The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

Chizz said:

Done Deal! 

It's OTOS 

http://ow.ly/5rlG50xLmJX

Chizz said:

If it doesn't go through, then the EFL will have specific, detailed and water tight answers as to why not.  And, in those circumstances, we should be very pleased it doesn't go through: if the EFL find problems, it's far better for them to come to light now and for Charlton to be prevented from suffering the consequences, than for them to be hidden until it's too late.  The EFL in those circumstances will be the good guys, as bitter a pill as that would be to swallow.  

soapboxsam said:

Taxi_Lad said:

Still no word from @Redhenry unless I missed it. 
Has he been abducted by aliens??

I would imagine his friend has left Charlton so doesn't have ears anymore at the club.
Not a dicky bird about the UAE ESI group so doesn't want to be bombarded with questions where he would now have to guess and speculate like the 99% who are not in ITK on CL.

I know he appeared to have a hotline as he was the first to break the news that Lee Bowyer would be staying shortly after Roland's late night call to Lee, improving his contract to stay for one extra season after we all heard that Bowyer had walked.

Redhenry said:

soapboxsam said:

Taxi_Lad said:

Still no word from @Redhenry unless I missed it. 
Has he been abducted by aliens??

I would imagine his friend has left Charlton so doesn't have ears anymore at the club.
Not a dicky bird about the UAE ESI group so doesn't want to be bombarded with questions where he would now have to guess and speculate like the 99% who are not in ITK on CL.

I know he appeared to have a hotline as he was the first to break the news that Lee Bowyer would be staying shortly after Roland's late night call to Lee, improving his contract to stay for one extra season after we all heard that Bowyer had walked.

I haven't got a friend at Charlton. i have more than one source btw..

Redhenry said:

charlton working on getting a cm from a rival Champ club

Redhenry said:

soapboxsam said:

Taxi_Lad said:

Still no word from @Redhenry unless I missed it. 
Has he been abducted by aliens??

I would imagine his friend has left Charlton so doesn't have ears anymore at the club.
Not a dicky bird about the UAE ESI group so doesn't want to be bombarded with questions where he would now have to guess and speculate like the 99% who are not in ITK on CL.

I know he appeared to have a hotline as he was the first to break the news that Lee Bowyer would be staying shortly after Roland's late night call to Lee, improving his contract to stay for one extra season after we all heard that Bowyer had walked.

I haven't got a friend at Charlton. i have more than one source btw..

Chizz said:

PragueAddick said:

I don’t know what to make of the current situation. We have ESI maintaining a high profile, apparently confident since the earliest stage of the process the bid would be found to be compliant; and now according to reports getting involved in aspects of the functions of the club. All of which has to be welcomed by us fans. They are trying to keep the show on the road as we approach the transfer window with a decimated squad. Yet still the EFL don’t sign it off. 

Up to now I’ve argued that we should give the EFL  a break, but it is starting to look a bit bizarre now. It’s difficult to get the facts, but I think the number of bids actually barred by the EFL remains very low. They never actually rejected the Aussies, just left open the door to filing requested information. I think that those bids which were barred, were barred at an early stage. Is it really a feasible scenario that at this late stage the EFL will turn round and say, nope, we have looked at it and this does not pass the ODT.? Because if they did, they would owe it to us, the fans, to tell us what is wrong with it.

I am starting to think that if it doesn’t go through by end tomorrow, a measured approach and enquiry from CAST/CARD might be called for. @Pico @Airman Brown ?

Yes, it's feasible - and seems to be increasingly likely - that the EFL will turn round and reject the bid.  They have a binary decision: all the time that "yes" isn't given as an answer, then "no" remains a possible outcome.  And, in that scenario, we had better be very sure against whom we vent anger: and it's shouldn't be the EFL.  

