I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
How can anything be worth a gamble when you don't know the runners and riders/team/contestants ?
We all know the current owner is toxic, but at this stage, I for one know nothing about a potential new owner and their finances, so how can I possibly take a a gamble today ?
Give me some facts and I'd agree that on the balance of probability a new owner could be great, but with zero information I cannot.
Crikey....you know the owner is toxic, fans are leaving in droves, we have the richest owner in our history but one who has no ambition to further Charlton as a competitive football team and you're happy to carry on as we are. I'm still amazed at how quickly people have changed their tune on getting these idiots out. Could new owners be worse? Yes. Could they be better? Yes. Maybe I'm prepared to take the chance because I won't be back till these idiots fuck off.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
Maintaining healthy scepticism whilst hoping for the best but won't be surprised if it's not a fairytale as don't seem to be many successful takeovers in recent years but hoping we buck that trend if this materialises.
Doesn't have to be a fairytale just some owners who want success on the pitch first and foremost and want the fans along with them.
Wanting success and wanting the fans along with them isn't enough. They need buckets of cash.
We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
Maintaining healthy scepticism whilst hoping for the best but won't be surprised if it's not a fairytale as don't seem to be many successful takeovers in recent years but hoping we buck that trend if this materialises.
Doesn't have to be a fairytale just some owners who want success on the pitch first and foremost and want the fans along with them.
Wanting success and wanting the fans along with them isn't enough. They need buckets of cash.
We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
Maintaining healthy scepticism whilst hoping for the best but won't be surprised if it's not a fairytale as don't seem to be many successful takeovers in recent years but hoping we buck that trend if this materialises.
Doesn't have to be a fairytale just some owners who want success on the pitch first and foremost and want the fans along with them.
Wanting success and wanting the fans along with them isn't enough. They need buckets of cash.
We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
Maintaining healthy scepticism whilst hoping for the best but won't be surprised if it's not a fairytale as don't seem to be many successful takeovers in recent years but hoping we buck that trend if this materialises.
Doesn't have to be a fairytale just some owners who want success on the pitch first and foremost and want the fans along with them.
Wanting success and wanting the fans along with them isn't enough. They need buckets of cash.
We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
The thought of booting that Sue Parkes and that Smirking Katrien out of our club, gives me shivers. Within an hour of that happening I'll be in the boozer, we'll have our Charlton back!
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
How can anything be worth a gamble when you don't know the runners and riders/team/contestants ?
We all know the current owner is toxic, but at this stage, I for one know nothing about a potential new owner and their finances, so how can I possibly take a a gamble today ?
Give me some facts and I'd agree that on the balance of probability a new owner could be great, but with zero information I cannot.
Crikey....you know the owner is toxic, fans are leaving in droves, we have the richest owner in our history but one who has no ambition to further Charlton as a competitive football team and you're happy to carry on as we are. I'm still amazed at how quickly people have changed their tune on getting these idiots out. Could new owners be worse? Yes. Could they be better? Yes. Maybe I'm prepared to take the chance because I won't be back till these idiots fuck off.
You're making it up now Nug. I do not want the owner to carry on and I never said I did. I have been on all the protests including to Belgium and I have literally just said the current owner is toxic. I have not changed my tune and I'd like these idiots out. But yes a new owner could be worse and I'm not prepared to start celebrating when I know eff all about a potential new owner.
What if it's Owen Oyston or one of those guys that wrecked Portsmouth and there's another stack of their like out there ?
Anyone that would take someone worse is foolish in the extreme and as of right now, we don't even know who it is for sure and we know even less about their finances.
A better owner than RD & of course I'll be celebrating, but not until I know who it is.
I would like KR to stay. I appreciate some see him as having taken Roland's silver, a gobshite and some just don't rate him, but I think he's doing okay.
I think he's got that team playing for him. I think the players believe in him and I think the 3 of them (KR, JJ and bowyer) actually look like a tight knit group and compliment each other well.
