My wife said to me last nite - The takeover will be done this weekend. So I told her straight, not a cat in hells chance. She wouldnt speak to me for the rest of the evening. This morning the wife made me coffee and winked at me while handing the cup to me - Ive never been more scared of a drink in all my life!
"Changing Trains at Clapham Junction" a well known euphemism among certain circles.
I have friends in the Wirral, they have a genuine euphemism called “got off at edge hill” when it comes to the beast with two backs, ie, two stops before lime street
"Changing Trains at Clapham Junction" a well known euphemism among certain circles.
I have friends in the Wirral, they have a genuine euphemism called “got off at edge hill” when it comes to the beast with two backs, ie, two stops before lime street
On a plus note I bet the idiots think that if they buy the club they'll be immune from protests on their doorstep because they're so far away.
Ready to step up to the plate @OzAddick and become the Aussie One if need be?
Idiots is a tad harsh at this stage.
Looking back at page 1. "Idiots" is/was fair. Great foresight @ForeverAddickted
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
I was chatting to Humphreys in Boxpark before the match. Really nice bloke
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
I was chatting to Humphreys in Boxpark before the match. Really nice bloke
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
I was chatting to Humphreys in Boxpark before the match. Really nice bloke
Agree Croydon, And despite his 7 years at Wolves and sometime at a club in Surrey, he said WE when talking about Charlton.
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
@soapboxsam I found this a really interesting post as i too really rated him and loved watching him play. I'm suprised to hear him say that about his Palace days, because I thought we were getting him on a really good track (wasn't he picked for Wales while with us). I always had the impression that I saw the moment that did for him, ironically that sodding game at home to Palace when Zaha was on fire and literally turned him inside out, and he went down injured trying to stop him. Do you recall it the same way? Before that moment he had done one of his trademark attacking runs, I think before BWP's wrongly disallowed goal. It was one of those games where things happened that seemed to me to have had a lasting (bad) effect. What do you reckon? Can't see anything else on this thread worth discussing...
"Changing Trains at Clapham Junction" a well known euphemism among certain circles.
I have friends in the Wirral, they have a genuine euphemism called “got off at edge hill” when it comes to the beast with two backs, ie, two stops before lime street
I've heard "He's 2 stops short of Becontree that one" (Barking [mad])
Staying on track. I hope I'm on the right lines here but I had very interesting long chats to two men I was a stranger too on trains. Both guys told be so many things about the behind the scenes activities at Cafc. I can spell bullshit from 10 paces but I believed both of these guys 100% ?
It was enjoyable traveling with Johnny Humphrey from London Bridge to Charlton and again from Charlton to London Bridge after a game last season where Charlton and Wolves the team Johnny spent his earlier career with was talked about as well as JH career as PE and football coach at a school.(the team from Surrey wasn't mentioned)
Also had a great chat with Paul Mortimer about the Rooney rule and all things Charlton from new Eltham to London and London to East Croydon.
Neither had a clue about how the SOC would pan out
Ps. Please PM me for time of trains, stops and numbers.
Best right back since I have been going, way back in '76.
Agree Elf's, By a strange quirk of fate, my fav LB was Rhoys Wiggins and we ended up sitting next to each other for the Donny home semi final. As we know injuries ruined his career and it's sad to hear him say that the 2 years he lost when at Palace at just 17 stopped him reaching his potential. I don't usually brown nose players but did say he played some great stuff for Cafc with his attacking wing back runs when fit. It's crazy to think that at just 30 he had to find a new career. Rhoys is studying sports nutrition and living in Bucks. Rarely goes to football now as I think it has too many sad memories at the moment, he also said when on loan at Birmingham he felt that the knee injury would be his lot as not only was his knee spent but unfortunately so was his spirit. Another good guy who has played for Cafc and he never wanted to leave(settled with his family in Shortlands) but having signed the contract he then had more injuries, he realized that he would be moved on as football is a cut throat business.
Ps. Heard on CL that he went to the final as well.
@soapboxsam I found this a really interesting post as i too really rated him and loved watching him play. I'm suprised to hear him say that about his Palace days, because I thought we were getting him on a really good track (wasn't he picked for Wales while with us). I always had the impression that I saw the moment that did for him, ironically that sodding game at home to Palace when Zaha was on fire and literally turned him inside out, and he went down injured trying to stop him. Do you recall it the same way? Before that moment he had done one of his trademark attacking runs, I think before BWP's wrongly disallowed goal. It was one of those games where things happened that seemed to me to have had a lasting (bad) effect. What do you reckon? Can't see anything else on this thread worth discussing...
I remember it the same as you but decided not to mention when he was torn a new one by Zaha or even worse call him sick note ! The only interpretation of his comments are like all young lads in academies you dream of playing in the Premier and at 19 and missing 2 years of vital development Rhoys maybe felt his body wouldn't allow this ?
I think its looking back just a year after his career is finished that he is seeing the dark not the light which is understandable.
In a 11 year career Rhoys played 200 matches, 124 for Cafc over nearly 4 years. So we saw the best of his injury racked career. I wonder if that figure is correct because that would be 30 odd a season for Charlton. Saw that on wiki so could well be wrong ?
1745 history posts from Happy valley Around 400 'ITK' posts from the likes of Jimmy Seed, Doucher, NLA and Redhenry. 58 posts from Henry Irving telling us why he deserves a promote. 106 posts from Napa justifying a 77m price tag. 6 posts from Dazzler telling us about his Grindr date on a train. And the rest are absolute nonsense.
At last, and with authority, I can confirm that the next two weeks are, indeed, crucial.
Because that's how long Lee Bowyer (plus some others) has left on his contract. Two weeks today. A lot will change in that time, a lot will stay the same. But the future of the club will be changed, possibly permanently, by the action - or inaction - of the owner, in the next fourteen days.
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Every time I've seen him he has a bullet proof vest on ?
Sorry, meant Bullet proof Jumper.
Nearly all removed by a jealous admin
And despite his 7 years at Wolves and sometime at a club in Surrey, he said WE when talking about Charlton.
The only interpretation of his comments are like all young lads in academies you dream of playing in the Premier and at 19 and missing 2 years of vital development Rhoys maybe felt his body wouldn't allow this ?
I think its looking back just a year after his career is finished that he is seeing the dark not the light which is understandable.
In a 11 year career Rhoys played 200 matches, 124 for Cafc over nearly 4 years.
So we saw the best of his injury racked career.
I wonder if that figure is correct because that would be 30 odd a season for Charlton.
Saw that on wiki so could well be wrong ?
Around 400 'ITK' posts from the likes of Jimmy Seed, Doucher, NLA and Redhenry.
58 posts from Henry Irving telling us why he deserves a promote.
106 posts from Napa justifying a 77m price tag.
6 posts from Dazzler telling us about his Grindr date on a train.
And the rest are absolute nonsense.
2+2?
Harris wanted to buy us a little while back, and Blitzer has just gone through successful negotiations with Duchatelet to buy Alcorcon
Two weeks
At last, and with authority, I can confirm that the next two weeks are, indeed, crucial.
Because that's how long Lee Bowyer (plus some others) has left on his contract. Two weeks today. A lot will change in that time, a lot will stay the same. But the future of the club will be changed, possibly permanently, by the action - or inaction - of the owner, in the next fourteen days.
Hold tight.