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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,639

    What is OAFDUMP

    Its been driving me nuts for weeks

    DOUCHER's alter ego

  • catfordmorry
    catfordmorry Posts: 556
    bbob said:

    Already been given two bottles of wine and a free breakfast in Pret A Manger.

    Didn’t know they were knocking out booze in there now !
    I usually check my grammar etc.
    I put it down to the beer on Brighton seafront as spotted by Covered End Land.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    DOUCHER said:

    Depends on how things go this week I guess - the view was it will be a couple of weeks - I said last week that the deal wasn't done - until then everybody assumed it was and it was initially a case of just coming back and announcing, then it was problems with EFL - neither of those things came from me - I just said it isn't a done deal and meetings will be happening starting at the weekend.

    If it's not a done deal, how would it possibly go through this week?

    That would mean an agreement reached and it being approved by the EFL within a couple of days and that isn't going to happen.

    You carry on posting a lot of shite little bits of info and then claiming you were right pal. I have always had a little laugh at your wind ups but there getting boring now and if you even had a remote sense of humour then surely you would realise the joke is old now.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066

    What is OAFDUMP

    Its been driving me nuts for weeks

    Only A Freakin' Douchebag Uses Mnemonic Piffle!!

    Hope that clears things up!! :smiley:
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,391
    DOUCHER said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Really appreciate your comments James Seed but back off on your cringe factor with I’m first this that and the other , it’s not pretty

    Agreed. You and @Airman Brown are right, but it just felt a bit creepy seeing this info appearing a few days later like that. But apparently he had that info confirmed today, hence his tweets. Good stuff. It really is about to happen, isn't it.
    Relax jimmy - Cawley is just reiterating what I said last week which is no surprise coz he gets told a few days after I do normally. OAFDUMP, however annoying that may be for some.
    No he isn’t.

    But really appreciate you not calling me johnnie. Cheers for that.

    But actually, I’m just being to appreciate that you are just being funny. A wind up, but a humorous one at least.
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722

    JamesSeed said:

    DOUCHER said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Really appreciate your comments James Seed but back off on your cringe factor with I’m first this that and the other , it’s not pretty

    Agreed. You and @Airman Brown are right, but it just felt a bit creepy seeing this info appearing a few days later like that. But apparently he had that info confirmed today, hence his tweets. Good stuff. It really is about to happen, isn't it.
    Relax jimmy - Cawley is just reiterating what I said last week which is no surprise coz he gets told a few days after I do normally. OAFDUMP, however annoying that may be for some.
    Just so we can all chill out, Rich now has contact with consortium and after speaking to them (and another party today) was able to put out those tweets today. The fact they they mirrored what I heard from GM isn’t surprising therefore.
    I apologised to Rich for jumping to the wrong conclusions. Oddly, I wasn't following him on Twitter but I am now. In fact, he didn’t mention anything I’d put out until he’d had it confirmed by Aussies and others. Proper journo.
    What Doucher has got to do with this I have no idea l, as I didn’t notice him putting out the same info as I put out?
    I’m not going to have to hassle my old mate for info now, which is good news.
    have you ever previously named Gerald Murphy as your source?



    WTF is Gerald Murphy anyway
    not a source of anything to do with any takeover of CAFC I'll warrant.

    How difficult is it to copy somebody's name correctly?
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722

    Big week this one, one way or t’other

    And I'm off on holiday. The gilfriend will get very angry of I spend the whole time on this site waiting for it to happen.

