Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
In the above situation we would be looking to release Roderick.
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
We could spray paint nice things about them on buildings
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
We could spray paint nice things about them on buildings
Forget the grim reaper for a moment, but if Roland Duchatelet is looking to retire soon and hand over to Roderick, wouldn't it be an idea to create an amicable relationship with Roderick and his siblings so Thomas Sandgaard can have a smooth purchase of Sparrows lane and the Valley ? Interesting if Thomas Sandgaard finds a business partner or partners to achieve this aim. Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
We could spray paint nice things about them on buildings
We tried to reach Roderick. It was suggested by Hungarians, particularly @DJGabyG on Twitter. Good guy. He set up a dialogue initially with Roderick’s partner, whose name I forget, and she was pretty positive. However then it went dead, and it seems that she and Roderick split up. Might be worth another go, though.
I doubt that De Turck will have any meaningful say in the operation of these UK companies, which don't actually do anything except own the assets and collect the rent. It's just that making him a director will mean he can do things required by English law to be done by a director that RD would otherwise have to do himself and in case he ceases to be available for whatever reason. Since Murray quit them in December 2020, RD had been the only director.
I doubt that De Turck will have any meaningful say in the operation of these UK companies, which don't actually do anything except own the assets and collect the rent. It's just that making him a director will mean he can do things required by English law to be done by a director that RD would otherwise have to do himself and in case he ceases to be available for whatever reason. Since Murray quit them in December 2020, RD had been the only director.
But interesting that he was only appointed now, rather than when Murray came off the board, TS bought the club a year ago, or when ESI bought the club nearly 2 years ago
I doubt that De Turck will have any meaningful say in the operation of these UK companies, which don't actually do anything except own the assets and collect the rent. It's just that making him a director will mean he can do things required by English law to be done by a director that RD would otherwise have to do himself and in case he ceases to be available for whatever reason. Since Murray quit them in December 2020, RD had been the only director.
But interesting that he was only appointed now, rather than when Murray came off the board, TS bought the club a year ago, or when ESI bought the club nearly 2 years ago
As pointed out above, RD is 75 this weekend. He's always had a view about that. He had Murray in place for a year after ESI took over, too.
I doubt that De Turck will have any meaningful say in the operation of these UK companies, which don't actually do anything except own the assets and collect the rent. It's just that making him a director will mean he can do things required by English law to be done by a director that RD would otherwise have to do himself and in case he ceases to be available for whatever reason. Since Murray quit them in December 2020, RD had been the only director.
But interesting that he was only appointed now, rather than when Murray came off the board, TS bought the club a year ago, or when ESI bought the club nearly 2 years ago
Given all that's gone on with our club over the years it amazes me that people still don't really know the difference between a "director" and a "shareholder".
You can be both, of course, but being a director doesn't automatically mean you have any ownership interests in a company or have any major say in what actually goes on.
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Would his Children ( not Cafc fans !) Be easier to deal with ?
Is it possible to never own the stadium or training ground, and progress in England ?
Which other Premier and Championship clubs don't own their stadium or training ground ?
(beaten to it!)
Roland ite domum.
(Feel free to correct in the style of John Cleese).
Now that's a decent portion, shame he couldn't have addressed the chip allocation at the ground during his tenure
https://www.hln.be/geld/roland-duchatelet-noemt-bitcoin-grote-fraude-een-gevaar-voor-de-samenleving~aa89ce76/?referrer=https://www.google.com/
It is RD's 75th birthday on 14 Nov
You can be both, of course, but being a director doesn't automatically mean you have any ownership interests in a company or have any major say in what actually goes on.