Do not let Katrien define you, your club and it's future direction.<
As stated in my post, I am waiting to see how KM responds to fan's concerns. Based on her responses to issues like communications I will then make a judgement as to whether I feel see is up to the job.
Wow, how long do you want in order to make a judgement as to whether Katrien Meire is up to the job of CEO?
We have had over two years of gross incompetence and highly questionable comments from KM some bordering on contempt for the fans and indeed the club (e.g. "Le passé glorieux de ce club? Je m’en fous". Après un an et demi, le défi est toujours présent pour la Belge Katrien Meire (31 ans): donner une nouvelle vie au Charlton Athletic, club anglais de deuxième division - L'Echo, Sept. 2015). I am reliably informed that the second sentence of her quote translates literally as "I don't care".
For God's sake do some research man. You can find online sites such as How Roland Duchatelet and Katrine Meire are ruining the Club. Read Yann Kermorgant - "they have wasted the club" and read the reasons he gives. Read statements by VOTV's Airman Brown relating to the regime and how it operates. Read Charlie Connelly's cry from the heart - On communications - she allowed a respected professional in Mel Baroni to walk away from the job in disgust after only 40 days or so. I could go on.............and I will... she deserted the club and went on holiday to Dubai at a critical time in the club's fortunes - oh yeah - give her the benefit of the doubt on that one did you?
If you are still giving Katrien Meire the benefit of the doubt then I guess yes....you are the only one (opps sorry forgot about Sue Parkes).
PS. Sheepishly.....some of the above hadn't happened at the time of the original posting. still what the hey?
Alti Addick is an apologist.
I had a spat with him and his chum(exiled addick, or exiled in manchester)today.
They said they want to see the game in peace.
They said they want to watch footballl with no swearing.
They said that MANY of the 5000 who did not renew were actually West Ham fans.
They had NO answer when asked whether Meire was doing a good job.
Do not let Katrien define you, your club and it's future direction.<
As stated in my post, I am waiting to see how KM responds to fan's concerns. Based on her responses to issues like communications I will then make a judgement as to whether I feel see is up to the job.
Wow, how long do you want in order to make a judgement as to whether Katrien Meire is up to the job of CEO?
We have had over two years of gross incompetence and highly questionable comments from KM some bordering on contempt for the fans and indeed the club (e.g. "Le passé glorieux de ce club? Je m’en fous". Après un an et demi, le défi est toujours présent pour la Belge Katrien Meire (31 ans): donner une nouvelle vie au Charlton Athletic, club anglais de deuxième division - L'Echo, Sept. 2015). I am reliably informed that the second sentence of her quote translates literally as "I don't care".
For God's sake do some research man. You can find online sites such as How Roland Duchatelet and Katrine Meire are ruining the Club. Read Yann Kermorgant - "they have wasted the club" and read the reasons he gives. Read statements by VOTV's Airman Brown relating to the regime and how it operates. Read Charlie Connelly's cry from the heart - On communications - she allowed a respected professional in Mel Baroni to walk away from the job in disgust after only 40 days or so. I could go on.............and I will... she deserted the club and went on holiday to Dubai at a critical time in the club's fortunes - oh yeah - give her the benefit of the doubt on that one did you?
If you are still giving Katrien Meire the benefit of the doubt then I guess yes....you are the only one (opps sorry forgot about Sue Parkes).
PS. Sheepishly.....some of the above hadn't happened at the time of the original posting. still what the hey?
Alti Addick is an apologist.
I had a spat with him and his chum(exiled addick, or exiled in manchester)today.
They said they want to see the game in peace.
They said they want to watch footballl with no swearing.
They said that MANY of the 5000 who did not renew were actually West Ham fans.
They had NO answer when asked whether Meire was doing a good job.
Do not let Katrien define you, your club and it's future direction.<
As stated in my post, I am waiting to see how KM responds to fan's concerns. Based on her responses to issues like communications I will then make a judgement as to whether I feel see is up to the job.
Wow, how long do you want in order to make a judgement as to whether Katrien Meire is up to the job of CEO?
