Alfies brother, and parents are in West Malling/Kings Hill area
Alfie was home for about an hour last week (Tuesday or Wednesday) and I heard him putting some stuff in the car. Then the kids and Lauren got in and they left and haven’t been home since so I was surprised to see him playing cricket in the area last weekend as I assumed they were up north.
their house is back on the market too so I figured last week this would be the outcome but didn’t want to say as it’s not my place.
they both loved it here and wanted to stay here but it wasn’t to be. I think there may be personal reasons playing a part in this too but that’s none of anyone’s business.
Okay, I’m not being funny but am I honestly the only one seeing how contradictory and ridiculous this is? Maybe I am I don’t know and maybe it’s because we live in a world where everyone wants to know more and more about things even if there isn’t anything more to know if it’s not to do with them. We’ve become a desperate society.
Saying it’s not anyone’s business whilst also telling everyone the name of his wife, where they live, where roughly his brother and parents live, previously uploading a photo of their home, saying they haven’t been back home for a week and whatever else over however long it’s been, whilst also saying you didn’t want to say as it’s not your place is simply an astounding level of hypocrisy and ignorance. Even if he wasn’t moving to Huddersfield, which it looks as though he is, I wouldn’t blame him he was instead looking to move away, even if you helped him find this place, as all of his business is aired on a fans forum. But it’s not anyone’s business 😅
Fully anticipate backlash from this and it’s important to keep to the topic I know, but deary me.
Im not some sort of fucking stalker - The things I’ve said are out there in various places already but only bits and bobs of it here and there. I’m trying to paint a clearer picture so people can stop spouting shit like “he moved because his wife made him”.
He lived next door to me for almost a year and I only admitted that when the rumours surfaced about him leaving. He was left alone to do his own thing so there were no breaches of trust. Even on the few times we met up socially we didn’t discuss football.at all.
He’s a family man who missed the first few years of his first two sons because he was living away so maybe, just maybe, he wants to be with his family, help them grow up but also he wants to go to work and enjoy it - which we could all see he was not at the end of the season by being subbed.
he gets a move, keeps his family close by, works for an old boss he admires, gets a pay rise and his wife gets more support for their kids. Maybe a player is doing what’s right for his family and himself!
Mate not being funny but just stop talking about his wife and sons, i know you don't mean anything by it but it's not a good look
Get real, the Wags and kids of many players are regulars around most clubs. The fact he has them is hardly a secret SWISDOM is hardly supplying information we are not all aware of. They have by some sources been quoted as the reason he is available for transfer. Although not exactly like the Royal family, people wish to know why, the best striker in league one is getting Huddersfield promoted and not us.
Honestly now, this forum is full of adults....players come and go! There is nothing that can be done and you might not like it but you have to get on with it.
We have to see what the club up there sleeve. It might surprise us.
Either way, I am sure NJ has a plan and for now, that's good enough for me.
What is all this snobbery about how an adult should feel over Charlton related activity?
I spend a ridiculous amount of money following and watching Charlton, players like May and Dobson make those drives and shit journies home a bit more bearable.
If people spend their hard earned, and are sacrificing their time and money to follow this club, it's perfectly acceptable for people to be pissed off when the club makes poor decisions.
This lethargic approach of 'crying' 'grown adults' 'bed wetters' etc is a complete piss take. It's fans who give a shit about the team venting, all the sniping is proper frustrating to read.
Yeah I have to say it's getting pretty tiresome that whenever people on this board show passion for the club or one of its players, they get accused of bed wetting, crying, not being a grown man, etc.
It's called having a passion. We're not armchair Man Utd fans. In Argentina, people cry when they score a goal!
If you prefer to support from a more distanced place, by all means, but I don't see any need to try and humiliate others fans who are more invested.
There’s nothing dispassionate about taking the opposite approach to all this. I have watched almost every Charlton men’s, women’s, youth games that I possibly can. I have plenty of passion for CAFC.
Regarding what @Braziliance about the club making “poor decisions”. On the surface it does seem bonkers, but no one knows yet whether it’s a poor decision or a stroke of genius. Would it still be a poor decision if we get promoted and Huddersfield don’t?
