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Thank you Patrick Collins

falconwood_1
falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
in General Charlton
His last day reporting today at The Valley.

Have never met him, but wrote to him asking him to do a foreward for a programme I was organising for Blackheath rugby about 5 years ago. Got an instant email back and he couldn't have been more generous with his time.

A total defender of Charlton through the bad days and good (remember them!).

Hope someone leaves a Guinness at the press gantry for him from me, a great writer and hope he enjoys his retirement.

Proper Charlton.

Comments

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    Pleased he got his wish to report at Charlton for his last game. Happy retirement Mr Collins...
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,846
    Proper journo. Used to enjoy reading his articles in the Mail a few years back. Enjoy your retirement PC - COYA!
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,766
    Hope he gets a great game to report on, send him off with a high.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,402
    Top Addick. Enjoy your retirement.
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,638
    Let's hope he can report on a big win for the Addicks
  • wwtone
    wwtone Posts: 178
    Always the first thing I read in the MoS.

    Don't always agree with him although I mainly do but a GREAT journalist and I'll miss him.

    Happy retirement Patrick .
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    Happy retirement Patrick.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,766
    One of our own.

    Enjoy today, Patrick and then some well deserved R & R.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Have really enjoyed your writing - have a great retirement.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Sunday morning won't quite be the same anymore.

    Bacon sandwich
    Strong cup of tea
    Patrick Collins
    A good shit!

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  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited January 2015
    Have to assume we'll get a write up tomorrow then.

    Where does he live? Perhaps he could add some part time help to our Comms team.

    Or at least a regular page in the program.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066
    Hope you get a great game, full of action & Charlton goals...Happy Retirement!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,385
    Some nice tributes here to an old fashioned reporter/columnist, one of an increasingly rare breed. I have always enjoyed reading his comments and opinions.
    Happy retirement Mr C, though I suspect that like Frank Sinatra, Arnie S and Terry Wogan, .. you'll be back from time to time.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,637
    smudge7946 said:

    Sunday morning won't quite be the same anymore.

    Bacon sandwich
    Strong cup of tea
    Patrick Collins
    A good shit!

    All at the same time?
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,566
    Lucky Patrick - Charlton v Rotherham! Hope we give him a great send - off on and off the pitch!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,052
    smudge7946 said:

    Sunday morning won't quite be the same anymore.

    Bacon sandwich
    Strong cup of tea
    Patrick Collins
    A good shit!

    Having one or reading about our game?
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    Yeah thanks, Against All Odds is one of my most favourite ever songs
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 557
    One of his best articles was the one he wrote in the Valley come back programme. His best ever comment on the the Addicks was his description of our buccaneering 70's side..."They charge forward like the seventh cavalry and defend like Custer's Last Stand!"
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    edited February 2015
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2934802/Charlton-fans-chant-don-t-know-doing-Guy-Luzon-s-home-match.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
    I will miss the humour.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,332
    His last sentence says it all.

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  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,133
    I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan of Patrick Collins work, but he is proper Charlton and that is a good piece
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,015
    Happy retirement Patrick.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,916
    Great finale Patrick. Thank you.

    dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2934802/Charlton-fans-chant-don-t-know-doing-Guy-Luzon-s-home-match.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    edited February 2015
    Nice article.
    He's right though supporting Charlton is a labour of love, like working on a beautiful old sports car that promises so much and sets off productively only to splutter and falter round the corner in front of everyone. For no apparent reason. When it's going it's fantastic and it goes like a rocket, but at the back of your mind you're always wondering if the back wheels are really on tight. That's Charlton for you, the human predicament, one minute we seem like Gods, the next we're an embarrassment to Nature, but such is life eh.
    Live love laugh and be happy, as good a simple philosophy as you are likely to get. ( that said things here at the club do seem pretty terrible at the moment imo)
    COYR!
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,512
    edited February 2015
    smudge7946 said:

    Sunday morning won't quite be the same anymore.

    Bacon sandwich
    Strong cup of tea
    Patrick Collins
    A good shit!

    That's quite an "epitaph".....
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,933
    Well, Patrick has summed it all up perfectly. Thank you and happy retirement.

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