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JOIN A Q&A WITH BEN GARNER AT THE VALLEY

clive
clive Posts: 19,470
in General Charlton

The club are excited to welcome supporters to The Valley next week for an exclusive Q&A with Charlton Manager Ben Garner.

At the event supporters will be able to put their questions to Garner, who will be joined by men’s first-team coaches Scott Marshall and Anthony Hayes.

Season-ticket holders will be able to reserve their place from 1pm on Wednesday, with non season-ticket holders able to reserve their place from 1pm on Friday.

The event will run from 7pm – 8.30pm on Thursday, September 22nd and fans can also reserve their place at the event through the club’s supporters’ group. To find out more information about a supporters’ group that is relevant to you, just click here.

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/join-qa-ben-garner-valley

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  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,210
    Any chance of this being broadcasted live on Charlton TV (or zoom)?
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    Solidgone said:
    Any chance of this being broadcasted live on Charlton TV (or zoom)?
    No old school meeting. Be there to ask the questions 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    This looks like it will be very jolly
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Henry Irving said:
    This looks like it will be very jolly
    And empty
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    edited September 2022
    AFKABartram said:
    Henry Irving said:
    This looks like it will be very jolly
    And empty
    Don't get me started on the brewery and piss up style organisation of this.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    This could be fun. 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I would ask him why our disciplinary record is so bad, what he is going to do about it, and if being yellow carded himself on the sidelines sets a good example.
    I know referees are sometimes rubbish Ben, but blimmin deal with it man!
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    Henry Irving said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Henry Irving said:
    This looks like it will be very jolly
    And empty
    Don't get me started on the brewery and piss up style organisation of this.
    With no dependable & professional Olly G to conduct the meeting, I wonder who might be "doing the honours" ....

    Surely not our Micro Manager, RM ! 
  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    Assuming Garner has any appreciation at all of how the last couple of games are perceived by the Addickted, the prospect of facing several of them for questions ought to be daunting indeed.
    Is he going to be permitted to be frank about the transfer window?
    Is he prepared for criticism of his tactics/style/whatever?  I'm guessing, narrow defeats to decent sides and struggling against dross like FGR are not indicative of his ambition?
    Distance and finances will keep me away but I'm looking forward to the transcript.  FWIW revelations and self-awareness are not expected. 
  • LonelyNorthernAddick
    LonelyNorthernAddick Posts: 2,423
    seth plum said:
    I would ask him why our disciplinary record is so bad, what he is going to do about it, and if being yellow carded himself on the sidelines sets a good example.
    I know referees are sometimes rubbish Ben, but blimmin deal with it man!
    Our disciplinary record last and this season have been appalling (not all Ben's fault ofc) - hope someone does raise it.

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  • LondonSirClive
    LondonSirClive Posts: 106
    Am I right in thinking that there is a charge of £10 to attend this event? I remember on past occasions Q&As with Sir Chris and Phil Parkinson being free. No way am I paying for this! 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,470
    LondonSirClive said:
    Am I right in thinking that there is a charge of £10 to attend this event? I remember on past occasions Q&As with Sir Chris and Phil Parkinson being free. No way am I paying for this! 
    It is free entry, season ticket holders can now apply for tickets here https://booking.cafc.co.uk/, hover over  tours & experiences & click on events.
  • LondonSirClive
    LondonSirClive Posts: 106
    Thanks for that. Got my free ticket now. 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,298
    LondonSirClive said:
    Am I right in thinking that there is a charge of £10 to attend this event? I remember on past occasions Q&As with Sir Chris and Phil Parkinson being free. No way am I paying for this! 
    You're possibly getting it confused with the CAST Back to the Valley event in October, which is a tenner a ticket, and has a Q&A at the beginning.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    LondonSirClive said:
    Am I right in thinking that there is a charge of £10 to attend this event? I remember on past occasions Q&As with Sir Chris and Phil Parkinson being free. No way am I paying for this! 
    You won’t be able to ask unless your in. But by time your in you would know because your in. If you pay to get in you’ll know the answer but won’t be able to ask the question. If it’s free you won’t need to ask because you will know you didn’t pay. I think it would be better to come up with a better question. 
  • LondonSirClive
    LondonSirClive Posts: 106
    That reasonable question was politely answered by clive and resolved my problem…
  • Arthur_Trudgill
    Arthur_Trudgill Posts: 466
    Invitation email says Thu 22, but the purchase confirmation says Fri 23. Anyone knows when it actually is?
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    £42 if you go on the Thursday but £46 if you go on the Friday…
  • Oh Eddie Youds...
    Oh Eddie Youds... Posts: 1,320
    edited September 2022
    Arthur_Trudgill said:
    Invitation email says Thu 22, but the purchase confirmation says Fri 23. Anyone knows when it actually is?
    Very confusing. I’m expecting it is Thurs 22nd bearing in mind Ben needs to focus on travelling to & being ready for Barnsley away on 24th.

    Hopefully this one is as well attended as the packed out city addicks Q&A with Karl Robinson & Jacko a few years back.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    It's on 22nd
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  • Oh Eddie Youds...
    Oh Eddie Youds... Posts: 1,320
    Henry Irving said:
    It's on 22nd
    Thanks for the confirmation @Henry Irving.

    Hopefully people who have booked are lifers and see this as the tickets come through with ‘23rd Sept’ as the event date after you book.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,859
    Garner will be at the Thursday Q&A

    Then when he moans too much at the meeting about the poor transfer business and is sacked, caretaker manager Martin Sandgaard will be at the Friday Q&A
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,382
    Henry Irving said:
    It's on 22nd
    3 x £2 (£6)
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    Will he be given a list of the questions beforehand or randomly on the night?

    Just wondering if they’ll all be carefully scripted and towing the party line.

    Cant see how he can be frank, and imagine answers will be well manicured.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,826
    The club is likely to fold if we don’t attend 
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278
    Think Garner will come across really well and hope he is allowed the opportunity to be open and honest, as much as he can. The questions asked will be the most important thing, hopefully less run of the mill and more meaningful. 
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    sillav nitram said:
    Will he be given a list of the questions beforehand or randomly on the night?

    Just wondering if they’ll all be carefully scripted and towing the party line.

    Cant see how he can be frank, and imagine answers will be well manicured.
    It will be spun, managed and a waste of time like most of these things are.

    A few irrelevant tidbits thrown out to keep the spods happy.

    Everyone will leave thinking 'why on earth wasn't *that* asked' and 'he didn't really answer the question about *that*, did he?'
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    What often happens is that questions are invited to be submitted in advance in writing to somebody like a head honcho. The head honcho then kind of concertinas similar questions into one amalgamation.
    I understand this is supposed to be to avoid repetition.
    Not really my cup of tea to have my question ‘interpreted’ by somebody if I have taken care over the wording.
    The Robinson and Jackson meeting mentioned above was a good one because we were able to ask unfiltered questions in our own words directly.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    I have a sneaky feeling that the transfer window lack of a striker purchase will be front and centre. It’s going to be quite some composite question. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Did anyone get charged £1.50 for the free event?
    I started the process and it was showing the fee so stopped.
    I don't know if the fee levied would have later been removed (wanky system).

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