I think we could have a poll to see if the majority like the "fun" polls. I find them utterly bizarre, cringeworthy and kind of embarrassing.
Could anyone imagine Jonathan Ross/Graham Norton/Piers Morgan interviewing let's say Tom Cruise and stopping the interview 3 times, to poll the studio audience on what time Tom Cruise gets up in the morning or some other such trivial nonsense? Plus some question about when we will beat Millwall. If the audience were 10 years old maybe it would be ok.
Whilst then not having time to pose over 100 questions which I surmise would be far more interesting.
Sorry for being forthright but I find it nearly as annoying as the cameraman missing the Charlton goal on Charlton TV.
Very good evening. I've got to be honest I was sceptical beforehand, thinking what's he going to talk about that's so interesting for all that time, but he did. Thanks to everyone who helped organise it.
For me the best bit was when he said that he's heard the 'we want to be in the Premiership' line from other chairmen and still turned them down. There's obviously something a bit more realistic about Thomas' claims to want Premiership football. I like that.
I probably wouldn't put it as strongly as CE, but I kind of agree with his general feelings about the pop questions. They do seem a bit needless. It reminds me when they do some topic on the BBC and follow it up with what do you think, tweet now. And I'm sitting there thinking there's no way I'm joining in with that malarky because it is not and shouldn't be about what I think, it's about what I am being told.
Thank you to those for hosting, I thought it was really good, can’t believe know one asked Nige if he’d see the clubs bank statements a la other thread.
Loved the story about the old fella, the goalie and the walking stick.
Very enjoyable evening, the polls seem to be a useful way to break up the questions and give the guest a breather- well done CAST and if you are not a member do join - it's worth it
I think we could have a poll to see if the majority like the "fun" polls. I find them utterly bizarre, cringeworthy and kind of embarrassing.
Could anyone imagine Jonathan Ross/Graham Norton/Piers Morgan interviewing let's say Tom Cruise and stopping the interview 3 times, to poll the studio audience on what time Tom Cruise gets up in the morning or some other such trivial nonsense? Plus some question about when we will beat Millwall. If the audience were 10 years old maybe it would be ok.
Whilst then not having time to pose over 100 questions which I surmise would be far more interesting.
Sorry for being forthright but I find it nearly as annoying as the cameraman missing the Charlton goal on Charlton TV.
Sounds like they tried something different to break things up and keep it light hearted, but it didn’t quite work. Reaction above feels a bit strong though!
Most attendees participated in the polls so I don't think it's true to say they didn't work.
These events require a bit more planning and stage management than many realise as it's a very different dynamic from a F2F Q&A. We like to keep it dynamic, not just CAST putting a list of pre-arranged Qs to the guest. That has drawbacks for us in that the hosts have to take on board lots of submitted Qs, sift them and avoid repetition but we believe it helps the audience feel more involved and engaged, not just sitting back and listening. So the odd breather for us through running polls also helps.
While we had over 100 Qs submitted, there was a lot of duplication of subjects and I believe we covered just about all of the main issues and certainly those of high interest/ importance.
The first poll was about Nigel's duvet days and a bit tongue in cheek given his uber positivity on Twitter in the early mornings. It acted as an ice breaker and also gave people time to submit their questions and vote up others.
The other two polls were on whether people had bought season tickets yet and a closing one on how optimistic people felt about Nigel's Charlton beating Millwall, in the context that his Scunthorpe team beat them in a play-off final. This gave Nigel the chance to finish with that story - Scunthorpe went into the last match of the season needing a win to secure sixth.
Always interested in feedback - anyone attending is welcome to email thoughts to secretary@castrust.org please.
Did Nads say anything about trains (if so steam, diesel, or electric)?
No, but after a slight delay caused by a signal failure, Nigel made some very good points. I would like to express my thanks to C.A.S.T for providing the platform & despite my earlier reservations it was a first class event. The polls were unneeded but Nigel never let them derail him or lose track. I look forward to future meetings when perhaps a normal service can resume & bar/buffet facilities reopen.
Thanks very much to all who attended and enjoyed. Appreciate the sharing of notes on here and feedback.
Absolutely no truth to the rumour we've carried out a hostile take over of Bromley Addicks
The slight delay at the start was a minor technical glitch getting the star guest online.
The polls are just a bit of fun to break things up and give everyone a chance to participate.
Thought Nigel was an excellent guest and I'm well convinced by him now, having been pretty neutral at the time of the appointment. I resisted the temptation to comment on Stockley's tackle. Was a bit concerned that Nigel fell for @Pico's wicked humour and was going to get straight on the phone afterwards to Thomas to ask for a pay rise!
We'll have a full write-up out in next couple of days.
