hahahahahha ... If I had only six months to live,, I can think of many better things on which to spend 2 and a half grand than a trip to Carlisle .. but then again ....
Great idea by the club. Would have throught this covers the cost of the flight which is important bearing in mind how far away it is. Why pay for your costs when you can find others to do it!
Yep - hope the 5 have a great day, well done CAFC. I couldn't do it - so what, for those that can - Good luck to ya and well done
Well i suspect £2500 is not the fortune to some that it would be to me. Id certainly like to try this experience out and would pay that sort of money if had it to spare. When things like this get auctioned for charities such as children in need then the end selling price if far higher than this so i suspect plenty out there do have the funds available. Sure wont top my experience of getting to the valley tomorrow of a drive to the ferry, relaxing crossing with a full english and the papers and a sprint up the A3 & M25 to have a couple in the Liberal Club ...... and before anyone asks im not driving back lol
Hope you have a good day Webby , used to live on the Iow for a bit.
Then you will realise why I haven't got £2500 to spare ...... But I do have a bloody nice view of the beach at Ventnor :-)
I do not wish to make this a protracted argument/discussion on pricing policies and the morality of excessive overpricing or overweening grandeur during a time of austerity: BUT 'More price points' .. in a remodelled valley or a new stadium with spanking new facilities and IF/WHEN we get to the top division, I can see the merits of offering a sows ear for a silk purse price. A game against Real Madrid or Arsenal, perhaps Barcelona, Chelsea, would certainly attract the fan with the 'prawn sandwich' approach to football watching and why not. Those that have money to burn , better they start a blaze at the valley than elsewhere. At present CAFC is a third strata club playing against third strata teams. To offer a 'package' of £2,500 for a day out at a third strata ground comes close to self parody. At best it is very bad timing, at worst an attempt to cash in on success which has yet to be fully realised. As has been pointed out on here by others, if fans are prepared to spend lots and lots of money on jollies with the team and management, then so be it. In my opinion, many (I will use the phrase again) ordinary fans will find it insulting and elitist. Now is not the time to be getting either too ambitious or too greedy
I do hear what you saying Lincs and I'm in the poor bracket but this is just life unfortunately ..... As I park my tatty motor up the park tomorrow there will be other supporters arriving in top of the range Range Rovers, Porsche etc costing a lot of money, some will be lording it in the lounges wining and dining with minor celebs and ex players .... I still prefer my method of a bag of chips up the village and a couple of pints in the Liberal with the family, it's the down to earth beer fags and skittles approach that does it for me mate. But would love to be able to afford the experience and if I win the lottery I can invite my fellow lifers along for the ride :-)
Too expensive for me, but then pricing like this isn't geared towards your average Joe. It's not an offer for the majority, it's an offer aimed at a handful with loads of cash. Good luck to the club and to anyone that buys.
For me I'd want a place in the starting XI for that... and a haddock supper.
From a logical and a financial/ business perspective Lincs' argument is completely flawed and those arguing against it are spot on.
However, instinctively I find myself sharing his point of view. It's not jealousy...if I was offered it for 50p it wouldnt be my cuppa.
Can't blame the club for exploring novel revenue streams to garner much needed income....they are it appears the astute businessmen that the modern game requires.
Good luck to those stumping up the cash and they will have a superb time.
Don't know why, and can't explain it but for me it just doesn't seem or feel very Charlton.
I know a season ticket holder who could pay 2 and half grand and not notice it's gone out of his bank account.
Fair play to the club. They know we have 'ordinary fans' who can afford to shell out this money, have a good day out with the team and powelly and it saves the club money.
I think it's a great offer and would've loved to do it but will pass this time, Lincs - just cause it ain't your cup of tea, doesn't mean to say there's not plenty who will want it!, I suspect they could sell another 5 if they made it available...
I do not wish to make this a protracted argument/discussion on pricing policies and the morality of excessive overpricing or overweening grandeur during a time of austerity: BUT 'More price points' .. in a remodelled valley or a new stadium with spanking new facilities and IF/WHEN we get to the top division, I can see the merits of offering a sows ear for a silk purse price. A game against Real Madrid or Arsenal, perhaps Barcelona, Chelsea, would certainly attract the fan with the 'prawn sandwich' approach to football watching and why not. Those that have money to burn , better they start a blaze at the valley than elsewhere. At present CAFC is a third strata club playing against third strata teams. To offer a 'package' of £2,500 for a day out at a third strata ground comes close to self parody. At best it is very bad timing, at worst an attempt to cash in on success which has yet to be fully realised. As has been pointed out on here by others, if fans are prepared to spend lots and lots of money on jollies with the team and management, then so be it. In my opinion, many (I will use the phrase again) ordinary fans will find it insulting and elitist. Now is not the time to be getting either too ambitious or too greedy
If Lincs thinks it's a bad idea, then it has to be a good idea !
