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The Takeover Thread v3.0 - DONE! - Methven interview in the Telegraph (p55)
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I’m trying to figure out if the lack of obvious rejoice from the fanbase is relating to people knowing the deal was almost done anyway or just a malaise set in after the previous false dawns.Let’s hope we see what they’re made of soon enough through positive actions🤞🏼0
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Steve Sutherland was offered the gig because CM is a dyslexic Black Cats fan.ForeverAddickted said:Paul Elliott is to be on the Board, Steve Sutherland returns as Commercial Manager
New Charlton Athletic owners reveal list of major shareholders and structure of their senior management team – South London News (londonnewsonline.co.uk)5 -
It would be good to know the % holdings, but I guess it will emerge in time. No Lenagan family shareholding, so that was a duff call, and we may assume that Warren Rosenfeld is the “New York” based investor that CM refers to and probably the third biggest investor after Friedman and Brener (families). He’s the one that worried me a bit because a casual flip through the web suggests he’s a retired lawyer who owns a couple of unremarkable Jewish restaurants, but the Head of Dossiers established that he made a lot of money in the real estate shark-pool of Las Vegas, which makes him a bit of a badass, and now we find out he has a recycling biz, which we had not come across. I was a bit bothered initially because he didn’t seem to show any sport interest, but now we have all these other names that Methven didnt have in mid-May , and they have some interesting relevant business experience.It remains to be seen how much each of them bring to the table, and whether they all rub along ok, but they all look like serious people.12
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been burnt too many timesmart77 said:I’m trying to figure out if the lack of obvious rejoice from the fanbase is relating to people knowing the deal was almost done anyway or just a malaise set in after the previous false dawns.Let’s hope we see what they’re made of soon enough through positive actions🤞🏼21 -
Can I be the first to say I'm worried. All the signs are there: Global Football Partners is an anagram of Largest Football Rob Plan
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Rosenfield runs his family metal and recycling business in PortlandPragueAddick said:It would be good to know the % holdings, but I guess it will emerge in time. No Lenagan family shareholding, so that was a duff call, and we may assume that Warren Rosenfeld is the “New York” based investor that CM refers to and probably the third biggest investor after Friedman and Brener (families). He’s the one that worried me a bit because a casual flip through the web suggests he’s a retired lawyer who owns a couple of unremarkable Jewish restaurants, but the Head of Dossiers established that he made a lot of money in the real estate shark-pool of Las Vegas, which makes him a bit of a badass, and now we find out he has a recycling biz, which we had not come across. I was a bit bothered initially because he didn’t seem to show any sport interest, but now we have all these other names that Methven didnt have in mid-May , and they have some interesting relevant business experience.It remains to be seen how much each of them bring to the table, and whether they all rub along ok, but they all look like serious people.1 -
Wealthy investors, experienced football people running the day to day, already some good signings with plenty of time left to go in this summers transfer window, I am choosing to be cautiously optimistic.
No excuses though, complete the building of a top six squad over the next month, get us out of this league.4 -
Both, it was already done apart from FA paperwork, it's been dragging on and off for more than 6 months and whilst virtually everyone is pleased Sandgaard has gone, the vast majority aren't going to celebrate until we actually see the club taking forward strides.mart77 said:I’m trying to figure out if the lack of obvious rejoice from the fanbase is relating to people knowing the deal was almost done anyway or just a malaise set in after the previous false dawns.Let’s hope we see what they’re made of soon enough through positive actions🤞🏼33 -
If thats not a euphemism I've been doing it all wrongcarly burn said:A nice enough message.
But an owner that feels the need to even mention the 'our club,your car ' PR stunt as one of his great achievements tells you all you need to know. A project in vanity was about all it amounted to.
We've pretty much been dragging our heels in custard for 3 years. A legacy that hopefully everyone of us will have forgotten about in a year or so.
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Has Tony Soprano been raised from the dead?Rothko said:
Rosenfield runs his family metal and recycling business in PortlandPragueAddick said:It would be good to know the % holdings, but I guess it will emerge in time. No Lenagan family shareholding, so that was a duff call, and we may assume that Warren Rosenfeld is the “New York” based investor that CM refers to and probably the third biggest investor after Friedman and Brener (families). He’s the one that worried me a bit because a casual flip through the web suggests he’s a retired lawyer who owns a couple of unremarkable Jewish restaurants, but the Head of Dossiers established that he made a lot of money in the real estate shark-pool of Las Vegas, which makes him a bit of a badass, and now we find out he has a recycling biz, which we had not come across. I was a bit bothered initially because he didn’t seem to show any sport interest, but now we have all these other names that Methven didnt have in mid-May , and they have some interesting relevant business experience.It remains to be seen how much each of them bring to the table, and whether they all rub along ok, but they all look like serious people.2 - Sponsored links:
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I think the real statement of intent would be to extend Aneke’s contract until 202837
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The latter.mart77 said:I’m trying to figure out if the lack of obvious rejoice from the fanbase is relating to people knowing the deal was almost done anyway or just a malaise set in after the previous false dawns.Let’s hope we see what they’re made of soon enough through positive actions🤞🏼
Hopefully it's a positive but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.0 -
TS did indeed save our club, but then made every mistake in the book with his ‘heart in the right place’. Tell that (heart in the right place) to the staff that were negatively impacted throughout his ownership and all of us who ploughed hard earned cash into his born to fail break even model wishful thinking.I was hopeful when he arrived, I will remember him as a failed egotistical naive businessman of an owner. I do not take glee from this way of thinking but equally won’t be liking a ‘touching’ farewell message.
