Anyone still think he's taking the club forward and think positively?
A lot of people have defended RD and co saying all the good and necessary changes they have made, people shouldn't be so miserable, they saved us etc.
Do you still feel that way and believe to some extent that the club is moving in the right direction?
Not digging anyone out at all and hope it doesn't come across as a stupid question, just interested to see if anyone that's stuck up for them previously ie when Powell was sacked, would still stick up for them now.
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Ideally sorting out this season and having a proper push next season!
I remember at the start of the year their views were different to mine, but they put their views across really well (as well as @ValleyGary @ShootersHillGuru and quite a few others), and it's really important that people feel they can state their honest view openly on a forum.
I'll always take an opposing view on board if it's genuine, and I'm pretty sure (I'd like to hope so) that so do the majority on here.
The sad thing is, all we need to resolve this is a bit of communication from the club, yet in an absolute childish manor our board refuse to underline thier intentions and they are almost enjoying the way they are stringing Charlton supporters along by not saying anything.
Not that Addickted's views are ever reasonable : - )
The players we have brought in, apart from a couple, are decent players - Watt, Henderson, Bauer, JBG and Reza.
Needs to sign the lady Doctor from Chelsea as the injury list is beyond a joke.
Needs to sign at least 3 quality players.
Yet again what we have is a thin unbalanced squad where youth is expected to step up and fill the gaps. It's not going to work. Players signed on long contracts that are inexplicable given their recent playing history. Reliance on foreign punts that at best take some time to settle and others that are just not good enough. To be fair several quality players too.
A manager that has been let down and looks to have lost the players.
I am still even at this point reluctant to condemn completely yet I can't help the feeling that something is wrong.
Not sure what we can expect next.
Don't you mean you're ?
As Slater commented, RD was able to complete the purchase quickly because he did his own due diligence. I read that to mean "didn't know what he was buying" at the time and still think it now. I think RD didn't much care because he is so convinced of his own genius and that outweighed the odd £10m in value.
The problem now is that the debt has piled up and is still piling up and the asking price with it. As Wyn Grant describes in the new Voice, buyers are in shorter supply, but if we go down it's very hard to see RD getting back half what he's spent.
So we are left with a choice. Throw the dice and gamble or try and think up a different way to play the game. The current owner appear to have adopted the latter strategy, as much as I hate being part of an experiment, I appreciate that if it works the future is rosy.
Currently that experiment isn't working and the owner doesn't seem to realise it, or refuses to. I don't know what can be done to fix it, but hate that throwing a big pile of borrowed cash appears the only option at the moment. Until a viable alternative turns up I will grin and bear it.
there were enough punters sucking up TJ and co even when it was clear the ship was sinking and they then just moved on to Roly poly
He is going to be tinkering around with our club for years to come, as Katrien says he is the owner he calls the shots.
We can either put up with it or bog off.
Roland has a vision that he shares with Alan Turing, and he has been trying to tell us all for years what's right and what's wrong, but we can't see it as we are not visionaries like him.
I thought putting up with it would be tolerable, but I'm not sure how many more miserable experiences like last night I can handle. The trouble is he already has my season ticket money, so bogging off is an unattractive option.
I am of the generation that katrien wants to stop supporting Charlton, and I am also on this football forum a lot, which Roland dismisses as 'he can't compete with that'.
So sounding off on here is ignored by Roland.
Being an old git is ignored by Katrien.
Shouting encouragement during games is being ignored by the players.
Wanting a better audio visual experience, and a better catering experience at games, whilst not being ignored in words, is ignored in practice.
Taking money from me is not ignored in late March though, funny that.
Played at Charlton in 1974 but this is from 1978, but relevant in 2015
RD has not improved things for me, I have no interest in the man but as the owner of Charlton he has achieved nothing. We in my opinion have a poor side especially when a lot of people on here are demanding that JJ should be in the starting 11 when he would not start in any other side in our division. Lack of interest from a lot of stay away supporters after all the work that went in to building our support over many years.
I have one regret this season and that was spending £400 for my season ticket.
If Roland wants my commitment for a whole season,he's really going to have to earn it.
If that's a "sound financial situation" then I'm the governor of the Bank of England.