Non takeover thread. Sponsored by Jim White & Gerard Murphy

That's not Muir.

 

Isn't there a story in Greek mythology about someone who was condemned to keep reaching for a bunch of grapes, but every time he tried, the grapes moved up, so they were always just out of reach. I believe Royston has a good mate with a first in classics, maybe ask him?

 

I believe FHB, you are referring to the torment of Tantalus;

Tantalus (ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was also called Atys.
He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink.

From Wiki

(not to be confused with the torment of KM, made to stand under a big banner that said LIAR because she couldn't stop telling porkies)

 

Charlton under Dushitelet, "Charlton Athletic, you're having a laugh".

 

If I had been at the game that could have been a top 10 moment.

Apparantly squirrel face left at half-time.

 

Look how sweet in his little hat! And that smile! Little Roly knows how to have a nice birthday!!

 

Happy Birthday mate

 

Hayes & Dutton exchanging takeover secrets on Twitter

#MustBeSeenToBeImportant

 

Would you throw Bow to the wolves to get rid of the Belgian?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...manding-60million-sell-Championship-club.html

 

“Could be tempted into selling up if his valuation is met”

 

To answer your question, I’d question the sanity of people who

a) would spend £60m on Charlton
b) would then get rid of Bowyer (effectively halving the value of the club)

 

Easily.

I'd take Conference South to get rid of him.

 

The Club isn’t worth half of the rumoured £60m. He paid £18m for it 5 years ago...and it’s in the same place.

 

Yes, I would.
Because there's a 99% chance that new owners would dump him anyway, and JJ, in order to bring in their own people.

At present we face a no-win scenario regarding our current manager;

A) Bowyer soldiers on with no resources until he can't take any more, while Roland remains as CAFC owner indefinitely.
B) Roland sells up, and the new owners move LB on anyway. Best intentions aside, they are unlikely to replace him with anybody as good. But at least they will presumably back their man with some funds, which is more than LB ever got.

Given those choices, I would rather see the back of Duchatelet.
Bowyer will probably leave anyway next summer.

PS:
Several groups interested?
Rubbish.
I'm interested in a lot of things, including most of the shiny new cars I see in showrooms.
Doesn't mean I'm going to buy any of them.

 

£18 million - plus all the money he has wasted for the past 6 years?
Will be a figure not far off £60 million, at a guess.

We all know Roland is a deluded old git, who expects the new owner to pay for all his mistakes.

 

All day long.

 

Rick Ever - Wrong reckons ex Man Utd supreme Pater Kenyon may be involved.

 

Well said that man

 

Guess what...

Word is spreading on ITTV that the Club might be sold before Christmas

Honestly, I ask you.
How many times are Roland's people going to pull this same hackneyed old trick on Charlton supporters.
Morale is seriously on the slide, and attendances are slipping too. So let's start another rumour that the Club is about to be sold.

A donkey with a carrot being dangled in front of it on a stick is going to twig that it's being conned before some of our fan base works it out.