Apparently due to open in May. Not bookable yet. I'm sure he'd love a block-booking from southeast London. Worth keeping an eye on Booking.com as they won't be in a position to decline the booking.
Also check if there's an option to book without credit card. Many hotels offer this option for some unfathomable reason. There's nothing worse for those in the business than no-shows, especially when they can't be charged, even more when the bookers can't be traced.
I'm not suggesting anyone might want to do this, I am just stating facts from a hoteliers point of view!
Even better to book it, go there, stick everything on a tab, go to reception the following morning, make a spurious complaint about room, food, trip hazards, dirty whatever, electric shock, broken bed, non flushable W.C., no hot water, noisy neighbours, picture falling on you, staff rudeness, etc, etc and refuse to pay.
The takeover thread is becoming sidetracked so bumping this.
Seems the resignation of KR and a victory on Saturday has dampened the mood. Yet the last public statement by any club official regarding the takeover was 'it's completely up in the air.'
The takeover thread is becoming sidetracked so bumping this.
Seems the resignation of KR and a victory on Saturday has dampened the mood. Yet the last public statement by any club official regarding the takeover was 'it's completely up in the air.'
To protest or not to protest on Monday?
The club official saying the takeover was completely up in the air, has now left the building.
The takeover thread is becoming sidetracked so bumping this.
Seems the resignation of KR and a victory on Saturday has dampened the mood. Yet the last public statement by any club official regarding the takeover was 'it's completely up in the air.'
To protest or not to protest on Monday?
Last statement by said official was “It is very close again” in Friday’s SLP - albeit he was no longer a club official by then.
The takeover thread is becoming sidetracked so bumping this.
Seems the resignation of KR and a victory on Saturday has dampened the mood. Yet the last public statement by any club official regarding the takeover was 'it's completely up in the air.'
To protest or not to protest on Monday?
Last statement by said official was “It is very close again” in Friday’s SLP - albeit he was no longer a club official by then.
It is almost as if KR made that up to divert attention from the poor performances caused, in part, by him running around the training ground telling the players and everyone else how shit the club was and that he was trying to resign.
In reality, KR had no more clue about what the stage the takeover was at than he did about any formation other than 4231.
In view of the current situation. Bowyer as manager the possibility of the takeover being imminent again! I would ask for all protests to be put on hold.
I reckon we should just tickle Roland’s balls gently so as not to offend him . I know for a fact protests will make him keep the club/ stop the takeover / stop us getting promoted .
The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) has withdrawn its plans to protest against the current ownership of Charlton Athletic at the Easter Monday game against Rotherham United. CARD said there had been significant developments since its previous announcement two weeks ago. That followed then manager Karl Robinson’s comments to the media suggesting a takeover might be delayed indefinitely.
A CARD spokesperson said: “Although we have not received the firm evidence of a takeover that we wanted, things have moved on and we no longer think it is appropriate to take action on Easter Monday.
“Karl Robinson’s departure as manager is clearly linked to the takeover, which is now being widely reported by mainstream media as imminent.
“Public and private sources suggest there is no reason to think that Duchatelet himself intends to be owner of Charlton for much longer.
“In addition, we believe the change of manager and subsequent dramatic improvement on the pitch last Saturday have revived fans’ hopes that the team could still be promoted via the play-offs.
“While we don’t respond to individual results, the team’s status next season is clearly significant to the club’s long-term future, which is our main concern. And we believe most Charlton fans would regard trying to get promoted as the immediate priority they can usefully influence."
The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) has withdrawn its plans to protest against the current ownership of Charlton Athletic at the Easter Monday game against Rotherham United. CARD said there had been significant developments since its previous announcement two weeks ago. That followed then manager Karl Robinson’s comments to the media suggesting a takeover might be delayed indefinitely.
A CARD spokesperson said: “Although we have not received the firm evidence of a takeover that we wanted, things have moved on and we no longer think it is appropriate to take action on Easter Monday.
“Karl Robinson’s departure as manager is clearly linked to the takeover, which is now being widely reported by mainstream media as imminent.
