I wonder if Roly believes he met a representative cross section of the support rather than a very select few ? I would like to know how this group were portrayed to RD.
That's actually one of the reasons I want to try and get to the bottom of this; I don't think he has a clue just how negative the sentiment towards him is.
He may come across as a bit "unique", but in no way does he seem a masochist!
I've looked up the name of the chap who emailed Target20K with an apology, according to LinkedIn he's a "Consumer, Corporate & Crisis Communications Consultant"...
Typical, the only Premier League thing about the club at the moment is the bleeding "Crisis Communications Consultant"!
I wonder if Roly believes he met a representative cross section of the support rather than a very select few ? I would like to know how this group were portrayed to RD.
That's actually one of the reasons I want to try and get to the bottom of this; I don't think he has a clue just how negative the sentiment towards him is.
He may come across as a bit "unique", but in no way does he seem a masochist!
The truth is out there ...but Roland never hears it because Daisy and no-cojones are protecting their jobs.
After this T20k should dispand immediately. Any individual with an ounce of sanity knows 20k is completely unrealistic with the current regime. Even when we give the entire London school population free tickets we struggle for 12k.
Through know fault of the individuals involved, T20k will always be a PR initiative used as a shield for not engaging with supporters.
Dispand with your integrity intact or continue knowing you're allowing the club to undermine the great work CARD and others have been doing.
"To clarify, when the owner was over in February he met with a small group of fans who are also partners of the club. These are all people who are first and foremost fans and a full and frank discussion about the direction of the club was had with this group."
Again, I ask, Who are these people ?
Sir Maurice Hatter Richard Murray Daisy No-cojones
I feel sorry for the T20k group. I do genuinely believe they are of the belief that they can best make an influence by being on the inside and trying to influence things for the better. It's better to influence in any small way possible than have no chance of improving things at all. BUT, when the organisation starts to use any group as part of propaganda, especially when it's factually incorrect, then it makes things difficult and the situation should be continuously re-assessed. I'm not gonna say they should pull out, that's a decision only they can personally make because as I said I do believe the persons involved are genuine in their reasons and efforts and are not pro the regime.
it is up to CARD to tell RD - perhaps a letter or organise one of our European colleagues to pop a pamphlet in his home letter box
If somebody is going to make the journey, they might as well pop 500 in. Maybe we can pay a Belgian to do it - there should be quite a few of them over there.
I'm going to form target Charlton fans flying - My goal wil be to try to teach a thousand Charlton fans to fly by flapping their hands - after I have taught myself of course. let's see who is the first to achieve their target! It might be a draw. I would try to teach 20 thousand, but that would be ridiculous! Where are we going to find them?
I'm going to form target Charlton fans flying - My goal wil be to try to teach a thousand Charlton fans to fly by flapping their hands - after I have taught myself of course. let's see who is the first to achieve their target! It might be a draw. I would try to teach 20 thousand, but that would be ridiculous! Where are we going to find them?
You'll be wanting the yogic flyers of the Natural Law Party, whose policies are making more sense than anything coming out of the Duchatelet bunker right now.
I'm afraid I will lose all respect for the group if they continue their loyalty to the regime. It only takes one terrible email to clarify that the club's only use for them is to use them as a shield: "look we are talking to supporters customers, what a great initiative t20k is".
I've looked up the name of the chap who emailed Target20K with an apology, according to LinkedIn he's a "Consumer, Corporate & Crisis Communications Consultant"...
Typical, the only Premier League thing about the club at the moment is the bleeding "Crisis Communications Consultant"!
Or have the club brought in someone who might be billed as a "football crisis communications consultant" to try to get everyone back on message. I don't know, but it seems possible.
I'm going to form target Charlton fans flying - My goal wil be to try to teach a thousand Charlton fans to fly by flapping their hands - after I have taught myself of course. let's see who is the first to achieve their target! It might be a draw. I would try to teach 20 thousand, but that would be ridiculous! Where are we going to find them?
I'm afraid I will lose all respect for the group if they continue their loyalty to the regime. It only takes one terrible email to clarify that the club's only use for them is to use them as a shield: "look we are talking to supporters customers, what a great initiative t20k is".
