Low - Watching 'premiership' players strut and skulk around in Charlton shirts that they didn't deserve to wear. MBent in particular.
Personal
High - 2 weeks driving down the California coast with the missus.
Low - having the worst bout of flu I've ever known back in February and barely being able to get out of bed for a week. (It was a pretty good year really if that's the worst thing that happened!).
High - tough one, but probably the crowds reaction as Defoe scored Spurs 2nd - knew I was part of something 'special', even if we were going down Low - Middlesborough away last Christmas - far and away the worst performance I have ever seen - thank f*ck I was staying in Yorkshire and so didn't have the nightmare drive back
Personal
High - new job, new house, all's good Low - have been lucky - fingers crossed - but nothing has got me too low this year (obviously, still a few weeks to go) other than getting fatter and more unfit and slowly coming to realise that I won't be a star player for anyone, let alone CAFC.
Relegation
Fulham's last minute equaliser
Sheffield Utd equaliser - that's when I realised the game was up.
Personal
High
None I can remember
Low
Every team I follow in all sports either getting relegated or finishing rock bottom.
England and Scotland missing out on Euro 2008 in the last game.
Continuing downturn in tourists to Albufeira.
More and more new health and safety laws coming in, meaning what little we do make having to be spent on expensive additions to the bar.
My mate Dave dying at the age of 42
Mum dying
High - 4-0 v West Ham Low - Defoes 90th minute goal, not putting money on it after predicting at Christmas that he would score in the 90th minute.
Personal High - daughter getting her GCSE's and getting into Christ the King Low Being sacked for being good at my job after 6 months and 9 months later still not got anything :-(
Charlton
High - Singing Valley Floyd Road against Spurs at home, realising just how much I love this club.
Low - Sheffield United at home, walking away from The Valley knowing that we were as good as down.
Personal
High - Meeting MariaCAFC
Low - Work has been sh*t towards the end of this year, more disappointing than anything else though.
High - Chatting with Morts before and after the 4-0 v West Ham and finding he was as nervous and emotionally involved as we were
Low - Sheff Utd at home when we stopped playing after we took the lead - at that point I knew we didn't have it in us to stay up as the nerves had taken hold
Personal High - Playing at The Valley (never thought that would happen in my life!)
Low - Funeral of my 51 year old step sister
charlton
high- 4-0 tonking of whu. atmosphere and result at palace. getting the away bug again.
low- probably losing in the last minute away at everton. then reality set in.
personal
high- amongst other things, being part of the demelza day is up there.
low(s)- friends of my family experiencing 3 deaths (elderly mother and father and son all lived together) within 10 days of each other.
i thought that couldn't get much worse but a friend who i was best man for, suddenly lost his 10 year old daughter. tragic.
High - Predictable - Thrashing the Hamsters
Low - Believing we'd get out of it and gradually realising that we wouldn't
Personal-
High - Getting a new job with better pay and prospects
Low - Leaving behind a lot of good people at the old place where chaos reigned and has subsequently got worse.
Highs- a toss up between the West Ham and Palace victories Lows- take your pick but I'm going for Kevin Lisbies miss at Watford , a big 2 points dropped.
Personal Highs- getting hitched Lows - nothing too bad apart from continous uncertainty of work.
High - West Ham 4-0 and the last 20 mins of Spurs at home...reminded me of just why I love Charlton
Low - Relegation and selling Benty
Personal
High - My little daughter Grace being born (nothing else could ever come close however long I live)...also my new job
Low - Struggling to think of one, although my Sunday side packing up after 15 years was pretty sad and our clubhouse/bar being sold off.
Comments
HIGH 4-0 win against west ham
LOW - Selling Darren Bent
Personal
High - Birth of my little George
Low - Death of his Grandad George who sadly missed him by 2 months.
High - the second half against Sheffield Wednesday
Low - Blackburn's third goal, when I knew it was all over
Personal
High - Meeting the other half
Low - A couple of health issues which have set me back a little
Charlton
High - Probably the 4-0 drubbing of WHam
Low - Watching 'premiership' players strut and skulk around in Charlton shirts that they didn't deserve to wear. MBent in particular.
Personal
High - 2 weeks driving down the California coast with the missus.
Low - having the worst bout of flu I've ever known back in February and barely being able to get out of bed for a week. (It was a pretty good year really if that's the worst thing that happened!).
High - tough one, but probably the crowds reaction as Defoe scored Spurs 2nd - knew I was part of something 'special', even if we were going down
Low - Middlesborough away last Christmas - far and away the worst performance I have ever seen - thank f*ck I was staying in Yorkshire and so didn't have the nightmare drive back
Personal
High - new job, new house, all's good
Low - have been lucky - fingers crossed - but nothing has got me too low this year (obviously, still a few weeks to go) other than getting fatter and more unfit and slowly coming to realise that I won't be a star player for anyone, let alone CAFC.
High: That 4 - 0 & the minibus trip to Liverpool - how messy was that!
Low: My utter loss of faith in the team after the performance at Reading.
find another one, that was 2006 (as was the Boro game)
Doh! It still hurt in 2007...
High
Last minute winner v Blackburn
4-0 West Ham
Low
Relegation
Fulham's last minute equaliser
Sheffield Utd equaliser - that's when I realised the game was up.