@covered end ... a reverse psychologist are we my dear chap ? ... If Lincs thinks it's a bad idea, then it has to be a good idea !.. a BAD idea would be for you to take a long walk off a short pier .. and no cheating by wearing a Mae West
From a logical and a financial/ business perspective Lincs' argument is completely flawed and those arguing against it are spot on.
However, instinctively I find myself sharing his point of view. It's not jealousy...if I was offered it for 50p it wouldnt be my cuppa.
Can't blame the club for exploring novel revenue streams to garner much needed income....they are it appears the astute businessmen that the modern game requires.
Good luck to those stumping up the cash and they will have a superb time.
Don't know why, and can't explain it but for me it just doesn't seem or feel very Charlton.
spot on .. except, I have 0thing against the club making money from what I, personally regard as gullible people, ... their cash, their choice etc etc etc .. it's just that in this division in these hard times, it does seem inappropriate IN MY OPINION .. I was watching from the terraces when I was a nipper, and that is where my heart remains
Some very jealous people on this thread. I think it's a great idea by the club as everybody wins. Can't afford it myself of course but if I could, I would.
Cor blimey we have fans that buy up the mendonca collection and hand back to the club for us to enjoy. So if other wealthy fans want to enjoy a bit of a jolly up at an expense good luck. Surprised by you Rodney. Your Happy to go on the pitch after paying out quite a lot of money but not on a plane for 50p.
Cor blimey we have fans that buy up the mendonca collection and hand back to the club for us to enjoy. So if other wealthy fans want to enjoy a bit of a jolly up at an expense good luck. Surprised by you Rodney. Your Happy to go on the pitch after paying out quite a lot of money but not on a plane for 50p.
Im an enigma Curbs. Yep open auction with proceeds going to help our youth team and i had no prior knowledge or even a thought id get to go on the pitch. Just saw a shirt i loved and saw the money going to a good cause.
Bit different from fauning over and cosying up to footballers who will probably be young enough to be most of our sons or little brothers with an immediately exclusive price bracket. Seems a bit corporate to me but then again that's football in this day and age i suppose.
As I said good luck to those who do it...will be a great experience if that's your thing but just not for me. Im happy enough cheering the lads on from the terraces. Just don't see the appeal...might have done as a 10 year old and if I had a child of that age to take on the trip may think differently as it was be unbeatable for a kid but as a 32 year old id rather get a train or drive up with mates than pay a lot of dough to travel up with a bunch of strangers. Id find it awkward and feel a bit of a mook.
Each to their own though and im sure those who go will love it and remember it for yonks.
As i said there is very little logic to my view and its quite contradictory but just gut feeling doesnt seem a very Charlton thing to do and a bit tacky.
Now as I see it being the age I am I have no interest in spending time with the players. Spending a few hours at the bar with Chris Powell and our owners does. Would be an eye opener.
Now as I see it being the age I am I have no interest in spending time with the players. Spending a few hours at the bar with Chris Powell and our owners does. Would be an eye opener.
Fair enough and that does sound more appealing (although I bottled talking to CP when he was in the bar at the Bromley game lol) I just find it a bit more of a Chelsea/ Man Utd sort of thing to do than Charlton.
Must be hundreds of our fans with kids who would love to take them on this gig but would have to save up for a year to be able to do it and a bit of a kick in the bollox in that way. But then again just a reflection of the real world i suppose those that can do....those who can't can whinge about it on message boards ;-)
£12,500 is equivalent to selling 2500 tickets at a fiver for the Stevenage game. No doubt sold with a simple post on OS in no time at all. Lot less effort than flogging 2500 tickets I guess. But I do see all points of view and like most fans my mind boggles how anyone has the disposable income to fork out £2,500 for the trip, cant possibly work any harder or longer than me,but hey that's life I suppose. Be nice if one of the lucky travellers can post on here as I for one would love an insight into life of a pro footballer, management and owners. Sure I will be equally jealous of them as I am with the supporters who have that much cash :-)
What hasn't been mentioned, unless I missed it, is that Carlisle is a long way away and flying might increase our chances of winning. If a handful of very rich fans can fund this it sounds like a great idea to me!
At a time when many 'ordinary fans' may be undergoing pay freezes, possibly unemployment, are perhaps struggling to adequately pay their bills, when future prospects for their children may be far from encouraging, yet these 'ordinary fans' are still are able to stump up the cash for a season ticket or a cheap (non refundable) train fare to an away game, I find the whole notion of charging a few fans with more money than sense £2,500 for a day's jolly in Carlisle to be quite out of order. If this is a forsetaste of what the 'new order' at CAFC has in store for the people who pay their bills, I suggest that they think again.