It’s been quite clear from March / April that Jones hasn’t fancied Alfie. We don’t know why and I doubt we ever will. But he is the manager and he will live with the consequences of his decisions.
Everyone six months ago hated the model of players being forced on a manager and wanted the manager to be able to choose his squad. Now we have a manager with the remit to do it and the same people are upset because the manager doesn’t want the striker every fan loves.
I doubt if Jones will last the season if we are not challenging.
Same. I think we’ll be up there, with or without Alfie.
Based on what? Can only be pure hope at this point surely, as the squad is nowhere near where it needs to be.
The fact we finished the season strong and signing some good players and just putting the right systems in place behind the scenes . I think it’s a good time to be following Charlton with or with Alfie May.
Are you on commission to write this unrelenting drivel in support of this joke SMT? Have some pride!
Have some pride for backing the club and the manager ? Yeah that’s what I’m doing so stop talking waffle , I think the smt have done a good job since they’ve came in apart from a few poor decisions . We’re actually being run like a proper football club and that’s what people have been asking for since Roland . Carry on being negative about every little thing sad little man.
You’re either delusional or on the payroll. Worst season for 98 years mate, it’s embarrassing.
You’re delusional to blame the new owners for our worst finish after coming in late in the transfer window after taking over Sandgaard who had hardly any systems in place and a poor squad , no I’m not on the payroll I’m just happy we’re being run like a proper football club which was what every one has wanted for years. Stop being rude and use some common sense.
Appleton, I rest my case.
Yeah because no one has ever appointed a bad manager before have they even the biggest clubs in the world have , plus Appleton did have some successes it just didn’t work out for us. Any opportunity you lot get to jump on the owners you do . And it’s always the same lot.
Wow! Defending the Appleton appointment, the worst finish in 98 years, the selling of the leagues best striker to a promotion rival. These don’t seem like trivial blips. Is there anything that will make you question them or is it blind faith all the way?
I’ll judge them after the window and how we finish the end of the season like most sensible people should do 👍🏻
Biggest question really is Alfie playing cricket today?
Alfie is the highest scorer in his cricket team but unfortunately the head coach wants more all rounders in the team who are over six foot and can score a quick 25 and nick a wicket with medium pace. Alfie May feel under appreciated and didn't want to be a water carrying Twelfth man. He has had an offer from the South Yorkshire Cricket League who want an opener with an average of 50 and it's a no brainer for Alfie as they supply a lovely spread and his family will enjoy the yorkshire dales.
🗣️HOWZAT ?
Fuck knows 🤷🏻♂️
May should check the script!...might be a catch in it.
I'm honestly finding it hard to get too upset about May leaving. I don't want him to go, I'd much rather we kept him, but players come and go all the time at this level. I think our longest serving non-academy player now must be Chuks and he only came back in January 2022. The next would be Fraser and we're trying desperately to get someone, anyone to take him away from us. After that it'll be Harry Isted and he signed almost exactly one year ago. I think the one-two punch of losing Yann and then Powell in quick succession taught me never to love again.
The real issue now is that Jones is treading on some dangerous ground. It's been said that we won't sell May til we get replacements in but the noise has reached a level now where I don't see an announcement being held off from for too long. That puts Jones in a very risky situation where he's lost a very popular player and he's now reliant on the club bringing in exactly the players he wants to be able to justify the sale. If he can get the players he wants, he's judged them right and we become more than the sum of our parts then fantastic, he's fine. We got relegated with Darren Bent up front but stayed up with a combo of Euell, Bartlett, Johansson, Lisbie and Svensson; if they're the right players for the right manager it's the attributes more than the talent ceiling. If Ipswich keep negotiating up though and we miss out on Ahadme or Etete or Godden or whoever it is he wants specifically then the knives will be out for him and it will be hard to get fans behind his direct, physical and you would imagine without the right players likely ineffective style. It's less about who we're losing and more about who we'll bring in, that's what will define our season
Honestly now, this forum is full of adults....players come and go! There is nothing that can be done and you might not like it but you have to get on with it.
