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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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Christ is this thread still going.
Here's a prediction. 2022. We're in the premier league and there's a banner with "Roland 100%" on the forum header.8 -
Murray goes full circle back to hero from zero.Wheresmeticket? said:Christ is this thread still going.
Here's a prediction. 2022. We're in the premier league and there's a banner with "Roland 100%" on the forum header.1 -
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Murray goes full circle back to hero from zero.Wheresmeticket? said:Christ is this thread still going.
Here's a prediction. 2022. We're in the premier league and there's a banner with "Roland 100%" on the forum header.
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Page 4 - probably a record low since this thread launched. Poor @happyvalley having to keep an eye on this glacier.
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Thread just taking a breather before the next big news story.2
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I am old enough to have played the original version of this genre and remember the weird names of the players like Brian Plank, the halcyon days of FIFA 94, before football really sold its soul.2
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Steve Gallen has just become a director of the club, according to Companies House
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01788466/filing-history
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1985, we begin 7 years of exile from our beloved Valley.0
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Just got the Email through from Companies House.InspectorSands said:Steve Gallen has just become a director of the club, according to Companies House
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01788466/filing-history
An interesting and surprising move.
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Interesting, possibly RD & RM resigning - but need at least 1 directorInspectorSands said:Steve Gallen has just become a director of the club, according to Companies House
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01788466/filing-history0 - Sponsored links:
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Head of recruitment so makes sense to be a director.1
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I wonder, does that put Gallen ahead of driesen in terms of approving incoming players for the club (assuming they still run these things by little tommy!)...but does this appointment have any relevance to sale negotiations?5
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This seems genuinely quite significant to me. I don't think being a "Director of Football" usually means wielding any particular executive power on a board, with the exception of transfers, which Gallen seemed to basically run the rule over anyway.
But this is Duchatelet we're talking about so could be anything. Quietly intrigued though and look forward to seeing what this means going forward.10 -
As I was sayingHenry Irving said:Thread just taking a breather before the next big news story.4 -
Word on the street for last couple of weeks has been that De Turck, who hasn't been seen at the Valley since May, was being replaced with a new CEO.
Duchatelet's total abdication continues it seems.
Gallen has been de facto director of football and fulfilling at least part of the CEO role for some time now but hope he isn't expected to take in the administration of the while club.0 -
intriguing developmentInspectorSands said:Steve Gallen has just become a director of the club, according to Companies House
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01788466/filing-history0 -
Interesting appointment. Why now? I looked at companies house and there has been a couple of confirmation "for filing purposes" in the last few weeks. Has RD taken a knock to his head and realized the club has to be run correctly. It is obvious he trusts Bowyer, Gallen and Co. It still seems very very odd that RD had turned down a bid from Brentford for £4.5 mill for Taylor. Or it might be that Jeavons at EFL has looked at us and recommended to Roland that we need to have a CEO in place.2
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Interesting as to what the other 1/2 confirmation filing reports on Companies House mean.
The last one that has the confirmation filing reports was in 2017.
Maybe RM has resigned and SG is replacing him?
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What ever it is , it's gotta be a good thing though !
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Not if it significantly diverts Gallen's focus from recruitment though.Horsfield9 said:What ever it is , it's gotta be a good thing though !4 - Sponsored links:
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If he's as good as finding owners as he is at finding players we could be well sorted!2
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Do we need to dust off the IT'S HAPPENING gif?
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Of course. Dresien could be coming in as Head of Recruitment....11
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And just like that the thread they tried to kill, the thread they tried to write off, the thread that laughed in the face of those who wanted it closed is BACK.
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The GOAT thread is back5 -
Quite a vote of confidence in Steve to elevate him to board level, though his title is given as Head of Recruitment rather than anything wider0
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Until now, with 2 directors, and with the Chairman traditionally having a casting vote, RD essentially controlled every board decision. With 3 directors it is possible for a dissenting voice to have influence if backed up by another director. Wonder if Murray would side with Gallen or RD????SaySomething said:I wonder, does that put Gallen ahead of driesen in terms of approving incoming players for the club (assuming they still run these things by little tommy!)...but does this appointment have any relevance to sale negotiations?
Gallen let it be known, in a matter of fact way, that Driesen had a role in approving transfers, perhaps he made it clear to RD that he would not put up with this anymore and wanted his authority to be formalised. With any luck Driesen will slowly become an irrelevance for the owner as confidence in Gallen's own team is cemented.
A new owner would be able to construct his own board so unlikely the appointment is related to any sale.
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I though Dreisen recruited Steve Gallen?SaySomething said:I wonder, does that put Gallen ahead of driesen in terms of approving incoming players for the club (assuming they still run these things by little tommy!)...but does this appointment have any relevance to sale negotiations?7 -
Driesen HAS been an irrelevance for a while now. Maybe he has a token rubber stamp role in approving certain transfers, but on manic days like transfer deadline day no way would be be getting involved in every loanDippenhall said:
Until now, with 2 directors, and with the Chairman traditionally having a casting vote, RD essentially controlled every board decision. With 3 directors it is possible for a dissenting voice to have influence if backed up by another director. Wonder if Murray would side with Gallen or RD????SaySomething said:I wonder, does that put Gallen ahead of driesen in terms of approving incoming players for the club (assuming they still run these things by little tommy!)...but does this appointment have any relevance to sale negotiations?
Gallen let it be known, in a matter of fact way, that Driesen had a role in approving transfers, perhaps he made it clear to RD that he would not put up with this anymore and wanted his authority to be formalised. With any luck Driesen will slowly become an irrelevance for the owner as confidence in Gallen's own team is cemented.
A new owner would be able to construct his own board so unlikely the appointment is related to any sale.
And if Driesen is true and certain failed transfers were against his advice, e.g. Lepoint, that suggests that even a few years ago his role wasn't that powerful0 -
This comes so quickly after the transfer window and the issue with FA/EFL that I’m sure transfers papers need sign off by a Director so makes sense that SG can authorise these things16
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Perhaps a part of the reason for the delay in the Tomer transfer and a stipulation the EFL made...purely guesswork on my part.
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