I think she knows what the majority of people think about her and is spurting bullshit to purposefully wind you all up while she kicks back on free tea and the real ale and extra chips she nicked off everyone - whilst wearing an Adidas retro shirt and photoshopping University of Greenwich logos.
She also has shares in the local A&E to double win from all the stress and panic attacks she sets off.
I think she knows what the majority of people think about her and is spurting bullshit to purposefully wind you all up while she kicks back on free tea and the real ale and extra chips she nicked off everyone - whilst wearing an Adidas retro shirt and photoshopping University of Greenwich logos.
She also has shares in the local A&E to double win from all the stress and panic attacks she sets off.
It strikes me as a non-event. At no point does KM actually say what the journalist's opening paragraph says. Further, we don't know what questions were asked to evoke KM's statements. And, if there are "several deals", are they ins or outs and in what balance.
Nothing interview, what football team doesn't plan ahead and that would be more or less a stock interview at any football club. The only difference being is we all know our budget is less than about twenty other clubs in our league. We might as well look for players in charity shops. It would be nice to compete in this league but we won't with Roland.
To be fair to them the signings last Jan (or was it Feb) were decent with Watt, Diarra, Johnson and Eagles. The latter who failed to deliver but was a credible signing and the other three contributed a lot to the relegation battle that seemed to be coming.
I thought Watt was decent. All the others came after the window shut. In fact the last 2 Jan's have been very poor with Kermorgant leaving and me having to take a minute to compose myself in the toilet at work, to hearing we'd signed LePoint and that having no impact on me either on any toilet or at my desk.
Nothing interview, what football team doesn't plan ahead and that would be more or less a stock interview at any football club. The only difference being is we all know our budget is less than about twenty other clubs in our league. We might as well look for players in charity shops. It would be nice to compete in this league but we won't with Roland.
So how much are you chipping in for these players?
I wonder how our revenue stacks up compared to the other teams in the league.
Revenue certainly won't improve when there is a lack of respect shown by club/ CEO towards older/ longstanding fans and little obvious strategy to bring in new, regular fans.
Nothing interview, what football team doesn't plan ahead and that would be more or less a stock interview at any football club. The only difference being is we all know our budget is less than about twenty other clubs in our league. We might as well look for players in charity shops. It would be nice to compete in this league but we won't with Roland.
So how much are you chipping in for these players?
I wonder how our revenue stacks up compared to the other teams in the league.
No need to wonder, this information is freely available. We do relatively well on matchday income and relatively badly on other commercial income. Outsourcing the catering will have reduced revenue but also costs.
The commentator on the Fulham game said we had the third lowest budget in the championship last season. And although it's gone up a bit this season, it's still one of the lowest in the league. I don't imagine he'd say that without a solid source.
For me that's a better indicator of our 'aims' then anything KM says in an interview.
Katrien's primary loyalty is to Roland which is utterly understandable. I don't think she has to inform him every time she sneezes, but I get the impression Roland has Katrien on a short leash, studies have shown that the workplace is very stressful in relation to how much autonomy is restricted. I interpret Katrien's utterances as those of Roland, possibly a bit mixed up in a Chinese whispers kind of way. The autonomy Katrien does enjoy seems to be unsupported, and that is unwise given her lack of experience and that is clearly the responsibility of Roland. It probably does not help if Katrien wants to give the impression she can handle everything. What troubles me is those times when fans and others are dug out when responsibility lies elsewhere (season ticket fiasco anybody?). The reason I don't trust the messages very much is often because the message itself is either lacking credibility, or full of ambiguity, or very poorly delivered. Not so much the fault of Katrien as the remote control running of the club by Roland. Talk of January signings at this stage seems to me to be irrelevant compared to more pressing matters.
Outsourcing the catering seems a really strange decision to me. Was this a situation that the current owners inherited?
Why? It has reduced revenue but also reduced costs and in my opinion it has improved the matchday food quality (marginally)
Two key reasons. Firstly, Roland talks a lot about the 'matchday experience' as a broader concept than just watching a football game. One of the key aspects to this would be catering all around the stadium and by outsourcing you are relinquishing much of your ability to control the service and product.
Secondly, generally (though not always) when you outsource services like this the winning vendor will turn a profit, if the vendor can turn a profit then I struggle to see why we couldn't - there aren't that many opportunities for Charlton to generate significant revenues so giving one up is a big call.
That's why I wondered if it was something agreed by the previous regime to generate some fast cash, doesn't seem a very 'Roland' decision to me.
