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Playing towards the Covered End (apologies!)

johnnyhumphrey
johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
edited February 2019 in General Charlton
Is it my imagination but have we played the second half of ALL home games this season kicking towards the Covered End? Is this a record?
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    As a child, I used to hate it if we went north stand first half. Felt like we should just pack up and go home there and then!
  • stockportugaladdick
    stockportugaladdick Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2019
    Pretty sure we've managed this feat many times over the years. I know I have commented on this a fair few times over the years.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    The what?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Prefer it when we kick towards the Covered End 2nd half
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,341
    Absolutely no doubt in my mind that kicking towards the Covered End second was very important to our success. As for the evidence, I have none at all.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    The North Stand?? Its the Cupboard End everyone know that. I bet your not really Johnny Humphrey.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Generally, teams try to kick towards there own fans in the second half.
    There was an interesting chapter on it in The Secret Footballer. 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,818
    almost ruins the game for me when we kick towards the Jimmy Seed in the second half, irrationally it really annoys me.
  • WestStandNeil
    WestStandNeil Posts: 803
    Cant remember which but sure we attacked to covered end 1st half once this season, I know it annoys me when it happens and sure it happened earlier this season
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    DamoNorthStand said:
    As a child, I used to hate it if we went north stand first half. Felt like we should just pack up and go home there and then!
    I still hate it an I’m 33!

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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,824
    Not a record IMO.  In past years, we've probably gone a whole season playing towards the covered end in the second half. It really is quite rare when we don't...

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    edited February 2019
    Well that’s ruined that for Saturday
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    There's always a collective moan when the players start to swap ends before kickoff
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,603
    edited February 2019
    Mods, please change the title of this thread. I am offended by the COVERED END being re-named the North Stand. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    I assume sides swap ends if the low sun is likely to be a problem in the first half but will have gone down in the second.
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,448
    Fleetwood at home this season we were shooting the wrong way first half. Lyle Taylor had a chance at the Covered End in the first minute when the crisp packets were being thrown on. 
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,448
    Doncaster at home we also went the wrong way. Aribo and Grant with first half goals at that end. 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,623
    Once upon a time we’d all walk around to the other end at half time to be at the end we were kicking towards, no problem about which way we we’re kicking then.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    At home kick the right way, covered end second half. Away, win the toss and kick the wrong way for the opposition.
    Basic law of football.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    seth plum said:
    At home kick the right way, covered end second half. Away, win the toss and kick the wrong way for the opposition.
    Basic law of football.

    If all teams applied that basic law it would mean us kicking towards the Jimmy Seed second half on about 50% of occasions!

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  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,814
    Bear in mind the away team probably enjoy shooting towards a packed out away end as well in the 2nd half
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,814
    or an extremely sparsely populated away end, as the case is normally in the pub league we compete in
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,982
    paulsturgess said:
    or an extremely sparsely populated away end, as the case is normally in the pub league we compete in
    ...and extremely sparsely populated home end due to the owner and pub league!
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    It's more than likely as we warm up at the  covered end the OPPO can't be bothered to change ends after the toss
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    LouisMend said:
    Fleetwood at home this season we were shooting the wrong way first half. Lyle Taylor had a chance at the Covered End in the first minute when the crisp packets were being thrown on. 
    The direction we're facing and the direction we're shooting aren't always the same.
  • TN15
    TN15 Posts: 57
    In my view it ceased to be the covered end years ago, possibly when the seats went in or shortly after. The good old covered end days are long gone. 
  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    johnnyhumphrey said:
    Is it my imagination but have we played the second half of ALL home games this season kicking towards the North Stand? Is this a record?

    No. Seem to recall at least one game where we didn't.
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    Can I be the first to say I don't care what way we kick in what half
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,570
    Didn't we swap ends against Bristol Rovers too. Pretty sure Karlan's scored the 3rd running toward the covered end?
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,570
    moutuakilla said:
    Didn't we swap ends against Bristol Rovers too. Pretty sure Karlan's scored the 3rd running toward the covered end?
    I'm an idiot. Ignore me

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