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BEAT THE BOOKIE - WORLD CUP 2026 - Round 1 Results & Round 2 Fixtures
10 out of 73 lifers got a return in round 1. @jimmymelrose is the winner of the round with picks of a Draw in Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (3.5), and a Draw in Netherlands vs Japan (3.4), netting £119.0. Therefore @jimmymelrose leads overall. Collectively we'd have been down £135.86 this week with the real bookie. The…
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2026-27 First Fixture Competition in aid of The Upbeats
Once again, I am organising the CL First Fixture Draw in aid of the magnificent Charlton Upbeats. Who will our first opponents be? Millwall? Sheffield Wednesday? West Ham? The first 46 people to pledge £10 will be entered into the competition, in which you will be drawn for a potential first fixture for the 2026-27 season.…
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Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion
Didn’t have somewhere to put this so kicking off the summer thread in early March… https://www.sportsboom.co.uk/football/transfer-news/exclusive-lincoln-ace-rob-street-on-qpr-charlton-radar
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World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico
Venues to be announced by FIFA in a ceremony later today. 23 stadiums will be reduced to around 14-16 across the three countries. I would expect four or five stadiums from Canada and Mexico and nine, ten, eleven or twelve from the States. Some local governments are scrambling over each other to offer FIFA the biggest tax…
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The (Professional) Golf Thread
What the hell happened to Justin Rose this week??
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Charge to use Blackwall Tunnel
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/drivers-to-be-charged-2-to-use-blackwall-tunnel-under-tfl-plans-8252941.html £2 fee proposed to use the Blackwall Tunnel. I give up. What are these ********* going to charge for next?
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London (Inner City) Wildlife
Thought it would be another positive thread to keep the collective pecker up. Any one interested, or with stories / photos of unusual wild life in London or other inner city areas? Brother see this Black Capuchin Pigeon in Charlton Park today -
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England v Croatia | World Cup Group L | 17 June 2026
Is it finally the year? Come on England!
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How do you complain to ITV about their football coverage?
Their website is beyond opaque.
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Gig spy
The Cure, Wembley arena last week 10/10. Superb, no different to 30 years ago. 2 hrs 40. One of the best ever. Red Hot Chilli Peppers O2 Monday. Excellent 8/10. Biffy Clyro O2 tonight . Brilliant. 9/10. If you like Oasis/Kasabian they're nearly up there. Mosh pit mental.
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Maribor(Slovenia) away 10/7/2026
The closest airport to Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) is located just 9 km (about 6 miles) south of the city and Maribor's football stadium. However, because it handles mostly charter and cargo flights, international travelers usually use Graz Airport (GRZ) in Austria, which is 60 km away. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Hopefully…
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General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2
Continued from the original thread which we've closed due to technical problems.I'm going with vacuum sealed food packaging that is supposed to peel open from one corner but doesn't.
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England Cricket 2026
With the Ashes now a distant memory (we wish), it is time to look forward. So, what do we have coming up for England? Well, the real highlights are likely to be the two T20 World Cups – the men have theirs in we taking place in February/March in India and Sri Lanka and the Women’s competition is on home soil during…
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Wordle and other daily puzzles thread
As we're having technical issues with some of the bigger threads, I'm closing the old wordle thread, and starting a new one here. As ever, post your results, but don't spoil the solution for other posters.
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Summer 2026 (Non- Charlton) Championship Transfers
As with the past 2 summers, I will update this thread with a list of all incomings for teams in our division. First though we will likely see outgoings with the retained lists that will be announced by most non-playoff sides this week. However Norwich jumped the gun and actually announced theirs last week, so will start…
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Olympic Stadium; our day in court
It might seem to have gone quiet but that is because we have been preparing for the Information Tribunal hearing, next Monday Jan 25th. This is the result of the LLDC appealing the decision of the Information Commissioner that they should publish the entire contract with redaction. The Tribunal is a kind of court, the…
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Charlton women news - Karen Hills is WSL2 Manager of the Year 2026 (p202)
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5a703fcf34b8b/gurr-nets-four-as-charlton-womens-team-thrash-swindon-town http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/921903362?-11197:833
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Women's World Cup 2027
Lots of Charlton players are with countries that have a respectable chance of qualifying so perhaps it's worth giving this its own thread rather than distracting from the main women's team thread. Qualifying is complicated as most federations try to set things up to avoid too many 20-0 games, recognising that some…
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Latest Films
Anyone seen anything lately? Saw The Road: Grim post-apocalyptic affair. Don't recommend it. Up in the Air: Clooney's latest. Slightly sentimental comedy. Good subtle laughs in it and definitely worth a watch.
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Cafc women
Need more suppport next season and the window opens tomorrow.
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Ed Warrick Departs
Charlton Athletic have appointed Tony Brown to lead the club’s finance department as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Brown brings extensive football finance experience and most recently spent over 12 years at Portsmouth. He joins Charlton with a strong track record of supporting sustainable growth and operational…
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Savings and Investments thread
I hope that like many other fine threads on CL this one will be a place where Lifers can share both knowledge and experience to help others. It isn't for "rich" Lifers. It's the way of the modern world that all of us have to try and save for old age. And it is not the place for politics, even though politics affects our…
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Walking Football.
