Excuse my ignorance, but he was the world darts champion wasn't he? So what's he doing managing pubs? Surely there must be some money in endorsements, prize money etc etc
[cite]Posted By: queensland_addick[/cite]Excuse my ignorance, but he was the world darts champion wasn't he? So what's he doing managing pubs? Surely there must be some money in endorsements, prize money etc etc
He has always run a pub.
Think it was The Rose in Dartford when he won world title and before that a pub in Woolwich. He 'only' won the BDO title (shown on BBC) and the money on that tour is a lot less than the SKY / PDC circuit. Plus his ill health meant he was unable to do exhibitions or enter many tournaments.
easy - | used to support Man UTD because my dad does, and we went to all London games and Old trafford 3-4 times a year as well but also to the odd Charlton game as we lived in Dartford.
Come 1984 when 13/14and old enough to get train on own/with mates, started going to more Charlton games. Soon my affinity to Charlton became greater than that to Man Utd.
So, that is how I changed clubs.
At least it was not to support a glory boy team and even Man U were crap when I supported them.
[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]has he got an season ticket to show that nasty pub manager to get in?
I'm guessing there's more to this but i go there before every home game and haven't had to show my ST once this season
i'm sure thats the case, but in the past i always found him far too aggressive to friends when we used to drink in there every week, when friends used to come to matches with us (charlton fans or neutrals) they were refused entry. we stopped going there a couple of seasons ago because of that. it was also a nightmare to move around as everyone congregates by the door and he didn't help loitoring in the doorway.
[cite]Posted By: MrOneLung[/cite]easy - | used to support Man UTD because my dad does, and we went to all London games and Old trafford 3-4 times a year as well but also to the odd Charlton game as we lived in Dartford.
Come 1984 when 13/14and old enough to get train on own/with mates, started going to more Charlton games. Soon my affinity to Charlton became greater than that to Man Utd.
So, that is how I changed clubs.
At least it was not to support a glory boy team and even Man U were crap when I supported them.
bloody hell.
replace the 'dartford' bit with eltham and that is my football supporting history.
may be a bit earlier going to games on own/with mates. was when simonsen signed.
Oggy, I notice you used to play for union in the woolwich league in the 80s, I reffed them a few times back then, before I wanted to start playing again. I think it was probably the shocking standard of teams I reffed that convinced me I should be playing.
When won the Lakeside he was running the Rose pub in Dartford - my wife took our children down (they were little people then) as my children had made him a congratulations card - when got there, Andy’s wife was outside - my Wife asked if she could take the kids in - pub was rammed full of people, but Andy’s wife went in, spoke to him - he was having photos taken by the Sun newspaper with some page 3 girls (!!) - he immediately told the girls to put their tops on, asked all on the pub to not swear, and my Wife and children went in - he was brilliant with them - total gent - he was so pleased with the card, and had his photo taken with them and the trophy - and here is the photo
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I'm guessing there's more to this but i go there before every home game and haven't had to show my ST once this season
He has always run a pub.
Think it was The Rose in Dartford when he won world title and before that a pub in Woolwich. He 'only' won the BDO title (shown on BBC) and the money on that tour is a lot less than the SKY / PDC circuit. Plus his ill health meant he was unable to do exhibitions or enter many tournaments.
Come 1984 when 13/14and old enough to get train on own/with mates, started going to more Charlton games. Soon my affinity to Charlton became greater than that to Man Utd.
So, that is how I changed clubs.
At least it was not to support a glory boy team and even Man U were crap when I supported them.
i'm sure thats the case, but in the past i always found him far too aggressive to friends when we used to drink in there every week, when friends used to come to matches with us (charlton fans or neutrals) they were refused entry. we stopped going there a couple of seasons ago because of that. it was also a nightmare to move around as everyone congregates by the door and he didn't help loitoring in the doorway.
bloody hell.
replace the 'dartford' bit with eltham and that is my football supporting history.
may be a bit earlier going to games on own/with mates. was when simonsen signed.
May he RIP.
When won the Lakeside he was running the Rose pub in Dartford - my wife took our children down (they were little people then) as my children had made him a congratulations card - when got there, Andy’s wife was outside - my Wife asked if she could take the kids in - pub was rammed full of people, but Andy’s wife went in, spoke to him - he was having photos taken by the Sun newspaper with some page 3 girls (!!) - he immediately told the girls to put their tops on, asked all on the pub to not swear, and my Wife and children went in - he was brilliant with them - total gent - he was so pleased with the card, and had his photo taken with them and the trophy - and here is the photo
He had a lot of respect for Charlton despite calling himself Millwall.
RIP big man