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Hard to believe now...

AFKABartramAFKABartram
in General Charlton
Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.
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  • agimagim
    All a bit dark.

    We've been in the shit before and come good. We'll do it again!
  • BR3redBR3red
    Just about scraped through if I remember :-)

    3-2 was it?
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    BR3red said:

    Just about scraped through if I remember :-)

    3-2 was it?

    Yep, John Terry’s brother Paul scored for them

    Dean Kiely
    Matt Holland
    Francis Jeffers
    Bryan Hughes
    Luke Young
    Danny Murphy
    Shaun Bartlett
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Jerome Thomas
    Talal El Karkouri
    Jonathan Fortune
    Subs
    Jonatan Johansson
    Paul Konchesky
    Jason Euell
    Dennis Rommedahl
    Stephan Andersen
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    Charlton manager Alan Curbishley:
    "They definitely gave us a fright. I think we could have made it easier for ourselves.
    "We are seventh in the Premiership and have been given a right test, so great credit to Yeovil.

    "At half-time I steamed into the players and they came out, gave me the response and we raced into a 3-1 lead."
  • BR3redBR3red
    Don’t post that team ! ( well other than Jeffers :-) )

    That is even more depressing after today :-(
  • carly burncarly burn
    Puts it all in perspective when you watch palace on the box just now.
    Painful to say it but they are light years ahead of us. We won't be troubling their like for a very long time...if ever.
  • superclive98superclive98
    AFKABartram said:

    Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

    Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

    This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

    I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.

    We will if Roland continues as owner. In fact, it will become the norm.
  • superclive98superclive98
    I just realised that you meant crowds of 23,000!! Definitely not.
  • MartinCAFCMartinCAFC
    I don't even think this can be pinned on Roland.

    Crowds in general outside of the Premier League are dipping everywhere whether it be league or cup.

    Even if Roland hadn't darkened our doorstep I don't believe our crowds would be much higher than they are now.

    I was at the Welling game today and the attendance was a shocking 404.
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  • Daddy_PigDaddy_Pig
    If anything we've given ourselves more chance of beating Yeovil
  • 1StevieG1StevieG
    MartinCAFC said:

    I don't even think this can be pinned on Roland.

    Crowds in general outside of the Premier League are dipping everywhere whether it be league or cup.

    Even if Roland hadn't darkened our doorstep I don't believe our crowds would be much higher than they are now.

    I was at the Welling game today and the attendance was a shocking 404.

    This can probably be pinned on the over saturation of football on TV.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    oohaahmortimer said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Charlton manager Alan Curbishley: "We are seventh in the Premiership

    Will a Charlton manager ever utter those words from the top flight of English football .
    I don’t even think our great grandchildren will hear them.

    We can’t even make it to the round where the big local clubs like palace and millwall are ffs

    If we don’t get up this season we will have equalled our longest spell in 3rd tier football since we entered the football league and first got out of the third tier (something like that)

    Sad times no matter how it’s dressed up
    Curbishley left us with a crap squad.
  • addick05addick05
    AFKABartram said:

    Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

    Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

    This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

    I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.

    Errm, wouldn't like to bet on that. Let's just wait until FA Cup 1st round next season eh?
  • WasCharleyOneWasCharleyOne
    That's when we were angry and hungry...
  • addick05addick05
    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    And everybody, chairman, directors, players and fans were all proper Charlton.
  • paulie8290paulie8290
    addick05 said:

    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    And everybody, chairman, directors, players and fans were all proper Charlton.
    Everybody, all the players were proper Charlton, take another look at the lineup.

    Dean Kiely
    Matt Holland
    Francis Jeffers
    Bryan Hughes
    Luke Young
    Danny Murphy
    Shaun Bartlett
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Jerome Thomas
    Talal El Karkouri
    Jonathan Fortune
    Subs
    Jonatan Johansson
    Paul Konchesky
    Jason Euell
    Dennis Rommedahl
    Stephan Andersen

    Franny Jeffers
    Danny Murphy
    Bryan Hughes
    I wouldnt call any of those proper Charlton haha
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  • Mendonca In AsdasMendonca In Asdas
    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    We’re still angry!
  • addick05addick05
    paulie8290 said:

    addick05 said:

    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    And everybody, chairman, directors, players and fans were all proper Charlton.
    Everybody, all the players were proper Charlton, take another look at the lineup.

