Blimey, if you change your predictions from “it’s not happening” to “it’ll happen as soon as the division we’re in next season is clear” to “anytime in the next two years” then I concede with pretty much all bases now covered you must be really really ITK and really really cool
I am now aware of who is favourite to be the new owner, and I cannot wait for it to happen. I will now continue to refuse any more of my money to the Belgian idiot, and I would support some return to making our anger obvious to him. Good days should follow, but with him in control who knows where his greed might take us. Making money is something he excels at, running a football club he will never understand, I feel privileged not to have to know him !
So Robinson confirmed what I said last week. The players have basically stopped playing, because they are concerned about their futures.
“There’s been too many things hanging over the club for too long a time. So when something very small goes against you it sparks a negative mentality. You’ve got players in there whose contracts are up in the summer not knowing what’s going on, who’s going to be in charge. These are answers that I can’t give to players or their agents with six weeks to go in the season.
“This is a reality check. If I’ve got to get in trouble for saying it I don’t really care. It’s the truth.
“I’d love to build something properly but how can you build something when you don’t know what corner you’re turning. We’ve created quite a good mentality around the place but we need something to take us onto the next level now. Everybody is just waiting. How long can you keep waiting? People’s careers are going down the pan. It’s as simple as that.”
Just read this & I'm feeling murderous.....
It's YOUR job , Karl, to make sure your players do their jobs - forget about next week, or next season and concentrate on the job in hand ....WINNING GAMES, EARNING THEIR MONEY and GIVING THEIR ALL ! They're professional footballers, for feck's sake and this kind of situation goes with the territory ! How do you think the players reacted when they heard the announcement they would play their future home matches at Selhurst Park ? How do you think Lenny Lawrence dealt with their concerns etc ? You don't have a clue. And as far as I'm concerned, you soon won't have a job.
" Careers are going down the pan " ? More like YOUR career , pal. This kind of pathetic talk would never have entered the heads of genuine, honest managers like Curbs, SCP and yes,Parky. All the bleating & lame excuses in the world will do is increase the distance between you and the fans ....and maybe has already built a gulf between you and your players. Is that part of your problem ?
I'm afraid that's it for me. You've lost my support. And there's no going back.
Robinson is a buck stops with me but..... merchant. He may have some points in what he says, but he is really incapable of genuinely taking the blame. He sort of takes it then mitigates it in his next sentence. It is possibly why he is a bang average League One manager - if you can't identify your failings how do you improve? Having said that, it is a big handicap having Roland for an owner - that is why I hate the guy so much! He is destroying our club.
I had a glimmer of hope that Robinson had enough about him to overcome this handicap but it has become clear he does not. I do not dislike the guy and blame Duchatelet for our plight, but Robinson has shown he is definitely not the answer going forwards.
Robinson is a buck stops with me but..... merchant. He may have some points in what he says, but he is really incapable of genuinely taking the blame. He sort of takes it then mitigates it in his next sentence. It is possibly why he is a bang average League One manager - if you can't identify your failings how do you improve? Having said that, it is a big handicap having Roland for an owner - that is why I hate the guy so much! He is destroying our club.
I had a glimmer of hope that Robinson had enough about him to overcome this handicap but it has become clear he does not. I do not dislike the guy and blame Duchatelet for our plight, but Robinson has shown he is definitely not the answer going forwards.
He takes the blame and then spends 17 minutes explaining why its not really his fault at all but lays the blame off everywhere else - pathetic. The man is a complete fraud and doesn't have the intelligence to realise how transparent it all is.
Robinson is a buck stops with me but..... merchant. He may have some points in what he says, but he is really incapable of genuinely taking the blame. He sort of takes it then mitigates it in his next sentence. It is possibly why he is a bang average League One manager - if you can't identify your failings how do you improve? Having said that, it is a big handicap having Roland for an owner - that is why I hate the guy so much! He is destroying our club.
I had a glimmer of hope that Robinson had enough about him to overcome this handicap but it has become clear he does not. I do not dislike the guy and blame Duchatelet for our plight, but Robinson has shown he is definitely not the answer going forwards.
