Staff at League One side Charlton Athletic expressed "extreme disappointment" after bonuses they say were promised to them by Owner Roland Duchâtelet were not paid, according to Nick Miller of the London GUARDIAN. Administrative staff said that they were due to be paid bonuses on July 31 but "the money did not arrive." In an email to staff on Wednesday, Duchâtelet said that the "incentivised bonuses" would not be paid because the club endured "a very bad financial year." He "did not take any responsibility for that poor performance." In a statement, the unpaid staff said that they will continue to work but "it is clear that trust between the staff and owner has eroded." The statement said, "We wish to express our extreme disappointment at your decision not to pay hard-working staff the money that had been previously promised based on our performances this year." Duchâtelet, who has owned the club since '14, is reportedly "in the process of selling Charlton" to an Australian consortium led by businessman Andrew Muir. However, this has "dragged on for some months" (GUARDIAN, 8/22).
