Perhaps I should have said "Not actually being an active fan anymore". I'm taking a sabbatical, until Roland has buggered off. If he isn't gone by August next year he can whistle for his ST money. CAFC isn't big enough for the both of us.
You really must stop all these informed intelligent posts Ken. Not the Clubs fault. If you want to blame anybody @lardiman it should be Sky.
I loved the old Saturdays, game finished at 20 to 5, get home to hear James Alexander Gordon read the football results at 5, then Sports Report. What a day Saturday was. Much better than wall-to-wall football saturation that we get nahadays.
Everyone knows that Sky doesn't care about football fans who go to matches. Why should they. I also acknowledge that even with a new owner, CAFC is highly likely to carry on changing its match schedules as much as it can to accommodate TV. When that happens on a new owner's watch then that owner will be responsible. Right now it's Roland's Club, so the inconvenience caused to Charlton fans is Roland's fault.
I don’t think it has anything to do with individual owners @lardiman. The Sky TV deal is negotiated as a collective. It’s just the blatant disregard for away fans that grates.
Not just sky , but the fixtures are b@llocks anyway. We play over 8 months next month we have millwall and luton away 2 fixtures within easy reach. February we have notts forest midweek then stoke on the Saturday. Then 2 weeks later Sheff Wednesday midweek then Huddersfield on the saturday. Why cant they even the fixtures out. Sky changing 2 of our games in a few days of each other.
Talking to other Charlton fans on the train home yesterday and everyone was in agreement - how good and exciting has this season been so far, particularly away from home . It’s what is all about. Visiting decent stadiums with a sizeable away following and watching a passionate and committed group of Charlton players. It’s a light year away from the travails under Slade and Robinson in League 1. From the sweltering heat on the opening day at Blackburn, when we first saw how good Conor was, to the gritty comeback at Barnsley, to the sell out at Reading, to the fight back at Fulham, and then yesterday’s dirty thriller at West Brom, it seems like every away day is a cracker at moment. And it’s our favourite trip - to Millwall - next One thing that stuck in my mind was Bowyer’s comment - that when he was a player at Charlton there was a mutual respect between the players and the fans, and that that had been lost when he came back under Robinson. That mutual respect has now returned
Changes to priority ticketing with Valley Gold You may be aware that last season the football club brought in a new loyalty points system. In the light of this the Valley Gold committee has decided to change the upfront payment due before you qualify for priority tickets and the £15 discount off your season ticket. For 30 years it has been £30 but as from 1st November 2019 it will be raised to £60. This change will not be applied retrospectively so will only affect members joining or re-joining from 1st November 2019. Thank you Matt Baker Valley Gold Chairman
