I’ve been addickted since the mid-seventies, worshipping the likes of Tutt, Hales and Flanagan. At 14 I went to the away game Cardiff with my mates without telling my parents (got grounded for a month), I went religiously to Selhurst Park and the Boleyn. I’ve had a season ticket since the return of the valley, and also bought Season Tickets for both my sons. We’ve even got a stone at Addicks Place.
So I hope you agree that I’ve been loyal through thick and thin.
This season I didn’t renew, I no longer feel that I’ve any connection with the club, I no longer looked forward to going and saw it as a chore. I thought I would pick my games this season and missing a few games might spark off my love and get a half ST at Christmas.
So, I’ve been to 2 home games so far, and my feeling haven’t changed, I have complete apathy for the occasion and found myself looking at my phone rather than watch the game.
I feel like I’ve betrayed the club I love, what’s wrong with me?
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If we had won the last three games, I suspect this would not have been a consideration.
If the 2 games you went to were Rotherham and Huddersfield, hard to disagree.
but if it was QPR and Hull with the fantastic celebration at the end with Luzon swallow dive then i'm baffled.
As I've said before if I wasn't brainwashing my 4 boys my appearances at The Valley and odd trip away would be a lot more limited
Because Roland has somehow dulled my passion in Charlton Athletic Football Club
And even if we'd won the last few yep I'd be feeling a lot better about it but mainly cos my boys would be a bit more buzzy about all things Charlton
it was obvious Pete the addick, when you been to only 2 games they were'nt the first two. (the problems were off the field then with the S/t situation
Ok,Pete did you go to Brentford and Huddesfield or Forest at home last season and feel flat ? if the answer is yes then find a new hobby because it won't get any better than that.
I'm not talking about the off the field issues.
Ps for Henry ?
The first time Pete the addict mentioned Rotherham and Huddersfield was 4 minutes
and 2 mins after we had posed the question ?
Point being we were just as crap without them yet some only lose their passion when its a foreign owner.
Passion doesn't come from who owns the club. They all do it different ways.
If you look back pre Brentford at home last season it was the same old stuff. Then we started blitzing teams and the Roland lovers were all you could hear.
A couple of wins and it all goes away again until we start losing again and round and round we go.
the lucky ones are those that don't feel as detached from our club as I currently do
and no one would have ever been in to Charlton more than me , plenty would have been in to us as much as me but no one more so
Petetheaddick, I like the way you said you snuck to Cardiff as a 14 year old. When I was 14 myself my brother snuck my down to away game down at Pompey in our 95/96 play-off year when we lost to the stripey nigels. We lost 1-2 and our goal was credited as an og though the announcer gave it Stuart Balmer I think. But getting both Portsmouth's goals would go on to play for us 13 or so years later, a certain Deon Burton. But my Dad never found out and nor did my Mum as she was out the country that weekend. I just told my Dad we was going up town that day. At the time I worshipped the likes of Nelson, Leaburn, Salmon etc. Those were the days.
We lost our home because it was an unsafe eyesore of a dump. We've had very little to cheer about so when Murray and Curbs and Varney worked their magic I think we all thought that we could go on to remain in the top flight. It didn't work out apart from those magical years of beating the best and seeing Phoenix Valley grow into the fine stadium it currently is.
I'm happy that the club is financially secure first and foremost. We are at the level that I've supported Charlton the most. Not too much has changed in that respect since 1961.
The club is in safe hands. Not spending money we don't have and not owned by some crook or shyster.
For now I'm happy that I can see a little progress. RD gets my support unless things change.