Correct me if I've missed something, but are Target20k "loyal to the regime," or just loyal to what they signed up for? It may sound pedantic, but it's very important. I am someone who must feel like they're at least *trying* to solve something. I can certainly understand why some of the members would stick with it. If nothing else, and even putting this nonsense aside, they seem to be the only group who have any sort of interface with the club at this point. Were I closer, I'd be very tempted to clench my teeth into a smile, keep my mouth shut, and be a part of the group if it meant access.
That said, bad PR day. I will put the police statement to one side. I am jaded by 30 years of American policing, but also understand the statement is meant to deter people from illegal activity. It's always going to be strongly worded.
THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT F*CKING HARD! This is just basic customer (pardon the term) and PR relations. I know that Roland put them in a bad spot with all of this. But in the internet age, if you make a claim to fans, expect them to ask other fans...on twitter...who can then catch you in your lie. On Twitter. In Writing. I mean it's...galling...gah.
Could this be undermining KM at all? Surely the press would be interested to know the club are employing crisis consultants! It is an admission that they are in crisis if nothing else!
I've looked up the name of the chap who emailed Target20K with an apology, according to LinkedIn he's a "Consumer, Corporate & Crisis Communications Consultant"...
Typical, the only Premier League thing about the club at the moment is the bleeding "Crisis Communications Consultant"!
Or have the club brought in someone who might be billed as a "football crisis communications consultant" to try to get everyone back on message. I don't know, but it seems possible.
I'm afraid I will lose all respect for the group if they continue their loyalty to the regime. It only takes one terrible email to clarify that the club's only use for them is to use them as a shield: "look we are talking to supporters customers, what a great initiative t20k is".
Correct me if I've missed something, but are Target20k "loyal to the regime," or just loyal to what they signed up for? It may sound pedantic, but it's very important. I am someone who must feel like they're at least *trying* to solve something. I can certainly understand why some of the members would stick with it. If nothing else, and even putting this nonsense aside, they seem to be the only group who have any sort of interface with the club at this point. Were I closer, I'd be very tempted to clench my teeth into a smile, keep my mouth shut, and be a part of the group if it meant access.
That said, bad PR day. I will put the police statement to one side. I am jaded by 30 years of American policing, but also understand the statement is meant to deter people from illegal activity. It's always going to be strongly worded.
THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT F*CKING HARD! This is just basic customer (pardon the term) and PR relations. I know that Roland put them in a bad spot with all of this. But in the internet age, if you make a claim to fans, expect them to ask other fans...on twitter...who can then catch you in your lie. On Twitter. In Writing. I mean it's...galling...gah.
The Target20K group is a really difficult subject in my mind, these are fans who are acting out of the very same motivations and passions that the protesters are: passion and genuine love for their club. At any other time these people would be applauded, and quite rightly so. Alas, it's a testament to how messy things have become that it's now incredibly difficult to get behind them.
I personally don't support their actions at this time, but I would genuinely be thrilled to see them achieve their aim of attendances reaching 20,000 - in a happy and unified valley. That day will come I'm sure, but it wont be under this regime.
My main difficulty with the group is that I genuinely feel very uneasy about the way they were used today; I do not understand how a member of staff accidentally referred to them. In my mind the club threw them under the bus - and as fans, they do not deserve that. It's tantamount to playing fans off against each other, which just happens to remind me of the wording of "The Statement" again.
I don't think the real surprise from this is that the regime thought it was acceptable to lie to the fans, on the contrary - the real surprise is that they appeared to implicate T20K in their lies. To be prepared to do that to the only organised fans group that supports you says a lot about how much you value the fans in general.
Oh, and after my recent binge of "Making a Murderer" I don't envy your US policing..!
Great picture of a full Valley as their picture though. Unfortunately, one that is never going to achieved by full price ticket buying supporters under Duchatelet, Meire and Cahones.
Shame they are naively letting themselves be used as a fig leaf / excuse for non communication at the club.
The club are now using crisis consultants are they?
They used a supply communications manager from the premier league whilst awaiting the arrival of Mel Baroni, I believe they have patched over other areas of staffing as well, but not 100% sure of that.
