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Charlton Athletic - Under threat?

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mrs d' indica

mrs d' indica

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Hi All,

I have joined GOT for a bit of fun, but also because I am really worried about the future of my club.
Some of you may be aware of our situation, but if not I will give you a quick outline.

In January 2014 we were bought by a Belgian entrepreneur. Initially things looked good but after chopping and changing managers several times the team and club are in a real state now. The owners are unwilling to spend money on a manager with championship experience or back them up. The owners have put a supposed chairwoman in place who has very little idea how to run a football club and has a shocking attitude to the concerns of fans. We've got no chief scout or director of football, an interim manager who we'd already sacked as assistant manager once. The only players we've brought in are from the network of clubs also under our owners control who are all rotten, so have had to play our raw youth talent who are not yet ready for Championship football.
Katie Mere our chief executive has stated we will be developing the youth players then selling them on as a business model. We think this approach is damaging our academy players and the club is rooted to bottom of the league and relegation looks a certainty.

Like Everton, Charlton is very much a community club with a long history of serving local fans, but our future under this regime looks bleak.

Today we have organised our biggest protest yet to start before the game at 2.30 and afterwards at half five. The hope is that the owner and executives will get the message that the fans want our club back!

Nick Miller's article today gives an overview of how the owner is ruining the club
http://www.theguardian.com/football...telet-charlton-the-valley-addicks-nick-miller

and this is another really good article https://medium.com/@ https://medium.com/@darryl1974/how-...ing-charlton-athletic-dc8a9ed7e91c#.j1kebfxkv

Lots of fans from other clubs and footballers are behind us, so I hope you don't mind me coming on here and moaning but Ste said you're a good bunch and we need all the support we can get. If you want to follow what's happening you can search on twitter for #WeWantOurClubBack

Thanks Toffees and good luck for the rest of the season!
 

mrs d' indica said:
Hi All,

I have joined GOT for a bit of fun, but also because I am really worried about the future of my club.
Some of you may be aware of our situation, but if not I will give you a quick outline.

In January 2014 we were bought by a Belgian entrepreneur. Initially things looked good but after chopping and changing managers several times the team and club are in a real state now. The owners are unwilling to spend money on a manager with championship experience or back them up. The owners have put a supposed chairwoman in place who has very little idea how to run a football club and has a shocking attitude to the concerns of fans. We've got no chief scout or director of football, an interim manager who we'd already sacked as assistant manager once. The only players we've brought in are from the network of clubs also under our owners control who are all rotten, so have had to play our raw youth talent who are not yet ready for Championship football.
Katie Mere our chief executive has stated we will be developing the youth players then selling them on as a business model. We think this approach is damaging our academy players and the club is rooted to bottom of the league and relegation looks a certainty.

Like Everton, Charlton is very much a community club with a long history of serving local fans, but our future under this regime looks bleak.

Today we have organised our biggest protest yet to start before the game at 2.30 and afterwards at half five. The hope is that the owner and executives will get the message that the fans want our club back!

Nick Miller's article today gives an overview of how the owner is ruining the club
http://www.theguardian.com/football...telet-charlton-the-valley-addicks-nick-miller

and this is another really good article https://medium.com/@ https://medium.com/@darryl1974/how-roland-duchâtelet-and-katrien-meire-are-killing-charlton-athletic-dc8a9ed7e91c#.j1kebfxkv

Lots of fans from other clubs and footballers are behind us, so I hope you don't mind me coming on here and moaning but Ste said you're a good bunch and we need all the support we can get. If you want to follow what's happening you can search on twitter for #WeWantOurClubBack

Thanks Toffees and good luck for the rest of the season!
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There's something familiar about your username....

Are you Chico's wife?
 
mrs d' indica said:
Hi All,

I have joined GOT for a bit of fun, but also because I am really worried about the future of my club.
Some of you may be aware of our situation, but if not I will give you a quick outline.

In January 2014 we were bought by a Belgian entrepreneur. Initially things looked good but after chopping and changing managers several times the team and club are in a real state now. The owners are unwilling to spend money on a manager with championship experience or back them up. The owners have put a supposed chairwoman in place who has very little idea how to run a football club and has a shocking attitude to the concerns of fans. We've got no chief scout or director of football, an interim manager who we'd already sacked as assistant manager once. The only players we've brought in are from the network of clubs also under our owners control who are all rotten, so have had to play our raw youth talent who are not yet ready for Championship football.
Katie Mere our chief executive has stated we will be developing the youth players then selling them on as a business model. We think this approach is damaging our academy players and the club is rooted to bottom of the league and relegation looks a certainty.

Like Everton, Charlton is very much a community club with a long history of serving local fans, but our future under this regime looks bleak.

Today we have organised our biggest protest yet to start before the game at 2.30 and afterwards at half five. The hope is that the owner and executives will get the message that the fans want our club back!

Nick Miller's article today gives an overview of how the owner is ruining the club
http://www.theguardian.com/football...telet-charlton-the-valley-addicks-nick-miller

and this is another really good article https://medium.com/@ https://medium.com/@darryl1974/how-roland-duchâtelet-and-katrien-meire-are-killing-charlton-athletic-dc8a9ed7e91c#.j1kebfxkv

Lots of fans from other clubs and footballers are behind us, so I hope you don't mind me coming on here and moaning but Ste said you're a good bunch and we need all the support we can get. If you want to follow what's happening you can search on twitter for #WeWantOurClubBack

Thanks Toffees and good luck for the rest of the season!
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Good luck

I have very fond memories of Alan Curbishley's Charlton side. On their day, they were thrilling to watch
 

Eggs said:
...like a lot of clubs, Charlton's demise is a lesson for others that change carries a risk. It really can be a fragile existence and I wish Charlton the very best.
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Absolutely. When she and I met Charlton were a challenging championship club and not long after became a solid midtable PL side. Good manager in Curbishley, seemingly well run, good squad and embarked on a rebuild of the valley that always made me envious. Problems started when they sacked Curbishley wanting more success. Of course ambition is necessary, but so is valuing what you have.
With interest growing in Everton it seems, it's worth remembering a takeover isn't a silver bullet for improvement.
 

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