Translation: STVV put Antwerp on the nose last weekend. With a 2-0 score, the team from Limburg sent home the oldest club in the country without points. Not so much that achievement was a discussion topic afterwards, but the bad field. "STVV treated Antwerp on its first defeat," Filip Joos said yesterday in Extra Time. "STVV is very busy, but there is a downside to Saturday night: I came to the field two hours before the game and was scared to death, not only was I, for that artificial pitch ..."
"This goes beyond the discussion between natural and artificial grass, and I am in favor of natural grass, but, well, one team with artificial grass in our competition is allowed, but make sure it is a good synthetic turf pitch."
"The STVV field is worn down to the point: it is a carpet in a Chinese restaurant where 3,000 people walk every night, it is terrible and incredible at the same time, and it was still raining, and there was no way to play football."
"To my great delight, STVV coach Marc Brys already agreed on the dramatic state of the field before the match, and Jelle Van Damme's beard looked better than Sint-Truiden's grass. approved. "
"There is the problem that the stadium is owned by Roland Duchâtelet and that the club is now in Japanese hands, the two parties do not speak the same language, they have, I think, opposing interests, because it is a multi-purpose stadium. no longer the priority. "
"What is also noticeable: STVV plays really well, but there is not a lot of people coming in. That former atmosphere of Staaien from the 80's with a tribune that shook its foundations: where did all those people go? That has to do with the switch to artificial turf and with a very clean, albeit beautiful, stand, you offer people more comfort, yet only a third of the time comes. "
"Attendance is down again this year and commercial revenue has probably taken a hit also. Hard to see it getting back to the same levels as before in the Championship, even with a takeover as people will have got out of the habit of going."
Re attendances, it didn't help that Charlton played like shit for several years and got beaten a lot. Better this year thankfully.
And you'll get more than 14 chips and a proper Cornish pasty.
you'd be the wrong side of the Tamar for that
Good spot, Lincs.
Outside the ground, I believe they're Ivor Dewdney's pasties, made in Plymouth - so you'd be right, but I find them fine. Their bakery is only a mile or so from the border at the River Tamar, but by definition not quite Cornish.
Ginsters, who sponsor Argyle and whose pasties can be bought in the ground, are made in Callington in Cornwall - so at least qualify as "Cornish" But you don't want to be buying one of they, down here living in Cornwall, we regard them as factory produced supermarket fodder .... 'tis not a proper pasty, boy.
Rowes or even Warren's make a much better Cornish pasty, but I really like Chough's in Padstow, baked on the premises. http://www.thechoughbakery.co.uk/
Yep, Chough’s in Padstow the best I’ve ever had. And I’ve had a few :-))
Going down to Bridport at the end of October and the pasties in the bakers there are fantastic.
https://sporza.be/nl/2018/09/25/extra-time-kunstgras-stvv/ Translation: ... "The STVV field is worn down to the point: it is a carpet in a Chinese restaurant where 3,000 people walk every night, it is terrible and incredible at the same time, and it was still raining, and there was no way to play football."
"To my great delight, STVV coach Marc Brys already agreed on the dramatic state of the field before the match, and Jelle Van Damme's beard looked better than Sint-Truiden's grass. approved. "
"There is the problem that the stadium is owned by Roland Duchâtelet and that the club is now in Japanese hands, the two parties do not speak the same language, they have, I think, opposing interests, because it is a multi-purpose stadium. no longer the priority. "
"What is also noticeable: STVV plays really well, but there is not a lot of people coming in. That former atmosphere of Staaien from the 80's with a tribune that shook its foundations: where did all those people go? That has to do with the switch to artificial turf and with a very clean, albeit beautiful, stand, you offer people more comfort, yet only a third of the time comes. "
The answer to the problem with the pitch is ---- wait for it ….. is to BUY NEW BRUSHES, and to SWEEP THE ARTIFICIAL PITCH THREE TIMES A FORTNIGHT INSTEAD OF TWICE!
Translation: STVV put Antwerp on the nose last weekend. With a 2-0 score, the team from Limburg sent home the oldest club in the country without points. Not so much that achievement was a discussion topic afterwards, but the bad field. "STVV treated Antwerp on its first defeat," Filip Joos said yesterday in Extra Time. "STVV is very busy, but there is a downside to Saturday night: I came to the field two hours before the game and was scared to death, not only was I, for that artificial pitch ..."
