Despite signing for us in Jan, CPFC are still paying off JWs contract until 30th June and is the only way he could have signed for us.
We have absolutely no chance to match his CPFC salary. His 2017 contract extension with CPFC put him on more money, for example, than Grant's wages at Huddersfield. He was earning three times more than any other Charlton player who was on that Wembley turf.
Simple for him then. Probably a fairly wealthy man already. Hold out for best money deal, or play for less money (still good) at a local club, which really wants him? Deal buster....The mighty Rolando and the future of CAFC. Total loose cannon. Who would blame any player for looking elewhere. Such a F---ing shame. Some players realise that they can't command the money they used to, but still want to play/do a good job at a lower level.
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
We all love the club. Over the years I have travelled home and away. We know the importance of supporting the manger/players. It's not a matter of turning up for the big games (though you will always get an element of that). Things are fundamentally wrong. Fans loyalty is not being appreciated (By owners). LB has still not got a contract (shameful). Players, and staff are being disrespected. This guy is showing no respect for a great football club. He couldn't even be bothered to turn up for the play off final. He is a rich man playing games. Being blindly loyal to the manager/team is commedable, but it's not going to make a bigger problem go away. The biggest pitch invasion the valley will ever see is when this
Belgian fuckwit sellls the club and fucks off. Support the club, by all means, but be aware of the underlying cancer
Go Roland---spend some well deserved time with Katrien and fill your boots(what an image). You don't need all the stress of stopping a resurgent club with a demonstrably big fanbase from prospering. Really---go on.Have a good strong Belgian beer and bang her brains out. You Wal-looney. Bye bye bye bye bye Take care See ya Bye Yeh yeh you too.Bye bye See you next Tuesday.
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
Not gonna happen. Roland is not that stupid (said no one ever)
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
Go Roland---spend some well deserved time with Katrien and fill your boots(what an image). You don't need all the stress of stopping a resurgent club with a demonstrably big fanbase from prospering. Really---go on.Have a good strong Belgian beer and bang her brains out. You Wal-looney. Bye bye bye bye bye Take care See ya Bye Yeh yeh you too.Bye bye See you next Tuesday.
Have you not considered that maybe he enjoys the stress?
Prague. I always find your posts intersesting and to the point. Nothing new, but vey depressing in regards to the overall state of affairs. Roland seems prepared to lose money hand over fist if necessary. It's all about his ego. Sadly, i think it's going to take strong measures to force him out of this club.
For those who think Roland is just going to go away think again. A little anecdote. After the Wembley game, I was having a few drinks in a waterloo pub. Got talking to a few addicks, who, not surprisingly, were over the moon. I explained, that although I was overjoyed, the problem remained the same. Would he fund/support progession for the club as a whole? Almost certainly, NO
I had boycotted, but couldn't help myself to come back and support the manager, the team and fellow fans. One fan said to me, "you're not part of card are you". I said no I'm not, but I believe that drastic action is the only way to get RD out of the club. This seemed to be met with some confusion.
Let's be straight. It's unlikely that Duchatalet is going to do anything that has the club's interest at heart. It's all about him and his ego. We must do everything we can to force him out of our club.
Unfortunately for 90% -95% of fans it's about results. Roland will go when he wants and that will be when someone comes close to his asking price.
But is the asking price increasing as he loses even more money?
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
We all love the club. Over the years I have travelled home and away. We know the importance of supporting the manger/players. It's not a matter of turning up for the big games (though you will always get an element of that). Things are fundamentally wrong. Fans loyalty is not being appreciated (By owners). LB has still not got a contract (shameful). Players, and staff are being disrespected. This guy is showing no respect for a great football club. He couldn't even be bothered to turn up for the play off final. He is a rich man playing games. Being blindly loyal to the manager/team is commedable, but it's not going to make a bigger problem go away. The biggest pitch invasion the valley will ever see is when this
Belgian fuckwit sellls the club and fucks off. Support the club, by all means, but be aware of the underlying cancer
We all agree with this & I believe there are very few Charlton fans who are unaware. So what's your plan?
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
Bowyer should obviously have been signed up, we all know it's ridiculous. So should Aribo & Fosu at the start of last season.
