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AdamAddick
AdamAddick Posts: 953
in General Charlton
looking at the tweets from the last few games and i think theyre a quality bunch of lads who look like they really care for cafc

with the tweets to michael vaughan

and just comparing celebrations when we score compared to the other teams

Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial 14h
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! (IL) #CAFCLive

Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial Feb 22
OH JOHNNIE JACKSON RUNS DOWN THE WING FOR ME! The skipper with the opening goal! He heads home a corner. (IL) #CAFCLive


Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial Feb 22
GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! (IL) #CAFCLive


Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial Feb 22
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! (IL) #CAFCLive

to sheffield wednesday's :

Sheffield Wednesday ‏@swfc 14h
57 GOAL Owls 1-1 Charlton...Best hits Wednesday level #swfcLIVE

i just find it refreshing and adds more to the games when you can see even the comms team are as passionate as the fans.


well done lads
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  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,746
    Couldn't agree more.
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,931
    Especially when you compare it to the boring stuff sheff wed have been writing for last few weeks.
  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,746
    Danny Addick said:

    Especially when you compare it to the boring stuff sheff wed have been writing for last few weeks.

    Some clubs just post links to articles, there is no 'personal' touch.
  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,236
    edited February 2014
    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.


    I know you have said that you like being contrary but even for you that is going too far.

    : - )
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315
    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.

    You're a barrel of laughs
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.

    Misery :-)
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Only Charlton fans could moan about that !
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    This bloke loves a moan up

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    edited February 2014
    stop feeling so blue DRF
  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    Henry Irving said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.


    I know you have said that you like being contrary but even for you that is going too far.

    : - )
    If I'm looking at twitter for the game it's because I'm not there and want the to know what's going on. The fans I follow give me the passion, I need the club to give me the facts.
    And it's not as if it's never been like this. In my opinion this only changed when Matt and Gary left so I assume they wanted a more straight forward approach which the new team don't. Am I wrong in thinking the new team are a bit younger, it could be to do with that.
    I love that this makes me miserable and contrary, if you swap the words twitter account for player commentary then everyone would agree. Nothing winds fans up more than player commentary which does not commentate on the game, I don't have a player account so when I'm not there I want twitter to tell me what's going on.
    That doesn't seem contrary to me.
  • PeteF
    PeteF Posts: 1,698
    Having the pleasure of sitting very close to the media boys I can tell you they celebrate just as much as you and I do, they went mad as the goal went in against QPR, and again last night.
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,931
    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.

    I don't agree at all. I love how it's done.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    DRF said:

    Henry Irving said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.


    I know you have said that you like being contrary but even for you that is going too far.

    : - )
    If I'm looking at twitter for the game it's because I'm not there and want the to know what's going on. The fans I follow give me the passion, I need the club to give me the facts.
    And it's not as if it's never been like this. In my opinion this only changed when Matt and Gary left so I assume they wanted a more straight forward approach which the new team don't. Am I wrong in thinking the new team are a bit younger, it could be to do with that.
    I love that this makes me miserable and contrary, if you swap the words twitter account for player commentary then everyone would agree. Nothing winds fans up more than player commentary which does not commentate on the game, I don't have a player account so when I'm not there I want twitter to tell me what's going on.
    That doesn't seem contrary to me.
    They tell you who scored about 15 seconds after the 'GOOAAALLLLLLL' tweet.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,236
    edited February 2014
    DRF said:

    Henry Irving said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.


    I know you have said that you like being contrary but even for you that is going too far.

    : - )
    If I'm looking at twitter for the game it's because I'm not there and want the to know what's going on. The fans I follow give me the passion, I need the club to give me the facts.
    And it's not as if it's never been like this. In my opinion this only changed when Matt and Gary left so I assume they wanted a more straight forward approach which the new team don't. Am I wrong in thinking the new team are a bit younger, it could be to do with that.
    I love that this makes me miserable and contrary, if you swap the words twitter account for player commentary then everyone would agree. Nothing winds fans up more than player commentary which does not commentate on the game, I don't have a player account so when I'm not there I want twitter to tell me what's going on.
    That doesn't seem contrary to me.
    As I said, you are contrary by your own admission.

    Not going to get into this as you have chosen to pick out my comment and ignore all the others which were much harsher but I think the twitter feed is great. You get the news AND you get the passion of fans. All good. Keep it uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup lads : - )
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,034
    I actually thought DRF was joking but having seen his explanation, it looks like he is actually serious!
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    PeteF said:

    Having the pleasure of sitting very close to the media boys I can tell you they celebrate just as much as you and I do, they went mad as the goal went in against QPR, and again last night.

    How disgraceful and unprofessional. They should have a serious talk with themselves.



    :-)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    Can we just wait until jacko scores the winner at the Den and they tweet 'YEEEEEESSSSS, 'ave that you slaaaaaaaaaags #cafc' before deciding whether they are taking it too far ?
  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    Danny Addick said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.

