Season-ticket strike to bring the owner to the table
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Unless we turn our season around, I don't think I'll be renewing next season. Will pick and choose my games0
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Sounds petty I know but I haven't been eating food at the Valley and will stop buying drinks. No ST renewal for me or my brother I suspect. I know Roland won't give a monkeys. Might try Welling.
What sticks in my throat is KM's 'you must accept what the owner says'. Why must I? F you Roland.12 -
I'm aiming to become the Godalming FC Raider next year3
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I'd rather people came to support the team but didn't buy any merchandise, programmes, food, drink etc.6
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I'm gonna give the fleet a bit of my money I think they do a thing where under 11s go free so I can take the boy and save him from this shit0
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I would be happy to boycott my S/T - but only if it was part of some sort of coordinated protest. Individuals refusing to renew will have some impact - but won't really trigger any sort of reaction unless it was a mass boycott. Not sure how it could be coordinated - but, if say 50% of the 10,000 S/T holders rebelled they might start to take some notice. And what would the desired outcome be? The only thing we would all want is a new owner - who would understand the history, culture, the badge and the fans.... where would they come from? Who would find someone? And, importantly, would Duchatelet actually want his 'experiment' to appear to fail? Would he sell or would we disappear...no easy answers.0
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Had a season ticket since 1996, not going to renew unless something dramatically changes! I cannot accept how this club is being run! And short of me standing outside the back of the west stand shouting my discontent this the only message we can send0
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There's a simple answer, Poland does what if wants and we accept itcafc-west said:I would be happy to boycott my S/T - but only if it was part of some sort of coordinated protest. Individuals refusing to renew will have some impact - but won't really trigger any sort of reaction unless it was a mass boycott. Not sure how it could be coordinated - but, if say 50% of the 10,000 S/T holders rebelled they might start to take some notice. And what would the desired outcome be? The only thing we would all want is a new owner - who would understand the history, culture, the badge and the fans.... where would they come from? Who would find someone? And, importantly, would Duchatelet actually want his 'experiment' to appear to fail? Would he sell or would we disappear...no easy answers.
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Been to a few games recently as I live within walking distance of the ground. Definitely a club going placesdancafc said:I'm gonna give the fleet a bit of my money I think they do a thing where under 11s go free so I can take the boy and save him from this shit
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Won't be renewing sadly as I'm hopefully going to uni (outside of London) but if I was here I would still buy a season ticket and early to get that cheaper price. And I'm sure most of you saying you won't renew will, Charlton is a part of many of our lives and there's no way Roland's running of the club will stop me following my team! I've had a season ticket since/ including the year we were relegated from the Premier League yet I've followed this whole time seeing fewer good seasons than most of you on here and I will continue to support Charlton no matter what even though a lot of my experiences with Charlton have been rubbish, yet they have always been great memories. Charlton till I die - maybe some of you mindlessly sing that, but I sing it and mean it.5
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Easy way to get the message out - when the s/t renewal forms arrive - everyone send them back with 'not renewing till Duchalet goes' or some co-ordinated phrase. Surely the office staff will have to report to KM or whoever the reasons for people not renewing.1
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Am I right about under 11s?Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:
Been to a few games recently as I live within walking distance of the ground. Definitely a club going placesdancafc said:I'm gonna give the fleet a bit of my money I think they do a thing where under 11s go free so I can take the boy and save him from this shit
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Don't think we've got 10,000 season ticket holders anymore, the club was pretty coy about the numbers last summer. Regardless of any organised action, just looking on here tells you that there's plenty of people who won't be renewing.cafc-west said:I would be happy to boycott my S/T - but only if it was part of some sort of coordinated protest. Individuals refusing to renew will have some impact - but won't really trigger any sort of reaction unless it was a mass boycott. Not sure how it could be coordinated - but, if say 50% of the 10,000 S/T holders rebelled they might start to take some notice. And what would the desired outcome be? The only thing we would all want is a new owner - who would understand the history, culture, the badge and the fans.... where would they come from? Who would find someone? And, importantly, would Duchatelet actually want his 'experiment' to appear to fail? Would he sell or would we disappear...no easy answers.
As for the desired outcome - put the club up for sale, that's what I want. Whether a protest/boycott would have any effect or not is irrelevant, he needs to see our contempt for his regime.0 -
Been thinking for a while we might not renew our 3. Feel no affinity to the people around the club at the moment, missed quite a few this season too. Will pick and choose, take my son to Dartford, Ebbsfleet maybe a few other teams.
We've been to the junior addicts Xmas party for the last few years and it was definitely different this year with regards to the players attitudes to the kids. Not saying they were rude or anything just a bit flat like they would rather be somewhere else. Of course I know they all feel like that but Morrison, Green, Hughes, Wagstaff, Hamer et al were brilliant in the past. I know the quality needed to improve but we've not brought in players that want to be here, and it shows on the pitch. Sadly I don't see that changing under Roly.1 -
As much as I am unhappy with the current regime, too early for this sort of stuff. Still a lot of football to be played.