Katrien's primary loyalty is to Roland which is utterly understandable. I don't think she has to inform him every time she sneezes, but I get the impression Roland has Katrien on a short leash, studies have shown that the workplace is very stressful in relation to how much autonomy is restricted. I interpret Katrien's utterances as those of Roland, possibly a bit mixed up in a Chinese whispers kind of way. The autonomy Katrien does enjoy seems to be unsupported, and that is unwise given her lack of experience and that is clearly the responsibility of Roland. It probably does not help if Katrien wants to give the impression she can handle everything. What troubles me is those times when fans and others are dug out when responsibility lies elsewhere (season ticket fiasco anybody?). The reason I don't trust the messages very much is often because the message itself is either lacking credibility, or full of ambiguity, or very poorly delivered. Not so much the fault of Katrien as the remote control running of the club by Roland. Talk of January signings at this stage seems to me to be irrelevant compared to more pressing matters.
To be fair though, the messages that have come out of the club for years have been, shall we say, a little misleading. Steve Waggott promising that we would do everything to get promoted when selling season tickets with a free one if we get back to the Premier League then him saying a couple of months later that we were expecting/hoping for mid table when in reality the club sold any player they could get money for after the season tickets had been sold and we ended up being relegated.
Virtually nothing of what was Jimenez/Slater said could be trusted - certainly a view held by many on here. That's the two owners before Roland that were, shall we say, 'careful with the whole truth'.
I don't follow other clubs very closely but I wouldn't be surprised to discover that they give press releases that turn out to be 'misleading'.
She was asked a few questions and, clearly, they are thinking about January. Why wouldn't they be. We have players that we need to move on and weaknesses in the squad. I don't think a relegation battle in unthinkable so they might need to do the same in 2016 as they did in 2015 by bringing in a couple of experienced Championship players to give us the lift to keep us from being relegated.
It's all rather depressing, but I still struggle to, personally, demand that someone else spends millions of pounds of his/her money to fund my hobby and I'm grateful, after the third division years, that we have a team that stands a good chance of being in this division next season.
It has become increasingly difficult to believe anything the club says.
The YouTube 1905 show is coming back - no. A map of the position of programme sellers will be produced - no. Those that put up with the Bournemouth displacement fiasco will be contacted and offered a meal in a lounge - no. Luzon was appointed after myriad individuals were considered - yeah, right. Every issue of the programme will include four collectible cards, so buy an album for them - no cards in Fulham programme. Problems with the on-line ticketing system have been resolved - no. All season tickets have been sent out any delays are the fault of Royal Mail - no.
That's off the top of my head. The list of porkies/misinformation is becoming longer by the day. The club is being run by an amateur.
kings hill addick you have hit the nail right into the head of the elephant in the room!
Whatever our reaction to things are, we are dependent on somebody paying for it all.
Where does that leave us?
Well putting up with it and hoping for the best is the option of many.
Packing it all in is another option.
Or getting involved, supporting actively in a myriad of ways, from singing up for the lads at Middlesborough or serving on the fans forum, or both.
The shame is that there is an opportunity to grow, to make and save money, to utilise expertise that can come from fans, but that opportunity is not exploited very well.
'Building a better tomorrow together' has the word together in it, but how is that working?
Maybe we can build a better tomorrow, for the club to break even, for us to be less dependent on this or that rich person who pitches up, I kind of think Roland wants to head in that direction, but it is more productive to that end to appreciate rather than alienate.
But kha you are right, fundamentally we put up or shut up. Waiting for the next big euromillions opportunity is my personal cunning plan.
Nothing interview, what football team doesn't plan ahead and that would be more or less a stock interview at any football club. The only difference being is we all know our budget is less than about twenty other clubs in our league. We might as well look for players in charity shops. It would be nice to compete in this league but we won't with Roland.
So how much are you chipping in for these players?
What you are asking is; "how many millions?" I never discuss my finances publicly and quite frankly its my money and not for you to know or anyone else but I get what you're saying. We, as supporters, all contribute to someone's vanity project/investment. I have invested time and money over the years in Charlton and without thousands of people like me there would be know Charlton Athletic. The owner is either trying to make money or massage his ego or both. He has no affinity with the club in the way I do. It is quite clear we are not building for the big time, more like treading water in the hope that a youth product (Valley Gold) comes through regularly to sell on. Or maybe his game plan is to sell the club on at a profit which I believe to be so. Either way if you buy expensive toys be prepared for the bills that accompany them and don't expect me to subsidise them as we all use to.
Does all the talk of the Jan window mean we're getting no decent loans in the interim?
I thought GL said that was squad complete for now and we will work with them, so I assume no more loans before January, with (reported), Henderson, and SM available for the next game against Reading, Moussa and JJ getting fitter, just leaves Kashi, Reza and Igor, of first team, to come back, he will wait until injuries clear up and see how the squad play
Every issue of the programme will include four collectible cards, so buy an album for them - no cards in Fulham programme.
There were cards in my programme (Curbs, Bauer, plus two others?), but the gatefold cover seems to have been ditched for a simple insert. A gatefold cover is much more expensive to produce than including an insert, so this is a good move financially IMO.
Every issue of the programme will include four collectible cards, so buy an album for them - no cards in Fulham programme.
