all this sensible talk from the club's stewards is going to take some getting used to after the last decade or so all quite reassuring to hear the upturn in season ticket numbers I'm sure reflects a wider appreciation of the improved position generally onwards and upwards
I know it’s all about what he does, rather than says, but it’s nice to have someone in to try and run the club properly, rather than when the previous owner is trying to sell the club, and brings one in, to take the heat off of him.
I'd not give this mob too much credit, they are only doing what should be done in the first place. We have been run by f****** idiots in the previous two ownerships which should not cloud judgements of this lot.
Sensible comments, though I suspect that any extra money given by the PL to the EFL would just end up pushing EFL wages up, rather than making the EFL clubs more "sustainable"
Sensible comments, though I suspect that any extra money given by the PL to the EFL would just end up pushing EFL wages up, rather than making the EFL clubs more "sustainable"
If the FA had not set up the PL as a separate entity and handed it full control over the Sky broadcast rights we would not all be in this mess, and specifically a lot of the shit that has come our way as Charlton fans would not have -certainly not ESI. How do you think the salaries in the PL reached such absurd levels in the first place?
Anyway, faultless answers to good questions by Rodwell there. It's a good sign. We all wet ourselves over ESI's original PR statement written by their dodgy PR bloke ("we are just stewards") but the wheels came off soon after Southall first opened his gob. The new owners are already above that (admittedly ground level) bar.
James is a former professional footballer (appearing for fifteen clubs including 150 games for Rushden & Diamonds). Since 2010 he has been Chief Executive at Notts County, Scunthorpe, Sunderland, Peterborough and Hull City. He has also sat on the boards of both the EFL and the FA.
Don't seem able to hold down a job for very long eh?
I'd not give this mob too much credit, they are only doing what should be done in the first place. We have been run by f****** idiots in the previous two ownerships which should not cloud judgements of this lot.
Whilst I agree with this opinion, it works both ways and they should not be tarnished with the same brush as previous owners either. If they act sensibly, recruit sensibly and do right by Charlton then they can have plenty of credit.
I'd not give this mob too much credit, they are only doing what should be done in the first place. We have been run by f****** idiots in the previous two ownerships which should not cloud judgements of this lot.
Whilst I agree with this opinion, it works both ways and they should not be tarnished with the same brush as previous owners either. If they act sensibly, recruit sensibly and do right by Charlton then they can have plenty of credit.
I'd not give this mob too much credit, they are only doing what should be done in the first place. We have been run by f****** idiots in the previous two ownerships which should not cloud judgements of this lot.
Whilst I agree with this opinion, it works both ways and they should not be tarnished with the same brush as previous owners either. If they act sensibly, recruit sensibly and do right by Charlton then they can have plenty of credit.
James is a former professional footballer (appearing for fifteen clubs including 150 games for Rushden & Diamonds). Since 2010 he has been Chief Executive at Notts County, Scunthorpe, Sunderland, Peterborough and Hull City. He has also sat on the boards of both the EFL and the FA.
Don't seem able to hold down a job for very long eh?
A lot of CEO's are like that. 3 or 4 years at a place & then move on. Usually just enough time for their ideas to have been implemented but not long enough to see those ideas come unstuck.
James is a former professional footballer (appearing for fifteen clubs including 150 games for Rushden & Diamonds). Since 2010 he has been Chief Executive at Notts County, Scunthorpe, Sunderland, Peterborough and Hull City. He has also sat on the boards of both the EFL and the FA.
Don't seem able to hold down a job for very long eh?
A lot of CEO's are like that. 3 or 4 years at a place & then move on. Usually just enough time for their ideas to have been implemented but not long enough to see those ideas come unstuck.
Seen it many times in my career.
Sunderland 606 and with Charlie they viewed things differently after a season. The first 12 months were all guns blazing......
Get the impression he comes across as quite guarded, sticks to the script and doesn’t give too much away. Not sure if that’s just my perception or not
That's exactly what I think.
He has repeated what has been said before by Methven and in the press releases and hasn't really given any insights or detail. At least they are consistent.
We have a budget. Yes but how big is that budget? Bigger or smaller than last season? How much depends on moving on players or increasing ticketing and commercial income?
We'd like to own the ground but nothing has happened with that. What's the plan?
We need to build a relationship with RD but no clue as to how that will be achieved or even initiated.
Not a criticism of the Trust as they can only report what they are told and it's not necessarily a criticism of Rodwell etc but it is telling that after so much poor or overblown communication from previous owners so many are happy with what is quite a guarded, information-lite interview.
