Ole, ole, ole
Ole, ole
Tony Watt, Watt Watt
This is the reason why we support Charlton and not Man Utd or Arsenal or Man City or any other of the top clubs.
We lose games, more often than not we are on the wrong side of the score line, dropping points here and there. Frustration abounds when supporting Charlton.
But every now and again comes a stream of bright sunlight, a moment in time when all that frustration is swept aside.
The Play Off Final, The Division One Championship winning season and then there are individual games or even just moments of a game like Johnie Jackson last minute winner against QPR.
Today four wins out of five, when we could not see the next point, when the fans were questioning the commitment of the owners (and we still don't understand their game plan), but today, tonight, tonight was about football and Charlton and a celebration of quality football.
Forest probably had more possession, but we made the chances and were the more dangerous and throughout my time supporting / following Charlton when we have taken the ball into the corner to waste time we have lost possession. Tonight Tony Watt, Frederick Bulot and Jordan Cousins kept the ball in the corner for the combined minutage that we have held the ball in my 40 years, it was a joy to watch.
The bubble of our recent success rose over night and it may burst overnight, but these games since Watford are why we follow Charlton and not the fancy dans of the Premiership.
COYR
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Fleecing the fans - Part 1
Ok I am going to defend the new regime, sorry.
There are two issues today that have fans screaming blue murder at the new regime fleecing them. Today's programme price and the new Season Ticket prices.
The first is today's programme, a special edition is being sold at £4 instead of the usual £3. The club are giving a proportion to the community trust, it would be nice if they were to say what proportion.
The club are being accused of profiteering from a large crowd. If we go back to that last "Football for a Fiver", the club charged £5 plus a £1 to charity and there was no choice over paying the extra. This year we have a choice over contributing the extra £1 so if you don't like it don't buy the programme.
- Got to get to the game now, so comments on ST prices will follow in part 2.
There are two issues today that have fans screaming blue murder at the new regime fleecing them. Today's programme price and the new Season Ticket prices.
The first is today's programme, a special edition is being sold at £4 instead of the usual £3. The club are giving a proportion to the community trust, it would be nice if they were to say what proportion.
The club are being accused of profiteering from a large crowd. If we go back to that last "Football for a Fiver", the club charged £5 plus a £1 to charity and there was no choice over paying the extra. This year we have a choice over contributing the extra £1 so if you don't like it don't buy the programme.
- Got to get to the game now, so comments on ST prices will follow in part 2.
All Hail ......l
Saturday 28th February will forever be celebrated as Chris Powell day when the hero returned to the Valley to say goodbye to the Club he learnt to love and the club that quickly loved him.
There has never been in my lifetime a manager so loved as Chris Powell, I don't mean at any one club, but at all. There are plenty of managers who have been former players and represented their club at inter national level, Kenny Dalglish would be one - but non have generated the love (literally) and affection that Chris generated, even being given the title of Sir by many.
The affection for Chris has come from a player who joined us three times before becoming manager, who was always a real gent, appeared to tuck his shirt in his underpants and had the most irresistible toothy smile. We even forgave him or rather ignored the fact he came from a Palarse "academy", he also gained 5 caps while with Charlton, our most capped England player.
The love was further enhanced by his inevitable dismissal from his beloved club nigh on a year ago and he has now in the South London Press given his side of the story.
He knew it was inevitable and we knew it was inevitable that he would not retain his position. It is what happens when new owners take over as we have seen at clubs like Watford. New owners invest a lot of money in buying clubs and then making them into the vehicle that they want them to be and many want to have their man in charge, someone they know and have confidence in. Powell had to look no further than his own appointment to see a manager not given time, and we were in an enviable position of being in the play off zone, not struggling against relegation as had been Powells position.
Tomorrow will see a virtually full Valley for the first time since the Premiership days, fuelled by "Football for a Fiver", frustration with the Duchatalet regime and the return of Powell. Powell will be greeted by awarmth that will never be afforded to an opposition manager or for that matter a Charlton manager past or future.
I'll be applauding him before the game and hopefully commiserating with him as he takes his final bow after the game, but will not join in with any minutes applause during the game -what a nonesense that would be, but then there are a few that would rather we lost to Powell.
I am hoping that tomorrow will enable the faithful to grieve, to finally exorcise the loss they have felt for Powell over the last year and we can "move on" from the HUDDERSFIELD Town manager and get on with supporting our team. We have turned a corner but we are by no means out of the woods yet.
When Powell leave the Valley pitch tomorrow, I want him to feel bitter disappointment and have the same feeling in his gut that Curbs would have had following his return with West Ham.
Come on you reds!
There has never been in my lifetime a manager so loved as Chris Powell, I don't mean at any one club, but at all. There are plenty of managers who have been former players and represented their club at inter national level, Kenny Dalglish would be one - but non have generated the love (literally) and affection that Chris generated, even being given the title of Sir by many.
The affection for Chris has come from a player who joined us three times before becoming manager, who was always a real gent, appeared to tuck his shirt in his underpants and had the most irresistible toothy smile. We even forgave him or rather ignored the fact he came from a Palarse "academy", he also gained 5 caps while with Charlton, our most capped England player.
The love was further enhanced by his inevitable dismissal from his beloved club nigh on a year ago and he has now in the South London Press given his side of the story.
He knew it was inevitable and we knew it was inevitable that he would not retain his position. It is what happens when new owners take over as we have seen at clubs like Watford. New owners invest a lot of money in buying clubs and then making them into the vehicle that they want them to be and many want to have their man in charge, someone they know and have confidence in. Powell had to look no further than his own appointment to see a manager not given time, and we were in an enviable position of being in the play off zone, not struggling against relegation as had been Powells position.