“Public and private sources suggest there is no reason to think that Duchatelet himself intends to be owner of Charlton for much longer.
“In addition, we believe the change of manager and subsequent dramatic improvement on the pitch last Saturday have revived fans’ hopes that the team could still be promoted via the play-offs.
“While we don’t respond to individual results, the team’s status next season is clearly significant to the club’s long-term future, which is our main concern. And we believe most Charlton fans would regard trying to get promoted as the immediate priority they can usefully influence."
Not sure I understand the rationale:
" signicant development"? Would you like to elaborate please.
"No firm evidence of a takeover". So what has changed?
" change of manager and significance of improvement on the pitch"? Really, after one game?
The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) has withdrawn its plans to protest against the current ownership of Charlton Athletic at the Easter Monday game against Rotherham United. CARD said there had been significant developments since its previous announcement two weeks ago. That followed then manager Karl Robinson’s comments to the media suggesting a takeover might be delayed indefinitely.
A CARD spokesperson said: “Although we have not received the firm evidence of a takeover that we wanted, things have moved on and we no longer think it is appropriate to take action on Easter Monday.
“Karl Robinson’s departure as manager is clearly linked to the takeover, which is now being widely reported by mainstream media as imminent.
“Public and private sources suggest there is no reason to think that Duchatelet himself intends to be owner of Charlton for much longer.
“In addition, we believe the change of manager and subsequent dramatic improvement on the pitch last Saturday have revived fans’ hopes that the team could still be promoted via the play-offs.
“While we don’t respond to individual results, the team’s status next season is clearly significant to the club’s long-term future, which is our main concern. And we believe most Charlton fans would regard trying to get promoted as the immediate priority they can usefully influence."
Not sure I understand the rationale:
" signicant development"? Would you like to elaborate please.
"No firm evidence of a takeover". So what has changed?
" change of manager and significance of improvement on the pitch"? Really, after one game?
For the first time ever I find myself not being wholly supportive of a Card statement. Whilst I accept that it was probably the right decision, mainly because there isn't the mood amongst the majority for a demo (as witnessed by a string of posts on here yesterday to that effect).
I'm not sure what tangible evidence we have coming directly from the club that anything has changed. The stories we have are all based on hearsay and rumour. As for the play-offs, this is a complete turnaround. How many times have we said before that it's not about results? Well, it seems that all of a sudden it is. Fickle football fans, eh!
Ah well, not to worry. Card have been magnificent to date. Hopefully their next message will be along the lines of 'Yippee aye ay, we've won the war, now let's get on with the business of rebuilding '.
For the first time ever I find myself not being wholly supportive of a Card statement. Whilst I accept that it was probably the right decision, mainly because there isn't the mood amongst the majority for a demo (as witnessed by a string of posts on here yesterday to that effect).
I'm not sure what tangible evidence we have coming directly from the club that anything has changed. The stories we have are all based on hearsay and rumour. As for the play-offs, this is a complete turnaround. How many times have we said before that it's not about results? Well, it seems that all of a sudden it is. Fickle football fans, eh!
Ah well, not to worry. Card have been magnificent to date. Hopefully their next message will be along the lines of 'Yippee aye ay, we've won the war, now let's get on with the business of rebuilding '.
To be fair though, Meire has gone, The last of their inept managers has gone, The club is being (albeit slowly) sold.
I don't actually agree with calling it off. We had one good game under a caretaker manager and we've still not been taken over. If the takeover is complete by Monday then great but if not my opinion is it just makes it look like we're chasing results, not total change at the club. We've also long since established that protests don't affect the players negatively when it comes to results. However, I can also see that there's a lot of people who want to stop the protests after the Plymouth game so I'm happy for the majority to win out on this one, I just don't agree
For the first time ever I find myself not being wholly supportive of a Card statement. Whilst I accept that it was probably the right decision, mainly because there isn't the mood amongst the majority for a demo (as witnessed by a string of posts on here yesterday to that effect).
