The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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So Roland's interest in our properties is only until £40M is paid?Scoham said:0 -
Apparently he is going to change our name to "Top Blokes Charlton Athletic"._MrDick said:I reckon it was @SDAddick story about his dog that swung the deal his way #BestFriendsPetCare
Andrew Muir is a successful business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who as CEO of The Good Guys led his family’s business to become Australia’s leading household appliances and electronics retailer.
In 2016, Andrew stepped away from his role as Executive Chairman of The Good Good Guys when JB Hi-Fi acquired the business and today devotes his time to business interests including Best Friends Pet Care and Momatu, and his roles in the community as Director of The Good Foundation and Board Director Essendon Football Club.1 -
Richard Murray in February:
When asked if Roland Duchatelet would keep the ground and training ground
“I heard this thing that Roland was keeping The Valley and selling the club, no, not that I’m aware.
“To my knowledge this (the sale) would be lock, stock and barrel.
“The training ground for any buyer is quite key as well. They realise that for a club like us the academy is essential and I think Jason (Morgan, CEO of the Charlton Athletic Community Trust) is aware that the Trust is very much one of the assets which they (potential buyers) feel is linked to Charlton and can be expanded even further than it has been already.”9 -
Short term that’s disaster but for long term we’ll have had got rid of him - and hopefully more stable.0
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Not possible without satisfying the ex-directors, who would use it to leverage their full debt repayment.
The “tax” on future player sales is more likely, although I’ve heard nothing on it.22 -
Such a shame you didn't put the full stop at the end.Alwaysneil said:Does haiku even count as poetry given its structured format?
Edited to remove a grocer’s apostrophe before I get hammered for just that4 -
Don’t believe anything until it’s on the official site - but ive just seen Andrew Muir begging in Makro’s car park asking for small change.......11
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I know another Andrew Muir
https://andrew-muir.com/
He might be wondering soon why he's trending on twitter.2 - Sponsored links:
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He was asking when the DFS sale ended in the Directors box last night.2
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Was also told last night (after the game) that the prospective buyer(s) are looking for a £50 million share investment scheme. Could be yet another load of bollux I suppose.0
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If Roland only owns the ground and that untill 40m is paid, it's not the worse scenario and it's a step forward imo.
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Probably looking for a fight if he was there. Maybe he had arranged to meet Roland there to sort a few things out mano a mano.NorthStandUltra said:Don’t believe anything until it’s on the official site - but ive just seen Andrew Muir begging in Makro’s car park asking for small change.......
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I for one will miss this eloquent prose.blackpool72 said:Well hopefully this is the last time I will post this.
Just sell the club and FUCK OFF.
Desperately need some good news after last night so please let the takeover be confirmed soon.3 -
This is assuming that Bowyer will want to stay. He's done a great job, he knows it too, there might be a better offer lurking and regardless of how well he has done, Bowyer will know that he wasn't the new owners choice, so there is room for a few doubts in my opinion.LargeAddick said:I don't think they will appoint Kewell now. It might have been the intention but they need to get the fans onside and dumping Bowyer would be a disastrous move.
Would love him to continue though, wherever we end up. I really don't want to end up with Harry Kewell, I don't think he has done well enough to deserve a move to a team vying for the top spots in the division above his own.
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I spoke to him last night too. He told me his favourite pot noodle flavour is barbecued shrimp.6
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I don't know who runs the Belgium 20 Twitter, or what their sources might be like. But as somebody says below that Tweet, that sounds similar to the deal RD cut with Venanzi when he sold Standard, on the player fee side for a start. (I think their stadium is municipal owned).WSS said:
As I understand it, Venanzi simply doesn't have the personal wealth of someone like Muir. On the playing side Standard suffered after the buyout, at one stage they were bottom of the league, this a club that has never been relegated from the top tier. They pulled up from that but have failed to regain their status as a top 3 club with Club Bruges and Anderlecht. Nevertheless when I last spoke to the chair of the Socios he said that while the results were a sign of a long road back to their former status, fans were still bloody glad to see the back of RD and this was a price worth paying. He didn't use the phrase 'we got our club back' but it sounded like that was the mood.
I'll get back in touch with them and try to find out more about the deal and how they see the consequences.
I think we should not rush to judgement until we find out both "what" and "why".
