This is a non story, a shame what happened, this cannot overshadow the day. ESI loving this? So what.
In comparison to what ESI have stolen from the club a bottle of fizz and plonk Is very very minor , fuke ESI !
Maybe a few protesters met up at the pub and had a few too many. I don't think the protest or the petty crime will cause any major ripples. As they say, yesterdays chip paper. Mind you, the angry brigade have now added Olly to their Charlton staff hate list, but I don't think that will help the cause.
I'd say yesterday was very positive for the fans. Some great media coverage, which is always hard won given the media obsession with the Prem. Keeping the pressure on. But the couple of idiots who grabbed wine and the games console need a slap. It gave ESI a chance to paint the fans as louts, which given what ESI have been up to is infuriating. It would have been way better if the comms team had spoken with the fans (social media would have made this easy) rather than the press. I don't remember this eagerness yo reach out to the press back in january when the Range Rovers were being taken, I assume for fear of being sacked. But you'd imagine the sheer size of the ESI asset stripping should make comparisons silly. Nice touch by Saandgard to match the donations by the fans.
There should not have been a press release, or at least, worded very diiferently. Wtf was it not put on the OS?!
Sorry, but stealing from the club is stealing from the club, whether that’s a couple of bottles of plonk or range rovers. We’ve all spent the last few months rightly slating ESI, but as soon as there was “something for nothing“, some took advantage of it. IMO you lose all credibility with those actions. I also cringed when I saw the fella (in white trainers) with his feet all over the boardroom table and it now turns out someone did “lift“ a games console. It’s all right saying it’s going to be returned and the drinks tab will be covered, but the damage has already been done. A few comments I’ve heard from non-Charlton fans, who admittedly know nothing about what’s going on, have been less than complimentary.
I think a section of our fanbase, especially those involved with the Back to the Valley campaign, keep trying to regurgitate that spirit but without the class of back then. The vocal few seem to blow smoke up the latest hero's backside, then a few weeks later clamber over the same to grab their bit of glory. I joined ITTV, not to post, just to look back through the archives. There are many posts provoking violence to owners, staff and fans that do not wish to go with the popular narrative. I'm staring the big eight zero in the face, and sadly I don't think I'll live long enough to see this constant minority rule disappear from the club I've supported for 65 years. Sad times. So good luck Mr.Sandgaard, and make the most of your present popularity, for mark my words, if you don't fulfil expectations you'll be rubber stamped not fit for purpose.
I pretty much agree with that. We were well on top regarding propaganda, and served ESI a classic own goal. I still think the positives outweigh the negatives, but whoever took the console is an idiot, and needs to be identified and kept clear of the club and the protests.
Had a report that in one of the exec boxes yesterday, 20 bottles of champagne were just smashed against a wall. These were part of packages bought by box owners and didn't even belong to the club. What a waste. Bet if it was Bovril it wouldn't have been chucked away like that .
Don't believe all the crap posted by cronies of Chris Farnell, even if you want it to be true. In fact, don't believe any of it.
Wasn't from Chris Farnell or his cronies. It was from the.person that has had that exec box for over 30 years.
The glass cabinet the champagne was in was also smashed up - this had his firms logo in it (a firm that have sponsored both Charlton and the upbeats for a very.long time).
Exactly. And so far we have heard this from...? No other accounts of it from any other source. We'll have to be forgiven for being somewhat sceptical about it until some evidence surfaces. Without evidence we're certainly not going to believe it - seeing as we were not born yesterday.
Don't care if you believe it or not, just passing on what I have been told by a very loyal Charlton fan with absolutely no reason or agenda to lie about it.
I've heard that Southall gave permission for the protesters to help themselves to alcohol, and that rather leaves a door open to take the piss. Is dear old Matt going to bring charges? I don't think so lol.
I’m not condoning this behaviour and it was a bit of an own goal in my opinion but it’s like Ronny Biggs being outraged by a fare dodger - fuke ESI !
