A look at the corresponding thread from a year ago always makes entertaining reading. Martin Ling isn't our manager, while Costcutter are not our sponsors and Shefki Kuqi isn't the player of the season so far.
But on the plus side, we're higher in the league than where many thought we would be, the forum has picked up a lot more members than many expected (645 in the last 12 months) and finally the stupid announcer was replaced by an even sillier incumbent :-)
Read last year's predictions here:
http://www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=22487
So, in time honoured tradition, copy and paste the list below and add where we will be on the 31 Dec 2010
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ?
2. What will be our league position ?
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
4. Who will be our manager ?
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
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2. What will be our league position ? 13th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 13,333
4. Who will be our manager ? parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,345
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? no we wont be able to afford one
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? fads
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? white
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? izale mcleod
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration .... all 3 will have taken place
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ?
Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
18th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
19,678
4. Who will be our manager ?
Mark Kinsella
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,343
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Sadly Yes :-)
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
White
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New Owners - Sheikh Gold of Coulsdon, Busty Brady Of Warwick
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2. What will be our league position ? 1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 16,450
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) 2523
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yep.
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? Fly Emirates ;-)
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow.
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? Frazer Richardson
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 11th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18,567
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,450
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Unfortunately
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? No sponsor, the knife campaign will be
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Seahawk and Denim
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey, again
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Same
2. What will be our league position ? - 8th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? - 15,524
4. Who will be our manager ? - Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? - 2,432
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? - yep
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? - KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? - White
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? - Richardson
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? - none of these
2. What will be our league position ? 21st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18,765
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,543
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Blue/Black
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? (shouldn't this be who will be the 10/11 player of the year?) Dailly
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remained the same
2. What will be our league position ? 12th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2522
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? white
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? Burton
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remained the same
2. What will be our league position ? 2nd
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 15,548
4. Who will be our manager ? paul ince
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2894
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes,unfortunately
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? aldi
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? green
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? randolph
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? same owner's but would sell only to the right buyers
2. What will be our league position ? 15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18,887
4. Who will be our manager ? Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2458
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?yep
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? as current
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?White
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? all three. bought out, buyer go bust, the old guard come back in.
2. What will be our league position ? 9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 21037
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2569
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Definitely
7. Who will our sponsor for the 09/10 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Mauve
9. Who will be the current 09/10 player of the year at the halfway point ? Jose Semedo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remained the same, with new owners promised for following season when we reach the Premiership via the play-offs
2. What will be our league position ? 9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 14444
4. Who will be our manager ? parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2352
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? no, the previous one will be reinstated after a valley riot
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? we buy any car dot com, any any any any
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? white
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? matt spring
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? yes
2. What will be our league position ? 15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17,450
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2499
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Without doubt
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Black and Blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Nicky Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? No, Yes, No
2. What will be our league position ? 16th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 19,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,457
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow with Blue trim
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Nicky Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Same
2. What will be our league position ? 9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18000
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2014
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? I hope so
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Oriental saffron and Alaskan midnight
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Nicky Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Same but with some Arabs sniffing around.
2. What will be our league position ? Sixth
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,322
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2245
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yeps
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Rob Elliott
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remained the same
2. What will be our league position ? 4th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 10,221
4. Who will be our manager ? Terry Skiverton
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,626
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Charlton Life
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Ecru
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Miquel Llera
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? takeover in the offing, rumoured to be a Charlton Life consortium
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ?
League 1
2. What will be our league position ?
1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
11000
4. Who will be our manager ?
Danny wilson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
1987
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
bet ya mortgage on it
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
childline
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Tamur Tuna
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Remained the same
2. What will be our league position ? 12th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,345
4. Who will be our manager ?steve gritt
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?2,012
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?KRBS would have gone bust like every other company that sponsers Charlton, we will be sponsored by Millwall
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Kinsella
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Administration then new owners with wise being our chairman
Not very optimistic I know but if it is any better than what I predicted then it is a bonus
2. What will be our league position ? 1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 16k
4. Who will be our manager ? Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,414
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KURBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Stays the same
2. What will be our league position ? 4th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17.5k
4. Who will be our manager ? Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,625
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? EVA AIR
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Silver
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Tuna
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New Owners, Chinese/Taiwan Consortium (hence the new sponsors)
2. What will be our league position ? 17
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?17.153
4. Who will be our manager ? parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2.601
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? you know he will
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? t mobile
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? rob elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? new oweners
2. What will be our league position ? 1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17,000
4. Who will be our manager ? parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,800
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? no, nobody will announce the teams. we will not have enough money for an announcer.
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? New diamond shaped shreddies (achieved by a 45 degree rotation) to reflect our diamond midfield formation (which we will be forced to adopt under the terms of the contract).
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? skins
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? rob elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? we won't have any owners. the current owners will sell the club to nobody by mistake.
2. What will be our league position ? 7th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 19,890
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2890
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yep...
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Woolwich Co-op
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Cream
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Shelvey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 3rd.
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 21k
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? I don't know obviously we'll pick up some newbies, but not as many as last year with the Coca Cola Radio Debacle washing up all sorts of flotsam and jetsom on these shores. But how will you count people that might drift away? How do you count people who leave or is it like the Mafia, where the only way out is to get whacked? Supposing I wanted to leave...... arrgghhhh!!
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? The announcers will be more stupid than ever. Following in the groundbreaking traditions of the club the announcer's role will be done on a job share basis between mascots Floyd & Harvey.
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Following the failure of the Curbs-back lobby with their thinly disguised KRBS logo, they will switch allegancies and try to get Lennie Lawrence reinstated. They will set up a business with the initials LELA which in the early months will adorn our shirts. By Christmas though they'll have introduced a more sophisticated logo featuring the face of that cyclops girl from Futurama.
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Purple to match Lelas hair.
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Following the Success of Mr Hollins we are going to get taken over by the makers of Strictly who will then try to use us as a feeder club supplying and endless stream of ballroom dancers for the entertainment of gay singles and bored housewives everywhere.
2. What will be our league position ? 8th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18560
4. Who will be our manager ? Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2525
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? I hope so
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Ann Summers
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Flesh
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Our new captain and central midfield lynchpin - Grant Basey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
League 1
2. What will be our league position ?
15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
12684
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2570
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yup
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Tuna
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
All still the same
2. What will be our league position ? 7th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18423
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2392
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Oh yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Paddy Power
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Blue/black
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Lee Bowyer
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Yes/No/No
Championship (via Play offs, the Charlton way i.e. never easy!)
2. What will be our league position ?
12th With current squad depth.
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
17,000
4. Who will be our manager ?
Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2500
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS.Com
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Shelvey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
The same.