"It might be a good idea to get more football fans involved in the running of clubs”
I agree with that. Maybe the fans forum meeting last week was a start.
"Charlton was not the only English club we looked at as a potential purchase, but the feeling was that it had the most potential, and also of course a great history," she says. The Championship is full of clubs with history, but we felt Charlton has the potential to be a bit bigger than it is."
"One of her first tasks was to deal with the overall management of the club, which she said "was in a mess"."
And when I said it was a "mess" I was told I was wrong and it was all a clever strategy : - ) Thanks KM
Good to see these sort of articles, just wish it was more often and on the OS and/or on the programme.
I like that she says she doesn't believe in positive discrimination, as these days the whole equality thing can be bent out of shape when it doesn't need to be.
By late 2013 Mr Duchatelet had sold Sint-Truiden and was the owner of leading Belgian club Standard Liege, as well as Carl Zeiss Jena of Germany and AD Alcorcon in Spain.
By late 2013 Mr Duchatelet had sold Sint-Truiden and was the owner of leading Belgian club Standard Liege, as well as Carl Zeiss Jena of Germany and AD Alcorcon in Spain.
Particularly when it comes to agents, player acquisition and the networks ability to facilitate loans to build up teams.
I like the fact she states CAFC was selected and acquired for its potential - we knew it was there and the fact that we are sixth from top and not bottom indicates they knew how to turn it around fairly quickly.
People have lost their jobs - that's what happens when a new vision is executed at pace. No doubt it will happen again. Improvements needed to be made on and off the pitch. The difference at CAFC is that they are doing this to a budget.
And therefore it is more, not less likely that we will see continuous improvement as players develop and more acquisitions are made.
I took that to be the community trust and not the supporters trust but its all very positive in any case. She is a very smart lady. Glad to have her on the board.
Always impressed with what I hear from Katrien. Along with improved communication with fans she seems to be doing an excellent job. Long may it continue
Good interview, nice to read further confirmation that we will not be getting into the game of overpaying on dodgy demands & agent fee's that get so many other clubs in trouble.
A good article that, she comes across very well. Enthusiastic about her job and the club, but not coming across as a rent-a-quote type, who are obsessed with being in the media
'Coming from Belgium, she says it was a surprise to encounter the all-powerful British football manager, who not only picks the team but also buys the players, something unknown on mainland Europe.'
Financial Fair Play to hit Championship clubs hard Disputes about fines going to charity or other teams
10 September ~ Up to half of the clubs in the Championship could fail to meet the new Financial Fair Play criteria. That is the estimate by Trevor Watkins, a lawyer specialising in football finance and a former chairman of AFC Bournemouth. Watkins was speaking at the Soccerex conference on the business side of football in Manchester on Tuesday. His view was countered by Football League chief executive officer Shaun Harvey, who suggested that the number would be lower once clubs take into account adjustments for certain types of spending.
Money spent in areas such as youth development, for example, can be counted against losses, as Harvey said: "It's not as simple as looking at the bottom of the P&L [profit and loss] sheet".
Championship clubs must file FFP returns by December 1. "Only then will we know if half the clubs are in debt, but those that are will find themselves under a transfer embargo," added Harvey, better known to Leeds fans as the man in charge when their club was sold to Dubai group GFH capital.
While no one on the Soccerex panel, titled "Shaping the game: the governance, regulation and finance of football", directly blamed the Premier League the implication was clear. Bemoaning the inequalities of the Championship, Harvey disclosed that parachute payments to clubs just relegated from the Premier League total £27 million. The payment drops to £21.4m two years after relegation then £11.6m in year three.
Championship clubs that have not spent time in the world's richest league get a £4m solidarity payment. This too is provided by the Premier League as part of solidarity payments totalling just over £50m a year distributed between the league's 72 clubs. Charlton Athletic's attempts to return to the Premier League helped run up losses of £12.8m, according to new chief executive officer Katrien Meire, who was on the same panel.
Money raised from the Fair Play Tax was going to go back to non-offending Championship clubs, but will now go to charities. Harvey hopes they will be football-related ones near Championship clubs. A heavy fine on Queens Park Rangers will boost the sum raised and Meire estimates Charlton's share would have been worth £2m. She expects to bring her club in line with FFP and suggested that clubs such as her own deserved the cash. Were that money to be repaid to clubs, a good share would go on players' wages, but the notion of money being diverted from charities to players barely registered."
