Clever man is our Peter. A real businessman approaching a couple of clowns about investment was only ever going to end one way. Shame, they should at least hear him out before shrugging it away - not a great indication for us wanting them out.
Just watched it on my MacBook in Starbucks, complete with "Roland Out" sticker on the back. Top work guys and girls.
I think Varney deserves a lot of credit, not only for the way he's helped facilitate the huge shit storm that's been kicked up in recent months, but also for his persistence and the way he's still providing a lot of ammunition for CARD and those fans who want to see a regime change.
I may be clutching at straws, but the way in which he says "I think there will always be [interest in investing at Charlton], because it's a London club" suggests to me that not only do we need to relax about finding a new buyer should Roland pack up, but we also have a Charlton man in Varney who is prepared to act as a middleman to enable any potential purchase to take place.
Just watched it on my MacBook in Starbucks, complete with "Roland Out" sticker on the back. Top work guys and girls.
I think Varney deserves a lot of credit, not only for the way he's helped facilitate the huge shit storm that's been kicked up in recent months, but also for his persistence and the way he's still providing a lot of ammunition for CARD and those fans who want to see a regime change.
I may be clutching at straws, but the way in which he says "I think there will always be [interest in investing at Charlton], because it's a London club" suggests to me that not only do we need to relax about finding a new buyer should Roland pack up, but we also have a Charlton man in Varney who is prepared to act as a middleman to enable any potential purchase to take place.
Bolton Wanderers, a team in a less attractive area, and a team with a little more problems (currently) than us received OVER 50 offers to take over the Club. There was another team recently who received in excess of 30 within weeks. Charlton would probably receive a lot more than this, if not at least the same amount.
They/nobody can say that we aren't attractive and no one would want us, or wanted us when Roland bought us, the fact of the matter now is Roland will just shun any interest.
Just watched it on my MacBook in Starbucks, complete with "Roland Out" sticker on the back. Top work guys and girls.
I think Varney deserves a lot of credit, not only for the way he's helped facilitate the huge shit storm that's been kicked up in recent months, but also for his persistence and the way he's still providing a lot of ammunition for CARD and those fans who want to see a regime change.
I may be clutching at straws, but the way in which he says "I think there will always be [interest in investing at Charlton], because it's a London club" suggests to me that not only do we need to relax about finding a new buyer should Roland pack up, but we also have a Charlton man in Varney who is prepared to act as a middleman to enable any potential purchase to take place.
Bolton Wanderers, a team in a less attractive area, and a team with a little more problems (currently) than us received OVER 50 offers to take over the Club. There was another team recently who received in excess of 30 within weeks. Charlton would probably receive a lot more than this, if not at least the same amount.
They/nobody can say that we aren't attractive and no one would want us, or wanted us when Roland bought us, the fact of the matter now is Roland will just shun any interest.
Jesus, I was not aware quite how high the demand for football clubs was. I know it sounds stupid when you see them get flogged for silly money, but in reality want kind of mentalist really has the money and desire to buy a football club?!
Those are definitely powerful numbers to silence the usual "Well who else is going to put their money in and buy us?" argument. An argument that appears to be the primary way of arguing against the protesters, but one that actually provides no argument against what we're protesting for - instead it simply suggests that we should stick with the best of a bad bunch.
My only worry is that with Varneys understandable and continued support/input into things regarding the ownership issues - it will deter Roland & co fr doing business with him...
I assume, and have every faith that he will very easily, Peter will dismantle anything the Incompetent Duo have already said and any attempted fobbing off they try in future.
It could have been so different Roland. You could have had a lot of goodwill from the vital work on the pitch and the stadium and what's starting to happen at the training ground. But you have ballsed up the team, hired incompetence from the boardroom, to the dugout, to the pitch and are being dismantled every time you and the Meire open your mouths.
The big boys don't want to play by your rules and it's their ball, so you're screwed with your current "plan" (if there actually is one...we know there isn't for relegation, as you have told us)!
It could have been so different Roland. You could have had a lot of goodwill from the vital work on the pitch and the stadium and what's starting to happen at the training ground. But you have ballsed up the team, hired incompetence from the boardroom, to the dugout, to the pitch and are being dismantled every time you and the Meire open your mouths.
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So true.
Lets be completely honest, when Roland originally purchased the club it could easily have looked like a dream come true. We seemed to be getting
- a well respected businessman who was backed with great amounts of personal wealth and business knowledge; - someone who valued the community spirit which Charlton strived to embody; - who also had the experience of owning a number of other football clubs; - combined with a regime which was going to strive to run the club with financial sustainability in mind, ensuring that Charlton would be safe and secure for the future; - investment in the academy and support for our younger players; - a pool of European talent that we could dip in too and find scouts, managers, coaches, players and more.
It was unthinkable to imagine that within 2 short years we would be facing regular managerial changes, that team morale would be at an all time low and we would have a squad that lacked both depth and investment. Ultimately a serious of disasters, both on and off the pitch, would lead to 2,000+ fans protesting outside The Valley demanding that he leave, all whilst the national press use us as an example of a "club in crisis" and ran by "clowns".
