AFKA i know there have been similar threads fella but in the context of what looks like happening i think a lot of peeps are thinking of this question.
Its the place i went with m y dad just me and him
the place i made life long friends
the place were no matter what piss take was thrown at us we was still all CAFC
its that f**kin disgusting peice of paper about Shitouts park
The valley Party
Woolwich Town Hall
Wembley
Big D--Mic Mac---ian P
Its 40 years of fun , pain, laughs , disapointment
What ever happens with this forign investment no one can ever take the above away.
Is it right ? i havnt a f**kinn clue.
Are we a sell out ? yes in some ways , but better us the Nillwall shit.
will it work ? maybe
Will we loose some of what CAFC is ? only if we let em.
Sometimes you have to take a step into the dark !!!
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It's where I saw my early heroes like Charlie Wright, Alan Campbell, Harry Gregory...
It's where used to queue up waiting for the turnstiles to open so I could get my place on the railings near the goal opposite the covered end.
It's the club I dreamed of following in The top division
It's the club I dreamed of following in Europe
It's the club that I feared would be taken from me when they nearly went broke in the early 80's
It's the club that made me angry when they moved to sellout park
It's winning against the odds at Old Trafford
It's the play off final at St Andrews.
It's the Voice of the valley, Addickted, Valley Floyd Road, Valiants viewpoint.........
It's Woolwich town hall when the planning committee turned down the original planning permission,
It's the club I took two weeks off work for to campaign and work for the Valley Party.
It's Woolwich town hall for the back to the Valley announcement
It's where I got red pain all over my jacket when paining railings at the Valley on December the 3rd 1992
It's December the 5th
It's believing that things could only get better at half time at the Old Trafford cup tie
It's Wembley for the play off final
It's Blackburn away, being crowned Champions
It's being elated with promotions, and gutted with relegations.
Mastermind
It's 'doing the lot' home and away for five seasons
Steve Gritt, Steve Brown.....
It's friends
It's supporters
It's the Royal, The liberal Club, The Con Club, The Valley Pub, The Bugle..........
It's Family
It's CHARLTON
Plus it was one of the last things i did with my mother... NOTHING can ever take that away!
Goose bumps reading that.
Will add
It's taking your son to his first game and he becoming totally addickted
It's being at an away game and singing Valley Floyd Road and meaning every word
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I thought you would have said Carshalton Athletic ; - )
Bet you wished you'd kept that season ticket now, hey mate ; - )
:)
Stop texting me during the games for updates then : - )
I know mate, just pulling your plonker.
No it's not. Sorry but that is a lazy comparison IMHO
Those who are religious may well see that as insulting to their beliefs esp comparing a football club to a divine being.
Those who are not religious, like me, may see no real comparison. CAFC does not set out a ethos or moral code for living my life, offer me ever lasting life or a route to heaven. And without wanting to start a row I know for sure that it exists.
At no point did I compare it to a divine being. The rituals involved with religion bare an uncanny resemblance to supporting Charlton in the way I do.
Plus I've actually spoken with a Pastor at length about this very subject and he believes it to be the case and is far from offended. I'm in no way religious because I beleive in science however I don't think comparing football to religion is offensive.
Its the most dominating factor in my life, its what takes up the majority of my thoughts, and in times of guidance, i pray to the three wise men*
* Sam Bartram, Jimmy Seed, Steve Sutherland
No Andrew Mills?
being patronised by bigger clubs
blackburn full members cup final
defeat from the jaws of victory
few points from the last ten games of the season
And thats what makes my Club a querky fun unpredictable joyful experience.
OK, maybe not offensive to you but still not valid IMHO. Anyway others things to argue over.
Live, laugh, laugh and be happy.
Taking the, so called, Special Bus from Bexleyheath bus garage to The Valley for home games in the late 50's, early 60's.
Seeing us get relegated and then losing to Blackburn in the last game of the next season and failing to bounce back.
Years of disappointment and decay, Sellout Park, interspersed with Lennie, and then back down again.
Curbs, Super Clive, Wembley, promotion and holding our own in the Premier League.
Watching us beat Arsenal at The Valley 1-0. Something I never thought I'd live to see. Watching Arsene Wenger fall base over apex chasing the ball along the touchline because they were losing 1-0 to "little old Charlton".
Relegation and disappointment again.
My computer at home gave up the ghost last Friday night, so I went out and bought the European edition of the Guardian on Saturday. I broke my rule of always starting on the sports pages and waded through 37 pages of financial crisis etc. etc. I felt like slitting my wrists! I turned to page 38, and what do I see? Financial crisis? What financial crisis? I hope the deal goes through.
I wouldn't change any of it, even if I had the chance.
I was trying to explain to the missus why this happening is such a big deal, some people will never understand I'm afraid.
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Give it a rest. He said something I didn't agree with. I said why politely. He responded with a counter agreement, I responded to that but then left it at that.
Not sure how you draw the conclusion that I'll scare people off. Record numbers of people posting right now. Maybe that are all here to read what I have to say?
That last line was a joke BTW.
Great comeback.
Guys.