cheshire_red Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 http://www.cafc.co.uk//news/article/statement-3009419.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 That is the most bizzare 'statement' I've ever heard, more of a rant. Particularly the last paragraph!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I hope the CAFC fans keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 That's how to smooth it all over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Deary me that will get them back on side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLR Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Don't think I have ever seen a statement like that - smacks of them having a hissy fit as they don't like their motives / the way in which they are running the club being called into question, Very simple, football clubs are not just a "play thing" to the supporters that spend hard earned cash supporting home and away, whatever these owners may think - issuing statements like that will do nothing more than create more unrest. Hope Charlton fans keep kicking up a fuss and these owners f off to wherever it is they've come from and the fans get their club back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 That is so poor, almost laughable. Did one of their directors get smashed last night and write that in a drunken haze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UREDS_91 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 WTF is that? Please tell me that not official? Thats no way to win custo... sorry the fans back over! Jesus! They have dropped a ball on this one! Did they seriously compare going to watch football (at 300 quid a season) to going to the cinema... Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 One of many hilarious aspects of the statement is that I doubt very much if it was intended for the final paragraph to be included, in fact the whole thing looks like a draft waiting to be edited. Their fans think the owners are just bonkers and so does: https://twitter.com/StanCollymore/status/709886343258775552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathredwood Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Wow! And I was thinking City had gone over the top bothering to release a statement about the lads trip to Cheltenham yesterday! Club in full meltdown by the looks of it! Right... now i'm off to the charlton forum for a looksie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Genuinely bizarre. Reads like it was written down the pub after a few pints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 The first paragraph was spot on. The rest was terribly written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Did anyone see on the same page that Charlton are offering free coach travel to Sheffield Wed? That seems a bit different from the rest of their attitude to fans. I also noted that match tickets for that game are £20, a bit less than we were charged at Hillsborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Absolutely amazing. Because it is so likely to be edited later on, I'm going to copy and paste it here for safekeeping... Dear Fans, Last Sunday, some individuals did not come to The Valley to watch the game and support the team, but came to create disorder on the pitch and interfere with the players and the game. Disorder which is, allegedly, needed to drive change in ownership and management. Whom would they expect the club to be sold to? How long would a sales process take? Is it easier to sell the club when it is in League One rather than Championship? Some individuals seem to want the club to fail. This is a confused approach, since following this logic leads to exactly the opposite of what we all want: staying in the Championship. Allegations regarding the CEO are misrepresented* and are continuously used as a method to discredit and fuel personal abuse, hatred and with a risk to personal safety. Although certain individuals tell you it does not happen, in recent weeks Roland Duchatelet has met the fans, the CEO has met with several different groups of fans and the communications team have attended several fans meetings. We will continue these meetings and constructive dialogue with fans. We have 9 games left in which we have to get 6 points more than our competitors. The team just got 7 points out of 3 games. We still have the chance to make it happen with the support of the fans until the very last game. We must believe it is still possible. Every football fan knows the 12th man is a crucial factor in the success on the pitch. *I think the difference is also because fans don't see themselves as customers and {…} they go to the restaurants with their families every week and they go to the cinema but if they aren't satisfied with the product will they go and scream to the people in charge of it? No they don't, but they do it with a football club and that's very weird (meaning unique) because they feel a sense of ownership of a football club and that's a really difficult balance of how you try and engage with fans and make them, incorporated into some of the decisions of the club, {…}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 How T F did they get ALL those beach balls into the ground in the first place ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Haha it's like a drunk text to an ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatman Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Starts off ok and finally completes the transition to Basil Fawlty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbert Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 16 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: *I think the difference is also because fans don't see themselves as customers and {…} they go to the restaurants with their families every week and they go to the cinema but if they aren't satisfied with the product will they go and scream to the people in charge of it? No they don't, but they do it with a football club and that's very weird (meaning unique) because they feel a sense of ownership of a football club and that's a really difficult balance of how you try and engage with fans and make them, incorporated into some of the decisions of the club, {…}. If people aren't satisfied with the product at the cinema or restaurant they tend to complain politely as long as the person in charge is willing to listen. Is this statement saying that rather than go to matches and shout that the owner will be willing to listen to customers complaints after the game? And possibly offer a refund if the customers are genuinely not satisfied? Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dogbert said: If people aren't satisfied with the product at the cinema or restaurant they tend to complain politely as long as the person in charge is willing to listen. Is this statement saying that rather than go to matches and shout that the owner will be willing to listen to customers complaints after the game? And possibly offer a refund if the customers are genuinely not satisfied? Strange. Actually I carry a beach ball and a coffin with me at all times in case I find a hair in my burger. It really gets the managers attention when you start a eulogy in Nando's at 8pm on a Thursday and finish it by belting a beach ball into the kitchen area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I can't access the Charlton site at work. Can someone please confirm, is the asterix bit at the end part of the statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 1 hour ago, NickJ said: One of many hilarious aspects of the statement is that I doubt very much if it was intended for the final paragraph to be included, in fact the whole thing looks like a draft waiting to be edited. Their fans think the owners are just bonkers and so does: https://twitter.com/StanCollymore/status/709886343258775552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw I think that's spot on. If that was intended to be released then the author needs sectioning. It reads like a very bitter memo sent between club officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 How to win friends and influence people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 OK I can now see from other sources that the asterix at the end is indeed part of the statement. Probably the most astonishing "official statement" of any kind I've ever read. I can only assume from the bizarre last paragraph - not to mention appalling grammar and sentence construction - that this was published in error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 1 hour ago, RedJim said: That is so poor, almost laughable. Did one of their directors get smashed last night and write that in a drunken haze? Perhaps some of the Charlton owners were at the races and became not a little irritated by Caruthers' outpouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Someone at Charlton will no doubt get the sack today because of that! This bit is truly incredible: *I think the difference is also because fans don't see themselves as customers and {…} they go to the restaurants with their families every week and they go to the cinema but if they aren't satisfied with the product will they go and scream to the people in charge of it? No they don't, but they do it with a football club and that's very weird (meaning unique) because they feel a sense of ownership of a football club and that's a really difficult balance of how you try and engage with fans and make them, incorporated into some of the decisions of the club, {…}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I keep re reading it and I still can't believe it. What official club statement anywhere in the world has an asterisk? It reads like it's written by someone who has a good grasp of English, but is not a native English speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I'm so frustrated by the two {...} sections. These must be the bits deemed unsuitable to go out? What a proof read that must have been! Makes me think there's a really pissed off work experience kid in the media department who was given a nice proper press release and just thought "to hell with this, I'm having me some fun". And now he's locked the website so no-one can take it down, the evil yet hilarious little knave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 37 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: *I think the difference is also because fans don't see themselves as customers and {…} they go to the restaurants with their families every week and they go to the cinema but if they aren't satisfied with the product will they go and scream to the people in charge of it? No they don't, but they do it with a football club and that's very weird (meaning unique) because they feel a sense of ownership of a football club and that's a really difficult balance of how you try and engage with fans and make them, incorporated into some of the decisions of the club, {…}. The difference is that nobody, whether fan or customer, will travel from London to Burnley, Hull or Middlesbrough on a cold, wet Tuesday night just to visit a Vue cinema or a Nandos. It's simply stupid and pure business speak to refer to fans as customers. Bloody Belgians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathredwood Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 The * paragraph at the end is an attempt to put quotes back into context after they were supposedly used out of context by fans to support their claims. I'm sure fans will now use this entire statement instead in future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 5 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: The difference is that nobody, whether fan or customer, will travel from London to Burnley, Hull or Middlesbrough on a cold, wet Tuesday night just to visit a Vue cinema or a Nandos. It's simply stupid and pure business speak to refer to fans as customers. Bloody Belgians. I agree, but think the difference is also that most people are not emotionally invested in the performance and success of their local Wagamama*. Most people don't walk around with a Wagamama shirt on. Most people don't (on the whole) get "Wagamama 'til I die" tattooed on their arm. Most people weren't taken to Wagamama by their dad and grandad since they were 5 years old. Therefore, unlike with a football club at which these things do happen - most people do not have a deep affinity with Wagamama. *other chain restaurants are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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