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More examples of cutbacks - young reds

So an article on the website last week had a throwaway comment stating you could pick up this season's young reds goodie bags before the match yesterday.

So into an empty valley central I went at 2pm yesterday and asked for 2 goodie bags for my son and daughter.

The rather embarrassed guy in there went into the office to come back with....2 small football's. When asked 'is that it?' He replied 'yeah sorry'.

Embarrassing..
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  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    That’s definitely the way to keep fans for life.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    The club should have kept the black and white balls and the pigs we threw on the pitch. They would have made good toys.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I bet they were deflated.
  • GD78
    GD78 Posts: 132
    Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,971
    GD78 said:

    Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.

    What do you actual get for the £20?
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    The more I read about these cut backs the more comfortable I am with my not a penny more stance.

    ...Actually thinking about it.. RD would make a pretty good protester if he weren't in charge wouldn't he? Boycotted home games for pretty much 4 years and doing his best to say not a penny more as well...
  • Daggs
    Daggs Posts: 1,344

    GD78 said:

    Good to see the £20 a season we pay per child is going to good use.

    What do you actual get for the £20?
    Two small footballs by the look of it.......................
  • The club should have kept the black and white balls and the pigs we threw on the pitch. They would have made good toys.

    Based on where I secreted mine, perhaps best that they were destroyed.
  • Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?
  • GD78
    GD78 Posts: 132
    Yes for £20 You get a goodie bag, a birthday card and invites to various activities throughout the season.

    So far we have the football's, my daughters birthday was last week, no card has arrived, oh and you have to pay extra to attend any of the parties, e.g. Christmas party.

    Not sure why I bother actually.
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  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    Awful treatment of our future fans. Back in the day when I was part of the Junior Reds team this would have been unthinkable. We can only hope this poisonous regime will soon be a thing of the past.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Very poor. Roll on the day when we can call it Junior reds again and restore some semblance of being a family club.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    GD78 said:


    The rather embarrassed guy in there went into the office to come back with....2 small football's. When asked 'is that it?' He replied 'yeah sorry'.

    At least you got 2 on the bounce.

  • Tried to sign my lad up online in the week but it didn’t work.

    Sounds like I’ve saved myself £20 if it’s that naff.

    We were quite early yesterday so went to the fanzone bit, which is also fairly naff. I’m sure they could do this a lot better
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    @GD78 for context could you tell us what you have received in previous years' goodie bags?
  • GD78
    GD78 Posts: 132
    Well last year from memory it was a hat, scarf, gloves and various little bits ie pen ruler rubber etc.

    I think the year before it all came in a Charlton duffle bag and was similar to last year, think there was also an autograph book in there.

    So this year was a real let down.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    For £20, I'm surprised you didn't get one of the U19 squad.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    My lad’s season ticket didn’t show up but once I told him we’d pick it up Saturday he was happy especially as he’d seen his sister’s one and loved the case it came in. Cue me picking it up and it not coming in the young reds one his sister did. Looks like another premium rate call to the club needed.
  • Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?

    It’s hardly a goody bag if they don’t give you the bag is it. ;-)
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    buckshee said:

    My lad’s season ticket didn’t show up but once I told him we’d pick it up Saturday he was happy especially as he’d seen his sister’s one and loved the case it came in. Cue me picking it up and it not coming in the young reds one his sister did. Looks like another premium rate call to the club needed.

    The club did away with the premiun rate number something like 2 years ago. It's BT rates, assuming you're calling the correct number.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    GD78 said:

    Well last year from memory it was a hat, scarf, gloves and various little bits ie pen ruler rubber etc.

    I think the year before it all came in a Charlton duffle bag and was similar to last year, think there was also an autograph book in there.

    So this year was a real let down.

    cheers. that is a bit of a cutback then. sad
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    edited August 2018
    Blatant waste of plastic packaging. Worse than shrink wrapping apples
  • TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

    It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

    A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

    New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836

    Claim cutting back plastic water bottles for the players is for environmental reasons, and then needlessly placing these in a plastic bag - eh?

    It’s hardly a goody bag if they don’t give you the bag is it. ;-)
    But a goody handfull just sounds wrong....
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031

    TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

    It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

    A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

    New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.

    That'll be the 2019 one then.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021

    TBH, my motto in life is don't do something unless you can do it properly....

    It would have been better for our club's image ( is there still one ?) if the power/s that be had put this initiative on ice for the time being rather than make a mockery of it.

    A waste of money for those that have joined up this time.

    New owners could give the scheme a fresh start maybe with a free, sooper dooper Xmas Party plus other additions to make up for this lot's mess.

    I see what your saying, but if they'd done that the old Belgian pickpocket wouldn't have been able to trouser about £16.50 per kid.
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    And so cynical, as RD clearly does not care about safeguarding any little remaining "good will" for his successor.
    What a surprise!
    But in truth it does not speak well for his business integrity. I wonder if he has behaved in a similar fashion in his electronic companies?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,734
    N01R4M said:

    And so cynical, as RD clearly does not care about safeguarding any little remaining "good will" for his successor.
    What a surprise!
    But in truth it does not speak well for his business integrity. I wonder if he has behaved in a similar fashion in his electronic companies?

    Hardly likely to be Roland - much more likely to be Lieven de Turck who is simply manipulating figures with no interest in the real world outcomes.
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    I see where you're coming from, @Airman Brown , but I understood de Turck to be Roland's employee. If there is simply a lack of oversight on Roland's part then surely my point about him not caring still stands - just at 2nd hand, not 1st hand. And might equally apply in his other enterprises if/when he loses interest in them.