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Squad photo?

Did we have one taken this season?

Have we had them for the past few years/managers?
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
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  • Did one before the first game but only 5 of them turned up

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013

    Did we have one taken this season?

    Have we had them for the past few years/managers?

    The photgrapher turned up on the usual date, but no one told the players :wink:
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344
    Can't expect them to do a squad photo when Joe Aribo does not even get his head shot on the big screen. Just a shirt without a head.

    Looking at the positives, they are getting slightly better, last season they would have put Alan Campbell's face on it.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742

    Did we have one taken this season?

    Have we had them for the past few years/managers?

    AFAIK the only team pic under this regime is the one with Bob Peters in 2014.

    "I shouldn't say this but I don't care about the history of the club."
  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,542
    edited December 2016
    Was booked in to take place on November 17th. It was cancelled for obvious reasons!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
    I'm amazed that it doesn't happen annually as a matter of course. Transfer window closes in August - first Monday in September (or whenever) is a recurring booking with the photographer. Can't believe it's that difficult to organise. I suppose it just takes rather more will power than Lazy Daisy's got.
  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,542
    edited December 2016
    Stig said:

    I'm amazed that it doesn't happen annually as a matter of course. Transfer window closes in August - first Monday in September (or whenever) is a recurring booking with the photographer. Can't believe it's that difficult to organise. I suppose it just takes rather more will power than Lazy Daisy's got.

    You'd be surprised what a pain in the backside it is to arrange for a time when every member of the squad/staff can be available.
    We looked at getting it done in September but every date got turned down for one reason or another, be it players away on international duty, other events/appearences or appointments booked in after training.
    My preference is that we do it at the training ground on the same day as we do the players' headshots. Not as asthetically pleasing as The Valley, but gets the job done in good time and fully agree we should have a squad photo every season as a matter of course.
    That's something I'll be pushing for next season.
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,406
    If they did they would just leave a space where the manager would usually sit so the incumbent at any given time could be Photoshopped in as needed.
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,406

    Stig said:

    I'm amazed that it doesn't happen annually as a matter of course. Transfer window closes in August - first Monday in September (or whenever) is a recurring booking with the photographer. Can't believe it's that difficult to organise. I suppose it just takes rather more will power than Lazy Daisy's got.

    You'd be surprised what a pain in the backside it is to arrange for a time when every member of the squad/staff can be available.
    We looked at getting it done in September but every date got turned down for one reason or another, be it players away on international duty, other events/appearences or appointments booked in after training.
    My preference is that we do it at the training ground on the same day as we do the players' headshots. Not as asthetically pleasing as The Valley, but gets the job done in good time and fully agree we should have a squad photo every season as a matter of course.
    That's something I'll be pushing for next season.
    Fully accept the logistics are tough but every club manages it, and I would imagine the main sponsors demand it.
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  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Surprised that in this day and age, they can do a decent quality 'photoshopped' version, so no one has to be in one place at the same time
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,859

    Surprised that in this day and age, they can do a decent quality 'photoshopped' version, so no one has to be in one place at the same time

    One to look into, maybe?
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699

    Stig said:

    I'm amazed that it doesn't happen annually as a matter of course. Transfer window closes in August - first Monday in September (or whenever) is a recurring booking with the photographer. Can't believe it's that difficult to organise. I suppose it just takes rather more will power than Lazy Daisy's got.

    You'd be surprised what a pain in the backside it is to arrange for a time when every member of the squad/staff can be available.
    We looked at getting it done in September but every date got turned down for one reason or another, be it players away on international duty, other events/appearences or appointments booked in after training.
    My preference is that we do it at the training ground on the same day as we do the players' headshots. Not as asthetically pleasing as The Valley, but gets the job done in good time and fully agree we should have a squad photo every season as a matter of course.
    That's something I'll be pushing for next season.
    Does Roland choose who sits where.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108

    Was booked in to take place on November 17th. It was cancelled for obvious reasons!

