Belgian Takeover

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All these tie ups with foreign clubs have helped us how exactly? What was it Inter (?) absolutely nothing except some kids going there for six months, Valencia ?? bugger all! The African Club... couldn't get work permits for any players, the Scandinavian clubs (2 off) some youth players who we released, Welling United.. a PS friendly where they keep the gate receipts. Why do we bother?

I sound like a little Englander don't I
 
What concerns me most is that post takeover there seems to be a complete lack of direction and impetus at the Club. We just seem to be limping from week to week, incurring further mishaps along the way. Last week it was the botched postponement, yesterday it was our new, not wanted 4th choice French keeper being beaten from 35 yards. What is next?

If all the vibes are true, Powell is not being given funds to buy players in January. If he is going to have a succession of crummy loans from SL imposed on him, sorry but that is not the sort of club and team I really want to support.

We had enough Kocs already at the club, before we took this one on loan.

Mystic Nick predicts that filling your team with transitory loans from foreign countries is a guaranteed route map to League One next season.
 
eddiefirmani said:
You would think that would massively devalue his investment. Two million for three players would have seen us into a comfortable mid-table position and with a shot at the play-offs next season. I never thought we were in serious danger of relegation, but with Wiggins out for three games, Solly no longer a stalwart, all our rivals showing improvement, and our pitch problems, I think we are in big trouble.

I am more than happy that we are not announcing targets. That is the way Curbs operated. But CP is clearly not confident that we are seriously looking, and that is worrying.
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Somebody hold me, and make it damn tight !!
 
OzAddick said:
I like this alot ;) Funny lad.
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You like black humour then?

The early signs suggest that Roland and Charlton are not a good mix. This season was already disappointing, what with the lack of investment, the dull brand of football we play at home, the disappointing forwards we signed and the contract situation. And the 3 young players I expected to be brought on (Pope, Pigott and Poyet) haven't been brought on. The only bright spot has been Jordan Cousins, and possibly Alnwick and Wood, all defensive players. The take-over may have fended off the threat of administration, but apart from that it just seems to have muddied the waters.
 
Concerns me that the contracts don't seem to be moving and I wonder if CP had anything to do with the loan players, I fear not. Get your popcorn lads, I can see something happening.
 
Paul, could I ask you bring up two things with whoever runs our OS

1) Cameron Stewart is no longer our player so should be deleted from the squad list
2) Could you ask the club to post when U18 games have been postponed as soon as they know because FHB got all the way to the training ground yesterday to find the games were off.
 
The bottom line to our situation is that since Curbs left no-one has been able to run our club at a profit, or near break even. If we were a profitable business we wouldn't have to sell to the first person who makes a concrete bid which is acceptable to the FA. I was hoping that our previous owners would succeed, because I liked their commitment to the Academy, but they found it impossible for one reason or another. Now Roland has come in and will try to achieve the impossible in his own way. Surely he will appoint a director of Football soon, which will give us some idea of what the future holds.
 
The latest rumour is we're getting the Iranian striker from (Shock, Horror, Mouth Hangs Open-Jaw Hits The Floor) Standard Liege. It's a loan till the end of the season, which may become permanent 'if Charlton avoid relegation'.
Could we possibly bring in a player or two while the transfer window is still open who might help us to avoid relegation?
 
AllHellLetLoose said:
Paul, could I ask you bring up two things with whoever runs our OS

1) Cameron Stewart is no longer our player so should be deleted from the squad list
2) Could you ask the club to post when U18 games have been postponed as soon as they know because FHB got all the way to the training ground yesterday to find the games were off.
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You can have Cameron Stewart back he has played twice for us and looks completely out of his depth.
 
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