Charlton Chief Executive Katrien Meire has issued the following statement following the club's relegation to League One Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
Is the comma before and the correct grammar to have used? It doesn't feel right and is annoying me...
Yes that's definitely the worst thing about this statement.
I think this is another opportunity for the spell it out in black and white campaign. Can we get KM to tell us what she is going to do in the next year so that we can tick them off? I doubt if she will take up the challenge but it would be an opportunity to back up her claims that there will be an attempt to get things right
I think this is another opportunity for the spell it out in black and white campaign. Can we get KM to tell us what she is going to do in the next year so that we can tick them off? I doubt if she will take up the challenge but it would be an opportunity to back up her claims that there will be an attempt to get things right
do you really want another of her GCSE level powerpoint presentations?
I think this is another opportunity for the spell it out in black and white campaign. Can we get KM to tell us what she is going to do in the next year so that we can tick them off? I doubt if she will take up the challenge but it would be an opportunity to back up her claims that there will be an attempt to get things right
Let's face facts - she did not kick a ball all season. She is a puppet of the regime. The campaign against her was counterproductive and instead of a nice side ways shuffle out the door, Roland has gallantly kept her in the job, because as he sees it badly dressed and overweight middle aged English men screaming abuse at her, has just strengthened her resolve and that of her master to keep her. Seems obvious to me.
Accept it - she has the balls to do the job (whatever that is) and not resign - she has won.
I wonder how she would score on the 'would ya' thread now.
She hasn't won. That's a ludicrous statement. What bit of the last 2 years of her career can be described as winning. She's seriously tarnished her reputation as the focal point for an administration of utter incompetence.
I appreciate your post was to provoke and rile people up (which actually is quite insensitive given the fact that we have just been relegated, perhaps you're taking lessons from Joleon Lescott), but to say she's won is bizarre. She's likely done her career a fair bit of damage here if she plans on staying in football.
She remains because she has an easy job. She gets paid to administer the actions of a twat who does what he wants, there is absolutely zero required of her other than to nod and agree with Roland
Let's face facts - she did not kick a ball all season. She is a puppet of the regime. The campaign against her was counterproductive and instead of a nice side ways shuffle out the door, Roland has gallantly kept her in the job, because as he sees it badly dressed and overweight middle aged English men screaming abuse at her, has just strengthened her resolve and that of her master to keep her. Seems obvious to me.
Accept it - she has the balls to do the job (whatever that is) and not resign - she has won.
I wonder how she would score on the 'would ya' thread now.
Mate, she's not even allowed to talk directly with the fans anymore! Either that or she's too cowardly to talk to them, either way - her communications since the protests began have been close to none. That hardly demonstrates a strengthened resolve.
As for the comment about badly-dressed, overweight, middle-aged English men - quite clearly you haven't been at The Valley this season during the protests. One of the best things has been the cross section of supporters involved; from young teenage lads to older women - and everything in between.
By the way, with regards to your last a point: a solid 7.5/10 I reckon, so it would still be a "Yes". Unfortunately her gender nor her looks are relevant to the her ability to act as a competent CEO, so perhaps you should rethink your post a little.
Charlton Chief Executive Katrien Meire has issued the following statement following the club's relegation to League One Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
Is the comma before and the correct grammar to have used? It doesn't feel right and is annoying me...
Yes that's definitely the worst thing about this statement.
Well it is because it will get us grammar nazis debating the Oxford comma...
Charlton Chief Executive Katrien Meire has issued the following statement following the club's relegation to League One
Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
PS Season ticket prices have all now gone up by just £25 a seat, COYR
Sorry but why are you surprised? The bookies had us favourites to go down and we have.
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
Charlton Chief Executive Katrien Meire has issued the following statement following the club's relegation to League One Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
Is the comma before and the correct grammar to have used? It doesn't feel right and is annoying me...
Yes that's definitely the worst thing about this statement.
Well it is because it will get us grammar nazis debating the Oxford comma...
Oxford Comma? Is that who we will be playing in 3 seasons time in the National League?
Sorry but why are you surprised? The bookies had us favourites to go down and we have.
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
It's always useful to engage in some displacement activity to take your mind off major disappointments like the current state of our club, but is that actually an Oxford comma in the normal sense of the term?
Sorry but why are you surprised? The bookies had us favourites to go down and we have.
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
Keep it coming fella, the shit you are spouting is making what would have been a sad day a little more bearable.
It's always useful to engage in some displacement activity to take your mind off major disappointments like the current state of our club, but is that actually an Oxford comma in the normal sense of the term?
No, strictly speaking I think an Oxford comma only relates to lists, whereas the comma is being used to join two independent clauses. I think grammatically speaking it is fine at it is currently written.
