CAST is hosting a pre-season webinar with journalist experts Rich Cawley, Ben Ransom and Daniel Storey on August 6th
Join us to discuss Championship prospects, preferred formations, team selections or whatever else you'd like to ask the experts about.
The webinar is open to all CAFC fans. Register here:
https://www.castrust.org/2025/07/ask-the-experts-2/?v=7885444af42e 
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Make sure to sign up Addicks!
The webinar starts at 7pm on Weds 6 August and is open to all Addicks who register with their name and email in advance using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
Registration will be open until 6.30pm on August 6th but we advise early registration.
Fans will be able to post their questions to the experts in the meeting but, if you would prefer us to ask your question, please email secretary@castrust.org and we’ll do our best to include it.
Here is a bit more about our panel:
Rich Cawley – South London Sport via Substack
Until the South London Press closed-down, Rich Cawley was maybe blissfully unaware how important his writing was to your average Addicks’ mental health. Thank goodness he’s back. When it comes to what’s really going on in the training ground or in the boardroom, rumours are just rumours until Cawley confirms. No one covers more Charlton than Rich.
Daniel Storey – Author and Chief Football Writer The i-newsaper
Daniel has just completed a tour and review of the full 92 grounds including The Valley. Arguably there is no better person to give us the latest on what to expect on the new season’s awaydays. There are a few grounds we haven’t been to recently. You can read all of Daniel's work, and his project for the 2025-26 season, on TheiPaper.com .
Ben Ransom Sky Sports Reporter
As a broadcast journalist, Ben is of course required to be informed and balanced in his coverage of the Premier League and EFL. However, Ben is an Addick. So, let’s hear it. What does he really think? What are the broadcast pundits going to be on the lookout for from us this season and if a bit of bias might just sneak out at any point, when?
6th August 19.00
The webinar is open to all Charlton fans.
Here is the registration link again:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
Webinar will start promptly, lots of opportunity to ask questions - make sure theyre good'uns 😜
The webinar starts at 7pm and is open to all Addicks who register with their name and email in advance using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
I’ll be in the audience on this occasion while @bobmunro will be among the CAST team putting your questions to the journalist panel.
And the money men always call the shots.
I wish it wasn't so, but it is the reality of modern day football.
I really enjoyed the webinar.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting it together.
Daniel Storey has been completely off my radar, I will definitely be looking out for his work. He made a very important point, that, basically, if as we mostly expect, we finish around 16th or lower, we will lose more than we win, maybe 20 losses, a month without a win. Nathan will be under pressure, and so will we be to keep our perspective.
Pressure can always be applied for change. Sky also operate in Germany and the German fans got Monday night Sky football abolished. They did that by cutting across tribal club lines and working together. Also, back in our FAPL days, but before Charlton Life, a group of four of us with advertising industry knowledge put together a document and delivered it to the FAPL showing that Sky were not covering us in line with our team performance and Sky viewing figures. Despite it being delivered anonymously and out of the blue, the FAPL and Sky accepted our analysis, and the result was £1m more in TV money from Sky. It's a different issue to KO times but another example that shows that the money men may call the shots, but they might take cover and think again if they come under well-aimed return fire.
The nonsense in the current contract about restrictions on club streams like Charlton TV is a good target...
Many thanks to CAST with Heather, Bob and I believe Alex for putting the questions to Daniel Storey who writes for my paper of choice the i. Ben Ransom our sun burnt Charlton fan who works for Sky and Rich Cawley our local journo for so many years before going substack.
It all went smoothly on the technical front and it made a change to feel relaxed over 90 minutes regarding CAFC !
Leicester vs Sheffield United at 12:30pm will attract an audience, and Championship clubs are well compensated. But then at the same time on Sky+ you'll also have Exeter vs Wycombe and Accrington vs Swindon, which will get tiny audiences.
https://www.castrust.org/2025/08/we-are-staying-up/