Following my earlier posting about the club's predicament over how to handle season ticket renewals to avoid losing several thousand season ticket holders in the Summer http://drinkingduringthegame.blogspot.com/2008/02/wheres-new-season-ticket-offer.html, I have been reliably informed that this subject will the discussion of a Board Meeting at the Valley tomorrow morning.
If my source is correct, the Club will take the unprecedented step of honouring the free season ticket deal before the season has finished and irrespective of whether or not promotion has been secured. The risk of losing 5,000+ season ticket holders is too great and the Board do not want to see a step back towards the days of gates of 15,000. The move would undoubtedly prove popular and the cost of £6m is likely to be met by Alan Pardew's Summer transfer budget being scrapped. That means he would need to fashion a team from a smaller squad than we have today but all are confident we have the nucleus of a side that will be ready to challenge next season.
The bold move is the Board's latest step in breaking new ground and is their way of showing the same faith in Charlton season-ticket holders that we showed in the club when faced with relegation last Spring. Expect an announcement tomorrow.
For a moment I fell for it -Good one.
ReplyDeleteWhat planet are you on mate? We do not have the nucleus of a five a side team,never mind one that can challenge for promotion next season,so taking the transfer budget away would be a joke! As it is we need virtually a new team.I dont know anybody who thinks promotion is a possible next time without major change.Hopefully,AP will do the honorouble thing and walk as he is the major cause of this mess,along with the board.As for the free season tickets,unless this deal is honoured there will probably be about 5000 season ticket holders,and an average crowd of 12000-14000 if as we expect things do not improve.Without proper investment in the club it is hard to see any forward movement.
ReplyDeleteApparently, the football league is due to announce tomorrow morning that a special promotion place will be awarded to the team that finishes 11th in the Championship.
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