Let's see how things go over the coming month6 -
I think @ValleyMick that you need to go to Welling, Park View Rd at least once before committing to a season there.ValleyMick said:Sounds petty I know but I haven't been eating food at the Valley and will stop buying drinks. No ST renewal for me or my brother I suspect. I know Roland won't give a monkeys. Might try Welling.
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I said just after Bob was sacked that if Luzon gets the job that's it for me and I wont be renewing. I haven't changed my mind.1
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Yes. Under 11's go free with a paying adult.dancafc said:
Am I right about under 11s?Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:
Been to a few games recently as I live within walking distance of the ground. Definitely a club going placesdancafc said:I'm gonna give the fleet a bit of my money I think they do a thing where under 11s go free so I can take the boy and save him from this shit
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Well that's where me and the boy will beChrissy\\\'s Army!! said:
Yes. Under 11's go free with a paying adult.dancafc said:
Am I right about under 11s?Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:
Been to a few games recently as I live within walking distance of the ground. Definitely a club going placesdancafc said:I'm gonna give the fleet a bit of my money I think they do a thing where under 11s go free so I can take the boy and save him from this shit
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You will be missed ... if we alienate long-standing supporters what hope is thereTEL said:
In which case you won't be missed.....bye.masicat said:We as a family go back to 1920. We currently hold 4 season tickets and between us we see most games. We had a meeting tonight and have decided to exit supporting Charlton. End of an era for us. We just feel our money could be better spent elsewhere.
Won't be on here and we have decided to all go to the valley tomorrow as a farewell. It's just not our club anymore and we will now go to watch Bromley.
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Don't get some of this to be honest. Respect you all, and fully understand that people are prepared to walk away from their Charlton habit.
But I couldn't just rock up regularly at another club, regardless of the level.18 -
Well we can't boycott season tickets until they are actually on sale anyway, but other than that why wait?AFKABartram said:As much as I am unhappy with the current regime, too early for this sort of stuff. Still a lot of football to be played.
Let's see how things go over the coming month
We'll have confirmation by this time tomorrow that we've got to save ourselves with the same squad that we've all known for a couple of months is painfully inadequate (possibly with one questionable addition). That's almost insignificant though - virtually everything that's happened since Roland arrived has been negative, we don't need anymore evidence that this whole set up is a disaster.
Wait another month, wait til we're actually in the relegation zone, wait until we've been relegated? We should be voicing our displeasure at every match from this point onwards.3 -
It's so we can still watch football don't worry I'm not getting my charlton tattoos removed and replaced with fleet til I dieAFKABartram said:Don't get some of this to be honest. Respect you all, and fully understand that people are prepared to walk away from their Charlton habit.
But I couldn't just rock up regularly at another club, regardless of the level.0 -
I know what you're saying AFKA but football is my drug. I will always love Charlton but I will not give any more of my money to the current regime so will have to get my fix elsewhereAFKABartram said:Don't get some of this to be honest. Respect you all, and fully understand that people are prepared to walk away from their Charlton habit.
But I couldn't just rock up regularly at another club, regardless of the level.1 -
We're up against an entire nation? This is worse than I thought.mrbligh said:
There's a simple answer, Poland does what if wants and we accept itcafc-west said:I would be happy to boycott my S/T - but only if it was part of some sort of coordinated protest. Individuals refusing to renew will have some impact - but won't really trigger any sort of reaction unless it was a mass boycott. Not sure how it could be coordinated - but, if say 50% of the 10,000 S/T holders rebelled they might start to take some notice. And what would the desired outcome be? The only thing we would all want is a new owner - who would understand the history, culture, the badge and the fans.... where would they come from? Who would find someone? And, importantly, would Duchatelet actually want his 'experiment' to appear to fail? Would he sell or would we disappear...no easy answers.
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What I was suggesting 11 months ago was that people withheld their renewal to put pressure on the club until such time as we got some clarity. This idea was overtaken by the discussions that went on subsequently and led to the G21 statement, something drawn up in close discussion with members of the trust board despite the fact that it backed off from supporting it as an organisation in the end.
Nearly a year on I think we have that clarity. A season ticket strike (not a boycott) is a possible tactic, but realistically sales are likely to collapse regardless of any protest. I think we need to take more immediate steps, but also that we need to work together.
There is though, I suggest, a bit too much despondency. If we could get back to The Valley we can do anything, given time. Have a little more faith in what we are.
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This thread makes me sad. Long standing fans deciding not to go anymore. RD will move on in the end but the damage he will leave behind will last a generation or more. It is extraordinary the mess he is leaving.
I would probably also be joining the exodus, I have a young family and hate the fact I leave them to go and waste my weekend watching rubbish. But I go with family and they will all renew so I will follow and hope things improve and that when I start taking my children RD will have moved on and things will be better.
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Sad? It's heartbreaking imo5
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Right, I'm off to Primark to get by all black outfit, then some banner paint from B&Q and straight down Selhurst to queue for my new Season Ticket.2
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I've had a S/T since 1972 and I won't be renewing.
Not until they go on sale anyway.
Fooled you all. I'll always go. I love Charlton.
But I do think we need to try and make our feelings clear in some way.
I may come back from Cheltenham early to let KM know what I think !4
