The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Uboat said:

Who remembers the days when 'It's happening' gifs filled them with excitement?

Even power scrolling to only stop at posts with over 10 likes doesn’t excite me anymore.
When the news finally breaks that he’s gone, it’s gonna feel less like the lottery win of a few months ago and more like the mild satisfaction of shifting piles.

ElfsborgAddick said:

GlassHalfFull said:

Even the stubborn old Belgian must understand by now that no-one will pay anything like what he wants to reimburse him for the self-generated losses which, of course, merrily continue at £1 million a month. His advisers must surely have made it very clear what the going rate is for football clubs, and there is certainly no shortage of clubs for sale.

Of course he wants to control the negotiations. That's in his nature. But - this is most definitely a buyers' market. If two parties who've shown prolonged interest have now both reached the close of play then indeed the writing is on the wall. In any case RD knows he's going to face public humiliation when he is eventually forced to sell at far below his total costs, but he simply has no choice.

His refusal so far to accept the obvious has created such a climate of uncertainty that the team's performances have become highly erratic as the end of the season approaches. The players' agents are no fools. They and their clients do not want to be tied to a sinking ship. How many careers - players and coaches - have already been blighted by association with this regime?

All due diligence having long since been completed, it is just a matter of price, terms and conditions, as in fact it has always been. Sooner rather than later RD will make a snap decision to get a deal, any deal, done and out of the blue there will come an announcement ....

If the unthinkable happens and RD remains in charge indefinitely then at least the value of the club will no longer be an issue. It will be £1.

With us in the Isthmian League.

seth plum said:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Never did I think Macbeth could be so relevant to our current predicament. But the idiot, full of sound and fury - is it him? Or is it us?

killerandflash said:

seth plum said:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble

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i_b_b_o_r_g said:

10th of May

No ifs, no buts

andynelson said:

SoundAsa£ said:

What really makes me laugh is that this latest fervor was started over on " The forum whose name shall not be mentioned" ny none other than Bexley Boy (Colin).
Who in their right mind would believe anything coming from there, let alone out of that twats mouth.
Get a grip folks!

I heard on the radio recently that evolution has provided mankind with the capacity for self-deception. I kid you not.

You don't honestly believe that, do you?

There will be no new owner

Trevor

nth london addick said:

Trevor

It's happening then. At last.

seth plum said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypsltm5zNCU

Think Ian had the measure of RD down to an art........
There ain't half been some clever bastards,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPvRsLWlDXw
*Saw Ian at there first gig with the Kilburns at my art college in 1971, and the occasional talk\lecture.
Do love his music......

Taxi_Lad said:

nth london addick said:

There will be no new owner

Yawn!!
Are you competing for WUM of the year?

He's been far more right then he's been wrong on this

Taxi_Lad said:

RD will sell. He ain’t going to stomach £1m loss each month for long. And if he had plans to stay he’d be needing to replace the CEO & CFO
When those positions are advertised is the time to worry

The question of what happens to Lee Bowyer when the season ends is coming down the track too. Duchatelet can’t appoint a manager under current circumstances and I doubt if Bowyer would be impressed with being caretaker over a close season.

KM last year:

"I've told you like I always have to keep telling everyone.

The club is not for sale...."

Well actually it was....but the process of takeover complete is taking so long that it might as well not be.