The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

SoundAsa£ said:

Who the f is Mark Curry?

Ice skater, Olympic gold medalist, I think?

Rich Crawley on Twitter: "Had confirmation that Roland Duchatelet has met EFL to discuss #cafc situation. Meeting didn't take place in London. Says plenty that @EFL press office not come back on the subject since I asked them question yesterday afternoon."

Not sure what it says other than we're still f@*#$d!

Covered End said:

Coyotejohn1947 said:

Fumbluff said:

You have to go back about 1,000 pages for the Mark Curry rumours, he was heading up the first consortium with Yvette Fielding

Yeah, how do you do that? Scroll back say hundreds of pages without doing it a page at a time?

I think there was a Dr JJ Goodfortune (Nigeria) takeover rumour on or around page 1085 and I never got to see what happened subsequently.

Use the search facility, top right corner.

Thanks @coveredend - I found what I was looking for but earlier than page 1085.
It was a very simple offer viz:

Hello and top of the evening to you my Charlton friends.

My name is Dr. Ju Ju Goodfortune and I was former director of football in my homeland of Nigeria. I am currently reside in Switzerland Geneve.

My employers gift to me as a sign of my good works $300 Million dollars and I would do good works in football in England. I am in London for to meet Prince Harry and take tea in Tower of London with him and I would like to buy Charlton.

I need your help my friends as I cannot bring $300 Million dollars to London. I respectfully ask you to help me my friends to send me your Bank details and I will transfer the millions of dolaars to you in Swiss francs and after tea I will collect from you and we buy Charlton from the bad man you have.

Please send now to drjjgoodfortune@creditsuisse.ch
All who send will be repaid thousands fold when the Athletic play in Premiership TV.

CARLTON TIL I DO DIE !

Well, I can't believe this didn't happen!

Clearly, not enough fans invested in the offer. A clear plan for the purchase of the Club was laid out for us and instead we foolishly held on to the drowning man's straw in the mistaken belief that Roland would sell to one of the following:
the Aussies, the other Aussies, a British Consortium, Red Bull, Al-Hasawi, Usmanov, Mike Ashley, Mark Curry, Micky Rourke, a random passer-by or a dead billionaire.

Well, hindsight is a wonderful thing - Dr Ju Ju Goodfortune - where are you now ?

If you mean MBS.... then imagine how scary it would be if you were a journalist and get called to his office!

Corrected for you!

Coyotejohn1947 said:

Covered End said:

Coyotejohn1947 said:

Fumbluff said:

You have to go back about 1,000 pages for the Mark Curry rumours, he was heading up the first consortium with Yvette Fielding

Yeah, how do you do that? Scroll back say hundreds of pages without doing it a page at a time?

I think there was a Dr JJ Goodfortune (Nigeria) takeover rumour on or around page 1085 and I never got to see what happened subsequently.

Use the search facility, top right corner.

Thanks @coveredend - I found what I was looking for but earlier than page 1085.
It was a very simple offer viz:

Hello and top of the evening to you my Charlton friends.

My name is Dr. Ju Ju Goodfortune and I was former director of football in my homeland of Nigeria. I am currently reside in Switzerland Geneve.

My employers gift to me as a sign of my good works $300 Million dollars and I would do good works in football in England. I am in London for to meet Prince Harry and take tea in Tower of London with him and I would like to buy Charlton.

I need your help my friends as I cannot bring $300 Million dollars to London. I respectfully ask you to help me my friends to send me your Bank details and I will transfer the millions of dolaars to you in Swiss francs and after tea I will collect from you and we buy Charlton from the bad man you have.

Please send now to drjjgoodfortune@creditsuisse.ch
All who send will be repaid thousands fold when the Athletic play in Premiership TV.

CARLTON TIL I DO DIE !

Well, I can't believe this didn't happen!

Clearly, not enough fans invested in the offer. A clear plan for the purchase of the Club was laid out for us and instead we foolishly held on to the drowning man's straw in the mistaken belief that Roland would sell to one of the following:
the Aussies, the other Aussies, a British Consortium, Red Bull, Al-Hasawi, Usmanov, Mike Ashley, Mark Curry, Micky Rourke, a random passer-by or a dead billionaire.

Well, hindsight is a wonderful thing - Dr Ju Ju Goodfortune - where are you now ?

Probably where he always was, Nigeria.

Wow this is getting really exciting again. It’s happening!

I heard a different story.

When Chief Arthur Nzeribe heard about all this he immediately called your man. "Listen, son" he said, "there's only one Addick on this manor, and that's me, get the picture?" End of.

Coyotejohn1947 said:

Solidgone said:

Wow this is getting really exciting again. It’s happening!

Unfortunately not!

I have just heard from Dr Goodfortune and he no longer considers us his friends. Evidently, only two fans signed up.

in his own words:
" You are not my friends.
After my teatime with Prince Harry only Mr Todds-right- hook and Mr Joeaddick were promising me funding. I was going to Belgique to buy Charlton from bad man but not enough even for Eurostar so I stay with my uncle Adebiyi in Peckham.
I am not happy man and no longer Carlton til I do die".

So there you have it - another potential buyer has faded out of the picture.

Gutted!

Are Man U cheaper than our asking price?

Are we being relocated to Scotland?

Greenock Morton are managed by the original JJ...

I hear he's got plans to move the stadium to the Greenock Peninsula

Fumbluff said:

I heard he’s buying Blue Peter

Quick as a flash, I replied, "Don't be blue, Peter."

Needless to say, I had the last laugh.