I've always been a fan of KR's enthusiasm and yes he's very David Brent, but I think he's genuine, and I think he's put a proper shift in to get us where we are. If and when this takeover happens, if he gets given the chance to bring 3 more players come Jan if we're still up there, he may get us promoted.
Fingers crossed for this to happen. We need this to bring our club back together.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
How can anything be worth a gamble when you don't know the runners and riders/team/contestants ?
We all know the current owner is toxic, but at this stage, I for one know nothing about a potential new owner and their finances, so how can I possibly take a a gamble today ?
Give me some facts and I'd agree that on the balance of probability a new owner could be great, but with zero information I cannot.
Crikey....you know the owner is toxic, fans are leaving in droves, we have the richest owner in our history but one who has no ambition to further Charlton as a competitive football team and you're happy to carry on as we are. I'm still amazed at how quickly people have changed their tune on getting these idiots out. Could new owners be worse? Yes. Could they be better? Yes. Maybe I'm prepared to take the chance because I won't be back till these idiots fuck off.
You're making it up now Nug. I do not want the owner to carry on and I never said I did. I have been on all the protests including to Belgium and I have literally just said the current owner is toxic. I have not changed my tune and I'd like these idiots out. But yes a new owner could be worse and I'm not prepared to start celebrating when I know eff all about a potential new owner.
What if it's Owen Oyston or one of those guys that wrecked Portsmouth and there's another stack of them out there.
Anyone that would take someone worse is foolish in the extreme and as of right now, we don't even know who it is for sure and we know even less about their finances.
A better owner than RD & of course I'll be celebrating, but not until I know who it is.
Who's celebrating? The mere fact we're discussing this on a CL takeover thread means it's doomed! How will we ever know if someone purchasing CAFC will be right for us? RD is fucking minted and look where we are, and I don't mean league position, it's irrelevant compared to what he and Daisy have done to Charlton. I see no future for us as a club currently, I really don't, and that's really sad for me to say.
I've missed out on a whole evening of posts having just spent the entire evening driving back from Devon.
Was hoping a little more detail had leaked out but seems not.
Based on the likelihood that it's the Aussies we're talking about just how certain are we that their ownership would be a safe pair of hands ? All the talk of not having enough funds have persisted although I guess that at least must have changed.
I presume we know their business model and we know that they have ambition but is that enough ?
I would hate us to jump out of the frying pan straight into the fire.
Just saying.
These are my thoughts exactly.
What exactly is their business model?
What's the current business model, alienate the fans and sell any young player with an ounce of talent? Amazing how quickly people forget what's gone on for the last 3 years after a half decent start to the season in a shit league. I think it's worth a gamble.
Maintaining healthy scepticism whilst hoping for the best but won't be surprised if it's not a fairytale as don't seem to be many successful takeovers in recent years but hoping we buck that trend if this materialises.
Doesn't have to be a fairytale just some owners who want success on the pitch first and foremost and want the fans along with them.
Wanting success and wanting the fans along with them isn't enough. They need buckets of cash.
We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
What is "success" to you?
Beating Millwall. everything else is just filler
Oh mate I've got terrible news for you, we never beat Millwall no matter who the owner is...
If we get new owners, I hope they are amazing. But I'll wait for them to prove it before getting too excited.
The good thing about new owners, to begin with at least, we will be able to hope they take us forward with more purpose than Roland and co. Hope is all it will be to begin with though... but hope is better than nothing.
Probably one of the only ones not to get too excited because it feels like nothing ever good happen to us anymore. If the scum go I will ecstatic. I've never been Robinson's biggest fan but there is not denying he has done a good job so feel he should stay. Buy the club Aussie's and show us some ambition and sign the right players to get out of the division. In fact sign the players to win the league as I have some decent money on us winning the league. COYR
If we get new owners, I hope they are amazing. But I'll wait for them to prove it before getting too excited.
