More examples of cutbacks - young reds

GD78

So an article on the website last week had a throwaway comment stating you could pick up this season's young reds goodie bags before the match yesterday.

So into an empty valley central I went at 2pm yesterday and asked for 2 goodie bags for my son and daughter.

The rather embarrassed guy in there went into the office to come back with....2 small football's. When asked 'is that it?' He replied 'yeah sorry'.

Embarrassing..

Danny Addick

That’s definitely the way to keep fans for life.

smudge7946

The club should have kept the black and white balls and the pigs we threw on the pitch. They would have made good toys.

Addickted

I bet they were deflated.

GD78

Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.

Arsenetatters

GD78 said:

Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.

What do you actual get for the £20?

Manicmania

The more I read about these cut backs the more comfortable I am with my not a penny more stance.

...Actually thinking about it.. RD would make a pretty good protester if he weren't in charge wouldn't he? Boycotted home games for pretty much 4 years and doing his best to say not a penny more as well...

Daggs

Arsenetatters said:

GD78 said:

Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.

What do you actual get for the £20?

Two small footballs by the look of it.......................

SporadicAddick

smudge7946 said:

The club should have kept the black and white balls and the pigs we threw on the pitch. They would have made good toys.

Based on where I secreted mine, perhaps best that they were destroyed.

Atletico Addick

Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?

GD78

Yes for £20 You get a goodie bag, a birthday card and invites to various activities throughout the season.

So far we have the football's, my daughters birthday was last week, no card has arrived, oh and you have to pay extra to attend any of the parties, e.g. Christmas party.

Not sure why I bother actually.

addick05

Awful treatment of our future fans. Back in the day when I was part of the Junior Reds team this would have been unthinkable. We can only hope this poisonous regime will soon be a thing of the past.

TEL

Very poor. Roll on the day when we can call it Junior reds again and restore some semblance of being a family club.

Baldybonce

One positive is the offer of work experience placement for teenagers. My boys got his name down for CEO.

Oggy Red

GD78 said:

The rather embarrassed guy in there went into the office to come back with....2 small football's. When asked 'is that it?' He replied 'yeah sorry'.

At least you got 2 on the bounce.

Southendaddick

Tried to sign my lad up online in the week but it didn’t work.

Sounds like I’ve saved myself £20 if it’s that naff.

We were quite early yesterday so went to the fanzone bit, which is also fairly naff. I’m sure they could do this a lot better

rina

@GD78 for context could you tell us what you have received in previous years' goodie bags?

GD78

Well last year from memory it was a hat, scarf, gloves and various little bits ie pen ruler rubber etc.

I think the year before it all came in a Charlton duffle bag and was similar to last year, think there was also an autograph book in there.

So this year was a real let down.

Addickted

For £20, I'm surprised you didn't get one of the U19 squad.

buckshee

My lad’s season ticket didn’t show up but once I told him we’d pick it up Saturday he was happy especially as he’d seen his sister’s one and loved the case it came in. Cue me picking it up and it not coming in the young reds one his sister did. Looks like another premium rate call to the club needed.

Athletico Charlton

Atletico Addick said:

Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?

It’s hardly a goody bag if they don’t give you the bag is it. ;-)

Covered End

buckshee said:

My lad’s season ticket didn’t show up but once I told him we’d pick it up Saturday he was happy especially as he’d seen his sister’s one and loved the case it came in. Cue me picking it up and it not coming in the young reds one his sister did. Looks like another premium rate call to the club needed.

The club did away with the premiun rate number something like 2 years ago. It's BT rates, assuming you're calling the correct number.

rina

GD78 said:

Well last year from memory it was a hat, scarf, gloves and various little bits ie pen ruler rubber etc.

I think the year before it all came in a Charlton duffle bag and was similar to last year, think there was also an autograph book in there.

So this year was a real let down.

cheers. that is a bit of a cutback then. sad

i_b_b_o_r_g

Blatant waste of plastic packaging. Worse than shrink wrapping apples

Fanny Fanackapan

TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.

Davo55

Athletico Charlton said:

Atletico Addick said:

Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?

It’s hardly a goody bag if they don’t give you the bag is it. ;-)

But a goody handfull just sounds wrong....

ElfsborgAddick

Fanny Fanackapan said:

TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.

That'll be the 2019 one then.

Stig

Fanny Fanackapan said:

TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.

I see what your saying, but if they'd done that the old Belgian pickpocket wouldn't have been able to trouser about £16.50 per kid.

N01R4M

And so cynical, as RD clearly does not care about safeguarding any little remaining "good will" for his successor.
What a surprise!
But in truth it does not speak well for his business integrity. I wonder if he has behaved in a similar fashion in his electronic companies?

Airman Brown

N01R4M said:

And so cynical, as RD clearly does not care about safeguarding any little remaining "good will" for his successor.
What a surprise!
But in truth it does not speak well for his business integrity. I wonder if he has behaved in a similar fashion in his electronic companies?

Hardly likely to be Roland - much more likely to be Lieven de Turck who is simply manipulating figures with no interest in the real world outcomes.

N01R4M

I see where you're coming from, @Airman Brown , but I understood de Turck to be Roland's employee. If there is simply a lack of oversight on Roland's part then surely my point about him not caring still stands - just at 2nd hand, not 1st hand. And might equally apply in his other enterprises if/when he loses interest in them.