The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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No.cafcwill said:Was the money unlocked or any hint of it being unlocked?
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That's the spirit.Scoham said:13 days to go
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Good point. Apologies to Orville if you're following this for my earlier quip. Very insensitive.Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
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Kill the messenger!blackpool72 said:
That's the spirit.Scoham said:13 days to go
Only kidding @Taxi_Lad obv.0 -
That’s what I was thinking. It’s the total amount of dosh that goes into Roland’s pocket that still hasn’t been agreed, it looks like.robinofottershaw said:So Harris said price is agreed, just structure of payments (Gomez, Lookman sell ons etc), to be agreed. Cut through it all and that simply says to me that price is still not agreed.
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the bright green duck on his lap gave it awayFanny Fanackapan said:
Wow, @Taxi_Lad ! A scoop indeed !Taxi_Lad said:Wow!!!!!!! Never been itk til now !! Just had a 15 min conversation with Keith Harris in my cab.
As open as he could be. Main points were;
RD very difficult man to deal with. Obstinate and refusing to put any more money in
Price agreed but structure of payment (Gomez / Lookman sell ons etc)
Aussies still include Andrew Muir as main consortium member
Aussies will be good for us if they can get it over the line
No other bidders as far as he’s aware
LdT is a nice guy but is RDs man and is working on his behalf hence the comment re the Aussies having some explaining to do when it’s all over is bollox. All down to RD and his stubbornness
(dont shoot the messenger) he said it’s very close. He even hinted at the dreaded “2 weeks”
Aussies not worried about timing of purchase I.e. they wouldn’t wait til end of season just cos transfer window closed
Everything seems in line with as per @JamesSeed has reported. He now tops my itk list of credibility
How quickly did you realise it was Keith Harris ?
Feeling pretty down at the moment so this has raised my spirits considerably.
Relating the post to Mr F and unsure how to describe who KH is/his place in this process....
Any help gratefully received.
BTW. Should you pick up Michael Buble, PLEASE lock the doors until I can get there....:-)
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Did we not change the "sell on/add on" deal for Gomez & got another payment.....or was that for another player (Jenkinson ?). I'm sure I remember Richard Murray telling us at a Bromley Addicks meeting....robinofottershaw said:So Harris said price is agreed, just structure of payments (Gomez, Lookman sell ons etc), to be agreed. Cut through it all and that simply says to me that price is still not agreed.
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25%? Really hope it’s nowhere near that much.harveys_gardener said:I am sure I read Toffees turned down £30m for Lookman. Gomez must be £60m+, JBG and Pope £15m each plus minor players. 25% of £120m+ almost pays for RD's cock-ups.
@Airman Brown ?0 -
Made me laugh out loud that one. I'm so childish.Elthamaddick said:
the bright green duck on his lap gave it awayFanny Fanackapan said:
Wow, @Taxi_Lad ! A scoop indeed !Taxi_Lad said:Wow!!!!!!! Never been itk til now !! Just had a 15 min conversation with Keith Harris in my cab.
As open as he could be. Main points were;
RD very difficult man to deal with. Obstinate and refusing to put any more money in
Price agreed but structure of payment (Gomez / Lookman sell ons etc)
Aussies still include Andrew Muir as main consortium member
Aussies will be good for us if they can get it over the line
No other bidders as far as he’s aware
LdT is a nice guy but is RDs man and is working on his behalf hence the comment re the Aussies having some explaining to do when it’s all over is bollox. All down to RD and his stubbornness
(dont shoot the messenger) he said it’s very close. He even hinted at the dreaded “2 weeks”
Aussies not worried about timing of purchase I.e. they wouldn’t wait til end of season just cos transfer window closed
Everything seems in line with as per @JamesSeed has reported. He now tops my itk list of credibility
How quickly did you realise it was Keith Harris ?
Feeling pretty down at the moment so this has raised my spirits considerably.
Relating the post to Mr F and unsure how to describe who KH is/his place in this process....
Any help gratefully received.