We have had over two years of gross incompetence and highly questionable comments from KM some bordering on contempt for the fans and indeed the club (e.g. "Le passé glorieux de ce club? Je m’en fous". Après un an et demi, le défi est toujours présent pour la Belge Katrien Meire (31 ans): donner une nouvelle vie au Charlton Athletic, club anglais de deuxième division - L'Echo, Sept. 2015). I am reliably informed that the second sentence of her quote translates literally as "I don't care".
For God's sake do some research man. You can find online sites such as How Roland Duchatelet and Katrine Meire are ruining the Club. Read Yann Kermorgant - "they have wasted the club" and read the reasons he gives. Read statements by VOTV's Airman Brown relating to the regime and how it operates. Read Charlie Connelly's cry from the heart - On communications - she allowed a respected professional in Mel Baroni to walk away from the job in disgust after only 40 days or so. I could go on.............and I will... she deserted the club and went on holiday to Dubai at a critical time in the club's fortunes - oh yeah - give her the benefit of the doubt on that one did you?
If you are still giving Katrien Meire the benefit of the doubt then I guess yes....you are the only one (opps sorry forgot about Sue Parkes).
PS. Sheepishly.....some of the above hadn't happened at the time of the original posting. still what the hey?
Alti Addick is an apologist.
I had a spat with him and his chum(exiled addick, or exiled in manchester)today.
They said they want to see the game in peace.
They said they want to watch footballl with no swearing.
They said that MANY of the 5000 who did not renew were actually West Ham fans.
They had NO answer when asked whether Meire was doing a good job.
The thread on here regarding non renewals shows what garbage and quite frankly offensive statement to many of us who have not renewed if true about non renewals being Hammers. Any truth in this @altrinchamaddick
Do not let Katrien define you, your club and it's future direction.<
As stated in my post, I am waiting to see how KM responds to fan's concerns. Based on her responses to issues like communications I will then make a judgement as to whether I feel see is up to the job.
Wow, how long do you want in order to make a judgement as to whether Katrien Meire is up to the job of CEO?
We have had over two years of gross incompetence and highly questionable comments from KM some bordering on contempt for the fans and indeed the club (e.g. "Le passé glorieux de ce club? Je m’en fous". Après un an et demi, le défi est toujours présent pour la Belge Katrien Meire (31 ans): donner une nouvelle vie au Charlton Athletic, club anglais de deuxième division - L'Echo, Sept. 2015). I am reliably informed that the second sentence of her quote translates literally as "I don't care".
For God's sake do some research man. You can find online sites such as How Roland Duchatelet and Katrine Meire are ruining the Club. Read Yann Kermorgant - "they have wasted the club" and read the reasons he gives. Read statements by VOTV's Airman Brown relating to the regime and how it operates. Read Charlie Connelly's cry from the heart - On communications - she allowed a respected professional in Mel Baroni to walk away from the job in disgust after only 40 days or so. I could go on.............and I will... she deserted the club and went on holiday to Dubai at a critical time in the club's fortunes - oh yeah - give her the benefit of the doubt on that one did you?
If you are still giving Katrien Meire the benefit of the doubt then I guess yes....you are the only one (opps sorry forgot about Sue Parkes).
PS. Sheepishly.....some of the above hadn't happened at the time of the original posting. still what the hey?
Alti Addick is an apologist.
I had a spat with him and his chum(exiled addick, or exiled in manchester)today.
They said they want to see the game in peace.
They said they want to watch footballl with no swearing.
They said that MANY of the 5000 who did not renew were actually West Ham fans.
They had NO answer when asked whether Meire was doing a good job.
Nothing to do with me old bean.
Okay mate.
AltrinchamAddick will no doubt confirm the fella later.
Do not let Katrien define you, your club and it's future direction.<
As stated in my post, I am waiting to see how KM responds to fan's concerns. Based on her responses to issues like communications I will then make a judgement as to whether I feel see is up to the job.
Wow, how long do you want in order to make a judgement as to whether Katrien Meire is up to the job of CEO?
