Protest shirts assemble! The Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) is calling for as many purchasers of the Charlton protest shirt as possible to join a huge team photo prior to the next home match against Wimbledon, which it is has declared Black and White Day.
Around 1,000 fans have bought the shirts to show their opposition to Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet, and as part of a boycott of the club's official strips. And CARD will use the protest shirt photo - which will take place at 2.35pm behind the north stand, near the giant Charlton badge - to produce a special poster.
Photos of supporters proudly wearing their protest shirt have been widely shared on social media over the past few weeks.
The shirts are black and white to mark the colours worn in the team’s 1947 FA Cup final win over Burnley. These colours were adopted by protestors last season, and around 1,500 black and white scarves were handed out to supporters.
Now a further 500 will be given away to fans prior to the Wimbledon match. The scarves will be distributed at 2.25pm, again behind the north stand.
CARD is therefore urging all supporters to bring their existing black and white scarves and wear the same colours as part of Black and White Day at the match against Wimbledon on Saturday, September 17th.
A CARD spokesperson said: "The first black and white protest shirts were delivered just before the last home match, and it was very noticeable both how many fans were wearing them at the game, and how few supporters were wearing this season's new kit.
"It's a shirt that supporters can really take pride in wearing at the moment, and it's a way of signalling our ongoing support for the team and the history of the club, and our revulsion at what Duchatelet and this regime have done to our club."
"For those fans going to the game after the photo, Black and White Day is an opportunity to support the team while making clear their views of the regime.”
The high quality protest shirts, featuring a badge that includes the notorious beach balls thrown onto the pitch to disrupt last season's match against Middlesbrough, were
produced entirely by a group of volunteers.
And a former club partner, Data Techniques, has stepped forward to provide sponsorship, which has been donated to local charity Demelza Hospice. All profits from sales of the shirts will be split equally between the Charlton protest fund, which is being run independently by two fans to support protest ideas, and local charities.
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How about a photo of one at as many grounds as possible, maybe an attempt to do the '92', but extending to wherever.
Jokes aside, that's quality from the Swedes. Whereabouts are they based in Sweden?
Perhaps a lot of people ordered the wrong size.
Any idea how many official ones the club normally sell, @Airman Brown?
and while they are at it can they also accept responsibility for the days result should it prove less than positive
and can CARD accept responsibility for every individuals actions during the course of this season (Katrien and Swisdom apart)
Feel free to add any other ridiculous suggestions for CARD