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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • HarryLime
    HarryLime Posts: 1,295
    I thought Roly in the past has said he wouldn't sell to 'The Chinese' as they don't understand how we do business.
    Thanks again Roland for your enlightened views
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited December 2017
    HarryLime said:

    I thought Roly in the past has said he wouldn't sell to 'The Chinese' as they don't understand how we do business.
    Thanks again Roland for your enlightened views

    Ha Ha Ha, That has got to be one of the most ironic quotes of all time. What RD means is that they're not prepared to be mugged off. Words like 'complete bellend' don 't even come close. Just to clarify not you Harry but the Douchbag
  • Hovi's Biscuit
    Hovi's Biscuit Posts: 1,717
    LargeAddick said:

    Redmidland said:

    Good god just announced Barnsley have been bought by a Chinese billionaire!! FFS what about us????


    From BBC website-:

    Barnsley: Consortium completes takeover of Championship club

    didn't even know there was a takeover in the offing, did they do proper DD?

    A friend is a Barnsley fan, he told me about this several months ago. Just goes to show how long a takeover process can actually take to complete (I hope!)
  • Hovi's Biscuit
    Hovi's Biscuit Posts: 1,717
    HarryLime said:

    I thought Roly in the past has said he wouldn't sell to 'The Chinese' as they don't understand how we do business.
    Thanks again Roland for your enlightened views

    Didn’t he say something like the Chinese don’t understand football culture? Again, this is equally hilarious coming from that ignorant old fossil
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Henry Irving said:

    3blokes said:

    I have been through my calculations several times but I keep getting the answer “ Morrisey”
    Where am I going wrong?

    Remember BODMAS
    I loved the beasts of BODMAS on scrap heap challenge. Proper tele that.








    *I know it was Bodmin*
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited December 2017
    Redmidland said:

    Good god just announced Barnsley have been bought by a Chinese billionaire!! FFS what about us????


    From BBC website-:

    Barnsley: Consortium completes takeover of Championship club

    A consortium led by Chinese businessman Chien Lee has completed a takeover of Championship club Barnsley.

    Watch him asset strip to strengthen his holding company and his network clubs... Oh what? He doesn't have a network? He must not know what it's like to NEVER fail.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    Hovi's Biscuit said:

    LargeAddick said:

    Redmidland said:

    Good god just announced Barnsley have been bought by a Chinese billionaire!! FFS what about us????


    From BBC website-:

    Barnsley: Consortium completes takeover of Championship club

    didn't even know there was a takeover in the offing, did they do proper DD?

    A friend is a Barnsley fan, he told me about this several months ago. Just goes to show how long a takeover process can actually take to complete (I hope!)
    And that's without Katrien Miere being the representative of one of the parties.
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,733
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    kentaddick said:

    ValleyGary said:

    The American guy from Moneyball is involved as well apparently. Some serious money there if that’s the case.

    Not necessarily good news from a Barnsley perspective, after all, Roland’s trying to do the moneyball thing with charlton (and executing it very poorly).
    Billy Beane is keen on "soccer". He's involved with an MLS team already (San Jose?) and he's been trying to come up with a statistical analysis model for football to use in the same way he did for Oakland, but without much success.

    He's not exactly a billionaire though, more likely on board for his GM and analysis experience.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    edited December 2017
    I met mr Lee at the world football forum in Changsha this year


    Good for Barnsley got money to burn that fella
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited December 2017
    nth london addick said:

    I met mr Lee at the world football forum in Changsha this year


    Good for Barnsley got money to burn that fella

    Why didn't you tap him up then? :open_mouth: Oh yeh, I momentarily forget the Douchbag doesn't do business with the Chinese.
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  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    RedChaser said:

    nth london addick said:

    I met mr Lee at the world football forum in Changsha this year


    Good for Barnsley got money to burn that fella

    Why didn't you tap him up then? :open_mouth: Oh yeh, I momentarily forget the Douchbag doesn't do business with the Chinese.
    Imagine that, he was in the market for a shit football team, should have been force feeding him pictures of out current side.
  • catfordmorry
    catfordmorry Posts: 556
    I'm reading this thread and trying to get up to date with what's going on, cue Marvin Gaye.
    I'm on a train at Norwood Junction, next stop Crystal Palace. I haven't been anywhere near there since the fabulous Rommedahl game.
    This must be a good omen.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Missed It said:

    .

    kentaddick said:

    ValleyGary said:

    The American guy from Moneyball is involved as well apparently. Some serious money there if that’s the case.

    Not necessarily good news from a Barnsley perspective, after all, Roland’s trying to do the moneyball thing with charlton (and executing it very poorly).
    Billy Beane is keen on "soccer". He's involved with an MLS team already (San Jose?) and he's been trying to come up with a statistical analysis model for football to use in the same way he did for Oakland, but without much success.

    He's not exactly a billionaire though, more likely on board for his GM and analysis experience.
    Missed It said:

    .

    kentaddick said:

    ValleyGary said:

    The American guy from Moneyball is involved as well apparently. Some serious money there if that’s the case.

