Karl Robinson Press Conference - Snippets from pg.4

Wants to learn more about fan protests!! I'm sure Matt Holland would have told him all about them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38144882

Lazy_eye_metaphor said:

C_A_F_C said:

So Roland and Karl spoke for three hours, hopefully he would have learned more about our football club.


Roland that is, after all Karl's been to far more Charlton games.

So to has Lord Lucan

North Stand Upper ..Fact

AFKABartram said:

Minor observation, but there is a hell of a lot of 'talking about negativity' than there is actual negativity.

General feedback on here of Robinson seems to be much more weighted in the positive. Of course it's all rhetoric at this point, but it's being disingenuous to try and suggest otherwise.

On balance I think you are right thank goodness but there are a posts saying Robinson is a puppet, liar, arrogant, tosser. That's just the new manager. Then we have the appointment of O'Loughlin who nobody on here as the faintest idea about. Good or bad. We've just made our minds up that it's all bad and I'm afraid that's not true.

I'm not going to start counting all the ridiculously negative posts but I think I'm right in saying it's a bigger percentage than you are implying.

altrinchamaddick said:

Many posters are saying under normal/other circumstances they would be enthused by this appointment. I would say be enthused. I know it is all rhetoric at this time, and Karl has to do the walk, but he did come across as knowledgeable and committed.

Fans need to divorce the manager and team from the regime. We have had poor owners in the past, and I personally would love to be back in the championship, so lets get behind those that will write this new chapter of our history.

Well said

AFKABartram said:

Minor observation, but there is a hell of a lot of 'talking about negativity' than there is actual negativity.

General feedback on here of Robinson seems to be much more weighted in the positive. Of course it's all rhetoric at this point, but it's being disingenuous to try and suggest otherwise.

Zero respect for KR before and zero respect now.He's gotta go some to win me over as a decent person let alone a decent manager.Plum.

This one post received 32 'likes'.

There certainly is positive feedback, but to claim it is disingenuous to suggest otherwise is disingenuous in itself.

cantersaddick said:

I know. Let's all moan about other people moaning!

I'm moaning about other people moaning about other people moaning.

altrinchamaddick said:

Many posters are saying under normal/other circumstances they would be enthused by this appointment. I would say be enthused. I know it is all rhetoric at this time, and Karl has to do the walk, but he did come across as knowledgeable and committed.

Fans need to divorce the manager and team from the regime. We have had poor owners in the past, and I personally would love to be back in the championship, so lets get behind those that will write this new chapter of our history.

He does come over well but was anyone suggesting him as a possible manager in the summer or at anytime as a replacement the many times we've had a vacancy?

Doesn't mean he won't do a good job but lets not pretend that he is the one people have been calling for for years. That was Slade, remember.

Henry Irving said:

altrinchamaddick said:

Many posters are saying under normal/other circumstances they would be enthused by this appointment. I would say be enthused. I know it is all rhetoric at this time, and Karl has to do the walk, but he did come across as knowledgeable and committed.

Fans need to divorce the manager and team from the regime. We have had poor owners in the past, and I personally would love to be back in the championship, so lets get behind those that will write this new chapter of our history.

He does come over well but was anyone suggesting him as a possible manager in the summer or at anytime as a replacement the many times we've had a vacancy?

Doesn't mean he won't do a good job but lets not pretend that he is the one people have been calling for for years. That was Slade, remember.

Probably because he wasn't available & as he turned down Leeds, it wasn't likely he'd come to us.

Henry Irving said:

altrinchamaddick said:

Many posters are saying under normal/other circumstances they would be enthused by this appointment. I would say be enthused. I know it is all rhetoric at this time, and Karl has to do the walk, but he did come across as knowledgeable and committed.

Fans need to divorce the manager and team from the regime. We have had poor owners in the past, and I personally would love to be back in the championship, so lets get behind those that will write this new chapter of our history.

He does come over well but was anyone suggesting him as a possible manager in the summer or at anytime as a replacement the many times we've had a vacancy?

Doesn't mean he won't do a good job but lets not pretend that he is the one people have been calling for for years. That was Slade, remember.

That's because he was in a job. That aside MK Dons were playing a style of football, with a limited budget, that many Charlton fans that I have spoken to admired.

bromleyjohn said:

An apologist is a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial. Supporting the appointment of a new manager and supporting the team. Is that controversial? I don't think so.

No, it isn't controversial and most people on here, both pro and anti regime ARE supporting the appointment of the new manager and ARE supporting the team.

Watched the video and must admit, I was very impressed with his sheer enthusiasm and much of what he said.

Although, did he really need to borrow Phil Parkinson's 'lucky' pullover?

Talks the talk. Will Katrien Meire let him do his job this time?

bromleyjohn said:

Ok supporting the team and not the regime; is that controversial?

Depends how you define supporting the team. Is singing 'We want Roland out' the Katrien Meire song etc, etc, during the match, supporting the team? I've heard the arguements that this has no effect on the results, along with chucking stuff onto the pitch, but I beg to differ.
Games are won and lost on small margins, and any negative vibes might affect the result. People who are intelligent enough to compose witty songs ( and I'm not!) should develop songs to applaud the workrate and skill of Josh Maginess, maybe a Karl Robinson song, a song for Dillon Phillips.
All the effort seems to be directed towards poor owners, I don't remember any songs against Slater and Jimenez, in my mind as poor as Duchatelier.
So, when we talk about supporting the team, lets do it properly, support the team, without the diversion of knocking the regime during the game.