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  • felix_31
    felix_31 Posts: 292
    Braziliance said:
    Looks like they're really banking on Wrexham at home to boost club revenue. 

    We are making out like it's Man United coming to the Valley, it's shite how low we have sunk. Milking a fixture vs Wrexham.
    Who cares?  If it brings in money for the club then that can only be a good thing. Its not as if the Valley is full week in week out, is it 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,668
    Braziliance said:
    Looks like they're really banking on Wrexham at home to boost club revenue. 

    We are making out like it's Man United coming to the Valley, it's shite how low we have sunk. Milking a fixture vs Wrexham.
    Yep, I think it's pretty clear Wrexham are the big boys in this fixture and the club are going to milk it. How far we have fallen. 'Come to watch little ol charlton put the mighty Wrexham to the sword'

    Out of interest did Birmingham do the same?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,286
    Braziliance said:
    Saw this doing the rounds: 

    https://x.com/RyanSul1005/status/1846431513933455516?t=7AetlxSxmq3klwkCgVuKcg&s=19


    Lol so we had fans complaining a couple of months ago about the fact we don't advertise in local areas enough in things like bus stops etc. to drum up local support for the team...

    Now we do and apparently that's also wrong as it's "milking a fixture" (which is literally what advertising is meant to do!) and therefore cringe worthy, embarrassing and tinpot
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,360
    It's embarrassing. We are acting like a small club that have drawn a big team in an FA cup draw. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,189
    Braziliance said:
    It's embarrassing. We are acting like a small club that have drawn a big team in an FA cup draw. 
    You'd rather they didn't advertise and The Valley had about 13k in it?
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,360
    edited October 2024
    fenaddick said:
    Braziliance said:
    It's embarrassing. We are acting like a small club that have drawn a big team in an FA cup draw. 
    You'd rather they didn't advertise and The Valley had about 13k in it?
    I didn't say that or suggest it. Whichever way you look at it, Charlton Athletic hyping up a game vs Wrexham is embarrassing.

    Treating Goldbridge like the A side, and Wrexham. I want to be proud of Charlton, not embarrassed. These decisions make us look small time.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,189
    Braziliance said:
    fenaddick said:
    Braziliance said:
    It's embarrassing. We are acting like a small club that have drawn a big team in an FA cup draw. 
    You'd rather they didn't advertise and The Valley had about 13k in it?
    I didn't say that or suggest it. Whichever way you look at it, Charlton Athletic hyping up a game vs Wrexham is embarrassing.

    Treating Goldbridge like the A side, and Wrexham. I want to be proud of Charlton, not embarrassed. These decisions make us look small time.
    I don't like the Goldbridge stuff but have no problem with advertising fixtures, if it works we might advertise more which is what matters 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,015
    edited October 2024
    Couldn’t care less what fans of other clubs think - if this gets us visibility and awareness elsewhere, I’m all for it. Does not embarrass me. 

    Better than being ignored.  
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    Nothing wrong advertising a home game at Train Stations etc provided you do this on a regular basis and it’s not just a one off
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,668
    If they aren't milking the fixture I trust they have advertised at the stations for Stockport this weekend.

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  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,282
    The main thing I get from this thread is how easily embarrassed football fans get.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,736
    It's not a case of how far we've fallen. Wrexham are a household name because of things outside of football. It would be daft to not take advantage of that when our ground is half empty every home game.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,828
    This is bigger than Wembley 98 for me.

    10 more sleeps til Wrexham!
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,911
    I don’t understand all the negative feelings. It’s just a fact that at the moment Wrexham are the biggest draw in league one like it or not it’s just a fact. The club would be absolutely mental to not try to monetise that. It’s a sad indictment of society you could argue that a lot of the people attending are doing so in the hope of seeing their owners rather than the players on the pitch but it is what it is so I hope we get a sell out crowd and make a few quid. You never know some of them might enjoy themselves and come back 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,189
    You’d also think there’s a good chance of the game being on the doc, ex prem team from London etc. I’d much rather The Valley looks busy and full than sparse on international telly
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,015
    On the doc?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,015
    There's a lot of people who don't appreciate the "interest" around the Wrexham game who have now led to an 11 page discussion on it.
    PS we're at home to Stockport on Saturday and yet no one has mentioned that anywhere.
    Strange world we live in.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,668
    Covered End said:
    There's a lot of people who don't appreciate the "interest" around the Wrexham game who have now led to an 11 page discussion on it.
    PS we're at home to Stockport on Saturday and yet no one has mentioned that anywhere.
    Strange world we live in.
    O-Randy-Hunt said:
    If they aren't milking the fixture I trust they have advertised at the stations for Stockport this weekend.
    Agree
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,083
    edited October 2024
    AndyG said:
    I don’t understand all the negative feelings. It’s just a fact that at the moment Wrexham are the biggest draw in league one like it or not it’s just a fact. The club would be absolutely mental to not try to monetise that. It’s a sad indictment of society you could argue that a lot of the people attending are doing so in the hope of seeing their owners rather than the players on the pitch but it is what it is so I hope we get a sell out crowd and make a few quid. You never know some of them might enjoy themselves and come back 
    I am sure that Birmingham will draw bigger home attendances than Wrexham when they travel away.