We have had over two years of gross incompetence and highly questionable comments from KM some bordering on contempt for the fans and indeed the club (e.g. "Le passé glorieux de ce club? Je m’en fous". Après un an et demi, le défi est toujours présent pour la Belge Katrien Meire (31 ans): donner une nouvelle vie au Charlton Athletic, club anglais de deuxième division - L'Echo, Sept. 2015). I am reliably informed that the second sentence of her quote translates literally as "I don't care".
For God's sake do some research man. You can find online sites such as How Roland Duchatelet and Katrine Meire are ruining the Club. Read Yann Kermorgant - "they have wasted the club" and read the reasons he gives. Read statements by VOTV's Airman Brown relating to the regime and how it operates. Read Charlie Connelly's cry from the heart - On communications - she allowed a respected professional in Mel Baroni to walk away from the job in disgust after only 40 days or so. I could go on.............and I will... she deserted the club and went on holiday to Dubai at a critical time in the club's fortunes - oh yeah - give her the benefit of the doubt on that one did you?
If you are still giving Katrien Meire the benefit of the doubt then I guess yes....you are the only one (opps sorry forgot about Sue Parkes).
PS. Sheepishly.....some of the above hadn't happened at the time of the original posting. still what the hey?
Alti Addick is an apologist.
I had a spat with him and his chum(exiled addick, or exiled in manchester)today.
They said they want to see the game in peace.
They said they want to watch footballl with no swearing.
They said that MANY of the 5000 who did not renew were actually West Ham fans.
They had NO answer when asked whether Meire was doing a good job.
Nothing to do with me old bean.
Okay mate.
AltrinchamAddick will no doubt confirm the fella later.
Charlton fans fighting each other. Give it a break. Peoples opinions are much like farts, everyone quite likes their own.
Fair play to Altrincham for travelling all the way from Manchester for a PSF if that is his choice. Fair play to Elfsborg for his stand against the regime.
Charlton fans fighting each other. Give it a break. Peoples opinions are much like farts, everyone quite likes their own.
Fair play to Altrincham for travelling all the way from Manchester for a PSF if that is his choice. Fair play to Elfsborg for his stand against the regime.
All about personal choice.
Football is all about opinion, I agree.
But when it is so glaringly obvious what is happening at this club, and without any question whatsoever that squirrel face is totally inept, how people can criticise others for stating the obvious is quite worrying.
People like that probably do not give a flying f*** that we go down as long as they have enjoyed a Saturday afternoon out.
I certainly cannot see us being relegated to League1 in RD's plans.
Well I don't think I'll be asking you to predict future lottery numbers @Essex_Al
Just a small point here, previous posts need to be taken into context, with my comment. I didn't say that I didn't think we would get relegated, I was stating that IMHO relegation was not part of RD's plans and I stand by that.
I've actually stopped doing the lottery, couldn't buy a number let alone win anything!
The honest answer to this thread title is 'no'. From there on in, there seriously can't be too many who actively want him to stay. There are probably a lot of shoulder shrugging indifferents, who aren't too happy with the football they watch, but for who the idea of doing something about it is just a bit too much like hard work (and let's be honest, getting Roland to do one will not be easy as he owns the club and we don't) but happy? There can't honestly be too many Addicks who think the Roland era has been enjoyable. CL may not be a representative spread of fan opinion, but I imagine it's a lot more representative than Sue Parkes, a2c and Colin.
Altrincham Addick, You wrote in your original posting in Nov 2015 that:
As the rain pours down in Manchester, I thought I would try to get my views on the current crisis across, as I am one of the 98% silent majority.
I guess I was hoping to see an update from you AA in relation to your OP particularly with regard to your caveat: 4. I will continue to monitor the decision making prowess of our owners/CEO to try and get a balanced view as to their progress and intentions of CAFC.'
Well, apart of course from relegation we have continued to be subjected to ludicrous comments by CEO Katrien Meire on a regular basis in the 8 months after your OP and, despite the now seemingly complete collapse of Financial Fair Play, no clear statement from the owner that I have seen as to how he intends to operate in League 1 and what his future long-term plan is.
