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Nimer and Southall interview - training ground, network clubs, Middle East commercial partnerships
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Confirms £50m was the price paid.0
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On the potential player-exchange between Charlton and clubs within the UAE, Southall added: “Going forward we could potentially send players here on loan from our academy; they may send players to us.
Warning Warning... Meltdown approaching!!22 -
Not sure what our youth players could gain from playing in a league like that.
The plan is clear as it was all along. Keep costs low. Build a squad over time. Get into premier. Profit.
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I thought the key item was commercial partnerships with other companies in the gulf.
I read that as sponsorship and maybe later investment.
He also says they didn't mind paying more than others did (£50m) for the club.23 -
Slightly more worrying was Southall’s following comment:ForeverAddickted said:On the potential player-exchange between Charlton and clubs within the UAE, Southall added: “Going forward we could potentially send players here on loan from our academy; they may send players to us.
Warning Warning... Meltdown approaching!!
” It's only good for the profile of their club (Al-Ain in the UAE League) if they've got a player who's playing in our (Charlton) first team”
Doesnt mean it will happen of course.2 -
Saudi sponsors to generate £s makes total sense. Loan players between us and Al Ain - will remain respectful but a strong hint of deja vu. Nevertheless, at least there is talk of Premier League ambition, which is a welcome change and investment in our already strong academy pipeline is great news 👏2
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But then there are no links between the Al-Ain team and Charlton at the moment so that doesnt bother me too muchse9addick said:
Slightly more worrying was Southall’s following comment:ForeverAddickted said:On the potential player-exchange between Charlton and clubs within the UAE, Southall added: “Going forward we could potentially send players here on loan from our academy; they may send players to us.
Warning Warning... Meltdown approaching!!
” It's only good for the profile of their club (Al-Ain in the UAE League) if they've got a player who's playing in our (Charlton) first team”
Doesnt mean it will happen of course.
Its an interesting hint that there may be though
I've still got no problem if a network is established provided its ran the right way rather than players being forced on Managers etc.6 -
Hopefully we are the Inter Milan in this situation9
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I do like the constant references to Charlton being a part of the local community that Southall and His Excellency make, I think Roland totally ignored this. What % of the local population of Charlton go to matches regularly/ever? Must be leaving so much money on the table.(quote from the interview:
“ It didn't really take much convincing. The location, the ties with the local community, the manager [Lee Bowyer], the academy: Tahnoon just said, ‘Go and work the deal.’”)4 -
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What I really want is a real, pure football experience where I can come to Charlton, listen to some banging house music, and watch the future stars of the Premier League before they're sold on for a profit.22
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Bet Davison or Maynard-Brewer wouldn't mind six months in the UAE.
Or even Chris Solly.
I doubt five players will suddenly arrive unannounced from the gulf expecting to start in the first team, that would be ridiculous.4 -
Living out here and having seen some of the UAE league, i can confirm that there are probably only 4-5 players in the entire league who would be good enough for Championship level football, and none of them play for Al Ain.
The standard is pretty poor and because each club is limited to 4 foreigners, you usually get a bunch of South American attacking players and Emirati defences/keepers.
There are 2 decent Emirati players, but both play for another Abu Dhabi club, Al Jazira and their chairman is the Man City owner.3 -
From Wikipedia
The club was founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Al Ain is by far the most successful club in the UAE.[2] The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most tournament titles (32 in total).[3] Al Ain has won a record 13 UAE Pro-League titles, 6 President's Cups, 3 Federation Cups, 1 Arabian Gulf Cup, a record 5 Super Cups, two Abu Dhabi Championship Cups, one Joint League Cup, Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, Gulf Club Champions Cup and AFC Champions League. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.[4]
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And so it transpires that the Historical books Tahnoon Nimer read on the history of Charlton Athletic were lent to him by none other than Roland Duchatelet.... strangely with the last three pages ripped out?10
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But does that include £15m to rebuild SL ?Leeds_Addick said:Confirms £50m was the price paid.0 -
Still no insight of how much our owners are worth?. Training ground £15m on top of £50m.0
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Doubt it, that's there own project on top of what they purchased.Hex said:
But does that include £15m to rebuild SL ?Leeds_Addick said:Confirms £50m was the price paid.0 -
But the £15m was announced straight away. It was a known and could be included in their "investment" amount.shine166 said:
Doubt it, that's there own project on top of what they purchased.Hex said:
But does that include £15m to rebuild SL ?Leeds_Addick said:Confirms £50m was the price paid.
