The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Scoham

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Weeks, months or years?...

Rudders22

And he said person

Scoham

@nth london addick on the Aribo thread, first time he’s hinted the takeover is close

nth london addick said:

cfgs said:

nth london addick said:

If aribo stays it’s a sign to me the right people will own us if he goes then those with little funds are going to win 

Or if he does go, that he doubts Roly will ever manage to conclude the sale.

the Rat  won’t own us come start of season 

nth_london_addick

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

nth_london_addick

Scoham said:

@nth london addick on the Aribo thread, first time he’s hinted the takeover is close

nth london addick said:

cfgs said:

nth london addick said:

If aribo stays it’s a sign to me the right people will own us if he goes then those with little funds are going to win 

Or if he does go, that he doubts Roly will ever manage to conclude the sale.

the Rat  won’t own us come start of season 

I do believe this though to be true 

Fanny Fanackapan

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

But thought you said that RD will not own us at the start of next season....

Henry Irving

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 


"Done deal" says NLA

Get the GIFs out

JamesSeed

ShootersHillGuru said:

Covered End said:

The majority view on here was that the possible new owner (Dalman) must have had a word with RD to ensure Bowyer was granted a new contract. So it would be very strange if Dalman took over and then replaced Lee.

I’m convinced it wasn’t contact from Dalman that changed Duchatelets mind. No idea who or what did but I can’t see it being Dalman unless the deal is done which doesn’t sound the case.

It sort of backs up what I was saying a couple of weeks ago (via someone who actually knows) that RD has become increasingly sensitive about his public image. 

The backlash after the ludicrous Bowyer statement he put out on the website is wot changed his mind, not Dalman, not Murphy. People get a bit carried away about Roland, but despite everything he is, deep, deep down, human. Well a bit,  anyway. 

nth_london_addick

Fanny Fanackapan said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

But thought you said that RD will not own us at the start of next season....

 To me if someone says imminent is days max from being done so I would not say that 

I reckon at best it’s weeks , 

But I may not be to excited by whom replaces the Rat and that’s not a good thing tbh Jean at all 

Rudders22

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 


"Done deal" says NLA

Get the GIFs out

I do like a pair of GIFS. Especially large ones..

Fanny Fanackapan

nth london addick said:

Fanny Fanackapan said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

But thought you said that RD will not own us at the start of next season....

 To me if someone says imminent is days max from being done so I would not say that 

I reckon at best it’s weeks , 

But I may not be to excited by whom replaces the Rat and that’s not a good thing tbh Jean at all 

Ok, thanks for the clarification, D. 

Braziliance

Would take the Aussies over Roland without a doubt. They have stuck around for a long time now, clearly they want to invest in us to an extent and hopefully they can stabilise us for the future. Sell us on for a profit when they hit their ceiling with us. I would take that all day over uncertainty season after season 

SELR_addicks

At least RD has the money to keep loaning us money for the foreseeable future. 

Do we know that the Aussies are willing/able to? 

cfgs

nth london addick said:

Fanny Fanackapan said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

But thought you said that RD will not own us at the start of next season....

 To me if someone says imminent is days max from being done so I would not say that 

I reckon at best it’s weeks , 

But I may not be to excited by whom replaces the Rat and that’s not a good thing tbh Jean at all 

We have had a couple of years of you telling us nothing is happening/close now your saying he will not own us by the start of the season. Time to dig out the bunting people.

Henry will be gutted as this thread, his baby, will finally cease to be important. 

Charltonparklane

Id take caution to the fact NLA is not sold on the possible replacements

Henry Irving

Braziliance said:

Would take the Aussies over Roland without a doubt. They have stuck around for a long time now, clearly they want to invest in us to an extent and hopefully they can stabilise us for the future. Sell us on for a profit when they hit their ceiling with us. I would take that all day over uncertainty season after season 

So would I but any new owners need to be scrutinized.

I'm not saying dismiss them but please no more "they saved the club so we mustn't say a word against them or ask any questions".

Anyway, if NLA says next six weeks then that's imminent enough for me.

nth_london_addick

SELR_addicks said:

At least RD has the money to keep loaning us money for the foreseeable future. 