If it doesn't go through, then the EFL will have specific, detailed and water tight answers as to why not.  And, in those circumstances, we should be very pleased it doesn't go through: if the EFL find problems, it's far better for them to come to light now and for Charlton to be prevented from suffering the consequences, than for them to be hidden until it's too late.  The EFL in those circumstances will be the good guys, as bitter a pill as that would be to swallow.  

The ire and retribution should be aimed at the man who bought the wrong club and then spent years trying to sell it to the wrong owners.  

I hope it goes through.  And I hope it goes through because the EFL are thoroughly satisfied they have done a complete and rigorous job in weeding out - and securing mitigation for - any issues. And if it doesn't, I won't be blaming the EFL for preventing us being put in a mess; I will be blaming the Belgian genius who brought it on. 

What makes you think this @Chizz? You've got me worried

Arsenetatters said:

Chizz said:

PragueAddick said:

I don’t know what to make of the current situation. We have ESI maintaining a high profile, apparently confident since the earliest stage of the process the bid would be found to be compliant; and now according to reports getting involved in aspects of the functions of the club. All of which has to be welcomed by us fans. They are trying to keep the show on the road as we approach the transfer window with a decimated squad. Yet still the EFL don’t sign it off. 

Up to now I’ve argued that we should give the EFL  a break, but it is starting to look a bit bizarre now. It’s difficult to get the facts, but I think the number of bids actually barred by the EFL remains very low. They never actually rejected the Aussies, just left open the door to filing requested information. I think that those bids which were barred, were barred at an early stage. Is it really a feasible scenario that at this late stage the EFL will turn round and say, nope, we have looked at it and this does not pass the ODT.? Because if they did, they would owe it to us, the fans, to tell us what is wrong with it.

I am starting to think that if it doesn’t go through by end tomorrow, a measured approach and enquiry from CAST/CARD might be called for. @Pico @Airman Brown ?

Yes, it's feasible - and seems to be increasingly likely - that the EFL will turn round and reject the bid.  They have a binary decision: all the time that "yes" isn't given as an answer, then "no" remains a possible outcome.  And, in that scenario, we had better be very sure against whom we vent anger: and it's shouldn't be the EFL.  

If it doesn't go through, then the EFL will have specific, detailed and water tight answers as to why not.  And, in those circumstances, we should be very pleased it doesn't go through: if the EFL find problems, it's far better for them to come to light now and for Charlton to be prevented from suffering the consequences, than for them to be hidden until it's too late.  The EFL in those circumstances will be the good guys, as bitter a pill as that would be to swallow.  

The ire and retribution should be aimed at the man who bought the wrong club and then spent years trying to sell it to the wrong owners.  

I hope it goes through.  And I hope it goes through because the EFL are thoroughly satisfied they have done a complete and rigorous job in weeding out - and securing mitigation for - any issues. And if it doesn't, I won't be blaming the EFL for preventing us being put in a mess; I will be blaming the Belgian genius who brought it on. 

What makes you think this @Chizz? You've got me worried

Chizz said:

Redhenry said:

charlton working on getting a cm from a rival Champ club

Brilliant!  You're a genius, @Redhenry - it's good to have you back.  I love this clue - it's quite a complex one, but really good. 

Of course, most people are going to think you mean "central midfielder".  Whereas cm (or "CM" as it should really be written) refers to the Roman Numerals for 900.  

And, what happened in AD 900?  Well, as everyone knows, it was the year that Persian astronomer Abu Ja'far al-Khazin was born.  And, while most people know him as the author of Zij al-Safa'ih, it shouldn't be forgotten that he wrote a commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest.  

And why is that important?  Well most people would be familiar with the Greek and Latin versions of Almagest, I am sure.  But, as we all know, there have been three English translations, in 1952, in 1984 and, the most recent, in 2014, which was only a partial translation. 

So, I can't imagine a bigger confirmation that we're being taken over from the Middle East, after the partial and incomplete reimagining of the club in 2014 (by Duchatelet), I don't know what is.  Thanks, again, for the massive hint that it's all about to go through.