In 15 years of posting repetitive drivel on ITTV, he’s never once wanted a proper debate. If anyone does try, he DM’s the Mods complaining he is being teased.
"Dean Holden helped get us through the transition period when the takeover was on/off back in 2023. Obiously the appointment of Appleton wasn't good. However, we all know what Nathan Jones has delivered. Off the pitch we are yet to see audited accounts for last season, let alone this, but it's clear that the revenues are up, whether that's ST sales, commercial revenues or the central TV deal. And finishing higher in the table should mean more live appearances on Sky. There will also be play-off revenues so there's no doubt that CAFC turnover will be the highest for some time". ***** Today's nonsense from Ridiculous. 1, they appointed Holden who should never have been appointed in the first place. 2, revenues are up...................how is that Kevin? Are you still believing the 15,500 average gates? We're still losing millions We do not go up then this season will still be a FAILURE.
seriouslyred Season Ticket Holder please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Posts: 9,330 38 minutes ago via mobile Quote please log in to view this image Post by seriouslyred on 38 minutes ago They're still banging on about Appleton over there and a "lack of stability at the club due to three managers in 14 months" Except Nathan Jones has been here nigh on 14 months, we're on two points per game since 6th December, and the team sheet sees one or two changes per fixture. In other words we're all watching the same 15 players every week and the only discussion is Berry vs Gilbert plus Godden vs Leaburn to start. "Only somebody being deliberately obtuse could fail to note the improvements since SE7/ GFP took over summer 2023" is what I posted on the Charlie Methven thread. And that can be directed at at Not606 or the handful of critics on CL. We now have a 15% chance of missing the top six this season whereas back in January that was more like 80% chance of failure. As the facts change, so most fans have changed their opinions. That's football in a League system isn't it. Probably best to leave them to their blame games whilst we enjoy the run in, and anticipate our chances of reaching Wembley. ************ Today's earlier offering, I bet he uses Opta Analyst for the next time he's going to get a shag!
It’s good to know that the deposed ex CAST Chairperson & part time Crombie model is looking in. Once again though he is misrepresenting our opinions - @ElfsborgAddick and I with over 200 away grounds between us have never once seen the distinctive Charles Hawtrey-lookalike at an away game, reinforcing the impression that he’s a keyboard fan, not a real one.
"Charlie certainly speaks clearly on podcasts and in interviews. And we were promoted recently with a squad shaped by Andy Scott. What isn't mentioned are the players who were cleared out from the 2022 squad - two won promotion with Wrexham, but the rest went to League Two and non League. There were a few mistakes in recruitment but that happens everywhere. Some will bang on about Appleton who was clearly appointed by Scott and Rodwell, with Charlie's blessing. Not only did we recover, but also bring in Dr Will Abbott to oversee a renaissance in sports science... help build a stronger culture. The losses in that first season in charge were far higher than expected, and we don't yet have a full explanation. But this is more than offset by securing promotion in season two. And that sets us up for a turnover of £20-23M next season. That's back in the top 40 and a potential enterprise valuation of £100M+. Most importantly, we can now dream of our fourth top half Championship finish in 18 seasons, perhaps even our highest?!" **** Bull******** are very good at it Ridiculous is an eloquent wum.
"Our fourth top half Championship finish in 18 years" It would be our first top half Championship finish since 2014-15, our first full season under the mean old Scrote and his grinning liar of a CEO. When we finished 12th. Woo! top half. And it was all downhill from there. Fact is, we are one year closer to being turfed out of the Valley. Even that, when it comes, will be defended as a good thing over on that forum - and don't dare to disagree.
"Perhaps we should aim to be on a par with a typical average Championship club such as Blackburn, Swansea, Hull or Coventry rather than emulate Preston? Our wage bill starts at c£10M now as our current players are cheap in Championship terms. But perhaps only half will make it, and they will require their contracts to at least double if we wish them to stay. As posted before a typical established Championship attacking player goes for £2-3M - at what point might we compete in that space? The owners will have appetite for £xM of losses over the next couple of seasons and their first statement since promotion has been to recruit Murphy whilst securing Jones on a new deal. One would hope that they show patience in allowing players to develop but also require that we aim for mid-table, rather than dice with relegation every season by funding a bottom six wage bill. When one takes a look at the Championship clubs excluding those with parachute payments then we can see average revenues of £25M whereas the likes of Preston and Oxford are on £17M, and we will land at £21-23M immediately. The average wages (including non football staff) are around £23M for the 12 lowest paying clubs, and the average operating losses for ALL non parachute clubs was £20M for 2023/24. For sure some clubs bring in significant player sales revenue, but we won't be in that space for a year or two at the earliest". **** The latest offering from Ridiculous What drugs is this clown on? Where does he get these figures from? The apologists surely do not believe this wum, although they still seem to still hang on every word from the shelf stacker.
Kev the WUM never gives opinions, very happy to ask questions for the future, but not ever giving questions of the history.
Seriously is dedicated to rationalising any situation. He'll keep you quietly in your comfort zone... He doubtless sanitised and dissembled about our 2015-16 melt-down season in similar fashion, to the point where the most ardent apologists were blaming everything on ungrateful Charlton fans and believing nothing was really wrong at CAFC. Most of them still believe that. IF our Club establishes itself as a run-of-the-mill mid-table Championship team it will be little short of a miracle. Should it happen (and should Nathan Jones still be in post) I will renounce my deep scepticism and hail him as a better gaffer than Lee Bowyer. However SR makes the task sound about as challenging as getting a slightly better deal on your car insurance. And about as emotive. His musings should carry a safety warning - do not listen to them while driving or carrying out tasks using potentially dangerous machinery. You're likely to nod off...
I can't see why. Maybe it's just a personal thing with me. I liked the way Bowyer spoke. He was no nonsense. Can't recall anything Jones has said that has impressed me at all. If Charlton stay in the Championship this coming season then Jones will have done something that Bowyer could not. Until that happens, I remain sceptical.
Bowyer was good until ESI took a wrecking ball to the club. Then The Snake walked out on him. All the time we were under a transfer embargo.
Promotion with this squad was because of Jones. Bowyers squad was far better than we have now and therefore promotion for Bowyer should have been expected Bowyer would not have got this team promoted Jones is championship calibre Bowyer was league one calibre All opinion of course
Interesting. Granted Jones has much more experience. But if our squad is so much poorer now than it was in 2019 - and I grant that is probably true, considering 2023-24 was our poorest season in 98 years - then Jones will have a very hard job avoiding a plummet straight back to the 3rd tier, unless the squad is properly strengthened. He seems to believe the assurances he has been given in that regard, hence the new long term contract. Time will tell whether he has been led up the garden path...