    I don't agree at all. I love how it's done.
    That's great, it seems most people prefer it. I'm not exactly writing a letter of complaint to the club about it. I'm just offering my opinion, which I thought it what we were here to do. If only others on here could accept that we don't have to agree on everything and it being fairly harmless instead of claiming it's because I am moany, boring miserable or blue.
    Next time I shall wait for three people to give their opinion on any given topic and then say the same thing. That will make a fantastically exciting forum to read.

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  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    Frankly I reckon we have the best Twitter account out of the 92, it just ticks all the boxes-

    - great in-match running commentary at both home & away, including not being biased when decisions don't go our way or when the other team deserved a goal
    - good banter with the fans and other clubs' accounts
    - good news updates, especially when there was nothing coming from TJ and co

    I usually follow other teams' accounts when we're playing them and they're just nowhere near as good. Hardly any team line-ups and only goal updates for their own team. Even big Premier League teams don't have it anywhere near as good as us. I reckon it's because CAFC's fans and those involved with the club genuinely love it and I'll say it again even if I've said it a thousand times, we have the best fans in the world. Doesn't matter if we take 2 or 2000 away, we sing the home fans out of the park.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,176
    DRF said:

    Danny Addick said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.

    I don't agree at all. I love how it's done.
    That's great, it seems most people prefer it. I'm not exactly writing a letter of complaint to the club about it. I'm just offering my opinion, which I thought it what we were here to do. If only others on here could accept that we don't have to agree on everything and it being fairly harmless instead of claiming it's because I am moany, boring miserable or blue.
    Next time I shall wait for three people to give their opinion on any given topic and then say the same thing. That will make a fantastically exciting forum to read.
    To be fair, if you offer your opinion up on a forum, you offer it with the express proviso that it'll be critiqued. It's sort of how it works.

    Especially when the opinion is the Charlton Life equivalent of Eeyore crossed with Hudson from Aliens
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,231
    DRF said:

    Henry Irving said:

    DRF said:

    TBH I don't want the long gggggooooooaaaaaalllll type response from the club's official account, I follow fans for that sort of thing. I want the club to tell me that there is a goal, who scored it and how. They are professionals employed by the club as communications people. They are not employed as fans, so keep it professional and let the fans do the fan stuff.


    I know you have said that you like being contrary but even for you that is going too far.

    : - )
    If I'm looking at twitter for the game it's because I'm not there and want the to know what's going on. The fans I follow give me the passion, I need the club to give me the facts.
    And it's not as if it's never been like this. In my opinion this only changed when Matt and Gary left so I assume they wanted a more straight forward approach which the new team don't. Am I wrong in thinking the new team are a bit younger, it could be to do with that.
    I love that this makes me miserable and contrary, if you swap the words twitter account for player commentary then everyone would agree. Nothing winds fans up more than player commentary which does not commentate on the game, I don't have a player account so when I'm not there I want twitter to tell me what's going on.
    That doesn't seem contrary to me.
    No it has always been like this. It hasn't changed since Matt and Gary left and as said you get the scorer and details straight away.


  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,484
    I think we are lucky to have the lads we do and they way the handle the interaction with us.

    Also as their tweets hit my phone as a text I find the difference between a CAFC goal (GGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL) and an opposition one (Goal) very useful. When the preview pops up I get the gist without even opening the message.
  • WSA
    WSA Posts: 1,913
    Excellent coverage lads - keep the good work up!
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,824
    AFKABartram said:

    Can we just wait until jacko scores the winner at the Den and they tweet 'YEEEEEESSSSS, 'ave that you slaaaaaaaaaags #cafc' before deciding whether they are taking it too far ?

    Don't see how that could be considered too far.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    AFKABartram said:

    Can we just wait until jacko scores the winner at the Den and they tweet 'YEEEEEESSSSS, 'ave that you slaaaaaaaaaags #cafc' before deciding whether they are taking it too far ?

    I don't think that would be taking it too far.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    All jokes aside, I kind of get where @DRF is coming from to a certain extent.

    Once you start putting personality into something 'official', you have to be a bit careful of grey areas (using the official account to tweet about Jim Davidson and Big Brother clearly bothered a few for example). You just have to be careful you don't cross the 'banter' line with it, detract too much, or attempt to put too much of your own personality on it.

    personally, I think they are doing a great job at the moment.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    edited February 2014
    A Leyton Orient fan I know follows @CAFCofficial for this reason alone. He said his own clubs twitter account is dull and boring.
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    I think they're getting the balance right and getting into the spirit. It's not as if you couldn't work out there was a goal and who scored it, now is it.

    "GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!"
    "OH JOHNNIE JACKSON RUNS DOWN THE WING FOR ME! The skipper with the opening goal! He heads home a corner."

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