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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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Realistically what are we worth and how much in excess of that is he asking? I continue to find it incredible that a man of his wealth won't shift on the price to get rid of something that he doesn't want and that he's losing money on.MuttleyCAFC said:
Of course. Buyers clearly are keen to buy - we know of a fair number of interest and bids, but we also know that nobody is going to buy at any price. Roland says he is keen to sell, but we know he won't sell at £30m, or at least he hasn't yet and he could have. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes or Columbo to work out that Roland's words about being keen to sell are hollow ones. I mean £30m is significantly more than he paid for the club and he hasn't exactly done anything to enhance its value since then! £30m is bloody generous and why we should be looking for complications and secrets here or there, when it seems pretty obvious, the mad idiot wants more than the reasonable price potential buyers are prepared to pay.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
If buyers were that keen to buy and RD to sell then a deal would have been done. Can't see it happening any time soon.MuttleyCAFC said:We know bids have come in around the £30m mark so we ought to know by now it is down to RD wanting more than that.
Looking forward to Prague's revelations today.
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hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Realistically what are we worth and how much in excess of that is he asking? I continue to find it incredible that a man of his wealth won't shift on the price to get rid of something that he doesn't want and that he's losing money on.MuttleyCAFC said:
Of course. Buyers clearly are keen to buy - we know of a fair number of interest and bids, but we also know that nobody is going to buy at any price. Roland says he is keen to sell, but we know he won't sell at £30m, or at least he hasn't yet and he could have. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes or Columbo to work out that Roland's words about being keen to sell are hollow ones. I mean £30m is significantly more than he paid for the club and he hasn't exactly done anything to enhance its value since then! £30m is bloody generous and why we should be looking for complications and secrets here or there, when it seems pretty obvious, the mad idiot wants more than the reasonable price potential buyers are prepared to pay.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
If buyers were that keen to buy and RD to sell then a deal would have been done. Can't see it happening any time soon.MuttleyCAFC said:We know bids have come in around the £30m mark so we ought to know by now it is down to RD wanting more than that.
Looking forward to Prague's revelations today.
This is the conundrum. The 64 million dollar question ? And if 64 million pound is an answer then we are waiting for Roderick Duchatelet to step into Roland's duct taped shoes.
Welcome to meltdown Monday.
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It's gone fairly quiet from social media guys and girls at CAFC based on the rest of the pre season output.0
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Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
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We know he has not accepted at least two £30m bids. Does anybody on here think £30m is cheeky? I think £30m is generous and therefore it is ridiculous for him to publicly claim he is desperate to sell the club. We know he is a liar so maybe we shouldn't be too surprised by it however. How much he wants is harder to know as the price seems to vary depending on who you are and when you ask?0
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The structure of this aussie consortium really worries me. Think they need to just give up the ghost now, they clearly can't get it over the line. RD needs to know that his back up plan is gone.JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
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It’s not happening.
He’ll still be here at the start of the season & Bowyer will only get the bare minimum to get through.
Good luck Gaffer, you’re going to need it.3 -
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Thanks for the confirmation that the Europeans and Dalman are buying the club this week.JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
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Thanks for the update. Surely this historic debt is Roland's responsibility?JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.1 -
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KBslittlesis said:It’s not happening.
He’ll still be here at the start of the season & Bowyer will only get the bare minimum to get through.
Good luck Gaffer, you’re going to need it.
Deja vue
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Groundhog Day more like!ME14addick said:KBslittlesis said:It’s not happening.
He’ll still be here at the start of the season & Bowyer will only get the bare minimum to get through.
Good luck Gaffer, you’re going to need it.
Deja vue
Dare we dream for the same outcome?
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Thats that then,if the Aussies arent buying us,the europeans have pulled out and dalman has walked away then we're stuck with the yellow toothed butt nugget. Fanbloodytastic🤬🤬0
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I don't know. Perhaps Doucher would like to share that information. It would certainly prevent a certain amount of speculation.church-lane said:0 -
It wasn’t him Pop.PopIcon said:
A long serving employee of the club shop likes to churn out takeover nonsense. I have no idea what their name is, but many on here will know this person..SoundAsa£ said:A while back I was given two absolutely ridiculous pieces of info by a well known club employee.....so ridiculous in fact that I immediately answered him with the words....”Oh I’m not having that.” He sort of looked away feeling slightly awkward by my reply and knowing full well I knew he was talking utter bollox.
To my dying day, I will never know why he thought I, or anyone else come to that, would be stupid enough to believe him for one moment. I can only think he was setting me up in some way?