    Then again I did pay for the holiday as she's still a student (scrounger sponger etc.) So I'm probably within my rights to tell her to fuck off.
    All sounds a bit fishy to me Canters!'
    Yeah... "girlfriend" ok righto :wink:
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,639

    JamesSeed said:

    DOUCHER said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Really appreciate your comments James Seed but back off on your cringe factor with I’m first this that and the other , it’s not pretty

    Agreed. You and @Airman Brown are right, but it just felt a bit creepy seeing this info appearing a few days later like that. But apparently he had that info confirmed today, hence his tweets. Good stuff. It really is about to happen, isn't it.
    Relax jimmy - Cawley is just reiterating what I said last week which is no surprise coz he gets told a few days after I do normally. OAFDUMP, however annoying that may be for some.
    Just so we can all chill out, Rich now has contact with consortium and after speaking to them (and another party today) was able to put out those tweets today. The fact they they mirrored what I heard from GM isn’t surprising therefore.
    I apologised to Rich for jumping to the wrong conclusions. Oddly, I wasn't following him on Twitter but I am now. In fact, he didn’t mention anything I’d put out until he’d had it confirmed by Aussies and others. Proper journo.
    What Doucher has got to do with this I have no idea l, as I didn’t notice him putting out the same info as I put out?
    I’m not going to have to hassle my old mate for info now, which is good news.
    have you ever previously named Gerald Murphy as your source?



    WTF is Gerald Murphy anyway
    not a source of anything to do with any takeover of CAFC I'll warrant.

    How difficult is it to copy somebody's name correctly?
    what?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,150
    edited June 2018

    JamesSeed said:

    DOUCHER said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Really appreciate your comments James Seed but back off on your cringe factor with I’m first this that and the other , it’s not pretty

    Agreed. You and @Airman Brown are right, but it just felt a bit creepy seeing this info appearing a few days later like that. But apparently he had that info confirmed today, hence his tweets. Good stuff. It really is about to happen, isn't it.
    Relax jimmy - Cawley is just reiterating what I said last week which is no surprise coz he gets told a few days after I do normally. OAFDUMP, however annoying that may be for some.
    Just so we can all chill out, Rich now has contact with consortium and after speaking to them (and another party today) was able to put out those tweets today. The fact they they mirrored what I heard from GM isn’t surprising therefore.
    I apologised to Rich for jumping to the wrong conclusions. Oddly, I wasn't following him on Twitter but I am now. In fact, he didn’t mention anything I’d put out until he’d had it confirmed by Aussies and others. Proper journo.
    What Doucher has got to do with this I have no idea l, as I didn’t notice him putting out the same info as I put out?
    I’m not going to have to hassle my old mate for info now, which is good news.
    have you ever previously named Gerald Murphy as your source?



    WTF is Gerald Murphy anyway
    not a source of anything to do with any takeover of CAFC I'll warrant.

    How difficult is it to copy somebody's name correctly?


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  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    JamesSeed said:

    DOUCHER said:

    JamesSeed said:

    Really appreciate your comments James Seed but back off on your cringe factor with I’m first this that and the other , it’s not pretty

    Agreed. You and @Airman Brown are right, but it just felt a bit creepy seeing this info appearing a few days later like that. But apparently he had that info confirmed today, hence his tweets. Good stuff. It really is about to happen, isn't it.
    Relax jimmy - Cawley is just reiterating what I said last week which is no surprise coz he gets told a few days after I do normally. OAFDUMP, however annoying that may be for some.
    No he isn’t.

    But really appreciate you not calling me johnnie. Cheers for that.

    But actually, I’m just being to appreciate that you are just being funny. A wind up, but a humorous one at least.
    Here's Johnny

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  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,034
    What we must remember, is that a this time of the year, apart from anyone buying season tickets, there is no money coming in. The players and staff still have to be paid, so who is paying them, RD at the moment, as soon as the Aussies take over they will have to pick up the wage bill and other ongoing bills, (water, electricity, etc), so perhaps they are stalling as long as possible so their cost will be smaller, after all, they would have already agreed a price with RD. No wonder RD wants the deal finished
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,142
    ross1 said:

    What we must remember, is that a this time of the year, apart from anyone buying season tickets, there is no money coming in. The players and staff still have to be paid, so who is paying them, RD at the moment, as soon as the Aussies take over they will have to pick up the wage bill and other ongoing bills, (water, electricity, etc), so perhaps they are stalling as long as possible so their cost will be smaller, after all, they would have already agreed a price with RD. No wonder RD wants the deal finished

    Blimey the council tax bill doesn’t come in ‘til April does it?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,283
    ross1 said:

    What we must remember, is that a this time of the year, apart from anyone buying season tickets, there is no money coming in. The players and staff still have to be paid, so who is paying them, RD at the moment, as soon as the Aussies take over they will have to pick up the wage bill and other ongoing bills, (water, electricity, etc), so perhaps they are stalling as long as possible so their cost will be smaller, after all, they would have already agreed a price with RD. No wonder RD wants the deal finished

    All true but it was equally true in January and every month since.

