Two decades ago, Charlton had only been back in SE7 for 15 months and were still playing in a three-sided stadium, although the east stand would soon open. VOTV was already concerned with the pricing arrangements.
In the meantime, fans were angered by the club’s ticket sales policy for the FA Cup fourth round visit of Premier League Blackburn Rovers, which inevitably left some supporters locked out.
Topically, the club had recently published the results of a 64-question survey, issued in the Valley Review, then produced under the auspices of former - and now once again - VOTV regular Steve Dixon.
A share issue was in progress, there were reflections on - and a complaint about - the Back to The Valley Dinner at the Swallow Hotel, in Bexleyheath, and the lack of TV coverage, while Airman Brown had a sharp word or three for a long-forgotten rival columnist in the fanzine Remember, Remember - one Henry Irving.
Echoes Across The Valley was in its pomp, including a touching letter from a supporter who related the club’s kindness to her dying father. At the other of the scale, Jonathan Acworth had some suggestions for new signings . . .
Now available to read
online for the first time.
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The alphabetical squad numbers
Portacabins
Old Trafford things can only get better
People running through the gardens to watch from behind the fence of the east stand
Tango Man
Was hooked from there on in.
Or perhaps not : - )
I think there should be a Classic Cover Page archive. My favourite is probably the Terry Waite one, but there may be others I've forgotten.