PLUS SIDE. Not moving away from the Valley. Money spent on the pitch. Money spent on training ground. Money spent on players in all categories, 1st, 2nd and junior teams. Cheapest tickets in the league.
DOWN SIDE. Communication and management has been poor.
It was not that long ago. Daily rumours of moving away from the valley. Pitch was unplayable. No money spent on players. Plus yes, poor communication with supporters.
I would suggest the club is in a far healthier state than previous years, better than many other clubs in the leagues.
Life is not perfect, let's hope that communicate and management will be improved under the present owners who are at least investing in OUR CLUB.
I know this goes in the face of many, but I would suggest although not perfect, not everything is negative at our club. COYReds!
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Has a brick been laid at the training ground ?
How was the pitch funded ?
Spending money on players is only a good thing if they're better than what you've got. Is the squad better now than two years ago ?
We might have cheap tickets but nobody is buying them - is that a good thing ?
Debts seem to be covered by loans to the owners company.
The status of this football club is in more jeopardy now than it ever has been in pretty much the whole of my life.
Things aren't as bad as they're being made out, they're worse.
On the pitch has been a total disaster. I notice you have completely neglected to mention the millions wasted on sub-par players, the points wasted on sub-par managers and the contempt in which the hierarchy at Charlton hold their fans.
Communication isn't everything. I'd rather they didn't speak to us at all but fixed all the glaring issues, than watch them completely mismanage things and lie to us while they are doing it.
Very similar emphasis on certain points " OUR CLUB" " YOUR CLUB" and always incongruously upbeat.
Roy, if your are real then I'm a thin, teetotal, Tory!
Clearly the managerial appointments have been the key issue. Had Luzon kept his early season run going, I doubt we would be at this point of unrest.
I must say that in all my time coming to the Valley (40 years) I've never cared about the owners, it's always been about the manager and now is no different.
Mostly, I agree with your points and without doubt, social media has fanned the flames of this situation. It's created a sort of mass-hysteria and I feel it's time for me to take a step back and give Riga and the team a chance. (I didn't really agree with his appointment but so far so good)
Most of all, I want us to stay up, but I fear that an intensification of the anti-board movement may be self-defeating in that respect. I feel this was at least partly responsible for the black week starting with the Colchester away game.
If the situation deteriorates I will consider not renewing our families 5 season tickets, voting with me feet so to speak but it will be with a heavy heart.
But, for the first time in months I am optimistic and so this Saturday, my amazon purchased black and white scarf will stay at home and if we win I suspect more scarfs will be left at home the following week.
It infuriates me when people suggest that the new pitch was an act of generosity - it was an absolute necessity that any buyer would have been required to pay for. If it hadn't been replaced, we would now be bottom of the table with 5 games in hand, paying regular fines to the Football League for not being able to provide a playable pitch all winter.
Not much of a mixer are you?
A stirrer perhaps.....
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He did last time and was wrong.