RD took €10m from Standard before leaving...

WSS · August 2015

Good for us or a future warning?

http://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/division1/standard/duchatelet-a-retire-10-millions-d-euros-avant-de-quitter-le-standard-55ddc50335708aa437c1ca5d#.Vd3IUNEWewA.twitter

falconwood_1 · August 2015

That's Showbusiness....

Covered End · August 2015

Who knows. But it's old news.

WSS · August 2015

Covered End said:
Who knows. But it's old news.

The press release from the club that that article was based on, was today it seems.

A-R-T-H-U-R · August 2015

We've all done it. I know I have.
Staplers in your last week of work, then it leads on to bigger things.....
Before you know it, bang, 10 million euros disappear into your back pocket....

SELR_addicks · August 2015

Maybe that's how much the other guy paid for Standard?

Covered End · August 2015

WSS said:

Covered End said:
Who knows. But it's old news.
The press release from the club that that article was based on, was today it seems.

No doubt, but someone like Skywalker/one of our Belgians, put it on here a long time ago (just saying).

WSS · August 2015

I can't compete against The Force to be fair.

Covered End · August 2015

WSS said:
I can't compete against The Force to be fair.

Skywalker or NLA ?

Swisdom · August 2015

SELR_addicks said:
Maybe that's how much the other guy paid for Standard?

Pretty sure the new guy admitted he could never afford to buy the club shortly before Roland "sold" it to him. Maybe this was a part of the settlement

Pedro45 · August 2015

Basically the E20m he took out in 2013 bought Charlton, and the E10m he withdrew this year bought Bauer, Kashi, Bergdich, Makienok, Ba, and Sarr!

Addicted · August 2015

Looks like it was a redemption of preference shares, so expected. He didn't steal it out of petty cash

ValleyGary · August 2015

Probably why they never gave us Bulot!

A-R-T-H-U-R · August 2015

Addicted said:
Looks like it was a redemption of preference shares, so expected. He didn't steal it out of petty cash

Yeah, that was my line, too.

Off_it · August 2015

So, are we saying that he "took" money from them in the same way that I will be "taking" money from my firm this month - ie it's money I'm owed (in wages)?

LuckyReds · August 2015

ValleyGary said:
Probably why they never gave us Bulot!

That would match the rumours that the deal didn't happen due to friction as an outcome of some previous financial stuff.. everyone assumed it was the Tony Watt deal, but this would make more sense.

MountsfieldPark · August 2015

The club press release said that the new owner, Venanzi, was informed RD was doing this and that the sale price of the club was "influenced" by it. The press release was made today, under the auspices of the new owner.

It looks like some people in Belgium try to read the worst interpretation possible into everything RD does.

Edit: "montant de rachat" = purchase price, that's all.

Jodaius · August 2015

Any headlines about how much RD put into Standard during his period of ownership?

#justasking

razil · August 2015

Silly me I thought the sale of Gomez and Wiggins pad for this summer's signings?

guinnessaddick · August 2015

Hope he changed it into sterling as soon as he got it.

TelMc32 · August 2015

Covered End said:

WSS said:
I can't compete against The Force to be fair.
Skywalker or NLA ?

The balls are big on this one!!

Atletico Addick · August 2015

guinnessaddick said:
Hope he changed it into sterling as soon as he got it.

No chance, he's just settling at City.

ShootersHillGuru · August 2015

Exactly the cost of repairing the car park potholes. He's no mug.

skywalker · August 2015

Not too much additional information out here in Belgium for the moment. Belgian journalists don't really bother explaining things or giving details. They just want headlines.