    It's also in the Aussie interest to give themselves plenty of time to appoint a manager (although I suspect they have already done or are very close to that) and to allow that manager to buy players.

    The Aussie may save a month's cost but lose valuable time. Since they have already spent £1m and been around since last summer I don't think it is them that is stalling it.

  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,837
    ross1 said:

    What we must remember, is that a this time of the year, apart from anyone buying season tickets, there is no money coming in. The players and staff still have to be paid, so who is paying them, RD at the moment, as soon as the Aussies take over they will have to pick up the wage bill and other ongoing bills, (water, electricity, etc), so perhaps they are stalling as long as possible so their cost will be smaller, after all, they would have already agreed a price with RD. No wonder RD wants the deal finished

    if they are worried about an extra month's wage/water/electricity bill then we really are even more fucked with the Aussies!!!
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    seth plum said:

    RD might be here because he is staying on and he needs to put things in place at the club.
    As we speak he is the status quo, and we're going down down deeper and down.

    You really know how to Rain on our parade FFS
    I Should Have Known better than to open up this effing thread. I must have been here 4500 Times but that cancerous reptile who thinks he's such a Big Man is still Calling The Shots. I don't want to be Burning Bridges but Enough Is Enough perhaps it's time to accept that It Can't Be Done, we've reached The End Of The Line, put simply there is No Contract. The rose-tinted specs wearers on here are gonna say this post is gonna Break The Rules but it Doesn't Matter what you've all been Dreamin', Whatever You Want it ain't about to happen, there ain't about to be no Resurrection. Most Of The Time, I Don't Think It Matters but Again & Again I've read through all the well intentioned stuff, the Lies and the shit-stirring WUM drivel and it's sent me right Over The Edge, I'm a Broken Man.
    But no more, it's Over & Done, I know What To Do: I'm Giving Up My Worrying, no more walking around Like A Zombie. It would be Magic if this Ring Of Change actually heralded a takeover. One thing's for sure: it's Never Too Late for CAFC's Hard Time to come to an end.
    Til then 7pm every day is Marguerita Time.
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    We sell a player this month.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,034

    ross1 said:

    What we must remember, is that a this time of the year, apart from anyone buying season tickets, there is no money coming in. The players and staff still have to be paid, so who is paying them, RD at the moment, as soon as the Aussies take over they will have to pick up the wage bill and other ongoing bills, (water, electricity, etc), so perhaps they are stalling as long as possible so their cost will be smaller, after all, they would have already agreed a price with RD. No wonder RD wants the deal finished

    if they are worried about an extra month's wage/water/electricity bill then we really are even more fucked with the Aussies!!!
    You say an extra month, but RD expected this to go through in February, according to RM
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,820
    Suspect they know there is a potential bump in season ticket revenue if they come in, and recruit the right manager
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,362
    I'm pretty sure no deals will be allowed while the takeover is in process. Bauer off to Blackburn is an example.

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,150
    Redhenry said:

    I'm pretty sure no deals will be allowed while the takeover is in process. Bauer off to Blackburn is an example.

    Had a little nose at another site earlier (had a good wash since) and saw you defending yourself - well done. Saudi prince was the other bid then?

    Also, someone on there reckons the delay is down to someone on the Charlton side, rather than the Aussies or EFL.
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,730

    Redhenry said:

    I'm pretty sure no deals will be allowed while the takeover is in process. Bauer off to Blackburn is an example.

    Had a little nose at another site earlier (had a good wash since) and saw you defending yourself - well done. Saudi prince was the other bid then?

