Where is the Ron Paul meme!? Can’t have hope without Ron Paul.
  • 100 million pounds, three managers and relegation.  Fulham not gonna help prospective buyers with the Premiership dream.
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  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,972
    I note that derby County sold pride park to the clubs owner for £80 million pounds to pay off debits by the look of it. So what is the Valley worth then.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited April 2019
    JamesSeed said:
    The fella who messaged me on Twitter to say there was Indian interest in buying Charlton messaged me the other day to say that nothing came of it.
    Apologies, I think I'll keep any other messages to myself in future :-(
    Always share Jimmy.

    Why do Indians love New York?  Because there's a Delhi on every block.

    What do you call Indian flowers?
    Patels.

    Where do cauliflowers hang out?  In the Gobi desert.


    Is reincarnation making a comeback ?

    (These were the only Indian jokes out of 100 that got passed the PC filter in 2019)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    More nonsense from Roland but a copy of interesting things too. 

    He finally admits it was his communication that was "catastrophic."

    But more shocking he says that he decided to give up on football just a few months after buying Charlton.

    http://sportwitness.co.uk/charlton-owner-reveals-made-huge-mistake-getting-involved-football/

    Charlton Athletic owner reveals he made a ‘huge mistake’ getting involved in football


    Up for sale since 2017, Charlton Athletic are yet to find a buyer as owner Roland Duchatelet tries to rid himself of the League One club, even going as far as demanding the EFL take charge of the club for a nominal fee of £1.

    Rejecting his offer due to what they believe was a ‘significant conflict of interest’, the league did however offer their support in ‘assisting’ the owner in ‘his aim of finding a suitable new owner for the club’.

    While that Charlton matter is still ongoing, Duchatelet sat down with Sport/Foot in Belgium for a rather candid interview where he, for lack of a better word, ‘blamed’ himself for the situation he currently finds himself in.

    He said: “Fans can’t understand that a club owner doesn’t dedicate at least 100% of their time to it. I’ve never dedicated that much time to football, mostly through lack of having any. Most owners have other financial activities and leave the club management to other people. 

    “That can cause problems, as shown by the finances of the clubs in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. Often, there’s a deep misunderstanding between what fans think and what owners do.”

    The Charlton owner was then asked if he felt his communication with the fans hasn’t always been the best.

    He replied: Absolutely. My communication in football has sometimes been catastrophic. At Standard Liège like at Charlton. Communication is a huge challenge. Basically, football is a business that doesn’t suit me. I made a mistake getting involved in it.”

    Duchatelet also revealed that his decision to give up on football altogether came at the end of the 2013-14 season (he believes match-fixing cost Standard Liège the title that year) just a few months after sealing his takeover at The Valley, which took place in January 2014.

    As well as Charlton, the Belgian businessman is trying to sell his shares in the other two clubs where he is a majority shareholder: Alcorcon in Spain’s second-tier and Carl Zeiss Jena in 3. Liga in Germany.

  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    More nonsense from Roland but a copy of interesting things too. 

    He finally admits it was his communication that was "catastrophic."

    But more shocking he says that he decided to give up on football just a few months after buying Charlton.

    http://sportwitness.co.uk/charlton-owner-reveals-made-huge-mistake-getting-involved-football/

    Charlton Athletic owner reveals he made a ‘huge mistake’ getting involved in football


    Up for sale since 2017, Charlton Athletic are yet to find a buyer as owner Roland Duchatelet tries to rid himself of the League One club, even going as far as demanding the EFL take charge of the club for a nominal fee of £1.

    Rejecting his offer due to what they believe was a ‘significant conflict of interest’, the league did however offer their support in ‘assisting’ the owner in ‘his aim of finding a suitable new owner for the club’.

    While that Charlton matter is still ongoing, Duchatelet sat down with Sport/Foot in Belgium for a rather candid interview where he, for lack of a better word, ‘blamed’ himself for the situation he currently finds himself in.

    He said: “Fans can’t understand that a club owner doesn’t dedicate at least 100% of their time to it. I’ve never dedicated that much time to football, mostly through lack of having any. Most owners have other financial activities and leave the club management to other people. 

    “That can cause problems, as shown by the finances of the clubs in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. Often, there’s a deep misunderstanding between what fans think and what owners do.”

    The Charlton owner was then asked if he felt his communication with the fans hasn’t always been the best.

    He replied: Absolutely. My communication in football has sometimes been catastrophic. At Standard Liège like at Charlton. Communication is a huge challenge. Basically, football is a business that doesn’t suit me. I made a mistake getting involved in it.”

    Duchatelet also revealed that his decision to give up on football altogether came at the end of the 2013-14 season (he believes match-fixing cost Standard Liège the title that year) just a few months after sealing his takeover at The Valley, which took place in January 2014.

