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First reaction when you tell ppl you support Charlton....

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  • BetterCallSaul
    BetterCallSaul Posts: 360
    Either...
    a) Cheltenham?
    b) Oh right, what league are they in now? (Even from fellow Championship team fans. Just weird)
    c) I'm so sorry to hear that
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799
    CAFCTrev said:

    se9addick said:

    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.

    Sharlton?
    They then say "oh yes, they used to be in the premiership, but now they're chit.........
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,195
    CAFCTrev said:

    se9addick said:

    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.

    Sharlton?
    Normally the best I can get to is "Char-alton" - maybe it's just my accent !
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,926
    Usually its: "Are all Charlton fans hung like a horse then?"
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    Are you from Charlton then?
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,363
    iainambler said:

    I have a Charlton mug at work.
    This ensures I never find someone else has nicked my mug leaving me unable to make a brew.
    'Nuf said.

    Same here! It works :)
  • East_Stand_Loopy
    East_Stand_Loopy Posts: 2,205
    "Oh! You're the one!"
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,429
    edited August 2014
    Blank look then ask what division we are in.

    When I am in Brasil with my wife, she says Charlton they say Chelsea
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,363
    Before Chris Powell: "Oh. What league are you in at the moment?" - this happened even when we were in the premier league.

    The CP years: "You've got Chris Powell in charge haven't you? He's a top bloke. I've always had a spot for Charlton"

    After Chris Powell: "Oh. What league are you in at the moment?" or from the more 'in the know': "I heard you guys are a feeder club for Standard Liege now?"

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  • Jackosleftboot
    Jackosleftboot Posts: 34
    Living in London most people support the bigger teams Chelsea/ Arsenal/ Tottenham etc, so when they finally take a breath about how fantastic their team is, they ask who I support pretend to care for about 30 seconds then go back to telling me about their teams. However a few months ago an elderly Jewish customer at work asked me who I supported, I assumed that he wouldnt of heard of them or not know much but how wrong I was he knew more about the club than I did.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,075
    edited August 2014
    "I support Charlton Athletic"

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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,516
    ForeverAddickted said:

    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)

    The weirdest game I ever saw was a Malaysia XI v Manchester United. Something seemed strange during the game and then I worked it out. When the Malaysian team attacked (which was admittedly a rare event), the crowd cheered as expected, but when MU attacked the same people cheered. Usually, of course, you hear noise from certain parts of the ground, but not for this game when the crowd wanted both teams to score.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,182
    "Oh really, but you're good looking???"
  • Oliver Street
    Oliver Street Posts: 5,133
    Usually I get a sort of respect from people who know football, i.e. I'm obviously a real supporter. That respect sometimes has a hint of condescension... how sad that some people derive personal status from the team they claim to support!
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,721
    When I was young

    "Chelsea?"
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
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  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,013
    When I was on holiday in Cuba a few years ago, one of the locals asked me who I support:

    Me: Charlton
    Him: Chelsea?
    Me: no, Charrllton
    Him: Chelsea?
    Me: Charrllton Athletic
    Him: Chelsea?
    Me: Yep, Chelsea.
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    "Oh you're the one"
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 981
    Bobby Charlton?

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  • Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch Posts: 1,879
    Mike said:

    'Cheltenham?'

    bobmunro said:

    Cheltenham??

    This.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,414
    Any of the following:

    'I used to go watch them when I was a kid'
    'What division are you in now'
    'Bet you wish you had never hounded Curbishley out'
    'Why'
  • rileyaddick67
    rileyaddick67 Posts: 70
    While traveling across Canada on business (20 years) & when the subject came up, I'd get 2 questions: 1) Who??? ; 2) Why??? Lol.....I'd then show my Red card, provide a quick history and try to recruit the great uneducated, unwashed who only know of Man U or Chelsea.......
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,075
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  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,075
    iainambler said:

    I have a Charlton mug at work.
    This ensures I never find someone else has nicked my mug leaving me unable to make a brew.
    'Nuf said.

    To many of my colleagues, I am the Charlton mug at work.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,706
    iainambler said:

    I have a Charlton mug at work.
    This ensures I never find someone else has nicked my mug leaving me unable to make a brew.
    'Nuf said.


    I have 3 Millwall mugs at work...but they're alright most of the time.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Why?
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,706



    I have 3 Millwall mugs at work...but they're alright most of the time.
    LenGlover said:

    Why?


    You can't always choose who you work with Len. They were full of it this morning.
  • bromleyjohn
    bromleyjohn Posts: 6,000
    Respect from those who go to watch football anywhere outside the premiership. For the rest and especially those in the top half of the premiership...condescension which reinforces my arrogant inverted snobbery
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,503
    It gets pretty annoying that 98% of people seem to support the top 4. Most pub/workplace conversations just revolve around what Van Gaal allegedly said this week or well-known transfer targets to Chelsea.

    It's a shame as we have the most brilliant league system in this country.

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