Hi, I am going to try and set up a walking football team in the Kings Hill area, (near West Malling in Kent), for old gits like me and any who can no longer play regular football. It is noncontact and a free kick is awarded for anyone doing something as stupid as actually trying to run. The FA in Kent have had a lot of…
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Managerial sackings, comings and goings
The October international break is clearly a chance to wield the axe First Di Matteo gets the push from Villa, and now Guidolin has been replaced at Swansea by Bob Bradley To me it all seems terribly early in the season to make changes...For reference, we sacked Dowie on the 13th November…
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Kent Cricket 2026
So, a new season and a new thread required. Feel that it will be another season of transition but here's hoping we surprise ourselves. Link to all known fixtures: https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/?team-category=mens-first-team&competition-category=&venue-category=
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Holidays 2026
What are your holiday plans for 2026? January - Gran Canaria (2 weeks) February/April - South/North India and Nepal (2 months) April/May - Morocco (2 weeks) May - Wembley (1 day)🤓 June/July - South of France (5 weeks) October - Spain (1 month) November - Egypt (2 weeks)
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Academy Category 1, 2 and 3 status
I just had a look at the rumours thread and though it was worth starting a separate discussion on Academy status. I have heard stories that CAFC were planning a bid for Category 1 status and wanted to be certain of getting it as failure means you cannot re-apply for 3(?) years. The article below is getting close to a year…
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General things that Please you
Given the monumental popularity of the annoyances thread, what are the little things in life that please you? (Here's betting that this thread isn't a fraction as popular) Arriving home to find that a drink has been poured for you. Leaving a task at work for a while because you don't really fancy it, then just as you know…
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Pets
Last day with my boy today as being put to sleep tomorrow, he has mass tumour on liver.. gutted is an understatement.
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Songs A-Z with live video (New rules from page 114)
I saw this idea elsewhere and thought some would like to try it for fun. The rules are you post a song starting with the next letter alphabetically than the one before, but including a live video. You shouldn't jump back a letter if someone gets in quickly. Once B follows A you shouldn't then post an A song until we go…
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Our turnover
Per season is it £23m plus whatever the owners put in?.I read on here airman said ticket revenue is £1.8m?.
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Premier League 26/27
Well, I know its early but there's going to be a lot going on while teams try and get players in before the World Cup…
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New Museum Items
Just things donated or sorted out today that might interest you. Car sticker . Imagine having a manager long enough to have a car sticker made
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Football facts that don't sound true (but are)
Inspired by the Aguero not being a PotY conversation, what other facts do you know that sound like they shouldn't be true but are? I'll start with a couple. Jens Lehmann went a whole season in the Champions League without conceding a goal, and got all the way to the final. Sergio Ramos has scored more goals than Andres…
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So, my girlfriend has begun to accompany me to matches...
…resulting in this: https://charltonaesthetic.wordpress.com
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Has the Jokes thread disappeared?
I've looked at the first 7 pages and can't see it anywhere.
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How many members
Has this forum has? COYA for next season.
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World Cup Songs
Is it about time the players took a more active role again? https://youtube.com/watch?v=uO844xT7ivE&is=BLXUCjYfDhst8QmX
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2026 Pre-Season Thread
First fixture announced. Dartford on 03/07 https://www.charltonafc.com/news/addicks-kick-pre-season-princes-park
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Henry Rylah - Jun 2026 recalled from loan to Derry City (p2)
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/henry-rylah-signs-three-year-contract
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Club cricket thread
The Kent and Kent Regional Cricket Leagues started up on Saturday - hope everyone had a good weekend, if they were playing! Now, I'm sure there are a variety of us here who play a bit of cricket (or, like in my case, do a not-that-passable imitation of cricket actions in match situations), and I thought maybe we'd all want…
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Charlton Athletic and literature
Fascinating video about Blackheath/Charlton and an unknown literary connection with Charlton Athletic! Well, I certainly wasn’t aware of it… https://youtu.be/izopQA1eqEU?is=-QDPc_o29koPOIH-
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Statins
In January I was put on a low dose of Statins 10mg.I know some people do not get side effects from them, but now my finger joints are begining to hurt.I was thinking of stop taking them for a month to see if the pain subsides.Has anyone stopped taking them because of side effects, and especially without their Docter advice.
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Unexplained
17 July 1955 — At noon on King Harold's Way in Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley a 30-foot-wide saucer-shaped object was seen to hover a few feet above a street in broad daylight by Margaret Fry[34] and her doctor on a very hot cloudless day. Car engines nearby to the object stalled. It was seen by around thirty…
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Celebrities That Are Still Alive
In conjunction with the obsession with RIP threads on here and my own surprise that the late Tony Booth hadn't died years ago, may I propose that we name well known people in public life that are still around. Can we please set the minimum age to be 90 years old. Here are a few: Olivia De Havilland (101) - Actress who…
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BEAT THE BOOKIE - WORLD CUP 2026 - Round 1 Fixtures
Welcome back to Beat The Bookie after a short break! This is a World Cup edition that will run for the duration of the tournament. The rules are as usual with each round of games equivalent to a normal week of fixtures. The Rules Each round a selection of games will be posted up. You will be given a virtual tenner to put…
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Electric Cars
Honda have brought forward their plans to get shot of diesel and petrol cars and only go with electric from 2022 onward in Europe. I wonder whether all the other manufacturers will go the same way? I wonder if anyone on here has / had experience of owning / using an electric car?…
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Palace fans embarrassing themselves again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpwJ_6-Di0#t=73 Oh dear.
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Things that make you feel old
I read today that Bebeto's baby - from the Brazil teams USA 94 celebration - has just been called up to their U20 squad. That makes me feel old.
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Lyndon Dykes - included in Scotland World Cup squad (p17)
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/lyndon-dykes-addick
