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The best Charlton book?

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  • sportwey
    sportwey Posts: 59
    Agree with earlier posts, especially 'Left Foot Forward' but surprised no-one's mentioned 'Welling to Wembley' a souvenir of Monday, May 25th, 1998 - anyone remember that particular day?. A very, very special day.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    edited March 2012
    Autobiographies are difficult to get right, but the Curbs and Lennie books are . . . a wasted opportunity.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,054
    Autobiographies are difficult to get right, but the Curbs and Lennie books are . . . a wasted opportunity.
    Unfortunately so
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,274
    Was given a copy of "Charlton Athletic 1903 - 1984" which appears to be an extract from "Smith's History of Charlton".

    From what I can make out this is a chapter on CAFC taken from a book on the area.

    Just a ring bound pamphlet really. I'm guessing it was a sample for a planned book. All rather dry from the little I've read so far and as the title suggests not all that accurate.

    Anyone got any other info or know about the Smith's History of Charlton tome.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,054
    Was given a copy of "Charlton Athletic 1903 - 1984" which appears to be an extract from "Smith's History of Charlton".

    From what I can make out this is a chapter on CAFC taken from a book on the area.

    Just a ring bound pamphlet really. I'm guessing it was a sample for a planned book. All rather dry from the little I've read so far and as the title suggests not all that accurate.

    Anyone got any other info or know about the Smith's History of Charlton tome.
    I remember something about this on Greenwich phantom blog some time back
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,274
    Was given a copy of "Charlton Athletic 1903 - 1984" which appears to be an extract from "Smith's History of Charlton".

    From what I can make out this is a chapter on CAFC taken from a book on the area.

    Just a ring bound pamphlet really. I'm guessing it was a sample for a planned book. All rather dry from the little I've read so far and as the title suggests not all that accurate.

    Anyone got any other info or know about the Smith's History of Charlton tome.
    I remember something about this on Greenwich phantom blog some time back
    I saw that but not too much info there.
  • Got mine (Battle for the Valley) on Amazon just before Crimbo
    Used but in great nick
    Reading it now and it really is superb.
    The best of the bunch imo
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,867
    Are things about to change at the top, with Ackers set to release his life's work this week?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    Any news on the 2nd Edition of Battle for The Valley? I was hoping to have it by now.

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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,786
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  • Same here know it was delayed towards the end of May which it is now

  • Just looked on the votv site and it says book is at printers
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    edited July 2014
    @airmanbrown: will be Battle for The Valley deliveries this PM in Welling, Bexleyheath, Erith, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and New Eltham. Everything else is in the post now.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    edited July 2014
    Got mine on Thursday :-)
  • Got mine Friday thanks airman
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,169

    @airmanbrown: will be Battle for The Valley deliveries this PM in Welling, Bexleyheath, Erith, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and New Eltham. Everything else is in the post now.

    Will we be able to purchase from you on matchday if pre-arranged. Failing this are we able to get hold of a copy other than through the post?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749

    @airmanbrown: will be Battle for The Valley deliveries this PM in Welling, Bexleyheath, Erith, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and New Eltham. Everything else is in the post now.

    Will we be able to purchase from you on matchday if pre-arranged. Failing this are we able to get hold of a copy other than through the post?
    At the moment you can only order it by post from www.votvonline.com. I'm conscious some people will want to avoid paying the postage and I might do some collections at the Colchester game, but if so I will confirm details nearer the time.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,169

    @airmanbrown: will be Battle for The Valley deliveries this PM in Welling, Bexleyheath, Erith, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and New Eltham. Everything else is in the post now.

    Will we be able to purchase from you on matchday if pre-arranged. Failing this are we able to get hold of a copy other than through the post?
    At the moment you can only order it by post from www.votvonline.com. I'm conscious some people will want to avoid paying the postage and I might do some collections at the Colchester game, but if so I will confirm details nearer the time.
    I'm just being tight, sorry!