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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Looks like the chances of the takeover happening before we reach page 2000 are very slim....
    Let’s all meet up at the page 2000...

    You’ll be late for that!
  • Won’t it be strange when we’re all fully grown...
  • How many new owners in the directors box today?
  • 1 across Pass Out
    20 down is Zero

    if that helps
    1 down is pitfalls and 9 across is abhor, both words associated with this takeover.
  • 1 across Pass Out
    20 down is Zero

    if that helps
    7 across... Too
  • 15 Down - Fruit (6)

    ROLAND
  • 1594, the site of Pompeii is rediscovered.
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  • Addickted said:
    15 Down - Fruit (6)

    ROLAND
    6 across. 
    Postman drops sack.

    How many letters. 


    Every f$$in one.
  • Takeover this week lol.
  • Takeover this week lol.
    It’s happening!🥳
  • 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.
     
  • 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 :-(
  • 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. 
  • 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
  • Solidgone said:
    Takeover this week lol.
    It’s happening!🥳
    Where is the Ron Paul meme!? Can’t have hope without Ron Paul.
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  • 100 million pounds, three managers and relegation.  Fulham not gonna help prospective buyers with the Premiership dream.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.

  • 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!
  • We haven't got a proper football management (I mean above Bowyer, Gallen etc)
  • He even blames match fixing for his teams failures on the field of play
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Roland Out Forever!