Coventry in the FA Cup, January 2000. Started the day up in Leeds, got lucky with a great game followed by a brilliant night that included a Tyson fight I think.
top of the list though is the '98 playoff final if I can get away with using that one? The whole atmosphere, everything. Just an amazing day that I'll never forget.
Carlisle 14/04/12 even though I had my mothers funeral the day before I made my way from Barrow In Furness and met everyone up there the day made me forget about all of my problems and had a right blast in the boozers before and the mad dash back to the station (it cost me £10 there from Barrow and £135 back to London lol)
top of the list though is the '98 playoff final if I can get away with using that one? The whole atmosphere, everything. Just an amazing day that I'll never forget.
I was going to say this however even thou we were away from the Valley we were the home side
I know it's been mentioned on here before but the Carlisle away trip in 86 take some beating. Private coach to game via pub then on to Blackpool in the evening, leaving about 2 in the morning.
Sheffield United away a couple of seasons back, 1st day of October i think. Great weather all day up north, lots of booze, quite a few charlton fans too.
Sheffield United away a couple of seasons back, 1st day of October i think. Great weather all day up north, lots of booze, quite a few charlton fans too.
Sunderland away, when we lost 3-2. Travelled up with Spankie and another mate on the Friday night to stay with a friend in the NE, came back Sunday after a really great weekend (other than the result). Saw Abs crawling drunkenly between some policemen's legs, having travelled on the train with the Russians and their special water bottles lol
I think I have to go back to autumn 1988 and a great trip to Norwich. Trips to Norwich were always good as we used to make a weekend of it but this was one of those times which stick in the memory. It helped that we played brilliantly and won 3-1 with two goals from Paul Williams and a Paul Mortimer special. Happy days!
Stamford Bridge in 1988, apart from the result and unbelievably hostile atmosphere, the rest of the day was a totally surreal pub crawl, culiminating in the Sunday Sport headline about a man who had fallen in love with a lettuce "greenfly ate my lover"
Newcastle Vs Charlton 91/92 when we won 3-4. About less than 100 Charlton, most travelled by coach. As I worked on the Railway, I got free travel, so me and a mate went up on the choo choo. After the game, Police decided to walk the 20 ish of us back to the station together. We had a big police escort...4 horses etc. got about 3rd of the way and had to walk past a demolition site. Lots of Newcastle fans with bricks in hand ready to throw at us. Police started to panic so aranged for us to get in the back of a police van. But thre wasnt enough room fpr us all. So half got in and were drove to the station. The last remaining few were made to wait, when the van finally returned, we were bundled into it and driven off on lights to the station but missed the train. We then had to wait about an hour for the next train with pissed off poilce as they were due to finish once we had hone but were made to wait until we had gone.
I know it's been mentioned on here before but the Carlisle away trip in 86 take some beating. Private coach to game via pub then on to Blackpool in the evening, leaving about 2 in the morning.
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Came across so many random Charlton fans in the clubs in the evenings, probably a few on here.
top of the list though is the '98 playoff final if I can get away with using that one? The whole atmosphere, everything. Just an amazing day that I'll never forget.
But Arsenal away night game 2-2 just when we were told we were going back to the valley! Great day/night
babannas in Blackpool. On the pi55 with Selwyn, Duncan.
Never got to work until Wednesday !
Great weather all day up north, lots of booze, quite a few charlton fans too.
Bristol City in the cup.
Leicester when Di Canio scored and we won the Rugby World Cup.
Blackpool about 5 years ago.
Liverpool the year we went down from Prem.
Southampton when we got a late winner.
Carlisle, Sheff Utd and Preston the other year.
Too many to mention!
After the game, Police decided to walk the 20 ish of us back to the station together. We had a big police escort...4 horses etc. got about 3rd of the way and had to walk past a demolition site. Lots of Newcastle fans with bricks in hand ready to throw at us. Police started to panic so aranged for us to get in the back of a police van. But thre wasnt enough room fpr us all. So half got in and were drove to the station. The last remaining few were made to wait, when the van finally returned, we were bundled into it and driven off on lights to the station but missed the train. We then had to wait about an hour for the next train with pissed off poilce as they were due to finish once we had hone but were made to wait until we had gone.