RD is slowly killing the club, RB would be a quick death of Charlton. There will be a club with a similar name in a different ground and different kit but it won't be Charlton. Not to me anyway.
That would be it for football for me.
I know it's just one dodgy Twitter account but I cannot emphasise enough how bad this will be.
Would it be though? They wouldn't be able to change the name, that's been established. Cardiff's mad owner tried changing the kit, and he had shit all luck with that and changed it back; even he knew he'd crossed a line. Maybe the ground would become the Red Bull Valley, maybe we'd move, but I think we have to accept being based where we are that one day there's a serious chance an owner will try and move us to the Peninsula. As for the logo, yeah, we might get a new one with bulls on it, but we could also get one with a bloke dying of heartburn like Leeds or some weird cartoon pirate ship like City regardless of who owns us.
If we've learned anything from RD's failed experiment, as well as the quick about-turns of the owners of Hull, Cardiff and others, it's that football fans in this country, you and me, are a bunch of bastards and you can't sell us anything we don't want to buy if it concerns our club. Sure, Red Bull have been able to pick up clapped out teams - a fifth division team and a team who had already changed their name for sponsorship money before - with little history and little interest but we are not that. I don't think we're being bought by RB for a second but I really don't think they'd have much luck pulling the heart out of the club if they tried; RD's been actively trying to kill us for years and as soon as he gets his money he's running for his life away from us as fast as he can. We like to say that RD bought the wrong club, and we will continue to be the wrong club for anyone stupid enough to come in with any agenda other than winning football matches and trying not to go out of business
RD is slowly killing the club, RB would be a quick death of Charlton. There will be a club with a similar name in a different ground and different kit but it won't be Charlton. Not to me anyway.
That would be it for football for me.
I know it's just one dodgy Twitter account but I cannot emphasise enough how bad this will be.
Would it be though? They wouldn't be able to change the name, that's been established. Cardiff's mad owner tried changing the kit, and he had shit all luck with that and changed it back; even he knew he'd crossed a line. Maybe the ground would become the Red Bull Valley, maybe we'd move, but I think we have to accept being based where we are that one day there's a serious chance an owner will try and move us to the Peninsula. As for the logo, yeah, we might get a new one with bulls on it, but we could also get one with a bloke dying of heartburn like Leeds or some weird cartoon pirate ship like City regardless of who owns us.
If we've learned anything from RD's failed experiment, as well as the quick about-turns of the owners of Hull, Cardiff and others, it's that football fans in this country, you and me, are a bunch of bastards and you can't sell us anything we don't want to buy if it concerns our club. Sure, Red Bull have been able to pick up clapped out teams - a fifth division team and a team who had already changed their name for sponsorship money before - with little history and little interest but we are not that. I don't think we're being bought by RB for a second but I really don't think they'd have much luck pulling the heart out of the club if they tried; RD's been actively trying to kill us for years and as soon as he gets his money he's running for his life away from us as fast as he can. We like to say that RD bought the wrong club, and we will continue to be the wrong club for anyone stupid enough to come in with any agenda other than winning football matches and trying not to go out of business
I'd be interested to know how much that (moving to the peninsular) would cost. I imagine land in the area no longer comes cheap. There's also the cost of building a stadium large enough to cope with the kind of crowds you'd hope to get in the Premier League. Can't see there'd be any point in building a smaller stadium - that would be an admission of defeat, before you've even got started. Obviously some funding would come from the sale of The Valley [sob].
Woudn't it be cheaper just to organise a fleet of coaches to provide free travel to and from the peninsular including the O2?
RD is slowly killing the club, RB would be a quick death of Charlton. There will be a club with a similar name in a different ground and different kit but it won't be Charlton. Not to me anyway.
That would be it for football for me.
I know it's just one dodgy Twitter account but I cannot emphasise enough how bad this will be.
Would it be though? They wouldn't be able to change the name, that's been established. Cardiff's mad owner tried changing the kit, and he had shit all luck with that and changed it back; even he knew he'd crossed a line. Maybe the ground would become the Red Bull Valley, maybe we'd move, but I think we have to accept being based where we are that one day there's a serious chance an owner will try and move us to the Peninsula. As for the logo, yeah, we might get a new one with bulls on it, but we could also get one with a bloke dying of heartburn like Leeds or some weird cartoon pirate ship like City regardless of who owns us.
If we've learned anything from RD's failed experiment, as well as the quick about-turns of the owners of Hull, Cardiff and others, it's that football fans in this country, you and me, are a bunch of bastards and you can't sell us anything we don't want to buy if it concerns our club. Sure, Red Bull have been able to pick up clapped out teams - a fifth division team and a team who had already changed their name for sponsorship money before - with little history and little interest but we are not that. I don't think we're being bought by RB for a second but I really don't think they'd have much luck pulling the heart out of the club if they tried; RD's been actively trying to kill us for years and as soon as he gets his money he's running for his life away from us as fast as he can. We like to say that RD bought the wrong club, and we will continue to be the wrong club for anyone stupid enough to come in with any agenda other than winning football matches and trying not to go out of business
Great post Garry. If there's one thing positive to come out of the Two Shats era, it's that the fans have shown what they can do when faced with unsuitable ownership. Hopefully that'll be enough to put only well-intentioned suitors in the frame.
Personally I just want to see Charlton be successful if that involves Red Bull so be it. Without big money that won't be possible in today's football world
Big money is very useful but what really gets you success is smart people. Like it or not (and of course many don't) RB Leipzig have been very very smart.
Big money is very useful but what really gets you success is smart people. Like it or not (and of course many don't) RB Leipzig have been very very smart.
Big money gets smart people.
Not always - just ask RD.
He didnt pay big money in his football clubs(after all, why do you think the likes of Kermy,Morro were moved on?) - but i bet he does at Melexis.
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If we've learned anything from RD's failed experiment, as well as the quick about-turns of the owners of Hull, Cardiff and others, it's that football fans in this country, you and me, are a bunch of bastards and you can't sell us anything we don't want to buy if it concerns our club. Sure, Red Bull have been able to pick up clapped out teams - a fifth division team and a team who had already changed their name for sponsorship money before - with little history and little interest but we are not that. I don't think we're being bought by RB for a second but I really don't think they'd have much luck pulling the heart out of the club if they tried; RD's been actively trying to kill us for years and as soon as he gets his money he's running for his life away from us as fast as he can. We like to say that RD bought the wrong club, and we will continue to be the wrong club for anyone stupid enough to come in with any agenda other than winning football matches and trying not to go out of business
Obviously some funding would come from the sale of The Valley [sob].
Woudn't it be cheaper just to organise a fleet of coaches to provide free travel to and from the peninsular including the O2?
I wasn't thinking of his clubs, more the personnel he hired to run them. I'm sure his other businesses must be much better run.
Woah that’s weird!
No need to discuss Red Bull - we will soon have the report of agent Lookman.
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