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EugenesAxe

Henry Irving said:

I found the noise level near the end of the game unbearably loud

Can the club do something?

🤣

killerandflash

Weegie Addick said:

The poppies on the screens during the remembrance ceremony were beautiful. 

From the Curbs stand, seeing the poppies on all 3 levels of the advertising screens in the West stand was stunning

Major

TootingRedArmy said:

jose said:

It seems to be, judging by the comments here, that the distraction element of all the coloured advertisements is different according to where you sit.
When we went to Wimbledon before (Ryan Innes) the low level lighting was not only a distraction, but washed out sight of the play below about knee height. At the time I was glad it wasn’t at the Valley, yet here we are, not only having the football washed out at low level, but everywhere from where I sit in the Curbs stand.
I doubt very much if the system has been road tested from a spectators point of view, but tested by the geeks from a technical point of view.
There are solutions. Turn the stuff off is one, or dim the brightness considerably is another, or turn off/dim where the worst effects of the distractions occur.
I still believe there exists in some quarters distain from the club towards the ordinary fan, from very poor information and poor timing about U21 matches, very very poor coverage and information regarding the academy despite Valley Gold, very poor preparation for feeds or broadcasts which go wrong a lot accompanied by weasel apologies, the terrible communication and events around the Millwall match, and the casual attitude towards food and drink served around the ground (of which there has reportedly been some improvement), turnstiles not fully operational. Training and preparation of stewarding.
In my view there are several areas that can be improved, but I am not confident it will ever happen.

I completely agree first and foremost, we as supporters are customers, yet like too many modern businesses, we seem to be the last people the club is concerned about.

What we’re seeing now feels like a mix of complacency and carelessness from those running day-to-day operations at Charlton. From the ticket fiascos at play off SF & Final and Millwall, to the poor food & drinks service  and indifferent stewarding, there’s a real sense that standards have slipped  and nobody seems to care enough to fix them.

Take the new electronic advertising boards as the latest example. You’d expect a professional club to have tested them properly before a live match to have staff sit in various parts of the ground during lets say an academy training game to see how the boards affect sightlines and match enjoyment. But clearly, that kind of basic due diligence didn’t happen.

There’s an underlying lack of professionalism and respect for fans that runs from the top down. Communication from the club feels dismissive, and feedback whether through the Fan Forum or surveys goes unanswered or ignored. It’s as if those in charge have forgotten that without the supporters, there is no club.

There used to be pride in how Charlton treated its fans. You can’t help thinking that if someone like Rick Everitt if he was still overseeing comms and some of operation duties  at The Valley, this level of incompetence and disregard wouldn’t be tolerated. It needs someone high up to sort this out or get the Welsh dragon Nathan Jones, perhaps to get to grips with what’s going wrong and remind staff what this club stands for.

Because right now, it feels like us mere fans are an afterthought, when they should be at the heart of everything Charlton does.

Because right now, it feels like you have found another soapbox to climb on.
How's the Millwall thing going? Still.

TootingRedArmy

I've criticised club about the BIG screen being 32 x 9 & luminosity of electronic display screens but credit where credit is due. The remberance day display on the boards with falling poppies was beautiful and dignified. I took this photo, before the Last Post and 1 minute silence. Well done to person in charge a very moving occassion, simple but striking poppie animations and  complete silence in The Valley from the 17K home and away supporters. 

TootingRedArmy

The brightness, luminosity of the electronic boards was a fraction dimmer, I would humbly suggest it can during the match be dimmer still. The adverts are were mainly internal club related i.e selling tickets & small & local brands which can't bring in much revenue? It will be interesting to see if club's marketing dept can get some premium prestigious brand advertising which will bring in better reveniue for when we are Live on SKY for a 12.30 KO or another day when were shown on main channel, not on SKY+.

TootingRedArmy

Major said:

TootingRedArmy said:

jose said:

It seems to be, judging by the comments here, that the distraction element of all the coloured advertisements is different according to where you sit.
When we went to Wimbledon before (Ryan Innes) the low level lighting was not only a distraction, but washed out sight of the play below about knee height. At the time I was glad it wasn’t at the Valley, yet here we are, not only having the football washed out at low level, but everywhere from where I sit in the Curbs stand.
I doubt very much if the system has been road tested from a spectators point of view, but tested by the geeks from a technical point of view.
There are solutions. Turn the stuff off is one, or dim the brightness considerably is another, or turn off/dim where the worst effects of the distractions occur.
I still believe there exists in some quarters distain from the club towards the ordinary fan, from very poor information and poor timing about U21 matches, very very poor coverage and information regarding the academy despite Valley Gold, very poor preparation for feeds or broadcasts which go wrong a lot accompanied by weasel apologies, the terrible communication and events around the Millwall match, and the casual attitude towards food and drink served around the ground (of which there has reportedly been some improvement), turnstiles not fully operational. Training and preparation of stewarding.
In my view there are several areas that can be improved, but I am not confident it will ever happen.

I completely agree first and foremost, we as supporters are customers, yet like too many modern businesses, we seem to be the last people the club is concerned about.

What we’re seeing now feels like a mix of complacency and carelessness from those running day-to-day operations at Charlton. From the ticket fiascos at play off SF & Final and Millwall, to the poor food & drinks service  and indifferent stewarding, there’s a real sense that standards have slipped  and nobody seems to care enough to fix them.

Take the new electronic advertising boards as the latest example. You’d expect a professional club to have tested them properly before a live match to have staff sit in various parts of the ground during lets say an academy training game to see how the boards affect sightlines and match enjoyment. But clearly, that kind of basic due diligence didn’t happen.

There’s an underlying lack of professionalism and respect for fans that runs from the top down. Communication from the club feels dismissive, and feedback whether through the Fan Forum or surveys goes unanswered or ignored. It’s as if those in charge have forgotten that without the supporters, there is no club.

There used to be pride in how Charlton treated its fans. You can’t help thinking that if someone like Rick Everitt if he was still overseeing comms and some of operation duties  at The Valley, this level of incompetence and disregard wouldn’t be tolerated. It needs someone high up to sort this out or get the Welsh dragon Nathan Jones, perhaps to get to grips with what’s going wrong and remind staff what this club stands for.

Because right now, it feels like us mere fans are an afterthought, when they should be at the heart of everything Charlton does.

Because right now, it feels like you have found another soapbox to climb on.
How's the Millwall thing going? Still.

ah strange comment? CL, is a forum for fans to discuss many things...
so its OK that Millwall fans can be let out and 20K Addicks inconveniced & safety issues etc?
& poor comms and operation issues at the valley like new electronic display boards?
so would you prefer we just shrug our shoulders and say ok its fine?