Great Video - Charlton in 1969

sidcup-red

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aa5CBNYtUA

lordromford

Haha! Quality!

Simonsen

Is that Syd Cheesewright doing the bingo calling?

Goonerhater

i remember the elephant etc it was to "improve" the whole game experience" i think-------------------nothing is "new"

thai malaysia addick

Brilliant stuff. I'd forgotten all about it, but I remember it well. Maybe, a camel and an elephant up front would solve our goalscoring problems.

Brendan_O_Connell

The Millenium Lounge is still as dull as that! ;-)

tangoflash

I'm sure Reza was one of those acrobats.

This tradition has been going on since then, as I've seen plenty of clowns and circus freaks down the valley over the years...................

Covered End

The elephant was the one that had a dump & pee in The Blue Peter studio & then pulled over the handler, who slid all through it.

TV gold.

Simonsen

Just looked the game up in the book.....

4th October 1969....2-2 v Portsmouth (Kenning 22 & 36).

Team; Burns, Curtis, Kinsey, Campbell, Keirs, Reeves, Kenning, Treacy, Gilchrist, Booth, Peacock (sub; Gregory)

Attendance 12,755 (plus one camel and one small elephant)

Average that season 12,693

Highest 21,757 v Millwall (Tuesday night...drew 2-2 with a late Gregory equaliser)

Lowest 7,644 v Bolton

PeanutsMolloy

We were a simple people.

Lincsaddick

thanks for this .. I also had forgotten the days when CAFC was a circus .. even more so than it is now .. ((:>)

bolloxbolder

I was at this game. If I show my two lads they will laugh themselves silly. Black and white tv!