The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) will send a message to Charlton’s owners when its latest free, unofficial matchday programme is handed out before tomorrow's match against Bolton Wanderers.
Last season’s unofficial matchday programmes produced by CARD proved so popular with supporters that the club decided to copy the retro design for its own official issues!
Our latest issue will contain plenty to inform and entertain – and also a way for supporters to take action as the protests continue against the club’s incompetent regime.
The unofficial programme will be distributed by volunteers around the ground before kick-off, but the Charlton fans behind the Charlton protest shirt have already been working frantically over the last week to send it out to supporters who have already ordered.
Although we’re told that not all the deliveries will be completed in time for this weekend, Saturday’s match against Bolton will see fans wearing the black-and-white halved shirts in SE7 for the first time.
And CARD can today announce that it has designated the home match against Wimbledon on Saturday, September 17th Black and White Day.
More details will follow nearer the time, but we will be encouraging everyone who has ordered a protest shirt to attend, and those who haven’t to wear black and white to send a clear message to the regime.
Finally, fans keen to travel to the away game against Fleetwood on September 10th can now
order coach travel through the Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Trust.
The trust took the decision to run its own coach service - which is £8 cheaper than the club’s service - following a series of unresolved complaints by fans regarding Valley Away’s pricing, delays, a lack of coaches and strange routes.
Bookings are now being accepted by the trust at enq@castrust.org. Information about the coach can be found at
http://www.castrust.org/ or at the trust stall behind the north stand before the Bolton game (2-2.45pm).
Comments
It seems CAFC are doing a copy
I keep looking through past CARD statements and I must be missing something and just ignoring it. Sure the only thing that was ever said was suggesting to withold season ticket money.
Personally I believe a total empty stadium would see this situation resolved very quickly, but that doesn't make me feel any less about the fans still attending. Its there given right to do as they see fit.
Another line of argument is that to turn up and protest costs Roland a lot of money in extra security measures, so turning up hits him in the pocket.
Boycotting is less stressful for the regime and all those at Charlton on match days, but there is an unquantifiable cost associated with turning up and protesting. Unquantifiable costs such as putting people off going which is admittedly a very sour outcome, but for some it is a choice between two evils, and extra stress levels for those working at the club dealing with the fans that they seem to hate and despise anyway.
'If you don't like it, don't f***ing come'
It is interesting that at the two home matches so far Roger Johnson has not warmed up along the touchline, not a big deal in itself, but it represents a few extra notches on the stress level for some people who work for the club.
There is clearly a debate to be had regarding the morality of actions which stretches from 'give the club unquestioning support and loyalty' to 'do anything you can to destroy the club if it is going to be run as it is at present, take the club down with you if necessary'.
For most people they occupy a point somewhere between those two extreme positions.
But, to confirm again, CARD have never called for a boycott of matches.
Also how did you vote in the referendum and what's your favourite colour please?
WSS I guess CARD represent 50% of the fanbase of which that doesn't include me in believe we need to get that 50% up a lot more to defeat old roly.
It would help me maybe others to know what the top bods are up to this might then get me swaying to CARD more.
So that's the two top boys accounted for.