For those not on the call, @Pico posed a question purporting to be from "Thomas, in Colorado" and NA seemed to believe that. Just hope he didn't call TS afterwards to follow up.
Very enjoyable evening. Have emailed some feedback to CAST but overall very good and much appreciated. More please CAST.
I think one of the best reveals from last night was that Nigel lived in Hampshire.
I had assumed that given that his last two jobs were Hull and Sheffield and that he was based up north. This is obviously a legacy from his Southampton / Reading days.
Although he probably needs to stay close to SL during the week, it is good to know he is not commuting to the other end of the country at weekends and is relatively close.
It was an excellent evening and provided a number of interesting insights. On why he chose us after rejecting a number of offers he talked about being approached out of the blue by Thomas and liked the idea of “getting Charlton Premier League ready” and hoped to be with us when that happened!
I was seriously impressed with NA's style of engagement with fans. Friendly, open, but never patronising. His enthusiasm is infectious, and not the kind of faux-enthusiasm you often get from Americans in similar situations (not Thomas, he's Danish! :-) ) I don't recall any other Charlton manager with that style in front of fans. Curbs never quite managed it at the time, which is why so many of us think we now see 'a different Curbs" on Valley Pass. Of course, it doesn't win football matches; except that indirectly it may. In "the golden age" many rival managers seemed to genuinely feel that The Valley was a tough away ground. If we can regain that shared belief that the whole club is going in the right direction, that will spread across all aspects of what the club does. I think NA gets that; and I think that's a reason why Thomas chose him.
Did Nads say anything about trains (if so steam, diesel, or electric)?
No, but after a slight delay caused by a signal failure, Nigel made some very good points. I would like to express my thanks to C.A.S.T for providing the platform & despite my earlier reservations it was a first class event. The polls were unneeded but Nigel never let them derail him or lose track. I look forward to future meetings when perhaps a normal service can resume & bar/buffet facilities reopen.
Thanks to CAST for getting the two most positive people in the history of Charlton Athletic as their last two guests. Thomas and Nigel. Apparently Nigel was locked out of his house last night after his wife overheard him say "No Holidays" but Nads being a positive person lay on the grass looking up to the stars and recited poetry.
I'm fine with polls, to keep the interaction going and the opening gambit was spot on to see if Nigel had any chinks of darkness in his world of light.
We could have a poll to see if the membership want to have polls. Covered end would abstain in fear of being called a hypocrite.
Disappointed that Nigel forgot the name of the book" how to improve your memory"
Even Nigel admitted we are only 3rd favourites as we all know what happens when we play Champions or promoted teams on the last day.
Back to Poetrygate. Yes Nige slightly misquoted the end of his sample of Dylan Thomas after ‘do not go gentle into that good night’, however the real calumny was why quote that particular poem at that juncture. Dylan Thomas was (I believe) writing to his father to fight illness, resist death, yet Nige used it at the end of a supporters meeting! Is or was he hinting to the fans that Mr Sandgaard is about to wind up Charlton Athletic, and warning us to revive our protest activities?
Back to Poetrygate. Yes Nige slightly misquoted the end of his sample of Dylan Thomas after ‘do not go gentle into that good night’, however the real calumny was why quote that particular poem at that juncture. Dylan Thomas was (I believe) writing to his father to fight illness, resist death, yet Nige used it at the end of a supporters meeting! Is or was he hinting to the fans that Mr Sandgaard is about to wind up Charlton Athletic, and warning us to revive our protest activities?
I think you are demonstrating that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing 🙂
Thanks very much to all who attended and enjoyed. Appreciate the sharing of notes on here and feedback.
Absolutely no truth to the rumour we've carried out a hostile take over of Bromley Addicks
The slight delay at the start was a minor technical glitch getting the star guest online.
The polls are just a bit of fun to break things up and give everyone a chance to participate.
Thought Nigel was an excellent guest and I'm well convinced by him now, having been pretty neutral at the time of the appointment. I resisted the temptation to comment on Stockley's tackle. Was a bit concerned that Nigel fell for @Pico's wicked humour and was going to get straight on the phone afterwards to Thomas to ask for a pay rise!
We'll have a full write-up out in next couple of days.
will I see all their little faces on my screen of just Nigel's?
All their little faces of just Nigels ?
Urgghhh
Can we not refer to him as Adder or something like that? After all, we always said Curbs, Pards and Parky, and lately Bows. We never said Alan, Alan, Phil and Lee. Why now insist on Nigel? Hence the ugly photo.
will I see all their little faces on my screen of just Nigel's?
All their little faces of just Nigels ?
Urgghhh
Can we not refer to him as Adder or something like that? After all, we always said Curbs, Pards and Parky, and lately Bows. We never said Alan, Alan, Phil and Lee. Why now insist on Nigel? Hence the ugly photo.