The good thing about new owners, to begin with at least, we will be able to hope they take us forward with more purpose than Roland and co. Hope is all it will be to begin with though... but hope is better than nothing.
Is it just me or does everything the AFC say on their website, sound like it's been written about us to win us over when the deal is completed?
The Australian Football Consortium has been established to acquire an underperforming English football team with a view to elevating the club back to the Premier League.
In 2016 AFC commissioned Deloitte’s Football Business Group in Manchester to conduct a feasibility study on our project and identify clubs that fit our criteria.
Our goal is quite simple: To rebuild the club that we acquire and over time, attempt to elevate it to the Premier League. Of this we are resolute. Winning is important to us. However, winning only occurs when a sporting organisation has the best people, processes and governance in place. As a result, AFC intend to incorporate the very best local, Australian and global sports leadership, psychology, coaching, data analytics, management and science to ensure that we leave no stone unturned in our quest to achieve our goal. It is AFC’s intention to inject significant funds to ensure that this occurs.
A critical component of AFC’s strategy will be to invest heavily into the training facility so that the club can attract and develop local talent and provide them with the opportunity to represent their club at a senior level.
It is also important to note that AFC is keenly aware and understands the importance of the fans in English football. We are committed to our responsibility to honour and respect the history and tradition of the club and ensure that the fans are respected as key stakeholders in the process.
AFC’s expert advisory team includes some of the most respected names in Australian sport. These experts have committed their time, free of charge, because they believe wholeheartedly in the validity of the project.
We believe that this is a good news story for Australia, the UK and all football lovers because we know that with the right ownership and leadership, it is possible to restore a winning culture to a club for the benefit of the fans, the local community and to help grow support for the club further afield.
Strong football relationships already exist between Australia and the UK and we believe this well-constructed project will only strengthen these over time.
We remain hopeful of being able to conclude a deal in due course but we will not be making any statements or comments until a deal is completed.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
Bloody conservatives and their conservative ways!!!!!
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
If we had 100 new owners only 1 would be worse that this nasty mob. I'll take the risk.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
If we had 100 new owners only 1 would be worse that this nasty mob. I'll take the risk.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
Makes little difference what you or I think or want, RD will sell as and when he gets an acceptable offer and he won't give 2 shits who to.
Just in case anyone thinks I've "swapped sides", I haven't. I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner. I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall. All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
Makes little difference what you or I think or want, RD will sell as and when he gets an acceptable offer and he won't give 2 shits who to.
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We have an owner with buckets of cash and it's not really been a success has it? Wanting success and taking the fans along is probably enough for me at the moment after the last 3 years.
I have been on all the protests including to Belgium and I have literally just said the current owner is toxic.
I have not changed my tune and I'd like these idiots out.
But yes a new owner could be worse and I'm not prepared to start celebrating when I know eff all about a potential new owner.
What if it's Owen Oyston or one of those guys that wrecked Portsmouth and there's another stack of their like out there ?
Anyone that would take someone worse is foolish in the extreme and as of right now, we don't even know who it is for sure and we know even less about their finances.
A better owner than RD & of course I'll be celebrating, but not until I know who it is.
If we get new owners, I hope they are amazing. But I'll wait for them to prove it before getting too excited.
The good thing about new owners, to begin with at least, we will be able to hope they take us forward with more purpose than Roland and co. Hope is all it will be to begin with though... but hope is better than nothing.
What does a Jewish text message say?
"Start worrying, details to follow."
IT'S HAPPENING!!!!!
I want RD out, but only if we have a better owner.
I don't want him out for a worse owner that could send us to the wall.
All, I'm saying is we need to have a little patience here and see what develops.
I agree.
They said that, at this stage at least, the rumours linking AFC with a takeover of Charlton Athletic are incorrect.
For all I know it could be smoke and mirrors before an impending takeover but that's what they told me and I'm inclined to believe them.