Cheltenham is one of the most common ones. Usually from people that don't follow football and haven't heard of a place called Charlton, but know of Cheltenham from horse racing...
Ill be honest when I was 12 and had the football league 95 sticker album in my pre-London days, I thought Charlton was somewhere up north. For some reason Charlton doesnt sound very Laaandan to me...
Cant remember where in the Far East it was one year (Thailand or Indonesia) but never forget SkySportsNews showing the impact of Man Utd v Arsenal out there.
Was this restaurant with "fans" of both clubs hugging each other celebrating when either team scored... Was just a total WTF moment (i.e. Dont expect them to be at each others throats)
Normally - "I remember when you used to be in the Premier League, what happened" at which point either a) you respond by giving a lecture on the spiral nature of football and how one bad decision normally leads to another, which leads to another and before you know it you've developed a pathological hatred of Alan McCormack based on where he goes for dinner, or b) you just shrug and say "that's football".
If it's overseas then the above happens too, but first I seem to spend about two minutes showing them how to pronounce the name properly - particularly in northern Europe (Switzerland, Scandinavia) - there seems to be something about the first syllable of our name that northern Europeans find very hard to pronounce.
Normally - "I remember when you used to be in the Premier League, what happened" at which point either a) you respond by giving a lecture on the spiral nature of football and how one bad decision normally leads to another, which leads to another and before you know it you've developed a pathological hatred of Alan McCormack based on where he goes for dinner, or b) you just shrug and say "that's football".
If it's overseas then the above happens too, but first I seem to spend about two minutes showing them how to pronounce the name properly - particularly in northern Europe (Switzerland, Scandinavia) - there seems to be something about the first syllable of our name that northern Europeans find very hard to pronounce.
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"that curbishley fella"
Often from "fans" who have never stepped foot in the ground of the team they support.
This ensures I never find someone else has nicked my mug leaving me unable to make a brew.
'Nuf said.
Me - I support Charlton
Them - Chelsea?
Me - No Charlton
Them - Cheltenham
Me - Char-LTON
Ohhhh... What League they in!!
So many Charlton fans in Dartford for some reason.
Was this restaurant with "fans" of both clubs hugging each other celebrating when either team scored... Was just a total WTF moment (i.e. Dont expect them to be at each others throats)
If it's overseas then the above happens too, but first I seem to spend about two minutes showing them how to pronounce the name properly - particularly in northern Europe (Switzerland, Scandinavia) - there seems to be something about the first syllable of our name that northern Europeans find very hard to pronounce.
" Yeah Charlton "
" Chelsea "
" No, no, Charlton "
" You mean Chelsea? "
" Fuck it, yeah Chelsea you twat "