Sandgaards ego can do one (Ed. And it has for now)

ElfsborgAddick said:

Croydon said:

Change the entrance song at any club in this country for an owner's own song, and there would be uproar. Does make me laugh that some on here think a moaning fanbase is something exclusive to Charlton. 

And a moaning fanbase can be heard and listened to.

Cardiff supporters kicked up enough stink to get their home shirts changed back to blue after the nonsense of changing it to red.

Valleysarr said:

Anyone know if the Red Red Robin hasn’t been played before yesterday as the players come out in 40 / 50 odd years! 

And why weren’t we warned ????

Friend Or Defoe said:

RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

paulfox said:

i have to say it’s all a bit much everyone getting precious over a song not being played for what may be a one off at a certain time, it was played while the ex players were introduced for the curbishley stand opening. I wonder how many on here that are up in arms, we’re actually at the game?, if you weren’t then don’t fix.;ng moan, because the bloke that put millions in was. God forbid someone trying something new and upsetting the traditionalists, they might  boycott or something. I agree The team should come out to RRR, and then ATR for the 2nd half. But bloody hell the over reaction is just too full of entitlement.TS is trying to make Charlton a good fun place to enjoy and move on from all the shit, and yet people want to continue with negativity and moaning because it suits them.

I wasn't at the game because I am isolating so couldn't be there.  Having put thousands into the club over the past thirty years including best part of a grand on season ticket, valley gold I am entitled to have an opinion on someone coming in for 5 minutes and changing a mainstay tradition for a self imposed ego trip.   Was Curbishley's day yesterday yet there is TS standing there garnering all the attention.

Do I think he is a bad bloke a'la Southall et el- no of course not.  Is he a dour balance sheet weirdo like Duchatelet- no.

And of course he has come in and stopped the club from potentially folding/ facing dire straights which we are of course all grateful for.   However, Duchatelet essentially did that to a degree.


What I really don't understand after the past 3 ownerships is how quickly Charlton fans seem to drop to their knees and hero- worship anyone who comes in.  Yes he is keeping the club going and has stopped us facing dire straights but that is a symptom of how fucked up modern football is- it doesn't mean they get carte blanche to do what they want or bastardise the traditions of our great club.

I will give TS the benefit of the doubt but I have great concerns that there may be a bit of emperor's clothes here.  I don't think he is a wrong un a'la Southall and Nimir but I do think he is perhaps very naïve about football and has massively underestimated what is required to progress a football club in the hugely competitive and pitfall- ridden English leagues.

I have concerns about how long the funding is sustainable, whether he has the funds or the appetite for the reality of the level of spend that is required to get out of this league and then try to even compete, let alone push on, in the Championship and nothing I;ve seen player recruitment wise so far has really given me much confidence in that department and we have started the season after a whole summer to prepare with right backs at left back and no bench. 

Yes this is a very negative and pessimistic outlook but after the last 3 owners and seeing the lack of investment in the playing squad which under prior ownerships would likely have caused wider concern and raised further questions.

The bluster and pie in the sky talk of European football etc was a red flag that he didn't get it and whilst optimistic can do positivity has its place it won't get you goals against Accrington Stanley.

I really don't get how people are so quick to elevate new comers to legend status and the "Cult of Sandgaard" means that any of us voicing concerns or criticising things like the replacement of RRR with a vanity project are frowned upon as miserable bastards (not to say that we aren't necessarily).

Don't forget we have put in £5m in season ticket sales so it's not all bankrolled and we are entitled to have a view even if it involves criticising or raising concerns about an owner who seems to have attained messianic status within 5 minutes of rocking up.

I've been following Charlton for 30 plus years through the lows and lows as most of us have and will continue to do so and will care more about it than any non- Charlton fan owner now or in future.


I want to be proved wrong and will happily swallow every word of the above if he delivers but until then whilst grateful he has stopped us going under and is funding us I reserve the right as a paying fan of 30 years to be reluctant to go nuts in on worshipping/ not criticising egotistical stuff like this poxy song.

Please just focus on building the football side of things and the accolades and praise will follow when they have been earnt.

I've been thinking this since he came in. If we had made loads of great signings i would get the hero worshipping.

MuttleyCAFC said:

Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head. Didn't we used to sing that years ago, or did I dream it?

ValleyGary said:

Croydon said:

ValleyGary said:

Who gives a fuck about palace or Millwall. We are a totally different club over the last 7 years, things have changed for the better. We’ve come out the other side due to the investment of one man. Let him show off. I’m sure the next home game will be back to normal.

Probably in some part to the backlash the decision has gotten though. Like when they trialled goal music during pre season 🤢

We trialled goal music??

Southendaddick said:

Only just catching up with this so apologies if already said

TS pretending to play the guitar yesterday no problem

TS taking over RRR big problem

Its not like we are cringey with goal music like the spanners but tradition is everything in football so hopefully someone has a word and when we stroll out in front of 4000 on Tuesday all is good again

J BLOCK said:

MuttleyCAFC said:

Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head. Didn't we used to sing that years ago, or did I dream it?

Stoke sing it about bread