BTW. Should you pick up Michael Buble, PLEASE lock the doors until I can get there....:-)2 - Sponsored links:
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Too soon?Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
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I’m getting nostalgic for the days of innocent fish puns and pot noodle references.rikofold said:
Too soon?Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
Those were the dace!4 -
Which of course was sung by Mary Hopfins.JamesSeed said:
I’m getting nostalgic for the days of innocent fish puns and pot noodle references.rikofold said:
Too soon?Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
Those were the dace!3 -
Then why is restoring us to The Championship, where we were when he purchased, not a priority?foresthillred said:
Have either of you two met him? I don't believe he gets real pleasure out of anything. He just doesn't want to be seen to have failed.soapboxsam said:
NLA, well that's two of us who think he is getting perverse pleasure out of the situation. Other CL members don't. TBF they are intelligent fans(in some cases !) who go home and away. Why didn't he get rid otherwise when his muse left for 25 to 30 million which was apparently on the table with some small negotiations on monies owed to ex directors which must happen at other football club as well when they are being sold.nth london addick said:he is definitely enjoying it 100%
This is the true RD the stubborn mean vindictive spiteful cold heartless bastd that made him a billionaire
Duchatelet couldn't have got where he is today (net worth 500 million) if he didn't know when to buy and sell and cut your losses when need be and move on.
I smell a Rat.0 -
I never met him but as he was a comedian, having a laugh is likely in the spirit of the man.Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
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Thanks to Taxi Lad we now have a new potential scapegoat.13
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I never met him, but I knew Orville wellFerryman said:
I never met him but as he was a comedian, having a laugh is likely in the spirit of the man.Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
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in the back of a cab?Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
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Some people felt your tales of chats with Gerald Mackerel were full of Red herrings, but I trawled back over your posts and knew that you should be let off the hook.JamesSeed said:
I’m getting nostalgic for the days of innocent fish puns and pot noodle references.rikofold said:
Too soon?Johnnysummers5 said:Keith Harris ventriloquist died in 2015 RIP, isn't it time to cut out the jokes.
Those were the dace!
We have become minnows under Roach Ducatfishelet and I have no bone to pick with you.
Our net worth is low, and we are now rodderless, how we will fill it when we are stuck between a rock and a hard plaice is off the scale.
The longer we flounder, us the fins are becoming eel and losing our sole.
I'm Dory to sink so low and please cod let it end but what these 1520 pages sum up for me is.
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.8 -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3Tk2LpLg755Js0LQF7t3TQ2/the-finalists
"It'll go through once Roland's hero Alan Turing wins greatest person of the 20th century"
Fits with Taxi_Lad's guarantee that it'll be done within 2 weeks.0 - Sponsored links:
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20% of profit is possible, although we have to remember who negotiated the deals.JamesSeed said:
25%? Really hope it’s nowhere near that much.harveys_gardener said:I am sure I read Toffees turned down £30m for Lookman. Gomez must be £60m+, JBG and Pope £15m each plus minor players. 25% of £120m+ almost pays for RD's cock-ups.
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Our problem is Roland's not for Turing.0
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Km probably managed to negotiate us paying 10% on behalf of the buying team!Airman Brown said:
20% of profit is possible, although we have to remember who negotiated the deal.JamesSeed said:
25%? Really hope it’s nowhere near that much.harveys_gardener said:I am sure I read Toffees turned down £30m for Lookman. Gomez must be £60m+, JBG and Pope £15m each plus minor players. 25% of £120m+ almost pays for RD's cock-ups.
@Airman Brown ?2 -
Our problem is Cafc Mr enigma is harder to crack.1
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Who?? Orville?grumpyaddick said:Thanks to Taxi Lad we now have a new potential scapegoat.
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I still think that it is not just the possible sell on fees but also payments based on promotion to the championship and the premier league.
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Our problem is Roland is a xxxx
I refer you to the right honourable gentlemen's answers from the last 5 years,
Mr Blackpool 72 and Mr Soapy Jones.2 -
The Aussie know what Roland wants so not making a formal bid is not really a big deal.
Surely it's a
I agree, that would sum him up wanting others to fix his mistakes with there money and still profit form it.Henry Irving said:I still think that it is not just the possible sell on fees but also payments based on promotion to the championship and the premier league.
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Plus any international appearances (esp. Gomez and Pope). Also the mention of 'payment structure' might be down to how much paid up front, how much on promotion(s), how much on final league positions, cup progress (won't see much returns there) or even payments to him spread over several years. I wouldn't be surprised if RD expects a big bonus if we ever made it to the Premier League. As others have said, he doesn't care about the club or the fans or success - all he wants is his money back and 'saving face'.Henry Irving said:I still think that it is not just the possible sell on fees but also payments based on promotion to the championship and the premier league.
Roland the Irrational
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The only way Roland could expect any further payments for future promotions is if he is selling the club at a discounted price.
I think that we can safely say that that isn't the case.0
