That 92 game was a crowd control shambles, showing how far we've come. Imagine if that had been against Birmingham or Leeds.
Not sure you can call it a shambles. 3 years on from Hillsborough and you have to give everyone credit for how it was handled. A good following from Leicester that day was to be expected but I doubt anyone foresaw how many did turn up and how many would be late getting to the ground.
Letting in WAY too many people onto the south bank terrace could have been a disaster if the cages still existed.
I loved the time at Upton Park, but it was pretty shambolic at times, perhaps not surprisingly, as it wasn't our home and we had a tiny level of staffing back then. For our final game there, I remember the West Stand being packed with Newcastle fans, with no segregation at all.
Potential we are coming down to earth with a bump on Saturday coming up against a recent Premier League team. However, all the signs are they haven't started well and often catching these teams at this time of the season can be advantageous. We're full of confidence and riding our momentum from last year whereas they are desperately trying to refind some confidence and build momentum. If they underestimate us I think we could send them away with a bloody nose. If their first two games have given them a kick up the arse and they come into this motivated to and determined to fix that, then maybe we will get a lesson in how tough this division can be. It's a fascinating game but represents a decent opportunity for us.
2-1 Addicks. Fast start from us and Kelman scores first half, then they pen us in a bit. We bring on our finishers and Leaburn or Knibbs bags one on the break assisted by Tanto. Then they score and its backs against the wall until the final whistle. Kaminski to make at least one worldy save to earn us the three points.
Whilst we worry about selling our star player, Ramsay, for maybe 7/8 million, Leicester are flogging their squad players for 10 million plus. It's a bonkers world out there! Meanwhile, Leicester have more or less forgotten how to win, so our determined heroes have a decent chance of grabbing the three points, although a draw is probably more realistic.
Whilst we worry about selling our star player, Ramsay, for maybe 7/8 million, Leicester are flogging their squad players for 10 million plus. It's a bonkers world out there! Meanwhile, Leicester have more or less forgotten how to win, so our determined heroes have a decent chance of grabbing the three points, although a draw is probably more realistic.
If we sold Kayne for a proper fee AND replaced him with similar quality at a much lower price, I’d be perfectly happy with that bit of business. The issue with what we’ve done before is we have sold people at a knock down price just to get some money in and they haven’t been adequately replaced.
Hope I’m wrong but I fear Leicester will have a few moments of quality just enough to burst our bubble.
Maybe they will, but so did Bristol and to fair Watford had plenty of quality that we stood up well to. We need to be asking them questions on our turf and our vocal support will hopefully see us over the line today.
Flying back from Chicago yesterday, managed to convince a group of 6 American lads at the airport going to the Arsenal game at 5.30pm to also get tickets for our game at 12.30pm - every little helps!
Flying back from Chicago yesterday, managed to convince a group of 6 American lads at the airport going to the Arsenal game at 5.30pm to also get tickets for our game at 12.30pm - every little helps!
they weren't millionaire actors, sports stars and film stars were they? up yours Wrexham!
Flying back from Chicago yesterday, managed to convince a group of 6 American lads at the airport going to the Arsenal game at 5.30pm to also get tickets for our game at 12.30pm - every little helps!
“If we lie to him and say we’ll go, maybe he’ll piss off and leave us alone” - one of the American lads, probably.
Hope I’m wrong but I fear Leicester will have a few moments of quality just enough to burst our bubble.
And that’s going to happen few times this season what we don’t want is the over reaction of the doom and gloom mob when it does ….
Because we should do better and will have to do better in those moments. It shows the whole club is behind the curve and I'm not sure why I bother spending money watching us if/ when these moments repeatedly occur.
Think Leicester may have a bit too much quality for us as good as our defence is. But then again I thought the same against Bristol City. Would personally like to see Knibbs get more minutes as he’s looked really dangerous both times he’s come o
Hope I’m wrong but I fear Leicester will have a few moments of quality just enough to burst our bubble.
And that’s going to happen few times this season what we don’t want is the over reaction of the doom and gloom mob when it does ….
Because we should do better and will have to do better in those moments. It shows the whole club is behind the curve and I'm not sure why I bother spending money watching us if/ when these moments repeatedly occur.
Really ????? So you’re saying we should be on the same level as a team that has 90 mill parachute money in their back pocket ….
Definitely need a chant for Kelman, maybe even Apter too!
68/69, the biggest ‘official’ capacity league ground in the Football League, the team flying, crowds pushing 30k and a jam packed terraced Covered End with numbers in it that probably wasn’t far off what the two tiers have these days belting out ‘Oh Charlie, Charlie Charlie, Charlie, Charlie Charlie Wright’
Whatever the score, it feels so good to be back in the Championship this morning. On Sky, packed Valley, quality players who give their all, momentum, a manager who gets Charlton and knows exactly what he’s doing, a bit of underdog spirit.
It’s a good time to be a Charlton fan. Maybe the best in a couple of decades.
Hope I’m wrong but I fear Leicester will have a few moments of quality just enough to burst our bubble.
And that’s going to happen few times this season what we don’t want is the over reaction of the doom and gloom mob when it does ….
Because we should do better and will have to do better in those moments. It shows the whole club is behind the curve and I'm not sure why I bother spending money watching us if/ when these moments repeatedly occur.
Really ????? So you’re saying we should be on the same level as a team that has 90 mill parachute money in their back pocket ….
If I had to guess I’d say PL clubs that have been in the top tier for more than a season get that money because without it they’d probably have to go into administration or declare bankruptcy. I doubt they have a single penny of that money to actually spend. Having just been promoted from L1 I suspect we are in a far better financial position than they are.
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I loved the time at Upton Park, but it was pretty shambolic at times, perhaps not surprisingly, as it wasn't our home and we had a tiny level of staffing back then. For our final game there, I remember the West Stand being packed with Newcastle fans, with no segregation at all.
To be fair, Robbie Savage was always a twat; seems to be like Nathan Jones, love him when he's on your team, hate him as the opposition.
Was that the same match as the Bartlett goal?
There's a Starman
Running down the right
His name is Robbie Apter
And he's fucking dynamite
"his name is Robbie Apter
And umm, he's alright?"
Doesn't have the same ring to it
68/69, the biggest ‘official’ capacity league ground in the Football League, the team flying, crowds pushing 30k and a jam packed terraced Covered End with numbers in it that probably wasn’t far off what the two tiers have these days belting out
‘Oh Charlie, Charlie
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie
Charlie Wright’
seemed to work quite well.
’Kelman’ could be made to fit for ‘Wright’
I expect you to start this chant today then
There's a Starman
And he wears number 30
His name is Robbie Apter
And he's an IED
Happy?