CHARLTON SIGN NEW CEO - DANE MURPHY (p13. Oh no they don’t)
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Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.Whilst they are good events, and a great opportunity to meet players etc - id imagine most fans would prefer an event that reflects a wider sections of the fanbase as well as being more accessible to general fans and local communities...
The POTY Dinner doesn't raise money for anything as far as i'm aware - if it makes any profit at all - so surely a free/low entry fee event at The Valley that enables many more fans to attend can only be a better option0 -
fenaddick said:Henry Irving said:fenaddick said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.
So the potential commercial income was lost and the event was lost.
As for "outdated" Higson wanted a comedian. Very cutting edge!
As for "hopefully this summer" it's June. Nothing has been announced and I very much doubt any venue has even been booked
Pricing was also going to increase to more than double so the making it available to more fans argument doesn't really hold water.
We can argue about cost, income, format, location away from the Valley but as a general point most clubs have dinners of various sorts and usually in May a Player of the Year event.
Methven and Higson decided they were going to take it over and change it but failed to deliver anything at all.
That was an example of how commercially the club is not performing to its maximum.
Slightly concerning that @sammy391 is talking about an event this summer. I wonder if anyone has spoken to the organisers.5 -
sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.Whilst they are good events, and a great opportunity to meet players etc - id imagine most fans would prefer an event that reflects a wider sections of the fanbase as well as being more accessible to general fans and local communities...
The POTY Dinner doesn't raise money for anything as far as i'm aware - if it makes any profit at all - so surely a free/low entry fee event at The Valley that enables many more fans to attend can only be a better option
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/join-us-free-family-fun-day-july
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Henry Irving said:fenaddick said:Henry Irving said:fenaddick said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.
So the potential commercial income was lost and the event was lost.
As for "outdated" Higson wanted a comedian. Very cutting edge!
As for "hopefully this summer" it's June. Nothing has been announced and I very much doubt any venue has even been booked
Pricing was also going to increase to more than double so the making it available to more fans argument doesn't really hold water.
We can argue about cost, income, format, location away from the Valley but as a general point most clubs have dinners of various sorts and usually in May a Player of the Year event.
Methven and Higson decided they were going to take it over and change it but failed to deliver anything at all.
That was an example of how commercially the club is not performing to its maximum.
Slightly concerning that @sammy391 is talking about an event this summer. I wonder if anyone has spoken to the organisers.
Anyway, as happens all summer we’ve derailed a thread. Not sure the new CEO will be working on this stuff0 -
Henry Irving said:sam3110 said:Remind me, do Man City own The Etihad?
Do AC and Inter Milan own the San Siro?
What about PSG and the Parc de Princes?
Owning your stadium isn't the be all and end all of a club. It'll come, when he gets bored, we get rich enough, or he dies and his offspring don't want the hassle anymore
And are Manchester Council likely to evict them? How about Roland the Irrational?
Milan and Inter are looking at moving away from the San Siro due to issues and building stadiums they own and so can generate more income.
It's not that the club don't own the Valley, and the training ground as well BTW, but that the tenure is insecure and in the hands of a man who is still crying because Charlton fans didn't understand his brilliant ideas and so sold us for £1 to some crooks while retaining the only assets which he values at a ridiculous price £50m price.
Charlton and The Valley go hand in hand back to 1919 other than those 7years .
Do you want to live those days again,I don’t.
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Airman Brown said:Chizz said:thenewbie said:TheAddicks4Ever said:Murph has resigned from Vitesse as he is joining Charlton as CEO it is reported… so all good
and many great reports from Barnsley and Forest fans…
This is really good news for Charlton…
Dare I say it…
”We’ve got our Charlton back…we’ve got our Charlton back”
(oooh and it feels fine)
We're closer than we've been for a very long time yes but I wouldn't say it is done just yet.
b. Buy The Valley, sign no new players for five seasons, lose Nathan Jones, sell all players with value, remain in League One, battle against relegation for several seasons, successively close stands in order to match rapidly dwindling crowds, save some rent
Which path would you prefer?0 -
@sammy391 are you part of CAST?
Are CAST and the club planning a player of the year event for this summer?2 -
It would seem that the consensus is that our new CEO is going to be very much focused on the playing side of things rather than day to day issues. Is that right ? If it is how does that work ? We have Nathan Jones and Phil Chapple with presumably a very knowledgeable and hands on approach to recruitment so where and what value will Dane bring to the party. Not a criticism in any way but I’m trying to get a handle on how his experience and expertise fit in with Charlton.0
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ShootersHillGuru said:It would seem that the consensus is that our new CEO is going to be very much focused on the playing side of things rather than day to day issues. Is that right ?
I suspect over the summer he will have a big focus on transfers but that will only be part of his job.
