ten years or so away against Chelsea i seem to remember that we were mugged off as a result of Abramovich's decision to cover their pitch in sand so that not one blade of grass could be seen .Chelsea's players trained on it for a few days before the game to gain an advantage in terms of judging an horrendous bounce ,footing and speed of the ball over the surface .We had no prior knowledge of this and turned up ,tried to cope and lost two nil . Protests to the FA about the condition of the pitch and Chelsea's attempt to gain an advantage of course fell on deaf ears and that was the end of it .I think that we should be much cleverer in dealing with these types of issues and take a leaf out of Chelsea's book the FA having set an earlier precedent .
ten years or so away against Chelsea i seem to remember that we were mugged off as a result of Abramovich's decision to cover their pitch in sand so that not one blade of grass could be seen .Chelsea's players trained on it for a few days before the game to gain an advantage in terms of judging an horrendous bounce ,footing and speed of the ball over the surface .We had no prior knowledge of this and turned up ,tried to cope and lost two nil . Protests to the FA about the condition of the pitch and Chelsea's attempt to gain an advantage of course fell on deaf ears and that was the end of it .I think that we should be much cleverer in dealing with these types of issues and take a leaf out of Chelsea's book the FA having set an earlier precedent .
i had an excuse to not go but the excuse has gone ffs i have a ticket west lower so hunting for an excuse not to go but will prolly go down there for the pleasure
i had an excuse to not go but the excuse has gone ffs i have a ticket west lower so hunting for an excuse not to go but will prolly go down there for the pleasure
You know it makes sense, you can take the boy out of Charlton but you can't take Charlton out of the boy :0) COYR Edit, I'll enjoy comparing notes afterwards
i had an excuse to not go but the excuse has gone ffs i have a ticket west lower so hunting for an excuse not to go but will prolly go down there for the pleasure
just think you could count the attendance yourself without having to wait for the official figure.
If that doesn't wet your appetite then i don't know you like i think i know you.
shamefully recording CBB tonight if i go to game ....and even tho i look considerably younger, for a 43 old boy thats a #straightred
God I'm old enough to be your dad :-( And I'm already in the doghouse for not keeping the other half company through Eastenders so likewise on record so we can discuss developments at Albert Square over breakfast :-)
It's not rained all day. I've just been down to get tickets. I jokingly said to the lad in the Box Office, It is definitely on isn't it? I was not instilled with confidence when he replied, I'll just go and check! And he did, wandered off the ask some bloke if it was. 100% was the inal answer. Sitting in Upper West for a change.
Paul Green @NewsShopperSprt 7m Been informed by the Football League they are "in a constructive dialogue with the club regarding the pitch at The Valley". #cafc
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agreed , just like Saturdays weather !!
http://forecast.io/#/f/51.4865,0.0325
The worst of it looks to be over Bristol. A SW wind means it could pass North of The Valley.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/se7
An even larger sizeable minority of people want there to be a rainstorm so that they don't have to go!
i have a ticket west lower so hunting for an excuse not to go but will prolly go down there for the pleasure
Edit, I'll enjoy comparing notes afterwards
If that doesn't wet your appetite then i don't know you like i think i know you.
(apologies if obvious gag already made)
Maybe we could buy 22 of these bubbles and insist games at the Valley are played in those for the rest of the season?
Been informed by the Football League they are "in a constructive dialogue with the club regarding the pitch at The Valley". #cafc