We have to see what the club up there sleeve. It might surprise us.
Either way, I am sure NJ has a plan and for now, that's good enough for me.
What is all this snobbery about how an adult should feel over Charlton related activity?
I spend a ridiculous amount of money following and watching Charlton, players like May and Dobson make those drives and shit journies home a bit more bearable.
If people spend their hard earned, and are sacrificing their time and money to follow this club, it's perfectly acceptable for people to be pissed off when the club makes poor decisions.
This lethargic approach of 'crying' 'grown adults' 'bed wetters' etc is a complete piss take. It's fans who give a shit about the team venting, all the sniping is proper frustrating to read.
Yeah I have to say it's getting pretty tiresome that whenever people on this board show passion for the club or one of its players, they get accused of bed wetting, crying, not being a grown man, etc.
It's called having a passion. We're not armchair Man Utd fans. In Argentina, people cry when they score a goal!
If you prefer to support from a more distanced place, by all means, but I don't see any need to try and humiliate others fans who are more invested.
There’s nothing dispassionate about taking the opposite approach to all this. I have watched almost every Charlton men’s, women’s, youth games that I possibly can. I have plenty of passion for CAFC.
Regarding what @Braziliance about the club making “poor decisions”. On the surface it does seem bonkers, but no one knows yet whether it’s a poor decision or a stroke of genius. Would it still be a poor decision if we get promoted and Huddersfield don’t?
It’s been quite clear from March / April that Jones hasn’t fancied Alfie. We don’t know why and I doubt we ever will. But he is the manager and he will live with the consequences of his decisions.
Everyone six months ago hated the model of players being forced on a manager and wanted the manager to be able to choose his squad. Now we have a manager with the remit to do it and the same people are upset because the manager doesn’t want the striker every fan loves.
I doubt if Jones will last the season if we are not challenging.
Same. I think we’ll be up there, with or without Alfie.
Based on what? Can only be pure hope at this point surely, as the squad is nowhere near where it needs to be.
The fact we finished the season strong and signing some good players and just putting the right systems in place behind the scenes . I think it’s a good time to be following Charlton with or with Alfie May.
Are you on commission to write this unrelenting drivel in support of this joke SMT? Have some pride!
Have some pride for backing the club and the manager ? Yeah that’s what I’m doing so stop talking waffle , I think the smt have done a good job since they’ve came in apart from a few poor decisions . We’re actually being run like a proper football club and that’s what people have been asking for since Roland . Carry on being negative about every little thing sad little man.
You’re either delusional or on the payroll. Worst season for 98 years mate, it’s embarrassing.
You’re delusional to blame the new owners for our worst finish after coming in late in the transfer window after taking over Sandgaard who had hardly any systems in place and a poor squad , no I’m not on the payroll I’m just happy we’re being run like a proper football club which was what every one has wanted for years. Stop being rude and use some common sense.
Appleton, I rest my case.
Yeah because no one has ever appointed a bad manager before have they even the biggest clubs in the world have , plus Appleton did have some successes it just didn’t work out for us. Any opportunity you lot get to jump on the owners you do . And it’s always the same lot.
And it can be argued its the 'same lot' who defend all owners/SMT without knowing very little about them or no up turn in results on the pitch
Alfies brother, and parents are in West Malling/Kings Hill area
Alfie was home for about an hour last week (Tuesday or Wednesday) and I heard him putting some stuff in the car. Then the kids and Lauren got in and they left and haven’t been home since so I was surprised to see him playing cricket in the area last weekend as I assumed they were up north.
their house is back on the market too so I figured last week this would be the outcome but didn’t want to say as it’s not my place.
they both loved it here and wanted to stay here but it wasn’t to be. I think there may be personal reasons playing a part in this too but that’s none of anyone’s business.
Okay, I’m not being funny but am I honestly the only one seeing how contradictory and ridiculous this is? Maybe I am I don’t know and maybe it’s because we live in a world where everyone wants to know more and more about things even if there isn’t anything more to know if it’s not to do with them. We’ve become a desperate society.