The other stuff in his job is less urgent while equally important but not very sexy or headline grabbing.3 -
Does anyone know if he has a stone outside his door?2
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fenaddick said:TellyTubby said:fenaddick said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.
Maybe that was down to the organisation, but I think something less formal is fundamentally flawed for such an event.4 -
Chizz said:DA9 said:More importantly, what school did he attend, and what colour are his trousers?1
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Callumcafc said:Interesting interview - transfer window / deadline day focused but touches on his time with Barnsley and Forest...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29z_R6Uk3Bc
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I’ll be absolutely outraged if the first thing he sorts out isn’t the player of the year dinner - what on earth is the world coming to if u can’t force young players to mingle with old farts who have zero in common other than 90 minutes of football a week - most of them will have been media trained to deal with the platitudinous horror but still4
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Ducktapeshoerepairs said:jimmymelrose said:A loan or two from Forest would be good. Hoping for the new Gallagher 🙏
Gilbert was in credit when he left, the 3 assists from corners gained 3 points instead of zero at Orient and a late corner down the covered end gained 3 points instead of 1 with Macca's late header. Plus he did what he was told when leaving the free kick to Macca !
A loan or 2 will surely be needed, it's part of the game from Premier to the EFL. At least you don't get lumbered with a 4 year contract with a Charlie Kirk or a Gassan Ahadme which we had to take a financial hit with the former and may well have to do with the latter.
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If Murphy is the 'Great Dane' and 'Godden again,' is 'Sniffer dog' and even though we all love our manic pitch preacher Nathan, but he is 'barking?
Who are Charlton's Pitbull or dare I say it, poodle !
Josh Edwards who is a fans favourite reminded me of a howling wolf when attempting too sing.
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The 2030 break clause in the lease is only in the club’s favour. It is not an option available to RD.
One of the consistent themes from successive ownerships is overestimation of the club’s commercial potential, often from bullshitters but also from people who just do not understand the supporter base.It would be wrong to discourage ambition, but it’s an easy way to disappoint the owners.3 -
Callumcafc said:killerandflash said:Chizz said:cantersaddick said:TheAddicks4Ever said:
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce that the club is set to appoint Dane Murphy as Chief Executive Officer.
Murphy will arrive with a proven track record of success, having played a key role in guiding Nottingham Forest to promotion to the Premier League, and previously overseeing Barnsley’s highest league finish in more than two decades.
The appointment is subject to the completion of the EFL Owners and Directors’ Test and the appropriate documentation.
Charlton Chairman Gavin Carter said: “Dane is an ambitious, dynamic, and forward-thinking leader with experience at the top level of the game. He understands what it takes to create a high-performance culture and deliver results. His work at Nottingham Forest and Barnsley demonstrated a clear ability to elevate clubs and drive them forward.
“We’re continuing to build a strong and united leadership team to match our ambitions for Charlton. With promotion to the Championship, Nathan Jones committing to a long-term future, and now Dane joining the club, we’re laying the foundations to take Charlton to the next level.”
ARE CHARLTON SHOWING THEIR AMBITION WITH THIS MOVE ?https://www.charltonafc.com/news/dane-murphy-set-be-appointed-ceo
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TheAddicks4Ever said:Murph has resigned from Vitesse as he is joining Charlton as CEO it is reported… so all good
and many great reports from Barnsley and Forest fans…
This is really good news for Charlton…
Dare I say it…
”We’ve got our Charlton back…we’ve got our Charlton back”
(oooh and it feels fine)1 -
ElfsborgAddick said:eastterrace6168 said:All we need now is for the yellow toothed little Belgian to fu*k off, and we could feel like our club is there...
...little steps as they say...👍
That is in the hands of our current owners.0 - Sponsored links:
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Airman Brown said:The 2030 break clause in the lease is only in the club’s favour. It is not an option available to RD.
One of the consistent themes from successive ownerships is overestimation of the club’s commercial potential, often from bullshitters but also from people who just do not understand the supporter base.It would be wrong to discourage ambition, but it’s an easy way to disappoint the owners.3 -
Airman Brown said:The 2030 break clause in the lease is only in the club’s favour. It is not an option available to RD.
One of the consistent themes from successive ownerships is overestimation of the club’s commercial potential, often from bullshitters but also from people who just do not understand the supporter base.It would be wrong to discourage ambition, but it’s an easy way to disappoint the owners.
* I ask that only because I'd assumed TS wouldn't have bought the Club without assurances over the lease, RD having agreed to continue it with amended terms post ESI rather than watch us go into Admin and so have to repay the directors loans.
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shirty5 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.Whilst they are good events, and a great opportunity to meet players etc - id imagine most fans would prefer an event that reflects a wider sections of the fanbase as well as being more accessible to general fans and local communities...