We now have a really good proven manager and a really good owner.
Not so long ago...it was the combination of Roland and Russel Slade!
If we don't knick a play off spot...I believe the start of next season will move forward quickly. Might maybe go the 1st 10-15 games unbeaten.
I think if and or when we lose, it will likely be marginal scorelines. Basically just the likes of Swindon sitting back for 90mins and nicking a result.
will I see all their little faces on my screen of just Nigel's?
All their little faces of just Nigels ?
Urgghhh
Can we not refer to him as Adder or something like that? After all, we always said Curbs, Pards and Parky, and lately Bows. We never said Alan, Alan, Phil and Lee. Why now insist on Nigel? Hence the ugly photo.
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However I think he might be the only manager we've ever had, or I can remember, who has quoted poetry.
Totally cool.
For me the best bit was when he said that he's heard the 'we want to be in the Premiership' line from other chairmen and still turned them down. There's obviously something a bit more realistic about Thomas' claims to want Premiership football. I like that.
I probably wouldn't put it as strongly as CE, but I kind of agree with his general feelings about the pop questions. They do seem a bit needless. It reminds me when they do some topic on the BBC and follow it up with what do you think, tweet now. And I'm sitting there thinking there's no way I'm joining in with that malarky because it is not and shouldn't be about what I think, it's about what I am being told.
Loved the story about the old fella, the goalie and the walking stick.
These events require a bit more planning and stage management than many realise as it's a very different dynamic from a F2F Q&A. We like to keep it dynamic, not just CAST putting a list of pre-arranged Qs to the guest. That has drawbacks for us in that the hosts have to take on board lots of submitted Qs, sift them and avoid repetition but we believe it helps the audience feel more involved and engaged, not just sitting back and listening. So the odd breather for us through running polls also helps.
While we had over 100 Qs submitted, there was a lot of duplication of subjects and I believe we covered just about all of the main issues and certainly those of high interest/ importance.
The first poll was about Nigel's duvet days and a bit tongue in cheek given his uber positivity on Twitter in the early mornings. It acted as an ice breaker and also gave people time to submit their questions and vote up others.
The other two polls were on whether people had bought season tickets yet and a closing one on how optimistic people felt about Nigel's Charlton beating Millwall, in the context that his Scunthorpe team beat them in a play-off final. This gave Nigel the chance to finish with that story - Scunthorpe went into the last match of the season needing a win to secure sixth.
Always interested in feedback - anyone attending is welcome to email thoughts to secretary@castrust.org please.
I would like to express my thanks to C.A.S.T for providing the platform & despite my earlier reservations it was a first class event.
The polls were unneeded but Nigel never let them derail him or lose track.
I look forward to future meetings when perhaps a normal service can resume & bar/buffet facilities reopen.
Very enjoyable evening. Have emailed some feedback to CAST but overall very good and much appreciated. More please CAST.
I had assumed that given that his last two jobs were Hull and Sheffield and that he was based up north. This is obviously a legacy from his Southampton / Reading days.
Although he probably needs to stay close to SL during the week, it is good to know he is not commuting to the other end of the country at weekends and is relatively close.
Apparently Nigel was locked out of his house last night after his wife overheard him say "No Holidays" but Nads being a positive person lay on the grass looking up to the stars and recited poetry.
I'm fine with polls, to keep the interaction going and the opening gambit was spot on to see if Nigel had any chinks of darkness in his world of light.
We could have a poll to see if the membership want to have polls. Covered end would abstain in fear of being called a hypocrite.
Disappointed that Nigel forgot the name of the book" how to improve your memory"
Even Nigel admitted we are only 3rd favourites as we all know what happens when we play Champions or promoted teams on the last day.
Yes Nige slightly misquoted the end of his sample of Dylan Thomas after ‘do not go gentle into that good night’, however the real calumny was why quote that particular poem at that juncture.
Dylan Thomas was (I believe) writing to his father to fight illness, resist death, yet Nige used it at the end of a supporters meeting!
Is or was he hinting to the fans that Mr Sandgaard is about to wind up Charlton Athletic, and warning us to revive our protest activities?
Urgghhh
Why now insist on Nigel? Hence the ugly photo.
Adkins comments from last night confirm that
A poll would be quite fun, but embarrassing with the man himself present.
How about these suggestions:
Nads
Mr Chatterbox
Not so long ago...it was the combination of Roland and Russel Slade!
If we don't knick a play off spot...I believe the start of next season will move forward quickly. Might maybe go the 1st 10-15 games unbeaten.
I think if and or when we lose, it will likely be marginal scorelines. Basically just the likes of Swindon sitting back for 90mins and nicking a result.
Go nads... clap, clap, clap
Go nads.... etc etc