Free CARD programme for Bolton and Black and White Day v Wimbledon

CARD

The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) will send a message to Charlton’s owners when its latest free, unofficial matchday programme is handed out before tomorrow's match against Bolton Wanderers.

Last season’s unofficial matchday programmes produced by CARD proved so popular with supporters that the club decided to copy the retro design for its own official issues!

Our latest issue will contain plenty to inform and entertain – and also a way for supporters to take action as the protests continue against the club’s incompetent regime.

The unofficial programme will be distributed by volunteers around the ground before kick-off, but the Charlton fans behind the Charlton protest shirt have already been working frantically over the last week to send it out to supporters who have already ordered.

Although we’re told that not all the deliveries will be completed in time for this weekend, Saturday’s match against Bolton will see fans wearing the black-and-white halved shirts in SE7 for the first time.

And CARD can today announce that it has designated the home match against Wimbledon on Saturday, September 17th Black and White Day.

More details will follow nearer the time, but we will be encouraging everyone who has ordered a protest shirt to attend, and those who haven’t to wear black and white to send a clear message to the regime.

Finally, fans keen to travel to the away game against Fleetwood on September 10th can now order coach travel through the Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Trust.

The trust took the decision to run its own coach service - which is £8 cheaper than the club’s service - following a series of unresolved complaints by fans regarding Valley Away’s pricing, delays, a lack of coaches and strange routes.

Bookings are now being accepted by the trust at enq@castrust.org. Information about the coach can be found at http://www.castrust.org/ or at the trust stall behind the north stand before the Bolton game (2-2.45pm).

PeakieRocket

Unique routes surely

LuckyReds

I like the idea of the Black and White day. When do Wimbledon tickets become available, and are they likely to be restricted? (I see it's home, so not going to sell-out.. but still, wouldn't be surprised if it's made a bit more difficult anyway)

sammy391

Will there be anything planned for "football for a fiver" ?

robroy

http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-bolton-wanderers-valley-review-retro-programme-3273250.aspx

It seems CAFC are doing a copy

Friend Or Defoe

I thought CARD wanted fans to boycott home games?

clb74

That was yesterday.

DOC64

Well done CARD - Fantastic effort by all involved......

ateamofcorygibbs

Friend Or Defoe said:

I thought CARD wanted fans to boycott home games?

Don't know if they were officially saying boycott, but obviously a lot of us are. Bit torn on this myself. What are people thinking?

WSS

Friend Or Defoe said:

I thought CARD wanted fans to boycott home games?

Still don't understand why this keeps coming up.

I keep looking through past CARD statements and I must be missing something and just ignoring it. Sure the only thing that was ever said was suggesting to withold season ticket money.

clb74

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

BDL

Just seen the official programme, it's rather similar. Naughty CARD !!!! ;-)

WSS

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Why?

clb74

Just to add i know a couple of them have already

T_C_E

WSS said:

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Why?

Can we not just respect peoples decisions to either attend or not.
Personally I believe a total empty stadium would see this situation resolved very quickly, but that doesn't make me feel any less about the fans still attending. Its there given right to do as they see fit.

ateamofcorygibbs

Whether or not CARD are saying that, what do people who are already boycotting thinking about it. Does the protest send a big enough message to the regime for us to give them our money, even just for one game? I'm genuinely undecided myself...

seth plum

The line of argument goes that the only way to shift Roland is to hit him in the pocket, so boycotting games is a means to that end.
Another line of argument is that to turn up and protest costs Roland a lot of money in extra security measures, so turning up hits him in the pocket.

Boycotting is less stressful for the regime and all those at Charlton on match days, but there is an unquantifiable cost associated with turning up and protesting. Unquantifiable costs such as putting people off going which is admittedly a very sour outcome, but for some it is a choice between two evils, and extra stress levels for those working at the club dealing with the fans that they seem to hate and despise anyway.

'If you don't like it, don't f***ing come'

It is interesting that at the two home matches so far Roger Johnson has not warmed up along the touchline, not a big deal in itself, but it represents a few extra notches on the stress level for some people who work for the club.

There is clearly a debate to be had regarding the morality of actions which stretches from 'give the club unquestioning support and loyalty' to 'do anything you can to destroy the club if it is going to be run as it is at present, take the club down with you if necessary'.

For most people they occupy a point somewhere between those two extreme positions.

ElfsborgAddick

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Okay, I'm not.

Davo55

At the risk of sounding like Katrien Jong Un, I thought we had covered this already.....

But, to confirm again, CARD have never called for a boycott of matches.

Fumbluff

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Can you introduce yourself and tell us if you're going to games please?

Also how did you vote in the referendum and what's your favourite colour please?

clb74

WSS said:

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Why?

Saves me trying to guess who they are.
WSS I guess CARD represent 50% of the fanbase of which that doesn't include me in believe we need to get that 50% up a lot more to defeat old roly.
It would help me maybe others to know what the top bods are up to this might then get me swaying to CARD more.

clb74

Fumbluff said:

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Can you introduce yourself and tell us if you're going to games please?

Also how did you vote in the referendum and what's your favourite colour please?

Yes fum I am a scab have a season ticket voted for brexit ,red favourite dinner roast beef favourite away ground Grimsby.

Karim_myBagheri

it is strange that the head of CARD and Roland Dutchtelet have never been seen in the same room together. coincidence? i'll let you decide.

ateamofcorygibbs

Has anyone made contact with Wimbledon fans? With their history you'd think they'd be sympathetic. Would be great to see the jimmy seed in black and white as well

ken from bexley

Excellent 'retro design' well done CARD another first class piece of communication and very well designed by the looks of it. Cannot make the game tommorow, hope I can get a copy of this is there a pdf format?

Off_it

ElfsborgAddick said:

clb74 said:

Is it not about time the top brass at CARD introduced themselves and said whether they are or are not going to games?

Okay, I'm not.

Me neither.

So that's the two top boys accounted for.

addick1965

I'm not at the game tomorrow either but would like to get my mitts on a copy of the unofficial programme.

Off_it

addick1965 said:

I'm not at the game tomorrow either but would like to get my mitts on a copy of the unofficial programme.

£5 to you

Stig

addick1965 said:

I'm not at the game tomorrow either but would like to get my mitts on a copy of the unofficial programme.

My sentiments exactly. Bit much to expect them to start mailing them out, but it would be great if a pdf version could be made available after the game.

Cardinal Sin

Take the free CARD programme, save yourself £3 towards the £3.50 matchday ticket penalty for inconveniencing the ticket staff by failing to arrive two hours before the kick-off and for not having shelled out for a season ticket (barely worthy of the title of Customer).

charltonnick

I will come to the ground wearing my protest shirt but won't be going in , anyone else that feels the same we could gather behind the West stand. If 500 were outside while the game was going on that would send a message