Builders in at the training ground

From SE9 magazine on FB today.

"Work has been suspended on Charlton's £15m training ground. After a series of blunders including re-laying pitches, collapsing trenches and mis-calculations over the number of pitches they needed, work on CAFC's lavish training HQ has ground to a halt, raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club . Calls to CAFC's media office by SEnine have gone unanswered for weeks."

Strangely enough work was taking place on the 'big trench' on Sunday when I went past.

man_at_milletts said:

From SE9 magazine on FB today.

"Work has been suspended on Charlton's £15m training ground. After a series of blunders including re-laying pitches, collapsing trenches and mis-calculations over the number of pitches they needed, work on CAFC's lavish training HQ has ground to a halt, raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club . Calls to CAFC's media office by SEnine have gone unanswered for weeks."

Strangely enough work was taking place on the 'big trench' on Sunday when I went past.

No no no, it's all still going to plan. We've been told it is, so that's all ok.

man_at_milletts said:

From SE9 magazine on FB today.

"Work has been suspended on Charlton's £15m training ground. After a series of blunders including re-laying pitches, collapsing trenches and mis-calculations over the number of pitches they needed, work on CAFC's lavish training HQ has ground to a halt, raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club . Calls to CAFC's media office by SEnine have gone unanswered for weeks."

Strangely enough work was taking place on the 'big trench' on Sunday when I went past.

I blame Tony Cojones. A man who can't manage to get a reasonable number of chips into a bag is never going to cope with a building project.

I honestly think this all locks into the thread i created:

http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/72723/we-are-up-for-sale-rumour#latest

I know I posted that while back but i think this issue has starting happening back then... and now its coming to a head.

"raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club"

A spokesman for the building contractor "Bodget & Scarper" have released a statement saying "The media are once again stirring trouble" and building works are going ahead as soon as Wickes can get the 6 bags of Readymix delivered and Tony Southstand can find his "level" (well we all know where that is).......

Fanny Fanackapan said:

man_at_milletts said:

From SE9 magazine on FB today.

"Work has been suspended on Charlton's £15m training ground. After a series of blunders including re-laying pitches, collapsing trenches and mis-calculations over the number of pitches they needed, work on CAFC's lavish training HQ has ground to a halt, raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club . Calls to CAFC's media office by SEnine have gone unanswered for weeks."

Strangely enough work was taking place on the 'big trench' on Sunday when I went past.

Trying to bury more bad news ?

More likely our hopes and dreams....

Swisdom said:

Addickted said:

So the Burger Flipper in Chief is Project Managing this complex construction project?

God help us.

No Tony is not Project Managing it. There's a specialist company doing so and they report in to Tony and the team

Love to see that month end report.

Who are this 'specialist company'? I just need to make sure they are not on our approved list as my 11 year old nephew could manage digging a few trenches better than them.

Airman Brown said:

Even if you appoint external project management, someone has to take ownership of the scheme within the club's management structure. If that's not the chief operating officer, who is it?

My guess is Sue Parkes, she can keep an eye on proceedings from her bathroom window.

What a surprise... everyting else has gone so smoothly!

soapy_jones said:

What a surprise... everyting else has gone so smoothly!

Just because the team and managers have been shit, it doesn't mean that everything else is.

When I saw that thread title I was expecting a predominantly misogynistic rant at squirrel face and speculation that PMS could be contributing to her nuttiness, but no, it's bumped up cos the builders probably ain't at the training ground any more. Cue insensitive speculation about menopause..?

Fanny Fanackapan said:

man_at_milletts said:

From SE9 magazine on FB today.

"Work has been suspended on Charlton's £15m training ground. After a series of blunders including re-laying pitches, collapsing trenches and mis-calculations over the number of pitches they needed, work on CAFC's lavish training HQ has ground to a halt, raising speculation about the Belgian owner's long term commitment to the club . Calls to CAFC's media office by SEnine have gone unanswered for weeks."

Strangely enough work was taking place on the 'big trench' on Sunday when I went past.

Trying to bury more bad news ?

Surely there has to be more than on shovel with the amount holes that are being dug.....

Is this confirmed?
Have they thrown the towel in?

Henry Irving said:

But seems, according to @addickted05 on twitter, a whole new pitch is being laid at the Valley.

I wonder which centre forward sale is paying for it this time? Thanks Igor.

Henry Irving said:

But seems, according to @addickted05 on twitter, a whole new pitch is being laid at the Valley.

The pitch is meant to be reseeded each summer isn't it ?

The previous big outlay was more to do with the drainage & the layers below the grass.