Tomorrow will see a virtually full Valley for the first time since the Premiership days, fuelled by "Football for a Fiver", frustration with the Duchatalet regime and the return of Powell. Powell will be greeted by awarmth that will never be afforded to an opposition manager or for that matter a Charlton manager past or future.
I'll be applauding him before the game and hopefully commiserating with him as he takes his final bow after the game, but will not join in with any minutes applause during the game -what a nonesense that would be, but then there are a few that would rather we lost to Powell.
I am hoping that tomorrow will enable the faithful to grieve, to finally exorcise the loss they have felt for Powell over the last year and we can "move on" from the HUDDERSFIELD Town manager and get on with supporting our team. We have turned a corner but we are by no means out of the woods yet.
When Powell leave the Valley pitch tomorrow, I want him to feel bitter disappointment and have the same feeling in his gut that Curbs would have had following his return with West Ham.
Come on you reds!
Friday, 13 February 2015
Guy Luzon speaks (ok its a parody account + and his wicki page)
Amongst the gloom and doom at The Valley, I came across on twitter a parody account of Guy Luzojn. Whilst some have found the humour annoying it made me giggle so I thought I would give a bit of coverage to his account @GuyLuzoncafc .
Parody it maybe but it hits the nail on the head when it comes to his understanding of all things Charlton and Football.
As he says "Come on You Adders!"
Footnote:- There is now a Guy Luzon Wickipedia entry, won't be around for long http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Luzon but just incase yuo miss it here is a screen shot:-
Parody it maybe but it hits the nail on the head when it comes to his understanding of all things Charlton and Football.
As he says "Come on You Adders!"
Footnote:- There is now a Guy Luzon Wickipedia entry, won't be around for long http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Luzon but just incase yuo miss it here is a screen shot:-
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Charlton Trailblaze with live TV
I was on my weekly bicycle and stop off at Greenwich, Novotel for a coffee and a read of their Independent and came across the report on Charlton beating Blackburn 1-0 in the FA Cup.
No I have not got it wrong, in 1947 the first ever live club TV match was televised and it was between Charlton and Blackburn as a trial run prior to the FA Cup final being televised, which Charlton went on to win 1-0.
Sam Bartram said it was a poor game and was lucky that a slip towards the end did not result in a Blackburn equaliser.
That cup final was the second cup final to feature Charlton and was the 2nd cup final in a row where the ball burst.
So those were happy days - on TV and we won (Now this is against the law), we won the FA Cup (Eee Aye adee o) and the ball burst.
It was a different era from the money fueled, network inducing world that football is played in today.
Charlton Athletic trailblazers
Never dull at the Valley.
No I have not got it wrong, in 1947 the first ever live club TV match was televised and it was between Charlton and Blackburn as a trial run prior to the FA Cup final being televised, which Charlton went on to win 1-0.
Sam Bartram said it was a poor game and was lucky that a slip towards the end did not result in a Blackburn equaliser.
That cup final was the second cup final to feature Charlton and was the 2nd cup final in a row where the ball burst.
So those were happy days - on TV and we won (Now this is against the law), we won the FA Cup (Eee Aye adee o) and the ball burst.
It was a different era from the money fueled, network inducing world that football is played in today.
Charlton Athletic trailblazers
- Live TV coverage
- Ground sharing
- A supporters political party
- And a Belgian led network ownership
Now back to cleaning my pitchfork.
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
The Trust makes its move ...
The Trust has to date taken a view of working closely with the ownership regime, however following Katrien Meire telling the fans that they just have to accept Rolands way and now an unwillingness to engage further on the plans for the clubs future, the Trust has decided to get stuck in and roll its sleeves up, here is its statement.
"Further to our statement of 14th January 2015, the Charlton Athletic Supporters' Trust wrote to the club's CEO Katrien Meire to follow up our offer to discuss the growing anxiety of supporters about the direction of the club, and how they might be better involved.
We have received a disappointing response. Whilst Ms Meire has suggested that we meet with a colleague to discuss what the club needs to do to maintain and grow the fanbase, she declined any dialogue on the vital matter of where the club is heading.
Her explanation - that she had nothing more to tell supporters regarding the direction of the club - reminds us of her words " To read on Click here
Thursday, 29 January 2015
QUELLE EST LE POINT
Le point has joined today, we seem to be strengthening every where but not the position that we have all screamed out to be filled. Not only have we not strengthened the striker position but we have weakened it in numbers if nothing else with the loaning out of George Tucudean.
We now seem to have a dearth of players who can play at centre half and central midfielder and the good news is there are two more centre halves on the way, potentially.
We need a target man who can muscle and bustle. In numbers you would normally argue two staters and two back up and in Igor, Watt, Church, Karl Ahearne-Grant we have players but we don't have quality. Igor has not scored since Reading and the rest have not scored.
I welcome Monsieur Le Point and maybe we need him, but he won't score 10 goals this
Season and nobody on the books currently looks like they could.
There is still time in the window and I hope that Rollies advisors know more about football than me. However, if we don't add to the forward options I fear for the remainder of the season, starting with Rotherham.
We now seem to have a dearth of players who can play at centre half and central midfielder and the good news is there are two more centre halves on the way, potentially.
We need a target man who can muscle and bustle. In numbers you would normally argue two staters and two back up and in Igor, Watt, Church, Karl Ahearne-Grant we have players but we don't have quality. Igor has not scored since Reading and the rest have not scored.
I welcome Monsieur Le Point and maybe we need him, but he won't score 10 goals this
Season and nobody on the books currently looks like they could.
There is still time in the window and I hope that Rollies advisors know more about football than me. However, if we don't add to the forward options I fear for the remainder of the season, starting with Rotherham.
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