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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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DOC64 said:
Knew we'd get to trains at some stage!
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Blimey, this thread has settled down quickly - once the takeover is done will we get a new post takeover thread - maybe give takeover players marks out of 10?0
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I thought this thread started around November time, I’ve just checked and it was April!!
It’s dominated CL for nearly 12 months. It’ll be so dull on here after the takeover happens...0 -
Laura MUIR wins the athletics... a sign?
I did think of just putting “Muir wins” but decided it would not be very amusing!2 -
Saw this satirical cartoon on Twitter earlier - presumably about robotics.
Works on at least two levels.57 -
So, if I've got this right, you're saying Sticky Vicky is coming out of retirement to satisfy the BDSM proclivities of certain supporters by running courses on flagellation?ElfsborgAddick said:
If it is Beckham I suppose Victoria could engage with the fans by flogging programmes.RedChaser said:Forget Beckham he's only worth c£340m it's @Henry Irving 's long lost American relative James Irving;
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Summary 2.3.18
- February came and went without the desired takeover but Richard Murray had only ever said it was possible not a promise.
- On the last day of February Murray gave another update https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5a96be566a1b3/richard-murray-provides-a-takeover-update-for-fans-as-february-draws-to-a-close
- The statement was ambiguous and led to some dispute on CL but Olly Groome, CAFC Press Officer, later clarified that there are two separate potential buyers in the process.
- Murray's statement said that both had agreed both price and terms and were now working towards buying the club with the respective lawyers. This tallied with the previous news from Airman Brown of a "done deal" but with work still to be done.
- The two parties remain unknown but one is believed to be an Australian group lead by Andrew Muir. Richard Murray had told staff in Early February that there was a British group involved and this was reported in VOTV.
- Red Henry stated that the non-British and non-Australian, very rich and well known individual was still interested and involved.
- Red Henry also stated that despite the statement from Murray suggesting that price and terms had been agreed that situation was that a price had been set but not yet agreed.
- The identities of Mr Very Rich and the British group remain unknown, at least on the pages of CL.
- There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news
- Meanwhile The Scottish Group fronted by Donald Muir and Alex McLeish have pulled out according to Alex McLeish due to the high price
- CAFCfan90 said that Duchatelet had asked the Scottish group for a £5m payment should Charlton get promoted
- The purchaser/s of a large shipment of red and while scarves delivered to the Valley remained unknown but some felt it was significant to the takeover.
- Financial Director David Joyes has now left the club although there was no usual "thanks and good luck statement" on the OS. The club now has no senior executive staff following the departure of Joyes and previously Katrien Meire.
- WIOTOS and beware rumours from within the club.14 -
There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.1 -
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changed, thanksPragueAddick said:@Henry Irving . Good summary. Date wrong though at top?
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Meanwhile who is running the gaff?
Season ticket prices are being announced by other clubs, knowing which division you're in seems to be a red herring in this instance.0 -
Agreed.dickplumb said:Can't we just wait and see who the new owners are when it happens? This dissection of every word and sentence is doing my head in.
Wait, so our new owners are Uber founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp?Athletico Charlton said:I could see a scenario where the Aussies did DD and agreed a price then said they needed time to raise investment and went past their exclusivity period. RD says to them he will continue to look for other purchasers then and finds redhenrys Uber trillionaires and agrees a price with them and gives them exclusivity on a SPA. The mega rich are happy, the Aussies have not been mistreated and are kept in the wings if the others do not perform and they can raise the funds.
Not in the know, just adding 2+2, but it seems plausible.0 -
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Or just given to Murray, so he can appease the fans for a while.Henry Irving said:Summary 2.3.18
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- There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news
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To be honest i've been expecting this to happen for a while. There are so many leaks at the club it's a joke.Redhenry said:
That is shockingSolidgone said:There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.
Those leaking info are likely to be in breach of their employment contracts and therefore likely to be sacked if caught. If the day to day management is as poor as has been leaked it's no wonder people wanted to leak information and with management the way it has been then those leaking must know they were playing with fire.
This whole shitty and sorry saga is nearly over and it's time to rebuild and re-group Onwards and upwards...we hope
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and lets not forget the nice person on here who tells Burger Boy all the naughty names he gets called----defo a "Berty Smalls" about3
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Yep, so many leaks we all know exactly what is going on.....Swisdom said:
To be honest i've been expecting this to happen for a while. There are so many leaks at the club it's a joke.Redhenry said:
That is shockingSolidgone said:There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.
Those leaking info are likely to be in breach of their employment contracts and therefore likely to be sacked if caught. If the day to day management is as poor as has been leaked it's no wonder people wanted to leak information and with management the way it has been then those leaking must know they were playing with fire.
This whole shitty and sorry saga is nearly over and it's time to rebuild and re-group Onwards and upwards...we hope13 -
Press Release from the Club. 2 March 2018. For immediate release, or sooner.
Football Club in crackdown on crackdowns.
