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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Used to love Butterscotch Angel Delight

    Late to the party but I to used to love butterscotch Angel delight
  • Will this make 3 million views?
  • Used to love Butterscotch Angel Delight

    Late to the party but I to used to love butterscotch Angel delight
    Chocolate, butterscotch and banana.

    But only when I was in my early teens.
  • dickplumb said:

    According to Colin Philip Aiken will be the new Chairman of Charlton. He was at the Valley yesterday.

    Aiken was named as the chairman (of AFC) in the original Mail Online story in April 2017. The Mail story has proven pretty accurate, although they never identified Muir as involved. Can’t think who did. The only reason to think the Aiken chairman stuff may be untrue is that 1) it was suggested to me Muir would be chairman a few weeks back and 2) Aiken recently denied any continuing involvement - as @Curb_It has reported. I still think one of the guys in the directors’ box looks like a relative of Aiken.
    You should, it was on the cover on Voice of the Valley : - )
    That can’t be right. I don’t have any sources, apparently.

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    Don't be shy. You have multiple sources.

  • Crusty54 said:

    dickplumb said:

    According to Colin Philip Aiken will be the new Chairman of Charlton. He was at the Valley yesterday.

    He’s the Chairman if Balfour Beatty.

    This surely means that part of their plan is to construct something at the site of the Valley and build us a new stadium on the peninsular?!?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Aiken
    You would struggle to find space on the peninsular now. Time has moved on and the Chinese developers are building housing and retail everywhere. Much more profitable than a stadium.

    The Valley is landlocked by narrow roads and the railway. Any alternative use would be limited by this.

    One further point this is what Balfour Beatty do

    • Construction services: Design, construction management, refurbishment and fit out, mechanical and electrical services, civil engineering, ground engineering and rail engineering.

    • Support services: Installation, upgrade and maintenance of water, gas and electricity networks; rail renewals; street and public space management, operation and maintenance.

    • Infrastructure investments: A portfolio of long term (Public Private Partnership ('PPP') concessions in the United Kingdom, primarily in the education, health and roads/street lighting sectors.

    Not really in stadium construction.
    You may well be right, but they did build the London Aquatic centre, I remember it well as one of my sons worked on it, as a Balfour employee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Aquatics_Centre
    The company did have quite a restructure programme a couple of years ago, Luckily my son escaped the cull. This was largely due to loosing out on contracts, or so the staff were told at the time? .....although the demise of 'Carillion' may well have shown that to be a wise business plan. I asked my son who is also a CAFC fan, and although he is hardly rubbing shoulders with the higher management, he is thought to be a capable chairman, at least at the shop floor level so to speak......
  • One of the reason the Aussies went for Charlton was, according to my contact, the fact that we have a great stadium, good enough for the premier league. Whether they’re ambitious enough to think we might one day need to expand it or move I don’t know.
  • SE23 said:

    Can I also say it will happen soon?

    You can say it, doesn't mean it will happen, doesn't mean it won't happen.
  • If Philip Aiken is to be our new chairman, why does his other job have anything to do with us. Because he is in construction it doesn't mean we are moving or developing the ground. How many chairmen of football clubs, with other jobs, bring their work together with football. This may be the thought of someone like Sunleys, who only bought us to develop The Valley. I believe that Aiken being Australian could be more important than he is in construction, but as I am not ITK, who agrees with my thoughts anyway, probably rubbish
  • Crusty54 said:

    dickplumb said:

    According to Colin Philip Aiken will be the new Chairman of Charlton. He was at the Valley yesterday.

    He’s the Chairman if Balfour Beatty.

    This surely means that part of their plan is to construct something at the site of the Valley and build us a new stadium on the peninsular?!?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Aiken
    You would struggle to find space on the peninsular now. Time has moved on and the Chinese developers are building housing and retail everywhere. Much more profitable than a stadium.

    The Valley is landlocked by narrow roads and the railway. Any alternative use would be limited by this.

    One further point this is what Balfour Beatty do

    • Construction services: Design, construction management, refurbishment and fit out, mechanical and electrical services, civil engineering, ground engineering and rail engineering.

    • Support services: Installation, upgrade and maintenance of water, gas and electricity networks; rail renewals; street and public space management, operation and maintenance.

    • Infrastructure investments: A portfolio of long term (Public Private Partnership ('PPP') concessions in the United Kingdom, primarily in the education, health and roads/street lighting sectors.

    Not really in stadium construction.

    You may well be right, but they did build the London Aquatic centre,
    I remember it well as one of my sons worked on it, as a Balfour employee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Aquatics_Centre
    The company did have quite a restructure programme a couple of years ago, Luckily my son escaped the cull. This was largely due to loosing out on contracts, or so the staff were told at the time? .....although the demise of 'Carillion' may well have shown that to be a wise business plan. I asked my son who is also a CAFC fan, and although he is hardly rubbing shoulders with the higher management, he is thought to be a capable chairman, at least at the shop floor level so to speak......
    The fish puns are relevant then....
  • Will this saga last as long as The Mousetrap.
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  • ross1 said:

    If Philip Aiken is to be our new chairman, why does his other job have anything to do with us. Because he is in construction it doesn't mean we are moving or developing the ground. How many chairmen of football clubs, with other jobs, bring their work together with football. This may be the thought of someone like Sunleys, who only bought us to develop The Valley. I believe that Aiken being Australian could be more important than he is in construction, but as I am not ITK, who agrees with my thoughts anyway, probably rubbish


    I absolutely agree.