It just goes to show that there are employees within the club who are prepared to lie through their back teeth in order to spread malicious rumours.
I’d love to tell all of you you what he said but I’ve an idea he may read CL and in doing so would immediately know who I am.....now isn’t the right time for me to say more.
Rest assured, one day, when the time is right, I will tell the tale in full as it’s the most bizarre conversation I have ever had surrounding the club.0 -
He's the one who takes the calls to send a couple of scarves up to the boardroom on the morning of a matchdayPopIcon said:
A long serving employee of the club shop likes to churn out takeover nonsense. I have no idea what their name is, but many on here will know this person..SoundAsa£ said:A while back I was given two absolutely ridiculous pieces of info by a well known club employee.....so ridiculous in fact that I immediately answered him with the words....”Oh I’m not having that.” He sort of looked away feeling slightly awkward by my reply and knowing full well I knew he was talking utter bollox.
To my dying day, I will never know why he thought I, or anyone else come to that, would be stupid enough to believe him for one moment. I can only think he was setting me up in some way?
It just goes to show that there are employees within the club who are prepared to lie through their back teeth in order to spread malicious rumours.
I’d love to tell all of you you what he said but I’ve an idea he may read CL and in doing so would immediately know who I am.....now isn’t the right time for me to say more.
Rest assured, one day, when the time is right, I will tell the tale in full as it’s the most bizarre conversation I have ever had surrounding the club.0 -
Ha ha. Love that.JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
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Not sure why that gets any lols?JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
I’m imagining investors are limiting their exposure, so they’ve set a cap. So when the asking price goes up, for whatever reason, extra investors are required. For some reason, they don’t seem to be queueing up to invest in Charlton at the moment. Agents are laughing at Bowyer, and investors are laughing at Roland6 -
I'm hearing there's likely to be a new rumour very soon. And it's not good news at all. I hope it's not true. But, so far, everything is pointing to it being a nailed-on certainty. The rumour is...
... @PragueAddick has walked.10 -
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(I never thought he had the dough anyway. And he still hasn't lodged his papers with the EFL).0
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They've replenished the scarves in the online boutiquecharltonaddickedmatt said:Websites down again.1 -
I'm 100% in the 'RD is a lunatic owner therefore trying to buy something from him is probably ridiculously complex camp', but I think from what I've picked up on here as well, the Aussies' approach and bids are becoming a bit farcical as well. Sounds like there's too many moving parts at their endJamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.5 -
Moving every way except forwardcabbles said:
I'm 100% in the 'RD is a lunatic owner therefore trying to buy something from him is probably ridiculously complex camp', but I think from what I've picked up on here as well, the Aussies' approach and bids are becoming a bit farcical as well. Sounds like there's too many moving parts at their endJamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.2 -
Yeah, we all hope for a Roman Abramovic, with super deep pockets to appear out of nowhere, but the reality is many, many potential buyers have been driven away, and I think the majority aren’t single investors. Seems odd to single out the ones who have tried the hardest to deal with the lunatic who owns our club. I’m amazed any of their investors have stuck with it if I’m honest. But I’d still rather they did, than didn’t. The argument that they’re putting off other potential bidders doesn’t hold water.cabbles said:
I'm 100% in the 'RD is a lunatic owner therefore trying to buy something from him is probably ridiculously complex camp', but I think from what I've picked up on here as well, the Aussies' approach and bids are becoming a bit farcical as well. Sounds like there's too many moving parts at their endJamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.4 -
JamesSeed said:
Not sure why that gets any lols?JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
I’m imagining investors are limiting their exposure, so they’ve set a cap. So when the asking price goes up, for whatever reason, extra investors are required. For some reason, they don’t seem to be queueing up to invest in Charlton at the moment. Agents are laughing at Bowyer, and investors are laughing at Roland
Aussies love an exposure cap - something to do with all that sunshine0 -
Don't tell me they want a free cap each to wear in the stand next time ffsDOUCHER said:JamesSeed said:
Not sure why that gets any lols?JamesSeed said:Heard from non GM contact:
‘Sounds like the Aussies WILL NOT be buying the club this week’.
Something to do with needing an extra investor (having just lost a Chinese one) to cover this extra historic debt.
...’so it’s over to the Europeans and Dalman’.
I’m imagining investors are limiting their exposure, so they’ve set a cap. So when the asking price goes up, for whatever reason, extra investors are required. For some reason, they don’t seem to be queueing up to invest in Charlton at the moment. Agents are laughing at Bowyer, and investors are laughing at Roland
Aussies love an exposure cap - something to do with all that sunshine0
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