When we left charlton we (well me anyway) supported the club through thin and thinner
But cov fans don't follow the club to Northampton but suddenly buy a ticket are seen as heroes for supporting the club
But they didn't, their home crowds were awful
We are a similar sized club to Coventry but I would argue that our passion between 1985-1992 far outweighs the press 'banter'' that cov fans are the best in the world just because they boycotted the team
If I/we boycotted charlton in 1985 would we still be here ?
That sounds bitter but we are far better than any cov fan other than the loyal 1000 that went to Northampton every week
The vast majority of our core support went to Selhurst Park, we weren`t exactly getting big crowds at the time we left The Valley were we? Coventry were getting around 1,000 or less of their fans at Northampton, a massive drop in the crowds they were getting before they left The Ricoh.
If we had moved 30 odd miles from the valley Im sure Charlton fans would of boycotted as well. The fact that they are back at the Ricoh shows that this has worked.
If we had moved 30 odd miles from the valley Im sure Charlton fans would of boycotted as well. The fact that they are back at the Ricoh shows that this has worked.
30 miles from london can be a 2 hour journey or more...30 miles from coventry can be a 30 min trip...
If we had moved 30 odd miles from the valley Im sure Charlton fans would of boycotted as well. The fact that they are back at the Ricoh shows that this has worked.
30 miles from london can be a 2 hour journey or more...30 miles from coventry can be a 30 min trip...
Yep I see that completely, I don't really want to get into defending Coventry supporters , no affinity to the club at all, (and I find the Ricoh pretty soulless) but I think it is very different in towns outside of London, i.e. most Charlton supporters come from quite a wide area of south london and north kent, a big majority of coventry supports come from the town itself. If you walk in Coventry you see a lot of Coventry tops just as if you walk in Wolverhampton the colours of Wolverhampton are everywhere. You don't get this walking in Charlton, Blackheath, or Plumstead. Clubs in more regional towns do have a bigger identity to the actual town they are based in.I see Charlton's affinity is with The Valley itself .
i watched about ten minutes of that game before I got so sick of the commentary going on about how great the Coventry fans were and how they've gone through so much. Nauseating. it was only a bloody year they were away and they moved from their home ground highfields only a few years previous to go to their "Home" the soulless Ricoh arena.
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Nouble looks a handful
Haynes on the left is only 18, might be worth a look next summer.
Just goes to show that every day brings something new to this planet.
My god its shite.
When we left charlton we (well me anyway) supported the club through thin and thinner
But cov fans don't follow the club to Northampton but suddenly buy a ticket are seen as heroes for supporting the club
But they didn't, their home crowds were awful
We are a similar sized club to Coventry but I would argue that our passion between 1985-1992 far outweighs the press 'banter'' that cov fans are the best in the world just because they boycotted the team
If I/we boycotted charlton in 1985 would we still be here ?
That sounds bitter but we are far better than any cov fan other than the loyal 1000 that went to Northampton every week
That said, good to see Coventry back at the Ricoh.