You appear AA to be a learned gentlemen who likes to take a balanced view and weigh up the evidence and yet, and yet you blindly accepted without question Katrien Meire's off the cuff remark that there were only 2percent protesting and immediately allied yourself to the mythical 98 percent that weren't. I suspect the evidence supplied by the Roland Out chants resounding around The Valley at the Boro and other home games and the numbers of STs not renewing has disabused you of that hasty and unfounded assumption at least.
Your OP looks as if you are trying to present the Voice of Reason - you started supporting in 1965, you have been an ST, you have more time to reflect on matters since retirement, your emotional ties to Charlton have strengthened (presumably from being an exile?) etc. etc.
Well, I too am retired (mostly), began supporting in 1962, have been an ST, and live hundreds of miles from the ground and I too have a great emotional attachment to the club so we are very similar and yet I see things in a totally different way to your OP (maybe you don't hold those views anymore though?). Prague Addick provided a very detailed response to your original posting but there is one thing I want to say specifically about Katrien Meire whom you were holding over judgement on in your OP.
Before you had even posted she went on record in Belgium (in Sept. 2015) with words to the effect that those over 60 were know-it-alls who didn't have anything to offer in today's world (this of course didn't extend to Duchatelet)
So you see AA your opinion (and mine) don't matter to Katrien Meire you are dismissed as far as she is concerned despite your 51 years of support. She also said in the same interview that the she didn't care about the history of the club (and some on CL who are better linguists tell us that the translation actually means 'I don't give an effing sh*t.' Even the polite version means that we have a CEO who will tell you, me and others than an emotional attachment to the club is just a pile of horsesh*t whether it be a 50 year attachment or 5.
So you see AA you are nothing more than a customer and you are one by virtue of your age who is discounted by Katrien Meire.
Remember RD bought the fixtures, fittings, and team at Charlton he didn't purchase its spirit - that spirit now resides in the hearts of the supporters including you!
By all means support the team, we all do, but perhaps don't give sustenance to a regime which couldn't give a toss about you and whether you approve of them or not.
I'm not sure I agree with anything in the original post.
40 people liked that original post.
I suspect that it might be fewer now that we are 8 months on? and we still haven't heard back from AA and whether he still holds same views or has come to any further conclusions as he said was going to be the case given that he was going to give the benefit of the doubt to RD and KM at the time and reflect on this at the end of (last) season.
You will have seen from my earlier postings that whatever one thinks about RD and his plan (and I'm still not convinced he now has one with the seeming collapse of FFP) I don't think that the jury still needs to be out on Katrien Meire who has done generational damage to this Club and has taken her sinecure role as CEO as a clear signal that she can do and say whatever she likes and at whatever cost to the fans and the Club whose history she doesn't care about in the full knowledge that she can continue to operate at The Valley without censure from RD until such time as he finds another role for her somewhere else in the Network if it finally comes to that.
I'm not sure I agree with anything in the original post.
40 people liked that original post.
I suspect that it might be fewer now that we are 8 months on? and we still haven't heard back from AA and whether he still holds same views or has come to any further conclusions as he said was going to be the case given that he was going to give the benefit of the doubt to RD and KM at the time and reflect on this at the end of (last) season.
You will have seen from my earlier postings that whatever one thinks about RD and his plan (and I'm still not convinced he now has one with the seeming collapse of FFP) I don't think that the jury still needs to be out on Katrien Meire who has done generational damage to this Club and has taken her sinecure role as CEO as a clear signal that she can do and say whatever she likes and at whatever cost to the fans and the Club whose history she doesn't care about in the full knowledge that she can continue to operate at The Valley without censure from RD until such time as he finds another role for her somewhere else in the Network if it finally comes to that.
In 30 months the Belgians have destroyed EVERYTHING we achieved since getting back to The Valley.
How many years is it going to repair their destruction?
Never mind Altrinchamaddick and your silly mate, you carry on 'enjoying' your Saturday afternoons seeing us slowly but surely go further down the shitter.
