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Katrien sacked?
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Classic thread.
It also proves that the club reads Charlton Life.3 -
Being that the club is reading Charlton Life. Please can the club comment on the OS on Grapevine49's fine post below. (May be he helpful to keep a copy of this / and your own thoughts ready to engage Katrien Meire when she's wondering about around the ground pre match day).
Grapevine49
I suggest the best piece of analysis on this transfer window came from the BBC "panel" last night. Three or four came up with the club who had the best transfer window - Leicester City - one signing in Demarai Gray and no departures.
We should know by now the modern January transfer window is a nearly always a desperation market. No disrespect but look at our first 3 signings Johnson from Indian League football, Poyet who could not get a game at MK Dons and Williams who had barely played a senior game in 2yrs. Were they ever really likely to be fit for purpose in meeting the immediate challenges we currently face?
This transfer window is for clubs the veritable last chance saloon to get this season right and to try and correct the failures and omissions of the pre season recruitment. If there is one lesson to be learned by this regime after two close seasons of near abject failure it is to get their squad construction and recruitment right before the season starts.
That means;
- a balance of relevant experience and youth
- a focus on the personalities involved regarding commitment, endeavour, team & leadership skills
- a full evaluation of their physical and mental fitness to play a full championship season
- a squad with enough depth & quality to carry the inevitable injuries which will occur in the season
- an end to the revolving door of "multiple punts" on the "potential" from junior European Leagues
- an end to the corner cutting false economies only to incur even increased squad repair costs later
- empowering your head coach in the recruitment process
- corporate leadership in providing the fullest support in meeting the needs of the Head Coach
Get it right and very likely you will not need to worry about the January transfer window at all other than maybe a tweak or two or pursuing a long term opportunity. Get it right and you set the right tone for the stability, motivation, commitment and spirit of the squad and team to achieve success.
It is like any project. Get it right at the outset and everything else falls into place. Get it wrong and you are forever chasing your tail, more often than not, to failure.
In other words stop trying to be clever and cute with the budgets to earn brownie points with the main man, remove the need for the endless tinkering, or emergency action to cover this or that eventuality. It is all totally unproductive.
No one is suggesting it is easy. It is not but with the approach & methodologies being used today, which hugely overcomplicate an already challenging process, you are quite simply presenting yourself and the head coach with an almost impossible task.
5 head coaching appointments (plus supporting staff) in 2yrs
44 senior signings in 5 transfer windows of which probably just 13 will be contractually committed to the club at the end of the season and 2 of those have almost permanently been out on long term loan - effectively 25% staff retention
31 departures of which just one (acquired cheaply via co ownership of Standard Liege) will have generated net revenue for the club.
It is hugely unattractive to any aspiring football professional. Nobody other than those with very few other options will want to join the insanity of the football maelstrom which seems to be endlessly swirling around SE7.
It has to change
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In that case:vff said:Classic thread.
It also proves that the club reads Charlton Life.
Fancy a glass of wine or fruit based drink after Cardiff Katrien? Think you're well fit, see2 -
Buy that person a pint / or a double, whoever lodged the document.
One day it will turn out to be true ! KM will resign / be fired / be transferred to SInt Truiden.0 -
Who with ?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
In that case:vff said:Classic thread.
It also proves that the club reads Charlton Life.
Fancy a glass of wine or fruit based drink after Cardiff Katrien? Think you're well fit, see0 -
You took the words right out of my mouth AB! This lot love shooting themselves in the foot time and time again.Airman Brown said:Major comms blunder even acknowledging the story. Still not listening then, Katrien!
What does it even mean: "on Companies House"? On the roof?
We really are getting to them now. Surely it's only a matter of time before KM resigns for real.
Let's keep up the pressure.5 -
Kat, that you? With me luv xPL54 said:
Who with ?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
In that case:vff said:Classic thread.
It also proves that the club reads Charlton Life.
Fancy a glass of wine or fruit based drink after Cardiff Katrien? Think you're well fit, see6 -
Following Charlton Life currently is a lot better than following the football on the pitch. Some great humour being produced. Thanks for the laughs, I really needed it.9
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XXXi_b_b_o_r_g said:
Kat, that you? With me luv xPL54 said:
Who with ?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
In that case:vff said:Classic thread.
It also proves that the club reads Charlton Life.
Fancy a glass of wine or fruit based drink after Cardiff Katrien? Think you're well fit, see1 -
The club reacting to this did seem a little strange to me, could easily garner national media interest now rather than just being a little laugh on Charlton Life
For example, the Chief Sports Correspondent at the Guardian has just followed me on Twitter and shown interest.49 - Sponsored links:
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Hope KM checked with RD before putting that up on the OS. Would be even more embarrassing for the poor lass if she finds out it was him what done it after all, maybe just didn't have the guts to sack her face to face.27
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Spread the word Louis, all guns blazing...LouisMend said:The club reacting to this did seem a little strange to me, could easily garner national media interest now rather than just being a little laugh on Charlton Life
For example, the Chief Sports Correspondent at the Guardian has just followed me on Twitter and shown interest.4 -
Could have sacked her by Phone ,seeing he does not come too often to The Valley.0
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She will take this to the wire and spend whatever she has to. She sees Charlton fans as a joke so this kind of thing will anger and turn her stupid....for charlton fans amusement.0
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The club's reaction is so predictable. She really does have a shockingly poor judgement and zero sense of humour. It must be a nightmare working for her. Whoever did this deserves a place in the Museum once they are gone.5
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That she has zero sense of humour makes a stream of follow-up wind-ups all the more vital.Cardinal Sin said:The club's reaction is so predictable. She really does have a shockingly poor judgement and zero sense of humour. It must be a nightmare working for her. Whoever did this deserves a place in the Museum once they are gone.
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Apparently, it's amazing working for her!Cardinal Sin said:She really does have a shockingly poor judgement and zero sense of humour. It must be a nightmare working for her.
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I thought the plan was for RD to sell not appoint a new CEO of his making ?0
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Hahaha this is quality.2
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This whole episode and reading the comments on here has cheered me up.
Could become one of my favourite threads.
And see how quickly the club can communicate.
Unfortunately in doing so over this affair they have shown how clueless they really are.4 -
It is.PL54 said:I thought the plan was for RD to sell not appoint a new CEO of his making ?
It's a route to unsettling things at the club though.
Plus it's just a bit funny.
Un-like you.20 -
Don't take yourself too seriously Katrien... no one else does15
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Great thread (only just read from top to bottom it was worth it)
We have a fun gutsy joker in the pack that shall not reveal themselves.
Charlton has its very own secret identify protesting Batman that may make for good reading if features in the next VOTV.
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Stop trying so hard to impress your bossAddickted2TheReds said:
It is.PL54 said:I thought the plan was for RD to sell not appoint a new CEO of his making ?
It's a route to unsettling things at the club though.
Plus it's just a bit funny.
Un-like you.0 -
Boo Hoo, someone's done a bad thing on Companies House.2
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Shows what Muppets they are by responding to it. Fair chance the national media may pick up on this2
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There is a lifer who works at CH, wonder if he would care to comment?
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