book review

Henry Irving

In case you missed it in the Hudds programme

http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20130110-miscellany-review-589444.aspx

Covered End

Got them both for xmas, not opened them yet.
I did know that our first Sunday game was at home to Shrewsbury in 1974. I remember going to it :-(

Oggy Red

Me too. Never appreciated it was a historical moment!

Henry Irving

But Oggy do you remember Alex Steele being sent off?

: - )

Henry Irving

I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?

Fanny Fanackapan

Henry Irving said:

I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?

Because Charlton fans are devout churchgoers, Henry .

Covered End

Henry Irving said:

I wonder if the younger lifers know why we played our first sunday so long after joining the league?

Well, as no one has answered, I thought it was because of the 3 day week & power cuts.
Therefore, clubs couldn't play under the floodlights.
However, that being the case I don't know why the game wasn't played on the Saturday ?

I also remember in those days our crowds were @5,000 & we got about 7,800.

Goonerhater

i think we also had to be a "member" re going to football on a Sunday-- which i think they gave out at the turnstiles.

Covered End

Goonerhater said:

i think we also had to be a "member" re going to football on a Sunday-- which i think they gave out at the turnstiles.

Ah yes. I remember that !
I also think I recall that it was a fine sunny day on my 30 min walk to the ground.

Oggy Red

Covered End said:

I also think I recall that it was a fine sunny day on my 30 min walk to the ground.

The things we remember.

But think of all the much more important things you've forgotten since!

;o)

Bill_Stumps

Slightly off subject but yesterday I spotted Lennie Lawrence's autobiography in Bromley Waterstones for 99p (yes, that's ninety-nine pence!). It's currently £9.59 on Amazon. There were about five copies left in the sports section.

MrOneLung

Still overpriced to be fair.
Not one of the best.

Badger

I was at the Shrewsbury game, was it an early kick off?

Covered End

Badger said:

I was at the Shrewsbury game, was it an early kick off?

Not sure, but I think so. Still don't know why it was played Sunday as opposed to Saturday.

Badger

Did it kick off at 11.30am?

Was the early kick off something to do with the 3 day working week?

Covered End

Badger said:

Did it kick off at 11.30am?

Was the early kick off something to do with the 3 day working week?

Probably did.
Yes it was to do with the 3 day week & not being able to use floodlights.
But why play on a Sunday as opposed to a Saturday ?

Badger

Can only assume it was moved to a sunday as a saturday fixture would have kicked off at 3pm. And yes it was a sunny day.