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West stand, give us a song

BR7_addickBR7_addick
edited November 2010 in General Charlton
Heard this chant coming from the covered end on Saturday home to Luton and am proud to say I was the only one who stood and gave you a song, was in a brown coat and thought I'd give the West stand a try seen as it was a cup game.

Fair play to the lads in the covered end, albeit there wasn't many of you, you tried to create an atmosphere from the home end as we were clearly out voiced by the 3200 Luton fans at their cup final.

If we get to the third round I hope all the covered end, bar the wally who threw something the other night, to be at Tottenham and out singing them like Luton did us! CAFC CAFC!
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  • leftbehindleftbehind
    More chance of getting a Charlton Life badge than a chant from there

    Sorry excluding Red Army clap clap clap
  • SwisdomSwisdom
    Some of us come to watch football - not sing

    Or is that a crime?
  • The Red RobinThe Red Robin
    You're not proper Charlton unless...
  • Off_itOff_it
    edited November 2010
    Oh good - another thread about people not singing in the West Stand ................. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

    Thing that get's me is, if the North Stand is so noisy and "passionate" then how do they know that nobody in the West Stand is singing??? Oh, I forgot - it's a sweeping generalisation. If you sit in the West Stand you must be a mute prawn sandwich eater, musn't you.

    BOR-INNNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!
  • DPFCDPFC
    There is no way you will get them to sing. My brother in law has a season ticket for the west stand and refuses do do anything that might create an atmosphere. He's quite happy to sit there in is slippers eating cucumber sandwiches and making sure he doesnt drop his royal dulton tea flask. I think the only time he's shown any emotion was when he was told he could not smoke his pipe in the ground .

    My wife wonders why I won't sit with him
  • Off_itOff_it
    You forgot knitting DPFC - it's a well known fact that everyone, EVERYONE, in the West Stand spends the whole of every game knitting themselves a rug each ready for the cold weather games. Guess it's paying off now though, eh?

    Still, just think, if the people in the West Stand - that we don't really want and can do without - didn't come and pay about double for their tickets than most, that would mean the unwashed in the Upper North might have to fork out more for theirs. There's a conundrum, eh? What to do.
  • se9addickse9addick
    [cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]Oh good - another thread about people not singing in the West Stand ................. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

    I know, do you reckon there could be one thread dedicated to the lack of atmosphere at the Valley ?
  • Off_itOff_it
    I'm thinking of starting a thread about away numbers. Not sure if it's really a go-er though - doubt that anyone would have much to say on the matter.
  • se9addickse9addick
    There hasn't been a thread for ages stating that people from Kent aren't really Charlton (to which the response is always someone supplying evidence that Charlton was in the Cerimonial County of Kent in the 1800's or something). I'm definately going to start one of these.

    Now we just need someone to start a thread about Alan Curbishley and we'll have the whole set !!
  • Off_itOff_it
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  • MickeyBennettMickeyBennett
    My mate sits in West. Joined him a couple of seasons ago for a home game against Swansea. In front of us were an elderly woman and her middle-aged son. Despite the game taking place in early August, the pair had matching tartan blankets and were drinking piping hot tea from a flask.

    That was the last time I ever sat in the West stand.
  • SE10AddickSE10Addick
    [cite]Posted By: CafcAndy[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Swisdom[/cite]Some of us come to watch football - not sing

    Or is that a crime?

    You'd have to be pretty simple if you can't manage both.

    That's like saying, i can't watch the Football while im sipping my bovril..It's not one or the other!

    You're mental. How dangerous is that? do you know how hot the Bovril is?
  • SwisdomSwisdom
    wasnt going to bite but I am!

    It's nothing to do with being simple - it's more about choosing not to sing and shout like a muppet.

    Don't get me wrong I love the atmosphere when it's rocking but I'm quite a reserved chap and don't particularly like making a show of myself

    Am I still allowed to attend?
  • nollynolly
    what type of tartan mickey?
  • MickeyBennettMickeyBennett
    I'm no expert, but I think it was an example of 'Royal Stewart' tartan...

    So nothing fancy
  • cafc_4lifecafc_4life
    wasnt going to bite but I am!

    It's nothing to do with being simple - it's more about choosing not to sing and shout like a muppet.

    Don't get me wrong I love the atmosphere when it's rocking but I'm quite a reserved chap and don't particularly like making a show of myself

    Am I still allowed to attend?