Do we know that the Aussies are willing/able to? 

Wiiling yes able not a chance 

Henry Irving

cfgs said:

nth london addick said:

Fanny Fanackapan said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 

But thought you said that RD will not own us at the start of next season....

 To me if someone says imminent is days max from being done so I would not say that 

I reckon at best it’s weeks , 

But I may not be to excited by whom replaces the Rat and that’s not a good thing tbh Jean at all 

We have had a couple of years of you telling us nothing is happening/close now your saying he will not own us by the start of the season. Time to dig out the bunting people.

Henry will be gutted as this thread, his baby, will finally cease to be important. 

This thread will always be the greatest of all time.

It will be even more important after the takeover than before.

It will live forever, it is immortal.

Slartibartfast

Henry is starting to remind me of the russian computer boffin in the James Bond film, I bet he is clicking his biro like a maniac.

orpingtonRED

KiwiValley said:

I waited ages for it to zoom into something then got it

Scoham

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

Henry Irving said:

nth london addick said:

This has a long way to play out yet with some twists and turns not all necessarily good turns either, let’s hope the right person gets us and not chancers and fakers 

Nla saying it's imminent

Far from it , I wish it was then we may not go from frying pan to fire 


"Done deal" says NLA

Get the GIFs out

Get your gifs out
Get your gifs out
Get your gifs out for the lads

StevieKielyStanwat

I simply don't understand why anyone would seriously try to buy the club unless they have pretty serious money to fund a budget at least equivalent to the average budget of the league. Why invest in a club and pretty much guarantee that it will get relegated and lose value and cause upset from the fans? Surely nobody believes that they have some secret method of bucking the system to win without money, if Duchalet proves anything, it is that is incredibly unlikely to work.

WSS

Henry Irving said:

Braziliance said:

Would take the Aussies over Roland without a doubt. They have stuck around for a long time now, clearly they want to invest in us to an extent and hopefully they can stabilise us for the future. Sell us on for a profit when they hit their ceiling with us. I would take that all day over uncertainty season after season 

So would I but any new owners need to be scrutinized.

I'm not saying dismiss them but please no more "they saved the club so we mustn't say a word against them or ask any questions".

Anyway, if NLA says next six weeks then that's imminent enough for me.

Would there be any questions you'd ask?

orpingtonRED

StevieKielyStanwat said:

I simply don't understand why anyone would seriously try to buy the club unless they have pretty serious money to fund a budget at least equivalent to the average budget of the league. Why invest in a club and pretty much guarantee that it will get relegated and lose value and cause upset from the fans? Surely nobody believes that they have some secret method of bucking the system to win without money, if Duchalet proves anything, it is that is incredibly unlikely to work.

We had no ground and no money and we still ended up getting into the Premier League. I know times have changed a hell of a lot but even small investments can work

carly burn

For anyone who loves a crack at second guessing the thought processes of the clinically insane, you should note that Roland is about to start a trial course of new tablets in just over a week.

Good luck with that!

CafcCrazy

I wonder if happy valley will ever miss a page/year ?

Chizz

LargeAddick said:

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/dirk-kuyt-wants-to-buy-an-english-club-as-reports-in-holland-suggest-bolton-are-being-targeted-by-a-group-involving-former-liverpool-forward/ar-AADdfIy?ocid=ientp

The "European Group"

_MrDick

CafcCrazy said:

I wonder if happy valley will ever miss a page/year ?

We can only hope ...

blackpool72

_MrDick said:

CafcCrazy said:

I wonder if happy valley will ever miss a page/year ?

We can only hope ...

Ouch 

Henry Irving

WSS said:

Henry Irving said:

Braziliance said:

Would take the Aussies over Roland without a doubt. They have stuck around for a long time now, clearly they want to invest in us to an extent and hopefully they can stabilise us for the future. Sell us on for a profit when they hit their ceiling with us. I would take that all day over uncertainty season after season 

So would I but any new owners need to be scrutinized.

I'm not saying dismiss them but please no more "they saved the club so we mustn't say a word against them or ask any questions".

Anyway, if NLA says next six weeks then that's imminent enough for me.

Would there be any questions you'd ask?

Six of them