Well done for bringing us this information, I wish that I had been privy to it earlier. I have had a good feeling about the new ownership/management from the start, in terms of their intentions for the financial running of the Club, their ambitions for the Club, and the importance of holding the fans close wherever possible as we move forward. When good football ambition for improvement works alongside good financial practices, there is a fair chance that we are all likely to enjoy the future together. Smile, because we are Charlton Athletic. COYR.
I took that to be the community trust and not the supporters trust but its all very positive in any case. She is a very smart lady. Glad to have her on the board.
Yes, I think you're correct. I thought (wrongly) she had given razil and co some much deserved credit after the unwarranted flak they get from some supporters.
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"It might be a good idea to get more football fans involved in the running of clubs”
I agree with that. Maybe the fans forum meeting last week was a start.
"Charlton was not the only English club we looked at as a potential purchase, but the feeling was that it had the most potential, and also of course a great history," she says. The Championship is full of clubs with history, but we felt Charlton has the potential to be a bit bigger than it is."
"One of her first tasks was to deal with the overall management of the club, which she said "was in a mess"."
And when I said it was a "mess" I was told I was wrong and it was all a clever strategy : - ) Thanks KM
Good to see these sort of articles, just wish it was more often and on the OS and/or on the programme.
By late 2013 Mr Duchatelet had sold Sint-Truiden and was the owner of leading Belgian club Standard Liege, as well as Carl Zeiss Jena of Germany and AD Alcorcon in Spain.
I like the fact she states CAFC was selected and acquired for its potential - we knew it was there and the fact that we are sixth from top and not bottom indicates they knew how to turn it around fairly quickly.
People have lost their jobs - that's what happens when a new vision is executed at pace. No doubt it will happen again. Improvements needed to be made on and off the pitch. The difference at CAFC is that they are doing this to a budget.
And therefore it is more, not less likely that we will see continuous improvement as players develop and more acquisitions are made.
Comes across very well in both articles IMO. Karren Brady, she is not. And we should be grateful for that
'Coming from Belgium, she says it was a surprise to encounter the all-powerful British football manager, who not only picks the team but also buys the players, something unknown on mainland Europe.'
From When Saturday Comes
Financial Fair Play to hit Championship clubs hard
Disputes about fines going to charity or other teams
10 September ~ Up to half of the clubs in the Championship could fail to meet the new Financial Fair Play criteria. That is the estimate by Trevor Watkins, a lawyer specialising in football finance and a former chairman of AFC Bournemouth. Watkins was speaking at the Soccerex conference on the business side of football in Manchester on Tuesday. His view was countered by Football League chief executive officer Shaun Harvey, who suggested that the number would be lower once clubs take into account adjustments for certain types of spending.
Money spent in areas such as youth development, for example, can be counted against losses, as Harvey said: "It's not as simple as looking at the bottom of the P&L [profit and loss] sheet".
Championship clubs must file FFP returns by December 1. "Only then will we know if half the clubs are in debt, but those that are will find themselves under a transfer embargo," added Harvey, better known to Leeds fans as the man in charge when their club was sold to Dubai group GFH capital.
While no one on the Soccerex panel, titled "Shaping the game: the governance, regulation and finance of football", directly blamed the Premier League the implication was clear. Bemoaning the inequalities of the Championship, Harvey disclosed that parachute payments to clubs just relegated from the Premier League total £27 million. The payment drops to £21.4m two years after relegation then £11.6m in year three.
Championship clubs that have not spent time in the world's richest league get a £4m solidarity payment. This too is provided by the Premier League as part of solidarity payments totalling just over £50m a year distributed between the league's 72 clubs. Charlton Athletic's attempts to return to the Premier League helped run up losses of £12.8m, according to new chief executive officer Katrien Meire, who was on the same panel.
Money raised from the Fair Play Tax was going to go back to non-offending Championship clubs, but will now go to charities. Harvey hopes they will be football-related ones near Championship clubs. A heavy fine on Queens Park Rangers will boost the sum raised and Meire estimates Charlton's share would have been worth £2m. She expects to bring her club in line with FFP and suggested that clubs such as her own deserved the cash. Were that money to be repaid to clubs, a good share would go on players' wages, but the notion of money being diverted from charities to players barely registered."
Steve Menary
Bit sexist.
:-)