The takeover saga seems like it is never-ending, we have been linked with so many people now it’s getting hard to keep up with it all, we have fortunately avoided Laurence Bassini, and we have had interest from some promising potential new owners such as Huw Jenkins and an Andrew Barclay backed Peter Varney takeover.
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However, another party was introduced last week and have now revealed some of their plans to a Portuguese newspaper Abola and it does look like they have some good plans although it will take time to get the success.
Fernando Corte-Real spoke to the Portuguese press and he had this to say
“We want to look at football with a balance between sports management and financial management, in companies there is great rigour and control, and sometimes, in football, things are not quite like that. It’s a very simple idea, without any magic wand. We want to do things well and those who now work at the club can continue with us.
“Our logic is to build from the bottom up, and Charlton have a strong academy, which, we believe, can be a smart way to balance the team and reduce the need for investment. The idea isn’t to arrive and win soon. We want to build something realistically.”
“It wouldn’t be irrelevant, as it would have financial consequences. We believe that Charlton will stay up, but if they don’t, we’ll have a different approach, with a deeper restructuring.
“It’s a mythical club, has a membership basis like not many other sides, and they’re in the Championship, which is one of the most attractive championships in Europe.”
Apparently they have also considered buying clubs in Croatia, Poland and Romania but Charlton are top of their list, hopefully they have the funds to properly back us.
As much as I would like a stable and realistic slow burn structure at Charlton I think many of the fans patience for that sort of thing is running out, although being a bit higher in the Championship would be nice.
I am excited for a new owner to come in and see what they can do, I just hope to god that are not like Roland or ESI, we need someone who wants to look after the long term vision of the club and keeping us in a stable position going forward.
Let’s hope that one of these interested parties are the real deal.
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