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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,107
    Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    We already have a purpose built stadium in the Caribbean 


  • Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?

    Interesting question. For me it would depend where the "suitable site" was. If it was fairly far away, such as out Dartford way, I would say no. However if it was still in Charlton – for the sake of argument let's say the Makro site, where the Sainsburys distribution centre is or Angerstein Wharf – I would say it would be worth it.

    It would all come down to the details of the hypothetical deal though.
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    You heard it here first, Dick Advocaat heading a consortium to buy Charlton. 
    It's happening!
  • Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    You heard it here first, Dick Advocaat heading a consortium to buy Charlton. 
    That is a terrible joke. No more please. This is your final Warninks. 


    Yes agreed, don't let it snowball.

  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,126
    Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    You heard it here first, Dick Advocaat heading a consortium to buy Charlton. 
    That is a terrible joke. No more please. This is your final Warninks. 


    Yes agreed, don't let it snowball.

    This thread is going all brown and mild...

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    _MrDick said:
    Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    We already have a purpose built stadium in the Caribbean 


    Aha - perhaps that's actually what the spivs sold to Roland: the skeleton in the closet preventing a sale? 
  • _MrDick said:
    Since a sale doesn't seem like it's happening any time soon...Time to play Devil's Advocate.

    Someone acquires the club, but not the stadium and training ground.

    The club ground-shares for a few seasons, or rents The Valley for a bit whilst a new stadium is built (assuming a suitable site is identified) by the new owners.

    The new owners are wealthy enough, and ambitious.  We end up with a new purpose built stadium and training ground, albeit eventually.  There is also long-term stability.

    Meanwhile, Roland fails to make a profit on The Valley or training ground.

    Would you take it to get rid of The Helmet?
    We already have a purpose built stadium in the Caribbean 


    Aha - perhaps that's actually what the spivs sold to Roland: the skeleton in the closet preventing a sale? 
    I don’t remember Charlotte from my youth but virgin Gorda rings a bell 
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
  • Aethelstan
    Aethelstan Posts: 542
    edited August 2019
    Not been on this thread for a few weeks. Disappointed that it has only reached page 1983
    You peasants do not appreciate the mystical power of numbers.

    The takeover will happen when the year coincides with the number of pages on this thread.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
    Yeah, but more importantly I became a proud Dad when my daughter was born.



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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    I remember thinking it would be the end of the world if that happened 

    with the recent demise of Bury , I discussed with my eldest (13) what we’d do if it happened to Charlton .
    He said we can’t support anyone else just England and I agreed and said i think I’d survive but I couldn’t have as a 13 year old myself back then .
    I also feel my love of football has definitely diminished over the last 5 years or so , not just Roland but the saturation of the game on telly gets on my nerves and I’m watching as little footy now as I ever have since it got picked up by Sky.
     
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    And those were the days when the Football League had proper deadlines. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,479
    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,167
    1984, The Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham closes after more 414 years.
    And the year of George Orwell's famous book with many a prophecy that didn't happen in 1984 - but appear to be happening now...
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    Hello my darlings.

    You hit the post, but 100 years out.
     ;) 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    No, Darwin!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    Only to ship us off to a s**t ground owned by a s**t owner, but at least we were saved for a while, which gave us hope, come on down Lennie
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    1984 is an astonishing work. You don't have to accept the whole premis of everything in it, but it is a masterpiece. The control freak in me would make it compulsory for everybody to read.
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278
    Just to confirm, I was not born in 1984. 
  • Chizz said:
    aliwibble said:
    More relevantly for this forum
    1984 Charlton go into administration, and a rescue package is approved with only half an hour to spare before the Football League deadline.
    And those were the days when the Football League had proper deadlines. 
    Yeah was just thinking if the EFL would have extended the deadline for us like they have of late
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was
    the winter of despair when the January window opened in 2020 for CAFC.

    2020 vision from Charlie D back in 1859 looking at the further tenure of the Douchebag.
    Charlie Drake?
    I used to work as a reporter on a couple of Provincial Weeklies; 

    It was the Bicester Times, it was the Worcester Times.
    What the Dickens !

    This is in my favourite 100 gags.

    I claim the assist.  (Think Jonny Williams)
  • IanJRO
    IanJRO Posts: 691
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    I can make one up if you want? 
  • IanJRO
    IanJRO Posts: 691
    IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    I can make one up if you want? 

    Might as well!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    There is a rumour of a takeover





    somewhere  :)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    ross1 said:
    IanJRO said:
    What I would give for even a rumour of a takeover! 
    There is a rumour of a takeover





    somewhere  :)
    "Over the rainbow .... "


  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    edited August 2019
    seth plum said:
    1984 is an astonishing work. You don't have to accept the whole premis of everything in it, but it is a masterpiece. The control freak in me would make it compulsory for everybody to read.
    What, like in some sort of Orwellian dictatorship? ;-)  
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