However, it is a lie to say that half the squad are leaving because the idiotic owner has failed to offer them an adequate contract.
We have offered contracts to who we want to keep. Please read what Bowyer said.
The reason for not offering the others contracts, is because Lee Bowyer doesn't want to keep them & I agree with him.
We shall be looking to get in better players, not inferior players.
We all know they are likely to be the best players from L1 who are out of contract like Lyle Taylor was.
We all know it's far from ideal & we all want a better owner than the bonkers Belgian, but please don't tell lies to influence others.
As long as the management team are in place I’ll see that as a positive, the player situation although not ideal isn’t too much of a surprise, keeping Bauer and Aribo would be amazing, but we were always going to need 2 new strikers and new midfielders with the 2 loaners going back. If Bowyer and Jackson go, that will be unforgivable but I can’t see that happening but then this is Roland we’re talking about. My Dad was telling me that he read an interview with Gallen who said his job at Charlton extended way beyond being Head of Scouting. Maybe they should make him CEO and have a proper football person dictating the direction of the club, sounds like he’s fulfilling some of that role anyway. Palace CEO is an ex pro and the longest serving one at that.
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So soon after the final, it’s a bit disappointing that we’re bickering about this again isn’t it?
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So soon after the final, it’s a bit disappointing that we’re bickering about this again isn’t it?
Less than a week after promotion and already some people are complaining about the bickering.
My insider says that ‘there’s a meeting on Friday with RD with a group mainly based in Austria ... not sure if there they’re new or one of the existing groups that have shown interest ...’
Has anyone seen the activity wall? I appear to have ruffled feathers. My inside information comes from you know where and was posted by you know who. I’ll say no more ...
The number of released players, demands of the Championship, we'd need something like 10? players, short term last minute.com strategy, the low budget and historical over reliance on loans has to be a concern, let's give each other a break eh. Thankfully/hopefully we will have the force multiplier that its Bowyer at the helm, but even then the situation is far from ideal. Villa paid something like £100m to go up I understand and that was through the playoffs..
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So soon after the final, it’s a bit disappointing that we’re bickering about this again isn’t it?
Who’s bickering....we’re discussing a very real reality that simply cannot be ignored, no matter how unpalatable and so soon after the euphoria of Wembley as that may be.....there isn’t much time before the situation could become considerably more problematic, hence the need to discuss things so urgently......I am 100% certain that we all wish it were not the case.....the reality is however very different.
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So soon after the final, it’s a bit disappointing that we’re bickering about this again isn’t it?
Who’s bickering....we’re discussing a very real reality that simply cannot be ignored, no matter how unpalatable and so soon after the euphoria of Wembley as that may be.....there isn’t much time before the situation could become considerably more problematic, hence the need to discuss things so urgently......I am 100% certain that we all wish it were not the case.....the reality is however very different.
I was talking about the boycott/don’t boycott bickering. Shouldn’t that be on the ‘Boycott/don’t boycott‘ thread? We’ve got a takeover to bicker about here;-)
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
Bowyer should obviously have been signed up, we all know it's ridiculous. So should Aribo & Fosu at the start of last season.
However, it is a lie to say that half the squad are leaving because the idiotic owner has failed to offer them an adequate contract.
We have offered contracts to who we want to keep. Please read what Bowyer said.
The reason for not offering the others contracts, is because Lee Bowyer doesn't want to keep them & I agree with him.
We shall be looking to get in better players, not inferior players.
We all know they are likely to be the best players from L1 who are out if contract like Lyle Taylor was.
We all know it's far from ideal & we all want a better owner than the bonkers Belgian, but please don't tell lies to influence others.
This really is the worst time of year to read threads on CL. Everyone speculating about signings , takeovers and contracts without actually knowing very much at all . People jumping to conclusions, panicking and arguing with each other . All this after one of our greatest days in our history.
Do we now consider the ‘Duchatelet years’ worse than the ‘Ground-sharing years’?
That’s a really interesting question. I started off with Charlton during the ground sharing years as a kid but because of that (and having never been to The Valley) at that time, I didn’t really appreciate how shit it was and mostly enjoyed it (except for the relegation and irritating player sales) so for me these last 5yrs feel a lot worse but interested to read the views of others/elders....
