would be good PR for CARD and help out the Community Trust at the same time if the protest fund paid for ten season tickets for The Upbeats next season, or reimbursed the Community Trust for this seasons cost, and I'm sure that would grab media attention - supporters buy season tickets for The Upbeats after Club stop doing so.
Can someone please confirm if this is true? I've asked before - Olly Groome has stated this not to be right, CAST/Upbeats in fact don't have to pay for themselves.
I’m still can’t work out the reason for Duchatelet’s extended visit last week, and why talk to SLP?
I suspect he was asked to give support to the current regime. Why else break cover and talk about the Dublin seminar when that has been the stick used to beat Meire for months?
And he talked to the SLP as that paper would guarantee to give him the room to say all he wanted. Reading it a few times I can't help but think that he vetted the questions in advance. Had he agreed to speak openly and honest, then I would have expected specific questions about contentious issues - Fraeye, for example, interference in the team , who decides on signings, why was Riga brought back etc.
Rich Cawley has told me that the club didn't vet the questions and he wouldn't have proceeded on that basis, which I believe. I think it's more that RD gave answers he wanted to give, rather than addressed the questions. It was also done at very short notice in terms of the paper's deadlines and available space. But there's more to come anyway.
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Wasn't how I was told the set-up was but I trust you got told correctly, my apologies then! I thought it played a part in the Trust having to cut costs themselves to keep supplying what they are supplying for those they help, maybe an unrelated matter.
Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Wasn't how I was told the set-up was but I trust you got told correctly, my apologies then! I thought it played a part in the Trust having to cut costs themselves to keep supplying what they are supplying for those they help, maybe an unrelated matter.
Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
As the Club doesn't fund the Community Trust that funding can't be cut. I though the tickets from schools came from the club development team rather than the Trust anyway.
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Wasn't how I was told the set-up was but I trust you got told correctly, my apologies then! I thought it played a part in the Trust having to cut costs themselves to keep supplying what they are supplying for those they help, maybe an unrelated matter.
Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
As the Club doesn't fund the Community Trust that funding can't be cut. I though the tickets from schools came from the club development team rather than the Trust anyway.
No but if as thought the CT were needing to fund the ticket prices (rather than the Club) then they'd be needing to cut some costs somewhere to facilitate it (perhaps the Trust just needed to cut costs anyway hence the letting off of some contracted workers). The tickets from Schools do come from the Club, but they have cut that off as a regular thing (unless that is also deemed untrue), and seemingly the only time that has been done was this last week, and in a major fashion (3,000), rather than most/all matches.
Onto the more pushing matters if all is well in this department!
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Wasn't how I was told the set-up was but I trust you got told correctly, my apologies then! I thought it played a part in the Trust having to cut costs themselves to keep supplying what they are supplying for those they help, maybe an unrelated matter.
Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
As the Club doesn't fund the Community Trust that funding can't be cut. I though the tickets from schools came from the club development team rather than the Trust anyway.
No but if as thought the CT were needing to fund the ticket prices (rather than the Club) then they'd be needing to cut some costs somewhere to facilitate it (perhaps the Trust just needed to cut costs anyway hence the letting off of some contracted workers). The tickets from Schools do come from the Club, but they have cut that off as a regular thing (unless that is also deemed untrue), and seemingly the only time that has been done was this last week, and in a major fashion (3,000), rather than most/all matches.
Onto the more pushing matters if all is well in this department!
More likely that as the Community Trust is funded on a project by project basis if a funder (police, central or local government, NHS, etc) cut funding or a project comes to an end then there just isn't the money to pay for a project or jobs. I don't know the details but I have done some work with the CACT and that is my understanding of the funding model.
The club lend their brand name to the community trust, and as a result are quick to suggest that the community trust is part of the good work they do as a regime. Apart from lending the community trust their brand name, what is the extent of the rest of their support?
It's times like this that in even more annoyed than usual that I'm not a billionaire. I'd head over to Belgium, say to Roland, 'Here's £100m, now piss off', then walk out of his office laughing maniacally.
Mine would be a similar response as yours but perhaps a shade more violent ;-)
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
Wasn't how I was told the set-up was but I trust you got told correctly, my apologies then! I thought it played a part in the Trust having to cut costs themselves to keep supplying what they are supplying for those they help, maybe an unrelated matter.
Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
As the Club doesn't fund the Community Trust that funding can't be cut. I though the tickets from schools came from the club development team rather than the Trust anyway.
Going back to 2012, but the tickets for schools came from the club development team and were administered by us. It was a major programme involving 300 primary schools and CACT wasn't involved, although we tried to help them build links where possible, as we did with group bookings, which almost invariably came from further afield.
CACT also got 500 free tickets a match, typically, which they allocated to people on their various projects. They used this to add value to their offer and, if you like, it was a form of funding for the trust from the club. For certain games we would withdraw this facility and for others expand it, depending on likely demand for tickets for sale.