    So in other words, your boring.
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    Well I think that singing and shouting for your team at home is crazy and should be banned, its just too loud down The Valley sometimes, I also hate coming home after a match with bleeding ears.

    I am taking the piss if nobody has guessed yet.

    We are the L block, we are the l block, we are the l block covered end!
  • SwisdomSwisdom
    if you say I'm Boring then I must be!

    I'm not saying everyone who sings is a muppet - but some of the vitriol and shit that gets spouted makes me cringe.

    I'll shout if I disagree with a ref, I'll cheer when we score.

    Does your singing of "your sister is yourother...." make you the life and soul of the party???
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    Sooooommmmeeee boooorrrrriiiiinnnnggg miiiinnnddeeedd peeeeoooppppllle oooooonnn hhhheeeerrreee.

    And sorry if that text pisses anybody off.
  • HigHig
    Your a muppet if you don't shout or sing? Naa, your a muppet if your too self concious about yourself to stand up and cheer when we score. (no dig at anyone on this site, but some in the west stand evidently do not)
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  • Stu_of_KunmingStu_of_Kunming
    Surely the point is everyone should be able to watch the game however they like, even if they are "boring".
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    [cite]Posted By: Stu of HU5[/cite]Surely the point is everyone should be able to watch the game however they like, even if they are "boring".

    True, but the point about going to a football match is to sing, shout and enjoy right? And some people might say sitting there in silence is enjoyable (f*** knows how) but that's up to them I guess.

    Ask any player or management and I am sure they would all agree with the people wanting a little more noise from the West Stand.
  • dabosdabos
    [cite]Posted By: jazzyjazzyjazzy[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Stu of HU5[/cite]Surely the point is everyone should be able to watch the game however they like, even if they are "boring".

    True, but the point about going to a football match is to sing, shout and enjoy right? And some people might say sitting there in silence is enjoyable (f*** knows how) but that's up to them I guess.

    Ask any player or management and I am sure they would all agree with the people wanting a little more noise from the West Stand.

    How difficult is it to comprehend that some people who attend football matches might not want to sing and shout? Do you really expect elderly fans (for example) to do this?

    And I bet the players and management couldn't give a monkeys about how much noise is made by the West Stand.
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    edited November 2010
    No I don't expect elderly fans to do this, but every younger person can! And your wrong regarding the management and players giving a monkeys... because they do, remember the Parkinson statement on the website a few weeks back?
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    [cite]Posted By: CafcAndy[/cite]Swisdom, who the hell cares what we chant. Weirder things were sung on the terraces back in the day, just looking for a reaction from the away fans!

    It's the one thing (unbelievalbly) i hate about supporting Charlton. The home games are boring and it's such a nice enviroment for other teams and fans to have fun in.

    Going to away games such as Southampton and other clubs of similar stature, you look at the fans making it intimidating and loud and you think why can't the valley be like this! Every club has it's stands where not much singing happens, but even the roar when teams like Southampton and Derby ect score is immense, on tv the away fans sound louder than the home fans when they score at the Valley!

    It all comes down to having the raw passion, alot of our fans would rather sit there and put on the loud voice when there is moaning to do.



    Well said mate, spot on and so true.
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    edited November 2010
    Well I guess Its just us boys in the covered end and whoever is up in the other stands have the true passion ;-)
  • StubleyAddickStubleyAddick
    No the point of going to a football match is to watch the game?..people have different opinions but surely you can understand if people don't want to sing? I sit in West Stand..i hardly ever sing, but when i do, i mean it. But i don't criticise the 90-year old next to me for not singing?
  • jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy
    [cite]Posted By: CafcAndy[/cite]Also, this isn't just the west stand. The North and the east stand lack any atmosphere aswell. The only people we ever have singing songs (not red army and cafc) are about 3-400 at the back. You get just as many people who bring their pack lunch in the North...

    The only way to sort this is to get everyone who wants to sing nearest the big screen, nearest the away fans. To get this message across, we will need someone the fans can relate too (Brian Cole). Imagain 2 blocks in the east standing and singing, would be very intimidating for away fans and players. Hopefully the Covered end will still create some atmosphere aswell. Would be great to have the fans in the east and the fans in the Covered end singing at each other!


    Yes mate I totally agree, that would be great!
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  • IAIA
    [cite]Posted By: IA[/cite]I think I'm great

    I agree
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