So only support your team at Wembley? It didn't take long, it really didn't. So disappointing.
I think that you need to start looking at the bigger picture.
We all know the bigger picture. But some of us support the team home & away, whilst some of us turn up occasionally for a big game. We all know & want a better owner. Have another listen to what Lee Bowyer said about the importance of the fans.
So when Bowyer and over half of the current squad walk away on 30 June because the idiotic owner fails to offer them adequate contracts and then brings in inferior replacements from football's equivalent of Poundland, you'll feel the same will you?
Bowyer should obviously have been signed up, we all know it's ridiculous. So should Aribo & Fosu at the start of last season.
However, it is a lie to say that half the squad are leaving because the idiotic owner has failed to offer them an adequate contract.
We have offered contracts to who we want to keep. Please read what Bowyer said.
The reason for not offering the others contracts, is because Lee Bowyer doesn't want to keep them & I agree with him.
We shall be looking to get in better players, not inferior players.
We all know they are likely to be the best players from L1 who are out if contract like Lyle Taylor was.
We all know it's far from ideal & we all want a better owner than the bonkers Belgian, but please don't tell lies to influence others.
I don’t think Bowyer will be leaving but Superclive’s comment cannot be a lie because it’s a prediction not a statement of fact - see also Boris Johnson’s lies v unfulfilled predictions on the remain side in 2016. One was established fact, the other was opinion.
The strong likelihood if RD remains in charge is that he will wreck the situation again. I’m reluctant to expand on this too much in the aftermath of last weekend, which everyone enjoyed, but the flaws in his approach are obvious and won’t be offset by cheering louder or pretending they don’t exist. The difference in L1 is that two thirds of the clubs can’t compete with us.
”Support the team” on its own is not enough. Indeed it’s likely to lead to another wave of even deeper hopelessness driving more people away permanently. It needs to be coupled with causing Duchatelet as much embarrassment and inconvenience as possible.
Ok, I will be the one to say it, I would imagine Steve Parish had a lot to do with Palace paying the bulk of Jonny Williams wages on the six month contract. Plus Steve Parish is one lucky bastard with some lovely memories !
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You don't need all the stress of stopping a resurgent club with a
demonstrably big fanbase from prospering.
Really---go on.Have a good strong Belgian beer and bang her brains out.
You Wal-looney.
Bye bye bye bye bye Take care See ya
Bye Yeh yeh you too.Bye bye
See you next Tuesday.
So what's your plan?
However, it is a lie to say that half the squad are leaving because the idiotic owner has failed to offer them an adequate contract.
We have offered contracts to who we want to keep. Please read what Bowyer said.
The reason for not offering the others contracts, is because Lee Bowyer doesn't want to keep them & I agree with him.
We shall be looking to get in better players, not inferior players.
We all know they are likely to be the best players from L1 who are out of contract like Lyle Taylor was.
We all know it's far from ideal & we all want a better owner than the bonkers Belgian, but please don't tell lies to influence others.
Shouldn’t that be on the ‘Boycott/don’t boycott‘ thread? We’ve got a takeover to bicker about here;-)
They could be leaving.
Chill out people!!!
I started off with Charlton during the ground sharing years as a kid but because of that (and having never been to The Valley) at that time, I didn’t really appreciate how shit it was and mostly enjoyed it (except for the relegation and irritating player sales) so for me these last 5yrs feel a lot worse but interested to read the views of others/elders....
The strong likelihood if RD remains in charge is that he will wreck the situation again. I’m reluctant to expand on this too much in the aftermath of last weekend, which everyone enjoyed, but the flaws in his approach are obvious and won’t be offset by cheering louder or pretending they don’t exist. The difference in L1 is that two thirds of the clubs can’t compete with us.
”Support the team” on its own is not enough. Indeed it’s likely to lead to another wave of even deeper hopelessness driving more people away permanently. It needs to be coupled with causing Duchatelet as much embarrassment and inconvenience as possible.
Problem is, they all want to be the Steve Parish figure (Without the hair and Susanna Reid)
I would imagine Steve Parish had a lot to do with Palace paying the bulk of Jonny Williams wages on the six month contract.
Plus Steve Parish is one lucky bastard with some lovely memories !