Welcome Irish
The Anchor on the River is a nice spot, especially when it gets a bit warmer.
Friendly bunch, great views of the Dome and the Thames Barrier (which isnt a local contraceptive by the way!)
If we lose tonight after a great run, I suggest
1. Booing loudly - preferably before the defeat is confirmed
2. Go and have a smoke in the lower north toilets
and dont forget
3. its dead easy to buy an U 18 ticket if that tenner you found doesnt stretch.
Leave the Royal Oak alone after a midweek game if you fancy drinking after 10.30. Two weeks on the spin the bell has gone on for last orders at 10.25pm.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]The Club was formed in Eastmoor Street, now East street, near by what was the Lads of the Village pub (now a vets).
Never heard any reference to mergers of youth clubs. The boys were 14 and 15 so unlikely to have been in a pub anyway but they would have to have walked past at least three others before reaching the Oak.
From my recently-acquired "History of Charlton" by J G Smith (1975) Volume 2, page 303:
Maryon Institute later Blundell's Mission, East Street (now demolished)
It was through Sir Spencer Wilson's close links with the athletic section of Woolwich Polytechnic Young Men's Christian Institution, that led to the Mission being equipped as a gymnasium, with volunteer instructors to boot. In September 1895, the Maryon Institute football team was formed, with J. Lodder as Captain and J. Willment as Secretary. Though their first game against Red Rose F.C. ended in defeat, they nevertheless applied to join the Plumstead and District Junior League. It is interesting to note that as the boys developed into their 'teens they kept together as a team, and as a result were instrumental in forming the basis of the present day Charlton Athletic Football Club.
Where are you now when we need you, Sir Spencer Wilson?
A word of warning Irishnewboy, don't be mislead by all this niceness. Everybody will be nice to you, get you hooked on posting so till becomes part of your life and then they will let rip and you'll have to join a clique, be afraid be very afraid!!!
Ps Another good pub is the Rose of Denmark (given where you are seems appropriate) attended by a number of ageing addicks and Brian Cole fomer pitch announcer until he decided to insult palace before a League Cup match and got the Wilkins treatment at half time.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]The Club was formed in Eastmoor Street, now East street, near by what was the Lads of the Village pub (now a vets).
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Plenty of other Guinness drinkers here. Our family is from Cavan though, so don't expect a pint from us ;-)
Enjoy the craic!
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Welcome Irishnewboy hope you've brought some of that famed 'luck' with you.
Beware, once that Charlton bug bites ya...........! Let us know how ya got on tonight.
That's another option.
The Anchor on the River is a nice spot, especially when it gets a bit warmer.
Friendly bunch, great views of the Dome and the Thames Barrier (which isnt a local contraceptive by the way!)
If we lose tonight after a great run, I suggest
1. Booing loudly - preferably before the defeat is confirmed
2. Go and have a smoke in the lower north toilets
and dont forget
3. its dead easy to buy an U 18 ticket if that tenner you found doesnt stretch.
BTW - points 1 2 and 3 are probably best avoided!
And Irishnewboy did you have a good night out at the match?
From my recently-acquired "History of Charlton" by J G Smith (1975) Volume 2, page 303:
Maryon Institute later Blundell's Mission, East Street (now demolished)
It was through Sir Spencer Wilson's close links with the athletic section of Woolwich Polytechnic Young Men's Christian Institution, that led to the Mission being equipped as a gymnasium, with volunteer instructors to boot. In September 1895, the Maryon Institute football team was formed, with J. Lodder as Captain and J. Willment as Secretary. Though their first game against Red Rose F.C. ended in defeat, they nevertheless applied to join the Plumstead and District Junior League. It is interesting to note that as the boys developed into their 'teens they kept together as a team, and as a result were instrumental in forming the basis of the present day Charlton Athletic Football Club.
Where are you now when we need you, Sir Spencer Wilson?
Ps Another good pub is the Rose of Denmark (given where you are seems appropriate) attended by a number of ageing addicks and Brian Cole fomer pitch announcer until he decided to insult palace before a League Cup match and got the Wilkins treatment at half time.
Dont Ketman play for a Vets team?