The British press doesn't give a toss about Charlton

hoof_it_up_to_benty

The national press, radio and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

se9addick

Really ? I've actually been surprised at how much attention our plight has got and how many commentators are willing to say how disgusted they are at the state of affairs at the Valley.

AFKABartram

You must be joking.

Over the past 12 months we are the most discussed third tier club in the world.

Millwall basically need to invade France 60-handed, overthrow the government with arms-wide "come-on-then's" and bleed their eardrums with "meeeeers" wearing their flat caps to even think about addressing the situation

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Really? I can't believe how much coverage we have received. More than we got when we were beating Chelsea, Arsenal and all the other pretenders week in week out at the turn of the millennium.

Considering it won't sell papers as no one really outside SE7 gives much of a toss (and why would they) I think we have received pretty substantial coverage.

LouisMend

It's literally all we talk about on Charlton Live TBH

killerandflash

I think our coverage is pretty good actually, helped by

a) being in London
b) having several media tarts savvy people leading the protests

I'm sure Coventry who let's face it have had things far worse than us have had less attention

Bedsaddick

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radioactive and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

You couldn't be more wrong . In fact I'm amazed that they still run stories about us considering how long this shit has been going on.

Missed It

I'll grant you most backpage journos are not much cop, lazy, free-football blagging clowns and really couldn't a give a monkeys about the lower leagues - but - Charlton have had a huge amount of press considering they are a League One club. How much coverage do Coventry, Orient or Blackpool get in comparison when their situations are just as bad if not worse than ours?

The press that CARD and the various protests have generated would cost an absolute fortune if Pitch PR had been commissioned to produce the same results.

RedChaser

LouisMend said:

It's literally all we talk about on Charlton Live TBH

Now if you were to change the programme title to South London Football Live (by postal district) you'd be able to talk fondly of the stripeys .

cafctom

We've been getting more publicity over the last year than we've had for the previous 6 years combined since we left the Premier League.

And that's something we can be very proud of I think.

Curb_It

Complete wind up.

RedChaser

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Baked beans for tea?

se9addick

LouisMend said:

It's literally all we talk about on Charlton Live TBH

And your Crystal Palace t-shirt TBF

cantersaddick

Bedsaddick said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radioactive and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

You couldn't be more wrong . In fact I'm amazed that they still run stories about us considering how long this shit has been going on.

Bedsaddick said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radioactive and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

You couldn't be more wrong . In fact I'm amazed that they still run stories about us considering how long this shit has been going on.

That's down to the good people at CARD (and Belgium 20 etc) having great imagination and managing to keep the protests inventive and in the eye of the media. They do brilliant work.

Bedsaddick

cantersaddick said:

Bedsaddick said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radioactive and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

You couldn't be more wrong . In fact I'm amazed that they still run stories about us considering how long this shit has been going on.

Bedsaddick said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radioactive and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

You couldn't be more wrong . In fact I'm amazed that they still run stories about us considering how long this shit has been going on.

That's down to the good people at CARD (and Belgium 20 etc) having great imagination and managing to keep the protests inventive and in the eye of the media. They do brilliant work.

Agreed

PopIcon

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radio and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

Where would you like to us to feature?

SDAddick

LouisMend said:

It's literally all we talk about on Charlton Live TBH

And that's what makes Charlton Live one of my top three favorite Charlton podcasts

guinnessaddick

AFKABartram said:

You must be joking.

Over the past 12 months we are the most discussed third tier club in the world.

Millwall basically need to invade France 60-handed, overthrow the government with arms-wide "come-on-then's" and bleed their eardrums with "meeeeers" wearing their flat caps to even think about addressing the situation

Don't give the spanners any ideas.

iainambler

Considering that we are in League One we have had some great press coverage. All that major newspapers are focussed on the Premier League. Championship is just about mentioned - and that's normal stuff like results and transfers. Strangely enough (not) it's a bit like the distribution of money throughout the leagues....

Chris_from_Sidcup

Bizarre post. As pretty much everyone has said our coverage has been pretty decent considering the level we're now at.

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Its not a wind up - I'm just saying if we were a Premiership club we would have been plastered all over the back and front pages with what's going on. I have been stunned at how ignorant and lazy a lot of journos are and how easily they've been taken in by RD and KM.

Football in this country is in a huge mess and we typify that yet unless its in the Prem it barely gets a mention. We have certainly had a lot of coverage for a third tier club but given what's gone on and the wider implications for football it should have been a lot more.

CARD have done a fantastic job to raise our profile yet I remain disappointed with the attitude of the National press.

All_Thaid_Up

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Its not a wind up - I'm just saying if we were a Premiership club we would have been plastered all over the back and front pages with what's going on. I have been stunned at how ignorant and lazy a lot of journos are and how easily they've been taken in by RD and KM.