    Not necessarily good news from a Barnsley perspective, after all, Roland’s trying to do the moneyball thing with charlton (and executing it very poorly).
    Billy Beane is keen on "soccer". He's involved with an MLS team already (San Jose?) and he's been trying to come up with a statistical analysis model for football to use in the same way he did for Oakland, but without much success.

    He's not exactly a billionaire though, more likely on board for his GM and analysis experience.
    Chinese and American working together .....
    Donald won't be happy!!!
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,309
    Airman, Red Henry - Give us some good news please
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Duchatelet previously described others as foreign or Chinese.
    Strengthens my view that he is a racist.
    .
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    J BLOCK said:

    Airman, Red Henry - Give us some good news please

    Yes please do, I'm reaching the end of my tether.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Curb_It said:

    Lucky flipping muckers.

    Fed up. Could do with some cheery news.

    All the Kent bound trains have been cancelled tonight and the Shooters Hill area has run out of wine.

    You can thank me later :smiley:
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    SoundAsa£ said:

    To add to the unrest Bromley South Waitrose has run out of Basalmic vinegar!

    To the barricades!!
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    SoundAsa£ said:

    To add to the unrest Bromley South Waitrose has run out of Basalmic vinegar!

    That's disgraceful, treating people as though they're mere play things, this could have serious repercussions.
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  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,808
    SoundAsa£ said:

    To add to the unrest Bromley South Waitrose has run out of Basalmic vinegar!

    Thank you very much Anna Soubry and the other 10 traitors, look at the chaos you're causing not letting us agree trade deals with other countries.

    What's next, sushi? Quails eggs?

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    ValleyGary said:

    Rumours are an un-named female was crucial in brokering the deal, although she thought they were buying Leeds.

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    You call them Leeds, I call them Barnsley!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    The fact that Barnsley can be bought by a rich Chinese consortium is further proof that potential buyers are out there.
    But they are not fools and the fact that they would rather buy Barnsley than a London club with a great stadium ( Charlton) is further proof that Douchbag is asking way over and above what we are worth.
    Other clubs will probably benefit from a similar takeover while we just carry on running up dept and going nowhere until old yellow teeth wakes up to reality and asks for a reasonable price.

    Just sell the club

    You know the rest.
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    Redmidland said:

    Good god just announced Barnsley have been bought by a Chinese billionaire!! FFS what about us????


    From BBC website-:

    Barnsley: Consortium completes takeover of Championship club

    A consortium led by Chinese businessman Chien Lee has completed a takeover of Championship club Barnsley.

    Bastards!!!!!!
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,360
    Wish them all the best but the warning signs are there. Other club under same ownership and seem to be planning on using moneyball. Already had French trialists sent over too.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Apparently (according to talksport) the same Chinese consortium took over nice last year or so, they finished 3rd and qualified for the champions league for the first time in their history.
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,360
    DA9 said:

    Apparently (according to talksport) the same Chinese consortium took over nice last year or so, they finished 3rd and qualified for the champions league for the first time in their history.

    So will they be focusing on the champions league club in the south of France or a perennial nothing club with very little fan base potential in Yorkshire?
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,219
    blackpool72 said:

    The fact that Barnsley can be bought by a rich Chinese consortium is further proof that potential buyers are out there.
    But they are not fools and the fact that they would rather buy Barnsley than a London club with a great stadium ( Charlton) is further proof that Douchbag is asking way over and above what we are worth.
    Other clubs will probably benefit from a similar takeover while we just carry on running up dept and going nowhere until old yellow teeth wakes up to reality and asks for a reasonable price.

    Just sell the club

    You know the rest.

    And by the time a takeover actually happens even if we did end up with Chinese Billionaires ourselves there are still plenty of other clubs being taken over to compete with if they splash the cash of course - you only have to look at Wolves. Most teams in the Championship have either wealthy backers or a wealth of TV parachute payments I fear by the time a takeover actually happens unless someone has game changing plans for us it's still going to take heavy investment if we're to ever get back to the Premier League.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    MartinCAFC said:

    blackpool72 said:

    The fact that Barnsley can be bought by a rich Chinese consortium is further proof that potential buyers are out there.
    But they are not fools and the fact that they would rather buy Barnsley than a London club with a great stadium ( Charlton) is further proof that Douchbag is asking way over and above what we are worth.
    Other clubs will probably benefit from a similar takeover while we just carry on running up dept and going nowhere until old yellow teeth wakes up to reality and asks for a reasonable price.

    Just sell the club

    You know the rest.

    And by the time a takeover actually happens even if we did end up with Chinese Billionaires ourselves there are still plenty of other clubs being taken over to compete with if they splash the cash of course - you only have to look at Wolves. Most teams in the Championship have either wealthy backers or a wealth of TV parachute payments I fear by the time a takeover actually happens unless someone has game changing plans for us it's still going to take heavy investment if we're to ever get back to the Premier League.
    Right now I would settle for the championship.
    Any thing else is a bonus
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