I am now aware of who is favourite to be the new owner, and I cannot wait for it to happen. I will now continue to refuse any more of my money to the Belgian idiot, and I would support some return to making our anger obvious to him. Good days should follow, but with him in control who knows where his greed might take us. Making money is something he excels at, running a football club he will never understand, I feel privileged not to have to know him !
So Robinson confirmed what I said last week. The players have basically stopped playing, because they are concerned about their futures.
“There’s been too many things hanging over the club for too long a time. So when something very small goes against you it sparks a negative mentality. You’ve got players in there whose contracts are up in the summer not knowing what’s going on, who’s going to be in charge. These are answers that I can’t give to players or their agents with six weeks to go in the season.
“This is a reality check. If I’ve got to get in trouble for saying it I don’t really care. It’s the truth.
“I’d love to build something properly but how can you build something when you don’t know what corner you’re turning. We’ve created quite a good mentality around the place but we need something to take us onto the next level now. Everybody is just waiting. How long can you keep waiting? People’s careers are going down the pan. It’s as simple as that.”
Just read this & I'm feeling murderous.....
It's YOUR job , Karl, to make sure your players do their jobs - forget about next week, or next season and concentrate on the job in hand ....WINNING GAMES, EARNING THEIR MONEY and GIVING THEIR ALL ! They're professional footballers, for feck's sake and this kind of situation goes with the territory ! How do you think the players reacted when they heard the announcement they would play their future home matches at Selhurst Park ? How do you think Lenny Lawrence dealt with their concerns etc ? You don't have a clue. And as far as I'm concerned, you soon won't have a job.
" Careers are going down the pan " ? More like YOUR career , pal. This kind of pathetic talk would never have entered the heads of genuine, honest managers like Curbs, SCP and yes,Parky. All the bleating & lame excuses in the world will do is increase the distance between you and the fans ....and maybe has already built a gulf between you and your players. Is that part of your problem ?
I'm afraid that's it for me. You've lost my support. And there's no going back.
One bleat too far....BAAAAAAA.
Perfect post. Of course it's Robinson's job to get the players motivated for every game, to forget what is happening off the pitch and out of their control, just play well and win on it! All he does is bleat on to anyone who will listen about how hard they have it, and it's not my fault guv, no wonder the players have turned into the pathetic spineless bunch they sadly are today. If you are not up to it, then get the hell out of our club!!!
I am now aware of who is favourite to be the new owner, and I cannot wait for it to happen. I will now continue to refuse any more of my money to the Belgian idiot, and I would support some return to making our anger obvious to him. Good days should follow, but with him in control who knows where his greed might take us. Making money is something he excels at, running a football club he will never understand, I feel privileged not to have to know him !
I am beginning to feel like the only person not ITK !
I am now aware of who is favourite to be the new owner, and I cannot wait for it to happen. I will now continue to refuse any more of my money to the Belgian idiot, and I would support some return to making our anger obvious to him. Good days should follow, but with him in control who knows where his greed might take us. Making money is something he excels at, running a football club he will never understand, I feel privileged not to have to know him !
I am beginning to feel like the only person not ITK !
No one is really in the know. Even Murray and Robinson aren't ITK. We've been fed scraps from lawyers and insiders, but even those scraps haven't yielded correct info because Roland seems to keep moving the cardigans goalposts.
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Grumps, dear friend .
If I give you a lick of one of my sought after humbugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Grumps, dear friend .
If I give you a lick of one of my sought after humbugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Grumps, dear friend .
If I give you a lick of one of my sought after humbugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Grumps, dear friend .
If I give you a lick of one of my sought after humbugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
I can only offer a stroke of my long haired Valli.....
So Robinson confirmed what I said last week. The players have basically stopped playing, because they are concerned about their futures.
“There’s been too many things hanging over the club for too long a time. So when something very small goes against you it sparks a negative mentality. You’ve got players in there whose contracts are up in the summer not knowing what’s going on, who’s going to be in charge. These are answers that I can’t give to players or their agents with six weeks to go in the season.
