Originally SE23..Forest Hill... now NR10 ..Norwich ...but still go to loads games and away............miss SE23, brockley, one tree hill, hornimans museum
born in paddock wood ( the british hospital for mothers & babies in woolwich was evactuated to there during ww2) raised in charlton in rathmore rd & marlborough lane then moved to harlow (not many CAF fans most are spurs or w ham. Now live in west mersea & know of only one other fan a lady who was born in bexleyheath
For a London team I sometimes feel like the only Charlton fan that lives in London. Im not talking about ppl who live in Charlton/Woolwich, but others parts of Londinium.
I live in Stratford (about 5 miles from The Valley), which is obviously W.Ham territory with the odd Orient supporter floating about. My journey home from the valley is a tube train from North Greenwich, and I rarely see more then 3 or 4 Charlton fans on it with me at most. Its possible I just never happen to get the tube train that carries a significant proportion of the addicks, but I doubt it. This compared to the seemingly thousands who travel in from Kent every game.
Anybody else here actually live in London? Or even East Laaaaandan?
Not sure i get this. Until the jubilee line opened why would anyone from east london even think of going to charlton unless they were an exile.
Sure. It was always only 5 miles away, but how would you get there without a hike or a swim?
By the way, have lived only in se6 se13 and se9 all my life. You are not alone in London , but east london is a khazi!
For a London team I sometimes feel like the only Charlton fan that lives in London. Im not talking about ppl who live in Charlton/Woolwich, but others parts of Londinium.
I live in Stratford (about 5 miles from The Valley), which is obviously W.Ham territory with the odd Orient supporter floating about. My journey home from the valley is a tube train from North Greenwich, and I rarely see more then 3 or 4 Charlton fans on it with me at most. Its possible I just never happen to get the tube train that carries a significant proportion of the addicks, but I doubt it. This compared to the seemingly thousands who travel in from Kent every game.
Anybody else here actually live in London? Or even East Laaaaandan?
Not sure i get this. Until the jubilee line opened why would anyone from east london even think of going to charlton unless they were an exile.
Sure. It was always only 5 miles away, but how would you get there without a hike or a swim?
By the way, have lived only in se6 se13 and se9 all my life. You are not alone in London , but east london is a khazi!
When I moved to London I lived in Woolwich, which is how I got into Charlton as they were the local team. Moved to the khazi later....
Woolwich doesn't count apparently, for some reason
Errr.... yeah... because Im curious to see if there are many ppl who travel away from the Charlton/Woolwich area to other parts of London after games...
Surrey. I can count the charlton fans round here on one hand,with fingers to spare
Ha, I think there are a few of us Croydon. I'm in Wallington and have seen a fellow Addick with the sword tattoo on his leg walking down the high street
I have lived in 8 of London's finest boroughs and now, I too live in the land of the Nigel. It is not one of the 8.
In the same way Charlton picked up a few supporters when we played at Selhurst (notably Richard Murray) did we pick up any supporters when we played at Upton Park?
I certainly started going regularly when we were there, though this is partially a coincidence.
So East London really is bereft of Charlton fans....
Aint nobody got time for dat....
Bethnal Green Trev! Or is that not east enough?
Thats 2 of us...
Still pretty bereft...
Always up for a local beer with a fellow Addick.
Sounds like we need to arrange some kind of regular east london Addicks pre-game beer session...
Plenty of good drinking holes in the east end Trev! But I am in the final weeks of training for the London marathon so not really drinking much at the moment. How about beers towards the end of the season to celebrate when (and I do mean when and not if) we stay up?
So East London really is bereft of Charlton fans....
Aint nobody got time for dat....
Bethnal Green Trev! Or is that not east enough?
Thats 2 of us...
Still pretty bereft...
Always up for a local beer with a fellow Addick.
Sounds like we need to arrange some kind of regular east london Addicks pre-game beer session...
Plenty of good drinking holes in the east end Trev! But I am in the final weeks of training for the London marathon so not really drinking much at the moment. How about beers towards the end of the season to celebrate when (and I do mean when and not if) we stay up?
Yeah Id be up for that, be great to get a group of east laaandan based fans together for games, just name a pub and hopefully we can get more people to come over time.
It always amazes me how fans from elsewhere in the country (Sheffield ferinstance) have a big down on that there London. They see it as dirty, unfriendly, crime ridden, overcrowded and generall appalling...as compared to Middlesborough or wherever. I simply don't see it that way. have lived in Eltham, Sydenham, Herne Hill, Camberwell, Tottenham, Dartford, Surrey Docks, Lewisham and now Lee I obviously think London is brilliant...especially because it is so diverse. However I don't really go to other places and think they are chite. Most places (even Sheffield) are usually pretty interesting and worth seeing at least once. Maybe all the non-Londoners who put our city down are jealous or something, reckoning we get first dibs at everything even though the opposite is usually true. 90% of our population are not Londoners, so anyway London is not really a representation of the whole country. I am glad I don't live in Methil though.
Our paths must have crossed, I've lived in Dartford, Eltham, Lewisham and Lee.
After every game the London bound platform is mobbed. Some get off at Greenwich, Lewisham, etc, but the majority go into London.
Dunno where they go then. Don't really care to be honest.
Usually pop in the Plume so get off at Maze Hill (though I sometimes walk there after the game)....before the journey home to Hastings....when I go that is.
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Sure. It was always only 5 miles away, but how would you get there without a hike or a swim?
By the way, have lived only in se6 se13 and se9 all my life. You are not alone in London , but east london is a khazi!
Errr.... yeah... because Im curious to see if there are many ppl who travel away from the Charlton/Woolwich area to other parts of London after games...
Dunno where they go then. Don't really care to be honest.
I certainly started going regularly when we were there, though this is partially a coincidence.