Get the impression he comes across as quite guarded, sticks to the script and doesn’t give too much away. Not sure if that’s just my perception or not
This is something I don't mind. We've had plenty of "massive club, sleeping giant" type rhetoric from the last few regimes along with promises of player investment, promotion and glory.
He strikes me as being realistic and understands that financial success will likely only happen when/if we get to the Premier League and there's lots to do on and off the pitch for that to happen.
Dealing with RD to reclaim the freehold of the Valley and training ground is going to to be one of those things that divides fans. I'm sure we all want to see it happen and it will one day, but personally I don't see it as an urgent necessity as in something that needs fixing this season, Roland apparently wants around £50m and isn't going anywhere, neither are we. Do we really need to be opening negotiations at this point in time?
All in all the interview struck me as a professional courtesy, one that he thought he should make and do sooner rather than later.
I’d expect nothing more from Rodwell than to be guarded in his responses. He is after all, unlike Methven, an employee and therefore has to present whatever the owners allow him to.
The appointment of Warrick makes a little more sense to me now. Nothing in his CV has ever suggested that he is qualified to be a FD, even in that brief 4 weeks they were in before, but he could be tasked with dealing with Duchatelet.
We’ll be clearer on the budget by the end of this month and, again, I can understand him being guarded about numbers. Playing wise, we’re only going to be able to judge them on the squad they assemble this month and how they then strengthen that again in January.
A few comments have been made about the PL money above. Saw a statement from them last night that they are looking for “a quick resolution” (within weeks) to its financial redistribution talks with the Football League, amid “mounting political pressure”. The number mentioned is an additional £100m funding.
Tracy Crouch bill seems to have gone very quiet, do we think it will be acted up on
No. Long forgotten by government.
On what grounds do you say that? AFAIK it’s a White Paper that gets time this autumn. If it were as you say then Kieran Maguire, who contributed to the FLR, would have kicked off by now, as probably would CAST.
Tracy Crouch bill seems to have gone very quiet, do we think it will be acted up on
No. Long forgotten by government.
On what grounds do you say that? AFAIK it’s a White Paper that gets time this autumn. If it were as you say then Kieran Maguire, who contributed to the FLR, would have kicked off by now, as probably would CAST.
Thanks to both of you. Glad to hear it has white paper time in the Autumn.
I suppose for some of us the quiet is disconcerting but of course Parliamentary procedure and timetable runs at its own speed.
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all quite reassuring to hear
the upturn in season ticket numbers I'm sure reflects a wider appreciation of the improved position generally
onwards and upwards
We have been run by f****** idiots in the previous two ownerships which should not cloud judgements of this lot.
Anyway, faultless answers to good questions by Rodwell there. It's a good sign. We all wet ourselves over ESI's original PR statement written by their dodgy PR bloke ("we are just stewards") but the wheels came off soon after Southall first opened his gob. The new owners are already above that (admittedly ground level) bar.
Don't seem able to hold down a job for very long eh?
Seen it many times in my career.
Long forgotten by government.
He has repeated what has been said before by Methven and in the press releases and hasn't really given any insights or detail. At least they are consistent.
We have a budget. Yes but how big is that budget? Bigger or smaller than last season? How much depends on moving on players or increasing ticketing and commercial income?
We'd like to own the ground but nothing has happened with that. What's the plan?
We need to build a relationship with RD but no clue as to how that will be achieved or even initiated.
Not a criticism of the Trust as they can only report what they are told and it's not necessarily a criticism of Rodwell etc but it is telling that after so much poor or overblown communication from previous owners so many are happy with what is quite a guarded, information-lite interview.
But does anyone sensible declare their budget?
As tenants there must be a mechanism for contacting the owner. Albeit I don’t see a ground purchase imminently.
Happy, no. Consider the replies not unreasonable, yes.
He strikes me as being realistic and understands that financial success will likely only happen when/if we get to the Premier League and there's lots to do on and off the pitch for that to happen.
Dealing with RD to reclaim the freehold of the Valley and training ground is going to to be one of those things that divides fans. I'm sure we all want to see it happen and it will one day, but personally I don't see it as an urgent necessity as in something that needs fixing this season, Roland apparently wants around £50m and isn't going anywhere, neither are we. Do we really need to be opening negotiations at this point in time?
All in all the interview struck me as a professional courtesy, one that he thought he should make and do sooner rather than later.
We’ll be clearer on the budget by the end of this month and, again, I can understand him being guarded about numbers. Playing wise, we’re only going to be able to judge them on the squad they assemble this month and how they then strengthen that again in January.
I suppose for some of us the quiet is disconcerting but of course Parliamentary procedure and timetable runs at its own speed.