I' want to see the club run sensibly, and within a budget. All the idoits screaming for us to spend millions can chip in with some cash whenever they feel like it - the club has been a car crash for years, between overpsending and drastic cutting of jobs. As for the Olly groome redundancy, I don't know what on earth happened there. I will say the way it was done seems to have been utterly graceless. A few people have complained that Saandgard didn't do it personally which smacks a bit of the anti Sandgaard agenda some people have. But I find it hard to see how much of a saving this 'cost cutting' thing will achieve. Plus Olly was a big Charlton fan and servant, who was one of those who faced down the bad guys that evening when the Southall coup was threatening to sink us completely. If we are short of money and this job needed, my feeling is that a bit of a send off with a gold watch with the charlton badge on it, and a few speeches would have been the way to go. And here is why I don't see this as cost cutting. He was taken to an office at Welling Utd and told he was being made redundant with immediate effect. I've seen that sort of thing in the city. It suggests someone thought he would see out his last few weeks at the club damaging it, which sounds very unlikely.
I wish Olly the best in the future. But something odd has happened here, and as it stands, it doesn't reflect well on the club.
I wish Olly the best in the future. But something odd has happened here, and as it stands, it doesn't reflect well on the club.
