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Rich Cawley, Ben Ransom & Daniel Storey webinar on August 6th
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CAST is hosting a pre-season webinar with journalist experts Rich Cawley, Ben Ransom and Daniel Storey on August 6th
Join us to discuss Championship prospects, preferred formations, team selections or whatever else you'd like to ask the experts about.
The webinar is open to all CAFC fans.
Register here:
https://www.castrust.org/2025/07/ask-the-experts-2/?v=7885444af42e
Join us to discuss Championship prospects, preferred formations, team selections or whatever else you'd like to ask the experts about.
The webinar is open to all CAFC fans.
Register here:
https://www.castrust.org/2025/07/ask-the-experts-2/?v=7885444af42e
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Looking forward to this one!Hopefully some juicy bits, especially from Rich, as well as wider EFL/Championship views from Daniel.
Make sure to sign up Addicks!3 -
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Over 100 signed up for this. Should be a very good evening.
The webinar starts at 7pm on Weds 6 August and is open to all Addicks who register with their name and email in advance using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
Registration will be open until 6.30pm on August 6th but we advise early registration.
Fans will be able to post their questions to the experts in the meeting but, if you would prefer us to ask your question, please email secretary@castrust.org and we’ll do our best to include it.
Here is a bit more about our panel:
Rich Cawley – South London Sport via Substack
Until the South London Press closed-down, Rich Cawley was maybe blissfully unaware how important his writing was to your average Addicks’ mental health. Thank goodness he’s back. When it comes to what’s really going on in the training ground or in the boardroom, rumours are just rumours until Cawley confirms. No one covers more Charlton than Rich.
Daniel Storey – Author and Chief Football Writer The i-newsaper
Daniel has just completed a tour and review of the full 92 grounds including The Valley. Arguably there is no better person to give us the latest on what to expect on the new season’s awaydays. There are a few grounds we haven’t been to recently. You can read all of Daniel's work, and his project for the 2025-26 season, on TheiPaper.com .
Ben Ransom Sky Sports Reporter
As a broadcast journalist, Ben is of course required to be informed and balanced in his coverage of the Premier League and EFL. However, Ben is an Addick. So, let’s hear it. What does he really think? What are the broadcast pundits going to be on the lookout for from us this season and if a bit of bias might just sneak out at any point, when?
6th August 19.00
The webinar is open to all Charlton fans.
Here is the registration link again:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
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What a lineup this is. Gutted I cannot make it.0
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Registered but received no ‘login’ details per se.Is that right? Or have I missed something?0
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I got an email confirmation with the link. Check your spam folder maybe?0
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Thanks. Have re-registered to be sure.LoOkOuT said:I got an email confirmation with the link. Check your spam folder maybe?0 -
First question: After Charlton’s imperious pre season where do you expect us to finish in the 26/27 PL table?1
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reminder that this is TOMORROW!
Webinar will start promptly, lots of opportunity to ask questions - make sure theyre good'uns 😜0 -
Happening tonight!Last call for registration - open till 6.30pm - then you will receive Zoom link to join.
The webinar starts at 7pm and is open to all Addicks who register with their name and email in advance using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdjWdQOBTOm_H5DShpd7Vw
I’ll be in the audience on this occasion while @bobmunro will be among the CAST team putting your questions to the journalist panel.0 - Sponsored links:
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Bump - the next few hours could be crucial.4
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I'm finding Daniel Storey quite interesting.....Ben & Rich are always good to listen to.3
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Daniel storey is a brilliant journo, just done the 92 and ranked them excellent read, listen to his podcast with NTT20Arry Addick said:I'm finding Daniel Storey quite interesting.....Ben & Rich are always good to listen to.11 -
That was a good listen tonight. Many thanks to those who made it happen.12
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Was good, thanks.
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An excellent, insightful listen/watch. Thanks to everyone who put it together. Great to hear from Rich and Ben but I was particularly happy to hear from Daniel Storey. Always enjoy him on whatever podcast he pops up on and it was good to listen to an ‘outsider’s’ view on us and our prospects.7
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Sorry was unable to make tonight, will this be available on catch up?3
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Not recorded but there will be a write-up on castrust.org within next few days.Mendonca In Asdas said:Sorry was unable to make tonight, will this be available on catch up?5 -
Ben Ransom made a valiant attempt at defending Sky, his employers, over the changes to fixture times...3
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He was right though. TV funds us, especially now we're in the Championship. Not gate receipts. Not the club shop. TV.killerandflash said:Ben Ransom made a valiant attempt at defending Sky, his employers, over the changes to fixture times...
And the money men always call the shots.
I wish it wasn't so, but it is the reality of modern day football.
I really enjoyed the webinar.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting it together.
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That was really excellent. Three really compelling guests, nicely matched up, and a very well organised format, much more difficult than it looks to pull off, I'm sure. Hats off to all involved.
Daniel Storey has been completely off my radar, I will definitely be looking out for his work. He made a very important point, that, basically, if as we mostly expect, we finish around 16th or lower, we will lose more than we win, maybe 20 losses, a month without a win. Nathan will be under pressure, and so will we be to keep our perspective.14 -
His, and indeed Daniel's answers to this question were the most disappointing for me - but entirely understandable. Again Daniel made a good point about the away fans experience; it wouldn't be so bad if the trains in this country worked better. It is a good point, but not the only point.Powell2ThePeople said:
He was right though. TV funds us, especially now we're in the Championship. Not gate receipts. Not the club shop. TV.killerandflash said:Ben Ransom made a valiant attempt at defending Sky, his employers, over the changes to fixture times...
And the money men always call the shots.
I wish it wasn't so, but it is the reality of modern day football.
