I know that the Sheffield Wednesday game will be uppermost in people's minds on Sat Oct 30th but it would be great if as many people as possible could also come along to Sparrows Lane to see the U18s play West Ham. It starts at 10.30. It's a special day for the whole of the Academy from 9 year olds upwards who will later be at The Valley to show their skills and it would be a big boost to the whole event if a lot of positive support could be given to the U18s. This is the group who recently beat the Arsenal U18s 1-3 . There are some really promising players in the squad and the football is usually very entertaining. Also, in the light of some of the debate on CL recently, it's a chance to see a Damian Matthew-trained team in action.
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Basically I wanted to try and generate some more awareness and support to the original post. In short the academy needs valuable funds to help continue their success. The purpose of academy day is to hopefully bring much needed sponsorship to the academy. The standard of coaching at the Charlton academy continues to strive to be one of the best in the country, however they are now doing this to a ridiculous shoestring budget with limited facilities, resources and kit for the boys. It is fantastic that the Academy day has been agreed by the club and to me its a perfect game to launch it. I would just like to ask those who regularly contribute their hard earned cash and time to watch Charlton to equally think how they or someone they know may be wanting an opportunity to financially support the academy. Sorry but we desperately need your help!
http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=36856&newstype=y
I hear we have some good uns coming through not just England internationals Poyet and Captain Cousins.
Our academy is a superb environment for these lads and something we should be hugely proud of - I really hope this can continue and wonder if there's anything we as Lifers could do?