I'm not sure I agree with anything in the original post.
40 people liked that original post.
Wow, that is truly astounding. The signs were all there long before November, it's incredible to think that that many people were at least ambivalent, if not supportive, of this rotten regime back then. I wonder how many of that 40 stand by what they thought back then and how many have had a change of heart.
I'm not sure I agree with anything in the original post.
40 people liked that original post.
I suspect that it might be fewer now that we are 8 months on? and we still haven't heard back from AA and whether he still holds same views or has come to any further conclusions as he said was going to be the case given that he was going to give the benefit of the doubt to RD and KM at the time and reflect on this at the end of (last) season.
You will have seen from my earlier postings that whatever one thinks about RD and his plan (and I'm still not convinced he now has one with the seeming collapse of FFP) I don't think that the jury still needs to be out on Katrien Meire who has done generational damage to this Club and has taken her sinecure role as CEO as a clear signal that she can do and say whatever she likes and at whatever cost to the fans and the Club whose history she doesn't care about in the full knowledge that she can continue to operate at The Valley without censure from RD until such time as he finds another role for her somewhere else in the Network if it finally comes to that.
In 30 months the Belgians have destroyed EVERYTHING we achieved since getting back to The Valley.
How many years is it going to repair their destruction?
Never mind Altrinchamaddick and your silly mate, you carry on 'enjoying' your Saturday afternoons seeing us slowly but surely go further down the shitter.
Not quite. The redeveloped stadium is still standing and so are we. I support your sentiment, but this isn't over. Not by a long way.
OK, People are asking me to respond to my original post, so here goes! I have renewed my season ticket and I am continuing to support Valley Gold. Last season, living in South Manchester, I missed 5 games all season, home and away. I went to Austria to support the team, I was the only Charlton supporter, in Pinkafeld, to support the team against the Russians. In Birkfeild I was the only UK based supporter against the Israelis, although their were some enthusiastic Italian and Austrian Charlton fans, including Vienna addick and his son. I would recommend these European pre-season tours to any fan. I had a fantastic time in Vienna, visiting 3 art galleries, taking a selfie with Klimt's kiss in the Belvedere museum, and generally enjoying myself, especially hiring a car for the second game, and visiting Hundertwasser's spa village at Blumeau, a cross between Park Guell in Barcellona and Hobbiton, fantastic. The reason I'm going on about the tour is that I was amazed that I was the only one. Coventry played Sturm Graz in the same stadium in Pinkafeld, and they bought around 30 supporters. Has the poison got so deep, the anti- Duchatelier brigade so vociferous, that people couldn't be bothered to go and support the team?
My view is that many ( not all, I'm sure that there are fans who are so disillusioned with the Belgium ownership who passionately believe that not renewing their season tickets will force them out) supporters are using the Belgium takeover as an excuse for not renewing their season tickets. A drop in division, less attractive football are all good reasons. Family commitments, better things to do, are also fine. A concern about the people on Life who are very vociferous on removing the Belgiums hardly ever go and watch Charlton. I'm sure they have Charlton to their heart, and this is to be commended, but it's not the same as seeing game after game.
I have watched the development of Crofts and Foley through pre-season. I must admit that in the first two games Crofts was poor, giving the ball away, and generally looked off the pace and making poor decisions. Foley, on the other hand had decent games against the Russians in midfield, and against the Israelis at right back, and to me he looked more likely to get a contract. Having seen both players against Ipswich and the Dutch team at The Valley, Crofts has made excellent progress, and Foley did well. So what do I see on Charlton Life, several lifers referring to both players being called Twedledum and Twedeldee, people wanting to insult Charlton players. I found the whole series of comments pathetic. If Russell Slade feels they are good enough for Charlton I will give them my full support.
Arriving home in Altincham last night, I logged on and looked at the match thread, and read a comment that Russell Slade had chosen a team in protest at the transfer policy by the club. Within 10 comments it was a fact. A problem I have with CL is that a weird rumour becomes fact for many people, and they believe it. This then builds and builds until it becomes almost histerical. So what are the facts?