I really enjoyed the webinar.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting it together.
Pressure can always be applied for change. Sky also operate in Germany and the German fans got Monday night Sky football abolished. They did that by cutting across tribal club lines and working together. Also, back in our FAPL days, but before Charlton Life, a group of four of us with advertising industry knowledge put together a document and delivered it to the FAPL showing that Sky were not covering us in line with our team performance and Sky viewing figures. Despite it being delivered anonymously and out of the blue, the FAPL and Sky accepted our analysis, and the result was £1m more in TV money from Sky. It's a different issue to KO times but another example that shows that the money men may call the shots, but they might take cover and think again if they come under well-aimed return fire.
The nonsense in the current contract about restrictions on club streams like Charlton TV is a good target...3 -
I see your point about Germany but the big difference is they had 18 club allegiances (36 if you include the 2.Bundesliga) and not 92. Even just from an organisational perspective that causes big issues. That's before you get into the fact that German football is inherently better organised for a fans voicePragueAddick said:
His, and indeed Daniel's answers to this question were the most disappointing for me - but entirely understandable. Again Daniel made a good point about the away fans experience; it wouldn't be so bad if the trains in this country worked better. It is a good point, but not the only point.Powell2ThePeople said:
He was right though. TV funds us, especially now we're in the Championship. Not gate receipts. Not the club shop. TV.killerandflash said:Ben Ransom made a valiant attempt at defending Sky, his employers, over the changes to fixture times...
And the money men always call the shots.
I wish it wasn't so, but it is the reality of modern day football.
I really enjoyed the webinar.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting it together.
Pressure can always be applied for change. Sky also operate in Germany and the German fans got Monday night Sky football abolished. They did that by cutting across tribal club lines and working together. Also, back in our FAPL days, but before Charlton Life, a group of four of us with advertising industry knowledge put together a document and delivered it to the FAPL showing that Sky were not covering us in line with our team performance and Sky viewing figures. Despite it being delivered anonymously and out of the blue, the FAPL and Sky accepted our analysis, and the result was £1m more in TV money from Sky. It's a different issue to KO times but another example that shows that the money men may call the shots, but they might take cover and think again if they come under well-aimed return fire.
The nonsense in the current contract about restrictions on club streams like Charlton TV is a good target...0 -
It was an excellent 90 minutes hearing three professional Journalists who support Charlton, Fulham and Forest give their ITK views on Charlton and football in general.
Many thanks to CAST with Heather, Bob and I believe Alex for putting the questions to Daniel Storey who writes for my paper of choice the i. Ben Ransom our sun burnt Charlton fan who works for Sky and Rich Cawley our local journo for so many years before going substack.
It all went smoothly on the technical front and it made a change to feel relaxed over 90 minutes regarding CAFC !
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Really enjoyable webinar, thank you. To have three journalists was a very interesting perspective to hear from. Daniel Storey was a great choice to provide important balance from a neutral but Championship focussed viewpoint.0
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Where the Sky fixture shifts get ridiculous, is with lower league "contractual obligation" Sky+ games of no interest to the neutral, also being shifted, with the clubs getting peanuts.
Leicester vs Sheffield United at 12:30pm will attract an audience, and Championship clubs are well compensated. But then at the same time on Sky+ you'll also have Exeter vs Wycombe and Accrington vs Swindon, which will get tiny audiences.1 -
Nah. For a start there are two different contracts, one FAPL and the other EFL. Anyway you don't need fan representatives of all clubs, or anything like it. You just need a determined group from 5 or 6, who get the campaign moving, others join in on the back of their work, and suddenly Sky start to worry about their "brand". But Germany has a different advantage. The clubs, with a couple of exceptions are majority owned by the fans, so when the fan groups speak, they have huge legitimacy. We've only got the FSA, a lot of Supporters' Trusts are affiliated, but as you can easily see on Charlton Life, (replicated at most clubs) you get groups of fans who for some weird reason prefer sniping at their own Supporters' Trusts rather than getting together with fans of other clubs to make some real changes happen. And here we are.fenaddick said:
I see your point about Germany but the big difference is they had 18 club allegiances (36 if you include the 2.Bundesliga) and not 92. Even just from an organisational perspective that causes big issues. That's before you get into the fact that German football is inherently better organised for a fans voicePragueAddick said:
His, and indeed Daniel's answers to this question were the most disappointing for me - but entirely understandable. Again Daniel made a good point about the away fans experience; it wouldn't be so bad if the trains in this country worked better. It is a good point, but not the only point.Powell2ThePeople said:
He was right though. TV funds us, especially now we're in the Championship. Not gate receipts. Not the club shop. TV.killerandflash said:Ben Ransom made a valiant attempt at defending Sky, his employers, over the changes to fixture times...
And the money men always call the shots.
I wish it wasn't so, but it is the reality of modern day football.
I really enjoyed the webinar.
Thank you to everyone involved in putting it together.
Pressure can always be applied for change. Sky also operate in Germany and the German fans got Monday night Sky football abolished. They did that by cutting across tribal club lines and working together. Also, back in our FAPL days, but before Charlton Life, a group of four of us with advertising industry knowledge put together a document and delivered it to the FAPL showing that Sky were not covering us in line with our team performance and Sky viewing figures. Despite it being delivered anonymously and out of the blue, the FAPL and Sky accepted our analysis, and the result was £1m more in TV money from Sky. It's a different issue to KO times but another example that shows that the money men may call the shots, but they might take cover and think again if they come under well-aimed return fire.
The nonsense in the current contract about restrictions on club streams like Charlton TV is a good target...0 -
Here is the write up of yesterday evening's webinar
https://www.castrust.org/2025/08/we-are-staying-up/
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