tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post8751794040294820361..comments2023-09-27T09:34:56.839+01:00Comments on Blackheath Addick: How Not To Do ItBurgundy Addickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-64711446998522391412017-02-07T08:48:36.661+00:002017-02-07T08:48:36.661+00:00This is my opinion as to what I think the Regimes ...This is my opinion as to what I think the Regimes (or maybe KM’s) plan was for Charlton. Please let me apologise for posting this on your page but I feel that you and your readers are a better audience than other social media sites. Feel free to delete <br />Early on, in her tenure, KM is quoted as saying, that she doesn’t care for the older fans. I think what she meant by this was she wanted to bring in a new type of fan. She has gone on record that she likes the Rugby Union type of fan. <br />I cannot find any demographic of a typical Belgium fan, but I am sure it isn’t the same as the British one. <br />So I think the plan was to <br />1. move the kick off time to 4 or 5pm. Similar to the continent <br />2. Get more Dutch/ Belgium youths into the academy and the team<br />3. Build a Hotel in the Valley<br />They could then offer packages to the near Continent of Eurostar weekend trips to London. Arrive 2-3 pm on a Saturday. Logistics says these clients would have to get to Lisle by about 11 am (euro time) Take in the football game then spend a night in London at a concert (O2) or a show return Sunday.<br />Long term it may even be possible to get a Belgium/Dutch team into the Premier league. <br />I also think that offering very cheap tickets for the lower tier of the North stand was a cynical attempt to shift the covered end choir. Thus enabling the closure of the upper tier while in the third league and then conversion to hotel/corporate seating in the future (maybe even night club for partying after the game)<br />There are several things said and done over the period of their tenure that fits with this plan.<br />I feel that the regime is beginning to realise that this approach is flawed because:<br />1 3pm kick off is written in stone. (KM desire to get on the FA board maybe to change this, but it never going to happen)<br />2 Closure of the emergency loan period <br />3 I also seem to remember to be an academy player you have to live within a 1.5 hours travelling time. <br />There is no doubt in my mind they have lost sight of maintaining their core product which is THE TEAM,<br />To use the cinema metaphor: The experience is the same for all films, but the crowds come to watch Star Wars not a subtitled French arts film. <br />Charlton supporters are unique in that they understand and appreciate football better than most. We knew that we would be relegated last season by Christmas because no matter what points you might need to stay up the teams with the worst goal difference always go down.<br />What made me proud to be a Charlton supporter? It was when we played Arsenal at home and Thierry Henry came to take a corner in front of the covered end and got a spontaneous round of applause from our fans. To me that summed up Charlton supporters to tee<br /><br />Martin Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-23183375981848774482017-02-02T21:23:10.470+00:002017-02-02T21:23:10.470+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.a2cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-38971315975700808402017-02-02T13:38:59.980+00:002017-02-02T13:38:59.980+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.a2cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-43718139547363590262017-02-01T08:43:03.849+00:002017-02-01T08:43:03.849+00:00Phil, it is indeed a mystery. Presumably he enjoye...Phil, it is indeed a mystery. Presumably he enjoyed electronics as well as making a success out of his businesses in that field. Had a dabble in politics, not unusual for an inflated ego, didn't work but fair enough. Then why football? We've had mumblings about the community, if not me then who? But no real insight, which leads us to conclude that he is arrogant enough to believe that he can succeed at anything he turns his hand to. And now, even at his age, not self-aware enough to realise that's not true. It's quite sad really. Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-49416698869681400662017-02-01T00:05:27.880+00:002017-02-01T00:05:27.880+00:00BA, not had a chance to listen yet but it sounds a...BA, not had a chance to listen yet but it sounds as though my blood pressure will rise a few notches! One still would love to know what Roly gets out of his continued ownership after 3 years of failure. Even Katrien doesn't churn out the Roly doesn't do failure line anymore. The guy's been a disaster to football across Europe and at his age you'd think he go away and leave it all alone.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551617953362551561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-32664142570485853892017-01-31T15:11:02.988+00:002017-01-31T15:11:02.988+00:00Dave, couldn't ask you to handle all the comme...Dave, couldn't ask you to handle all the comments could I? And CEC, I'm aware I'm sounding a bit like just singing the same old tune, but the podcast is an event. I'll try something different next time, perhaps. Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-85257236333219011242017-01-31T14:38:16.177+00:002017-01-31T14:38:16.177+00:00Why should he give it a rest? Nothing's change...Why should he give it a rest? Nothing's changed and we are still being mismanaged by these idiots. I will assume you couldn't care less and haven't bothered to listen. Another fickle fan who will be moaning again before too much longer about how hopeless it is. If I thought ignoring it and hoping it would all get better by itself, I would, but I think we all know we are a third division feeder club all the time Duchatelet is here because he isn't interested in us, has zero ambition for the club and simply wants to cut his losses and get out without losing too much money.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191662363898215747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-69524256168831945902017-01-31T14:18:04.056+00:002017-01-31T14:18:04.056+00:00Give it a rest eh?
Give it a rest eh?<br /><br />coveredendchoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549185771347337614noreply@blogger.com