In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
So was I.
My brother and I were there too. Still remember Killer barging their player off the ball and running in to score.
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
Me too but thought it was 3-0, not arguing as it is a few years ago now just thought it was 3001 ? Can you name them all ?
Johnny Summers5, though I was using a false name then, that only leaves 3,000
All this talk of staff having to turn lights off during meetings, are there even any staff left to hold a meeting?
So many people have left and positions left vacant that we could probably hold our staff meetings in a phone box.
If things are as bad as we being led to believe, then you would be updating your CV and looking for employment elsewhere or get some advise from a union re what is going on.
It was 1-0 and it was 1973 - the crowd was 3,001 and I stood on the giant east terrace - it was a damp Tuesday night and almost the lowest point ever of supporting Charlton- only to be beaten by the c 950 who turned up at Selhurst to watch us beat Bradford in the Full Members Cup- Chris Wilder played for us. I walked round the perimeter of the pitch that night whilst the game was being played to get to my favourite standing spot in the Arthur Wait stand
It was 1-0 and it was 1973 - the crowd was 3,001 and I stood on the giant east terrace - it was a damp Tuesday night and almost the lowest point ever of supporting Charlton- only to be beaten by the c 950 who turned up at Selhurst to watch us beat Bradford in the Full Members Cup- Chris Wilder played for us. I walked round the perimeter of the pitch that night whilst the game was being played to get to my favourite standing spot in the Arthur Wait stand
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
So was I.
I wasn't, as I was working there so I didn't count. Sure it was only 1-0 though...
Wilder never played for Charlton in 1986 I stand corrected he played in 1990 although it was at Selhurst and in some micky mouse competition - probably the league cup
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
No, the 3,001 was a 1-0 win I think. I was working as a tray boy that season, walking around the perimeter track and offering Wagon wheels, Walkers crisps and Kiora drinks to all and sundry. Think I only got about £2.50 in sales that night, and they paid me £1.50 of that!
No, the 3,001 was a 1-0 win I think. I was working as a tray boy that season, walking around the perimeter track and offering Wagon wheels, Walkers crisps and Kiora drinks to all and sundry. Think I only got about £2.50 in sales that night, and they paid me £1.50 of that!
Surely Golden Wonder or Smith's crisps back then? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Wonder Crisps! Wagon Wheels! Kiora!
Luxury.
When I went as a kid you got a sixpenny-worth bag o' peanuts and if you were lucky you found a bit of loose concrete up from the East Terrace steps to give 'em a bit of added flavour.
I have gone from being excited about a takeover 500 pages ago to a feeling of "just get on with it" now. I will be glad when it is done, and relieved too, but not.. excited. That ship has passed.
still we have another deadline of the Norwich game or some such total bollox------still may be someone will have a fish joke to make us all laugh or maybe someone will get a phone call from "an Aussie" to tell us all is well and things are moving along-----no need to worry---just don't turn the lights on or serve breakfast to kids
5 year plan my arse
52 years of support had enough
fuck all will be anounced at or after the Norwich game
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
ATTENDED BOTH GAMES 3001 attendance was amended up to 3015 in colins book game played 6th march 73
Hate to put a bummer on things, but the general lighting at The Valley operates on movement sensors and has for some time. So lights will be off unless someone is moving about and hey presto, they come on.
Hate to put a bummer on things, but the general lighting at The Valley operates on movement sensors and has for some time. So lights will be off unless someone is moving about and hey presto, they come on.
Very sensible and very green.
If our floodlights worked on a similar system, our midfield could have save the club a bundle.
I too was at that game. If everybody had taken a cat they could have all swung it around without hitting anyone.
Just for the record happyvalley the term......”Not enough room to swing a cat” does not refer to cats at all. It in fact refers to ‘the cat of nine tails’.......as used by The Royal Navy for punishment purposes. So, nothing whatever to do with Moggies.
Hate to put a bummer on things, but the general lighting at The Valley operates on movement sensors and has for some time. So lights will be off unless someone is moving about and hey presto, they come on.
Very sensible and very green.
Not necessarily - if they are phorescent tubes they are more efficient left on (I believe) as the power needed to fire them up negates any saving of having them switch off and then on again...
In the mid 70's when Michael Gliksten was the owner we played Port Vale at home in the 3rd tier and from memory I thought there was under 4 thousand. No social media, just local papers, phones and word of mouth. Fans stop going when they see no ambition from owners plus we sold players from 65 to 75 that could have held there own in the top tier if we had a decent owner. Bailey, Bonds, Glover, Campbell, Moore, kenning, Flanagan, Hales plus others coming into an established side.
I can assure younger fans we have been here before, the difference is we've a decent stadium now not a crumbling wreak of a ground.
IF we can only see the back of this flawed experiment then Adults can make their own minds up whether to invest their time, money and emotions in Cafc.
I think our lowest valley attendance back then was little more than 3k v Halifax on a Tuesday evening.
I got Stanleyed as I was close to leaving the top of Marion Wilson park. Don't know who attacked me but they weren't at the match. I guess millwall.
I never for once thought about not going again even though my artery was very close to being severed. Just shows that Roland is more destructive than a bunch of thugs with knives.
Apathy is a strong force and we shouldn't underestimate it.
I think maybe the Halifax game and not Port Vale was the match that I was trying to remember from over 40 years ago ! I can recall the Spartan isolation of that match.
Derek Hales scored a Hat-trick against Halifax on a snow covered pitch in a 3-1 win on 18th March 1975,a gate of 3001 must be the game your referring to,i was also there.
That's the one(the one with snow, whatever the score or year). Lowest league attendance at the valley I believe......until this coming season.
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So many people have left and positions left vacant that we could probably hold our staff meetings in a phone box.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/charlton-athletic/tab/matches/season/1973/
Wilder never played for Charlton in 1986
I stand corrected he played in 1990 although it was at Selhurst and in some micky mouse competition - probably the league cup
Every day we learn a little more.
No, the 3,001 was a 1-0 win I think. I was working as a tray boy that season, walking around the perimeter track and offering Wagon wheels, Walkers crisps and Kiora drinks to all and sundry. Think I only got about £2.50 in sales that night, and they paid me £1.50 of that!
Surely Golden Wonder or Smith's crisps back then?
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Golden Wonder Crisps!
Wagon Wheels!
Kiora!
Luxury.
When I went as a kid you got a sixpenny-worth bag o' peanuts and if you were lucky you found a bit of loose concrete up from the East Terrace steps to give 'em a bit of added flavour.
5 year plan my arse
52 years of support had enough
fuck all will be anounced at or after the Norwich game
Very sensible and very green.
It in fact refers to ‘the cat of nine tails’.......as used by The Royal Navy for punishment purposes.
So, nothing whatever to do with Moggies.