I've rambled on long enough, and I guess most people want to know if I am a Roland and Katrien appeaser, so they can give me dog's abuse, That will have to wait until the close of the transfer window.
OK, People are asking me to respond to my original post, so here goes! I have renewed my season ticket and I am continuing to support Valley Gold. Last season, living in South Manchester, I missed 5 games all season, home and away. I went to Austria to support the team, I was the only Charlton supporter, in Pinkafeld, to support the team against the Russians. In Birkfeild I was the only UK based supporter against the Israelis, although their were some enthusiastic Italian and Austrian Charlton fans, including Vienna addick and his son. I would recommend these European pre-season tours to any fan. I had a fantastic time in Vienna, visiting 3 art galleries, taking a selfie with Klimt's kiss in the Belvedere museum, and generally enjoying myself, especially hiring a car for the second game, and visiting Hundertwasser's spa village at Blumeau, a cross between Park Guell in Barcellona and Hobbiton, fantastic. The reason I'm going on about the tour is that I was amazed that I was the only one. Coventry played Sturm Graz in the same stadium in Pinkafeld, and they bought around 30 supporters. Has the poison got so deep, the anti- Duchatelier brigade so vociferous, that people couldn't be bothered to go and support the team?
My view is that many ( not all, I'm sure that there are fans who are so disillusioned with the Belgium ownership who passionately believe that not renewing their season tickets will force them out) supporters are using the Belgium takeover as an excuse for not renewing their season tickets. A drop in division, less attractive football are all good reasons. Family commitments, better things to do, are also fine. A concern about the people on Life who are very vociferous on removing the Belgiums hardly ever go and watch Charlton. I'm sure they have Charlton to their heart, and this is to be commended, but it's not the same as seeing game after game.
I have watched the development of Crofts and Foley through pre-season. I must admit that in the first two games Crofts was poor, giving the ball away, and generally looked off the pace and making poor decisions. Foley, on the other hand had decent games against the Russians in midfield, and against the Israelis at right back, and to me he looked more likely to get a contract. Having seen both players against Ipswich and the Dutch team at The Valley, Crofts has made excellent progress, and Foley did well. So what do I see on Charlton Life, several lifers referring to both players being called Twedledum and Twedeldee, people wanting to insult Charlton players. I found the whole series of comments pathetic. If Russell Slade feels they are good enough for Charlton I will give them my full support.
Arriving home in Altincham last night, I logged on and looked at the match thread, and read a comment that Russell Slade had chosen a team in protest at the transfer policy by the club. Within 10 comments it was a fact. A problem I have with CL is that a weird rumour becomes fact for many people, and they believe it. This then builds and builds until it becomes almost histerical. So what are the facts?
I've rambled on long enough, and I guess most people want to know if I am a Roland and Katrien appeaser, so they can give me dog's abuse, That will have to wait until the close of the transfer window.
People don't protest by not going to Austria. in fact the obverse. If they felt that strongly about it, they would spend money to make the point. It's because our fan base is falling because of other off field reasons, whatever they may be, and again, I will state that I'm not criticising anyone for not going to a football game, there's lots of other stuff going on in people's lives.
People don't protest by not going to Austria. in fact the obverse. If they felt that strongly about it, they would spend money to make the point. It's because our fan base is falling because of other off field reasons, whatever they may be, and again, I will state that I'm not criticising anyone for not going to a football game, there's lots of other stuff going on in people's lives.
Of course they wouldn't. Paying to go to Austria to protest would be nothing short of madness. How rich do you think the average fan is?
AA, i am fully in awe of your dedication to the whole thing - but, for Gods sake, go to the Opticians - and also maybe visit the Psychiatrist too. For one, how can you even closely glorify Foley and Crofts when we have just lost Cousins and JBG and Pope. For christs sake man, open your eyes and smell the coffee- you are very welcome to your opinions, but, my god, they are shit.