"This goes beyond the discussion between natural and artificial grass, and I am in favor of natural grass, but, well, one team with artificial grass in our competition is allowed, but make sure it is a good synthetic turf pitch."
"The STVV field is worn down to the point: it is a carpet in a Chinese restaurant where 3,000 people walk every night, it is terrible and incredible at the same time, and it was still raining, and there was no way to play football."
"To my great delight, STVV coach Marc Brys already agreed on the dramatic state of the field before the match, and Jelle Van Damme's beard looked better than Sint-Truiden's grass. approved. "
"There is the problem that the stadium is owned by Roland Duchâtelet and that the club is now in Japanese hands, the two parties do not speak the same language, they have, I think, opposing interests, because it is a multi-purpose stadium. no longer the priority. "
"What is also noticeable: STVV plays really well, but there is not a lot of people coming in. That former atmosphere of Staaien from the 80's with a tribune that shook its foundations: where did all those people go? That has to do with the switch to artificial turf and with a very clean, albeit beautiful, stand, you offer people more comfort, yet only a third of the time comes. "
He really does suck the life out of football clubs, doesn’t he?
@Nug , so long as Addicks are angered by Roland's antics, and are willing to protest and make their displeasure known to the world, I feel there is hope for the post-Roly future.
STVV is a living demonstration that the real danger is apathy.
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
All he'll do is sell more players every window... and re-invest in cheaper ones... The losses are reduced in line with reduced salaries of players.
Each token represents a first teamer he's likely to be listening to offers for.
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
You would think so. But he is a special kind of arse. One with a superiority complex.
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
He won't sell until he gets the price he wants - he'll probably lose another 50 million while waiting....
Honestly believe any interested parties are now playing hard ball with Roland, which given his stubbornness will only end badly for the employees, players and supporters of Charlton.
We continue to wait.
If he's losing around a million a month running Charlton ....... surely there has to be a 'tipping point', when he'll accept an offer, if only to stop his financial bleeding?
You would think so. But he is a special kind of arse. One with a superiority complex.
I have said it before, his accounts team are probably using his losses at Charlton to reduce his tax bill across the group he owns so his actual losses will not be as much as some think.
@Nug , so long as Addicks are angered by Roland's antics, and are willing to protest and make their displeasure known to the world, I feel there is hope for the post-Roly future.
STVV is a living demonstration that the real danger is apathy.
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STVV put Antwerp on the nose last weekend. With a 2-0 score, the team from Limburg sent home the oldest club in the country without points. Not so much that achievement was a discussion topic afterwards, but the bad field.
"STVV treated Antwerp on its first defeat," Filip Joos said yesterday in Extra Time. "STVV is very busy, but there is a downside to Saturday night: I came to the field two hours before the game and was scared to death, not only was I, for that artificial pitch ..."
"This goes beyond the discussion between natural and artificial grass, and I am in favor of natural grass, but, well, one team with artificial grass in our competition is allowed, but make sure it is a good synthetic turf pitch."
"The STVV field is worn down to the point: it is a carpet in a Chinese restaurant where 3,000 people walk every night, it is terrible and incredible at the same time, and it was still raining, and there was no way to play football."
"To my great delight, STVV coach Marc Brys already agreed on the dramatic state of the field before the match, and Jelle Van Damme's beard looked better than Sint-Truiden's grass. approved. "
"There is the problem that the stadium is owned by Roland Duchâtelet and that the club is now in Japanese hands, the two parties do not speak the same language, they have, I think, opposing interests, because it is a multi-purpose stadium. no longer the priority. "
"What is also noticeable: STVV plays really well, but there is not a lot of people coming in. That former atmosphere of Staaien from the 80's with a tribune that shook its foundations: where did all those people go? That has to do with the switch to artificial turf and with a very clean, albeit beautiful, stand, you offer people more comfort, yet only a third of the time comes. "
Re attendances, it didn't help that Charlton played like shit for several years and got beaten a lot. Better this year thankfully.
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/nieuws/lees/2018-09-26/stadioneigenaar-roland-duchatelet-reageert-na-felle-kritiek-van-filip-joos-en-marc-brys&prev=search
STVV is a living demonstration that the real danger is apathy.
We continue to wait.
Each token represents a first teamer he's likely to be listening to offers for.
But he is a special kind of arse.
One with a superiority complex.
He's a stubborn old git...
I fear that our apathy will be our downfall.
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4641618.charlton-takeover-hopes-fade-after-valley-restructure/
It’s not happening is it