The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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To be sung to the well known Mexican song........Ay Ay Ay Ay.Raith_C_Chattonell said:When NLA mentioned last night that the Brits may get a 'sweeter' deal if the Aussies dropped out I posted that it was like a Mexican standoff ...
However, when I read my post back it appeared that my cutting and pasting had gone awry so I edited it only to find the message looked even worse. On the advice of Homer Simpson If at first you don't succeed just give up I deleted the post and went to bed.
I awoke this morning to see the first signs of a Mexican takeover rumour and I feel that I may be to blame for this, please accept my apologies ... In short there are no Mexicans involved in this deal ... as far as I know.
Ay Ay Ay Ay
I like the old el vino
My sister Belinda she pissed out the winda
And filled up my brand new sombrero
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cabbles said:
They’ll probably bring a board game out about this one day
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Should sale through the EFL F&P test then.The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.25 -
Henry has done a fine job writing up and its clear that we, the supporters, have not moved pass the guessing and speculating stage, which is ok with me it fills my work day up with web surfing and dreaming of better times to come. And to be honest its a welcome distraction from reading about other teams in the 3rd division and talk of players that will never be household names.
However I do remember a number of posts with the question, what's his, (LVT), favourite colour? Was this question answered or even asked?1 -
In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.1
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@jac52 won the 2017/8 Charlton Life Sherlock Holmes award for discovering that a new UK company, Echidna Acquisitions, had been registered by Gerard Murphy on April 30thcafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
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Certainly wasn't aware of some of that, cheers.The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.2 -
Cheers Henry - that was it! Will also add my thanks for your rapid responses to the FF last night. Although it wasn't what we all wanted to hear was good to see you asked some tough questions.Henry Irving said:
@jac52 won the 2017/8 Charlton Life Sherlock Holmes award for discovering that a new UK company, Echidna Acquisitions, had been registered by Gerard Murphy on April 30thcafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
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Yes, you do.JamesSeed said:
I have no idea what any of this means.Redskin said:
Although White is a journalist and has a responsibility for factual reporting, reading this thread over the last couple of days shows he was not alone in 'playing up to the cameras' with matters reaching biblical proportions with the return of The Prodigal Son.cabbles said:
I believe he has been genuine in his pursuit of the story of our club, but there’s a showman in him as well, playing up to the cameras
Ultimately, it's irrelevant as we are all still in the dark and the club remains unsold. It was ever thus.
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Is it that RD isn't just selling up and walking away but leaving some future clauses in the deal. Wonder where he got that cunning plan from0
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The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.
Mike Ashley buying Charlton would certainly be an out of frying pan, straight in to fire scenario as far as I'm concerned.12 -
Nothing's changed on there.cafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
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Didn’t know a lot of that ... not exactly an attractive proposition.The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.2 -
Under the circumstances, I wonder would Ashley pass the EFL fit and proper person requirements?0
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Unless he has been convicted of fraud then he would sail through their test.SoundAsa£ said:Under the circumstances, I wonder would Ashley pass the EFL fit and proper person requirements?
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I guess so!golfaddick said:
Unless he has been convicted of fraud then he would sail through their test.SoundAsa£ said:Under the circumstances, I wonder would Ashley pass the EFL fit and proper person requirements?
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The Bolton chairman has been barred from being a director previously and still passed.4
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Except that this has been set up since...Scoham said:
Nothing's changed on there.cafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11336951
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/115226642 -
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Seeing as Portsmouth were once owned by someone who didn't even exist, you have to wonder who could actually fail.SoundAsa£ said:Under the circumstances, I wonder would Ashley pass the EFL fit and proper person requirements?
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Purely for the timing of the non-events. Spelling and grammar don't interest meWheresmeticket? said:
Are you surei_b_b_o_r_g said:I think we should have a bite sized update.
I don't mind being in charge of it (Taking time out of my day) and proof read it once Cabes has drafs it
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....specially spellin2
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Different registered office and key personnel a Ms Wallace Director & Secretary, accountant. Doesn't mean they're not connected though.Chizz said:
Except that this has been set up since...Scoham said:
Nothing's changed on there.cafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11336951
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This thread is now available in a de luxe leather bound edition so that you can relive such timeless classics as "The takeover is imminent", "An Australian consortium are going through the 'fit and proper person' test", "Jim White has been talking to someone in the know" and more in the comfort of your home library! Only £70m from the CL online bookstore!28
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Henry will need a copy for the museum.Wheresmeticket? said:This thread is now available in a de luxe leather bound edition so that you can relive such timeless classics as "The takeover is imminent", "An Australian consortium are going through the 'fit and proper person' test", "Jim White has been talking to someone in the know" and more in the comfort of your home library! Only £70m from the CL online bookstore!
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Doesn't make great reading. How would people vote in a RD v Ashley straw poll?The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.0 -
It would seem to be something of a coincidence if another recently registered company named after the same Australian spiny anteater was unconnected to the one set up by Gerard Murphy 5 months previously.RedChaser said:
Different registered office and key personnel a Ms Wallace Director & Secretary, accountant. Doesn't mean they're not connected though.Chizz said:
Except that this has been set up since...Scoham said:
Nothing's changed on there.cafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11336951
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11522664
However, the only officer of the more recently registered one is a Katherine Wallace described as an accountant - but I can't find any other links to an accountant of that name?0 -
kinveachyaddick said:
Doesn't make great reading. How would people vote in a RD v Ashley straw poll?The Red Robin said:Stu_of_Kunming said:
How many clubs don't have any debt? It's impossible for us to get where we want to be and make a profit.The Red Robin said:
And debt. No thanks.Stu_of_Kunming said:
and all that premiership football.NorthStandUltra said:Bloody hell, Mike Ashley........
Mike Ashley at Newcastle:
Bought Newcastle for £134m and inherited £77m of debt. By 2017 that debt had doubled to £152m.
Sports Direct has never paid anything towards the naming rights or any of the advertising that swarms the stadium.
Sports Direct controls club's retail operations and the club has made a net loss of £5.5m from this arrangement. Commercial income has halved, matchday income is down by a third.
In the 11 years before Ashley, Newcastle had qualified for Europe nine times and the Champion's League group stages twice. Since Ashley has been owner, the club has been relegated twice and played in the Europa League once.
Newcastle's net spend since the summer of 2017 is £1m. Brighton's is £110m and Huddersfield's is £78m.
Ashley has purchased land behind the Gallowgate for a reduced £6m and planning permission for £70m proeprty development that blocks any expansion of St James' Park.
The club's accounts are overdue and it is also under investigation by HMRC for tax fraud.
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I will only look at the thread when takeover is a done deal....huh0
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Total coincidence in my view.micks1950 said:
It would seem to be something of a coincidence if another recently registered company named after the same Australian spiny anteater was unconnected to the one set up by Gerard Murphy 5 months previously.RedChaser said:
Different registered office and key personnel a Ms Wallace Director & Secretary, accountant. Doesn't mean they're not connected though.Chizz said:
Except that this has been set up since...Scoham said:
Nothing's changed on there.cafc-west said:In one post from mid-2018 someone did some digging and posted the name of a company that had been set-up by the Australian Football consortium in the UK. I can't remember who found the name and did the post, or the name of the company. If anyone can remember - can you post the name. Might be worth doing a bit more digging on Companies House to see if anything has changed.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11336951
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11522664
However, the only officer of the more recently registered one is a Katherine Wallace described as an accountant - but I can't find any other links to an accountant of that name?
Anyone can call themself an accountant anyway, so she's not necessarily qualified.0
