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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Wasn't too sure that was a joke in relation to the Graffiti. Unfortunately, even if he is, Danny (I haven't got a good word to say about Charlton only bad things) is on there as well, so it will be pointless listening if he was. RD will spout of rubbish, JW will suck it in and DM will be wondering why we are all complaining. All I want to hear out of RD "I have sold the cloob".  Nothing else matters. 
  • I am worried that the rat will want to spite us and just run the club into the ground rather than sell. I know it isn't possible at the moment, but is there any possibility in the future that he can sell anything for property development?
  • razil said:
    In my view RD is trying to reduce his losses to as close to zero as possible while trying to maintain Championship status, he would need to spend far more to make a punt for the Prem and I think he knows that.


    I think there is little doubt his plan is to break even.
  • I am worried that the rat will want to spite us and just run the club into the ground rather than sell. I know it isn't possible at the moment, but is there any possibility in the future that he can sell anything for property development?
    People say that every year and it never happens. We’ve just paid fees for two players, I agree with Covered End, he’s just looking to break even (or get as close to it as he can).
  • I feel the hope of last month draining out of me.
    That’s my feeling too. If it was going to be done, it would have been done by now. We’ll Be heading into the new season with no leadership off the pitch and a paper thin squad on the pitch. 
  • Scoham said:
    People say that every year and it never happens. We’ve just paid fees for two players, I agree with Covered End, he’s just looking to break even (or get as close to it as he can).
    around £296,000 in total if I'm correct, covered by the compensation received for Aribo. Wow. Thanks Roland.
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  • The salary is a bit of a piss take, but for a Charlton (or even a general football) fan soon out of Uni wanting to get into journalism (and say living at home), being paid £20k to watch and report about Charlton might be an attractive job for a couple of years until you can get something that pays better.
    Probably about all they will get really.

    As has been said before anyone with a decent level of experience and who can fulfill the majority of tasks required on the job spec list will likely be able to get a better job on better pay elsewhere.

    20k to work full time plus saturdays and also some midweek evenings. Piss take.
  • Chizz said:

    'please also continue with that fans forum farce, it regenerates the takeover regurgitation loop fantastically - never beyond my wildest dreams did i imagine they would continue to go round and round and round discussing the same minutia of the takeover that has been so imminent for so long'   
  • Scoham said:
    People say that every year and it never happens. We’ve just paid fees for two players, I agree with Covered End, he’s just looking to break even (or get as close to it as he can).
    But is there any option for him to sell land such as the training ground  for develpment in the future? Or is it a complete impossibililty?
  • Probably about all they will get really.

    As has been said before anyone with a decent level of experience and who can fulfill the majority of tasks required on the job spec list will likely be able to get a better job on better pay elsewhere.

    20k to work full time plus saturdays and also some midweek evenings. Piss take.
    Wouldn't the hours take into account matchdays (e.g. you wouldn't work 37 hours PLUS Saturday matchday?)

    Don't know, just asking
  • I've been away. Has it happened yet?
  • But is there any option for him to sell land such as the training ground  for develpment in the future? Or is it a complete impossibililty?
    A change of use (something like that) would be required and RBG have indicated they are unlikely to agree to it.
  • A change of use (something like that) would be required and RBG have indicated they are unlikely to agree to it.
    Someone would also have to settle the ex directors loans.  The training ground is book valued at less than 7 million iirc. 
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  • I've been away. Has it happened yet?

    What do you think!?
  • around £296,000 in total if I'm correct, covered by the compensation received for Aribo. Wow. Thanks Roland.
    I’m not saying it’s a lot, I’m saying if he was trying to run the club into the ground he wouldn’t be spending anything on signings.
  • Cafc43v3r said:
    Someone would also have to settle the ex directors loans.  The training ground is book valued at less than 7 million iirc. 
    if charlton were provided with an alternative playing venue, the valley could be granted a change of use - that would be residential (the only viable change that i could see' - this is why we always have to have one eye on who is owning the club and why
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    Do you mean Perry Suckling or Peter Sutcliffe?
    @ForeverAddickted You live by the sword, you die by the sword  :D
  • But is there any option for him to sell land such as the training ground  for develpment in the future? Or is it a complete impossibililty?

    Isn't this what was proposed 10 years ago?

    Sale of fixed assets with Murray selling the training ground to his own pension fund and the Hatter Foundation for £1m, Bob Whitehand picking up and a smaller part of the training ground (youth bit at the back) for £300k. With propopsed commercial rent leaseback to the club. Whitehand also picking up 1&2 Landsdowne Mews for £200k.

    It was suggested by a respected financial blogger they were to pick up approx £5m of fixed assets for £1.5m.

    Think the restructuring of the board a few months later put paid to some / all of this, not sure what the shareholders voted though at the initial meeting.  Reading the thread back though is interesting reading:

    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/25047/club-sell-off-crown-jewels/p1


  • edited July 2019

    Isn't this what was proposed 10 years ago?

    Sale of fixed assets with Murray selling the training ground to his own pension fund and the Hatter Foundation for £1m, Bob Whitehand picking up and a smaller part of the training ground (youth bit at the back) for £300k. With propopsed commercial rent leaseback to the club. Whitehand also picking up 1&2 Landsdowne Mews for £200k.

    It was suggested by a respected financial blogger they were to pick up approx £5m of fixed assets for £1.5m.

    Think the restructuring of the board a few months later put paid to some / all of this, not sure what the shareholders voted though at the initial meeting.  Reading the thread back though is interesting reading:

    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/25047/club-sell-off-crown-jewels/p1


    If the book value of Sparrows Lane is £7m then I haven't got an issue in giving the freehold to the ex-directors to clear the debt (if that's what is holding things up). Sparrows Lane is a field - The Valley is our cathedral and no way should that up for negotiation.
  • Still No Yawn from the Director (as far as i can see), so the deal is still there (i hope)
  • RedChaser said:
    @ForeverAddickted You live by the sword, you die by the sword  :D
    Its what I love about Charlton; the badge has a sword ready for me - No pissing about having to hunt one down!!
  • Well it’s now coming up to a week since the alleged deadline for Dalman ? to complete or allow this new group a short run at completing. Rumour but no confirmation that Dalman has ditched and a bland statement that he is concentrating on Cardiff but nothing of real substance. According to our own @JamesSeed the Aussies are not out but nothing about this new group as far as I can see. Has @nla posted during this last few days. He’s likely to have some idea where we currently are and given that he was confident of a change of ownership before the kick off I would like to hear from nla again.


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