“This is a reality check. If I’ve got to get in trouble for saying it I don’t really care. It’s the truth.
“I’d love to build something properly but how can you build something when you don’t know what corner you’re turning. We’ve created quite a good mentality around the place but we need something to take us onto the next level now. Everybody is just waiting. How long can you keep waiting? People’s careers are going down the pan. It’s as simple as that.”
Just read this & I'm feeling murderous.....
It's YOUR job , Karl, to make sure your players do their jobs - forget about next week, or next season and concentrate on the job in hand ....WINNING GAMES, EARNING THEIR MONEY and GIVING THEIR ALL ! They're professional footballers, for feck's sake and this kind of situation goes with the territory ! How do you think the players reacted when they heard the announcement they would play their future home matches at Selhurst Park ? How do you think Lenny Lawrence dealt with their concerns etc ? You don't have a clue. And as far as I'm concerned, you soon won't have a job.
" Careers are going down the pan " ? More like YOUR career , pal. This kind of pathetic talk would never have entered the heads of genuine, honest managers like Curbs, SCP and yes,Parky. All the bleating & lame excuses in the world will do is increase the distance between you and the fans ....and maybe has already built a gulf between you and your players. Is that part of your problem ?
I'm afraid that's it for me. You've lost my support. And there's no going back.
One bleat too far....BAAAAAAA.
Perfect post. Of course it's Robinson's job to get the players motivated for every game, to forget what is happening off the pitch and out of their control, just play well and win on it! All he does is bleat on to anyone who will listen about how hard they have it, and it's not my fault guv, no wonder the players have turned into the pathetic spineless bunch they sadly are today. If you are not up to it, then get the hell out of our club!!!
This 100%. We all know the difficulties but he needs to focus on what he has control over - he could change formation for instance - as I have said before it may make no difference, but surely worth a try when our current formation doesn't work especially at home. That is all I ask of him - and I know that if you give some players excuses, they take them.
Callum and Athletico, I am sworn to secrecy, but I can confirm that if it goes through everybody will be delighted with it. You should all be concentrating upon kicking Rolands ass, and doing anything that you can to hurt him. This is not fake news !
Grumps, dear friend .
If I give you one of my sought after bumhugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
Robinson is a buck stops with me but..... merchant. He may have some points in what he says, but he is really incapable of genuinely taking the blame. He sort of takes it then mitigates it in his next sentence.
Much like the Jamie Carragher 'I was goaded but it was completely unacceptable and I take full responsibility' spiel , which very much sounds like you are not taking full responsibility.
Charlton boss Karl Robinson wants takeover answers from Roland Duchatelet.
The unpopular Addicks owner spoke publicly about his desire to sell the club in December. Despite agreeing a price with two parties for a takeover last month, nothing has materialised.
And just like the fans, who have been frustrated by the continual delays, Robinson wants the deal completed as soon as possible.
He said: “We gave an update the other day - it’s not as close as we were led to believe. But again, I spoke to everyone on Monday, Tuesday night and will do so again today.
“I’m sort of the shield in some ways. It needs to be resolved. If anyone’s got any questions, they need to speak to the owner at the end of the day. It’s got to come from that level.
“None of us can tell you the truth. Someone’s got to get in contact and ask the question. You need an official line of where the club is at, fans, players and staff deserve it.
“That will be a lot fairer on everyone else if there was an update from the horse’s mouth in some ways. So that would be my tip of the day.”
Charlton director Richard Murray has given fans takeover updates throughout the season.
He claimed a deal was “a few weeks away” from being done last month - and with the latest delays - the former Addicks chairman has been criticised by supporters.
On the pitch, Charlton’s poor form hasn't helped either, they have won just five league games since October.
Robinson added: “Richard is away. Richard is someone who was in charge for many years and loved it.
“He’s still down as an acting director. It’s not down to Richard to speak to you, it’s not fair on him, he’s done it out of his loyalty to this football club.
“He’s been criticised because of it because the timescale wasn't what he said. He was only saying what he was told. I keep saying, whoever is going to buy it, it’s a great club.