I'm not sure what tangible evidence we have coming directly from the club that anything has changed. The stories we have are all based on hearsay and rumour. As for the play-offs, this is a complete turnaround. How many times have we said before that it's not about results? Well, it seems that all of a sudden it is. Fickle football fans, eh!
Ah well, not to worry. Card have been magnificent to date. Hopefully their next message will be along the lines of 'Yippee aye ay, we've won the war, now let's get on with the business of rebuilding '.
To be fair though, Meire has gone, The last of their inept managers has gone, The club is being (albeit slowly) sold.
I don't see the point of a protest.
Meire had gone way b4 the CARD announced further protests.
Likewise, announcements/ remours of a sale have been on the cards b4 resumption of protests were announced.
I happily agee that the protest should be deferred but because there doesnt seem the desire from the supporters to resume, based solely upon one good result.
But I still want understand the rationale behind the decision by CARD - see my earlier post in which I raised some points re their statement.
I don’t think the protest at the Valley would have made a blind bit of difference to Roland. He does not give a shit what happens over here. He does however when the protests are in his own backyard. In fact I think we should still protest in Belgium even when he does sell, Upset his way of life like he has done to ours for the last 4 years!
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Also check if there's an option to book without credit card. Many hotels offer this option for some unfathomable reason. There's nothing worse for those in the business than no-shows, especially when they can't be charged, even more when the bookers can't be traced.
I'm not suggesting anyone might want to do this, I am just stating facts from a hoteliers point of view!
Seems the resignation of KR and a victory on Saturday has dampened the mood. Yet the last public statement by any club official regarding the takeover was 'it's completely up in the air.'
To protest or not to protest on Monday?
A lot has changed since that night in Blackpool.
In reality, KR had no more clue about what the stage the takeover was at than he did about any formation other than 4231.
I would ask for all protests to be put on hold.
I know for a fact protests will make him keep the club/ stop the takeover / stop us getting promoted .
CARD said there had been significant developments since its previous announcement two weeks ago. That followed then manager Karl Robinson’s comments to the media suggesting a takeover might be delayed indefinitely.
A CARD spokesperson said: “Although we have not received the firm evidence of a takeover that we wanted, things have moved on and we no longer think it is appropriate to take action on Easter Monday.
“Karl Robinson’s departure as manager is clearly linked to the takeover, which is now being widely reported by mainstream media as imminent.
“Public and private sources suggest there is no reason to think that Duchatelet himself intends to be owner of Charlton for much longer.
“In addition, we believe the change of manager and subsequent dramatic improvement on the pitch last Saturday have revived fans’ hopes that the team could still be promoted via the play-offs.
“While we don’t respond to individual results, the team’s status next season is clearly significant to the club’s long-term future, which is our main concern. And we believe most Charlton fans would regard trying to get promoted as the immediate priority they can usefully influence."
" signicant development"? Would you like to elaborate please.
"No firm evidence of a takeover". So what has changed?
" change of manager and significance of improvement on the pitch"? Really, after one game?
Comments please CARD.
I'm not sure what tangible evidence we have coming directly from the club that anything has changed. The stories we have are all based on hearsay and rumour. As for the play-offs, this is a complete turnaround. How many times have we said before that it's not about results? Well, it seems that all of a sudden it is. Fickle football fans, eh!
Ah well, not to worry. Card have been magnificent to date. Hopefully their next message will be along the lines of 'Yippee aye ay, we've won the war, now let's get on with the business of rebuilding '.
Meire has gone,
The last of their inept managers has gone,
The club is being (albeit slowly) sold.
I don't see the point of a protest.
Likewise, announcements/ remours of a sale have been on the cards b4 resumption of protests were announced.
I happily agee that the protest should be deferred but because there doesnt seem the desire from the supporters to resume, based solely upon one good result.
But I still want understand the rationale behind the decision by CARD - see my earlier post in which I raised some points re their statement.
Thanks
He does not give a shit what happens over here.
He does however when the protests are in his own backyard.
In fact I think we should still protest in Belgium even when he does sell, Upset his way of life like he has done to ours for the last 4 years!