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(Today) Let’s not forget the boycotters

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  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    ricky_otto said:

    mart77 said:

    TelMc32 said:

    @thickandthin63 your comments are a little at odds with the one you made on the Poll thread for the Pompey game. Are you really two posters - “thick” and “thin”?

    I am breaking my boycott today. We all deserve to celebrate THIS game, OUR history and OUR club. And. I’ll be singing “Charlton til I die” long after this mob have gone, having been here 44 years before them!

    Exactly the same as this Tel! Hoping to bring some friends along from work today as they’ve wanted to come but I’ve been boycotting. Think I’ll struggle to get the 5-7 tickets though!
    Just tell the ticket office that your friends support Bournemouth and it will be fine.
    That lol helped my hangover Ricky!!
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,955
    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,550
    thickandthin63 said:

    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.

    'They can all piss off' suggests that you are telling boycotters not to come back.

    I disagree with your last para. A boycott makes a powerful statement, particularly when conducted by long standing and dedicated supporters.
  • Mametz
    Mametz Posts: 1,254
    thickandthin63 said:

    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.

    Except that this week Roland intimated that those attending games supported his stewardship of the club. In addition to pocketing the 11 million quid he got for selling Lookman and not investing even 10 per cent of that in a replacement striker Roland has you giving him money to further rape the club you profess to love.
  • andynelson
    andynelson Posts: 1,951
    Huge respect for the boycotters. I would still be one if I was a bit more strong-willed.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,621
    Boycotting the games when the current owner doesn’t actually want you there...I’d turn up to spite him, if only for this one match, but that’s just me. Another ‘2%’ extra on the gate isn’t going to make a lot of difference to his bank balance but a big gate today might send out a more important message though...
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,922
    letthegoodtimesroll said:

    Boycotting the games when the current owner doesn’t actually want you there...I’d turn up to spite him, if only for this one match, but that’s just me. Another ‘2%’ extra on the gate isn’t going to make a lot of difference to his bank balance but a big gate today might send out a more important message though...

    A big gate today would send out a message. As a contrast to the small gates we have been getting. Which is effectively saying that the boycott has been sending out a message.

    Thanks for letting us know the boycott is working.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    I doubt Roland at the moment cares what the gate is anyway
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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,621
    cantersaddick said:

    letthegoodtimesroll said:

    Boycotting the games when the current owner doesn’t actually want you there...I’d turn up to spite him, if only for this one match, but that’s just me. Another ‘2%’ extra on the gate isn’t going to make a lot of difference to his bank balance but a big gate today might send out a more important message though...

    A big gate today would send out a message. As a contrast to the small gates we have been getting. Which is effectively saying that the boycott has been sending out a message.

    Thanks for letting us know the boycott is working.
    No problem, enjoy the game
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,922
    letthegoodtimesroll said:

    cantersaddick said:

    letthegoodtimesroll said:

    Boycotting the games when the current owner doesn’t actually want you there...I’d turn up to spite him, if only for this one match, but that’s just me. Another ‘2%’ extra on the gate isn’t going to make a lot of difference to his bank balance but a big gate today might send out a more important message though...

    A big gate today would send out a message. As a contrast to the small gates we have been getting. Which is effectively saying that the boycott has been sending out a message.

    Thanks for letting us know the boycott is working.
    No problem, enjoy the game
    I will do. I am going. Am not doing a boycott. I admire those who do but can't not go to Charlton if I have a spare Saturday. I have gone to far less games than I would have and am picking and choosing rather than buying a season ticket. With student prices I have been able to cut the amount of money I give him by about 3/4.
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,955
    Not quite old enough to have fought 2 world wars,but you gave me a laugh
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited December 2017
    Mametz said:

    thickandthin63 said:

    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.

    Except that this week Roland intimated that those attending games supported his stewardship of the club. In addition to pocketing the 11 million quid he got for selling Lookman and not investing even 10 per cent of that in a replacement striker Roland has you giving him money to further rape the club you profess to love.
    Mametz makes a very good point there, in that he continues to financially rape the club with asset sales. In the KR spoke to RD thread, KR states that RD said to him 'do you not have an Academy player for that?' shows again (sigh) that he cares not a jot as to the football club and purely on trying to make money, or, at the very least to attempt to break even with asset sales.
    Now, i'm one of those, for logistical reasons, that hasnt been to The Valley this season, but i am of the view that boycotting is not the right thing to do, ticket sales mean nothing to Duchatelet, he doesnt care a jot, it just goes down as another (tiny) piece of his loan to Charlton and therefore makes the chance of selling potentially slimmer.
    I know i keep mentioning it, but i always refer back to BDL's comment , i think it was the beginning of last season, where he said he didnt think that boycotting was good for us or the team because 1) it reduced the size of the protests (which it is, because they've dwindled to next to nothing at The Valley) and 2) Was a detrimental effect to the team.I'm of this opinion.

