Was in a petrol station last night in lee and Karl Robinson drove in, didn't want to bother him but though id go and say hello and shake his hand.
I said to him I just wanted to say hello as I'm a big Charlton fan, he then asked if I was one of the good ones or bad ones in a jokey way. I told him that I do help out with the protests and he responded by saying that he really wants to meet us and understand why we are protesting because from what he has been told by the owners they are doing a good job. He kept stressing that he wanted to meet the people protesting.
I couldn't really get a word in edgeways with him, but he talked about Chris O'Laughlin and stressed that it was his choice to keep him here (felt that was odd for him to bring up as I hadn't) He then said "you know he's not going to sell the club"
I asked him if he had seen the emails, he said he hadn't.
He then said that Roland admitted to him that when he bought the club he did not understand English football. (don't know what's changed because he has seen at most 2 matches live since?)
He also stated that he was very ambitious and wants to get into the premier league and he feels that he is now at a club that can achieve that. He said that Roland has the funds to back us in the premier league.
Came across as a really genuine guy, don't doubt that he believes what he's saying, but obviously does not know all the lies we have been told for the past 3 years and what has driven us to this point. From meeting him I doubt that he would take any crap from the owners, but who knows {...}
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She always tells the truth.
I can see this fella going the same way as Bob Peeters. Attractive football but not scared to tell people what he thinks.
He will sell the club, he'll have no choice.
Duchatelet may well have the funds but we've already learnt in almost three years that he won't use them to improve the quality of our squad.
Somewhat surprising that he seems unable to use Google.
of course he's not Karl ;-))
Bizarre that he seems to think he's now at a club where he can reach the Premier League. Karl, if you want to manage a club to the Premier League then you'd be much better off joining one that actually has aspirations of being there. Still, I'm sure you'll enjoy coaching the Premier League stars of tomorrow for a few months before the next transfer window arrives.
Q. Katrien, what do you have to say to the revelation that Roland Duchatelet was indeed interfering with Chris Powell's team selection and tactics days after taking over, despite repeated denials from you in the past?
A. Every time that was the right decision........we moved up the rankings.....The Shareholder does it his way.
Like Slade he's taken what they've said at face value. Assuming RD is still here Robinson won't be here by the end of next season - he'll either be sacked during a bad run or fall out with them (was that the reason Peeters went?).
All his talk of exciting football is great but most new managers say the right things. Will he get the players he needs to make it work? Can he actually pull it off? MK Dons are below us in the table, he's not going to walk straight in and having us play exciting, winning football. Not with the current central midfield at least - they can get results but I can't see them suiting that type of football. Will he adapt if he can't get the players he needs? Peeters, Luzon and Slade all had their main style/system and rarely changed it.