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Nice words from Andy Townsend...

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 58,141
edited April 2012 in General Charlton
...in his column in the Mail


It's not hard to spot the family resemblence is it ? Even the hairs the same. I'm looking forward to taking my dad, Don, to The Valley next season season to watch Charlton Athletic play Championship football.

He's 82 and was a regular at left back for the Addicks in the 50s and 60s, back when they used to get crowds of 60-70,000 every week.

We are delighted they got promoted. Chris Powell has done an amazing job, he brought in 14 players at the start of the season so he's been working with almost a completely New squad.

What an achievement. And he won't have to make many alterations to compete in the Championship. He's got a great squad already.

Comments

  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,117
    14 players, it was 18. Get your facts right Andy, lazy journalism, tories, labour, the EU, immigration, blah blah blah.

    ;-)
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Plastic glory-hunter - where was he the last three years? ;-)
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    60-70,000 every week?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,292
    I've always liked AT, I think he comes across as one of the more thoughtful pundits.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,014
    Doesn't he fight out of Welling?
  • THEMCA
    THEMCA Posts: 575
    Can't stand the bloke!
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,339
    14 players, it was 18. Get your facts right Andy, lazy journalism, tories, labour, the EU, immigration, blah blah blah.

    ;-)
    *like*
  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,088
    60-70,000 every week?
    Due to the terraces (if I am right). My Grandma was telling me a few years back.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,394
    Good to hear Don is still going strong. Very nice guy.

    He came to the club as a centre forward and was converted to left back by a certain Mr. Seed.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    ...as for the number of players brought in, well everybody plucks a number out of the air, even SCP I reckon.

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,567
    Andy is a real gentleman (like his dad) and a thoroughly nice guy..... a great pundit too....known him for donkeys years, since he was a lad of about 16.
    Can't stand the bloke!
    Why?

  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,931
    Remember when he was at Welling seeing him play snooker locally - very good player
  • bertpalmer
    bertpalmer Posts: 1,780
    inter fico or was it inter fica played a year up with foleys boy adrian who was a diamond
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,132
    Played alongside Adrian's brother,Paul,in Sunday League. Very funny young man and the best centre-half I ever played with and that includes Phil Coleman who went on to play for Millwall.
  • THEMCA
    THEMCA Posts: 575
    Andy is a real gentleman (like his dad) and a thoroughly nice guy..... a great pundit too....known him for donkeys years, since he was a lad of about 16.
    Can't stand the bloke!
    Why?



    Ever since he did The Premiership with his Tactics Truck. Really rubbed me up the wrong way. Plus Irish, about as Irish as Clinton Morrison! Great Pundit?? Couldn't disagree more.



  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,567
    Andy is a real gentleman (like his dad) and a thoroughly nice guy..... a great pundit too....known him for donkeys years, since he was a lad of about 16.
    Can't stand the bloke!
    Why?



    Ever since he did The Premiership with his Tactics Truck. Really rubbed me up the wrong way. Plus Irish, about as Irish as Clinton Morrison! Great Pundit?? Couldn't disagree more.



    Oh right...ermmm yes....well er whatever you say MCA???

  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,676
    Andy is a real gentleman (like his dad) and a thoroughly nice guy..... a great pundit too....known him for donkeys years, since he was a lad of about 16.
    Can't stand the bloke!
    Why?



    Ever since he did The Premiership with his Tactics Truck. Really rubbed me up the wrong way. Plus Irish, about as Irish as Clinton Morrison! Great Pundit?? Couldn't disagree more.



    Andys grandmother was born in Castleisland in Kerry ! What's the issue you have with that. Btw do you like cricket MCA ?

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