In this fascinating new series, I Typical, avid idiot watcher and amateur cardigan fancier will be watching the comings and goings of a series of sweaty, retired accountants and bookkeepers form a series of trusts, supporters clubs, pressure groups and committees in an attempt to sit on Roland Douchbags knee at the next cafc board meeting. However all is not well in the land of the tartan blankets, The completely democratic but unelected and fee demanding Supporters Trust have taken up arms against the invasion of the home guard which is made up almost entirely of former valley party members and their wives, it is this yet to be named group of 21 who have set up up base camp on Charlton Life threads and as yet are refusing to discuss their intentions. Of course, ironically, that is just what they are accusing the Roland Empire of doing. Later in the series you will hear how lead protagonist and club saviour Rick gis'a job' Everatit will bring chaos to the club by starting a season ticket strike and banning its members from ordering savoury yeast drinks. In the first episode, see how Barnie Razzle, the head of the supporters trust gets really upset with the bully boy tactics of the gang of 21 and threatens to expel them from his Facebook account. While Rick decides to apply for a job with the club again. More to come in this pointless and most pathetic attempt to get your name in the papers by life's underachievers next week. Who will win the coveted yellow cardigan and receive the prestigious 'chocolate digestive' award at the end of the campaign. Watch now and for the next 121 months on Charlton life.
It's all bullshit. Someone ask rick if he went looking for a job with RD and KM last month. Then ask why a month later he is setting this group up, and you will see him for all he is.
Monday - Episode 2. Fanny returns from jam making at the Women's Institute, to find out the Chris has lost his job. She calls an emergency committee meeting of the NWAnkers, (NW Kent Addicks), before retiring for the night to darn a hole in Henry's cardigan. Barnie is upset to be declined membership of Greenpeace. They tell him it's because of the huge oil slick he always leaves in his wake.
Who's fanny? Has there been any further comments from the chosen ones on this? I'm actually looking to ask a few questions to a few individuals, though against my better judgement as I'm sure they will like the attention.
Fanny is the Chair and Life President of the Sir Chris Powell Club, and also sits on the Fans Forum, the North West Kent Addicks steering committee, and the Plumstead Jam Making Assoc. For those who have yet to have the pleasure, I attach a recent photo of her below. When it comes to her undiluted lurve for Sir Chris, she makes Captain look positively frigid. "Whats that darling....you have been sacked ? Please can you autograph your jock strap for me before leaving the building?"
Serious question. Does anyone think that there should be some sort of mandated threshold before any fans group can go public and start making demands of owners and giving interviews to the media? I do. Are there any clubs out there with as many spolinter groups and self interested factions as we now have ? Just in the last week, CAST has given interviews to national papers and issued portentious press releases - yet none of its spokesman were elected and it membership is at best 2% of our supporter base. Then you have the G19 or G21, who appeared to act in a fit of pique after Powell was bolted, and have demanded a meeting and answers from RD.
Something needs to be done, Nick. But then that involves trying to get a third group together to speak on behalf of the fans also . Me personally? If the G21 decides to have an open forum I intend to head down and ask Rick Everitt one question. Possibly in the style of Tubes from Soccer AM (I joke). But I don't anticipate there being one.
I am up for starting a new group, Vol and Typical as our spokesmen.I think we should storm their next meeting. I will bring up the rear with my baseball bat and scalding hot mug of bovril in case Everitt, Hunt etc kick off. What shall we call ourselves?
Very good point about the " many splinter groups and self interested factions" Vol... I've touched on it here before, and have come to the conclusion that whilst they start off with good intentions, they end up doing a very good job of masking the important issues of club philosophy, profile & squad quality, because they just can't put self-interest aside... Some posters (mainly on other forums) are just as bad, with their boastful ITK posts, which 99% of the time pan out to be a load of old bollocks, and sadder than that seem to have no real purpose other than to try outdo other forums... As for agree on a manifesto... You wouldn't find two Charlton fans who agree on everything, so that's a non starter, for me...
If you put any two Charlton fans in a room together, they will find something to disagree about. I go back to the old Supporters Club in the mid 80s, when a bunch of old codgers debated & passed motions about the quality of the cheese sandwiches in the buffet....while Hulyer disappeared up the Thames in a speedboat with the deeds to The Valley
No they won't! Seriously, one can form Trusts, Action Groups, Mothers Meetings or contact Le Douche directly, he will ignore everything and I would do the same in his position.
" "Hulyer disappeared up the Thames in a speedboat with the deeds to The Valley"... Are you sure..? It was Gliksten' who wanted to enjoy a fat income from the "rent" or eventually sell the Valley for redevelopment!
I was using poetic licence, although I was at the game when we got the piece of paper. Who else will be investing £2 in a copy of the new Voice of the Valley this Saturday....Rick has promised to give his side of the story of precisely why he has fallen out with Sir Dicky Murray
Fair enough.. I was at that game as well and all the ones that followed... Not many fans stuck with it back then... Was you at that game when quite a few hundred Millwall bongo brains descended into the Covered End... I think their game with Orient had been called off, so they came to visit us... How sweet.. Who were we playing that day..?
Who cares what Rick thinks - up until relegation from the Premiership the most he knew was team line ups. Then he spread a bunch of rubbish about Steve Waggott who Reg hand picked to replace him, which irked him. The rest? I don't know and really don't care for. He lives for 20 years ago. His tv is probably a 13'' analog and East 17 are number one in his world.
