Can someone just ask Matt on Twitter, ‘have you or have you not at this moment in time purchased the freehold of The Valley’ ... simples.
I asked him a couple of hours ago. No reply as yet.
He hasn’t responded to me either. But he did “like” someone’s reply of “ Not realy any issue if they are buying the rest in the future.”
Perhaps not. If. But it doesn’t address the issue of why he originally stated ESI owned the Valley. And it kind of ignores the glaring issue of what happens if the purchase of the assets doesn’t happen for some reason. We don’t know what the terms of the lease/rent may be in those circumstances but under that scenario Duchatelet continues to be an unwelcome and potentially dangerous presence at our club.
It goes back to what started me getting jittery. ESI have said they have done it this way because the January window is so vital. Well so far, the January window has been a bit of a disaster - 15 days into it. If they wanted control to improve the playing side, surely we need to see that happening before we can fully relax. As of now, LB and LT have yet to agree contracts, we have lost CG and brought in one loan player.
This. I can understand ESI being short on time leading up to the transfer window & wanting to make sure the playing side of things was properly sorted during January.
But actions speak louder than words.
They said at the end of November that their first priority upon taking over would be tying LB & LT down to new contracts as well as trying to purchase Cullen. You would have thought that they would have spoken to their agents & pretty much nailed them down so on Jan 2nd they were ready to be signed. 2 weeks later and we are no further forward....in fact going backwards with the loss of Gallagher.
Then there are mutterings about Maddison not happy with the contract he's been offered & not offering a playing an extra £1k per week.
It goes back to what started me getting jittery. ESI have said they have done it this way because the January window is so vital. Well so far, the January window has been a bit of a disaster - 15 days into it. If they wanted control to improve the playing side, surely we need to see that happening before we can fully relax. As of now, LB and LT have yet to agree contracts, we have lost CG and brought in one loan player.
This. I can understand ESI being short on time leading up to the transfer window & wanting to make sure the playing side of things was properly sorted during January.
But actions speak louder than words.
They said at the end of November that their first priority upon taking over would be tying LB & LT down to new contracts as well as trying to purchase Cullen. You would have thought that they would have spoken to their agents & pretty much nailed them down so on Jan 2nd they were ready to be signed. 2 weeks later and we are no further forward....in fact going backwards with the loss of Gallagher.
Then there are mutterings about Maddison not happy with the contract he's been offered & not offering a playing an extra £1k per week.
Seriously minted ........you're having a bubble.
Plus when Southall was pictured on twitter/whatever with the Peterborough chairman, he said he was there for coffee and NOT transfer talks.
There seems to be more holes in what he says than there are in my socks.
It goes back to what started me getting jittery. ESI have said they have done it this way because the January window is so vital. Well so far, the January window has been a bit of a disaster - 15 days into it. If they wanted control to improve the playing side, surely we need to see that happening before we can fully relax. As of now, LB and LT have yet to agree contracts, we have lost CG and brought in one loan player.
This. I can understand ESI being short on time leading up to the transfer window & wanting to make sure the playing side of things was properly sorted during January.
But actions speak louder than words.
They said at the end of November that their first priority upon taking over would be tying LB & LT down to new contracts as well as trying to purchase Cullen. You would have thought that they would have spoken to their agents & pretty much nailed them down so on Jan 2nd they were ready to be signed. 2 weeks later and we are no further forward....in fact going backwards with the loss of Gallagher.
Then there are mutterings about Maddison not happy with the contract he's been offered & not offering a playing an extra £1k per week.
Seriously minted ........you're having a bubble.
Plus when Southall was pictured on twitter/whatever with the Peterborough chairman, he said he was there for coffee and NOT transfer talks.
There seems to be more holes in what he says than there are in my socks.
Wasn't it the Peterborough chairman that said that, not Southall?
If he uses the phrase "we are aiming to be competitive" the petrol cans come out of retirement .
