Not sure if this has been posted amongst the UEFA regulation chat and boring arguments, but the takeover was mentioned on yesterday’s Guardian Football Weekly podcast.
Barry Glendenning recently returned from a trip to Australia and said he had heard over there that the takeover happening ‘any minute’. Also said he was told that Steve Waugh was involved in the bid.
Thank gawd it's not Steve Smith !
With the inevitable ups & downs of watching a Charlton season, we'd spend more money on tissues for him than on players !
People do realise that Waugh is a cricketer and probably knows less about British football than 99% of the north stand. If he’s involved then fine but I don’t think his cricketing credentials stand for jack shit to be honest.
He was an incredible captain of one of the best sides ever to play the game. Captaincy in cricket is essentially like being the manager, a lot more man management involved. He was very much responsible for transforming cricket from being a few overweight borderline alcoholic guys and chain smokers into being the athletes we have today.
Some great stories about him, like iirc in the ashes in Australia one year England decided they wouldn’t talk to him as sledging him seemed to make him better. Waugh quickly clocked this and said “alright you boys aren’t gonna talk to me so I’ll just talk to myself” and went about sledging himself for the next 5 or so hours whilst scoring himself a century.
tend to disagree with 2nd paragraph Kent but please continue as its nothing to do with takeover
People do realise that Waugh is a cricketer and probably knows less about British football than 99% of the north stand. If he’s involved then fine but I don’t think his cricketing credentials stand for jack shit to be honest.
At the end of the day (I do love silly quotes), I don't care who said what, and all the abuse that someone said something else, all I want to know is "WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN", and I don't want those ITK, to give a date, I just want to be told, officially, IT HAS HAPPENED
At the end of the day (I do love silly quotes), I don't care who said what, and all the abuse that someone said something else, all I want to know is "WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN", and I don't want those ITK, to give a date, I just want to be told, officially, IT HAS HAPPENED
You are in the wrong place, it's not the way we do things on this thread.
Not sure if this has been posted amongst the UEFA regulation chat and boring arguments, but the takeover was mentioned on yesterday’s Guardian Football Weekly podcast.
Barry Glendenning recently returned from a trip to Australia and said he had heard over there that the takeover happening ‘any minute’. Also said he was told that Steve Waugh was involved in the bid.
Thank gawd it's not Steve Smith !
With the inevitable ups & downs of watching a Charlton season, we'd spend more money on tissues for him than on players !
You would be in favour of a bit of ball tampering though Fanny wouldn't you?
Not sure if this has been posted amongst the UEFA regulation chat and boring arguments, but the takeover was mentioned on yesterday’s Guardian Football Weekly podcast.
Barry Glendenning recently returned from a trip to Australia and said he had heard over there that the takeover happening ‘any minute’. Also said he was told that Steve Waugh was involved in the bid.
Thank gawd it's not Steve Smith !
With the inevitable ups & downs of watching a Charlton season, we'd spend more money on tissues for him than on players !
You would be in favour of a bit of ball tampering though Fanny wouldn't you?
If they ever decide to make some new 'Carry On' movies this forum could supply them with the scripts! "Oooher Matron!"
I'm afraid I'm starting to think that way myself, NLA. If the deluded old goat is still insisting on a ridiculous price for the club (and add-ons for any future success....wtf?), then eventually any prospective suitors will just walk away, leaving him and his escalating debt and tumbleweeds blowing around Harvey Gardens. If he was in any way being reasonable/rational, surely a deal would have been done by now?
Can you imagine the state of the club if RD still owns us at the start of next season? Just thinking of it makes me shudder......
People do realise that Waugh is a cricketer and probably knows less about British football than 99% of the north stand. If he’s involved then fine but I don’t think his cricketing credentials stand for jack shit to be honest.
People do realise that Waugh is a cricketer and probably knows less about British football than 99% of the north stand. If he’s involved then fine but I don’t think his cricketing credentials stand for jack shit to be honest.
He is also a winner.