Personal
High
None I can remember
Low
Every team I follow in all sports either getting relegated or finishing rock bottom.
England and Scotland missing out on Euro 2008 in the last game.
Continuing downturn in tourists to Albufeira.
More and more new health and safety laws coming in, meaning what little we do make having to be spent on expensive additions to the bar.
My mate Dave dying at the age of 42
Mum dying
Low - Defoes 90th minute goal, not putting money on it after predicting at Christmas that he would score in the 90th minute.
Personal High - daughter getting her GCSE's and getting into Christ the King
Low Being sacked for being good at my job after 6 months and 9 months later still not got anything :-(
High - Singing Valley Floyd Road against Spurs at home, realising just how much I love this club.
Low - Sheffield United at home, walking away from The Valley knowing that we were as good as down.
Personal
High - Meeting MariaCAFC
Low - Work has been sh*t towards the end of this year, more disappointing than anything else though.
Low - Sheff Utd at home when we stopped playing after we took the lead - at that point I knew we didn't have it in us to stay up as the nerves had taken hold
Personal High - Playing at The Valley (never thought that would happen in my life!)
Low - Funeral of my 51 year old step sister
High The West Ham 4-0. I really thought we would do it.
Low Kish going. It was time for him to go but players with his commitment don't grow on trees.
Personal
High My youngest daughter's excellent GCSE results given that her Grandad was seriously ill at the time and died in the middle of the exams
Low Deaths of my Father in law, Uncle and a number of friends, one of whom was only 44.
high- 4-0 tonking of whu. atmosphere and result at palace. getting the away bug again.
low- probably losing in the last minute away at everton. then reality set in.
personal
high- amongst other things, being part of the demelza day is up there.
low(s)- friends of my family experiencing 3 deaths (elderly mother and father and son all lived together) within 10 days of each other.
i thought that couldn't get much worse but a friend who i was best man for, suddenly lost his 10 year old daughter. tragic.
High - gotta be the 4-0 over wham
low - not going to enough games this season!
personal
high - still waiting for it!
low - one of my best friends dying at the age of 27 RIP mate!
High - Thrashing West Ham
Low - Relegation
Personal
High - Getting married and finding out the wife is expecting our 2nd
Low - Nothing really. 2007 has been a good year for me.
High - Beating West Ham (as we were also corportate guests of Llanera)
Low - Relegation
Personal
High - Meeting NorthStandUltra and the birth of my Niece
Low - Nothing for me really - 2007 hasn't been a bad year...
High - 4-0 against West Ham I think. In a pub full of Hammers - including work colleague and landlady. Many free drinks were had by me!
Low - Relegation I guess.....though seeing Paddy McCarthy for the first time at Welling was a sad day too!
Personal
High - Finding out 2 weeks ago that I am going to be a dad for the first time (fingers crossed it all goes well)
Low - Project I spent most of the year working on failing to go live.
High - Predictable - Thrashing the Hamsters
Low - Believing we'd get out of it and gradually realising that we wouldn't
Personal-
High - Getting a new job with better pay and prospects
Low - Leaving behind a lot of good people at the old place where chaos reigned and has subsequently got worse.
Highs- a toss up between the West Ham and Palace victories
Lows- take your pick but I'm going for Kevin Lisbies miss at Watford , a big 2 points dropped.
Personal
Highs- getting hitched
Lows - nothing too bad apart from continous uncertainty of work.
Get a room you two!
High- 4.0 against Wham, even if the memory is very blurred due to considerable pre match drinking
Low- Seeing Judas take the ball to score against us and confirm the relegation- Every step of the brisk walk to the station is still in my memory.
Personal
High- Really getting back into performing music again and the new friends it has brought me.
Low- Seeing nowhere near enough of my children. :-((
High - West Ham 4-0 and the last 20 mins of Spurs at home...reminded me of just why I love Charlton
Low - Relegation and selling Benty
Personal
High - My little daughter Grace being born (nothing else could ever come close however long I live)...also my new job
Low - Struggling to think of one, although my Sunday side packing up after 15 years was pretty sad and our clubhouse/bar being sold off.
HIGH 4-0 thrashing of Westham
lOW losing at Blackburn and knowing the relegation battle was over
Personal
HIGH everyday watching my twins grow
LOW My Cousin being stab 109 times by her murdering b****** of a husband.
god thats tragic.
i edited that as i realised i was very stupid asking if she had survived. awful story.
low - when omar pouso left
High - Lump in the throat singing Valley Floyd Road over the top of Spurs celebrating the Defoe goal.
Low - Everyone rightfully singing "your not fit to wear the shirt" at the end of the the Wycombe game.
Personal
High - Getting back together with the love of my life after 3 years apart.
Low - Breaking my arm really badly in a ridiculous accident and the fact that 8 months later it's still giving me major grief.
High - destroying the Hamsters but winning at Palaaarse was also special
Low - obviously, relegation
Personal
High - daughter getting engaged
Low - wife falling down the stairs and needing a few months to recover
High and low at the same moment - The version of Valley Floyd Road that made Defoe's goal irrelevant
Personal
High
Playing on the Valley pitch. I was crap but I loved every minute of it!
Low
Loss of someone we sadly never got the chance to know
So sorry to hear that Al. RIP