People don't protest by not going to Austria. in fact the obverse. If they felt that strongly about it, they would spend money to make the point. It's because our fan base is falling because of other off field reasons, whatever they may be, and again, I will state that I'm not criticising anyone for not going to a football game, there's lots of other stuff going on in people's lives.
I would gamble the drop in our fanbase is materially correlated to the despair and disdain at the utter fuckmonkeys running the club into the ground. Got a daughter and nephew who can't wait to go to games and my brother wants to take his boy having never really shown an interest and the only reason I'm not going home games is 100% because of the Belgians.
Of course there will be other reasons for many but I bet if they sold and jogged on tomorrow we'd have another 7K+ season tickets sold by Tuesday tea time including 5 or so from me and mine.
Sticking to aways til they go and I resent the clowns for that and will be cursing them all the way up to Bury and back for the way they continue to sodomize our great club.
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You can't make the blind see Elfsborg
AltrinchamAddick will no doubt confirm the fella later.
Fair play to Altrincham for travelling all the way from Manchester for a PSF if that is his choice.
Fair play to Elfsborg for his stand against the regime.
All about personal choice.
But when it is so glaringly obvious what is happening at this club, and without any question whatsoever that squirrel face is totally inept, how people can criticise others for stating the obvious is quite worrying.
People like that probably do not give a flying f*** that we go down as long as they have enjoyed a Saturday afternoon out.
I've actually stopped doing the lottery, couldn't buy a number let alone win anything!
You wrote in your original posting in Nov 2015 that:
As the rain pours down in Manchester, I thought I would try to get my views on the current crisis across, as I am one of the 98% silent majority.
I guess I was hoping to see an update from you AA in relation to your OP particularly with regard to your caveat: 4. I will continue to monitor the decision making prowess of our owners/CEO to try and get a balanced view as to their progress and intentions of CAFC.'
Well, apart of course from relegation we have continued to be subjected to ludicrous comments by CEO Katrien Meire on a regular basis in the 8 months after your OP and, despite the now seemingly complete collapse of Financial Fair Play, no clear statement from the owner that I have seen as to how he intends to operate in League 1 and what his future long-term plan is.
You appear AA to be a learned gentlemen who likes to take a balanced view and weigh up the evidence and yet, and yet you blindly accepted without question Katrien Meire's off the cuff remark that there were only 2percent protesting and immediately allied yourself to the mythical 98 percent that weren't.
I suspect the evidence supplied by the Roland Out chants resounding around The Valley at the Boro and other home games and the numbers of STs not renewing has disabused you of that hasty and unfounded assumption at least.
Your OP looks as if you are trying to present the Voice of Reason - you started supporting in 1965, you have been an ST,
you have more time to reflect on matters since retirement, your emotional ties to Charlton have strengthened (presumably from being an exile?) etc. etc.
Well, I too am retired (mostly), began supporting in 1962, have been an ST, and live hundreds of miles from the ground and I too have a great emotional attachment to the club so we are very similar and yet I see things in a totally different way to your OP (maybe you don't hold those views anymore though?). Prague Addick provided a very detailed response to your original posting but there is one thing I want to say specifically about Katrien Meire whom you were holding over judgement on in your OP.
Before you had even posted she went on record in Belgium (in Sept. 2015) with words to the effect that those over 60 were know-it-alls who didn't have anything to offer in today's world (this of course didn't extend to Duchatelet)
So you see AA your opinion (and mine) don't matter to Katrien Meire you are dismissed as far as she is concerned despite your 51 years of support. She also said in the same interview that the she didn't care about the history of the club (and some on CL who are better linguists tell us that the translation actually means 'I don't give an effing sh*t.' Even the polite version means that we have a CEO who will tell you, me and others than an emotional attachment to the club is just a pile of horsesh*t whether it be a 50 year attachment or 5.
So you see AA you are nothing more than a customer and you are one by virtue of your age who is discounted by Katrien Meire.
Remember RD bought the fixtures, fittings, and team at Charlton he didn't purchase its spirit - that spirit now resides in the hearts of the supporters including you!
