The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

AFKABartram said:

I know quite a few people thought / think my stance on this is negative, but I just cannot understand with the facts that have been presented why so many people gobbled up last week that this was a done deal, particularly after the other false dawns.

Because they’re so desperate to see the back of Douchbag that they’ll believe anything and anyone.
Who can blame them.
I was/am firmly in the WIOTOS camp.
I absolutely detest that White bloke now for doing this.
Eejit.

To be fair to Jim, this is his first time getting involved in a Charlton takeover. In any normal circumstances you would hear that an owner wants desperately to sell the club and never speak of it again, a buyer is lined up and interested, it's nearly done and that there's a reasonable timescale for it to be concluded, and safely assume that the deal is all but agreed. It's only because we, 1,400 pages of false starts in have become so jaded and aware of what dealing with Roland is like, know better than to assume and get our hopes up. Jim will soon learn

MuttleyCAFC said:

Maybe because a respected journalist told us it was. He is still telling us not to worry. Might help a bit if he explained why we shouldn't worry.

Respected?

This must be the only saga even more tedious and protracted than Brexit.

RedMist said:

Has it not occurred that JW is just trying to get his listening figures up???

50 extra deluded Charlton fans are hardly going to boost his ratings.

bazjonster said:

Ha! Jim White just now, quote:

"Charlton fans don't worry. Talks are coming, they are imminent, but no sign of Duchatelet leaving just yet"!!

Excellent.

cantersaddick said:

I for one am happy with JW passing on his information. I appreciate anything being put out there (as I was with Jimmy seeds stuff on here). As long as someone is passing on info with the beat of intentions it's not their fault if it changes or doesn't happen. That's the point of a rumour it's by definition not a certainty.

Another one who will learn when it's comes to dealing with Roland Duchatelet

AFKABartram said:

I know quite a few people thought / think my stance on this is negative, but I just cannot understand with the facts that have been presented why so many people gobbled up last week that this was a done deal, particularly after the other false dawns.

Yeah, I second this AFKA. There always seems to be hidden complexities with these deals. Jim White's emphatic comments, "he's gone" or whatever, turned me off greatly. It felt like over-compensating to me.

I hope we're closer than we have been for quite some time, if ever. But 24-48 hours to Mon-Tues, you can already see his approximations slipping. And that's fine, again it's hard to pin these things down sometimes, but it's a good lesson in always being skeptical.

bazjonster said:

AFKABartram said:

I know quite a few people thought / think my stance on this is negative, but I just cannot understand with the facts that have been presented why so many people gobbled up last week that this was a done deal, particularly after the other false dawns.

Absolutely bang on mate. Too many people don't believe that Duchatelet would conspire to (once again) cause us grief by stirring things up! Of course he would; he despises the fan base for the embarrassment it's caused him.

I don't think he's holding off on this deal that could see him bring in tens of millions of pounds just to spite the fan base. I think that's ridiculous. I think it's far more likely he wants more money, the group involved need time to properly show proof of funds, the EFL paperwork needs to be done. The idea of spiting us, or that the Fans Forum somehow comes in to his consideration, is ludicrous to me.

More convinced than ever this 'new interest' was a smoke screen to try and speed up the aussie bid.

Really hope I'm wrong, but it feels like RD has once again played a few people like a fiddle, I really do think he's vindictive enough to play games to embarrass a particular person he blames for the protests.

Airman Brown said:

Redvalleyeast said:

But what about the tour on the 30th December where the group were introduced as the new owners? Fuck this,its beyond a joke now. I will now only believe what i read when its in black,white and red on the official site. Firmly in the WIOTOS team now.

This happened. Hopefully someone will ask LDT about it at the FF and then we can see if he lies.

I saw JW’s information first-hand on Saturday and it’s neither made up nor gossip. Any tabloid would have run with it.

So wtf has happened since last week?

All rumours have to be taken with a big pinch of salt.

They're rumours afterall.

15/07 is the day I become wrong now... when i said page 1407 I meant any time on or before 14th July obviously.

SDAddick said:

bazjonster said:

AFKABartram said:

I know quite a few people thought / think my stance on this is negative, but I just cannot understand with the facts that have been presented why so many people gobbled up last week that this was a done deal, particularly after the other false dawns.

Absolutely bang on mate. Too many people don't believe that Duchatelet would conspire to (once again) cause us grief by stirring things up! Of course he would; he despises the fan base for the embarrassment it's caused him.

I don't think he's holding off on this deal that could see him net tens of millions of pounds just to spite the fan base. I think that's ridiculous. I think it's far more likely he wants more money, the group involved need time to properly show proof of funds, the EFL paperwork needs to be done. The idea of spiting us, or that the Fans Forum somehow comes in to his consideration, is ludicrous to me.

The price element I'm sure is more or less agreed, otherwise it wouldn't make sense to claim the deal was remotely close in the first place?

Personally I think some people here are over egging Roland's desire to "spite us", I'm sure he's sick of this process as much as we are, there's no benefit for him to stick false rumours out when the club is losing him money anyway