Some Charlton Athletic fans have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Addicks-focused Twitter account @100PercentCafc discussing Tahnoon Nimer’s lack of investment in the club and sharing some concerns with regard to the club’s finances.
As explained in an article that was published by The Evening Standard at the beginning of May, while Charlton Athletic’s staff did receive payment for the month of April, the club’s majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer is still yet to inject any money into the club since East Street Investments completed their takeover back in January. This article also explains that the majority shareholder is yet to “prove source and sufficiency of funding to the EFL” since completing a takeover of Charlton.
This tweet from @100PercentCafc expresses some concerns around the club’s finances, stating that players and staff will be due to get paid again soon and Addicks supporters are still waiting to hear the news that Nimer has injected funds into the club. Some Charlton supporters have also been sharing some concerns over the club’s finances in response to this post, with one Addicks fan even hanging their hopes on Mike Ashley investing in the club.
Read the reactions of some Addicks fans to @100PercentCafc’s post in the tweets below.
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https://twitter.com/100PercentCafc/status/1260879960161562625
Am not expecting him to put money in. Plus the club are holding mascot money I paid for my boy as want to roll it over till next season ?
— Dave Payne (@DavePayno4) May 14, 2020
I’m expecting the same stuff tomorrow from Mihail as last week. It’s an absolutely scandalous situation
— Marcus Hoare (@MarcusHoare1) May 14, 2020
Hopefully soon when Ashley sells Newcastle he could buy us and get us out of this horrific situation
— WellingUTD_fanpage (@JoshuaCampopia3) May 14, 2020
Would Mike Ashley be better than Tahnoon Nimer?YES, ANYONE BUT NIMER
NO, ANYONE BUT ASHLEY
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June 30th so last pay arrives end of July with all players leaving the club receiving the loyalty bonus also.
— paulcrabb_ (@paulcrabb4) May 14, 2020
If they get paid on the last working day of the month it’s less days than that mate ?????
— Danny (@dannyowen54) May 14, 2020
That’s a far to simple solution to it , nemer / Farnell / mihal / Claudio will feed the @CAStrust more rubish and try to deflect from the truth that nemer is skint , some of nemers interviews were laughable when you listen back to them , I WING LET THE CLUB OR FANS DOWN ????
— onehunglow (@onehung08633750) May 14, 2020
What do we think?
Charlton manager Lee Bowyer recently shared some concerns of his own regarding the club’s finances. As per londonnewsonline.co.uk, Bowyer has stated that if the club’s staff aren’t paid this month, it “will show (they) are in big trouble”. He is also quoted as saying that all they can do is hope that Nimer “steps up”.
It may be fair to say that these aren’t exactly reassuring words from Bowyer and if even the manager has some concerns over the club’s finances, it might not be surprising that these supporters do as well.