  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,911
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    AndyG said:
    I don’t understand all the negative feelings. It’s just a fact that at the moment Wrexham are the biggest draw in league one like it or not it’s just a fact. The club would be absolutely mental to not try to monetise that. It’s a sad indictment of society you could argue that a lot of the people attending are doing so in the hope of seeing their owners rather than the players on the pitch but it is what it is so I hope we get a sell out crowd and make a few quid. You never know some of them might enjoy themselves and come back 
    I am sure that Birmingham will draw bigger home attendances than Wrexham when they travel away.

    ElfsborgAddick said:
    AndyG said:
    I don’t understand all the negative feelings. It’s just a fact that at the moment Wrexham are the biggest draw in league one like it or not it’s just a fact. The club would be absolutely mental to not try to monetise that. It’s a sad indictment of society you could argue that a lot of the people attending are doing so in the hope of seeing their owners rather than the players on the pitch but it is what it is so I hope we get a sell out crowd and make a few quid. You never know some of them might enjoy themselves and come back 
    I am sure that Birmingham will draw bigger home attendances than Wrexham when they travel away.

    Mate my comment wasn’t saying who was the bigger club I said biggest draw in terms of bums on seats. We have just played Birmingham at home how many was in the ground? Being generous 14k ? I’m not saying I think it’s a good thing other than extra revenue for the club so I was defending the attempt at marketing that draw. 

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  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    Not much can be cringier than the "Come and see (enter oppo player here) at the Valley" from the premier days.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,705
    Braziliance said:
    fenaddick said:
    Braziliance said:
    It's embarrassing. We are acting like a small club that have drawn a big team in an FA cup draw. 
    You'd rather they didn't advertise and The Valley had about 13k in it?
    I didn't say that or suggest it. Whichever way you look at it, Charlton Athletic hyping up a game vs Wrexham is embarrassing.

    Treating Goldbridge like the A side, and Wrexham. I want to be proud of Charlton, not embarrassed. These decisions make us look small time.
    We haven't been ripping up trees have we? How long have we been League 1 now? 

    We are a big team in the league for sure but why shouldn't try make extra money against a team with all the momentum! 

    I'll be proud of the team that wins and gets promoted. What they do off the pitch is up to them but these particular things are not embarrassing! 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    I'm more surprised we don't advertise more in the local area about our home fixtures than just this one game against Wrexham? 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,189
    SELR_addicks said:
    I'm more surprised we don't advertise more in the local area about our home fixtures than just this one game against Wrexham? 
    I am too but thinking about it I’ve never seen an advert for Peterborough or Cambridge games in either city, just doesn’t seem to be something football clubs do very often which seems bizarre 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,164
    We’re a minge of a club and most of my mates know we are so irrelevant that they don’t even bother taking the piss anymore, we’ve sunk without trace 
    but it’s our lover and with shallow Hal vision we still think we’re not a shithouse but unfortunately that’s exactly what we are 
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    I just hope the home areas aren’t full of day trippers supporting Wrexham. If they are I hope the stewards throw them out.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I hope resources spent on the effort to get an attendance against Wrexham are covered by increased ticket sales and rewarded by bums on seats.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,083
    I would have thought a good idea would be to have advertising boards at Dartford, Gravesend and Lewisham stations{and others} as a permanent fixture listing forthcoming home games.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,649
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    I would have thought a good idea would be to have advertising boards at Dartford, Gravesend and Lewisham stations{and others} as a permanent fixture listing forthcoming home games.
    And South Bermondsey 
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Not expecting any piss taking messages from my mates as they are grown men and won't have a clue this is even happening! 

    They do know we are a shit league one team though and the Palace fans among them fairly regularly take the piss for that.

    I really can't see a downside to this.  Maybe we win a few fans, great!  Maybe we don't, so what.
    You need to re-evaluate your mates

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