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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,933
    edited January 2020
    DOUCHER said:
    mattinfinland said:
    To be completely honest, I think reserve championship or league one players are Bowyers choices, here is why - Hungry, will want to prove themselves at a higher level and most importantly will fight for our club.

    He isn't going to spend 5m on some established championship player if he knows his not going to get %100 from them.

    If Bowyer feels that a portsmouth winger who has the desire and works hard for the team can step up and is the right player for us, then I'm %100 behind that signing.

    In SG, LB, JJ and team we trust. 
    agreed - pick off the best players from the division you've just come from - the pompey guy seems a perfect example - feisty, high energy, in your face character who is looking for the next step up  
    The curbs method 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    edited January 2020
    Lee Bowyer said strange or unusual when the first offer was made by Duchatelet.
    If after talking to Matt Southall, Lee has said strange again about a contract then  its getting stranger.

    This drama is still unfolding and the Charltonisation of fans and players is a recognised medical condition. It made the year's shortlist for new words to be included in the  2019 English Oxford Dictionary but was beaten by dejunk: getting rid of old Rubbish and things of no further use.

    How apt for Roland Duchatelet.

  • Mal
    Mal Posts: 616
    I went to Rolands Seafood Disco leaving party last nite, ended up in E.R......I pulled a Mussel :(
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    edited January 2020
    Fully agree with LTGTR.  Another issue is wages, bringing in key players now is going to cost, also injured players will be back, so we don't need to buy a new side now. Summer is a different scenario with many out of contract. Can see loans and journeymen.
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    Wouldn't that be the responsibility of the COO?
    Perhaps ESI need to monitor his efficiency?
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,282
    edited January 2020
    Jesus Christ do we have our fair share of strange fans! We are never f**king happy!!
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,426
    N01R4M said:
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    Wouldn't that be the responsibility of the COO?
    Perhaps ESI need to monitor his efficiency?

    Within his remit, but I’d question if it’s within his capabilities. 
  • Addickhead86
    Addickhead86 Posts: 1,152
    Been off of CL for the last month with sign in issues. Anything happen of note?
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,976
    cafc_se7 said:
    Jesus Christ do we have our fair share of strange fans! We are never f**king happy!!
    Whoooooosshhh 

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,461
    cafc_se7 said:
    Jesus Christ do we have our fair share of strange fans! We are never f**king happy!!

  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Addickhead86 said:
    Been off of CL for the last month with sign in issues. Anything happen of note?
    Still waiting on the Aussies
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,822
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    You shouldn’t have been picking at it. 
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,137
    edited January 2020
    Addickhead86 said:
    Been off of CL for the last month with sign in issues. Anything happen of note?
    TBF, there seems to have been lots and lots and lots of house sales, which I dont fully understand.
    And fish. Always there's fish.

    Oh, and Grapevine's account was childishly hacked - with a one liner. I mean, I ask you!

    And the Aussies aren't officially out of the running.

    Other than that, no, crack on.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    Oi! ESI buy some light bulbs too

    Duchatelet would never have allowed this.


  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,202
    Henry Irving said:
    Oi! ESI buy some light bulbs too

    Duchatelet would never have allowed this.


    With hindsight, it is odd that Roland made a positive first impression by replacing the seats. I wonder why he did that. A cheap win? Seems odd given how tight he was. 
  • Addickhead86
    Addickhead86 Posts: 1,152
    MrWalker said:
    Addickhead86 said:
    Been off of CL for the last month with sign in issues. Anything happen of note?
    TBF, there seems to have been lots and lots and lots of house sales, which I dont fully understand.
    And fish. Always there's fish.

    Oh, and Grapevine's account was childishly hacked - with a one liner. I mean, I ask you!

    And the Aussies aren't officially out of the running.

