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CARD deliver 100 bottles of water to Sparrows Lane

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  • Ashers
    Ashers Posts: 418
    Terrific stuff - well done to all involved.
  • Just wondering whether it might be an option to bring a water bottle to the game on Saturday and leave it in the car park outside the management suite. Maybe people could also fetch in their old torches and leave those as well, to pass on to the youth team to keep the changing room lit.

    How about a pocket full of cornflakes etc and discreetly drop it out of their pocket whilst in the ground. A clean up would cost tightarse some of his fortune.
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    edited August 2018
    Some have queried the timing, competing with window-closing transfer news.

    I see it as an opportunity to contrast multimillion (or even mulitthousand!) pound transfers elsewhere with austerity football at Charlton, under our penny-pinching owner.

    (Edit of typo)
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    edited August 2018
    Great idea and should be very embarrassing to that tight . Surely if this gets to the media it's a far better concept and cheaper than going to Belgium and ha ding out flyers

    Well done to all.involved
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,169
    Brilliant. The branding on the bottle really made me laugh. It doesn't matter whether you think protesting or boycotting or whatever don't help the team, refusing to give academy players breakfast and bottled water is just unnecessary meanness and demeans our status as a supportive family club, and will inevitably reduce our chances of recruiting and keeping talented young players.

    Plus no doubt it'll still wind up the mouth breathers on the forum we don't talk about so win-win.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    shine166 said:

    Surely if this gets to the media it's a far better concept and cheaper than going to Belgium and ha ding out flyers

    Well done to all.involved

    He needs embarrassing in Belgium now.

    Thinking caps on.

  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677

    Well done CARD.
    Where do I make my next donation to the water fund/breakfast club?

    Cue CARD producing an advertising campaign “your donation of just £2 per month could provide water for these children who find themselves in these appalling conditions”.
    Come on @Nug, you know you want to!

    It's been a while since we had a CARD video ...
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Great idea that exposes ridiculous cost cutting!
  • andyg90
    andyg90 Posts: 505
    Top transfer news at CAFC. Protest group delivers 100 water bottles to academy. Owners fortunes clearly not enough to cover basic necessities. Next target, oil burning lamps for meeting rooms. Hopefully before 5pm today so this "takeover" can be completed.

    Just sent this to BBC’s transfer day live text. Let’s see if it gets anywhere.
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  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Oggy Red said:

    shine166 said:

    Surely if this gets to the media it's a far better concept and cheaper than going to Belgium and ha ding out flyers

    Well done to all.involved

    He needs embarrassing in Belgium now.

    Thinking caps on.

    Good point about embarrassing Roland in Belgium. I wonder if anyone already has this in mind?

    Roland Out Today!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    N01R4M said:

    Oggy Red said:

    shine166 said:

    Surely if this gets to the media it's a far better concept and cheaper than going to Belgium and ha ding out flyers

    Well done to all.involved

    He needs embarrassing in Belgium now.

    Thinking caps on.

    Good point about embarrassing Roland in Belgium. I wonder if anyone already has this in mind?

    Roland Out Today!
    Perhaps just as well to surprise him. And not discuss it on here?

  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Bring loads of bottles of this on Saturday and fans can buy them. And then leave them in strategic places

    I can’t believe they cost more than a pound each so if you sell them for a pound anything left over goes in the card fund

    Everyone’s a winner and we all stay alive
  • Well done CARD great work
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,107
    Gets my seal of approval but has the water been passed by the management?
  • BowieAddick
    BowieAddick Posts: 1,192

    Just wondering whether it might be an option to bring a water bottle to the game on Saturday and leave it in the car park outside the management suite. Maybe people could also fetch in their old torches and leave those as well, to pass on to the youth team to keep the changing room lit.

    How about a pocket full of cornflakes etc and discreetly drop it out of their pocket whilst in the ground. A clean up would cost tightarse some of his fortune.

    Love this idea, all bring a box of cereal and bottles of water and leave outside the reception for the Acadamy players.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Swisdom said:

    Bring loads of bottles of this on Saturday and fans can buy them. And then leave them in strategic places

    I can’t believe they cost more than a pound each so if you sell them for a pound anything left over goes in the card fund

    Everyone’s a winner and we all stay alive

    take the tops off, drink contents, go down front, lob on the pitch.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948

    Order 1000 to be delivered to his house

    yep, likely to be more effective imo

    Over about 20 deliveries lol

    Order 1000 to be delivered to his house

    Filled with "yellow" water?
    Yeah, was gonna say piss in a couple, so he can't drink any
  • Did anyone carrying out this brilliant stunt think of filming it and putting it on social media ?
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948

    Did anyone carrying out this brilliant stunt think of filming it and putting it on social media ?

    No
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,221
    edited August 2018
    No. My mate told me that there was no fanfare, just a polite delivery and chat and asked that it would be accepted in the spirit that it was intended from all Charlton fans.

  • Good work CARD, Another clever and imaginative PR event that hopefully will gain a wider coverage
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,812
    edited August 2018

    Perfect timing on deadline day too. Well done CARD.

    great idea and well done, however I disagree with regards to the timing.

    I think it will get lost amongst all the transfer tweets etc and general football news that goes on today. Would've had more of an impact on another day in my opinion.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Curb_It said:
    “The club looked at the spend on plastic water bottles as part of a current cost analysis process.

    “The decision was made that given the high wastage and the environmental impact of plastic bottles the club would be better served providing water in other ways. “The club provides fresh water at the training ground, the first team have individual refillable bottles and the U23s and U18s are also provided with refillable bottles.

    “The solution has saved costs, reduced wastage and has environmental benefits.

    “This is not the only way the club are saving money by becoming more environmentally friendly. In June, the club’s electricity consumption was cut by 11% and in July by 29%.

    “The water sent to the training ground won’t be wasted and the plastic bottles the water came in will be recycled.”
  • WSS said:

    Just beat me.

    Bit kinky that mate for a football forum
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    Well done CARD !!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    Following the CARD protest, a Charlton Athletic spokesperson told i: “The club looked at the spend on plastic water bottles as part of a current cost analysis process. “The decision was made that given the high wastage and the environmental impact of plastic bottles the club would be better served providing water in other ways. “The club provides fresh water at the training ground, the first team have individual refillable bottles and the U23s and U18s are also provided with refillable bottles. “The solution has saved costs, reduced wastage and has environmental benefits. “This is not the only way the club are saving money by becoming more environmentally friendly. In June, the club’s electricity consumption was cut by 11% and in July by 29%. “The water sent to the training ground won’t be wasted and the plastic bottles the water came in will be recycled.”

    Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/charlton-athletic-news-water-bottles-roland-duchatelet-protest/
  • man, you lot at CARD would be such an asset for any new owners. just for the marketing ideas if nothing else.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    N01R4M said:

    Some have queried the timing, competing with window-closing transfer news.

    I see it as an opportunity to contrast multimillion (or even mulitthousand!) pound transfers elsewhere with austerity football at Charlton, under out penny-pinching owner.

    Would be great if SSN could find it in there busy schedule of regurgitating the same news over and over today to put our contrasting situation in their feed.
    Danny Drinkwater is probably going to leave Chelsea for £millions today. What a perfect link.