1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? League 1
2. What will be our league position ? 13, but rising fast
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,500
4. Who will be our manager ? Steve Tilson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,387
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? No, The Geordie Smiler will be desperately urging us to 'give some cash, for me stash, like'
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? No sponsor, some community logo
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Jason Puncheon or Freddy Eastwood
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Failure in the play-offs led to us going into admin in late June. New owner will no real Charlton connection
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Championship
2. What will be our league position ? 1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 27,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky / Capello (jointly)
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 22,000
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? I hope so!
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? De Beers
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow Gold with diamond encrusted numbers
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Leonel Messi
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? South African consortium - Richer than Chelsea, Man City & QPR put together
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? league 1
2. What will be our league position ? 18th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 11,138 (official) 9,623 (real)
4. Who will be our manager ? Christian Dailly
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,311
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Andrews Barbers Charlton Church Lane
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Alex Stavrinou
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Admin but an existing director(s) will pick up the pieces. No money for transfers all marketable players sold in January 2010 or during the close season.
I hope I am wrong and being pessimistic!!
Rose tinted answer:
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Championship
2. What will be our league position ? 15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17,611
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,311
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Denim and seahawk
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Nicky Bailey by a nose from Jonjo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Rich Charlton fan will emerge from the woodwork
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Division One
2. What will be our league position ? 3rd 3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,762 4. Who will be our manager ? Parkey 5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,123 6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes 7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KERBS 8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White 9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Elliott 10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Same
So, in time honoured tradition, copy and paste the list below and add where we will be on the 31 Dec 2010
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Div 1 (I fear Norwich will pip us and we end losing to Norwich. Huddersfield or Southampton in play-offs)
2. What will be our league position ? 10th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 15,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,120
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Got to be BDL
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Wagstaff
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New Owners (it wont be Sullivan or Gold but of the 2 we have been talking to on and off for the past decade (sorry year)
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ?
League 1, having run out of steam in the race for automatic promotion and then bottled the play-offs in heart-breaking fashion, probably against Millwall or Southampton
2. What will be our league position ?
8th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
13,527
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,563
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Nope, replaced by Uri Gellar amongst the razzmatazz following our forthcoming takeover
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS, shortly to be replaced by Playboy.com
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Pink and black
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Semedo, on course for his second POTY in succession
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New owners full of big promises which turn out to be empty promises
League One after missing out on automatic promotion by a few points and then losing in the playoffs
2. What will be our league position ?
7th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
14,553
4. Who will be our manager ?
Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,319
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Black and blue, same as the one we have now
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Sam Sodje
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Remained the same, not in administration after selling and releasing some of the better players/big earners in the summer.
Hope it turns out better than that. Just concerned we have no replacements for likes of Dailly and Burton, even Bailey (obviously we have enough players, but I think we'd still miss him), hopefully we get a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions (and the transfer window).
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? The old third division again, having lost the play off final to Southampton who idolise and worship Alan Pardew
2. What will be our league position ? First!
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,012
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,999
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes of course!
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS - if they haven't gone out of business
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Shocking Pink
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remainded the same, because nobody else will want us ... Like a 2nd hand puppy given on Christmas Day as a present ....
Comments
2. What will be our league position ? 7th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 13,500
4. Who will be our manager ? parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2113
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yep
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? aldi's
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? burton
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? the same
2. What will be our league position ? 13, but rising fast
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,500
4. Who will be our manager ? Steve Tilson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,387
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? No, The Geordie Smiler will be desperately urging us to 'give some cash, for me stash, like'
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? No sponsor, some community logo
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Jason Puncheon or Freddy Eastwood
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Failure in the play-offs led to us going into admin in late June. New owner will no real Charlton connection
2. What will be our league position ? 8th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 18536
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2438
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? No, Replaced by Clive R. ;-)
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Same
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners.
2. What will be our league position ? 1st
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 27,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky / Capello (jointly)
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 22,000
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? I hope so!
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? De Beers
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow Gold with diamond encrusted numbers
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Leonel Messi
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? South African consortium - Richer than Chelsea, Man City & QPR put together
2. What will be our league position ? 17th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 19,899
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2299
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Who cares, I'm in Australia
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Tesco
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Green
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Burton
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New Owners
2. What will be our league position ? 18th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 11,138 (official) 9,623 (real)
4. Who will be our manager ? Christian Dailly
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,311
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Andrews Barbers Charlton Church Lane
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Alex Stavrinou
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Admin but an existing director(s) will pick up the pieces. No money for transfers all marketable players sold in January 2010 or during the close season.
I hope I am wrong and being pessimistic!!
