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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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    There was, at least, hope until he sold Stephens and Kermogant and then sacked Chris Powell. Disn't take him long. All been downhill since. 
    Then got rid of Riga for no reason.
  • Are you now their spokesman @JamesSeed ?

    a few days ago you said Murphy won’t tell you anything but you were getting info from someone you don’t know who has contacted you on twitter.

    must admit I’m struggling to keep up
    Me too mate. Especially on the Park Run 😉
  • So the Aussies attempted to offer less than value of the loans - didn’t Duchatelet try that already ? Totally understand why they would not want to unsecure the loans.
  • Don’t agree with people thinking this is the beginning of the end. The fact the Aussies have spoken to Airman will not go down at all well with Roland and I can see it only making things harder to complete.
  • 1682, work begins on The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
  • JamesSeed said:
    But don’t think it ends there folks. Please bear in mind that what goes on behind the scenes can be more complex than it seems from the outside. Also bear in mind how little face time there has been between Roland and Gerard. Despite that, much of the info Gerard receives comes from Roland, Murray or Lieven, so I’d ask for understanding if things can look a little odd at times. 
    Given that your privy to info, do you see a happy end and change of ownership before the start of next season as this is depressing
  • J BLOCK said:
    Don’t agree with people thinking this is the beginning of the end. The fact the Aussies have spoken to Airman will not go down at all well with Roland and I can see it only making things harder to complete.
    Airman talked with Colin? Not the Aussies.
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    J BLOCK said:
    Don’t agree with people thinking this is the beginning of the end. The fact the Aussies have spoken to Airman will not go down at all well with Roland and I can see it only making things harder to complete.
    Not too sure about that mate, both parties have broken cover haven't they to try and get some of the ex directors to budge.
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  • 1681, The last dodo is killed.
    The most shocking post on this thread, has really upset me.
  • Airman talked with Colin? Not the Aussies.
    The Aussies have spoken and it’s out in the public domain 
  • @JamesSeed. You're far more involved in this than you let on.
    Don't think I would be sloshing out as much info as you claim to have been getting to some chap I met at my daughter's school.
  • JamesSeed said:
    Me too mate. Especially on the Park Run 😉
    James why the dig at the ex directors a few days ago 
  • i honestly think that roland has no intention of selling the club,he is enjoying every minute of our misery and frustration,he has achieved everything in life that money can buy,he wants for nothing,he is a bored old man who probably has no other way to motivate his rather sad existence.
  • clb74 said:
    James why the dig at the ex directors a few days ago 
    I forgot the inverted commas 
  • Carly Burn that's my feeling as well either by design or not
  • Ultimatum said:
    Ok, I over egged what I said slightly (in relation to RD). 

    However, people on here and other forums saying “it’s only 7mil” (or words to that effect) make me die. 7mil in any context is a lot of money, especially when you don’t necessarily have to spend it. It’s easy typing 7mil but if that was your money, I bet the majority wouldn’t want to let go of it. Those same people are now probably reading this thinking “to get the sale through, i’d spend it” still don’t get it. 

    Just imagine buying a house, the person you’re buying off made a load of improvements and paid on a credit card. They then say “do us a favour, give us an extra 70k so we can pay the outstanding debt” we’d all tell them where to go. I know it’s not the same context in relation to the sale but people need to realise that people don’t want to just give money away for no reason. 
    I think people know £7,000,000 is a fair old lump.....but in the scheme of things percentage wise it’s not beyond the realms of possibility to come up with the extra.
  • I see this all as relatively good news. We now appear to have confirmation of an active negotiation with all parties semingly moving closer together. As I suspected Aussies only seem able to progress in/around the  price level under negotation if we are in Championship and therefore a better bet. 

    Whether the ex a Directors like it or not they have a role to play but entirely up to them how they choose to negotiate as its their money. 

    Its also flushing  out out some others who may bid it appears. 




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  • I see no good reason for the Aussies to pay off the ex-directors loans if a price had been agreed that included Duchatelet paying them - other than to finalise the deal, let this takeover happen and start the re-building process for the new season. However, Airman reports that Murphy has already offered the ex-directors 50% which they have understandably rejected. If Duchatelet paid them the other 50% then they couldn’t refuse the loans being repaid in full, and we can move on from this sorry affair. And I can enjoy a celebratory Pot Noodle.
  • Meanwhile the potential king Charles III the prince in waiting, is waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting, IF he becomes king he will be older than William IV who became King at 69 and is the oldest prince ever to ascend to the throne.

    Not a lot of people know that 
    Note it down for later @happyvalley
  • 1683, a frost fair is held on the Thames.
  • I guess they’re using you to put out what they want Roland to hear/believe. All part of the ‘game’ that is selling CAFC. Time for both sides to stop titting about and close the deal. 
    Perhaps, but don't seem very conventional or professional from either side imo
  • Someone wants the ex-director loans paid off and it isn't RD so it must be The Aussies.
    The Aussies want them paid off so they own CAFC 100%, without any mortgages/charges ranking in front of them.
    The only way this can be achieved (clean title/100% ownership) is if all the loans are paid off.
    So it's common sense.


    Cant had added to read another 7 pages so I'll say what I'vd said since the play offs last season.......

    The loans dont have to be repaid now. The ex-directors arent asking for them to be repaid now. RD doesn't have to repay them now. The only people who are wanting them to be repaid now are the new owners. That being the case I would seriously ask why. They could always buy the club now & repay them in 6 or 12 months. The fact that they want clean title from day one is very worrying. And f**long holding everything up.

    Never trust an Aussie. 





  • Why not just tell us now?
    Be patient,u know the rules...😉
  • Can I buy your house from you but pay you when I win the National Lottery?
  • I just want it done and dusted so we can welcome in a new era of more false dawns, disappointments and bobbing along. It’s the Charlton way.
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