Now you might get away with calling club supporters "customers". You might get away with calling club supporters "weird" if you try to pretend it means another word.
But you cannot call your supporters stupid on national television and get away with it. You cannot say all the lost supporters are activists, when your strategies at work have seen the club relegated and you have lost 4000 season ticket holders.
That cannot be the way forward for ANY business model on the planet.
I think Roland has dug himself a hole he cannot get out of this time.
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Who is going to hold him to account ?
Ratner had products that were flying off the shelves until that statement.
Our lot has been sinking pretty much since this twirp took over,with some pretty big gaffes along the way.
And still he remains.
He clearly does not like being a figure of fun and takes himself and his opinions far too seriously.
I just wonder if this latest outburst of genius is a bridge too far.
Well, let's see if it gets picked up elsewhere in the media. I just cannot believe his level of ignorance and contempt for something that seems completely beyond his understanding.
But quelle surprise really.
( shuffles off to make himself a consoling cup of tea...)
We know he's an idiot, but we spend every waking moment telling each other that he's an idiot on this site. That doesn't mean he's leaving and I would suggest that going on television in Belgium to put across his side shows that he's more likely staying than leaving.
Who is going to hold him to account? The board won't give him a hard time will they, seeing as it now comprises the sole shareholder, himself, and his 'niece'.
But what do I know, I'm just a stupid person
What I do find inexplicable is that there are Charlton fans who have thrown their support behind Duchatelet and his regime despite the mountain of evidence of his disregard for the club, it's history and it's fans. All on the back of appointing a British manager (make that two).
I'm not talking here about those who are just tired of protesting and just want to try to feel positive and follow the football. I get that attitude.
But actually siding with Duchatelet when he comes out with crap like this. Really? That is as twisted as Duchatelet himself.
You are probably much less bothered by that than me. But one of us is stupid, remember.
Perhaps @Essex_Al and @WhenIwasLittleBoy have an opinion?
But don't worry lads, I'm sure the invoices will be paid up in time for the January sales.
It might backfire on him slightly in terms of his other business and political interests though, not to the same degree as the Ratner incident
He's like Katy. The more he opens his mouth about running this club, the more he shows himself up as economic with the facts, and positively frugal with his understanding of what that requires.
Apart from anything else, the relegation proves his approach was completely wrong.
Good to see a few media outlets picking it up. The wider this nonsense gets aired the better.
He clearly comes from money too, so has never needed to moderate himself to try and fit in with others.
As a result, the only people willing to associate with him are fellow hapless self-regarders like Katy, Driesen, Fraeye and so on.
We will all open the papers one day and find that the prick has really f***** us over. He has ulterior motives, what I do not know.