Saying it’s not anyone’s business whilst also telling everyone the name of his wife, where they live, where roughly his brother and parents live, previously uploading a photo of their home, saying they haven’t been back home for a week and whatever else over however long it’s been, whilst also saying you didn’t want to say as it’s not your place is simply an astounding level of hypocrisy and ignorance. Even if he wasn’t moving to Huddersfield, which it looks as though he is, I wouldn’t blame him he was instead looking to move away, even if you helped him find this place, as all of his business is aired on a fans forum. But it’s not anyone’s business 😅
Fully anticipate backlash from this and it’s important to keep to the topic I know, but deary me.
Im not some sort of fucking stalker - The things I’ve said are out there in various places already but only bits and bobs of it here and there. I’m trying to paint a clearer picture so people can stop spouting shit like “he moved because his wife made him”.
He lived next door to me for almost a year and I only admitted that when the rumours surfaced about him leaving. He was left alone to do his own thing so there were no breaches of trust. Even on the few times we met up socially we didn’t discuss football.at all.
He’s a family man who missed the first few years of his first two sons because he was living away so maybe, just maybe, he wants to be with his family, help them grow up but also he wants to go to work and enjoy it - which we could all see he was not at the end of the season by being subbed.
he gets a move, keeps his family close by, works for an old boss he admires, gets a pay rise and his wife gets more support for their kids. Maybe a player is doing what’s right for his family and himself!
Interesting take… and to swear and say you’re not a stalker shows here that you have a complete lack of awareness and completely missed the point.
You were in a fortunate position of living next to him, which happened because you pointed out to the club there was a home nearby that suited his needs, fine you were doing a favour but then you breached that level of respect and trust, and you seem unable to see the issue.
Whether there is different things out there saying something, you still posted a picture of where he lives/lived, you still spoke freely about his wife and children, you still named her, mentioned about his wider family, their whereabouts and comings and goings and whatever else. That was you, no one asked for it, you done that all by yourself. I then found it astoundingly hypocritical to then say about it not being anyone’s business when it was you who was making it everyone’s business.
May leaving to get a better move, with more money, under a manager who values him highly, and staying with family makes perfect sense. That was the case also last summer too. That is normal for a footballer and was all that ever needed to be said, done, finished. But what isn’t normal is the neighbours of such footballer sharing their business in a way that is only possible if you’re in a specific position, on a public forum “to paint a clearer picture” and then say it’s not anyone’s business when the whole time you’ve wanted to come across as this person who is close enough to them with some weird complex of being in the know and bragging who your neighbour is and whatever else.
This should be about football and people are always going to have opinions, but the moment people in a position like yours speaks of it in a personal capacity is when it gets messy and your failure to see that is ultimately a reflection on you.
I posted this on the Alfie May thread yesterday, but i thought i'd share it again here.
Charlton don't do promotions without a goal scorer, it's a fact. To move May on without a proven goal scorer coming in lacks ambition and we are right to question Jones and the owners.
28/29 - Fred Whitlow 26 34/35 - Ralph Alan 33 35/36 - Harrold Hobbis 23 74/75 - Derek Hales 21 80/81 - Derek Hales 23 85/85 - Jimmy Melrose* (pro-rata) 20 97/98 - Clive Mendonca 28 99/00 - Andy Hunt 25 11/12 - Bradley Wright-Phillips 22 18/19 - Lyle Taylor 25
*Melrose's debut was on the 29th of March against Millwall in a 2-2 draw at the Draw
If you are using pro-rata to win your argument then Ahadma who we are rumoured to be after scored 11 in 19 games last season, so hes a perfect replacement for Alfie, he would of scored 26,
Is there any bloody remote chance we can get this thread back on rumours?? All the stuff about May has been done to death! Grown men/women arguing the toss about something none of us have any idea about!. Every bloody morning there's 100's of posts when I log in...I'm, stupidly thinking it's gotta be a rumour, but NO, it's all about May again!! Can the mods just keep this thread on rumours and ask everyone who wants to carry on talking about May to post on the sodding May thread? How fucking difficult is that for gods sake!!