Let's be honest, no one who is serious about buying the club is going to go near us with a bargepole at the moment, it's a car crash in motion, if you were a buyer you'd wait till we were in league one and on our knees and pick us up at a fraction of the price.
And that is the worry in when we do eventually get sold, what state will we be in.
The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
Nasty mean bastard, and he wants to build bridges with the fans......yeah right lying sod!!
Would us going down increase the chance of a sale? If so, keep doing what you're doing literally everyone involved with the club. Keep doing what you're doing.
My understanding is no, because RD still wants to prove his breakeven project is achievable. @Henryirving2's use of the word 'yet' is interesting. I have heard this word used but it seemed in terms of years rather than months.
I believe RD's words were "it's a bit too quick to sell".
This will be to do with debts and interests, and also tying himself in to a lot more to give his empire income once he has sold on. Loans, real estate etc etc. He will sell up, but only when it's clever for him to do so, this mans plan was clear (for some) to see from day one; and that did not go hand in hand with the success of our Football Club. We have to wait it out but we can certainly help speed it up.
I don't think this is his thinking. I'm pretty sure that he hasn't bought the teams in the network to asset strip.
He seems genuinely obsessed by the statistics and economics of football and wants to prove right his vision of running a successful football club at breakeven. All of the evidence suggests that this is not achievable, but he seems intent on pressing on regardless.
Putting aside the arguments of how much is his net investment into the club, I believe he wants to get to the point soon (my take on this - 2-3 years) when he does 't invest at the current level. Not sure what happens then, or if that is the point he decides to sell.
I believe he has been told that using his model in the Championship won't work due to the financial madness there compared to any other league in Europe. That his model might work in League 1 or the PL, but not the Championship. As far as I can tell he does not accept this view.
The really sad thing in this is that within his model are some positive things, particularly stuff like making sure ticket prices are kept down and affordable, that the club should be a key part of the local community, contributing in a positive way, of wanting to use the Valley and SL as a community resource during the week. These are all things that we would probably support and, in a different situation, be proud of. Unfortunately they are completely lost in the current situation, and a situation of RD's own making.
The positives you state are pretty much stuff Charlton have built their foundations around, nothing new, so it's hard to thank him for them. We've always had cheap ticket prices, even in the PL, thanks to the hard work of many, and the community is the last thing we can think Roland for - he is tearing that apart if anything, not strengthening it. (He is withdrawing funding from many different schemes, most of which are slipping under the radar)
Can you tell us more ?
- The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
I spoke to the Trust a few days ago and they asked me to clarify that this is simply not true. The Upbeats have never had 10 free season tickets. They pay for tickets just like every other scheme that operates under the Trust. There are certain days, like the one I think against Derby when they are playing on the pitch, where they put in a request for an allocation that they can then distribute. But nothing has changed in terms of process and no regular tickets have been stopped (they never had them to be stopped).
The upbeats now have to purchase their own tickets to matches as they are no longer given the 10 free season tickets they used to get each season. The Community Trust are now paying to let them attend (Trust is a completely separate entity and has to pay it's own way). In mid-December they had to cut the contracts of some of those working for the youth service, seemingly because their costs elsewhere were rising.
Nasty mean bastard, and he wants to build bridges with the fans......yeah right lying sod!!
It's not true.
Yep just seen that my going backwards on the thread, so removed my original comment
I’m still can’t work out the reason for Duchatelet’s extended visit last week, and why talk to SLP?
I suspect he was asked to give support to the current regime. Why else break cover and talk about the Dublin seminar when that has been the stick used to beat Meire for months?
And he talked to the SLP as that paper would guarantee to give him the room to say all he wanted. Reading it a few times I can't help but think that he vetted the questions in advance. Had he agreed to speak openly and honest, then I would have expected specific questions about contentious issues - Fraeye, for example, interference in the team , who decides on signings, why was Riga brought back etc.
Rich Cawley has told me that the club didn't vet the questions and he wouldn't have proceeded on that basis, which I believe. I think it's more that RD gave answers he wanted to give, rather than addressed the questions. It was also done at very short notice in terms of the paper's deadlines and available space. But there's more to come anyway.
I am pleased to hear that, and also appreciate editing can change the tone as well. But I would be interested to know if was he actually asked directly about Fraeye and those kind of things. His answers are quite long but actually vague, and he is well versed enough in politics to avoid giving direct answers, but it would be nice to know he was asked.
I'm actually more depressed at the prospect of having to listen to more bullshit from the Belgian!
Didn't really know we're to post this, so I try here, wondered if these have been sent away from Charlton with a flea in there ear. Look exciting if you are a Bristol Rovers fan.
BRISTOL Rovers are at an advanced stage in talks with a Jordanian family interested in making a significant investment in the club, the Bristol Post understands.
Rovers have continually made public a desire to attract new investment and recently confirmed that as many as 12 groups of potential investors had expressed interest, which failed to materialise into anything significant.
Yet, the Post has learned that Rovers have been in ongoing discussions with the Al-Qadi family, who are significant shareholders in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), for several months and an announcement that a deal has been signed is believed to be imminent.
