Crowd behaviour on Saturday

Dave Rudd

What was the general view of our behaviour after the Norwich equaliser? I was sitting close to the divide between our fans and the Norwich lot and got a good view of the 'fuss' - mostly our lot and some stewards, but it wasn't desperately impressive. Yes, I've seen a lot worse, but it left a bad taste in the mouth at the end of what was otherwise a decent day out - well, as decent as a late equaliser allows.

I'd like to think it was just down to a handful of characters. Can we get amongst them or are we stuck with a bunch who still live in the 1970's ?

On a separate note, how do we eradicate that woeful and highly embarrassing 'Addams Family' song? Someone must have some influence - or do we all think it's funny in a schoolboy kind of way? It was sung at Leyton Orient ffs.

The_Organiser

Dave - get a life mate. It's funny and appropriate against the likes of Norwich!

AFKABartram

http://www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=29167

Dave Rudd

OK.

Tee hee!

Henry Irving

Why don't you ask the Fans' Forum to do something : - )

Seriously it would be interesting to get the FF member on the Safety committee (Gary?) to ask Mick Everitt for feedback from the Norwich safety officer and police especially in light of the comments made on the now sunk thread "Sad end" from a Norwich fan.

Plaaayer

It's funny how everyone says they hate the Adams Family song, but if you look around 99% of people are singing it?

golfaddick

Re the "family song".........vile & disgusting and what makes it worse is that 80% of the fans don't sing it but clap along as if they were singing a song at a vicars tea party. No idea if most understand the lyrics But I'm sure if they did they wouldn't continue calpping merrily along.

Now I'm no prude and swear like a trooper - but there is no need to sing that particular song to EVERY team at EVERY game - it loses its effect for a start, but then again i doubt if the morons singing it understand irony.

Chirpy Red

[cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]

How do we eradicate that woeful and highly embarrassing 'Addams Family' song? Someone must have some influence - or do we all think it's funny in a schoolboy kind of way? It was sung at Leyton Orient ffs.

I just cannot understand the obsession with this "song". It is totally unfunny and if by any stretch of the imagination anyone thought it was amusing, it is completely wasted by being sung at every game, regardless of the opposition.
Maybe because no one else sings it anymore, the idiots who do get involved do so because they think it is our song.
I have no objection to any other chant or song, even a quick chant with the "C" word in can be amusing and effective.
The Adams Family one is just boorish, pointless and totally tasteless.

Henry Irving

Well said Chirpy, spot on as ever.

Dave Rudd

[cite]Posted By: Plaaayer[/cite]It's funny how everyone says they hate the Adams Family song, but if you look around 99% of people are singing it?

Must just be me who doesn't then. Oh well ..... how does it go?

WSS

Clap clap

ThreadKiller

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Plaaayer

[cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Plaaayer[/cite]It's funny how everyone says they hate the Adams Family song, but if you look around 99% of people are singing it?

Must just be me who doesn't then. Oh well ..... how does it go?

I hate the song myself and don't sing it at home or away, but when I turned round on Saturday almost the whole stand were singing it. So either the people who don't actually like it weren't there, or whoever it singing it then claims to hate the song when it comes up on here?

Simonsen

Dave...I don't sing it either. But then again, I reckon the last time I sang was at Tottenham in the FA Cup!

stilladdicted

[cite]Posted By: Plaaayer[/cite]It's funny how everyone says they hate the Adams Family song, but if you look around 99% of people are singing it?

I did, and they weren't.

SE9

I find it quite embarrasing. Should be sang at only a couple of games a season but it seems its done every week.
Who we playing next week? oh yeah the Exeter family

cafc_4life

Well said player, people moan and moan about this song but I can guarentee that they still sing it. IMO it is quite amusing but I will probably be called immature and Pathetic, but tbh I really couldn't care!

WSS

Maybe everyone doesnt sing but I tell you what, there are a fair few that clap to it. Event the East and West get involved at home games.

Plaaayer

[cite]Posted By: stilladdicted[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Plaaayer[/cite]It's funny how everyone says they hate the Adams Family song, but if you look around 99% of people are singing it?

I did, and they weren't.

So how did everyone hear it then?

Friend Or Defoe

The best way to get rid of the song is to replace it with other chants.

For example;

Oooooooooooooooh Lloyd Sam is on fire.

Dave Rudd

[cite]Posted By: SE9[/cite]I find it quite embarrasing. Should be sang at only a couple of games a season but it seems its done every week.
Who we playing next week? oh yeah the Exeter family

Umm ... I think you'll find that's the 'Exter Fam-ill-ee'.

Can't wait until we play Milton Keynes Dons.

Damn!

'MK Fam-ill-ee' scans.

Henry Irving

So does the "Millwall Family" but at least there it will have a ring of truth : - )

LenGlover

It is a song for the youngsters I feel.

My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.

It galls me to say that as some of my ancestors were from the area!

DaveMehmet

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]It is a song for the youngsters I feel.

My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.

It galls me to say that as some of my ancestors were from the area!

How many fingers have you got?!

nichorob

I carried on my traditional of being sat with the pensioner section again and could barely raise my voice without being moaned at. I got told to sit down about 5 seconds after we scored the first goal. Moved at half time.

The adams family song is a bit cringeworthy. Did a good job of winding them up though!

LenGlover

[cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]It is a song for the youngsters I feel.

My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.

It galls me to say that as some of my ancestors were from the area!

How many fingers have you got?!

Normal quota thankfully! :-)

My feet are not webbed either!

LargeAddick

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.

Len, have a word with her then. If your daughter finds it amusing I'm sure I could arrange for her to meet some women who have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of relatives. Maybe she won't find it so amusing then.

leftbehind

You lot got nothing better to do

it was nothing much handbags storm in a tea cup

Get over it

DA9

My own take on it, when the equaliser went in, a couple of Norwich fans to the left at the back came running towards the meshing, one particular fat lad seemed more persistent than the others, some people around me went over there and started shouting and gesculating, I got pushed close to the divide, and I hurt my legs as my son tried to pull me out of the way and I fell over the row in front of me, police arrived and drew truncheons, which seemed to calm most people down.
Did not see anything thrown or people go across the meshing, but can only speak for what was around me, have seen 1 photo and I cant even see myself, but it looks like there was more people behind me nearer the back who were a lot closer than me.
From what I can make out, it was all hot air, Charlton fans reacting to a couple of Norwich fans taunting, but as I say, can only speak for what I saw around me.

falconwood_1

[quote][cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.[/quote]

Len, have a word with her then. If your daughter finds it amusing I'm sure I could arrange for her to meet some women who have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of relatives. Maybe she won't find it so amusing then.[/quote]

Is everyone on a Monday morning comedown?

LenGlover

[cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]My daughter finds it amusing and joins in with it (there could be an element of winding up her old man!). I tend not to join in with it although if the song ever is appropiate then Norwich is the place.

Len, have a word with her then. If your daughter finds it amusing I'm sure I could arrange for her to meet some women who have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of relatives. Maybe she won't find it so amusing then.

I think her amusement derives from the fact that I don't particularly like the song rather than the song itself as I tried to make clear in my original post.

Teenagers will always find a way to wind their parents up and as that is relatively harmless I play along with it.