Is there any bloody remote chance we can get this thread back on rumours?? All the stuff about May has been done to death! Grown men/women arguing the toss about something none of us have any idea about!. Every bloody morning there's 100's of posts when I log in...I'm, stupidly thinking it's gotta be a rumour, but NO, it's all about May again!! Can the mods just keep this thread on rumours and ask everyone who wants to carry on talking about May to post on the sodding May thread? How fucking difficult is that for gods sake!!
The Udders ITK's forum are expecting Alfie to sign Monday...believe that if and when... And that is a rumour on the rumours thread about Alfie sodding May...🙄
The Udders ITK's forum are expecting Alfie to sign Monday...believe that if and when... And that is a rumour on the rumours thread about Alfie sodding May...🙄
They also said it was being announced last Friday.
I would imagine that whatever the status of the May deal that it will be held off announcement as long as possible so that we have someone else to bring in almost straight away.
Probably very unfair on that player (whoever they are) as they will be associated with an unpopular decision and expected to match May's numbers, fairly or not, but May going and nothing about a replacement at all would be a PR nightmare for our "new" CEO...
Is Birmingham a good compromise that would suit both of the Mays, or is it not one thing or the other! Can SWISDOM nip next door and get a heads up? Like all good Tories I would like a bit of insider knowledge with the bookies.
Alfies brother, and parents are in West Malling/Kings Hill area
Alfie was home for about an hour last week (Tuesday or Wednesday) and I heard him putting some stuff in the car. Then the kids and Lauren got in and they left and haven’t been home since so I was surprised to see him playing cricket in the area last weekend as I assumed they were up north.
their house is back on the market too so I figured last week this would be the outcome but didn’t want to say as it’s not my place.
they both loved it here and wanted to stay here but it wasn’t to be. I think there may be personal reasons playing a part in this too but that’s none of anyone’s business.
Okay, I’m not being funny but am I honestly the only one seeing how contradictory and ridiculous this is? Maybe I am I don’t know and maybe it’s because we live in a world where everyone wants to know more and more about things even if there isn’t anything more to know if it’s not to do with them. We’ve become a desperate society.
Saying it’s not anyone’s business whilst also telling everyone the name of his wife, where they live, where roughly his brother and parents live, previously uploading a photo of their home, saying they haven’t been back home for a week and whatever else over however long it’s been, whilst also saying you didn’t want to say as it’s not your place is simply an astounding level of hypocrisy and ignorance. Even if he wasn’t moving to Huddersfield, which it looks as though he is, I wouldn’t blame him he was instead looking to move away, even if you helped him find this place, as all of his business is aired on a fans forum. But it’s not anyone’s business 😅
Fully anticipate backlash from this and it’s important to keep to the topic I know, but deary me.
Im not some sort of fucking stalker - The things I’ve said are out there in various places already but only bits and bobs of it here and there. I’m trying to paint a clearer picture so people can stop spouting shit like “he moved because his wife made him”.
He lived next door to me for almost a year and I only admitted that when the rumours surfaced about him leaving. He was left alone to do his own thing so there were no breaches of trust. Even on the few times we met up socially we didn’t discuss football.at all.
He’s a family man who missed the first few years of his first two sons because he was living away so maybe, just maybe, he wants to be with his family, help them grow up but also he wants to go to work and enjoy it - which we could all see he was not at the end of the season by being subbed.
he gets a move, keeps his family close by, works for an old boss he admires, gets a pay rise and his wife gets more support for their kids. Maybe a player is doing what’s right for his family and himself!
Mate not being funny but just stop talking about his wife and sons, i know you don't mean anything by it but it's not a good look
Get real, the Wags and kids of many players are regulars around most clubs. The fact he has them is hardly a secret SWISDOM is hardly supplying information we are not all aware of. They have by some sources been quoted as the reason he is available for transfer. Although not exactly like the Royal family, people wish to know why, the best striker in league one is getting Huddersfield promoted and not us.
