Win or lose we're on the booze. After the mental and physical exhaustion of watching the 98 final, I recall the post-match celebrations were surprisingly flat and muted. However, there was a big turnout in the Royal Oak and other Charlton pubs on the Bank Holiday Monday that followed and an open-topped bus parade on the Tuesday evening to the Town Hall if I recall rightly. I suspect the parade may be planned in quiet in the background and would be premature to announce anything obviously. However, anyone planning on a celebratory or drown your sorrows drink in Charlton on the Monday? Trying not to count chickens here. The White Swan would be the natural choice given the relative quality fo the pub and the efforts of the landlord this season to make us more welcome. I would also add the River Ale House but I think he's only 4-11pm opening during the week - maybe an exception for Bank Holiday?
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If I'm not too tired after my scheduled long cycle.
It was mate
I read @Cardinal Sin's message as people went out on the bank holiday that followed the game? Not the night itself. All a bit of a blur that day/night even as a 15 year old!
The 1998 final was on Bank Holiday Monday.
There are so many Internationals in the Championship these days that they have to have them earlier for players heading off to the pre-tournament camps
champs - saturday
league 1 - sunday
league 2 - monday
i think the monday is the worse day to have as most have work next day and have to get back home - plus its the highest attended match of the 3
2020: "The first Monday in May isn't a Bank Holiday any more. But all the pubs are shut anyway. Let's stay in and watch re-runs of this season's football matches".
2021: "What's a pub? What's a football season? What's a holiday?"