South London's League 1 play-off hopefuls Charlton Athletic have ordered a crackdown on internal crackdowns.
Following a spate of leaked information regarding information leaks, the club has launched an internal investigation.
"As an open and honest football club, we pride ourselves in the way in which we trust our colleagues", said Doris Bucket, recently promoted to Head of Obfuscation.
"That trust is a one-way street as far as we are concerned", she continued. "Because, with one-way streets, you have the obligation to make sure everyone is going in the right direction. And that direction is upwards. Or forwards".
Sid Shovel, recently promoted to Head of Obfuscation, following Doris Bucket's decision to leave the club, mid-sentence, went on to explain, "we want to make sure that when we leak something, it's leaked properly. So, from now on, all official leaks will be distributed to a closed list of internal staff, each of whom is under instruction to pass the information on to third parties, as determined by their head of department. In this way, we can keep complete control on leaks, sources and gossip. We will intercept all leaks and read them thoroughly. That way, we will have a much better idea of what's going on than anyone else, because we will see the leaks first".
Barry Trench-Cutter, the newly-installed Head of Obfuscation, who took over from Sid Shovel when he went for a lie down continued, "it's perfectly simple. We demonstrate that we trust everyone in the club, by giving them lots of information we shouldn't. That way, if any of it gets leaked, we will know who is to blame. Us. For giving it out in the first place".
"Look", said Richard Murray, "did someone say 'Trust'? If so, you haven't seen me. I don't expect to have to talk to them again until the end of March".
The club remains for sale.
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We have not had poetry in the thread for a number of pages.
Seems there are many poems about false dawns if you have the mind to Google. But, this is the most poignant I think to our situation...
after so many false dawns promising warmth and light he eventually decides simply to live forever in the cold dark night
(sorry didn't show the author)
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Not necessarily the names of the prospective owners - but there is a lot that breaks on informal channels than formal ones and thats harmful for any businessShrew said:
Yep, so many leaks we all know exactly what is going on.....Swisdom said:
To be honest i've been expecting this to happen for a while. There are so many leaks at the club it's a joke.Redhenry said:
That is shockingSolidgone said:There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.
Those leaking info are likely to be in breach of their employment contracts and therefore likely to be sacked if caught. If the day to day management is as poor as has been leaked it's no wonder people wanted to leak information and with management the way it has been then those leaking must know they were playing with fire.
This whole shitty and sorry saga is nearly over and it's time to rebuild and re-group Onwards and upwards...we hope
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Very little about a takeover has come from staff, to my knowledge, mainly because like fans they haven’t been told anything in the first place until very recently.Swisdom said:
Not necessarily the names of the prospective owners - but there is a lot that breaks on informal channels than formal ones and thats harmful for any businessShrew said:
Yep, so many leaks we all know exactly what is going on.....Swisdom said:
To be honest i've been expecting this to happen for a while. There are so many leaks at the club it's a joke.Redhenry said:
That is shockingSolidgone said:There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.
Those leaking info are likely to be in breach of their employment contracts and therefore likely to be sacked if caught. If the day to day management is as poor as has been leaked it's no wonder people wanted to leak information and with management the way it has been then those leaking must know they were playing with fire.
This whole shitty and sorry saga is nearly over and it's time to rebuild and re-group Onwards and upwards...we hope8 -
I’ve skipped a few pages...is there anything in the new banner message at the top of the home page??
I’m getting “#Welcome Saudi Crown Prince”
This then links to a twitter page set up to welcome Mohammed Bin Salman on his visit to the UK between 7th and 9th March.
‘iinah yahduth!!
Apparently that means “it’s happening” in Arabic!!!
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Sadly, I have good reason to believe this has happened/ will happen.Redhenry said:
That is shockingSolidgone said:There has been speculation that some false stories were given to staff at Charlton to either muddy the waters or to find those leaking news.
Lesson 1: How to show trust in your staff.
@Swisdom above calls it right. Sad all round.
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Poop.
The defined period of time where Roland Duchatelet took over Charlton Athletic Football Club before leaving the club in a far worse position.0 -
Any update on DSO Inspector Cliff Eaves?
Seems to be quiet at the moment or is he busy sending out fake news to unsuspecting individuals and closely monitoring this site?2 -
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
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Stay out of the blacksoapy_jones said:We have not had poetry in the thread for a number of pages.
Seems there are many poems about false dawns if you have the mind to Google. But, this is the most poignant I think to our situation...
after so many false dawns promising warmth and light he eventually decides simply to live forever in the cold dark night
(sorry didn't show the author)
And in the red
There’s nothing in this game
For two in the bed8 -
I thought he'd moved to share a bedsit in Sheffield with David Badjumper?Addickted said:Any update on DSO Inspector Cliff Eaves?
Seems to be quiet at the moment or is he busy sending out fake news to unsuspecting individuals and closely monitoring this site?0 -
@AFKABartram
Was that a deliberate error to credit @DOUCHER instead of @Henry Irving on the bite size thread??8
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