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Charlton fans came together on Tuesday night to formulate plans to step up protests aimed at forcing the owner Roland Duchatelet to put the club up for sale.
Supporters from Anti Roland Demos, Spell It Out
and Voice of The Valley, who have all organised protests at recent matches, were joined by representatives of the Charlton Life message board and the Charlton Fans Protest Fund, as well as
others.
They agreed to work together under the banner of
CARD (Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet) and to follow up recent demonstrations against the owner with another major post-match rally in the west stand car park immediately following the Blackburn
Rovers home game on January 23rd.
However, recognising that further and less
predictable initiatives are also required, additional action will also be disclosed on the day of the Blackburn game itself.
This will not involve a pre-match demonstration in
the car park, but plans are being kept flexible in order to be able to respond to developments, including around the managerial situation.
An immediate objective for the group, which is
working on a series of short and medium-term actions to impact on the club, is to force significant changes in its senior management.
The meeting was also attended by observers from
the board of the Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Trust. All present played a full part in discussions at a very productive and consensual meeting.
At this stage, CARD simply wants to assure
Charlton fans that we are working together to try to bring a swift and positive end to the current crisis at the club.