    As well as Charlton, the Belgian businessman is trying to sell his shares in the other two clubs where he is a majority shareholder: Alcorcon in Spain’s second-tier and Carl Zeiss Jena in 3. Liga in Germany.

    Credit where it's due, at least he's finally accepting some blame. 

    And a lot of what he says is true. But leaving the management to other people is also a huge reason why he failed, he left the club in even more disastrous hands than himself!
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,864
    We haven't got a proper football management (I mean above Bowyer, Gallen etc)
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    More nonsense from Roland but a copy of interesting things too. 

    He finally admits it was his communication that was "catastrophic."

    But more shocking he says that he decided to give up on football just a few months after buying Charlton.

    http://sportwitness.co.uk/charlton-owner-reveals-made-huge-mistake-getting-involved-football/

    Charlton Athletic owner reveals he made a ‘huge mistake’ getting involved in football


    Up for sale since 2017, Charlton Athletic are yet to find a buyer as owner Roland Duchatelet tries to rid himself of the League One club, even going as far as demanding the EFL take charge of the club for a nominal fee of £1.

    Rejecting his offer due to what they believe was a ‘significant conflict of interest’, the league did however offer their support in ‘assisting’ the owner in ‘his aim of finding a suitable new owner for the club’.

    While that Charlton matter is still ongoing, Duchatelet sat down with Sport/Foot in Belgium for a rather candid interview where he, for lack of a better word, ‘blamed’ himself for the situation he currently finds himself in.

    He said: “Fans can’t understand that a club owner doesn’t dedicate at least 100% of their time to it. I’ve never dedicated that much time to football, mostly through lack of having any. Most owners have other financial activities and leave the club management to other people. 

    “That can cause problems, as shown by the finances of the clubs in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. Often, there’s a deep misunderstanding between what fans think and what owners do.”

    The Charlton owner was then asked if he felt his communication with the fans hasn’t always been the best.

    He replied: Absolutely. My communication in football has sometimes been catastrophic. At Standard Liège like at Charlton. Communication is a huge challenge. Basically, football is a business that doesn’t suit me. I made a mistake getting involved in it.”

    Duchatelet also revealed that his decision to give up on football altogether came at the end of the 2013-14 season (he believes match-fixing cost Standard Liège the title that year) just a few months after sealing his takeover at The Valley, which took place in January 2014.

    As well as Charlton, the Belgian businessman is trying to sell his shares in the other two clubs where he is a majority shareholder: Alcorcon in Spain’s second-tier and Carl Zeiss Jena in 3. Liga in Germany.

    Credit where it's due, at least he's finally accepting some blame. 

    And a lot of what he says is true. But leaving the management to other people is also a huge reason why he failed, he left the club in even more disastrous hands than himself!
    Doesn’t deserve any credit. 

    Seems to demonstrate that he only kept Charlton on so that Daisy could get some business experience. Now his financial stubbornness means he can’t get rid of us. 
  • He even blames match fixing for his teams failures on the field of play
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,258

    Credit where it's due, at least he's finally accepting some blame. 

    And a lot of what he says is true. But leaving the management to other people is also a huge reason why he failed, he left the club in even more disastrous hands than himself!
    CREDIT ????????????? You must be joking. I would have given him credit if he had sold club on in 2014 for what he paid instead of dragging us down to division 3 with a ridiculous 70m price tag 
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,053
    1594, the site of Pompeii is rediscovered.
    Also 1594...Mathematician John Napier dedicates his "Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John" to King James VI.  He then predicts end of the world in sale of Charlton on either page 1688 or 1700 of @Henry Irving's  sadly unpromoted thread!!  😉
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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    More nonsense from Roland but a copy of interesting things too. 

    He finally admits it was his communication that was "catastrophic."

    But more shocking he says that he decided to give up on football just a few months after buying Charlton.

    http://sportwitness.co.uk/charlton-owner-reveals-made-huge-mistake-getting-involved-football/

    Charlton Athletic owner reveals he made a ‘huge mistake’ getting involved in football


    Up for sale since 2017, Charlton Athletic are yet to find a buyer as owner Roland Duchatelet tries to rid himself of the League One club, even going as far as demanding the EFL take charge of the club for a nominal fee of £1.

    Rejecting his offer due to what they believe was a ‘significant conflict of interest’, the league did however offer their support in ‘assisting’ the owner in ‘his aim of finding a suitable new owner for the club’.

    While that Charlton matter is still ongoing, Duchatelet sat down with Sport/Foot in Belgium for a rather candid interview where he, for lack of a better word, ‘blamed’ himself for the situation he currently finds himself in.