    Dean Kiely
    Matt Holland
    Francis Jeffers
    Bryan Hughes
    Luke Young
    Danny Murphy
    Shaun Bartlett
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Jerome Thomas
    Talal El Karkouri
    Jonathan Fortune
    Subs
    Jonatan Johansson
    Paul Konchesky
    Jason Euell
    Dennis Rommedahl
    Stephan Andersen

    Franny Jeffers
    Danny Murphy
    Bryan Hughes
    I wouldnt call any of those proper Charlton haha
    Point taken but, most of those players gave 100% on the pitch; Deano, Matty Holland, Luke Young, Jason Euell etc.

  • iaitchiaitch
    addick05 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

    Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

    This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

    I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.

    Errm, wouldn't like to bet on that. Let's just wait until FA Cup 1st round next season eh?
    We won't be in the First Round as we are being promoted this season because we rested players a couple of days ago.
  • addick05addick05
    iaitch said:

    addick05 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

    Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

    This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

    I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.

    Errm, wouldn't like to bet on that. Let's just wait until FA Cup 1st round next season eh?
    We won't be in the First Round as we are being promoted this season because we rested players a couple of days ago.
    I'll try and remember you said that next year in the car on the way to Bromley in the 1st round!

  • Oh_Yoni_BoyOh_Yoni_Boy
    addick05 said:

    iaitch said:

    addick05 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Just 13 years ago we played Yeovil Town in the FA Cup at The Valley. No freebies, Trust handouts etc, the crowd of paying fans was 23,000.

    Over 20,000 paying Charlton fans for a game against a team 3 leagues below us.

    This season we’ve attracted home turnouts of 1,619 and 2,999.

    I don’t think in my lifetime we will record crowds like that for games like that ever again.

    Errm, wouldn't like to bet on that. Let's just wait until FA Cup 1st round next season eh?
    We won't be in the First Round as we are being promoted this season because we rested players a couple of days ago.
    I'll try and remember you said that next year in the car on the way to Bromley in the 1st round!

    Could be on the way to Bromley for a league game in not too long.
  • thickandthin63thickandthin63
    Really not to worried about premiership ,there are plenty of good clubs in the championship to ensure we get decent crowds and a good standard of football.
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    addick05 said:

    paulie8290 said:

    addick05 said:

    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    And everybody, chairman, directors, players and fans were all proper Charlton.
    Everybody, all the players were proper Charlton, take another look at the lineup.

    Dean Kiely
    Matt Holland
    Francis Jeffers
    Bryan Hughes
    Luke Young
    Danny Murphy
    Shaun Bartlett
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Jerome Thomas
    Talal El Karkouri
    Jonathan Fortune
    Subs
    Jonatan Johansson
    Paul Konchesky
    Jason Euell
    Dennis Rommedahl
    Stephan Andersen

    Franny Jeffers
    Danny Murphy
    Bryan Hughes
    I wouldnt call any of those proper Charlton haha
    Point taken but, most of those players gave 100% on the pitch; Deano, Matty Holland, Luke Young, Jason Euell etc.

    I'd call all of:

    Deano
    Matty Holland
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Luke Young
    Jason Euell
    Jonathan Fortune
    Shaun Bartlett
    And
    Paul Konchesky

    Proper Charlton... In that they bled for the club (Hermann on more than one occasion) they knew what it meant to play for this club, what it means to the fans.
  • AlwaysneilAlwaysneil
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    We’re still angry!
    ..and I'm always hungry
    Probably need to try a plant based diet or if you are going to eat what you kill, become a better hunter :wink:
  • i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    Alwaysneil said:

    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    WasCharleyOne said:

    That's when we were angry and hungry...

    We’re still angry!
    ..and I'm always hungry
    Probably need to try a plant based diet or if you are going to eat what you kill, become a better hunter :wink:
    We had veg pasta tonight funnily enough, Mrs is having to spend a few cold hours in an outbuildings to think about her error
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