Sunderland takeover is at the same stage. Appendix 3, I do not know how many people look into this, but I bet they will look at theirs first
How is this even possible give the new owner still owns another team and has just put it on sale? I did not think you could own 2 teams at once in England.
The longer the sale takes, the less time the new owners and manager will get to get a squad sorted out, unless like RD, they will wait until the last minute of the transfer window and bring in a few free transfers
And on top of that, isn't the transfer window shorter this next year, to boot?
If Roland is getting info fed back to him about the upturn in fans flocking back due to recent results which I am sure he is I feel there is a very good chance he will hold onto us in the Championship.
Bigger crowds, the away end sold out most weeks, TV money, more sponsorship money due to TV coverage, more club shop sales.
Promotion to the Championship is a game changer and we are not dealing with an English, rational owner.
And higher wages which offsets the extra income. The average away turnout in the Championship is 1,500 against 600 in L1. So an extra 900 admissions a game. Say £15k x 23 - £645k. Not a game changer. The extra £5m/£6m TV money is the plus but you have to spend it or you end up going down.
Sponsorship is diddly squat. Look at the club’s own accounts which show it unchanged at £1.2m in the Championship and L1. It’s very poor in both. Not a game changer at all.
The club is worth more in the Championship but really only because it is closer to the Premier League.
If Roland is getting info fed back to him about the upturn in fans flocking back due to recent results which I am sure he is I feel there is a very good chance he will hold onto us in the Championship.
Bigger crowds, the away end sold out most weeks, TV money, more sponsorship money due to TV coverage, more club shop sales.
Promotion to the Championship is a game changer and we are not dealing with an English, rational owner.
And higher wages which offsets the extra income. The average away turnout in the Championship is 1,500 against 600 in L1. So an extra 900 admissions a game. Say £15k x 23 - £645k. Not a game changer. The extra £5m/£6m TV money is the plus but you have to spend it or you end up going down.
Sponsorship is diddly squat. Look at the club’s own accounts which show it unchanged at £1.2m in the Championship and L1. It’s very poor in both. Not a game changer at all.
The club is worth more in the Championship but really only because it is closer to the Premier League.
Agree with all that, but at the same time you can’t dispute that through looking through his eyes he was sold a yarn from Meire / Murray that the dip in attendances was due to the fall in division. On Saturday, with a hint of promotion rearing it’s head, we sold more matchday tickets at non discounted prices than at any time under his ‘reign’.
The bloke is completely unpredictable. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if his stance evolves
If Roland is getting info fed back to him about the upturn in fans flocking back due to recent results which I am sure he is I feel there is a very good chance he will hold onto us in the Championship.
Bigger crowds, the away end sold out most weeks, TV money, more sponsorship money due to TV coverage, more club shop sales.
Promotion to the Championship is a game changer and we are not dealing with an English, rational owner.
And higher wages which offsets the extra income. The average away turnout in the Championship is 1,500 against 600 in L1. So an extra 900 admissions a game. Say £15k x 23 - £645k. Not a game changer. The extra £5m/£6m TV money is the plus but you have to spend it or you end up going down.
Sponsorship is diddly squat. Look at the club’s own accounts which show it unchanged at £1.2m in the Championship and L1. It’s very poor in both. Not a game changer at all.
The club is worth more in the Championship but really only because it is closer to the Premier League.
And that’s why he is doing it and has always been why he has not agreed a fee until he knew what league we would be in
If Roland is getting info fed back to him about the upturn in fans flocking back due to recent results which I am sure he is I feel there is a very good chance he will hold onto us in the Championship.
Bigger crowds, the away end sold out most weeks, TV money, more sponsorship money due to TV coverage, more club shop sales.
Promotion to the Championship is a game changer and we are not dealing with an English, rational owner.
And higher wages which offsets the extra income. The average away turnout in the Championship is 1,500 against 600 in L1. So an extra 900 admissions a game. Say £15k x 23 - £645k. Not a game changer. The extra £5m/£6m TV money is the plus but you have to spend it or you end up going down.
Sponsorship is diddly squat. Look at the club’s own accounts which show it unchanged at £1.2m in the Championship and L1. It’s very poor in both. Not a game changer at all.
The club is worth more in the Championship but really only because it is closer to the Premier League.
Could he not pocket that at the start of next season, then sell at the end of the year?
