We had Plymouth and Carlisle (in the League Cup) away on Tuesday nights that season. I did them both.
I was a fecking idiot even then, though we did win them both 2-1
Plus Blackpool on a wednesday night FFS....
That night me and Bollox bolder got the coach, we detoured back via somewhere near the Oval (Kennington not Blackfen), to drop off one old dear who was totally pissed. I think I got home about 430, up for work about 3 hours later. Couldn't do it now!
That Chesterfield game was another epic, Halesey caught up with a bloke called Colin Tartt who had done him at The Valley, and nearly decapitated him. I honestly think the ref couldn't believe what he saw and only issued a booking. Mind you, given todays disciplinary code I doubt killer or a lot of the blokes who marked him would make it to half time very often.
LOl Blackpool away was a tuesday night far from me being pedantic but i remeber it so well as i met my best friend that night a blackpool fan and we have been great friends ever since.
Pretty sure Blackpool was a Wednesday night - can someone confirm?
Had some problems on the Golden Mile with the locals prior to the game and the station got stormed by some Blackpool after the game, but were kept off the train. Got a bit hairy for a time.
There was a story that a Charlton fan had managed to get away from them at the station, only to seriously injure themselves jumping off a wall.
We had Plymouth and Carlisle (in the League Cup) away on Tuesday nights that season. I did them both.
I was a fecking idiot even then, though we did win them both 2-1
Plus Blackpool on a wednesday night FFS....
That night me and Bollox bolder got the coach, we detoured back via somewhere near the Oval (Kennington not Blackfen), to drop off one old dear who was totally pissed. I think I got home about 430, up for work about 3 hours later. Couldn't do it now!
That Chesterfield game was another epic, Halesey caught up with a bloke called Colin Tartt who had done him at The Valley, and nearly decapitated him. I honestly think the ref couldn't believe what he saw and only issued a booking. Mind you, given todays disciplinary code I doubt killer or a lot of the blokes who marked him would make it to half time very often.
LOl Blackpool away was a tuesday night far from me being pedantic but i remeber it so well as i met my best friend that night a blackpool fan and we have been great friends ever since.
Pretty sure Blackpool was a Wednesday night - can someone confirm?
Had some problems on the Golden Mile with the locals prior to the game and the station got stormed by some Blackpool after the game, but were kept off the train. Got a bit hairy for a time.
There was a story that a Charlton fan had managed to get away from them at the station, only to seriously injure themselves jumping off a wall.
You are right: Wednesday 25 March 1981. Won 2-0 (Smith, Robinson); attendance a mere 4,230. Source: 'The Essential History of Charlton Athletic', by Paul Clayton.
Yes I remember it was midweek as I had school the next morning and wasn't allowed to go that far in midweek. I went to a few aways midweek that season, Portsmouth, Swindon and Walsall.
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Had some problems on the Golden Mile with the locals prior to the game and the station got stormed by some Blackpool after the game, but were kept off the train. Got a bit hairy for a time.
There was a story that a Charlton fan had managed to get away from them at the station, only to seriously injure themselves jumping off a wall.