Maybe it's the promise of Roland that compounds the disappointment, but it's already apparent that when he leaves his legacy well be one best not remembered.
Just herd that Bolton have been sold for 7 million. The chairman who lives in the Isle of Man was on Sky , he has written off over £100 million to make sure the deal went through, but it was his comments" it's not just about business I'm a fan it's about emotion ----" Roland and his puppet Murray take a very large note
My only worry is that with Varneys understandable and continued support/input into things regarding the ownership issues - it will deter Roland & co fr doing business with him...
A clear msg needs to go out to ALL fans that the boycot needs to stop on Saturday and we need to fill the stadium one last time to protest against this regime!!
It is only £5 game and it is worth giving him the cash to show ON-MASS the scale of the protest!!!
Uncle Roland: You lot are all keen on Varney's investment now, but what if they turn out to be Chinese?!?!?
GASP!
;-)
Bah! The Belgian owners we have haven't even bothered to put some decent beers behind the bars! I wonder if new Chinese owners would bring in some decent grub?
quote here for you RD, just something to ponder when you're forking out £27.50 to bring the next injured, unfit loanee in to an already demoralised squad:
"The 20 top-flight teams in English football will share £5.136bn for live domestic TV coverage from next season, with even the bottom club getting £99m."
Lesson to The Rat and Pinnochio, no matter how much money you have, you either have class or you dont. You either know how to run a London football club or you dont.
Ironically in his interview, The Rat says that he and the UK are similar in a cultural way. How the hell did Rat Boy become a successful businessman, when he appears to be wrong about everything?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGlgbHAII8
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Smirking Squirrel, I hope you enjoyed that.
You know it makes sense to listen, learn & make the best possible decision both for yourself and our Club.
Simples.
I think Varney deserves a lot of credit, not only for the way he's helped facilitate the huge shit storm that's been kicked up in recent months, but also for his persistence and the way he's still providing a lot of ammunition for CARD and those fans who want to see a regime change.
I may be clutching at straws, but the way in which he says "I think there will always be [interest in investing at Charlton], because it's a London club" suggests to me that not only do we need to relax about finding a new buyer should Roland pack up, but we also have a Charlton man in Varney who is prepared to act as a middleman to enable any potential purchase to take place.
Time to wake up and smell the coffee!
They/nobody can say that we aren't attractive and no one would want us, or wanted us when Roland bought us, the fact of the matter now is Roland will just shun any interest.
Those are definitely powerful numbers to silence the usual "Well who else is going to put their money in and buy us?" argument. An argument that appears to be the primary way of arguing against the protesters, but one that actually provides no argument against what we're protesting for - instead it simply suggests that we should stick with the best of a bad bunch.
I assume, and have every faith that he will very easily, Peter will dismantle anything the Incompetent Duo have already said and any attempted fobbing off they try in future.
It could have been so different Roland. You could have had a lot of goodwill from the vital work on the pitch and the stadium and what's starting to happen at the training ground. But you have ballsed up the team, hired incompetence from the boardroom, to the dugout, to the pitch and are being dismantled every time you and the Meire open your mouths.
The big boys don't want to play by your rules and it's their ball, so you're screwed with your current "plan" (if there actually is one...we know there isn't for relegation, as you have told us)!
Lets be completely honest, when Roland originally purchased the club it could easily have looked like a dream come true. We seemed to be getting
- a well respected businessman who was backed with great amounts of personal wealth and business knowledge;
- someone who valued the community spirit which Charlton strived to embody;
- who also had the experience of owning a number of other football clubs;
- combined with a regime which was going to strive to run the club with financial sustainability in mind, ensuring that Charlton would be safe and secure for the future;
- investment in the academy and support for our younger players;
- a pool of European talent that we could dip in too and find scouts, managers, coaches, players and more.
It was unthinkable to imagine that within 2 short years we would be facing regular managerial changes, that team morale would be at an all time low and we would have a squad that lacked both depth and investment. Ultimately a serious of disasters, both on and off the pitch, would lead to 2,000+ fans protesting outside The Valley demanding that he leave, all whilst the national press use us as an example of a "club in crisis" and ran by "clowns".
Maybe it's the promise of Roland that compounds the disappointment, but it's already apparent that when he leaves his legacy well be one best not remembered.
It is only £5 game and it is worth giving him the cash to show ON-MASS the scale of the protest!!!
GASP!
;-)
As for our cnut of an owner. The sooner he fucks off the better.
"The 20 top-flight teams in English football will share £5.136bn for live domestic TV coverage from next season, with even the bottom club getting £99m."
Lesson to The Rat and Pinnochio, no matter how much money you have, you either have class or you dont.
You either know how to run a London football club or you dont.
Ironically in his interview, The Rat says that he and the UK are similar in a cultural way. How the hell did Rat Boy become a successful businessman, when he appears to be wrong about everything?