If we are being told the truth and there are 2 offers accepted but we are waiting on knowing what league we are in, my guess is that offer A is more lucrative if we are in the Championship and offer B is more lucrative if we are in League 1.
If it is true that fit and proper persons tests have taken place / are taking place then it should be ready to go on 28th May at the latest. And it will either be owned A or owner B.
My money would be on Australians if we remain in League 1 and RH’s bunch if we are promoted.
It’s not rocket science or based on inside info the longer that both parties took on getting formal offers in and accepted I was worried that RD won’t sell up this season
If I was him I would not
Thing is, we wouldn't be a Championship club for long if Roland didn't invest in the team and this dragged on over the summer while he looks for another buyer.
I think a lot of people are getting really precious about this boycott lark - just bloody go for christs sake. If you dont, its only your (and the teams) loss.
Disagree entirely.
Dont know about everyone else, but i'm really bored with people coming on here and saying they are still boycotting - come on here and say you are breaking your boycott and supporting the team else dont come on here at all. Had enough of all the negative shit.
Why not let people make their own minds up instead of expecting them to fall in line with you.
Because, at this point in time, it doesnt benefit the team. Most fans dont give a toss if people are boycotting or not any more - they just want the team to win the next 4 games - we dont need any more negative shit on here, we dont need precious people coming on here saying they are still boycotting and almost glorifying it as 'wow, look how big i am, i'm still boycotting'- who gives a toss anymore? - go and do your shopping in Bluewater, go and see Buxton versus bleedin Biggleswade instead of going to The Valley- who gives a toss ? but dont come on here bigging it up as if you're doing us a favour - you're not and you're definitely not helping the team.
Weren’t you the bloke who came on here bigging himself up after an infamous protest?
I think a lot of people are getting really precious about this boycott lark - just bloody go for christs sake. If you dont, its only your (and the teams) loss.
Disagree entirely.
I think Roland has made it clear the boycotts don't bother him.
Let’s take that Sky article at face value as being correct and then dissect some of the bits in it
‘One is an Australian consortium involving Andrew Muir and at least one former Charlton player’
So has anyone with any insight have any view that that is referring to anyone other than Paul Elliott? Is there any other ex player potentially involved?
Let’s take that Sky article at face value as being correct and then dissect some of the bits in it
‘One is an Australian consortium involving Andrew Muir and at least one former Charlton player’
So has anyone with any insight have any view that that is referring to anyone other than Paul Elliott? Is there any other ex player potentially involved?
I think a lot of people are getting really precious about this boycott lark - just bloody go for christs sake. If you dont, its only your (and the teams) loss.
Disagree entirely.
Dont know about everyone else, but i'm really bored with people coming on here and saying they are still boycotting - come on here and say you are breaking your boycott and supporting the team else dont come on here at all. Had enough of all the negative shit.
If people want to go that is fine.
It can be said why give money to somebody who has f***** us over(this I have said before). Bit like drinking with somebody who has shagged your partner.
There is a principal in all this.
"Don't come on here at all". It's a forum about opinions you pompous bottom.
Let’s take that Sky article at face value as being correct and then dissect some of the bits in it
‘One is an Australian consortium involving Andrew Muir and at least one former Charlton player’
So has anyone with any insight have any view that that is referring to anyone other than Paul Elliott? Is there any other ex player potentially involved?
Mark Aizlewood or Richard Rufus knowing our luck.....
Not sure where Sky are coming from, unless the paperwork from CAFC, being delivered by courier at EFL House in Preston, on Monday was a vol au vent recipe.
This has come from a non Charlton supporting friend, who admittedly works for the EFL in London.
Still convinced Duchatelet will retain an interest in The Valley once the deal is completed.
You are not going to like the new owners either, you will be worried about their exit strategy, have they got enough money, who is really behind them, why do they really want a football team, have they a hidden agenda, will Bows and JJ be kept on, ......etc etc.
Exciting times! Go with the flow.
How do you come to these conclusions regards the opening paragraph?
If Roland is getting info fed back to him about the upturn in fans flocking back due to recent results which I am sure he is I feel there is a very good chance he will hold onto us in the Championship.
Bigger crowds, the away end sold out most weeks, TV money, more sponsorship money due to TV coverage, more club shop sales.
Promotion to the Championship is a game changer and we are not dealing with an English, rational owner.
