Finance, business acumen, football knowledge, etc. aside, it is to be hoped that the potential bidders / owners have established that the Charlton Athletic fanbase is an important entity; an asset of considerable value.
Interested parties will have seen what has happened in recent years and will be aware that, if they play their hand well, they will access fans' goodwill, decency and a wealth of useful knowledge.
Every professional football club has this within its support, to some degree, but Addicks, especially, have an historic and demonstrative record of activism and positive input.
A sound financial footing, a Business Plan - based on cautious aspiration and ambition - and a unified, growing fanbase will see the return of the CAFC that was so successful some twenty five years ago.
The money-people are key, of course. And so are the supporters. This is our club and we seek to shape it in a goodly image and one that we recognise as worthy.
Despite having read every single post on this forum, I am no more wiser today than I was two weeks ago. Sadly my gut feeling is nothing is going to happen, and the proposed take over is not happening this month. If it does happen it won’t be until the end of the season.
Rumours threads on here are scientifically proven to rot your brain.
As his playing career was winding down I remember being impressed that I would quite often see Alex McLeish watching games from the terraces at Boghead (Dumbarton). Now I realise that he just wanted to see how to play the beautiful game and total football. Be excited my friends, be excited
Is Paul Elliott anything to do with it?I saw him on the concourse at Euston a little earlier. He was talking to a copper. I tried to earwig as I walked past, but only caught three words: "... Islington" ... "Oh, yeah". And that was so quick I'm not really sure who said Islington and who said Oh yeah. What can it mean?
Donald is one of three or four going to be on the board... now bit of bad news, doesn’t look like it will be done in January.
I honestly am willing to write the whole season off if we just get sold to someone willing to invest in the club the right way and put some TLC into it. I would consider that a good year. What is happening now is worrying me as much or more than our play on the field right now, because it could affect us for years.
Is Paul Elliott anything to do with it?I saw him on the concourse at Euston a little earlier. He was talking to a copper. I tried to earwig as I walked past, but only caught three words: "... Islington" ... "Oh, yeah". And that was so quick I'm not really sure who said Islington and who said Oh yeah. What can it mean?
Despite having read every single post on this forum, I am no more wiser today than I was two weeks ago. Sadly my gut feeling is nothing is going to happen, and the proposed take over is not happening this month. If it does happen it won’t be until the end of the season.
Rumours threads on here are scientifically proven to rot your brain.
Donald is one of three or four going to be on the board... now bit of bad news, doesn’t look like it will be done in January.
I honestly am willing to write the whole season off if we just get sold to someone willing to invest in the club the right way and put some TLC into it. I would consider that a good year. What is happening now is worrying me as much or more than our play on the field right now, because it could affect us for years.
I done this after the Gillingham game. Although we are only 1 point off 6th, there are 3 or 4 other clubs who are vying for that coveted spot & unless we go on a 10 game unbeaten run and/or the 4th & 5th placed clubs collapse under the pressure then I'm afraid we'll going to miss out this season (again).
Best that we can hope for is that none of the players are sold & then in the summer we can buy 4 or 5 decent players that can make the difference. I'll hold off judgement re KR but I'm certain he'll be gone within a few weeks of the takeover.
Just had a text from someone who knows Donald’s son, he said it’s all going through and Donald will be on the board, Trying to find out more info.
Is this genuine or a wind up?
Nah serious, apparently the deal is already being brokered or something.
My info, albeit highly unreliable, is that this deal will be done in the next 10 days unless the second party come up with someone special in the next few days.
Also told that the richest member of the McLeish 'consortium' is worth around 400mil. Believed to be around 4 of them.
As I said, this has come from a contact who has never ever giving me info on anything Charlton related but is involved in certain circles. I personally believe he has a load of snippets and has jumped to a conclusion though.
Just had a text from someone who knows Donald’s son, he said it’s all going through and Donald will be on the board, Trying to find out more info.
Is this genuine or a wind up?
Nah serious, apparently the deal is already being brokered or something.
My info, albeit highly unreliable, is that this deal will be done in the next 10 days unless the second party come up with someone special in the next few days.
Also told that the richest member of the McLeish 'consortium' is worth around 400mil. Believed to be around 4 of them.
As I said, this has come from a contact who has never ever giving me info on anything Charlton related but is involved in certain circles. I personally believe he has a load of snippets and has jumped to a conclusion though.
That’s disappointing if I’m honest
Although if there are four of them worth between 300 million and 400 million each then they are an aggregate billionaire.
They can have all the money they want... but if they worry about debt reduction more than team investment like Muir did at Rangers and don't want to spend some of that hundreds of millions.... then they might as well be paupers.
Unless the £35m he invested has made the club £35m more valuable then no it’s not worth even close to that. Don’t get how you’re still struggling with this.
He's a yank. Don't forget they voted for Trump & think that owning a machine gun keeps you safer than owning a handgun.
You assume I voted for Trump.
I’m assuming you didn’t, and I’m also assuming that you don’t own a machine gun. In fact I don’t know any Addicks who own a machine gun.
I don't even know any Addicks who can shoot at goal.
whats happened to Red Bull ????Whats happened to Redhenrys 5/5
Unfortunately @Redhenry 's 5-star split up in the late '80's, I think one had a drunk issue and maybe one was caught putting something where he shouldn't, I forget now...
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Interested parties will have seen what has happened in recent years and will be aware that, if they play their hand well, they will access fans' goodwill, decency and a wealth of useful knowledge.
Every professional football club has this within its support, to some degree, but Addicks, especially, have an historic and demonstrative record of activism and positive input.
A sound financial footing, a Business Plan - based on cautious aspiration and ambition - and a unified, growing fanbase will see the return of the CAFC that was so successful some twenty five years ago.
The money-people are key, of course. And so are the supporters. This is our club and we seek to shape it in a goodly image and one that we recognise as worthy.
Could not resist.
http://www.votvonline.com/home/the-2017-18-blogs/10-1-scot-muir-in-takeover-talk-has-charlton-history/
Get in there.
What was said was "is Lim in?". Mega rich South African of Chinese descent
Best that we can hope for is that none of the players are sold & then in the summer we can buy 4 or 5 decent players that can make the difference. I'll hold off judgement re KR but I'm certain he'll be gone within a few weeks of the takeover.