If she had resigned after the KF disaster then we would have still gone down of course, but that's not the point. Her "planning" and decisions helped get into this mess, she now is saying she is coming up with another plan to get us back up, i've never heard such nonsense.
If you fuck up so badly to stunt a decent club in the championships growth and help get them relegated, how on Earth can you still have such a high role within the club and even moreso expect backing and support from those around you for your new 'plan'.
Look at how successful clubs are run (us in 90s/early 00's) and which bit of it have they copied to try and emulate football league success?
Sorry but why are you surprised? The bookies had us favourites to go down and we have.
Fuck me mate, doesn't that say it all? The fact we were favourites to go down isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the regime is it? Do you think the bookies all had a meeting and said "You know how well run Charlton Athletic are? That's a recipe for total fucking disaster isn't it?"? No, we're a laughing stock and were favourites to go down thanks to her reign as CEO.
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
Just let me get this right, you're advocating everyone having their say, but not if you deem it offensive? We have an organisation that represents all Charlton fans; The Supporters Trust. They were very slow to get involved with anything anti-regime because - as you've requested - they wanted to measure fan sentiment first.
CARD is just a group of fans, if you don't like it then start your own group - I can't say I'll expect you'll get many people supporting you though. I will point out that CARD has never been offensive towards her or committed any offenses against her, you are literally moaning about a very small minority who are - sadly understandably - losing their temper.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
Shockingly, you've hit the nail on the head. You are quite right in that she is employed to take the abuse, as it deflects away from Roland. So why isn't she resigning, is she that void of self-worth? I'd argue whether she has the balls or not, as running away to Dubai and refusing to talk to the fans in 4 months suggests she does not have the balls.
If she had resigned I genuinely think we would've stood a better chance. She is completely inept and not fit to be a CEO of any corporation whatsoever. If she had been reallocated as Roland had sold up then I think we would've been even safer.
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
Maybe Roland has rejected her resignation - after all, where else are you going to find a mug big enough to take the role? Her role as CEO is probably underpaid in comparison to other senior roles at similar clubs, she has most likely has to get Roland's approval over anything larger than her lunchtime decisions and she gets a bonus serving of anger and frustration thrown at her. She is a complete mug.
The beach balls themselves may not change anything, but the stoppages to the game that they caused most certainly will. Do you think Sky and the Football League are happy when games get stopped? Do you think the club and the council enjoy the additional policing required? Do you think the media would've battered an eyelid at our cause without the protests and "gimmicks"? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you're clearly as deluded as your Belgian master.
Sorry but why are you surprised? The bookies had us favourites to go down and we have.
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
Come on, you mean if they had consulted 'you' don't you ...you're just pissed off that you were not personally involved.
She is earning I guess about 200k a year. Not bad money and certainly worth taking if all you have to do professionally is listen to the same faces taking the same old tired points. The abuse just cements her position
She is a trained lawyer and seems to have outlasted all the worse that has been thrown at her. Like Thatcher she is looking for her Falklands moment and I reckon next year she might get it. I am not happy about relegation but sometimes you have to fall to get up. As a Charlton fan I look forward to fighting back and not bitching all the time when things don't go or way.
Has someone actually got a reasonable alternative to Katrien or are we gonna keep on with the 'my dog could do better - rubbish.
Can someone remind me who was the CEO when we last got relegated to Div 1? I can't recall the level of abuse that time around - why the difference?
She is earning I guess about 200k a year. Not bad money and certainly worth taking if all you have to do professionally is listen to the same faces taking the same old tired points. The abuse just cements her position
She is a trained lawyer and seems to have outlasted all the worse that has been thrown at her. Like Thatcher she is looking for her Falklands moment and I reckon next year she might get it. I am not happy about relegation but sometimes you have to fall to get up. As a Charlton fan I look forward to fighting back and not bitching all the time when things don't go or way.
Has someone actually got a reasonable alternative to Katrien or are we gonna keep on with the 'my dog could do better - rubbish.
Can someone remind me who was the CEO when we last got relegated to Div 1? I can't recall the level of abuse that time around - why the difference?
Charlton Chief Executive Katrien Meire has issued the following statement following the club's relegation to League One Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
Is the comma before and the correct grammar to have used? It doesn't feel right and is annoying me...
Yes that's definitely the worst thing about this statement.
Well it is because it will get us grammar nazis debating the Oxford comma...
Oxford Comma? Is that who we will be playing in 3 seasons time in the National League?
"Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship."
Just because you aim for something doesn't mean it's going to happen you deluded prick. You have to back-up the aim with action. I thought your aim this season was to be a stable Championship club with Premiership ambitions, how's that working out? Jesus wept.
