I used to work for a large company involved in construction and every year we would have a volunteer day doing construction projects for schools/hospitals etc. The firm used to bear the cost of the materials and we provided the bodies, but the struct condition was that none of the work could be used for publicity purposes. It had to be seen as a gratuitous act for the benefit of the communities, not for the benefit of the company. It's the difference between sponsorship and charitable giving.
She could have just said "we are promoting the event to get as many people her and help the charity as much as we can". No, she can't help disclosing the fact that it's just a another marketing opportunity on the back of cheap sponsorship of a charity. Just like the Community Trust is a tool for selling her image as the next Mother Theresa, as if she invented the Community Trust.
It's sad that my belief bias has reduced me to picking over her every clumsy communication to reinforce my beliefs even further.
I must admit that, at first, I thought people were picking over her comments and being a bit harsh for the sake of it, for what is, after all, a charity event (and, believe me, I'm no fan of KM).
However, your post has nicely put things in perspective: great post. Meire should be given no leeway on anything.
Can someone confirm, btw, (because I've read differing reports) if the women's team is actually run by Charlton, or if it's a separate entity as it were: she seems to like bathing in the glory of that as well
The Women's team is run by the community trust. Meire has no input into it which is one reason it is successful.
Like the Trust itself something that she's not contributed to but which she likes to insinuate is part of the football club.
Not entirely true. The ladies team is a separate company owned by one individual, not run by the trust.
I used to work for a large company involved in construction and every year we would have a volunteer day doing construction projects for schools/hospitals etc. The firm used to bear the cost of the materials and we provided the bodies, but the struct condition was that none of the work could be used for publicity purposes. It had to be seen as a gratuitous act for the benefit of the communities, not for the benefit of the company. It's the difference between sponsorship and charitable giving.
She could have just said "we are promoting the event to get as many people her and help the charity as much as we can". No, she can't help disclosing the fact that it's just a another marketing opportunity on the back of cheap sponsorship of a charity. Just like the Community Trust is a tool for selling her image as the next Mother Theresa, as if she invented the Community Trust.
It's sad that my belief bias has reduced me to picking over her every clumsy communication to reinforce my beliefs even further.
I must admit that, at first, I thought people were picking over her comments and being a bit harsh for the sake of it, for what is, after all, a charity event (and, believe me, I'm no fan of KM).
However, your post has nicely put things in perspective: great post. Meire should be given no leeway on anything.
Can someone confirm, btw, (because I've read differing reports) if the women's team is actually run by Charlton, or if it's a separate entity as it were: she seems to like bathing in the glory of that as well
The Women's team is run by the community trust. Meire has no input into it which is one reason it is successful.
Like the Trust itself something that she's not contributed to but which she likes to insinuate is part of the football club.
Not entirely true. The ladies team is a separate company owned by one individual, not run by the trust.
I used to work for a large company involved in construction and every year we would have a volunteer day doing construction projects for schools/hospitals etc. The firm used to bear the cost of the materials and we provided the bodies, but the struct condition was that none of the work could be used for publicity purposes. It had to be seen as a gratuitous act for the benefit of the communities, not for the benefit of the company. It's the difference between sponsorship and charitable giving.
She could have just said "we are promoting the event to get as many people her and help the charity as much as we can". No, she can't help disclosing the fact that it's just a another marketing opportunity on the back of cheap sponsorship of a charity. Just like the Community Trust is a tool for selling her image as the next Mother Theresa, as if she invented the Community Trust.
It's sad that my belief bias has reduced me to picking over her every clumsy communication to reinforce my beliefs even further.
I must admit that, at first, I thought people were picking over her comments and being a bit harsh for the sake of it, for what is, after all, a charity event (and, believe me, I'm no fan of KM).
However, your post has nicely put things in perspective: great post. Meire should be given no leeway on anything.
Can someone confirm, btw, (because I've read differing reports) if the women's team is actually run by Charlton, or if it's a separate entity as it were: she seems to like bathing in the glory of that as well
The Women's team is run by the community trust. Meire has no input into it which is one reason it is successful.
Like the Trust itself something that she's not contributed to but which she likes to insinuate is part of the football club.
Not entirely true. The ladies team is a separate company owned by one individual, not run by the trust.
I used to work for a large company involved in construction and every year we would have a volunteer day doing construction projects for schools/hospitals etc. The firm used to bear the cost of the materials and we provided the bodies, but the struct condition was that none of the work could be used for publicity purposes. It had to be seen as a gratuitous act for the benefit of the communities, not for the benefit of the company. It's the difference between sponsorship and charitable giving.
She could have just said "we are promoting the event to get as many people her and help the charity as much as we can". No, she can't help disclosing the fact that it's just a another marketing opportunity on the back of cheap sponsorship of a charity. Just like the Community Trust is a tool for selling her image as the next Mother Theresa, as if she invented the Community Trust.
It's sad that my belief bias has reduced me to picking over her every clumsy communication to reinforce my beliefs even further.
I must admit that, at first, I thought people were picking over her comments and being a bit harsh for the sake of it, for what is, after all, a charity event (and, believe me, I'm no fan of KM).
However, your post has nicely put things in perspective: great post. Meire should be given no leeway on anything.
Can someone confirm, btw, (because I've read differing reports) if the women's team is actually run by Charlton, or if it's a separate entity as it were: she seems to like bathing in the glory of that as well
The Women's team is run by the community trust. Meire has no input into it which is one reason it is successful.
Like the Trust itself something that she's not contributed to but which she likes to insinuate is part of the football club.
Not entirely true. The ladies team is a separate company owned by one individual, not run by the trust.
Really? Who?
Stephen King, has been for a while.
Charlton Athletic Womens Football Club Limited.
Used to work with him back in the 80s, good bloke.
Sold 10,000 tickets within 45 minutes of going on sale.
Don't tell KM or we'll be a YouTube club by August.
I was sat behind two 'You tubers' at the Ire v Eng rugby on Saturday and my 14yo was star struck. They were a pair of *really* scrawny looking no-marks yet apparently have millions of followers on Instagram/Twitter. My son and his pals have all bought tickets yesterday for the game. World's gawn mad etcetcetc
Can you imagine how underwhelmed the handful of youngsters who decide to go to a Charlton game off the back of this event will be?
20k for the youtube match, then sat in an empty stand next to a smattering of middle aged bald grumps screaming for Karl to "f*cking sort it out!" while we lose at home to Gillingham....
A few gobby energetic kids who can't even play football (and most of us over 25 have never even heard of), can sell out a football stadium in a few hours that the host football club with 100+ years of history could not do in weeks if it was in the play offs.
I was wondering this. I'm still not clear. Am I right in understanding that 20000+ people are going to come and watch a game at The Valley played by people who are footballers of, shall we say, Charlton Park standard? Or, have I got the wrong end of the stick here?
A Duchatelet / Meire dream fixture. 20'000 people turning up & none of them interested in the quality of the football on the pitch in a totally meaningless match.
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Don't tell KM or we'll be a YouTube club by August.
Charlton Athletic Womens Football Club Limited.
No class whatsoever.
20k for the youtube match, then sat in an empty stand next to a smattering of middle aged bald grumps screaming for Karl to "f*cking sort it out!" while we lose at home to Gillingham....
A few gobby energetic kids who can't even play football (and most of us over 25 have never even heard of), can sell out a football stadium in a few hours that the host football club with 100+ years of history could not do in weeks if it was in the play offs.