Rose tinted answer:
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Championship
2. What will be our league position ? 15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17,611
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,311
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Denim and seahawk
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Nicky Bailey by a nose from Jonjo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Rich Charlton fan will emerge from the woodwork
ok,ok, I'll take another tablet!!
Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
19,624
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,176
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Richardson
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Same as
Division One
2. What will be our league position ?
3rd
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
12,762
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parkey
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,123
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KERBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Elliott
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Same
The Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
9th, 3 points off the playoffs and 1 ahead of Palace ; )
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
19,000
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,700
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes, unless Bob Bolder takes over!
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New owners
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Div 1 (I fear Norwich will pip us and we end losing to Norwich. Huddersfield or Southampton in play-offs)
2. What will be our league position ? 10th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 15,000
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,120
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Got to be BDL
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Wagstaff
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New Owners (it wont be Sullivan or Gold but of the 2 we have been talking to on and off for the past decade (sorry year)
2. What will be our league position ? 15th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 14,351
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2759
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Grant Basey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Admin
League 1, having run out of steam in the race for automatic promotion and then bottled the play-offs in heart-breaking fashion, probably against Millwall or Southampton
2. What will be our league position ?
8th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
13,527
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,563
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Nope, replaced by Uri Gellar amongst the razzmatazz following our forthcoming takeover
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS, shortly to be replaced by Playboy.com
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Pink and black
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Semedo, on course for his second POTY in succession
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New owners full of big promises which turn out to be empty promises
2. What will be our league position ? 9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 19, 271
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,422
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Black
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Same
quite close last year lets see if we can get closer this next year!
1. What league will Charlton be playing in ? Coca Cola Championship
2. What will be our league position ? 6th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 20, 001
4. Who will be our manager ? Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,326
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes definately
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Black and Blue again
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey or Jonjo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 4th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 21333
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2233
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yeah
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS - Curbs in spirit that has somewhat regenerated our boys so far this season
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Inter Milan
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Mambo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 17th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 22250
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2350
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yeah
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Jonjo Shelvey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
Fourth
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
23,000
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,014
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yep but they will eventually be cut free
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
Razzle
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Full colour pictures of ladies, front and back.
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Semedo
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
A new owner possibly a man but not sure
Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
First
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
22,450
4. Who will be our manager ?
"Super" Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
3,304
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes - but in another guise...
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
Santander
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Current board with additional faces
Div 2
2. What will be our league position ?
2nd
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
22500
4. Who will be our manager ?
Alan Curbishley
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2, 487
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
No
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
Bet 365
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Yellow
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Fryatt (Liecester striker)
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New rich owners
2. What will be our league position ? 12th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 16,572
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,014
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Silver/grey with red piping (in keeping with the current trend for retro 80s gear)
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Kelly Youga
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remained same.
Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
9th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
18,750
4. Who will be our manager ?
Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2125
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes.(What is wrong with Dave Lockwood)
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
white
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Jonjo Shelvey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration?
New owners
League One after missing out on automatic promotion by a few points and then losing in the playoffs
2. What will be our league position ?
7th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
14,553
4. Who will be our manager ?
Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,319
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Black and blue, same as the one we have now
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Sam Sodje
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
Remained the same, not in administration after selling and releasing some of the better players/big earners in the summer.
Hope it turns out better than that. Just concerned we have no replacements for likes of Dailly and Burton, even Bailey (obviously we have enough players, but I think we'd still miss him), hopefully we get a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions (and the transfer window).
The Championship
2. What will be our league position ?
7th - one point off playoffs
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ?
18,500
4. Who will be our manager ?
Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ?
2,476
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ?
Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ?
KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ?
Blue
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ?
Wagstaff
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ?
New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 11th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 19,255
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,228
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners
2. What will be our league position ? 1
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 13,143
4. Who will be our manager ? Mark Kinsella
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,657
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Dubai Toilets Ltd
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Black
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Sam Sodje
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? All Three
2. What will be our league position ? First!
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 12,012
4. Who will be our manager ? Phil Parkinson
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,999
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yes of course!
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS - if they haven't gone out of business
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? Shocking Pink
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Rob Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? Remainded the same, because nobody else will want us ... Like a 2nd hand puppy given on Christmas Day as a present ....
2. What will be our league position ? 10th
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 17,234.5
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2320
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Yep
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? KRBS
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Bailey
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? New owners.
2. What will be our league position ? 3 rd
3. What will the 10/11 average attendance be at that point ? 13798
4. Who will be our manager ? Parky
5. How many members will this forum have (current 2,013) ? 2,864
6. Will the (latest) stupid announcer still be here ? Hopefully not ;-)
7. Who will our sponsor for the 10/11 season be ? Cash for gold
8. What colour will the away shirt be ? White
9. Who will be the current 10/11 player of the year at the halfway point ? Elliot
10. Will we have seen new owners / remained the same / entered administration ? SAME