Overseas fans flying in - where from?

Eirik Bakke said:

Flying in from Perth, land Friday lunchtime and back for just under a week.

PragueAddick said:

Right, here's the list as it stands. Please post  additions/updates.
When I have time I'll check out the distances for each. I reckon the Brisbane gang may be the eventual winners of that.
Maybe towards the weekend some smart Lifer could do a map of it. That would make a good Tweet for the club account.

I'll try and pull together the WhatsApp crew. I think there may be an international Facebook group with different people, I don't really do FB so maybe somebody could check it out.

Calgary x 2

Brisbane x 3 TBC

Knock x 3

Abu Dhabi

Edmonton/Calgary x2

San Francisco

Guernsey

Cork 

Texas

San Francisco 

Dubai

Netherlands

Vienna

Portugal

Qatar

Nantes

Prague

Dublin

Boston TBC

Florida

Innsbruck

Gribbo said:

ChicagoAddick said:

Flying in from Florida. Arrive Friday, leave Monday. 

Not sure why, but always thought you were over Chicago way @ChicagoAddick ?

PragueAddick said:

LargeAddick said:

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PrincessFiona said:

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Callumcafc said:

PragueAddick said:

Callumcafc said:

In from Texas, also for less than 48 hours.

I told myself I wouldn't go this time, for various reasons, still hobbling a bit after a toe op; feeling that after 2019 and 1998 I'd find out what the Sunderland felt like; trip arranged the following week, blah, blah. Then Thursday happened and all the aftermath on here. But it was Callum's post that tipped me over the age. The shit he got on here  in the autumn, including from me reluctantly, yet  he gets himself over from Texas and I can't manage it from Prague?  And I call myself a proper supporter?

I had a word with myself. In on Saturday afternoon, fly back to Berlin on Monday, thus keeping my trip to the Baltic seaside on track. And doing the full hospitality thing at Wembley for the family again like in 2019. 

Can't wait!

Appreciate it but as Elfs said, you’re 100% proper Charlton, no questions asked on that front.

It's kind of you too, but when I saw your post, and I see Calgary, Vancouver, Florida, Perth, I felt a bit ashamed. In a different type of thread I was fond of pointing out that with a fair wind a plane will get to Prague as quick as one heading for Aberdeen.

 Perth?? That's got to be the longest so far, although I guess Vancouver will be close. Absolutely fantastic.

It would be a good idea to collect the list of international fans and destinations from here and from the IA WhatsApp group, and pass the eventual complete list to Tom Rubashow to pass on. It could help bolster commitment to Charlton. 

I'll take that on. My penance for initially being such a wuzz.

I thought I saw 3 from Brisbane earlier?
Lovely to read about people flying in from over seas but also flying down or training it in from all of teh UK too

And they are on the list now, and probably the current distance winners. 

@LargeAddick can you help update the French list, that's your brother @jimmymelrose  from Nantes, isn't it? Are there others you know of

My brother and his two boys are coming from an hour south of Nantes. @Stuart_the_Red is coming but I don’t know where he lives in France.

I know Stuart and he is on the WA group but last time he posted he was indicating not coming. Maybe like me he's had a word with himself..

And btw he and  @jimmymelrose must live quite close to each other. He was on the Ile d'Oleron, we stayed in one of their apartments last summer, but they sold up, moved to the Vendee somewhere

valleynick66 said:

Stuart_the_Red said:

PragueAddick said:

LargeAddick said:

PragueAddick said:

PrincessFiona said:

PragueAddick said:

Callumcafc said:

PragueAddick said:

Callumcafc said:

In from Texas, also for less than 48 hours.

I told myself I wouldn't go this time, for various reasons, still hobbling a bit after a toe op; feeling that after 2019 and 1998 I'd find out what the Sunderland felt like; trip arranged the following week, blah, blah. Then Thursday happened and all the aftermath on here. But it was Callum's post that tipped me over the age. The shit he got on here  in the autumn, including from me reluctantly, yet  he gets himself over from Texas and I can't manage it from Prague?  And I call myself a proper supporter?

I had a word with myself. In on Saturday afternoon, fly back to Berlin on Monday, thus keeping my trip to the Baltic seaside on track. And doing the full hospitality thing at Wembley for the family again like in 2019. 

Can't wait!

Appreciate it but as Elfs said, you’re 100% proper Charlton, no questions asked on that front.

It's kind of you too, but when I saw your post, and I see Calgary, Vancouver, Florida, Perth, I felt a bit ashamed. In a different type of thread I was fond of pointing out that with a fair wind a plane will get to Prague as quick as one heading for Aberdeen.

 Perth?? That's got to be the longest so far, although I guess Vancouver will be close. Absolutely fantastic.

It would be a good idea to collect the list of international fans and destinations from here and from the IA WhatsApp group, and pass the eventual complete list to Tom Rubashow to pass on. It could help bolster commitment to Charlton. 

I'll take that on. My penance for initially being such a wuzz.

I thought I saw 3 from Brisbane earlier?
Lovely to read about people flying in from over seas but also flying down or training it in from all of teh UK too

And they are on the list now, and probably the current distance winners. 

@LargeAddick can you help update the French list, that's your brother @jimmymelrose  from Nantes, isn't it? Are there others you know of

My brother and his two boys are coming from an hour south of Nantes. @Stuart_the_Red is coming but I don’t know where he lives in France.

I know Stuart and he is on the WA group but last time he posted he was indicating not coming. Maybe like me he's had a word with himself..

And btw he and  @jimmymelrose must live quite close to each other. He was on the Ile d'Oleron, we stayed in one of their apartments last summer, but they sold up, moved to the Vendee somewhere

Gutted not to be able to make it to Wembley for the game, but medical appointments and à funeral mean that I am destined to stay here and watch the game on CharltonTV!

I’m 30 minutes south of Nantes in Montaigu-Vendée.

assuming the worse from the medical ? 😉😆

(I hope my sense of humour does not offend - apologies in advance otherwise )

LOL!  definitely two separate events in two different Places!

Stu_of_Kunming said:

Finding out on Tuesday if I can get the time off to come, sadly term time holiday is a pretty hard one to swing. 

BalladMan said:

How is this for 1st draft of international mapping of fans.  Can update when we have a firmer list.  

Will try to do a couple of things
1. Make the lines thicker based on # of people on that route
2. Better labels for the 'from' locations

https://chartlon-international-fans.netlify.app/

All feedback appreciated. 

el-pietro said:

My dad and me will be flying in from Cork as well, landing at Stansted late Saturday and flying back late Sunday. I was planning on getting to the playoff first leg, had flights organised for London and Manchester and then they moved the game to Sunday and I couldn't make it work.

BalladMan said:

How is this for 1st draft of international mapping of fans.  Can update when we have a firmer list.  

Will try to do a couple of things
1. Make the lines thicker based on # of people on that route
2. Better labels for the 'from' locations

https://chartlon-international-fans.netlify.app/

All feedback appreciated. 

BalladMan said:

How is this for 1st draft of international mapping of fans.  Can update when we have a firmer list.  

Will try to do a couple of things
1. Make the lines thicker based on # of people on that route
2. Better labels for the 'from' locations

https://chartlon-international-fans.netlify.app/

All feedback appreciated.