Monday --- no news re Bowyer signing contract or Maddison signing Tuesday -- We loose Connor Wednesday -- We find the "owners" don't own The Valley
Thursday -- we sign Roger Johnson Friday--Taylor signs for Millwall Saturday -- We loose 6 nil to Preston ,but try hard Sunday --- His Excellency informs us he isn't minted and it's all a spoof from Belgian TV channel owned by RD
Haven’t we been through all this with ESI wanting to take control of all footballing matters in Jan, so an agreement has been written up re legal ownership to be done in due course?
I think the confusion has been caused by MS saying last week they have purchased the footballing side and The Valley and they have a legal obligation to purchase the Training Ground in six months.
Today's news appears to show that they have not purchased The Valley though?
Lots of red flags here for me ! ESI do not own the Valley or Training ground. While he may have been an agent MS has no experience running a football club. Backing out of deals for 1k quid a week. Maddison reportedly not happy with contract offered and let they Conor walk away probably because Chelsea asked for more money. Doesn't sound like a lot of money floating around.
5 months since they became interested end of August . All the searches and due diligence on purchase of Sparrows Lane and The Valley would be done by solicitors and surveyors that would I’m certain not be involved in the footballing side , as in anything that would clash with the January footballing window and signing up our management team. So hurry up and get it done ! It becomes easier if they don’t have to do too many checks on the building infrastructure due to looking to re build like at Sparrows Lane with permission already given . Surely having done their homework they would know the importance of The Valley to this Club and fans and would know 100% where we are at and not be making this as mixed up as they have . Simple honesty from the start .
Slightly off topic, but it's relevant as it's something Mr Southall said.
The £15 million investment for the training ground, on the prevision that they actually end up buying it. How much where the grants worth that RD decided he didn't want or need and he would pay for it himself?
I seem to remember that the original planes were largely paid for by grants. I am probably wrong but thought it was worth thinking about.
Slightly off topic, but it's relevant as it's something Mr Southall said.
The £15 million investment for the training ground, on the prevision that they actually end up buying it. How much where the grants worth that RD decided he didn't want or need and he would pay for it himself?
I seem to remember that the original planes were largely paid for by grants. I am probably wrong but thought it was worth thinking about.
Approx £6m but unlikely they are still available in the same form and would require a much higher integration with the Community Trust
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Perhaps not. If. But it doesn’t address the issue of why he originally stated ESI owned the Valley. And it kind of ignores the glaring issue of what happens if the purchase of the assets doesn’t happen for some reason. We don’t know what the terms of the lease/rent may be in those circumstances but under that scenario Duchatelet continues to be an unwelcome and potentially dangerous presence at our club.
But actions speak louder than words.
They said at the end of November that their first priority upon taking over would be tying LB & LT down to new contracts as well as trying to purchase Cullen. You would have thought that they would have spoken to their agents & pretty much nailed them down so on Jan 2nd they were ready to be signed. 2 weeks later and we are no further forward....in fact going backwards with the loss of Gallagher.
Then there are mutterings about Maddison not happy with the contract he's been offered & not offering a playing an extra £1k per week.
Seriously minted ........you're having a bubble.
Slippery.
Things are now not straight forward as we first thought.
The shop should start selling mops, washing tablets and talcum powder. They would make a killing from all those wetting themselves.
Are the Aussies still trying to find some people with money ?
All the searches and due diligence on purchase of Sparrows Lane and The Valley would be done by solicitors and surveyors that would I’m certain not be involved in the footballing side , as in anything that would clash with the January footballing window and signing up our management team.
So hurry up and get it done !
It becomes easier if they don’t have to do too many checks on the building infrastructure due to looking to re build like at Sparrows Lane with permission already given .
Surely having done their homework they would know the importance of The Valley to this Club and fans and would know 100% where we are at and not be making this as mixed up as they have .
Simple honesty from the start .
Show me the money ......
The £15 million investment for the training ground, on the prevision that they actually end up buying it. How much where the grants worth that RD decided he didn't want or need and he would pay for it himself?
I seem to remember that the original planes were largely paid for by grants. I am probably wrong but thought it was worth thinking about.
This is the main issue for me.