Matt Southall’s first interview

Never mentioned the funding and eventual reopening of Eltham nick, someone’s going to be disappointed 😉

Didn't see the interview,but just the fact that it happened is a good thing.

From the comments on here he knows a bit about our history ,think of Daiesy and the last lot out history didn't matter !

They know the club needs a proper structure to function.

We now know we won't see the big shilling spent re transfers.well it's CAFC after all and it was nice to day dream about blowing the transfer doors off for awhile.

I think the comment re doing something we might not like in Feb is bringing in their own football guy------ I have NO inside info------ Director of Football say and if LB don't like it he can walk.

See he left out the bit about pumping a million squid into a new official unofficial online fans forum called Charlton Lite and have approached yours truly about Modding it, for a large fee of course. Got head hunted after they stuck an ad on Routers asking for the best Mod that's never been and my name kept coming up.

Olly skating round this afternoon to do interview and it'll be out at 19:00 tonight. 

Nervous much! Wish me luck, guys

Henry Irving said:

JamesSeed said:

Can I be the first to say I thought that the interview was ok. 

No critique of the camera work, Jim : - ) @JamesSeed

I did mention to Olly that I was expecting over the shoulder two shot noddies, and he didn’t disappoint. If I’d shot it I’d have made sure his pumps were in shot.

I’d also have blathered on endlessly about Jimmy Seed, after the interview. Maybe even during the interview. 

Mendonca In Asdas said:

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Proof of pudding is always in the pudding as they say

They normally say ’Proof of pudding is in the eating’. 
I prefer your version. 

I am sure he has someone, perhaps Olly, monitoring CL for the reactions, and that's completely sensible if so. I also really like that he recognises there are things where he doesn't have so much experience relatively (public speaking, broadcast, etc, carefully prepared and crafted press statements), and so employs people with expertise to assist him with that. In stark contrast to RD and Meire, and the regime before that too. 

I think it is right as someone said earlier that his shares are basically an incentive for future delivery, rather than his own investment, and again, nothing wrong with that. To me he looks and sounds like someone who has finally managed his dream job, after several years of casting around for it, and having found it, is determined to make a go of it. Wouldn't we all dream of that?

I do think that "future delivery" is basically going to be future sale of the club, but that's OK too. His 25% shares will not bring him a windfall, if we are relegated and someone offers £1 and purchase of debts, whereas if we get to the FAPL, he will clean up, but his interests and ours will have been in alignment. I honestly think that is their agenda, I can't see another one, because I don't think a "property play" of the type that was around in 2010 and 2014, exists. New stadium because we have outgrown the Valley might be on the agenda long term, but not the objective per se of their investment. 

I hope...

Welcome Matt.
A proper hands-on Chairman with skin in the game is exactly what we need after what we’ve had to put up with for the past six years.
I’m optimistic that the actions will live up to the words, which mean: the signings that LB and SG have asked for in January, and contracts for LB and staff well before the end of the season. 

Sillybilly said:

Good man. Classy. 

Like that, was hoping he'd be able to have a laugh at himself. Good sign. 

Hear hear @Croydon

Croydon said:

Some truly joyless souls on here. We've just spent 5 years campaigning and protesting against one of the worst owners in English football and one of the worst in our history, and now we've got people slagging off the new chairman because he dared to name some of our recent academy graduates.

I genuinely think that some of you enjoy hating a regime more than supporting the team and will therefore look to pick any and as many holes in anything going forward. It'll be very interesting to see how many boycotters return to The Valley regularly and how many were just using it as an excuse to gain back their Saturdays. 

I think it's a way for some people to cover all bases, so they can then say "told you so" if it all ends in tears, but also enjoy it if it all goes swimmingly. 

Charltonparklane said:

Croydon said:

Some truly joyless souls on here. We've just spent 5 years campaigning and protesting against one of the worst owners in English football and one of the worst in our history, and now we've got people slagging off the new chairman because he dared to name some of our recent academy graduates.

I genuinely think that some of you enjoy hating a regime more than supporting the team and will therefore look to pick any and as many holes in anything going forward. It'll be very interesting to see how many boycotters return to The Valley regularly and how many were just using it as an excuse to gain back their Saturdays. 

Absolutely this. 

Some real ballbags on here now who must be a fcking joy to live with.

Constant fckin moaning and moaning about anything and everything. 

If you think this is bad, I hope you aren't part of the facebook group!

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”– Winston Churchill

AFKABartram said:

Quite surprised to be honest at just how much positivity has been taken from what would have been a well prepared fluff piece aimed at generating support. Not saying that’s a bad thing but surprised others have taken a lot more from it than I did. 

100% I am with you on this, still a long way to go.