BTW the Sky commentator even made mention of the ROT plan to stand in the Belgian elections :-)
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If RD keeps The Valley protests in Belgium need to continue until we own 100% of everything.18
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Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:8 - Sponsored links:
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This is my fear, do the Aussies have the funds needed for investment into the club, or, they can’t do both immediately (buy the club & invest) - time will tellChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:
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I like the look of him! G’day Andy! Sign the bloody thing.
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Been my concern with the Aussie bid all along that they don’t have the money needed to run the clubChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:
I will wait and see what the official line is before getting excited
If someone doesn’t have 40 mil to buy us out lock stock and smoking barrels then there is serious implications on them being able to make us compete in this league let alone any other ambitious plans they may think they can achieve
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True, though it's possible they might believe that paying a smaller price up front and having more to invest in the team initially is a better way to do business. Besides, if Roland is taking 10% of youth player sales until the total price is paid off, then he could be waiting a while and the club will still be keeping 90%, which is significant. It's already been said that Roland cannot lease the assets because the charges from former directors prevent him from doing that, so it's likely the new owners will also own the ground and training ground, so actually, it may not be such a terrible plan overall.NorthStandUltra said:
This is my fear, do the Aussies have the funds needed for investment into the club, or, they can’t do both immediately (buy the club & invest) - time will tellChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:9 -
Why spend your own money when you can spend someone else’s?NorthStandUltra said:
This is my fear, do the Aussies have the funds needed for investment into the club, or, they can’t do both immediately (buy the club & invest) - time will tellChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:
For example, you maybe able to buy a car in cash but to do so you would have to cash in a long term investment to do so. You don’t want to do this so you borrow the money.
Paying Rolly from youth sales at 10% a pop could be a long drawn out process and would not affect the running of the club in anyway. Could make a lot of sense.6 -
Just asking if there’s a reason why someone wouldn’t want to pay all the money immediately?nth london addick said:
Been my concern with the Aussie bid all along that they don’t have the money needed to run the clubChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:
I will wait and see what the official line is before getting excited
If someone doesn’t have 40 mil to buy us out lock stock and smoking barrels then there is serious implications on them being able to make us compete in this league let alone any other ambitious plans they may think they can achieve
Or is it sale or return?0 -
You're getting carried away...sammy391 said:Surely Muir wouldn’t come all the way from AUS just for 90 mins of football - so airman’s rumour about papers signed tomorrow must have weight to it ...
To also have a ‘fans’ tour of the stadium and to talk to fans etc firstly surely means he is confident it will happen , but secondly highlights the kind of owner he will be!
This guy is a massive step up from Duchebag , and without getting carried away - I’m confident this guy can and will be the best owner Charlton will have had!2 -
Let him, we haven't had much to get carried away with for a whileJamesSeed said:
You're getting carried away...sammy391 said:Surely Muir wouldn’t come all the way from AUS just for 90 mins of football - so airman’s rumour about papers signed tomorrow must have weight to it ...
To also have a ‘fans’ tour of the stadium and to talk to fans etc firstly surely means he is confident it will happen , but secondly highlights the kind of owner he will be!
This guy is a massive step up from Duchebag , and without getting carried away - I’m confident this guy can and will be the best owner Charlton will have had!
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If you were buying the club for £50m, would you think a deal to pay £30m and the balance of £20m back at the rate of 10% of youth player sales a good one?sillav nitram said:
Just asking if there’s a reason why someone wouldn’t want to pay all the money immediately?nth london addick said:
Been my concern with the Aussie bid all along that they don’t have the money needed to run the clubChris_from_Sidcup said:
Slightly concerning if the new owners don't have 40m to buy him out completelyScoham said:
I will wait and see what the official line is before getting excited
If someone doesn’t have 40 mil to buy us out lock stock and smoking barrels then there is serious implications on them being able to make us compete in this league let alone any other ambitious plans they may think they can achieve
Or is it sale or return?2 -
Too true.WestCountryAddick said:
Let him, we haven't had much to get carried away with for a whileJamesSeed said:
You're getting carried away...sammy391 said:Surely Muir wouldn’t come all the way from AUS just for 90 mins of football - so airman’s rumour about papers signed tomorrow must have weight to it ...
To also have a ‘fans’ tour of the stadium and to talk to fans etc firstly surely means he is confident it will happen , but secondly highlights the kind of owner he will be!
This guy is a massive step up from Duchebag , and without getting carried away - I’m confident this guy can and will be the best owner Charlton will have had!
Reading this stuff has given me butterflies all night
But I won't believe it until it's on the official site.
(That little masterpiece is for you Henry).3
