Promotions do not come around very often in football, winning championships even less.
Yet you really would struggle to think it was happening at our club at times.
At this stage two seasons ago in League One, there were 23k+ for the home game with Leeds, 20k Addicks in the ground. Two years on, and top of the table there was probably 11k Charlton fans bothering to turn up today to see a hugely vital game.
Our away crowds haven't seen any real pick up in recent games, the atmosphere in the home stands have been as muted as usual, on here and other internet mediums there has been no real pick up in happiness. People still want to just bite at each other, wind up others, or highlight negatives. Pub today was as empty pre-match as it would be for a midweek evening game.
After five really poor years, we should be really enjoying this.
So why are people not ?
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Part of me is starting to realise that unfortunately in years gone by we have had an awful lot more armchair supporters than maybe we thought.
We had the 23k turn up for that Leeds game, only because most supporters were expecting it to be a possible chance to win automatic promotion against a close rival in the league table.
I know it has been done to death, but the away support really is the most baffling aspect of the lot.
The club has been top of the league for about six months, yet there hasn't really been much of a noticeable pick up other than when we virtually give tickets away for just a few quid.
If we don't manage to do it at Carlisle, then watch the sales absolutely soar for Wycombe.
When people have got too happy on here and predicted great things they have been told to wait until it is all done and dusted by others including you AFKA.
disagree on the crowds. 15000+ is good when Walsal bring a few hundred, it's pishing down and there are few schools comps (I guess) . That was our base line figure and 15k is pretty good.
Because many people tend to look for the negatives?
If you look, you'll always find something.
Why not look for what's good instead?
The team have done so well this season.
We'd all hoped we could be in the promotion mix ...... but never in our wildest dreams pre-season did we think we'd be on 91 points, 8 points clear and with only 4 games to play.
Club records are tumbling, the team is on the brink of promotion (each and every one of the previous League One seasons we'd already be promoted with 91 points).
One last push. Get behind the team.....and rejoice!
The 3rd division title isn't exciting enough for the floaters that attend when we get a sniff of the Prem.
Times are quite lean for people currently too. £108 for the train to Carlisle?
Dunno. But I do know I'll be back for Wycombe. Salute all of you who were there today and especially at Oldham
For work reasons, could not go to any games till a year or so ago, prior to that my last away game was away to Villa - early noughties - 0 1, went with my Chelsea cousin,CAFC support that night was embarrassing. Love to have him been able to come to a game with me this season.
CAFC away days are brilliant
Though i think my enjoyment is being soured by other off pitch things thing, such as they way people post on here etc etc
For example, my sales figures are down 50% in 12 months, folk are being very very cagey with their disposable income...............what little they have that is.
As for the lack of singing/atmosphere, we were in block H covered end and it was a mix of families, young kids and a few who'd obviously never been before. To get everyone singing just ain't going to happen unless we have a shuffle round and get people in the covered end who know the songs and want to sing. IMHO.