The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Knowing our luck the deal will go through smoothly one day only for Usmanov to have his assets frozen the next.

Sorry glass half empty here

Scoham said:

We already have four loans and I think you can only have five in a match day squad (correct me if I'm wrong), so there wouldn't be much point bringing in too many more loan players.

Championship & EFL clubs are allowed to have 8 players on loan, but can only pick a max of 5 loanees in their match day squad.

They can only sign a maximum of 4 players from a specific club, of which only 2 can be over the age of 23.

Loan window is closed and we already have 4 loans

Incidentally what exactly is Usnanov’s connection with Everton? I’ve not really followed this thread that closely of late but now it’s got interesting again!

Redhenry said:

Haven’t read the posts on here recently, sounds like it’s already been said. Heard this morning Usmanov in and bringing Everton players on loan. That’s all I know atm

Please please let this be true.

An owner with ambition, who wants to spend money and bring premier league players in on loan. What's not to like?

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

paulie8290 said:

What do we think of this then.

Arsenal fans did not like him that much did they??

Will he try to move us??

Will he put money into the cloob??

I thought Arsenal fans liked him because he said he'd spend loads of money and they hate Kroenke because he runs Arsenal as a business

That's what I thought

Scoham said:

We already have four loans and I think you can only have five in a match day squad (correct me if I'm wrong), so there wouldn't be much point bringing in too many more loan players.

Ah but it never works like that for us. The following calculation will help:

X = N - I

where

X = net number of players available
N = number of players on loan
I = number of players injured, on international duty, ill, on host club refresher course, compassionate leave, fallen out with manager etc etc

ValleyGary said:

‘The Mirror understands....’

Yeah righty’o

Redhenry understands too, which is good enough for me.

It's a load of old Cossacks I tell you

Good Morning Comrades

And we'd have Tom Tugendhat, Tory MP for Tonbridge and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, to contend with. On R5L just now saying that cracking down on oligarchs is "Not just about Russia, not just about corruption, but now a matter of British national security."

“In relation to comments made in national newspapers recently I wanted to clarify my position. Having recently, reluctantly, sold my shares in Arsenal Football Club, I am determined to leave a legacy in English football. That being said I have not yet made a formal offer to purchase Charlton Athletic Football Club but you can never say never.”

Usmanov Statement

Do hope something comes from this, a billionaire who wants to spend money with us is something we dream about from playing Football Manager.

But Charlton are so used to disappointment I'm not getting my hopes up.

Also in the bastion of truth that is The Sun.

Although all the papers are saying that The Mirror understands, as in we don't want to miss the story but if it turns out to be brown and stinky it is their fault.

Press conference at 9.30am today - Bowyer's first as permanent manager. Could face some interesting questions!