William John Jenner - former director
Anyone remember him?
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I remember the name, but no more than that.0
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Stood for the first VIP election, won by Steve Clarke0
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Known just as Bill Jenner I think0
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Didn't know him but do remember the name...0
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Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.
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Probably more of a case that not many have heard of him Len!0
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So it's his fault we never played in Europe then ;-)LenGlover said:
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.0 -
I used to know his daughter back in the 1960's. They lived for a long time in a club house in Danson Road, backing on to the park.0
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Some of our youth players still live there today.mistrollingin said:I used to know his daughter back in the 1960's. They lived for a long time in a club house in Danson Road, backing on to the park.
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Used to run a newsagent in Francis St, Woolwich0
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Absolutely Len, us lefties got together in a cupboard in Shooters Hill three years ago and decided to airbrush him from Charlton history after discovering his political leanings from seventeen years before. Now you have rumbled us, you clever old stick.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.0 -
I still remember that evening fondly Algarve ;0)Algarveaddick said:
Absolutely Len, us lefties got together in a cupboard in Shooters Hill three years ago and decided to airbrush him from Charlton history after discovering his political leanings from seventeen years before. Now you have rumbled us, you clever old stick.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.
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Seem to remember when he left the board early in Mark Hulyers reign, he warned everyone that the club was heading for the rocks, sadly phophetic as it turned out.0
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Len. That last line was soo not necessary. You ruined the whole post with that point.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.0 -
My point is that official programmes, radio programmes, blogs, websites etc, etc have, quite rightly, had interviews, features and analysis of Charlton's history with all sorts of non footballing figures from Charlton's past.Curb_It said:
Len. That last line was soo not necessary. You ruined the whole post with that point.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.
Yet a former director who could cast an interesting insight into the Gliksten / Hulyer eras for example has been, to the best of my knowledge anyway, almost completely ignored.
Why do YOU think that is then?
I find it a mystery myself and have come up with the only possible reason I can think of.
Sorry for upsetting the Charlton Life Thought Police once more by expressing an opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I couldn't name any of the other directors from that era, other than Glickstein or Hulyer and the prince.0
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Yet a former director who could cast an interesting insight into the Gliksten / Hulyer eras for example has been, to the best of my knowledge anyway, almost completely ignored.
Why do YOU think that is then?
Because he left the board over 30 years ago?
That is before we bust, before the move to Selhurst, before the move back, before the prem years and I suspect before most posters were born.
Perhaps you could start a thread on Chief Nzeribe and his contribution to the club?0 -
You think he's not mentioned due to him being involved in UKIP? If it were BNP I might understand the comment... but honestly.LenGlover said:
My point is that official programmes, radio programmes, blogs, websites etc, etc have, quite rightly, had interviews, features and analysis of Charlton's history with all sorts of non footballing figures from Charlton's past.Curb_It said:
Len. That last line was soo not necessary. You ruined the whole post with that point.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.
Yet a former director who could cast an interesting insight into the Gliksten / Hulyer eras for example has been, to the best of my knowledge anyway, almost completely ignored.
Why do YOU think that is then?
I find it a mystery myself and have come up with the only possible reason I can think of.
Sorry for upsetting the Charlton Life Thought Police once more by expressing an opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now you mention it , I don't think anyone has ever interviewed Chief Nzeribe from here either. Must be because Charlton Life is institutionally racist I guess.BlackForestReds said:Yet a former director who could cast an interesting insight into the Gliksten / Hulyer eras for example has been, to the best of my knowledge anyway, almost completely ignored.
Why do YOU think that is then?
Because he left the board over 30 years ago?
That is before we bust, before the move to Selhurst, before the move back, before the prem years and I suspect before most posters were born.
Perhaps you could start a thread on Chief Nzeribe and his contribution to the club?0 -
Who are the Charlton Life Thought Police Len?LenGlover said:
My point is that official programmes, radio programmes, blogs, websites etc, etc have, quite rightly, had interviews, features and analysis of Charlton's history with all sorts of non footballing figures from Charlton's past.Curb_It said:
Len. That last line was soo not necessary. You ruined the whole post with that point.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.
Yet a former director who could cast an interesting insight into the Gliksten / Hulyer eras for example has been, to the best of my knowledge anyway, almost completely ignored.
Why do YOU think that is then?
I find it a mystery myself and have come up with the only possible reason I can think of.
Sorry for upsetting the Charlton Life Thought Police once more by expressing an opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name them for those of us who don't know what on earth you're on about with your victimised statement.0 -
And there was me thinking/ hoping that Len was just making a cheeky comment for a bit of a fun...0
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What about poor old Jimmy Hill?0
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Len, since when were you a fully paid up member of the WUM Club that I run?
Ridiculous theory, you've even been humiliated by BFR! It must be the heat.
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My last comment on this.
If certain posters actually bothered to read what I wrote in full rather than just slag me off for my last sentence they would be aware that Mr Jenner served the Club in a number of capacities for many years, not just as a director, although he performed that role alone for 14 years according to Stig.
Given those FACTS and the undoubted interest in the history of the Club it surprises me that nobody has seeked to interview someone who was quite heavily "involved" for many years.
I make no apologies for expressing that opinion.
As for Chief Nzeribe if one was to blink at the wrong time one would have missed him metaphorically speaking.
If such a comment now labels me "racist" according to the Charlton Life Thought Police so be it.
I hope my original post is of use to Disco.0 -
And yet you don't write... never send flowers... :-)ShootersHillGuru said:
I still remember that evening fondly Algarve ;0)Algarveaddick said:
Absolutely Len, us lefties got together in a cupboard in Shooters Hill three years ago and decided to airbrush him from Charlton history after discovering his political leanings from seventeen years before. Now you have rumbled us, you clever old stick.LenGlover said:Bill Jenner is still alive and now well into his nineties I believe.
He used to run (or was prominent in at least) an organisation called the Charlton Athletic Development Fund in the sixties which, I suppose, could perhaps be described as a prototype Valley Gold in that it tried to raise funds to maintain the ground and help progress the Club generally.
He also became a leading light in the Supporters Club in the sixties and seventies and, whilst to my knowledge it was never formalised as such, became effectively a prototype fans' director once he joined the Board.
I think he left the Board around the time of the Hulyer shenanigans which eventually led to the near
bankruptcy of 1984.
As a final aside he was a leading light locally in the early days of UKIP when the Party was founded in 1993.
A reason perhaps why his contribution to Charlton Athletic has never been fully recognised, acknowledged and discussed on here.0 -
How dare you forget my hero....ThreadKiller said:I couldn't name any of the other directors from that era, other than Glickstein or Hulyer and the prince.
King of the 5'3"ers......
Richard Collins.
Every small bloke should drive a roller.
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I dunno about "racist" - hysterical more like!
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