By all means support the team, we all do, but perhaps don't give sustenance to a regime which couldn't give a toss about you and whether you approve of them or not.
and we still haven't heard back from AA and whether he still holds same views or has come to any further conclusions as he said was going to be the case given that he was going to give the benefit of the doubt to RD and KM at the time and reflect on this at the end of (last) season.
You will have seen from my earlier postings that whatever one thinks about RD and his plan (and I'm still not convinced he now has one with the seeming collapse of FFP) I don't think that the jury still needs to be out on Katrien Meire who has done generational damage to this Club and has taken her sinecure role as CEO as a clear signal that she can do and say whatever she likes and at whatever cost to the fans and the Club whose history she doesn't care about in the full knowledge that she can continue to operate at The Valley without censure from RD until such time as he finds another role for her somewhere else in the Network if it finally comes to that.
How many years is it going to repair their destruction?
Never mind Altrinchamaddick and your silly mate, you carry on 'enjoying' your Saturday afternoons seeing us slowly but surely go further down the shitter.
I went to Austria to support the team, I was the only Charlton supporter, in Pinkafeld, to support the team against the Russians. In Birkfeild I was the only UK based supporter against the Israelis, although their were some enthusiastic Italian and Austrian Charlton fans, including Vienna addick and his son. I would recommend these European pre-season tours to any fan. I had a fantastic time in Vienna, visiting 3 art galleries, taking a selfie with Klimt's kiss in the Belvedere museum, and generally enjoying myself, especially hiring a car for the second game, and visiting Hundertwasser's spa village at Blumeau, a cross between Park Guell in Barcellona and Hobbiton, fantastic. The reason I'm going on about the tour is that I was amazed that I was the only one. Coventry played Sturm Graz in the same stadium in Pinkafeld, and they bought around 30 supporters. Has the poison got so deep, the anti- Duchatelier brigade so vociferous, that people couldn't be bothered to go and support the team?
My view is that many ( not all, I'm sure that there are fans who are so disillusioned with the Belgium ownership who passionately believe that not renewing their season tickets will force them out) supporters are using the Belgium takeover as an excuse for not renewing their season tickets. A drop in division, less attractive football are all good reasons. Family commitments, better things to do, are also fine. A concern about the people on Life who are very vociferous on removing the Belgiums hardly ever go and watch Charlton. I'm sure they have Charlton to their heart, and this is to be commended, but it's not the same as seeing game after game.
I have watched the development of Crofts and Foley through pre-season. I must admit that in the first two games Crofts was poor, giving the ball away, and generally looked off the pace and making poor decisions. Foley, on the other hand had decent games against the Russians in midfield, and against the Israelis at right back, and to me he looked more likely to get a contract. Having seen both players against Ipswich and the Dutch team at The Valley, Crofts has made excellent progress, and Foley did well. So what do I see on Charlton Life, several lifers referring to both players being called Twedledum and Twedeldee, people wanting to insult Charlton players. I found the whole series of comments pathetic. If Russell Slade feels they are good enough for Charlton I will give them my full support.
Arriving home in Altincham last night, I logged on and looked at the match thread, and read a comment that Russell Slade had chosen a team in protest at the transfer policy by the club. Within 10 comments it was a fact. A problem I have with CL is that a weird rumour becomes fact for many people, and they believe it. This then builds and builds until it becomes almost histerical. So what are the facts?
I've rambled on long enough, and I guess most people want to know if I am a Roland and Katrien appeaser, so they can give me dog's abuse, That will have to wait until the close of the transfer window.
For one, how can you even closely glorify Foley and Crofts when we have just lost Cousins and JBG and Pope.
For christs sake man, open your eyes and smell the coffee- you are very welcome to your opinions, but, my god, they are shit.
Of course there will be other reasons for many but I bet if they sold and jogged on tomorrow we'd have another 7K+ season tickets sold by Tuesday tea time including 5 or so from me and mine.
Sticking to aways til they go and I resent the clowns for that and will be cursing them all the way up to Bury and back for the way they continue to sodomize our great club.