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Shrewd move by Roland?

Mametz
Mametz Posts: 1,262
in General Charlton
I feel that the evidence points to Roland intends to turn Charlton into a lower Championship puppy farm club. He has come unstuck this season because of his woeful choice of managers. Charlton have dropped in the third level with a consequent drop in revenue and even promising young players won't fetch so much in the transfer market. Moreover the protests have cost him both in terms of money and prestige. Even allowing for relegation, season ticket sales are not going well. What is a megalomaniac to do? Although totally bonkers he understands that the summer break means that the highly damaging protests will stop for a while and that protest organisers will lose some momentum. With the smaller crowds next season the organisers will have greater difficulty getting large scale demonstrations organised.

He hires a well thought of, but still fairly cheap, English manager and gives him enough of the folding stuff to make a realistic stab to get back into the Championship. This has the effect of getting the more gullible supporters to get season tickets thus increasing his revenue stream to enable him to pay for the well thought of but still fairly cheap English manager. It also causes many of the gullible fools to go on various fan web sites to say how they feel that he has finally learnt his lesson and he is, at last, listening to them. They feel that the protests should be toned down or even suspended as he is now showing his caring side. He knows that football is indeed the opiate of the people.

Back in the Championship he tightens the purse strings: well thought of but still fairly cheap English Manager resigns/is sacked. Not particularly well thought of but very cheap non English speaking manager is appointed.

Job done!

Comments

  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Gullible fans.......really dont think thats a fair comment to be honest.We are all Charlton fans full stop!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Ah, but is it a tax dodge ? :)
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 983
    No such word as gullible if you look it's not in the dictionary
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,264
    edited May 2016
    If we win three games in a row next season, the phrase 'We've got out Charlton back!' will appear on this forum.
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,654
    Mametz said:

    I feel that the evidence points to Roland intends to turn Charlton into a lower Championship puppy farm club. He has come unstuck this season because of his woeful choice of managers. Charlton have dropped in the third level with a consequent drop in revenue and even promising young players won't fetch so much in the transfer market. Moreover the protests have cost him both in terms of money and prestige. Even allowing for relegation, season ticket sales are not going well. What is a megalomaniac to do? Although totally bonkers he understands that the summer break means that the highly damaging protests will stop for a while and that protest organisers will lose some momentum. With the smaller crowds next season the organisers will have greater difficulty getting large scale demonstrations organised.

    He hires a well thought of, but still fairly cheap, English manager and gives him enough of the folding stuff to make a realistic stab to get back into the Championship. This has the effect of getting the more gullible supporters to get season tickets thus increasing his revenue stream to enable him to pay for the well thought of but still fairly cheap English manager. It also causes many of the gullible fools to go on various fan web sites to say how they feel that he has finally learnt his lesson and he is, at last, listening to them. They feel that the protests should be toned down or even suspended as he is now showing his caring side. He knows that football is indeed the opiate of the people.

    Back in the Championship he tightens the purse strings: well thought of but still fairly cheap English Manager resigns/is sacked. Not particularly well thought of but very cheap non English speaking manager is appointed.

    Job done!

    That's exactly what I think'll happen - he wants us up and then stubbornly revert to type at the first opportunity.

    Maybe while building flats etc on bits of The Valley.
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,060
    Or maybe he has learned from his mistakes...
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,810
    Even if we are promoted (and there is a lot of work ahead and catching up to do for that to happen) I don't think RDs aims will have changed.

    Under Powell had there been more investment in the squad straight after promotion we may have made the play-offs and gone up two years in a row. With this ownership it's more likely we'd sell players following promotion to move towards RDs target of breaking even. Even if we are doing well next season I still wouldn't feel I could trust that they want the best for the club in the longer term.

    One of the main reasons for the protests is that he has no ambition for the club. It's an experiment in how to run football clubs in this country. Many of his ideas have failed so it looks like he's going to try it another way. A cheap English manager and lower league players.

    If Wilder comes in and we bring in several signings by July/August things might look more positive - but come September don't be surprised to see a small, inexperienced squad just like the last two years. We have several u21s that will be in their second season in that age group, now on longer term contracts, who RD/KM will most likely be expecting to step up and fill the gaps next season (even more so with no short term loan window). It didn't work this season and even at a lower level I don't think it'll work in the way they'll hope/expect it to.

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