If that’s the case there’s little we can do about it. But us and Roland did have a couple of seasons in the above division, he wasted a lot of time and money and pissed many of us off. So he knows what not to do. If he wants to keep us and stay in the championship he needs to assemble a competitive squad and spend a load more money, wisely. If he does assemble a decent competitive squad, great, finally treating the club and football with the respect that it deserves. Can’t see it myself though, he’s not interested in us.
Not sure where Sky are coming from, unless the paperwork from CAFC, being delivered by courier at EFL House in Preston, on Monday was a vol au vent recipe.
This has come from a non Charlton supporting friend, who admittedly works for the EFL in London.
Maybe the Belgian bstd has changed his mind and decided that during that time period he don’t want to go through with it
Or someone else gave him a call and said go up and I will match your asking price
This news just means that we are fucked if we go up and we are fucked if we stay down. For either eventuality it's likely to be at least another month until any sale, which means another month with nobody making plans, player wise, for either outcome.
There is NO WAY Roland wants to run this club next season. Even in the Championship he'd still lose money heavily, and the chances of him spending enough for us to compete at the top and actually reach the PL are zero.
He's tried football and has moved on. Indeed once he sold Standard Liege, his whole network dream died. It's all about the price now, as it has been for several months.
As someone who thought @DOUCHER got a foolishly rough ride on here, I hope he calls it right. A lot of stick he got seemed to stem from not saying what people wanted to hear. But he and NLA seem to have read the tea leaves correctly.
Still convinced Duchatelet will retain an interest in The Valley once the deal is completed.
You are not going to like the new owners either, you will be worried about their exit strategy, have they got enough money, who is really behind them, why do they really want a football team, have they a hidden agenda, will Bows and JJ be kept on, ......etc etc.
Exciting times! Go with the flow.
How do you come to these conclusions regards the opening paragraph?
Because your a miserable c#nt
Pots and kettles.
Snap just said to the wife im getting old. Yeah old and f@cking miserable she said
Bad timing for an announcement of that kind. We want unity through the club and a good atmosphere through both players and fans leading us onto Wembley.
Still convinced Duchatelet will retain an interest in The Valley once the deal is completed.
You are not going to like the new owners either, you will be worried about their exit strategy, have they got enough money, who is really behind them, why do they really want a football team, have they a hidden agenda, will Bows and JJ be kept on, ......etc etc.
Exciting times! Go with the flow.
How do you come to these conclusions regards the opening paragraph?
Because your a miserable c#nt
Pots and kettles.
Snap just said to the wife im getting old. Yeah old and f@cking miserable she said
Let’s take that Sky article at face value as being correct and then dissect some of the bits in it
‘One is an Australian consortium involving Andrew Muir and at least one former Charlton player’
So has anyone with any insight have any view that that is referring to anyone other than Paul Elliott? Is there any other ex player potentially involved?
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The extra £5m/£6m TV money is the plus but you have to spend it or you end up going down.
Sponsorship is diddly squat. Look at the club’s own accounts which show it unchanged at £1.2m in the Championship and L1. It’s very poor in both. Not a game changer at all.
The club is worth more in the Championship but really only because it is closer to the Premier League.
The bloke is completely unpredictable. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if his stance evolves
If it is true that fit and proper persons tests have taken place / are taking place then it should be ready to go on 28th May at the latest. And it will either be owned A or owner B.
My money would be on Australians if we remain in League 1 and RH’s bunch if we are promoted.
This is all guesswork
You can not second guess him
‘One is an Australian consortium involving Andrew Muir and at least one former Charlton player’
So has anyone with any insight have any view that that is referring to anyone other than Paul Elliott? Is there any other ex player potentially involved?
It can be said why give money to somebody who has f***** us over(this I have said before). Bit like drinking with somebody who has shagged your partner.
There is a principal in all this.
"Don't come on here at all". It's a forum about opinions you pompous bottom.
Not sure where Sky are coming from, unless the paperwork from CAFC, being delivered by courier at EFL House in Preston, on Monday was a vol au vent recipe.
This has come from a non Charlton supporting friend, who admittedly works for the EFL in London.
Can’t see it myself though, he’s not interested in us.
Or someone else gave him a call and said go up and I will match your asking price
For either eventuality it's likely to be at least another month until any sale, which means another month with nobody making plans, player wise, for either outcome.
That's what Richard Murray said.
He's tried football and has moved on. Indeed once he sold Standard Liege, his whole network dream died. It's all about the price now, as it has been for several months.
Yeah old and f@cking miserable she said