I will tonight raise a fond glass to all the past employees who shone and whose lights were pissed on unnecessarily. It is they who I will remember most from this last 3 year period.I hope that the next 1-10 to more years are a more enjoyable ride with an appropriately supportive, nurturing and together growing club culture. Let’s see how we go…?
Up the Addicks - all paid up and raring to go again!24 -
Personally the setup looks much more structured that it has been in recent years. Will take that and see how it goes. Completely neutral how I feel about them taking over the club. Actions will speak louder the words.
Glad we can progress forward now with a target of a top 6 place in the league.
Up The Addicks!
Deano's red and white army!4 -
Has anyone mentioned the proof of the pudding is in the eating, crucial point if it hasn’t been discussed?2
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If this new lot really gave any kind of shit about our club they’d have announced the return of Steve Sunderland with the correct bloody spelling….1
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Firstly I thought that was a Classy statement from TS - who did save us from ESI
I genuinely believe he meant well but it was not to be
So we move onto a new chapter for our Wonderful club
Surely it’s a time to put all past disputes /squabbles to one side and once again to Unite as a fan base for that’s when we are at our Best
Let’s give the new Owners our Support as we move forward
Onwards and Upwards.COYR6 - Sponsored links:
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Looks like the Head of Dossiers was given some poor info - Warren Rosenfeld is a scrap metal recycler (Calbag Metals Co.) from Portland, Oregon.PragueAddick said:It would be good to know the % holdings, but I guess it will emerge in time. No Lenagan family shareholding, so that was a duff call, and we may assume that Warren Rosenfeld is the “New York” based investor that CM refers to and probably the third biggest investor after Friedman and Brener (families). He’s the one that worried me a bit because a casual flip through the web suggests he’s a retired lawyer who owns a couple of unremarkable Jewish restaurants, but the Head of Dossiers established that he made a lot of money in the real estate shark-pool of Las Vegas, which makes him a bit of a badass, and now we find out he has a recycling biz, which we had not come across. I was a bit bothered initially because he didn’t seem to show any sport interest, but now we have all these other names that Methven didnt have in mid-May , and they have some interesting relevant business experience.It remains to be seen how much each of them bring to the table, and whether they all rub along ok, but they all look like serious people.
With Methven's dodgy geography (!), more likely Munir Javeri is the "New York" investor (from Greenwich, Connecticut.2 -
Agree with all you say apart from your first two sentencesraytreacy69 said:Firstly I thought that was a Classy statement from TS - who did save us from ESI
I genuinely believe he meant well but it was not to be
So we move onto a new chapter for our Wonderful club
Surely it’s a time to put all past disputes /squabbles to one side and once again to Unite as a fan base for that’s when we are at our Best
Let’s give the new Owners our Support as we move forward
Onwards and Upwards.COYR1 -
What does Paul Elliott bring to the table , a lot of words with no substance or the only person in the world who made a profit from Rufus’s punting .
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Right, glad it is done. Lets hope they support Dean, and get the players in, so we can have a bloody good stab at getting out of league 1. Hopefully optimistic for the short term if they do.
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I'm looking forward to the future and not dwelling on that last chapter of our past.8
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You can’t change the past. Only influence the future.0
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Anyway...
Orient at home is a must win.3 -
I do not understand why successful business people invest in a third rate English football club, be it Charlton or any other club, there is no sense to it, and understand even less why people from other countries who have no connection with the purchased club do it.
I'm glad that they are setting up a SMT with people who have professional football knowledge and I wish them well.
As others have said the proof of the pudding .......
Wealdstone here we come!6 -
We all know that football is a bad investment. If an individual is worth say 100 million, they will quickly lose interest in a club because of the relative drain on their financial resources. However a consortium where each major investor is losing one million a year as opposed to over ten million a year is really the only way forward in modern football. The number of individual owners available who can afford to be sole owners is dwindling. I am not worried about having a consortium as owners. The question is the decision making structure within the consortium. Does this consortiums primary decision makers have the football acumen to hire the right people to run the day to day operations, especially on the football side. I have no clue how it will work out with this group but I feel more comfortable they won’t be ditching the club as soon as some of their stocks take a hit in the market13
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Waited patiently before I renewed but now its done so am I with waiting. Looking forward to hopefully a brighter future. We have to live in hope after all8