    It’s probably rubbish


    ;0)

  • edited May 2018

    As said previously, thanks for sharing both your thoughts and insight @JamesSeed . It’s appreciated and I wish you wouldn’t take so much to heart, a lot of of it is tongue in cheek.

    Personally I’m hopeful for the future but ultimately the position is no different for me from when it was being leaked around in September, nearly nine months ago, that it ‘close’.

    It stays at that status with me until the Club release a press notice saying ‘RD has agreed to sell the club, subject to EFL approval’, or if they skip that stage and announce the sale post EFL-approval.

    Until that point, what ya man wants leaked out to you, the SLP, Airman etc are very enjoyable canapés, but it’s still not the main course.

    My fear / suspicion is in two weeks time we’ll be calling the maitre-de over again and he will be saying it will arrive ‘very soon’.



    And when the wisest of posts hit the nail on the head the rest can go home

    The End
  • My Jack-Chi is suitably starved and ready to be let loose on Mr Seed.

    Seriously though, if Muir flies back to the UK early we will all get excited again!
  • edited May 2018

    My Jack-Chi is suitably starved and ready to be let loose on Mr Seed.

    Seriously though, if Muir flies back to the UK early we will all get excited again!

    If he ’ever’ flies back to the UK we will all get excited again!
  • My Jack-Chi is suitably starved and ready to be let loose on Mr Seed.

    Seriously though, if Muir flies back to the UK early we will all get excited again!

    If he ’ever’ flies back to the UK we will all get excited again!
    If he blows his nose we'll get excited

  • My Jack-Chi is suitably starved and ready to be let loose on Mr Seed.

    Seriously though, if Muir flies back to the UK early we will all get excited again!

    I can't think of a reason why he'd have to fly back early. But I'm excited anyway.
  • My Jack-Chi is suitably starved and ready to be let loose on Mr Seed.

    Seriously though, if Muir flies back to the UK early we will all get excited again!

    If he ’ever’ flies back to the UK we will all get excited again!
    I doubt Mr Muir would be leaving Melbourne any earlier than next Sunday; next Saturday night is the annual Dreamtime at the 'G match between Essendon (the club which Mr Muir both supports and serves as a director) and Richmond (the reigning Premiers).

    This is one of the big showpiece matches on the AFL calendar with 70,000+ expected at the MCG to watch two of the oldest and biggest AFL rivals, all wrapped up in a major celebration of the indiginous people and culture with spectacular pre-match ceremonies.

    I don't support either team but it's an occasion that I wouldn't turn down a ticket for!
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  • dickplumb said:

    According to Colin Philip Aiken will be the new Chairman of Charlton. He was at the Valley yesterday.

    Aiken was named as the chairman (of AFC) in the original Mail Online story in April 2017. The Mail story has proven pretty accurate, although they never identified Muir as involved. Can’t think who did. The only reason to think the Aiken chairman stuff may be untrue is that 1) it was suggested to me Muir would be chairman a few weeks back and 2) Aiken recently denied any continuing involvement - as @Curb_It has reported. I still think one of the guys in the directors’ box looks like a relative of Aiken.
    You should, it was on the cover on Voice of the Valley : - )
    That can’t be right. I don’t have any sources, apparently.

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    Don't be shy. You have multiple personalities

    Fixed it for you.
  • Random though but the date I genuinely think it will happen, Thursday 14th June.
  • Sage said:

    Random though but the date I genuinely think it will happen, Thursday 14th June.

    Sage by name ...
  • Sage said:

    Random though but the date I genuinely think it will happen, Thursday 14th June.

    Indeed. The Lewisham East By-Election will happen on that date.
  • Sage said:

    Random though but the date I genuinely think it will happen, Thursday 14th June.

    Sage by name ...
    31st May, my daughter’s birthday, for the sale. Announced on 12th or 13th.
    Maybe.
  • JamesSeed said:

    Sage said:

    Random though but the date I genuinely think it will happen, Thursday 14th June.

    Sage by name ...
    31st May, my daughter’s birthday, for the sale. Announced on 12th or 13th.
    Maybe.
    What year?
  • I'll join your BBBC Addicks group @JamesSeed

    I'm sure @Henry Irving will give me a glowing reference!
  • It would've been today but for @lancashire lad s anniversary...
  • It’s so us that this is dragging on.
    Ha, still love us.
  • edited May 2018
    tricky said:

    I'll join your BBBC Addicks group @JamesSeed

    I'm sure @Henry Irving will give me a glowing reference!

    I will @tricky but I hear a rumour you're missing the first game of next season
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