Seems a bit harsh given the club is opening up the gates to The Valley for a fiver tomorrow.
Also I've been arguing on my blog for some time that the club needs to offer more price points to fans so that the richer ones (or at least the ones willing to pay more to watch football) can 'signal' to them that they are willing to pay more than the current simple ticket pricing structure allows. Admittedly this flight option is a one-off but it seems perfectly reasonable to me - no-one loses out, five fans get a great experience, and the club gets £12,500.
e We have no money so this helps the club and five fans are happy, everyone is a winner
I do not wish to make this a protracted argument/discussion on pricing policies and the morality of excessive overpricing or overweening grandeur during a time of austerity: BUT 'More price points' .. in a remodelled valley or a new stadium with spanking new facilities and IF/WHEN we get to the top division, I can see the merits of offering a sows ear for a silk purse price. A game against Real Madrid or Arsenal, perhaps Barcelona, Chelsea, would certainly attract the fan with the 'prawn sandwich' approach to football watching and why not. Those that have money to burn , better they start a blaze at the valley than elsewhere. At present CAFC is a third strata club playing against third strata teams. To offer a 'package' of £2,500 for a day out at a third strata ground comes close to self parody. At best it is very bad timing, at worst an attempt to cash in on success which has yet to be fully realised. As has been pointed out on here by others, if fans are prepared to spend lots and lots of money on jollies with the team and management, then so be it. In my opinion, many (I will use the phrase again) ordinary fans will find it insulting and elitist. Now is not the time to be getting either too ambitious or too greedy
Get a life - it's their money and they can do what they like with it.
It seems that everything beyond your reach is elitist - there are many reasons why some people would want to do this. A special birthday, a special celebration, they may have only six months to live, but oh no, it's 'elitist'.
I suppose you wear sack clothe and ashes, eat raw vegetables, never have a holdiay and donate all your spare cash to charity because everything else is 'elitist'.
I think you have hit the nail firmly on the head there!
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For me I'd want a place in the starting XI for that... and a haddock supper.
However, instinctively I find myself sharing his point of view. It's not jealousy...if I was offered it for 50p it wouldnt be my cuppa.
Can't blame the club for exploring novel revenue streams to garner much needed income....they are it appears the astute businessmen that the modern game requires.
Good luck to those stumping up the cash and they will have a superb time.
Don't know why, and can't explain it but for me it just doesn't seem or feel very Charlton.
I know a season ticket holder who could pay 2 and half grand and not notice it's gone out of his bank account.
Fair play to the club. They know we have 'ordinary fans' who can afford to shell out this money, have a good day out with the team and powelly and it saves the club money.
spot on .. except, I have 0thing against the club making money from what I, personally regard as gullible people, ... their cash, their choice etc etc etc .. it's just that in this division in these hard times, it does seem inappropriate IN MY OPINION .. I was watching from the terraces when I was a nipper, and that is where my heart remains
Still can't understand why they don't use Carlisle Airport
can not see what the problem is ?? not as though you wont have a seat on the Plane.
I think its a great deal and I am sure the right people will buy it for the right reason ...
Good on Charlton and nothing wrong with thinking Big.
Least the players will chat to the fans....
If I had the money i would go ...and that goes for 17000 plus others
Bit different from fauning over and cosying up to footballers who will probably be young enough to be most of our sons or little brothers with an immediately exclusive price bracket. Seems a bit corporate to me but then again that's football in this day and age i suppose.
As I said good luck to those who do it...will be a great experience if that's your thing but just not for me. Im happy enough cheering the lads on from the terraces. Just don't see the appeal...might have done as a 10 year old and if I had a child of that age to take on the trip may think differently as it was be unbeatable for a kid but as a 32 year old id rather get a train or drive up with mates than pay a lot of dough to travel up with a bunch of strangers. Id find it awkward and feel a bit of a mook.
Each to their own though and im sure those who go will love it and remember it for yonks.
As i said there is very little logic to my view and its quite contradictory but just gut feeling doesnt seem a very Charlton thing to do and a bit tacky.
Must be hundreds of our fans with kids who would love to take them on this gig but would have to save up for a year to be able to do it and a bit of a kick in the bollox in that way. But then again just a reflection of the real world i suppose those that can do....those who can't can whinge about it on message boards ;-)
Others would love it though, and I hope they enjoy themselves. It's all for a good cause, after all!
I guess this means Newcastle airport is closer to the hotel than Carlisle Lake airport
We have no money so this helps the club and five fans are happy, everyone is a winner