Football in this country is in a huge mess and we typify that yet unless its in the Prem it barely gets a mention. We have certainly had a lot of coverage for a third tier club but given what's gone on and the wider implications for football it should have been a lot more.

CARD have done a fantastic job to raise our profile yet I remain disappointed with the attitude of the National press.

You are right, but we are not in the premiership and there are many clubs in a mess, we have had much more coverage than any of them.

ricky_otto

PopIcon said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radio and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

Where would you like to us to feature?

The readers wives pages in razzle.

Chris_from_Sidcup

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Its not a wind up - I'm just saying if we were a Premiership club we would have been plastered all over the back and front pages with what's going on. I have been stunned at how ignorant and lazy a lot of journos are and how easily they've been taken in by RD and KM.

However........if we were in the prem then there probably wouldn't be that much of an issue at how poorly run we were because we'd obviously be doing quite well.

We've had loads of coverage though. For example i never really knew anything or had seen anything written about Coventry's troubles until they played us.

SoundAsa£

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

The national press, radio and tv have largely neglected the plight of Charlton and when they do discuss it have been content to parade their ignorance. Too many journalists are lazy and ill-informed.
Unless its in the Premier League they just can't be bothered.

Disagree.

cafc_harry

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Its not a wind up - I'm just saying if we were a Premiership club we would have been plastered all over the back and front pages with what's going on. I have been stunned at how ignorant and lazy a lot of journos are and how easily they've been taken in by RD and KM.

Football in this country is in a huge mess and we typify that yet unless its in the Prem it barely gets a mention. We have certainly had a lot of coverage for a third tier club but given what's gone on and the wider implications for football it should have been a lot more.

CARD have done a fantastic job to raise our profile yet I remain disappointed with the attitude of the National press.

How much coverage have Hull been getting?

MillwallFan

As a neutral I think that out of all the 'crisis' clubs Charlton have had by far the most coverage over the last 12 months.

Coventry are really getting s*** on and look in serious trouble and they've hardly been mentioned. And I'd say their plight is far worse than Charlton's.

BDL

MillwallFan said:

As a neutral I think that out of all the 'crisis' clubs Charlton have had by far the most coverage over the last 12 months.

Coventry are really getting s*** on and look in serious trouble and they've hardly been mentioned. And I'd say their plight is far worse than Charlton's.

I wouldn't disagree with this. We have had excellent coverage - we're a third tier team for gods sake, yet we've made the nationals, TV, International press regularly. There cannot be many football supporters who haven't seen something about us. I feared that we would be forgotten about when we were relegated, we still could be!

stonemuse

BDL said:

MillwallFan said:

As a neutral I think that out of all the 'crisis' clubs Charlton have had by far the most coverage over the last 12 months.

Coventry are really getting s*** on and look in serious trouble and they've hardly been mentioned. And I'd say their plight is far worse than Charlton's.

I wouldn't disagree with this. We have had excellent coverage - we're a third tier team for gods sake, yet we've made the nationals, TV, International press regularly. There cannot be many football supporters who haven't seen something about us. I feared that we would be forgotten about when we were relegated, we still could be!

And therein lies the benefit of our protests ...we make the club newsworthy.

Charltonparklane

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Curb_It said:

Complete wind up.

Its not a wind up - I'm just saying if we were a Premiership club we would have been plastered all over the back and front pages with what's going on. I have been stunned at how ignorant and lazy a lot of journos are and how easily they've been taken in by RD and KM.

Football in this country is in a huge mess and we typify that yet unless its in the Prem it barely gets a mention. We have certainly had a lot of coverage for a third tier club but given what's gone on and the wider implications for football it should have been a lot more.

CARD have done a fantastic job to raise our profile yet I remain disappointed with the attitude of the National press.

What Like Hull???
Basket case club, whom we have had more attention than.

swords_alive

MillwallFan said:

As a neutral I think that out of all the 'crisis' clubs Charlton have had by far the most coverage over the last 12 months.

Coventry are really getting s*** on and look in serious trouble and they've hardly been mentioned. And I'd say their plight is far worse than Charlton's.

Agree in the present era. One key thing about Coventry is their main fans site (sky blues talk) is run by a guy who isn't in favour of organised protests and hasn't done his bit to help (last time I looked). Their situation is possibly more complex too which can't help. This forum and the people on it has really been vitally important in helping keep momentum for us, unpicking the detail, and keeping track of all the issues.

I think Blackpool had good levels of exposure in the past but their football decline has been steeper, and their owners nastier over that time. All could and should learn from each other and can hope some good comes from it all. It won't be media coverage alone that makes that happen but direct contact and joint activities like CARD have instigated, leading by example.