Board set to issue statement today

Either they will throw Fraeye to the wolves to appease the mob or we can expect another lecture on how they know what's best for us. The one thing we all hope it is not is another Powerpoint presentation.

But @supaclive posted a response from the club in another post which will form the basis of the statement:

" I would hope the activity of Charlton Athletic Football club during the recently open transfer market could be seen as a sign of the determination from management to support the team towards presenting a more competitive display on the pitch and bring the team back to a position more appropriate with the ambition of the club and its supporters."

Well this will be momentous.

Oh wait.

Can we play statement bingo.

I'll start with "we are still working hard on one or two deals in this transfer window"

"Kids eat for free on Tuesdays and Wednesday"

"Chris Powell has taken over as permanent first team manager and will lead the team out on Saturday"

My prediction is that it will be all about the disappointment and frustration of the club's league position and the will to improve it, rather than any reference to the shambolic decisions that have actually led to the league position, ie it will miss the point again.

Fully expect another patronising and "We know best" / "I thought we already explained this several times" statement with zero quotes from Katrien Meire.

It'll be interesting to see how / if they respond to the Varney emails. Is he just another bitter ex-employee Katrien? Why was he ignored and mucked about?

Have to feel sorry for @Ollywozere under this regime.

Get ready for the usual bullshit propaganda, sorry, lies from She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Has it really taken them 5 days to figure out a response to fans protesting - something which was widely known beforehand and has occurred in the past? Somehow I don't think so.

I can't see the club not making preparations for their response prior to the protests themselves - even if perhaps the numbers overwhelmed them.

So were they waiting for something?

-> The timing of this release coincides with the commentary of Saturdays protest dying down, furthermore - the official CAFC (i.e Twitter) channels haven't acknowledged it yet. Did they want this to pass quietly and go relatively unnoticed?

-> Has the size of the protests forced their hand in to personnel changes? Ordinarily the regime have demonstrated the ability to fire managers on a whim, perhaps there's been a personnel change at the board level?

Either way, expect a few platitudes which we've all heard before and maybe a token gesture that has been long overdue - i.e Fraeye is gone. In which case, be thankful that the club will have done something which we can hijack and use to renew interest in our plight.