“Everything is cleaner now than what it was when I first walked in. We can all walk away and look back and say the club is in a good place to move forward. It’s not now with all the uncertainty, but the players are positive and the fans are just waiting for the news.
“The fans have been very respectful since I’ve been here. I don't recall them getting involved in a negative way.
“No player can say any fan has been a negative influence on the pitch. We’ve been our own negative influence on the pitch. We just want it [the takeover] resolved for everyone.”
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I actually think Roland floated that idea as a joke and Katrien flipped about it.
Good days should follow, but with him in control who knows where his greed might take us. Making money is something he excels at, running a football club he will never understand, I feel privileged not to have to know him !
It's YOUR job , Karl, to make sure your players do their jobs - forget about next week, or next season and concentrate on the job in hand ....WINNING GAMES, EARNING THEIR MONEY and GIVING THEIR ALL ! They're professional footballers, for feck's sake and this kind of situation goes with the territory ! How do you think the players reacted when they heard the announcement they would play their future home matches at Selhurst Park ? How do you think Lenny Lawrence dealt with their concerns etc ? You don't have a clue. And as far as I'm concerned, you soon won't have a job.
" Careers are going down the pan " ? More like YOUR career , pal. This kind of pathetic talk would never have entered the heads of genuine, honest managers like Curbs, SCP and yes,Parky. All the bleating & lame excuses in the world will do is increase the distance between you and the fans ....and maybe has already built a gulf between you and your players. Is that part of your problem ?
I'm afraid that's it for me. You've lost my support. And there's no going back.
One bleat too far....BAAAAAAA.
I had a glimmer of hope that Robinson had enough about him to overcome this handicap but it has become clear he does not. I do not dislike the guy and blame Duchatelet for our plight, but Robinson has shown he is definitely not the answer going forwards.
I can't take many more match days while the club is disintegrating before our eyes and I don't even go anymore.
cardigansgoalposts.If I give you a lick of one of my sought after humbugs, will you whisper sweetly in my ear ?
There's only so many licks one humbug can take.
Charlton boss Karl Robinson wants takeover answers from Roland Duchatelet.
The unpopular Addicks owner spoke publicly about his desire to sell the club in December. Despite agreeing a price with two parties for a takeover last month, nothing has materialised.
And just like the fans, who have been frustrated by the continual delays, Robinson wants the deal completed as soon as possible.
He said: “We gave an update the other day - it’s not as close as we were led to believe. But again, I spoke to everyone on Monday, Tuesday night and will do so again today.
“I’m sort of the shield in some ways. It needs to be resolved. If anyone’s got any questions, they need to speak to the owner at the end of the day. It’s got to come from that level.
“None of us can tell you the truth. Someone’s got to get in contact and ask the question. You need an official line of where the club is at, fans, players and staff deserve it.
“That will be a lot fairer on everyone else if there was an update from the horse’s mouth in some ways. So that would be my tip of the day.”
Charlton director Richard Murray has given fans takeover updates throughout the season.
He claimed a deal was “a few weeks away” from being done last month - and with the latest delays - the former Addicks chairman has been criticised by supporters.
On the pitch, Charlton’s poor form hasn't helped either, they have won just five league games since October.
Robinson added: “Richard is away. Richard is someone who was in charge for many years and loved it.
“He’s still down as an acting director. It’s not down to Richard to speak to you, it’s not fair on him, he’s done it out of his loyalty to this football club.
“He’s been criticised because of it because the timescale wasn't what he said. He was only saying what he was told. I keep saying, whoever is going to buy it, it’s a great club.
“Everything is cleaner now than what it was when I first walked in. We can all walk away and look back and say the club is in a good place to move forward. It’s not now with all the uncertainty, but the players are positive and the fans are just waiting for the news.
“The fans have been very respectful since I’ve been here. I don't recall them getting involved in a negative way.
“No player can say any fan has been a negative influence on the pitch. We’ve been our own negative influence on the pitch. We just want it [the takeover] resolved for everyone.”