Think Huddersfield would get promoted without May … that’s why going to Huddersfield not going to affect the league that much not like if he joined a team like Barnsley who we are up against for top 6
Alfies brother, and parents are in West Malling/Kings Hill area
Alfie was home for about an hour last week (Tuesday or Wednesday) and I heard him putting some stuff in the car. Then the kids and Lauren got in and they left and haven’t been home since so I was surprised to see him playing cricket in the area last weekend as I assumed they were up north.
their house is back on the market too so I figured last week this would be the outcome but didn’t want to say as it’s not my place.
they both loved it here and wanted to stay here but it wasn’t to be. I think there may be personal reasons playing a part in this too but that’s none of anyone’s business.
Okay, I’m not being funny but am I honestly the only one seeing how contradictory and ridiculous this is? Maybe I am I don’t know and maybe it’s because we live in a world where everyone wants to know more and more about things even if there isn’t anything more to know if it’s not to do with them. We’ve become a desperate society.
Saying it’s not anyone’s business whilst also telling everyone the name of his wife, where they live, where roughly his brother and parents live, previously uploading a photo of their home, saying they haven’t been back home for a week and whatever else over however long it’s been, whilst also saying you didn’t want to say as it’s not your place is simply an astounding level of hypocrisy and ignorance. Even if he wasn’t moving to Huddersfield, which it looks as though he is, I wouldn’t blame him he was instead looking to move away, even if you helped him find this place, as all of his business is aired on a fans forum. But it’s not anyone’s business 😅
Fully anticipate backlash from this and it’s important to keep to the topic I know, but deary me.
Im not some sort of fucking stalker - The things I’ve said are out there in various places already but only bits and bobs of it here and there. I’m trying to paint a clearer picture so people can stop spouting shit like “he moved because his wife made him”.
He lived next door to me for almost a year and I only admitted that when the rumours surfaced about him leaving. He was left alone to do his own thing so there were no breaches of trust. Even on the few times we met up socially we didn’t discuss football.at all.
He’s a family man who missed the first few years of his first two sons because he was living away so maybe, just maybe, he wants to be with his family, help them grow up but also he wants to go to work and enjoy it - which we could all see he was not at the end of the season by being subbed.
he gets a move, keeps his family close by, works for an old boss he admires, gets a pay rise and his wife gets more support for their kids. Maybe a player is doing what’s right for his family and himself!
Mate not being funny but just stop talking about his wife and sons, i know you don't mean anything by it but it's not a good look
Get real, the Wags and kids of many players are regulars around most clubs. The fact he has them is hardly a secret SWISDOM is hardly supplying information we are not all aware of. They have by some sources been quoted as the reason he is available for transfer. Although not exactly like the Royal family, people wish to know why, the best striker in league one is getting Huddersfield promoted and not us.
Think Huddersfield would get promoted without May … that’s why going to Huddersfield not going to affect the league that much not like if he joined a team like Barnsley who we are up against for top 6
Same with Birmingham who now are leading the race ….to sign him
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What will we have to argue about then?
Nothing at all.
July 5th will usher is a era of peace, love and understanding so much so that @aliwibble will be trying to start rows just to have something to do.
Would prefer to go for younger players we can develop.
Rather than nearly 33.
Our worst finish in 98 years cannot be defended.
A Deon Burton-style player in stature and influence would be very welcome. Think he was 33 when he signed for us, and very underrated IMO.
Every bloody morning there's 100's of posts when I log in...I'm, stupidly thinking it's gotta be a rumour, but NO, it's all about May again!!
Can the mods just keep this thread on rumours and ask everyone who wants to carry on talking about May to post on the sodding May thread?
How fucking difficult is that for gods sake!!
And that is a rumour on the rumours thread about Alfie sodding May...🙄
When its on the Whippet Owners Monthly OS
Probably very unfair on that player (whoever they are) as they will be associated with an unpopular decision and expected to match May's numbers, fairly or not, but May going and nothing about a replacement at all would be a PR nightmare for our "new" CEO...
OK, Brum is closer to Doncaster than Snodland but it's not exactly the easy commute that Huddersfield is.
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