The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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Q the charlton life meltdown about to be imminent1
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LTKapal said:
Unfortunately The Preston Conservative Club was replaced by a Grill and Bar called FiVes so they might have to travel a bit.Addickted said:
Still some issues over the Sunderland takeover - all to do with ownership of Eastleigh. New owner in Preston today.Airman Brown said:
Certain @JamesSeed will come back with the same story later, although I don’t see what stops @CAFCOfficial confirming the current situation, other than Duchatelet being difficult?dickplumb said:I hope that is correct. But i don't know if my patience will extend to two or three weeks.
This leaves the EFL lackeys to either have a long friday lunch break down at the Preston Conservative Club or spend some time on completing the CAFC paperwork.
Charlton could get confirmation as early as today.
That said I have a friend who lives on the same road as the EFL Trust building and takes an interest in what's going on so I'll throw him a message and see what I can find.
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We already have one of these in our U23 squad, don't we?Chizz said:The big signal as to new owners' intentions, if they're from Australia, is if they develop both a scouting network and an "academy" facility in Australia. If those two developments are announced, it will be a huge indication that Charlton will be looking to maximise potential from Australian footballers.
Any club in Europe can scout the professional leagues in Australia - and any other country - and lure players that have reached the glass ceiling in that country. The difference will be when a club has its own youth training set up in Australia itself.
I can see a huge attraction for Aussie kids who are excellent at "soccer" to join a European-run youth set up. For those that make it through the youth ranks, there's a readily-identified route to first team professional football in Europe, ie moving to Charlton at U23 level. It de-risks all the issues around sending players across the world who aren't ready, but who would otherwise "make it".
Picking up twenty-somethings who haven't been able to attract the attention of bigger clubs doesn't seem to be very exciting, to me. But developing young talent, who are offered a route to first team football in London could be absolutely game-changing.0 -
Addickted said:
Still some issues over the Sunderland takeover - all to do with ownership of Eastleigh. New owner in Preston today.Airman Brown said:
Certain @JamesSeed will come back with the same story later, although I don’t see what stops @CAFCOfficial confirming the current situation, other than Duchatelet being difficult?dickplumb said:I hope that is correct. But i don't know if my patience will extend to two or three weeks.
This leaves the EFL lackeys to either have a long friday lunch break down at the Preston Conservative Club or spend some time on completing the CAFC paperwork.
Charlton could get confirmation as early as today.
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Sounds like Sunderland's only hold up is that Stewart Donald, one of the buyers, is Chairman of Eastleigh, and has to finalise the sale of that club first, otherwise it's fine. You'd think our process should be quicker.2
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Like buying a house then!The Red Robin said:Sounds like Sunderland's only hold up is that Stewart Donald, one of the buyers, is Chairman of Eastleigh, and has to finalise the sale of that club first, otherwise it's fine. You'd think our process should be quicker.
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Can someone confirm that Duchatelet is not retaining any interest in the club - Valley and training ground?1
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Well catching up with this has cheered me up, especially @ozziedave.
For all this talk of who is having beer with whom this weekend, I still think the most significant beers will be those a group of Lifers share with Roland in some delightful little Flemish town...6 - Sponsored links:
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Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.1
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I hear the monkey house at London Zoo need a stand in gorilla...ShootersHillGuru said:Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.
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Commenting he’s Australian and high profile and available and w3 need a manager. God I hope not.soapy_jones said:
I hear the monkey house at London Zoo need a stand in gorilla...ShootersHillGuru said:Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.
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Even Millwall have given him a red card0
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Don't go hard at Tim Cahill, he's a legend. If you want something to moan about The team who won the A Leaugue this year was Melbourne Victory -Manager Kevin Muscat. Feel free to go as hard as you like.ShootersHillGuru said:
Commenting he’s Australian and high profile and available and w3 need a manager. God I hope not.soapy_jones said:
I hear the monkey house at London Zoo need a stand in gorilla...ShootersHillGuru said:Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.
