I know for a fact she is considered a joke in football circles.Apparently though, she is of the opinion she has done a great job at Charlton, and she is quick to boast about it. Apparently her football knowledge is up there with that other woman whose Dad printed some of Sullivan’s dirty mags, Karen Brady. Mind you, in a recent interview Brady said she got to the top working for a magazine and becoming their top salesperson, so selective memory does help.
No mention of the role of a snooker table, I suppose? But of course that is just scurrilous rumour.
But it's instructive to look at the 'example' of Brady. One of her most outrageous self-PR conceits is that she is a champion of small businesses. This is how her Tory friends promote her. In fact she has always been a hired hand, a loyal, life-time employee for Gullivan. That is why I am very surprised if the umbilical cord between RD and Meire has been cut. I am still a bit sceptical, especially if it is being presented as her choice. RD was her passport to a highly lucrative lifetime career where the only KPIs she would need to deliver would be whatever RD himself dictated. She surely knew that very well, since she showed intense loyalty in implementing his plan, no matter how mad it is.
We need more women in football.
Why ? Given the ineptitude at the FA and at a lot of clubs, I’d say we need more competent people in football - male or female.
Nobody is debating that, and the two are not mutually exclusive. But you get KM on FA boards when you don't have enough women involved in the upper echelons of the game and need someone, anyone to provide a different perspective.
Also, given the FA has spent years spending silly money and giving all their power to the Premier League, given how many clubs are poorly run, and this is almost 100% by men, particularly old rich white men, perhaps it's time for a change.....
From a different angle Meire’s time at Charlton is perfect training for the FA. Duchatelet took all the major decisions & gave limited control to Meire. She was like a general shop manager with a title of CEO. She was happy enough with that pretension & swan around the place like she had some status & control.
Similar the FA has no real power in comparison to the Premiership & stuffed full of incompetents who make many incomprehensible & stupid decisions for the limited things they have control of. I would say that Katrien Meire fits right in.
Fuck all this niceness , she was utter shit , clueless beyond belief As a match sponsor over several years and having done a couple under this regime (she’s the only CEO who didn’t make an effort with us as sponsors ) When I emailed her a couple of times telling her the reasons for me pulling out of match sponsorship and mascot stuff for my kids , there was no response . Years back when I attempted to leave Valley Gold Steve Dixon rang me up to talk me back in . Reg Varney sent emails thanking me etc Even the Geordie Smiler made and effort to meet us sponsors . That lazy back and front , nothing . As someone who hates people it’s not a problem but when she’s supposed to be the face of a football club she has to have more people skills than silly girl smiles.
Anyway she has been involved ,at the top end of our club , which led to my group of 20 disintegrating to just me and my 4 boys going , so we’ve missed out on family and friends time together . Yes they all chose not to go and I respect them thoroughly , if I wasn’t brainwashing my boys I’d have definitely done the same. Not bought any merchandise or beer or food in the ground for over 2 years , it’s a pain in the arse but I’d consider myself highly principled when these chancers turn up at ours taking the vinegar piss out of us .
She can go wherever but I dislike that she was involved in me missing out on memories that we can’t get back and I can’t wait to have my boys niece and nephews mascots and going to The Valley regularly again, hopefully mates and their kids will return .
Bollox to all the niceties and apologists sticking up for this self promoting twunt .
If anyone has met Fanny Fanackapan a nicer lady you couldn’t meet and that lazy cow stopped her from being involved in the aborted player of the year evening because she didn’t like being criticised , well piss off as well you sad blinkered lame ducks
The witch is leaving the building, good riddance to bad rubbish departing our beloved football club .
This 100% As a match sponsor myself in recent seasons she never engaged with us (10 people) once, in fact I overheard her say on one occasion "she cannot be bothered with all of that".
I hope she is a failure wherever she goes and I suspect she will be.
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She really said that?!
I hope she is a failure wherever she goes and I suspect she will be.
It's amazing after everything that happened she's actually moved up a division. Her supporters wil love this as to them it proves her and them right.
Whatever happens though there was no turning around her relationship with our fans.
It'll be interesting to see how things turn out for her especially now that she won't be working for RD.
"She wasn't well liked at Charlton and the press call her controversial"
"But It's the first time I've said i would bang the Sheffield Wednesday CEO 9/10 wb"
They've gone right for it haven't they?