So.
Now.
Katrien and Tony have got together to try to think their way through things, and Googled around a bit, and then one of them says;
'That's it! Get on to a crisis consultant to sort it all out. I mean we could do it, but we're too busy shopping online for sofas and laundry baskets. What do you do with a leaking pipe? Get a plumber, what do you do about unique fans customers? Get a crisis consultant'!
Hang on Seth. Seriously? They're employing a crisis consultant?
Is this good news because they finally realise we're in crisis? Or is it because they hope to pay somebody to magic troubles away?
They are so fecking mad that they give ordinary decent madness a bad name.
I really am starting to believe I have dreamed this season, and when I wake up it will still be last year.
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He may come across as a bit "unique", but in no way does he seem a masochist!
Typical, the only Premier League thing about the club at the moment is the bleeding "Crisis Communications Consultant"!
Through know fault of the individuals involved, T20k will always be a PR initiative used as a shield for not engaging with supporters.
Dispand with your integrity intact or continue knowing you're allowing the club to undermine the great work CARD and others have been doing.
I feel sorry for the T20k group. I do genuinely believe they are of the belief that they can best make an influence by being on the inside and trying to influence things for the better. It's better to influence in any small way possible than have no chance of improving things at all. BUT, when the organisation starts to use any group as part of propaganda, especially when it's factually incorrect, then it makes things difficult and the situation should be continuously re-assessed.
I'm not gonna say they should pull out, that's a decision only they can personally make because as I said I do believe the persons involved are genuine in their reasons and efforts and are not pro the regime.
That said, bad PR day. I will put the police statement to one side. I am jaded by 30 years of American policing, but also understand the statement is meant to deter people from illegal activity. It's always going to be strongly worded.
THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT F*CKING HARD! This is just basic customer (pardon the term) and PR relations. I know that Roland put them in a bad spot with all of this. But in the internet age, if you make a claim to fans, expect them to ask other fans...on twitter...who can then catch you in your lie. On Twitter. In Writing. I mean it's...galling...gah.
Could this be undermining KM at all? Surely the press would be interested to know the club are employing crisis consultants! It is an admission that they are in crisis if nothing else!
(Apologies to any partners out there not being disappointed by the regime).
I personally don't support their actions at this time, but I would genuinely be thrilled to see them achieve their aim of attendances reaching 20,000 - in a happy and unified valley. That day will come I'm sure, but it wont be under this regime.
My main difficulty with the group is that I genuinely feel very uneasy about the way they were used today; I do not understand how a member of staff accidentally referred to them. In my mind the club threw them under the bus - and as fans, they do not deserve that. It's tantamount to playing fans off against each other, which just happens to remind me of the wording of "The Statement" again.
I don't think the real surprise from this is that the regime thought it was acceptable to lie to the fans, on the contrary - the real surprise is that they appeared to implicate T20K in their lies. To be prepared to do that to the only organised fans group that supports you says a lot about how much you value the fans in general.
Oh, and after my recent binge of "Making a Murderer" I don't envy your US policing..!
Great picture of a full Valley as their picture though. Unfortunately, one that is never going to achieved by full price ticket buying supporters under Duchatelet, Meire and Cahones.
Shame they are naively letting themselves be used as a fig leaf / excuse for non communication at the club.
This is just filtering through.
The club are now using crisis consultants are they?
They used a supply communications manager from the premier league whilst awaiting the arrival of Mel Baroni, I believe they have patched over other areas of staffing as well, but not 100% sure of that.
So.
Now.
Katrien and Tony have got together to try to think their way through things, and Googled around a bit, and then one of them says;
'That's it! Get on to a crisis consultant to sort it all out. I mean we could do it, but we're too busy shopping online for sofas and laundry baskets. What do you do with a leaking pipe? Get a plumber, what do you do about unique
fanscustomers? Get a crisis consultant'!Hang on Seth. Seriously? They're employing a crisis consultant?
Is this good news because they finally realise we're in crisis? Or is it because they hope to pay somebody to magic troubles away?
They are so fecking mad that they give ordinary decent madness a bad name.
I really am starting to believe I have dreamed this season, and when I wake up it will still be last year.