The family, which is considered one of the most influential in Jordan due to their banking and tourism interests, is headed by Abdulkader Al-Qadi, who founded AJIB in 1978.
The Post understands that the investment is a "family commitment" but that one of Al-Qadi's three sons, Wael, would take a lead in managing the investment at board level.
Currently working as an assistant general manager at AJIB, Wael has a keen interest in football and has held positions at both the Jordan Football Association and the Asian Football Development Project, which was founded by FIFA presidential candidate HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.
He is a keen Chelsea supporter as a result of being schooled in London as a youngster before going on to complete his education in America at firstly, Boston University, and then, Harvard Business School.
Several members of the family are expected to be present at the club's annual Valentine's Ball tomorrow night after taking in Rovers' League Two game against Morecambe at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Didn't really know we're to post this, so I try here, wondered if these have been sent away from Charlton with a flea in there ear. Look exciting if you are a Bristol Rovers fan.
BRISTOL Rovers are at an advanced stage in talks with a Jordanian family interested in making a significant investment in the club, the Bristol Post understands.
Rovers have continually made public a desire to attract new investment and recently confirmed that as many as 12 groups of potential investors had expressed interest, which failed to materialise into anything significant.
Yet, the Post has learned that Rovers have been in ongoing discussions with the Al-Qadi family, who are significant shareholders in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), for several months and an announcement that a deal has been signed is believed to be imminent.
The family, which is considered one of the most influential in Jordan due to their banking and tourism interests, is headed by Abdulkader Al-Qadi, who founded AJIB in 1978.
The Post understands that the investment is a "family commitment" but that one of Al-Qadi's three sons, Wael, would take a lead in managing the investment at board level.
Currently working as an assistant general manager at AJIB, Wael has a keen interest in football and has held positions at both the Jordan Football Association and the Asian Football Development Project, which was founded by FIFA presidential candidate HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.
He is a keen Chelsea supporter as a result of being schooled in London as a youngster before going on to complete his education in America at firstly, Boston University, and then, Harvard Business School.
Several members of the family are expected to be present at the club's annual Valentine's Ball tomorrow night after taking in Rovers' League Two game against Morecambe at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Good luck to them, only slightly envious.
But Roland says Belgium owners are better as they are closer to our culture.
Who would want some bloke who went to school in London and went to Harvard Business School when you can have a Belgian lawyer with zero management experience running your club.
What would these people know about finance or sports when all they have is a banking and tourism background?
And "Several members of the family are expected to be present" These clowns just don't get it. REAL owners who REALLY care about a club and understand the countries culture don't attend games for years on end.
Nothing against Belgian Big Issue sellers in theory. However, I'd say there's fairly decent chance that Karel Fraeye is now earning a living selling the Big Issue - obviously you'd have to make it quite clear to the consortium that we could only accept a takeover bid which specifically excluded him from any involvement.
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Good news then if the Club aren't changing as much as first seemed in these sorts of things.
Onto the more pushing matters if all is well in this department!
Or perhaps they didn't and the stormy tea cup runneth over again.
CACT also got 500 free tickets a match, typically, which they allocated to people on their various projects. They used this to add value to their offer and, if you like, it was a form of funding for the trust from the club. For certain games we would withdraw this facility and for others expand it, depending on likely demand for tickets for sale.
I'm actually more depressed at the prospect of having to listen to more bullshit from the Belgian!
BRISTOL Rovers are at an advanced stage in talks with a Jordanian family interested in making a significant investment in the club, the Bristol Post understands.
Rovers have continually made public a desire to attract new investment and recently confirmed that as many as 12 groups of potential investors had expressed interest, which failed to materialise into anything significant.
Yet, the Post has learned that Rovers have been in ongoing discussions with the Al-Qadi family, who are significant shareholders in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), for several months and an announcement that a deal has been signed is believed to be imminent.
The family, which is considered one of the most influential in Jordan due to their banking and tourism interests, is headed by Abdulkader Al-Qadi, who founded AJIB in 1978.
The Post understands that the investment is a "family commitment" but that one of Al-Qadi's three sons, Wael, would take a lead in managing the investment at board level.
Currently working as an assistant general manager at AJIB, Wael has a keen interest in football and has held positions at both the Jordan Football Association and the Asian Football Development Project, which was founded by FIFA presidential candidate HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.
He is a keen Chelsea supporter as a result of being schooled in London as a youngster before going on to complete his education in America at firstly, Boston University, and then, Harvard Business School.
Several members of the family are expected to be present at the club's annual Valentine's Ball tomorrow night after taking in Rovers' League Two game against Morecambe at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Good luck to them, only slightly envious.
Who would want some bloke who went to school in London and went to Harvard Business School when you can have a Belgian lawyer with zero management experience running your club.
What would these people know about finance or sports when all they have is a banking and tourism background?
And "Several members of the family are expected to be present" These clowns just don't get it. REAL owners who REALLY care about a club and understand the countries culture don't attend games for years on end.