There were cards in my programme (Curbs, Bauer, plus two others?), but the gatefold cover seems to have been ditched for a simple insert. A gatefold cover is much more expensive to produce than including an insert, so this is a good move financially IMO.
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I'm not defending KM again but I honestly fail to see what the fuss is all about.
She also has shares in the local A&E to double win from all the stress and panic attacks she sets off.
The only difference being is we all know our budget is less than about twenty other clubs in our league. We might as well look for players in charity shops.
It would be nice to compete in this league but we won't with Roland.
I wonder how our revenue stacks up compared to the other teams in the league.
Even the play-offs which we should at least be aiming for will become extremely difficult to achieve.
For me that's a better indicator of our 'aims' then anything KM says in an interview.
I interpret Katrien's utterances as those of Roland, possibly a bit mixed up in a Chinese whispers kind of way. The autonomy Katrien does enjoy seems to be unsupported, and that is unwise given her lack of experience and that is clearly the responsibility of Roland. It probably does not help if Katrien wants to give the impression she can handle everything. What troubles me is those times when fans and others are dug out when responsibility lies elsewhere (season ticket fiasco anybody?).
The reason I don't trust the messages very much is often because the message itself is either lacking credibility, or full of ambiguity, or very poorly delivered. Not so much the fault of Katrien as the remote control running of the club by Roland.
Talk of January signings at this stage seems to me to be irrelevant compared to more pressing matters.
Any players coming-in will be overseas players, and this has proved a bit hit and miss in the past.
I don't think we are talking relegation dogfight ..........yet, but we are just one win off the bottom, with a fifth of the season gone.
Secondly, generally (though not always) when you outsource services like this the winning vendor will turn a profit, if the vendor can turn a profit then I struggle to see why we couldn't - there aren't that many opportunities for Charlton to generate significant revenues so giving one up is a big call.
That's why I wondered if it was something agreed by the previous regime to generate some fast cash, doesn't seem a very 'Roland' decision to me.
Virtually nothing of what was Jimenez/Slater said could be trusted - certainly a view held by many on here. That's the two owners before Roland that were, shall we say, 'careful with the whole truth'.
I don't follow other clubs very closely but I wouldn't be surprised to discover that they give press releases that turn out to be 'misleading'.
She was asked a few questions and, clearly, they are thinking about January. Why wouldn't they be. We have players that we need to move on and weaknesses in the squad. I don't think a relegation battle in unthinkable so they might need to do the same in 2016 as they did in 2015 by bringing in a couple of experienced Championship players to give us the lift to keep us from being relegated.
It's all rather depressing, but I still struggle to, personally, demand that someone else spends millions of pounds of his/her money to fund my hobby and I'm grateful, after the third division years, that we have a team that stands a good chance of being in this division next season.
The YouTube 1905 show is coming back - no.
A map of the position of programme sellers will be produced - no.
Those that put up with the Bournemouth displacement fiasco will be contacted and offered a meal in a lounge - no.
Luzon was appointed after myriad individuals were considered - yeah, right.
Every issue of the programme will include four collectible cards, so buy an album for them - no cards in Fulham programme.
Problems with the on-line ticketing system have been resolved - no.
All season tickets have been sent out any delays are the fault of Royal Mail - no.
That's off the top of my head. The list of porkies/misinformation is becoming longer by the day. The club is being run by an amateur.
Whatever our reaction to things are, we are dependent on somebody paying for it all.
Where does that leave us?
Well putting up with it and hoping for the best is the option of many.
Packing it all in is another option.
Or getting involved, supporting actively in a myriad of ways, from singing up for the lads at Middlesborough or serving on the fans forum, or both.
The shame is that there is an opportunity to grow, to make and save money, to utilise expertise that can come from fans, but that opportunity is not exploited very well.
'Building a better tomorrow together' has the word together in it, but how is that working?
Maybe we can build a better tomorrow, for the club to break even, for us to be less dependent on this or that rich person who pitches up, I kind of think Roland wants to head in that direction, but it is more productive to that end to appreciate rather than alienate.
But kha you are right, fundamentally we put up or shut up. Waiting for the next big euromillions opportunity is my personal cunning plan.
I never discuss my finances publicly and quite frankly its my money and not for you to know or anyone else but I get what you're saying.
We, as supporters, all contribute to someone's vanity project/investment. I have invested time and money over the years in Charlton and without thousands of people like me there would be know Charlton Athletic.
The owner is either trying to make money or massage his ego or both. He has no affinity with the club in the way I do. It is quite clear we are not building for the big time, more like treading water in the hope that a youth product (Valley Gold) comes through regularly to sell on. Or maybe his game plan is to sell the club on at a profit which I believe to be so.
Either way if you buy expensive toys be prepared for the bills that accompany them and don't expect me to subsidise them as we all use to.
There were cards in my programme (Curbs, Bauer, plus two others?), but the gatefold cover seems to have been ditched for a simple insert. A gatefold cover is much more expensive to produce than including an insert, so this is a good move financially IMO.