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I don’t think it says that £50m was the price paid, but more it was the price agreed.Leeds_Addick said:Confirms £50m was the price paid.Deferred payment for The Valley and training ground ie Charlton Holdings, £50m or £60m deferred for six months to get the deal over the line in time for the transfer window opening.They still may have bought CAFC Ltd for £1.00.It would be good to get the detail on that @Airman Brown.3 -
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Might just pop over for a footy for a fiver game...👍1
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Omar Abdulrahman plays for Al Ain and is widely regarded as the best Emirati footballer in the leagueChris_from_Sidcup said:Living out here and having seen some of the UAE league, i can confirm that there are probably only 4-5 players in the entire league who would be good enough for Championship level football, and none of them play for Al Ain.
The standard is pretty poor and because each club is limited to 4 foreigners, you usually get a bunch of South American attacking players and Emirati defences/keepers.
There are 2 decent Emirati players, but both play for another Abu Dhabi club, Al Jazira and their chairman is the Man City owner.0 -
Just taken a Youtube tour of Al Ain not impressed with this.
Must say the football stadium looks ok though!
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He plays for Al Jazira, along with Ali Mabkhout (the best Emirati striker)sam3110 said:
Omar Abdulrahman plays for Al Ain and is widely regarded as the best Emirati footballer in the leagueChris_from_Sidcup said:Living out here and having seen some of the UAE league, i can confirm that there are probably only 4-5 players in the entire league who would be good enough for Championship level football, and none of them play for Al Ain.
The standard is pretty poor and because each club is limited to 4 foreigners, you usually get a bunch of South American attacking players and Emirati defences/keepers.
There are 2 decent Emirati players, but both play for another Abu Dhabi club, Al Jazira and their chairman is the Man City owner.0 -
Al Ain sounds like a bloke from north Wales !Raith_C_Chattonell said:Just taken a Youtube tour of Al Ain not impressed with this.
Must say the football stadium looks ok though!12 -
Gonna fit well with the Allez Allez Allez o song.se9addick said:
Al Ain sounds like a bloke from north Wales !Raith_C_Chattonell said:Just taken a Youtube tour of Al Ain not impressed with this.
Must say the football stadium looks ok though!0 -
Al Ain Jones no less.se9addick said:
Al Ain sounds like a bloke from north Wales !Raith_C_Chattonell said:Just taken a Youtube tour of Al Ain not impressed with this.
Must say the football stadium looks ok though!0 -
Does Al Ain allow women to watch football?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
He plays for Al Jazira, along with Ali Mabkhout (the best Emirati striker)sam3110 said:
Omar Abdulrahman plays for Al Ain and is widely regarded as the best Emirati footballer in the leagueChris_from_Sidcup said:Living out here and having seen some of the UAE league, i can confirm that there are probably only 4-5 players in the entire league who would be good enough for Championship level football, and none of them play for Al Ain.
The standard is pretty poor and because each club is limited to 4 foreigners, you usually get a bunch of South American attacking players and Emirati defences/keepers.
There are 2 decent Emirati players, but both play for another Abu Dhabi club, Al Jazira and their chairman is the Man City owner.0 -
At the risk of being slaughtered...If this much money is now behind the club, why are we looking at players from Bristol Rovers, Peterborough United and Blackpool?No - I don't expect them to bring in Harry Kane and Ronaldo. But, I'd expect reinforcements from slightly higher up the food chain than those we are being told about.11
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Perhaps they feel players stepping up, wanting to prove themselves at a higher level, will perform better and be more up for the fight than players stepping down ?simonmatthews said:At the risk of being slaughtered...If this much money is now behind the club, why are we looking at players from Bristol Rovers, Peterborough United and Blackpool?No - I don't expect them to bring in Harry Kane and Ronaldo. But, I'd expect reinforcements from slightly higher up the food chain than those we are being told about.12