    Other than that, no, crack on.
    Super. I'll pop back next month.   Til then, hope Tommy D can find us some plum signings.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,648
    I’m assuming that ESI will appoint a competent, qualified, experienced CEO as one of their first decisions.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,426
    Henry Irving said:
    Oi! ESI buy some light bulbs too

    Duchatelet would never have allowed this.
    He took them with him 🤪



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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,846
    LargeAddick said:
    I’m assuming that ESI will appoint a competent, qualified, experienced CEO as one of their first decisions.
    I believe they have already said that Matt Southall will be Chairman and CEO, although that might be a short term arrangement. We will have to wait and see if he is competent (he certainly knows how to use PR and has a feel for fan engagement) and hopefully his lack of direct experience will not be a major factor. 
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    shine166 said:
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    That's steam from the flasks which caused that 

    Years of heavy duty pile cream has eaten right through the plastic..
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    Been buying week-to-week in the West since the takeover news broke. I can never find my seat for certain, often having to rely on it being the only one available - they are all like this.

  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,976
    Davo55 said:
    LargeAddick said:
    I’m assuming that ESI will appoint a competent, qualified, experienced CEO as one of their first decisions.
    I believe they have already said that Matt Southall will be Chairman and CEO, although that might be a short term arrangement. We will have to wait and see if he is competent (he certainly knows how to use PR and has a feel for fan engagement) and hopefully his lack of direct experience will not be a major factor. 
    He's been closely aided by the former Bolton ceo so it may be him.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    Davo55 said:
    LargeAddick said:
    I’m assuming that ESI will appoint a competent, qualified, experienced CEO as one of their first decisions.
    I believe they have already said that Matt Southall will be Chairman and CEO, although that might be a short term arrangement. We will have to wait and see if he is competent (he certainly knows how to use PR and has a feel for fan engagement) and hopefully his lack of direct experience will not be a major factor. 
    He's got an MBA and has run businesses before.

    OK, qualifications arent the be all and end all but he's much better qualified than KM (who isn't?)

    McHugh may become financial director so that leaves a commercial director and an operations director who isnt Keohane.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,981
    The seats in the East stand are all fine, so I can only assume that the West stand is full of hooligans and delinquents. I suggest an extra 200 stewards at the next home match to search everyone entering that hotbed of vandalism.
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Don't tar the whole West Stand with the Director's Box brush.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,933
    Cardinal Sin said:
    Henry Irving said:
    A whole week in charge and this is the state of the numbering in the West Stand today.

    ESI OUT
    Been buying week-to-week in the West since the takeover news broke. I can never find my seat for certain, often having to rely on it being the only one available - they are all like this.

    Come to the NU, you get seat numbers and a smoking room 
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,175
    Braziliance said:
    I'm not usually one to panic and I get a bit wound up seeing the type of posts, but I am concerned. 

    I really thought Bowyer, Jacko and Gallens new deals would have been done and dusted by now. With the players being linked it doesn't sound all that promising. I don't expect the best players but you would have thought we may have heard of some proper names by now. Signing a Aston Villa fringe player who's record isn't all that isn't the best start? 

    I've seen a few people say we will get bodies in and aim to stay up and then the summer will show their true intent. I don't buy that. Relegation would be a major setback and the form we are in with the injuries we have, we are more or less nailed on. I don't believe everyone will magically come back fit and firing. It takes time. Me personally if I bought a football club, within the first 2 days I would be securing the manager the fans love for a morale boost and then be backing him. After all Lyle more or less said he wants to see what Bowyer is doing? 

    Maybe I'm overthinking it but I'm really not confident we will stay up if we are looking at championship reserves and league 1 players. I accepted it under RD cause it was expected but under new ownership I expect more. All this stuff about fight in a team keeping us up. A mixture of will and skill keeps teams up, not just will. We didn't get close against Swansea really and that wasn't through a lack of effort. We need players who can create those moments and put the chances away. A bunch of tryers won't keep us up 
    I really can’t believe all this relegation talk, I’m the one whose glass is mostly half empty and I’ve every confidence that we’ll stay up!

    We all know why we’re in this position, we were doing perfectly fine before all the injuries and believe we will do so on players returning.

    What players are available or who would come, that we could sign without paying over the odds at the moment?

    Our recruitment up till now has been good and I expect it to continue to be in this window. I don’t expect all signings to be through the door on Monday either!

    Jesus, if I’m able to chill surely the rest of you can too!


  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,426
    killerandflash said:
    The seats in the East stand are all fine, so I can only assume that the West stand is full of hooligans and delinquents. I suggest an extra 200 Carers at the next home match to search everyone entering that hotbed of vandalism.
    😉
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