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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,725
    Left The Valley feeling that life was better than when I went in. That feeling has been a rarity this season.
  • CharltonByBlood
    CharltonByBlood Posts: 1,900
    Am I right to question that if Kewell was to be our Manager Monday, he’d have left Crawley by now?
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Were the Aussies there today?

    Don't think so
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    Still on for Monday do you think mate?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    CharltonByBlood said:

    Am I right to question that if Kewell was to be our Manager Monday, he’d have left Crawley by now?

    After their result today, he can stay where he is!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    ricky_otto said:

    CharltonByBlood said:

    Am I right to question that if Kewell was to be our Manager Monday, he’d have left Crawley by now?

    After their result today, he can stay where he is!
    After our result; Bowyer can stay where he is
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    edited March 2018
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Were the Aussies there today?

    Redhenry said:

    Don't think so

    Swisdom said:

    Definitely a couple of Australian accents in the Directors box and millennium suite today

    @Swisdom seems confident there were.
  • CafcSCP
    CafcSCP Posts: 1,464
    Any Arab looking blokes, or anyone drinking redbull?
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    CafcSCP said:

    Any Arab looking blokes, or anyone drinking redbull?

    Or anyone eating a pot noodle?
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  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    seth plum said:

    Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
    What I heard is that we should let go of confusion about which of two Australian interested parties we are talking about, and my conclusion is that it is the 'good' one. I also heard a plausible reason why the good one might have prevailed, and it was less about money than about other reasons. Philanthropy is a beautiful thing, but it can have many facets to it.
    BUT
    Nothing is agreed yet, nothing.
    But I feel hopeful.

    If nothing is agreed yet I would think that a Monday announcement is looking highly unlikely.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    CafcSCP said:

    Any Arab looking blokes, or anyone drinking redbull?

    XXXX
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Scoham said:

    CafcSCP said:

    Any Arab looking blokes, or anyone drinking redbull?

    Or anyone eating a pot noodle?
    Or w@nking in to a sock.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    ricky_otto said:

    Scoham said:

    CafcSCP said:

    Any Arab looking blokes, or anyone drinking redbull?

    Or anyone eating a pot noodle?
    Or w@nking in to a sock.
    While reading poetry
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Scoham said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Were the Aussies there today?

    Redhenry said:

    Don't think so

    Swisdom said:

    Definitely a couple of Australian accents in the Directors box and millennium suite today

    @Swisdom seems confident there were.

    I go in via the players entrance and as I was going in there were 2 guys and a lady coming out. I held the door open for them and both guys thanked me with an unmistakeable antipodean twang.
    Once the game kicked off the first bloke, hereafter referred to as Bruce, and his Sheila were in the Directors box.

    Could just be coincidence or a couple of visitors. Who knows. I guess we’ll all find out soon


  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    Swisdom said:

    Scoham said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Were the Aussies there today?

    Redhenry said:

    Don't think so

    Swisdom said:

    Definitely a couple of Australian accents in the Directors box and millennium suite today

    @Swisdom seems confident there were.

    I go in via the players entrance and as I was going in there were 2 guys and a lady coming out. I held the door open for them and both guys thanked me with an unmistakeable antipodean twang.
    Once the game kicked off the first bloke, hereafter referred to as Bruce, and his Sheila were in the Directors box.

    Could just be coincidence or a couple of visitors. Who knows. I guess we’ll all find out soon


    Does anyone have a photo of the aforementioned “Bruce” and “Sheila”?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    No pictures of the directors box... I am very disappointed.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    Not wishing to dampen spirits but former director David White (owed £250k on his secured loan) earlier on today in this thread, posted that he was about to go on holiday, the club was a shambles and would be in the same state once he has returned or words to that effect. Make of that what you will.
  • dingdong
    dingdong Posts: 84
    Was Murray there today?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    RedChaser said:

    Not wishing to dampen spirits but former director David White (owed £250k on his secured loan) earlier on today in this thread, posted that he was about to go on holiday, the club was a shambles and would be in the same state once he has returned or words to that effect. Make of that what you will.