    However, as you say, 'each to their own' - if an individual believes that he couldnt bear putting another pound of his well earned money into Duchatelets pocket then that is entirely their prerogative and choice.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,420
    @thickandthin63 I respect your decision to attend, please repect my decision not to go.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Great bit of detective work micks1950. People post nonsense sometimes forgetting what they have said in the past, clearly the case here so nothing to see.

    I am boycotting

    #notapennymore
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited December 2017
    Bl00dy Hell, PI Mick is on the case. :)
  • PompFan
    PompFan Posts: 4
    What a load of bollox. Get to the game and try to make more noise than I will.

    Waterloo station is rocking.

    Come and have a look.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    PompFan said:

    What a load of bollox. Get to the game and try to make more noise than I will.

    Waterloo station is rocking.

    Come and have a look.

    i hope your mum made you wear a vest.
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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    PompFan said:

    What a load of bollox. Get to the game and try to make more noise than I will.

    Waterloo station is rocking.

    Come and have a look.

    Don't get stuck behind that central pillar in the JS like I was 25 years ago will you...............on second thoughts :naughty:
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    PompFan said:

    What a load of bollox. Get to the game and try to make more noise than I will.

    Waterloo station is rocking.

    Come and have a look.

    I did see you at Waterloo but you didn’t wave back.
    image
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,955
    To Micks 1950,1) I have never boycotted,although like everyone else,depression has set in at times,2) The team we have now deserves better,we have a good manager,which indicates a change of direction.3) I am going this afternoon to enjoy the day,and stress once again that the boycotters will not be of any concern to me,it is their choice,which they are entitled to make,but I cannot profess to understand why anyone would not wish to be there today.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,229
    thickandthin63 said:

    Each to their own,if people dont want to come that s their choice.25 years ago marked the end of a desperate time in our history,I did my bit,went to meetings,gave out leaflets,helped deweed the valley.I endured the 7 years away ,never once considering not going.I have stood on the terrace watching us let in 5 on a wet tuesday night in front of 3000,I was at Villa,watching us lose 11-1.My allegiance to this club,far out weighs any misgivings I have about the ownership.So,I do not understand anybody not attending the Portsmouth game on principal.I will not spare a thought for the boycotters,they can all piss off and amuse themselves on social media or walk round Bluewater,whatever they now do on a Saturday.But,dont come back singing Charlton till I die,when Roland is gone.

    Be like Robinson. Don't hate.

    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/80118/karl-robinson-says-he-respects-boycotting-fans#latest
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,171
    Croydon said:

    This whole fan divide is so fucking tedious

    There doesn't have to be a divide. Some people feel like they can't go while Roland is in charge, some people feel that they'll go regardless as its their team, and neither decision is wrong. I will never understand why fans feel the need to dig each other out over one or the other
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    DaveStorry said:

    £20?? Mine was £23

    Not been a good week financially, Dave eh?
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,275
    edited December 2017
    thickandthin63 said:

    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.

    So to paraphrase “some people think differently to me. They are wrong, I am right and therefore I will tell them what they can and cannot do with their leisure time”?

    Could I check, you now want people to come back, but not join in any noise. Sounds like a fun environment to watch football.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,922
    Athletico Charlton said:

    thickandthin63 said:

    Dear Mr.President,If you where to read the post properly,I did not say dont come back,my inference was,that if you come back,dont act as if you are die hard supporters and express a life long affection for our club.We have this year a team and manager who are very near to creating the fan-player relationship,that has always been associated with Charlton.These players deserve to play in front of a much bigger audience,I have nothing but respect for the guys in the North stand,who in spite of the empty spaces do their best to make up for the stayaways,our many young players will be greatly appreciative of this.The supporters can make all the difference to performances on the pitch and can certainly help in our quest for promotion.Nothing is achieved by staying at home moaning about the owners.

    So to paraphrase “some people think differently to me. They are wrong, I am right and therefore I will tell them what they can and cannot do with their leisure time”?

    Could I check, you now want people to come back, but not join in any noise. Sounds like a fun environment to watch football.
    Doesn't want you to spoil his sleep.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    I'm not a boycotter. I just haven't felt like going since Powell got sacked, when I realised that 'support the team, not the regime' was harder than it sounded.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    I’m not going and I don’t need to justify my stance to anyone. Furthermore when the current owner decides he has had enough of his weird experiment and sells up, I may come back, my choice.
    We are not all sheep, I don’t need to be told and won’t except being told by anyone what I can or can’t do.

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