Daily Mail - Chaos at Charlton

Scoham

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3824909/Chaos-Charlton-fans-prepare-march-former-Premier-League-club-mess.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Henry Irving

Scoham said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3824909/Chaos-Charlton-fans-prepare-march-former-Premier-League-club-mess.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Just a social media thing

stonemuse

Bloody hooligans and 2%'ers

LeaburnForEngland

"With this in-mind we have requested a meeting with CARD to look at how we can potentially begin working with them on a process of rebuilding this great club."

Hahahahahahaha

T

Looking forward to that CARD response to the invite. Not that in a million years KM would ever turn up for the meeting...

PragueAddick

Good coverage, good work CARD.

grumpyaddick

Very interesting article about 9 natural teeth whitening methods too.

I may be wrong about the Daily Fail.

Goonerhater

I'll go just to hold Curb-it's coat whilst she is handing out the head locks

soapy_jones

Nah fuck em!

rananegra

Note the club's reply says "challenge for promotion". Isn't that already a downgrade of what they said over the Summer?

Big_Bad_World

Unfortunately it's in the Daily Mail so everything in the article can automatically be rubbished.

T_C_E

Just seen big Tony in Matalan's bulk buying underpants.

Redmidland

Well this is a turn up for the books. Question is what will CARD do? In any dispute, Union/Employer, NI, South Africa, it was talks in the end that moved the dispute forward one way or another. Its not for me to tell either side what to do, and this could be looked at 2 ways-:
A cynical attempt by the club to say " we offered to talk to CARD but they turned us down" or
CARD has finally exerted enough pressure to force them to talk.

Difficult decision now to be made by CARD, however if I was advising, (which I'm not), what harm is there in talking, if it turns out to be a publicity stunt Im sure it will be seen through, if however it is a genuine basis to start talks then maybe, just maybe CARD are winning.
Just my opinion based on many years of watching disputes eventually settled by talking.

I know many wont agree with me, but I would see what they want before dismissing it. Beginning of the end?

SOTF

'With this in-mind we have requested a meeting with CARD to look at how we can potentially begin working with them on a process of rebuilding this great club.'

This is where the Trust and CARD must be co-ordinated. If attending the meeting CARD should tell the SMT that nothing other than the sale of the club will suffice, and walk out.

Hovi's Biscuit

I'm sure their request for a meeting is as genuine as Merde's reply to Peter Varney, that is if a genuine request actually exists and it's not just PR bullshit as usual.

Huskaris

Big_Bad_World said:

Unfortunately it's in the Daily Mail so everything in the article can automatically be rubbished.

Hahahahaha! Now THAT is original comedy.

cafc999

This has the hallmark of the PR machine written all over it as if CARD decline the offer then NightMeire can say that she has held out the olive branch.

Oakster

Still trotting out the usual crap about the protests impacting results. With the dismal tailspin Captain Slade has us trapped in, they better hope the protestors turn up in force as its proven that we do much, much better when they are there.

The players at least have something to react to rather than the portly, sanctimonious headmaster boring them to tears.

bolloxbolder

We should only attend any such meeting if Roly is there.

bobmunro

What is there to talk about between CARD and the club? We don't want them to change - we want them GONE!

Hardly the basis for constructive dialogue and it's too late for that now anyway - they've had their chance and chose not to take it.

1StevieG

bolloxbolder said:

We should only attend any such meeting if Roly is there.

with biscuits and tea....

LeaburnForEngland

vff

Good article from the Mail.

It was good to be reminded of Meire accusing Charlton supporters of committing criminal offences against her. I had forgotten about that.

'Over the summer we have worked hard to start rebuilding the club'. That pre season was the SMT working hard ? The squad is thin and undercooked. The pre season diabolical. No lessons appeared to have been learned there. Its just PR bullshit.

'A Charlton Athetic spokesperson confirmed the club has written to CARD to invite the group to meet with the club's Senior Management Team at The Valley:

If they can live screen / make that that meeting open and not pre vet the questions. Maybe running a what question, would Charlton supporters most to like to ask them most thread might help. Would Meire and the SMT open themselves to directly critical questions with an agenda on which they don't have control, ? That I find very doubtful.

It is more likely to be just public relations / roll out the platitudes management to try and look good to the media and the EFL. Sending the email out at 6pm yesterday and announcing it that they have made an approach the next day does make it look like just a publicity gimmick without any substance.

Swisdom

Cool - so will CARD have the meeting?

They've asked for one for long enough so now it's available will they take up the opportunity?

This could be entertaining....

SELR_addicks

The meeting would very coincidentally be just before the Coventry game and therefore removing any protests before the game.

Refuse it and protest instead, they don't deserve a meeting.

cafc999

I find it strange when she says "We made numerous mistakes last season" yet she and the rest of the SMT are still in their positions.

If I was as shit as she and her SMT then I would get the sack pretty quickly

bolloxbolder

Quality statement that. Well done everyone.

3blokes

Edited after reading tha CARD statement to simply say:
Great response.
Says it all.
Top top work.
Have to say CARD, you are one class act.

lolwray

nothing will change until rd sells

Goonerhater

Deluded ---- CEO admits mistakes --- but self promotes herself to the football great and good !!!

LoOkOuT

Swisdom said:

Cool - so will CARD have the meeting?

They've asked for one for long enough so now it's available will they take up the opportunity?

This could be entertaining....

The painful death of our club is not, and cannot be, entertaining.

@LeaburnForEngland has posted the CARD response above. It's everything that Staprix communication is not. Well conceived, purposeful and an accurate understanding of the situation.
The proposed meeting is not an "opportunity" in any way for those that support Charlton Athletic Football Club. CARD are playing a blinder here and Staprix just can't keep up. If I were cosy with the Staprix SMT, I'd be bit uneasy that I'd backed the wrong horse, so to speak... ("saying Goodbye to his horse, Goodbye horse...")