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Even mentioning that name nearly got you a FLAG, violent little thug of a player.ozziedave said:
Don't go hard at Tim Cahill, he's a legend. If you want something to moan about The team who won the A Leaugue this year was Melbourne Victory -Manager Kevin Muscat.ShootersHillGuru said:
Commenting he’s Australian and high profile and available and w3 need a manager. God I hope not.soapy_jones said:
I hear the monkey house at London Zoo need a stand in gorilla...ShootersHillGuru said:Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.
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very few people in the world i would ever wish harm to, but kevin muscat is one of them. Can't believe he never got a proper taste of his own medicine.6
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Neither of them are legends on this side of South London.ozziedave said:
Don't go hard at Tim Cahill, he's a legend. If you want something to moan about The team who won the A Leaugue this year was Melbourne Victory -Manager Kevin Muscat. Feel free to go as hard as you like.ShootersHillGuru said:
Commenting he’s Australian and high profile and available and w3 need a manager. God I hope not.soapy_jones said:
I hear the monkey house at London Zoo need a stand in gorilla...ShootersHillGuru said:Tim Cahill not being retained by Millwall.
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Don't....don't get our hopes up...we have been burned before.....Addickted said:
Still some issues over the Sunderland takeover - all to do with ownership of Eastleigh. New owner in Preston today.Airman Brown said:
Certain @JamesSeed will come back with the same story later, although I don’t see what stops @CAFCOfficial confirming the current situation, other than Duchatelet being difficult?dickplumb said:I hope that is correct. But i don't know if my patience will extend to two or three weeks.
This leaves the EFL lackeys to either have a long friday lunch break down at the Preston Conservative Club or spend some time on completing the CAFC paperwork.
Charlton could get confirmation as early as today.0 -
Attended 1 match in the past 4 years. Has he ever had any interest in the club? Not to my knowledge.Arsenetatters said:Can someone confirm that Duchatelet is not retaining any interest in the club - Valley and training ground?
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Correct, but more importantly the value of those two assets is what he cares about.flyingkiwiDK said:
Attended 1 match in the past 4 years. Has he ever had any interest in the club? Not to my knowledge.Arsenetatters said:Can someone confirm that Duchatelet is not retaining any interest in the club - Valley and training ground?
The slimey old toad.1 -
One of the few joys of Millwall's brief foray into Europe was seeing Kevin Muscat getting done over by a big eastern european defender.kentaddick said:very few people in the world i would ever wish harm to, but kevin muscat is one of them. Can't believe he never got a proper taste of his own medicine.
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Didn't he injure Robson and Matt holmes when they played for us?aliwibble said:
One of the few joys of Millwall's brief foray into Europe was seeing Kevin Muscat getting done over by a big eastern european defender.kentaddick said:very few people in the world i would ever wish harm to, but kevin muscat is one of them. Can't believe he never got a proper taste of his own medicine.
One of the few players who should have been banned from footy.4 -
Titbit: Wyn Grant posted yesterday;
'Rick Everitt (votv) has reported that 'A new UK company Echidna Acquisitions registered by Gerard Murphy on April 30th with the Australian Football Consortium as shareholder. Obvious vehicle to acquire Charlton.' An echidna is a spiny anteater.'3 -
I was shirt sponsor for Matty Holmes the year of the Wolves Muscat FA cup tackle, what a horrible man he is. I really cant believe he is still in football, i know we all love to hate villans, but this piece of work actually enjoyed doing it it seems..........4
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Remember Muscat doing the same to Dugarry in an international game out there once too. Nasty piece of work who shouldn't be allowed near football.2
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Just read up about him and i remember the Holmes tackle as i was at the game but didnt realise it was him who done it....apparently the break was so bad there were fears of amputation! Dirty f**ker!1
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"Wake me up when it's all over when I'm wiser and older"0
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"Horrible, dirty little scroat, nasty piece of work"
Sounds like a perfect candidate for a COO1
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