    I would have photoshopped Robbo into the picture
  • Does make you wonder how Annie Leibovitz, gets all those International business people together, let alone the cream of the media business in those Vanity fair photos, The Queen's children, and HM herself, does it not?......And poor old Daniel Kramer with Bob Dylan?...... bloke cannot even 'rack up' to even collect his award eh!......
    Obviously, the squad at CAFC have such a pressing, business and social whirl diary, that this third division squad cannot be tied down to a specific date......

    And the first one now will later be last
    Cause the times they are a-changing

  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344

    Does make you wonder how Annie Leibovitz, gets all those International business people together, let alone the cream of the media business in those Vanity fair photos, The Queen's children, and HM herself, does it not?......And poor old Daniel Kramer with Bob Dylan?...... bloke cannot even 'rack up' to even collect his award eh!......
    Obviously, the squad at CAFC have such a pressing, business and social whirl diary, that this third division squad cannot be tied down to a specific date......

    And the first one now will later be last
    Cause the times they are a-changing

    Quite right Ken it's pathetic.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    They can organise themselves together pretty easily for a xmas drink in Greenwich before a game though can't they.......slackers.....
  • Surprised that in this day and age, they can do a decent quality 'photoshopped' version, so no one has to be in one place at the same time

    Yep they do this with our uni cricket team. Always happens at the beginning of the year before most people have got kit. So we take 3 photos and switch who is wearing kit in each one then merge them together. Really not too hard.
  • Stig said:

    Thanks to Big Rob for the idea.

    Charlton Team Photo

    Brilliant stig!!!
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  • Brilliant Stig, Hairy Lennon, genius!

    On a serious note, picking a random club, Chelsea did a nice squad photo for this season, and I imagine their players and coaching staff are pretty busy as well! Most clubs will sell posters or even nice prints of the team.
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  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    I reckon we have not done one this year because Daisy won't pay for a photographer.

  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,336

    Stig said:

    I'm amazed that it doesn't happen annually as a matter of course. Transfer window closes in August - first Monday in September (or whenever) is a recurring booking with the photographer. Can't believe it's that difficult to organise. I suppose it just takes rather more will power than Lazy Daisy's got.

    You'd be surprised what a pain in the backside it is to arrange for a time when every member of the squad/staff can be available.
    We looked at getting it done in September but every date got turned down for one reason or another, be it players away on international duty, other events/appearences or appointments booked in after training.
    My preference is that we do it at the training ground on the same day as we do the players' headshots. Not as asthetically pleasing as The Valley, but gets the job done in good time and fully agree we should have a squad photo every season as a matter of course.
    That's something I'll be pushing for next season.
    What a load of tosh. Another sign of how useless you all are. Always been possible before.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    @Stig Brilliant! It always shocks me when you do a google search for JJ.
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344
    So the club cannot organise the 1st team squad ro be together for 1 day to habe a picture taken. All seems very odd, particularly when you remember 5 years ago the club had a picture taken of the 1st team, and virtually all of the clubs staff as well.
  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,336
    I suppose as the club can't even design an original programme cover, they could have a squad picture from previous seasons too.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,480
    Christ you lot moan about everything, can't you see how hard it would be to organise this with our ever changing squad? We would have to issue replacement heads for the rejects mid season.
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    JohnnyH2 said:

    So the club cannot organise the 1st team squad ro be together for 1 day to habe a picture taken. All seems very odd, particularly when you remember 5 years ago the club had a picture taken of the 1st team, and virtually all of the clubs staff as well.

    The people that used to organise that have all probably left or been laid off
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    JohnnyH2 said:

    So the club cannot organise the 1st team squad ro be together for 1 day to habe a picture taken. All seems very odd, particularly when you remember 5 years ago the club had a picture taken of the 1st team, and virtually all of the clubs staff as well.

    The press team did organise it but then the manager got sacked as Olly said.

    It does show how far the club has slipped from being well run behind the scenes though.

    This is a club that didn't give the players a date to return from training or injured players a rehab programme.

    Maybe the CEO could have helped if she hadnt been too busy with her PR gurus and award ceremonies.
  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,715
    In the 98/99 version I'm convinced Carl Tiler's head was stuck on someone else's body, as I always assumed the photo was taken in the summer and he was signed a few weeks after the season started. Perhaps you can get away with one player, but not half a squad.