Brown: 'It's an incredibly good start' | Charlton Athletic Football Club
Steve Brown was effusive in his praise on Saturday afternoon, as he offered his immediate post-match reaction to the Addicks’ 2-0 win over Bolton at The Valley.
Save £200 with a season ticket | Charlton Athletic Football Club
With the Addicks having claimed maximum points from their first two home league games of the season, it’s not too late to join the journey and purchase your season ticket.
GALLERY | Bolton matchday experience | Charlton Athletic Football Club
There was plenty to admire on the pitch last Saturday as the Addicks claimed an impressive 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers. Off the pitch, the day was just as exciting.
Pitching to the next generation | Construction News
A project that challenges young people to design stadiums is helping build bridges to a career in the built environment Ninety 12- and 13-year-olds used a
Business of Sport Ep.35: Charlie Methven, Co-Owner @ Charlton Athletic, The real cost of football club ownership
Episode · Business of Sport · This week, we are delighted to welcome Charlie Methven to the show. Charlie is the co-owner and CEO of Charlton Athletic. He was part of the consortium that bought the London club in 2023, and was appointed CEO earlier this year. But as many of you will have seen in the infamous ‘Sunderland til I Die’ Netflix documentary, this isn’t his first dabble in football club ownership. He was part of the group that took over Sunderland as they attempted to recover from back to back relegations. What followed was the most transparent insight into what happens when it all goes wrong at a club, both on and off the pitch. You can’t rely on the owner to pick up the tab at the end of every month; you have to build a sustainable business behind the passion and fanfare. That’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s the realities of decision making at the highest level, the understanding that universal popularity is impossible, underpinned by what goes into running a sports entity as a business. We’re delighted to welcome Charlie to the Business of Sport. On today’s show, we discussed: Navigating Football Finances: What did the business of Sunderland look like when Charlie and the new owners bought the club in 2018? How to manage going from £200m a year revenues to £20m. Owners cannot be left to pick up the bill. A club has to be sustainable if it wants to progress. What does it cost to buy a team outside of the Premier League? How are budgets spent? The cost of running the academy, first team, women’s team, behind the scenes staff. The problem with relegation clauses; why they’re very important but often hard to implement when attracting the top talent. The Sunderland Experience Balancing the business objectives of a football club alongside fan expectation can be the hardest job of an owner. How do you navigate it? There were ingrained cultural issues at the club. How did Charlie go about changing these? Managing a player wage bill that was more similar to a Premier League club than a League One club. How did they go about turning a £27m a year loss making club into a breakeven Championship team in just a few years. Buying Charlton What did the new ownership buy Charlton for and how does that compare to the current revenues across the club? The unique academy set-up that plays a huge part in the successful running of Charlton, and the strength of the local population that feeds it. What are the ambitions of the team over the coming years and how are the ownership looking to achieve them? The challenge with running a women’s team in an environment that isn’t set up for success; how the FA missed a golden opportunity to make women’s football great.
Gunners offer cash plus player for former Everton star
Arsenal have made an offer of ₤42.5 million and offered defender Jakub Kiwior to Atalanta as they bid to sign Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman. The 26 year
Crystal Palace leading the race for Liverpool defender
As per journalist DaveOCKOP, Crystal Palace are 'leading the way' to sign defender Joe Gomez from Liverpool before the summer transfer window slams shut on Frid
Charlton is a great club for the whole family with a Fan Zone and a Family Activity Zone which have lots of activities to keep youngsters entertained,...
Business of Sport: Business of Sport Ep.35: Charlie Methven, Co-Owner @ Charlton Athletic, The real cost of football club ownership
This week, we are delighted to welcome Charlie Methven to the show. Charlie is the co-owner and CEO of Charlton Athletic. He was part of the consortium that bought the London club in 2023, and was appointed CEO earlier this year. But as many of you will have seen in the infamous ‘Sunderland til I Die’ Netflix documentary, this isn’t his first dabble in football club ownership. He was part of the group that took over Sunderland as they attempted to recover from back to back relegations. What followed was the most transparent insight into what happens when it all goes wrong at a club, both on and off the pitch. You can’t rely on the owner to pick up the tab at the end of every month; you have to build a sustainable business behind the passion and fanfare. That’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s the realities of decision making at the highest level, the understanding that universal popularity is impossible, underpinned by what goes into running a sports entity as a business. We’re delighted to welcome Charlie to the Business of Sport. On today’s show, we discussed: Navigating Football Finances: What did the business of Sunderland look like when Charlie and the new owners bought the club in 2018? How to manage going from £200m a year revenues to £20m. Owners cannot be left to pick up the bill. A club has to be sustainable if it wants to progress. What does it cost to buy a team outside of the Premier League? How are budgets spent? The cost of running the academy, first team, women’s team, behind the scenes staff. The problem with relegation clauses; why they’re very important but often hard to implement when attracting the top talent. The Sunderland Experience Balancing the business objectives of a football club alongside fan expectation can be the hardest job of an owner. How do you navigate it? There were ingrained cultural issues at the club. How did Charlie go about changing these? Managing a player wage bill that was more similar to a Premier League club than a League One club. How did they go about turning a £27m a year loss making club into a breakeven Championship team in just a few years. Buying Charlton What did the new ownership buy Charlton for and how does that compare to the current revenues across the club? The unique academy set-up that plays a huge part in the successful running of Charlton, and the strength of the local population that feeds it. What are the ambitions of the team over the coming years and how are the ownership looking to achieve them? The challenge with running a women’s team in an environment that isn’t set up for success; how the FA missed a golden opportunity to make women’s football great.
U21 PREVIEW | Charlton v Hull City | Charlton Athletic Football Club
Charlton’s U21s are in action at The Valley on Tuesday afternoon when they host Hull City in their third game of the season (KO 2pm BST). Tickets are on sale for the match and cost just £3 for adults and £2 for O65s and U18s. Click here to purchase yours now.
‘We encourage him to do that’ – Charlton boss Nathan Jones on attacking qualities of skipper Greg Docherty
The Scot opened his account for the South Londoners in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers, rifling a superb shot home from the edge of the box.