Hey everyone! I just wanted to say today was EXCELLENT! Well done to all involved! It was fantastic to see so many people care about this great club! I was stationed just past the tunnels that come up to the club shop, and was joined by some fantastic FANS! Great to see Joe again! And brill to see Rick filming me shouting out the message to the fans (feel free to let him know I'm happy for him to share the footage).
Some of the messages I made sure all "FANS" that came that way today know was the following:
"Welcome to the valley remember you are customers today and not a fan!"
"Please show No emotion and the game today as Katrien will find it WEIRD!"
"Rolland has 500million pounds so he doesn't need your money please don't spend in the ground today"
"This restaurant will not be giving refunds today so if you are not happy with your waitress, Katrien doesn't care!"
"Support the team not the regime"
I must say most of the fans were sympathetic/supportive, we had a few who were abusive, but they really don't understand the message we're trying to get across. The most common being "well who will buy us and save us or what next if he sells".
This should be the main message we get out there! We have investors that are being told we are not for sale, most of said people were shocked when they heard this.
Anyway well done to you all - every little helps and well done to those who continue to arrange these things, I will continue to support financially and in any way I can.
I have only supported Charlton for about 5-6 years (I'm a Dundee united fan and fell out of love with football when I moved down south 16 years ago. Then attended us vs Swindon in playoffs, we were beat in penalties and fell in love with the club) the rest is history, as they say.
Anyway it is about time those who made today happen got a big thank you! In a few years’ time we will look back at this being the day we joined as a united front and got the virus out of our club, those who refuse to get behind the protests for whatever reason hopefully will see the merit in all your hard work! Two of which I went to the game today with.
COYR! And UP THE ADDICKS! DOWN THE REGIME!
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We will win this battle promise you.
We need these liars out.
(Shhh don't tell anyone but rik and the trust might even be on our side - join up if you haven't already)
Quite interestingly, I must have meet asked 'where do I get the free scarves' about 20-30 times. Seems like everyone loves a freebie.
Absolutely no problem with people disagreeing with what 'we' are doing. Seeing people at half time with a black and white scarf, 2 Roland Out stickers and holding a beer and pie I just don't get. Equally being told by someone holding a beer and a pie they thought it was a shit protest "but don't get me wrong, I want Roland out as much as the next guy" I dont get either, but each to their own.
Getting people to stop doing something is a lot less measurable than say turning up to a demo and counting numbers. It was noticeable on scab watch on a busy north upper concourse seeing how many people were standing around empty handed when they would normally have a pint.
No idea how successful it was. The big thing today was always going to be the numbers for the post match protest. Bit if in the meantime we dented the club's profit and cause an angry managing director of DNC to be the latest person to In growing list of people to pick up the phone demanding a meeting with Katrien with the issues with how the Club is being run, then it served its purpose.
I also missed all united's glory days
It is all my fault!!!
Blackburn fans were also interested and supportive. Big bastard came towards me with his fist out but, thankfully, just wanted to shake hands. Decent bunch.
9 minutes of the Protests after the Blackburn game.
I wish I were there to help but too far away, my sincere thanks to you all
What's that opening line: "You were working as an intern in a legal firm when I met you"......
Roly's words to Kat, earlier in the week.
You were working as an intern in a legal firm,
When I met you.
I picked you out, I shook you up
And turned you around
Turned you into someone new
Now five years later on you've got the customers at our door,
Sex on the pitch, sofas, and Smoke bombs too
Success has been so hard for you
But don't forget it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too.
Keep up the good work!
Thought the first chant in the game was superb and probably 99% support (bloke behind me in the east not happy about it - saw him with fish and chips at half time too), but didn't get the timing of the one about ten mins from the end - we were pushing on and I'm not sure the team needed that then...as a result - to me at least - it seemed to fizzle out very quickly as were more concerned with what was happening on the pitch.
Onwards and upwards. Cheers