    He said: “Fans can’t understand that a club owner doesn’t dedicate at least 100% of their time to it. I’ve never dedicated that much time to football, mostly through lack of having any. Most owners have other financial activities and leave the club management to other people. 

    “That can cause problems, as shown by the finances of the clubs in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. Often, there’s a deep misunderstanding between what fans think and what owners do.”

    The Charlton owner was then asked if he felt his communication with the fans hasn’t always been the best.

    He replied: Absolutely. My communication in football has sometimes been catastrophic. At Standard Liège like at Charlton. Communication is a huge challenge. Basically, football is a business that doesn’t suit me. I made a mistake getting involved in it.”

    Duchatelet also revealed that his decision to give up on football altogether came at the end of the 2013-14 season (he believes match-fixing cost Standard Liège the title that year) just a few months after sealing his takeover at The Valley, which took place in January 2014.

    As well as Charlton, the Belgian businessman is trying to sell his shares in the other two clubs where he is a majority shareholder: Alcorcon in Spain’s second-tier and Carl Zeiss Jena in 3. Liga in Germany.

    Credit where it's due, at least he's finally accepting some blame. 

    And a lot of what he says is true. But leaving the management to other people is also a huge reason why he failed, he left the club in even more disastrous hands than himself!
    Not really.

    He keeps blaming communication when the problems was never just about explaining his plans but the plans themselves.


    Ah absolutely but it’s a mini step in the right direction. In the past all we have heard is him blaming everyone and everything else. 

    Genuinely cannot remember another occasion where he accepts he played a part. More steps in this direction and it will reduce his joke of a price. 
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    He decided to pack in football back in 2014. But didn’t he then go on to buy two more clubs?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    More nonsense from Roland but a copy of interesting things too. 

    He finally admits it was his communication that was "catastrophic."

    But more shocking he says that he decided to give up on football just a few months after buying Charlton.

    http://sportwitness.co.uk/charlton-owner-reveals-made-huge-mistake-getting-involved-football/

    Charlton Athletic owner reveals he made a ‘huge mistake’ getting involved in football


    Up for sale since 2017, Charlton Athletic are yet to find a buyer as owner Roland Duchatelet tries to rid himself of the League One club, even going as far as demanding the EFL take charge of the club for a nominal fee of £1.

    Rejecting his offer due to what they believe was a ‘significant conflict of interest’, the league did however offer their support in ‘assisting’ the owner in ‘his aim of finding a suitable new owner for the club’.

    While that Charlton matter is still ongoing, Duchatelet sat down with Sport/Foot in Belgium for a rather candid interview where he, for lack of a better word, ‘blamed’ himself for the situation he currently finds himself in.

    He said: “Fans can’t understand that a club owner doesn’t dedicate at least 100% of their time to it. I’ve never dedicated that much time to football, mostly through lack of having any. Most owners have other financial activities and leave the club management to other people. 

    “That can cause problems, as shown by the finances of the clubs in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. Often, there’s a deep misunderstanding between what fans think and what owners do.”

    The Charlton owner was then asked if he felt his communication with the fans hasn’t always been the best.

    He replied: Absolutely. My communication in football has sometimes been catastrophic. At Standard Liège like at Charlton. Communication is a huge challenge. Basically, football is a business that doesn’t suit me. I made a mistake getting involved in it.”

    Duchatelet also revealed that his decision to give up on football altogether came at the end of the 2013-14 season (he believes match-fixing cost Standard Liège the title that year) just a few months after sealing his takeover at The Valley, which took place in January 2014.

    As well as Charlton, the Belgian businessman is trying to sell his shares in the other two clubs where he is a majority shareholder: Alcorcon in Spain’s second-tier and Carl Zeiss Jena in 3. Liga in Germany.

    Credit where it's due, at least he's finally accepting some blame. 

    And a lot of what he says is true. But leaving the management to other people is also a huge reason why he failed, he left the club in even more disastrous hands than himself!
    It was Duchatelet decision to not give Yann his pay rise of 1k a week not Katrien Meire.
    She was rubbish at being a CEO, and panicked under the pressure of doing a job she was so under qualified for but it was Roland who made most of the shocking decisions. We also would've had a Serbian hockey coach if it wasn't for a melt down in London. 
    Duchatelet is beyond parody at times and the worse may still be to come.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    The sad thing is it does not sound like a sale is anywhere in sight. If it was,I doubt he would be giving this type of interview.
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,703
    1594, the site of Pompeii is rediscovered.
    By Millwall lads by any chance?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Anymore on this banker then? 
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699
    Anymore on this banker then? 
    Actually heard it was a wunch of bankers.
  • Anymore on this banker then? 
    😂🤣😂...oh ya serious...!!! was there actually one then...🤔
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    1595,   Probable first performance of Romeo and Juliet in London.
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