“You’re not fit to wear the shirt” is such an entitled chant. It’s never sat right with me.
Firstly - ”the shirt”……We all love Charlton, but it’s a shirt that has for the last ten years mostly represented League One football. We’re not Manchester United or Real Madrid. Treating ‘the Charlton shirt’ as if it is some sort of holy grail makes us come across as a bit Sheffield Wednesday.
Secondly, it has been three games. Those three games have been largely awful, yes, but surely such a put down would be a bit more appropriate after an embarrassing relegation or 5-0 thumping?
I think that's an odd way to dissect that chant. It's not about quality of player, it's the effort that's out in. Doesn't matter what level you play at, fans should demand that players give their all for the shirt/badge.
Agree with the rest of your comment though, felt an odd time for it to be sung.
Fair enough. I actually don’t think the issue last night was a lack of effort. It’s just that we’re a bit shit.
Every player worked extremely hard, they’re just not very good as a team.
Cough *Watson* cough
Just because he’s slow and immobile that doesn’t mean he’s not trying
We can agree to disagree. I see zero effort from him.
For the last few years it has seemed as though a number of our away contingent are hell-bent on just blowing every situation out of proportion.
It’s a lot of the 18-21 year old crowd who have 1-2 beers on a train and then just seem intent on abusing literally everything they come across all day long.
“You’re not fit to wear the shirt” is such an entitled chant. It’s never sat right with me.
Firstly - ”the shirt”……We all love Charlton, but it’s a shirt that has for the last ten years mostly represented League One football. We’re not Manchester United or Real Madrid. Treating ‘the Charlton shirt’ as if it is some sort of holy grail makes us come across as a bit Sheffield Wednesday.
Secondly, it has been three games. Those three games have been largely awful, yes, but surely such a put down would be a bit more appropriate after an embarrassing relegation or 5-0 thumping?
I think that's an odd way to dissect that chant. It's not about quality of player, it's the effort that's out in. Doesn't matter what level you play at, fans should demand that players give their all for the shirt/badge.
Agree with the rest of your comment though, felt an odd time for it to be sung.
Fair enough. I actually don’t think the issue last night was a lack of effort. It’s just that we’re a bit shit.
Every player worked extremely hard, they’re just not very good as a team.
Cough *Watson* cough
Just because he’s slow and immobile that doesn’t mean he’s not trying
We can agree to disagree. I see zero effort from him.
In footballing terms, he's positively geriatric. I think we should applaud he efforts just for bending down and putting his socks on. When it comes to Ben Watson the real questions are nothing to do with the amount of effort he's putting in, but why is he at the club and how on earth is he anywhere near the first team?
Adkins and the players deserve respect for fronting up. Can remember in the past after those poor performance that the manager would be straight down the tunnel. Always dislike Slade, as at Bury he went straight into the tunnel, and then at Walsall he bouncing around like a school child after we won. Plenty of examples he would not front up after a bad performance.
We really have some unbelievable fans we are 3 games in and some of this booing and singing not fit to wear the shirt is pathetic Also I never get the need to sing ' is this a library ' to the other fans was even sung to the Wednesday fans and there was over 3000 of them it just seems very school boyish
Things are not great at the moment but this forum goes from mad excitement ( when We signed Kirk) to Armageddon in just a few days Lets see where we are by the end of the transfer window Keep the Faith
Watching on stream and thought I heard boos from the away fans as Adkins and team went over?
Yeah loads of boos at the end. A fairly loud you're not fit to wear the shirt as well. I think tbh they should of just gone down the tunnel after that performance.
They go straight down the tunnel and get criticised for going straight down the tunnel and not applauding the fans for coming.
They applaud the fans and get criticised for not going straight down the tunnel.
Literally cant win
It wasn't hard to read that 90% of the crowd had turned on them for the last 15/20 minutes last night. It was pointless to come over clapping us and it would have avoided the barrage of abuse. I couldn't give a shit if players come over at the end or not just put a shift in on the pitch which they did not.
I went to MK, i took time off work, paid £44, for 2 tickets. £20 Petrol, £8 parking, and 4hrs round trip. The vibe before the game was really positive and when Stockers scored we all thought season is off and running.
But then the slapdash attitude sets in, Innis who can put the big man act on around Beckenham is made of biscuits and went off injured? (A bad attack of can't be bothered) Dobson is running around like an headless chicken. Gunter looks like a wage taker, how he muck a throw in up is beyond me. Players taking 2-3 touches to get the ball under control. The keeper appears only to be happy in "no mans land" and has zero comms with his defence, never heard him call or organise once
Passing to feet is an after thought, bash it long and hope Stockers can win it.
All this to a made up team from a made up town, 7000 attendance 1700 from South London. Passionate and vocal. What we saw from our team was a "2uck you" performance.
This is a club i would have given 20yrs of my life to have played for, the club i watched my son try so hard to get a place in the academy.
I thought that i could it not get any lower than when the tight fisted old Belgium skeleton owned us, but this squad has found a way.
If any players(or NA) happen to read this you should hang your heads in shame, last night you not only embarrassed yourself, but embarrassed a great club with a great history.
Don't worry when we struggle to remember you we will still be here, supporting Charlton Ath.
If Wigan score early on Saturday, whether it's right or wrong, I can see the atmosphere turning toxic very quickly
And seriously what would this achieve? 4 league games in and were booing and slating the players. It looks like it's going to be one long season for us and the players.
If Wigan score early on Saturday, whether it's right or wrong, I can see the atmosphere turning toxic very quickly
And seriously what would this achieve? 4 league games in and were booing and slating the players. It looks like it's going to be one long season for us and the players.
