I'm flabbergasted with the local press that they are not reporting the fans displeasure with the owner and CEO. Sadly the Mercury from the late 80's is not about to publish our anger. For some reason the News Shopper and South London Press seem reluctant to write it as its and ask the questions we want answered to the powers that be.
They may get told to do one, but at least get it out there. Unless they are worried they could get banned from the Valley and Sparrows Lane.
Almost certainly fearful of a ban, although I reckon they will tell a tale once the Belgians are gone.
The Bayern Munich fans got their point across at Arsenal last week. A five minute protest and a well worded banner was photographed and appeared in every newspaper. Who would be willing to do that at the next game? Two minutes is enough to produce the sight of thousands coming late into an empty stadium, to make a point. Especially if the press are fore-warned. Jeff Stelling will love it.
A4 pieces of paper with ROLY OUT or MEIRE OUT, if held up, will be photographed by the pitch side photographers or picked up by the cameras. Everyone has access to a printer.
You could even print your own out at home, if some clever bod could design a PDF.
Are you sure about that - people struggle to print tickets
I hear nothing but complaints with the catering, if supporters want to make a point, bring your own food and stop buying at the ground. I know it is outside caterers, but if no one used it, RD would not get he's share, and the caterers would either give good service or leave.
They are all afraid to step out of line. sLP had a short ban last season, didn't they?
If the locals won't do it, time to e mail the national press, BBC, sky and let them know what is going on and how we all (well 98%) feel how our soul is being bankrupted by the owner.
As a journalist and (former) online editor, I would rather have quit than not printed something which was a fair criticism for fear it might upset a club or owner. Shame on whoever is making those decisions.
They are all afraid to step out of line. sLP had a short ban last season, didn't they?
If the locals won't do it, time to e mail the national press, BBC, sky and let them know what is going on and how we all (well 98%) feel how our soul is being bankrupted by the owner.
The BBC have failed to give a single ounce of coverage of Charlton beyond the 10 seconds of highlights we used to get maximum on their show and the bare minimum any hack was willing to write to give the illusion that they attended the game. The Olympic Park stitch-up will hammer us from the outside (no pun intended) and we have a hostile ownership on the inside. Salford is long way to travel from to cover the demise of a club most people in the Beeb seem to have nothing but contempt for.
They are all afraid to step out of line. sLP had a short ban last season, didn't they?
If the locals won't do it, time to e mail the national press, BBC, sky and let them know what is going on and how we all (well 98%) feel how our soul is being bankrupted by the owner.
I'm flabbergasted with the local press that they are not reporting the fans displeasure with the owner and CEO. Sadly the Mercury from the late 80's is not about to publish our anger. For some reason the News Shopper and South London Press seem reluctant to write it as its and ask the questions we want answered to the powers that be.
They may get told to do one, but at least get it out there. Unless they are worried they could get banned from the Valley and Sparrows Lane.
In all serious, what local press? The Shopper has just had a round of cuts, and the SLP/Mercury limps on from day to day. The papers have been asset-stripped to the extent that they can't do proper investigative journalism (which affects their reporting of things like local councils and the NHS as well as CAFC).
Frankly, what some journalist needs to do is hop on the Eurostar to Belgium and doorstep Roland Duchâtelet. If the man is too cowardly to come to London, then somebody needs to go to Liège (or wherever he is) and ask some questions. It's the only way anyone's going to get any answers.
Unfortunately, the local press can't even afford to send people to council meetings, never mind cross the Channel. But at present, the Cook Report-style treatment is what Duchâtelet needs to face.
I'm flabbergasted with the local press that they are not reporting the fans displeasure with the owner and CEO. Sadly the Mercury from the late 80's is not about to publish our anger. For some reason the News Shopper and South London Press seem reluctant to write it as its and ask the questions we want answered to the powers that be.
They may get told to do one, but at least get it out there. Unless they are worried they could get banned from the Valley and Sparrows Lane.
In all serious, what local press? The Shopper has just had a round of cuts, and the SLP/Mercury limps on from day to day. The papers have been asset-stripped to the extent that they can't do proper investigative journalism (which affects their reporting of things like local councils and the NHS as well as CAFC).
This, but to be honest the SLP coverage is as good as it's ever been and the Shopper, notwithstanding the effort of Paul Green and others has never had the resources devoted to sport. We were lucky from the mid 80s to the late 90s that there were a) editors prepared to indulge fans on the payroll and b) that people like Kevin Nolan and others at the Mercury, Clare Cheeseright (no relation to Syd) at the KT and Manda Nash at the Shopper were fans and put in time and effort to make coverage happen.
Even then they would all have struggled to do serious investigative of campaigning work, with the partial exception of the Mercury because of Pete Cordwell.
A serious national newspaper journalist is the guest at the Trust AGM on Thursday. If you follow him on Twitter for any length of time you will be in no doubt that he has the balls and the resources to take on the worst people in the game. All he needs is a clear snapshot of the story. A room full of reasonable, realistic people who are nevertheless very angry, is a good start.
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Unfortunately, the local press can't even afford to send people to council meetings, never mind cross the Channel. But at present, the Cook Report-style treatment is what Duchâtelet needs to face.
Even then they would all have struggled to do serious investigative of campaigning work, with the partial exception of the Mercury because of Pete Cordwell.
http://www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/charlton/valley_view_how_laughable_worrying_and_distressing_charlton_have_lost_their_identity_1_4284501