    I saw that and it pissed on my cornflakes too

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    RedChaser said:

    Not wishing to dampen spirits but former director David White (owed £250k on his secured loan) earlier on today in this thread, posted that he was about to go on holiday, the club was a shambles and would be in the same state once he has returned or words to that effect. Make of that what you will.

    Actually, that's not quite what he said.

    "Not at Charlton today as off to sunnier climes so good luck and hopefully the clubs is less of a basket case on my return. I have my doubts! #cafc"

    He doesn't say it would be still a shambles, he has hopefully it wouldn't be but he had doubts.

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    RedChaser said:

    Not wishing to dampen spirits but former director David White (owed £250k on his secured loan) earlier on today in this thread, posted that he was about to go on holiday, the club was a shambles and would be in the same state once he has returned or words to that effect. Make of that what you will.

    Not sure how much he would really know about the intentions of the Aussies though?

    Maybe he's even suggesting something entirely different, that a deal won't be done while he's away?
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    dingdong said:

    Was Murray there today?

    Didn't see him in the Directors' Box but probably wouldn't have been able to see him from where we were sitting.

    However, he was walking behind the West Stand when we left around 6.15 and 3 of our "gang" stopped to speak with him.

    I held back as I wasn't sure how I'd react to what he had to say.

    I could hear how enthusiastic he was about today's performance but what caught my attention most was when he was asked about the takeover, he replied that there were 2 investors still in the game and that he believed it was down to their legal teams to get one of them over the line.

    Please don't take my words as verbatim but he definitely said that 2 prospective buyers were still involved in the process.

    Now, my immediate reaction was that he was bullsh*tting again based on the nebulous statements he's uttered in recent months but it's only human to wonder whether he's in the know or not at this stage.

    I have since read David White's tweet which has made me nervous all over again.....

    Observations, please, guys.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    Henry Irving said:

    RedChaser said:

    Not wishing to dampen spirits but former director David White (owed £250k on his secured loan) earlier on today in this thread, posted that he was about to go on holiday, the club was a shambles and would be in the same state once he has returned or words to that effect. Make of that what you will.

    Actually, that's not quite what he said.

    "Not at Charlton today as off to sunnier climes so good luck and hopefully the clubs is less of a basket case on my return. I have my doubts! #cafc"

    He doesn't say it would be still a shambles, he has hopefully it wouldn't be but he had doubts.

    I did say words to that effect Henners but thanks for producing the actual quote for clarity.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Wandering around Raumati Beach this morning just about every voice I heard was antipodean - a sign?
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    I woke up and the bird laying next to me had a Australian accent.....
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    dingdong said:

    Was Murray there today?

    Didn't see him in the Directors' Box but probably wouldn't have been able to see him from where we were sitting.

    However, he was walking behind the West Stand when we left around 6.15 and 3 of our "gang" stopped to speak with him.

    I held back as I wasn't sure how I'd react to what he had to say.

    I could hear how enthusiastic he was about today's performance but what caught my attention most was when he was asked about the takeover, he replied that there were 2 investors still in the game and that he believed it was down to their legal teams to get one of them over the line.

    Please don't take my words as verbatim but he definitely said that 2 prospective buyers were still involved in the process.

    Now, my immediate reaction was that he was bullsh*tting again based on the nebulous statements he's uttered in recent months but it's only human to wonder whether he's in the know or not at this stage.

    I have since read David White's tweet which has made me nervous all over again.....

    Observations, please, guys.
    So you there today then Fanny. Missed not seeing you in your usual seat as I was going to congratulate you for your heroic effort going to Blackpool. Not slumming it with the rest of the hoi polloi then ! :smiley:
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    TEL said:

    I woke up and the bird laying next to me had a Australian accent.....

    Did she go down under? :wink:
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    TEL said:

    I woke up and the bird laying next to me had a Australian accent.....

    Flaming Galah.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    guinnessaddick said:

    TEL said:

    I woke up and the bird laying next to me had a Australian accent.....

    Flaming Galah.
    Nah they are in the garden.
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