I think any boo’ing would be more targeted to the ownership and back room team who have cocked up transfers this summer with some of the most underwhelming shite we’ve seen.
We’ve been sold a dream and the reality is very very different, that’s the frustration and the boo’ing
If Wigan score early on Saturday, whether it's right or wrong, I can see the atmosphere turning toxic very quickly
And seriously what would this achieve? 4 league games in and were booing and slating the players. It looks like it's going to be one long season for us and the players.
I think any boo’ing would be more targeted to the ownership and back room team who have cocked up transfers this summer with some of the most underwhelming shite we’ve seen.
We’ve been sold a dream and the reality is very very different, that’s the frustration and the boo’ing
Blimey. Been sold a dream , are we the supporters still falling for that old b@llocks. Was the owners before not trying to sell a dream?. Anyway if the booking and frustration is aimed at the ownership surely do it after the game. And even though I dont think we will get significant players in ,surely we have to give them till the end of the transfer window?
If Wigan score early on Saturday, whether it's right or wrong, I can see the atmosphere turning toxic very quickly
And seriously what would this achieve? 4 league games in and were booing and slating the players. It looks like it's going to be one long season for us and the players.
I think any boo’ing would be more targeted to the ownership and back room team who have cocked up transfers this summer with some of the most underwhelming shite we’ve seen.
We’ve been sold a dream and the reality is very very different, that’s the frustration and the boo’ing
And the chants of 'you're not fit to wear the shirt'. Was this the target?
I can understand booing a poor performance but I’m embarrassed for you if you actually shouted “you’re not fit to wear the shirt” after 3 games.
Who do you think we are? Liverpool?
It was a rubbish second half performance last night but my god, what an entitled bitter fan base we’re becoming. That sort of chanting is for when we lose 5-0 to Huddersfield or 6-0 to Hull.
Opening paragraph nails it. To sing this after three games tells me how little these people know about football.
Deji Elerewe’s family were standing in front of where I was standing. They were filming Deji come over at the end, as it is clearly a big moment for the family. All you can probably hear in the video is booing and ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’, which is unfair, because Deji is one of the few who everyone will agree is fit to wear the shirt.
This is why I didn’t boo today, because there were a couple of players who can still come away from the game with credit. I will only boo if everyone has been poor.
The saving tackle was brilliant!
Think it would have been spoken about a lot more had it been down the end the away fans were sitting. It was hard to see properly from where we were.
Watching on stream and thought I heard boos from the away fans as Adkins and team went over?
Yeah loads of boos at the end. A fairly loud you're not fit to wear the shirt as well. I think tbh they should of just gone down the tunnel after that performance.
They go straight down the tunnel and get criticised for going straight down the tunnel and not applauding the fans for coming.
They applaud the fans and get criticised for not going straight down the tunnel.
Literally cant win
It wasn't hard to read that 90% of the crowd had turned on them for the last 15/20 minutes last night. It was pointless to come over clapping us and it would have avoided the barrage of abuse. I couldn't give a shit if players come over at the end or not just put a shift in on the pitch which they did not.
Except that they did, which is the general consensus on here, I think. It’s just that they’re not very good and not well organised. Main thing is, does booing help the players, or the fans who boo? And who do we need to help the most at the moment, the players or the fans?
So we’re playing shit and we haven’t boooo’d during the game maybe as a change up we should boooo , it can’t get any worse for a team 20th placed in the third tier
Following on from my previous comments which a few seemed to not understand. I did not boo today (unlike the MK Dons game). I thought our players tried their best and we tried to play positive football for the most part. Not their fault they aren't good enough.
Better than the last few games. But this is clearly going to be a tough season. COYA
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we are 3 games in and some of this booing and singing not fit to wear the shirt is pathetic
Also I never get the need to sing ' is this a library ' to the other fans was even sung to the Wednesday fans and there was over 3000 of them
it just seems very school boyish
Things are not great at the moment but this forum goes from mad excitement ( when We signed Kirk) to Armageddon in just a few days
Lets see where we are by the end of the transfer window
Keep the Faith
But then the slapdash attitude sets in, Innis who can put the big man act on around Beckenham is made of biscuits and went off injured? (A bad attack of can't be bothered) Dobson is running around like an headless chicken. Gunter looks like a wage taker, how he muck a throw in up is beyond me. Players taking 2-3 touches to get the ball under control.
The keeper appears only to be happy in "no mans land" and has zero comms with his defence, never heard him call or organise once
Passing to feet is an after thought, bash it long and hope Stockers can win it.
All this to a made up team from a made up town, 7000 attendance 1700 from South London. Passionate and vocal. What we saw from our team was a "2uck you" performance.
This is a club i would have given 20yrs of my life to have played for, the club i watched my son try so hard to get a place in the academy.
I thought that i could it not get any lower than when the tight fisted old Belgium skeleton owned us, but this squad has found a way.
If any players(or NA) happen to read this you should hang your heads in shame, last night you not only embarrassed yourself, but embarrassed a great club with a great history.
Don't worry when we struggle to remember you we will still be here, supporting Charlton Ath.
4 league games in and were booing and slating the players.
It looks like it's going to be one long season for us and the players.
Been sold a dream , are we the supporters still falling for that old b@llocks.
Was the owners before not trying to sell a dream?.
Anyway if the booking and frustration is aimed at the ownership surely do it after the game.
And even though I dont think we will get significant players in ,surely we have to give them till the end of the transfer window?
Main thing is, does booing help the players, or the fans who boo? And who do we need to help the most at the moment, the players or the fans?
Better than the last few games. But this is clearly going to be a tough season. COYA