Do you think if I aim for something it will just happen? I aim to be a 10 foot half leprechaun, half unicorn with the command of 8 languages and the strength of a thousand men. I'll let you know next week how that is going.
She is earning I guess about 200k a year. Not bad money and certainly worth taking if all you have to do professionally is listen to the same faces taking the same old tired points. The abuse just cements her position
She is a trained lawyer and seems to have outlasted all the worse that has been thrown at her. Like Thatcher she is looking for her Falklands moment and I reckon next year she might get it. I am not happy about relegation but sometimes you have to fall to get up. As a Charlton fan I look forward to fighting back and not bitching all the time when things don't go or way.
Has someone actually got a reasonable alternative to Katrien or are we gonna keep on with the 'my dog could do better - rubbish.
Can someone remind me who was the CEO when we last got relegated to Div 1? I can't recall the level of abuse that time around - why the difference?
Steve Waggott was CEO and he came in for tons of abuse
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I don't think there's any more to say, it is disappointing and frustrating that they still don't get it.
They say they made mistakes and need to learn from them. I doubt the mistakes they speak of are the same as those we see.
I appreciate your post was to provoke and rile people up (which actually is quite insensitive given the fact that we have just been relegated, perhaps you're taking lessons from Joleon Lescott), but to say she's won is bizarre. She's likely done her career a fair bit of damage here if she plans on staying in football.
She remains because she has an easy job. She gets paid to administer the actions of a twat who does what he wants, there is absolutely zero required of her other than to nod and agree with Roland
As for the comment about badly-dressed, overweight, middle-aged English men - quite clearly you haven't been at The Valley this season during the protests. One of the best things has been the cross section of supporters involved; from young teenage lads to older women - and everything in between.
By the way, with regards to your last a point: a solid 7.5/10 I reckon, so it would still be a "Yes". Unfortunately her gender nor her looks are relevant to the her ability to act as a competent CEO, so perhaps you should rethink your post a little.
All I can say is time is a good healer mate and we are here for you
Everyone at Charlton Athletic Football Club is deeply disappointed that we have been relegated from the Championship.
This is not the time for excuses. We apologise for our mistakes and now need to learn from them so that we can put firm foundations in place for the future that ensure the long-term stability of the club.
We all acknowledge that this is a difficult time for the club, but I and the club’s Senior Management Team will start the rebuilding work immediately. Our sole aim is to be fighting for promotion next season and our top priority is to put together a squad that can help Charlton Athletic get back into the Championship.
We would like to thank our fans for their support and continued loyalty both home and away this season, and we will communicate further plans for next season in the coming weeks and months. Our fans are integral to the success of this club and we want to work together with our supporters to make sure we move forward in our pursuit to return to the Championship.
PS Season ticket prices have all now gone up by just £25 a seat, COYR
The campaign as I mentioned before was flawed against Katrien. Too many cooks and all that. If personalities has not taken it upon themselves to speak on behalf of all Charlton fans had actually consulted all Charlton fans then a different and more subtle approach could have been taken earlier. It seems to me calling her a slag, bitch, c.nt etc played into her hands.
She is still employed because she showed the balls to stand up and take the abuse. I honestly don't see the point that some of you are making. If she had resigned are you suggesting we will have stayed up contrary to the bookies prediction?
I reckon she has offered to resign but Roland refused and told her to stand up to the fans earning his respect. Why some of you want to engage with the board is curious to me? Why? It's Roland's toy and he is not gonna let you play with it, iand all the beach balls in the world is not going to change that.
We tackle the important issues here on CL...
If you fuck up so badly to stunt a decent club in the championships growth and help get them relegated, how on Earth can you still have such a high role within the club and even moreso expect backing and support from those around you for your new 'plan'.
Look at how successful clubs are run (us in 90s/early 00's) and which bit of it have they copied to try and emulate football league success?
What a crock of shit.
Poor you
She is a trained lawyer and seems to have outlasted all the worse that has been thrown at her. Like Thatcher she is looking for her Falklands moment and I reckon next year she might get it. I am not happy about relegation but sometimes you have to fall to get up. As a Charlton fan I look forward to fighting back and not bitching all the time when things don't go or way.
Has someone actually got a reasonable alternative to Katrien or are we gonna keep on with the 'my dog could do better - rubbish.
Can someone remind me who was the CEO when we last got relegated to Div 1? I can't recall the level of abuse that time around - why the difference?
Just because you aim for something doesn't mean it's going to happen you deluded prick. You have to back-up the aim with action. I thought your aim this season was to be a stable Championship club with Premiership ambitions, how's that working out? Jesus wept.
Do you think if I aim for something it will just happen? I aim to be a 10 foot half leprechaun, half unicorn with the command of 8 languages and the strength of a thousand men. I'll let you know next week how that is going.