    Also, someone on there reckons the delay is down to someone on the Charlton side, rather than the Aussies or EFL.
    Murray apparently. If true, he really has lost all credit he built up whilst chairman.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,658
    How the fuck is it possible that Murray is holding things up. He has zero say.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,150

    Redhenry said:

    I'm pretty sure no deals will be allowed while the takeover is in process. Bauer off to Blackburn is an example.

    Had a little nose at another site earlier (had a good wash since) and saw you defending yourself - well done. Saudi prince was the other bid then?

    Also, someone on there reckons the delay is down to someone on the Charlton side, rather than the Aussies or EFL.
    Murray apparently. If true, he really has lost all credit he built up whilst chairman.
    He has previous there.
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,735

    How the fuck is it possible that Murray is holding things up. He has zero say.

    Desperately trying to stay at the top table? Busy creating problems, that "Hey Presto!" only he can fix?
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,197
    Correct me if i am wrong, but i have not heard about any due diligence, when i worked for a firm that got sold, the company was overrun with people checking stock, measuring the site. Key staff were interviewed.
    Also list of assets made. Surely if this had happened someone at the Training Ground, Club shop, ticket office would have leaked something!

    I think if this does not happen by then of this month, we can forget promotion, we will be lucky not to drop down to DIV2
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,150

    Correct me if i am wrong, but i have not heard about any due diligence, when i worked for a firm that got sold, the company was overrun with people checking stock, measuring the site. Key staff were interviewed.
    Also list of assets made. Surely if this had happened someone at the Training Ground, Club shop, ticket office would have leaked something!

    I think if this does not happen by then of this month, we can forget promotion, we will be lucky not to drop down to DIV2

    Thought due diligence was done a long time ago.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,283

    Correct me if i am wrong, but i have not heard about any due diligence, when i worked for a firm that got sold, the company was overrun with people checking stock, measuring the site. Key staff were interviewed.
    Also list of assets made. Surely if this had happened someone at the Training Ground, Club shop, ticket office would have leaked something!

    I think if this does not happen by then of this month, we can forget promotion, we will be lucky not to drop down to DIV2

    That happened back in October/November 2017 as far as we know.
  • JamesSeed said:








    Richard Cawley


    #cafc takeover update. It is hoped - and I must emphasise that word - that the takeover will happen this week. But, but, but - there are variables that mean this is not definite.


    @RichCawleySLP
    7m7 minutes ago
    More
    I've been told that nothing issue-wise on the 'fit and proper' EFL test. But Andrew Muir's consortium have had to be patient in this process. #cafc

    @RichCawleySLP
    7m7 minutes ago
    More
    Muir flew back into the UK before the weekend. Duchatelet not slowing deal - he just wants to offload #cafc.

    So what's stopping the deal from going through? Both parties want it to happen.
    It does beg that question.

    The Aussie have been on the scene since March 17 and Duchatelet expected a sale in at least as far back as January 18 as he didnt see any need to replace Meire as he was about to sell.

    Money, either the lack of or disagreement on price I guess. The "when we know what division we are in" never made sense with the lack of replacement for Meire six months ago and make no sense now given the deal still hasn't been announced.

    It feels to me like the fat lady is clearing her throat.
    I guess all will be revealed, and my guess it'll all be very tedious. I was told it's all to do with Slater/Jiminez era.
    They also said they've been working on this deal for two years, which is why they've spent £1m so far.
    Let's hope they're quicker at doing deals to sign players then, seeing as we need at least 8 or 9 in the next 7 weeks.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,350

    Correct me if i am wrong, but i have not heard about any due diligence, when i worked for a firm that got sold, the company was overrun with people checking stock, measuring the site. Key staff were interviewed.
    Also list of assets made. Surely if this had happened someone at the Training Ground, Club shop, ticket office would have leaked something!

    I think if this does not happen by then of this month, we can forget promotion, we will be lucky not to drop down to DIV2

    That happened back in October/November 2017 as far as we know.
    I can confirm that.

    (Based only on the fact Doucher denied it had taken place. So, pretty nailed on as far as I'm concerned).
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