The POTY Dinner doesn't raise money for anything as far as i'm aware - if it makes any profit at all - so surely a free/low entry fee event at The Valley that enables many more fans to attend can only be a better option
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/join-us-free-family-fun-day-july0 -
shirty5 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:sammy391 said:JohnnyH2 said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:TellyTubby said:Henry Irving said:valleynick66 said:Airman Brown said:daveydanger said:As far as I understood, there was previously a division of labour where Methven was strictly commercial and “off-field growth”, Rodwell was “football operations”/training ground and Scott was recruitment and technical (players, basically).If Dane Murphy is a credited with a lot of player deals, it will be interesting to see if they bother replacing Scott with a technical director… and what it means for Rodwell longer term. I guess Murphy will handle more of the transfer activity than Methven but less of the recruiting than Scott… basically letting Chapple and the manager focus on which players to get.
What were the disagreements- was Rodwell arguing for greater player spend for example?
From the little I know it was that Charlie made a lot of promises about commercial income he didn't deliver on, leaked worse than a cracked sieve and run up huge bar bills after games and those are just the snippets that I heard, there is almost certainly a lot more of which I have no knowledge.
Carter came in towards the end of 2024 at the request of the main owners as they, IMHO, wanted to get a much better handle on who did what and the value for money that the owners were getting from various staff.
Directly or indirectly as a result, IMHO, we've seen Methven, Scott and Commercial Manager Barry Higson all leave.
Warrick is far more front and centre and Murphy has just come in which I think is both a major upgrade on Methven and significant financial investment as I don't think he would come cheap or be willing to give up his holding in Vitesse Arnham if he thought Charlton were trying to do things "on the cheap".
It's clear the club is being poorly managed on that side, and suggests other things could be improved. Hopefully the Reebok deal is the start of an upward direction for income generally.
But our commercial income is poor compared to other clubs who sponsor the hell out of everythingm
Charlton couldn't even sell one of three Nathan Jones shirt sponsorships. They also buggered up the player of the year dinner through incompetence.
There is a lot of scope for improvement. Appointing a commercial manager would be a start.
There's been a clear and determined effort to produce an similar event that enables more fans to attend (hopefully coming in the summer) and one that less restrictive/out dated
Yeah, no dinner at all is really 21st century.Whilst they are good events, and a great opportunity to meet players etc - id imagine most fans would prefer an event that reflects a wider sections of the fanbase as well as being more accessible to general fans and local communities...
The POTY Dinner doesn't raise money for anything as far as i'm aware - if it makes any profit at all - so surely a free/low entry fee event at The Valley that enables many more fans to attend can only be a better option
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/join-us-free-family-fun-day-julyExactly that, but obviously not purely aimed at kids & families - certainly don’t think the covered end masses will be keen for a go on the bouncy castle!‘Fans festivals’ and events like that are the best option imho0 -
Henry Irving said:@sammy391 are you part of CAST?
Are CAST and the club planning a player of the year event for this summer?
are CAST planning anything for summer: No
are the club planning something for summer: to be confirmed via Advisory Board and the specific ’task & complete’ group - of which there were unfortunately limited applications for0 -
swordfish said:Airman Brown said:The 2030 break clause in the lease is only in the club’s favour. It is not an option available to RD.
One of the consistent themes from successive ownerships is overestimation of the club’s commercial potential, often from bullshitters but also from people who just do not understand the supporter base.It would be wrong to discourage ambition, but it’s an easy way to disappoint the owners.
* I ask that only because I'd assumed TS wouldn't have bought the Club without assurances over the lease, RD having agreed to continue it with amended terms post ESI rather than watch us go into Admin and so have to repay the directors loans.4 -
Pavoren007 said:Airman Brown said:The 2030 break clause in the lease is only in the club’s favour. It is not an option available to RD.
One of the consistent themes from successive ownerships is overestimation of the club’s commercial potential, often from bullshitters but also from people who just do not understand the supporter base.It would be wrong to discourage ambition, but it’s an easy way to disappoint the owners.3 -
Comment copied to appropriate thread.3
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Covered End said:sammy391 said:Henry Irving said:@sammy391 are you part of CAST?
Are CAST and the club planning a player of the year event for this summer?
are CAST planning anything for summer: No
are the club planning something for summer: to be confirmed via Advisory Board and the specific ’task & complete’ group - of which there were unfortunately limited applications for
It reads like letting Curbs go and replacing him with Iain Dowie.
Why are the two being connected?
Both took place last year without any conflict.
I haven't attended a POTY dinner for years, not my thing, but many fans enjoy it. I was at the fun day with the museum and it was a good event. I hope it is repeated although the costs v Income are unknown to me. But I expect such events are seen as lost leaders.
@sammy391 has suggested that somehow a dinner is not inclusive to all fans and the community and so not appropriate for the 21st century.
Is that CAST's view? The Club's view?
And has this task group spoken to the POTY organisors?4 -
Can’t we have the player of the year do at that sports centre in Woolwich again- great times !!!0