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Peter Varney asking for big crowd for Brighton match (Potential Buyers?)

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  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    I personally think people are overthinking it, and it's just a (relatively) high profile Charlton fan who wants to see a big crowd for what is likely to be our biggest game of the season.  
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    edited December 2022
    On the basis of naff all, I'll throw Inneos into the mix, who don't own a British Club AFAIK. Charlton Grenadiers anyone?
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    swordfish said:
    On the basis of naff all, I'll throw Inneos into the mix, who don't own a British Club AFAIK. Charlton Grenadiers anyone?
    Aren't they lining up to buy Man United? 
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Cafc43v3r said:
    swordfish said:
    On the basis of naff all, I'll throw Inneos into the mix, who don't own a British Club AFAIK. Charlton Grenadiers anyone?
    Aren't they lining up to buy Man United? 
    So my wife's just told me. Good job that someone in this house isn't as small world as me.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    Let's not get carried away by this unknown potential new owner, who knows if he can even write a good song?
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,369
    Chunes said:
    Let's not get carried away by this unknown potential new owner, who knows if he can even write a good song?
    Sexist 




    I've heard it's a Katrien backed consortium
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    edited December 2022
    SoundAsa£ said:
    My god, I just can’t get my head round anyone being sceptical about PV’s request, or even worse, being in some way suspicious of the motivation behind his tweet.
    .
    Each to their own SoundAs, personally my default now is to be sceptical / cynical / cautious of ANYONE who currently seeks to invest in football, or facilitate investment in football, whether they have background of being a fan or not. Our history alone in the last 15 years I think is a great example of why. So I’ll stay cautious and non-committal off the back of what is a cryptic tweet that could mean a host of different things.

    (plus i already had tickets for the game before the rallying cry) 

    That doesn’t detract from the point that like everyone, I hope there is a positive change in ownership / approach soon. It breaks my heart attending games and seeing so few fellow fans in the ground. 
  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    It'll probably just be about some pitch side advertising
    Won't it?
    He's tweeted cos he still can't get an answer from anybody at CAFC, Katrien's management legacy undimmed.
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    cafcsinger said:
    I personally think people are overthinking it, and it's just a (relatively) high profile Charlton fan who wants to see a big crowd for what is likely to be our biggest game of the season.  
    It’s certainly more than just that. How much more is however a different thing.
  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    Has anybody asked Peter directly?
    Might save the stress on a few keyboards...
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    Billy_Mix said:
    Has anybody asked Peter directly?
    Might save the stress on a few keyboards...
    Yes
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,651
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Swisdom said:
    So the game he is hinting to us  to attend happens to be a couple of days AFTER the world cup final.

    Perhaps it could indicate where a potential suitor is based or just that they are at the World Cup and won't be around until then

    Who knows....


    The New owners in Bartrams before Brighton game...


    See the source image
    Do they have a tardis thats taken them back to 2014, impressive!!
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,651
    Look , we haven't had a house analogy , for ooh, at least a week, so here goes....

    Just because someone wants to look around your house, it doesn't mean they are going to buy it!
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,270
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    Look , we haven't had a house analogy , for ooh, at least a week, so here goes....

    Just because someone wants to look around your house, it doesn't mean they are going to buy it!
    Similarly if they are buying it they don't need your entire family around when they come for a viewing to see what it looks like when it's full...

    Anyways it's all a moot point I got my ticket before anyone told me I should, my points on this thread have always been about why people think it's such a big deal, and then questioning people's support to have the audacity to point out that if attendance is such a huge thing for this potential new owner, then he'll have a rude awakening when he buys us and we get less than 8k turn up for the FA Cup 3rd Round against Wallsall. 
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    edited December 2022
    Is this another Red Herring or any coloured fish for that matter?
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,884
    Airman Brown said:
    Billy_Mix said:
    Has anybody asked Peter directly?
    Might save the stress on a few keyboards...
    I’m sure if he wanted to expand on what he’s written he would. It’s perfectly obvious what his intention was - it’s signalling that there is interest, which is consistent with other information I and others have. 

    He’s not saying that the club has been sold or will be sold if 20,000 turn up for Brighton. He’s saying as much as he can.

    PV is experienced enough to know what he was doing and that the next question after the Brighton game will be, “well?” - so you have to assume there is substance to it.


    Based on the outcome of the game and the favourable away end acoustics, the answer will be brighton!
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  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,986
    Airman Brown said:
    Billy_Mix said:
    Has anybody asked Peter directly?
    Might save the stress on a few keyboards...
    I’m sure if he wanted to expand on what he’s written he would. It’s perfectly obvious what his intention was - it’s signalling that there is interest, which is consistent with other information I and others have. 

    He’s not saying that the club has been sold or will be sold if 20,000 turn up for Brighton. He’s saying as much as he can.

    PV is experienced enough to know what he was doing and that the next question after the Brighton game will be, “well?” - so you have to assume there is substance to it.


    @AirmanAirman Brown" from what you’ve heard, is this a potential investor or a lock stock buyer? 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Bailey said:
    I would advise any prospective new owners to avoid two statements of intent, 'We will never again have to sell our young players' and 'We will be in the Premiership in five years time' .
    "Our young players will be in the Premiership in five years time"
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    Relax everyone. It's a 4 year deal with the Valley Cafe.  If you show a match ticket you get a free pork sausage OR they put butter on your roll. STAND DOWN.

    Should this be in the innuendo thread BTW?
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Gutted, I’m in france on a pre Xmas trip, won’t be on a eurotunnel train back until 6:30 in the evening 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,900
    I’ll be going to this, always was - haven’t got my ticket yet - have they opened the north upper yet ? Not a proper game without it open 
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    For months I've been reading posts on here asking what fans can do to influence the current downward trajectory of the Club. PV has made a constructive suggestion in that he believes we can potentially make a difference by turning up for this game.

    Fans will have all sorts of reasons for not going, mine being geographic, but as it costs £15 to stand in a very basic ground, not owned by Kettering Town, to watch them fighting relegation in tier six, paying the same at the Valley to see Charlton play Brighton strikes me as fair even though we're not very good.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,055
    DOUCHER said:
    I’ll be going to this, always was - haven’t got my ticket yet - have they opened the north upper yet ? Not a proper game without it open 
    Been open from the outset, I believe. Got my normal ST seats for this.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,900
    swordfish said:
    For months I've been reading posts on here asking what fans can do to influence the current downward trajectory of the Club. PV has made a constructive suggestion in that he believes we can potentially make a difference by turning up for this game.

    Fans will have all sorts of reasons for not going, mine being geographic, but as it costs £15 to stand in a very basic ground, not owned by Kettering Town, to watch them fighting relegation in tier six, paying the same at the Valley to see Charlton play Brighton strikes me as fair even though we're not very good.
    Agreed 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,900
    TelMc32 said:
    DOUCHER said:
    I’ll be going to this, always was - haven’t got my ticket yet - have they opened the north upper yet ? Not a proper game without it open 
    Been open from the outset, I believe. Got my normal ST seats for this.
    Ok thanks - should have half a chance of the ground filling up - i genuinely believe that shutting the north upper for the crap games compounds the low crowds even lower 
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I thought everyone had left twitter..

    its the Carabo cup on a wet dark Wednesday night just before xmas, againt Brighton reserves, £15, 

    might be a big ask

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