Erm......at cricket.
The winners mentality is what is important, the sport is irrelevant, it's not like he will be taking training sessions.
Why are you always so negative about potential owners, almost anyone would be an improvement.
Steve Waugh is a cricketer. A winner undoubtedly but a fecking cricketer and not even a cricketer who knows much about British football. Phil (The Power) Taylor was a winner. Steve Davis was a winner. Would you want them anywhere near being involved on the playing side at Charlton.
As I posted further up the thread it’s great to have winners and winning mentality at the club but I’m not getting excited by a rumour that an Aussie ex cricketer who knows zip about us, league one or for that matter The Championship and as much about football as I do is potentially part of a consortium to buy us.
As for being negative about new owners I’m not. I’m desperate for new owners but will be worried if the new owners think that cricket has any answers to our questions.
Steve Waugh is a cricketer. A winner undoubtedly but a fecking cricketer and not even a cricketer who knows much about British football. Phil (The Power) Taylor was a winner. Steve Davis was a winner. Would you want them anywhere near being involved on the playing side at Charlton.
As I posted further up the thread it’s great to have winners and winning mentality at the club but I’m not getting excited by a rumour that an Aussie ex cricketer who knows zip about us, league one or for that matter The Championship and as much about football as I do is potentially part of a consortium to buy us.
As for being negative about new owners I’m not. I’m desperate for new owners but will be worried if the new owners think that cricket has any answers to our questions.
Not sure why some folk are getting so up tight about this. Is there any indication that he’s going to be involved with the running of the club......as far as I know that’s never been mentioned? He’s a famous sportsman who has a nice few bucks available for sporting investment I should imagine and knows a shit load of Aussie movers and shakers in the world of sport. He ‘evidently’ may be part of a consortium of investors who are looking to buy the club......for all we know there maybe other investors from all manner of other sports involved as well as it’s likely the net for prospective investors was thrown far and wide.
1. We get promoted 2. RD decides we are worth £77.5M 3. Buyers walk. 4. RD decides he likes owning us after all 5. We underinvest because RD wants a profit 6. We lose our best players in the winter 7. Get relegated in 2018-19 back to L1 8. RD sells in 2020.
Part of me thinks we are better off not even making the playoffs, because the better we do, the LESS likely a sale becomes as RD wants a higher and higher price.
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With the inevitable ups & downs of watching a Charlton season, we'd spend more money on tissues for him than on players !
Take over
Or
Took off
I know where my money is going
Can you imagine the state of the club if RD still owns us at the start of next season? Just thinking of it makes me shudder......
Aussie Kid Riley McGree scores wonder goal:
Sit back.
Wait........
Watch him rock up at WHL.
Why are you always so negative about potential owners, almost anyone would be an improvement.
As I posted further up the thread it’s great to have winners and winning mentality at the club but I’m not getting excited by a rumour that an Aussie ex cricketer who knows zip about us, league one or for that matter The Championship and as much about football as I do is potentially part of a consortium to buy us.
As for being negative about new owners I’m not. I’m desperate for new owners but will be worried if the new owners think that cricket has any answers to our questions.
Is there any indication that he’s going to be involved with the running of the club......as far as I know that’s never been mentioned?
He’s a famous sportsman who has a nice few bucks available for sporting investment I should imagine and knows a shit load of Aussie movers and shakers in the world of sport.
He ‘evidently’ may be part of a consortium of investors who are looking to buy the club......for all we know there maybe other investors from all manner of other sports involved as well as it’s likely the net for prospective investors was thrown far and wide.
1. We get promoted
2. RD decides we are worth £77.5M
3. Buyers walk.
4. RD decides he likes owning us after all
5. We underinvest because RD wants a profit
6. We lose our best players in the winter
7. Get relegated in 2018-19 back to L1
8. RD sells in 2020.
Part of me thinks we are better off not even making the playoffs, because the better we do, the LESS likely a sale becomes as RD wants a higher and higher price.
Hope I am wrong.