Is there any particular reason we do not have any Saturday matches other than Bromley? A shame as a few more fans may have been able to attend than can make midweek fixtures.
Is there any particular reason we do not have any Saturday matches other than Bromley? A shame as a few more fans may have been able to attend than can make midweek fixtures.
£15 for welling is a bit of a joke stopped going a couple of years back when I heard that we charge to send a team down there and usually a hot day and the beers runs out v quickly.
A mate of mine just bought a ticket for the Welling match and mentioned this to a Welling director. He was told that when Roland took charge of Charlton he did indeed suggest that we charge welling for sending a team to play there. But when it was pointed out to Roland the relationship between the two clubs he dropped the idea. So we do not charge for sending a team to play there.
I contacted the training ground last Friday, eight days ago.
On telling me they did not have any fixtures for the U23's I said that dates had been released a month ago for the midweek games but I was looking for the Saturday fixtures.
A poor level of communiucation is nothing to do with 'our mate'.
Is there any particular reason we do not have any Saturday matches other than Bromley? A shame as a few more fans may have been able to attend than can make midweek fixtures.
Probably because we need U23s for our first team friendlies on Saturdays.
£15 for welling is a bit of a joke stopped going a couple of years back when I heard that we charge to send a team down there and usually a hot day and the beers runs out v quickly.
A mate of mine just bought a ticket for the Welling match and mentioned this to a Welling director. He was told that when Roland took charge of Charlton he did indeed suggest that we charge welling for sending a team to play there. But when it was pointed out to Roland the relationship between the two clubs he dropped the idea. So we do not charge for sending a team to play there.
thanks for telling me this, unfortunately wont be there as in benidorm for a 4 day stag.
£15 for welling is a bit of a joke stopped going a couple of years back when I heard that we charge to send a team down there and usually a hot day and the beers runs out v quickly.
A mate of mine just bought a ticket for the Welling match and mentioned this to a Welling director. He was told that when Roland took charge of Charlton he did indeed suggest that we charge welling for sending a team to play there. But when it was pointed out to Roland the relationship between the two clubs he dropped the idea. So we do not charge for sending a team to play there.
thanks for telling me this, unfortunately wont be there as in benidorm for a 4 day stag.
That will please @LargeAddick. He's got tickets & so he can see the Premiership stars of the future now because by the time he gets to go to The valley they would have been sold.
£15 + an additional £2 to sit down to watch a pre-season game away to a team in the 6th tier seems madness.
Yep. I know in the overall run of things £15 isn’t much these days and I also recognise that welling have to cash in, but I stopped attending this a few years ago when the price went from £12 to £15. Boredom with it and us fielding weaker and weaker teams year on year helped with the decision. Just can’t be bothered with it now.
£15 + an additional £2 to sit down to watch a pre-season game away to a team in the 6th tier seems madness.
Yep. I know in the overall run of things £15 isn’t much these days and I also recognise that welling have to cash in, but I stopped attending this a few years ago when the price went from £12 to £15. Boredom with it and us fielding weaker and weaker teams year on year helped with the decision. Just can’t be bothered with it now.
Exactly, compared to us playing a testimonial game vs premier league opposition at the same price...
Didn't play at Welling: Steer (19),Purrington
(21), Bielik (33), Djiksteel
(25), Stevenson (3), Cullen (31), Reeves (27), Williams (15), Pratley (24), Ward (9), Parker (10), Hackett Fairchild
(2). (219)
So more than a third of our first team appearances were from players that didn't feature at Welling
Looking at the players that are gone in that list we need at least 6 new signings/ promotions from the U23s
Steer (19) New Signing
Bauer (38) replaced by Lockyer
Aribo (38) New Signing
Fosu (22) New Signing
Bielik (38) New Signing
Cullen (31) Forster Caskey
Reeves (27) Aneke
Ward/ Williams (24) New Signing (hopefully Williams)
Marshall (9)
RHF (2)
Grant/Parker (27) New Signing
Ajose (8)
Vetokele (14) Bonne
Marshall, RHF and Ajose would need to be covered by U23s.
You could argue that up to 9 new players are needed as surely it would be better for Lapslie, Morgan and Bonne to go out on loan for half a season as regular first teamers in League 1
Figs are from this years Stat bank which, as always, was a great help
Can't wait for a new owner to take us on a decent pre season tour. I do miss trying to arrange a few days away in some European city playing at a little known football club.
Turning up in Antwerp to watch us play Beerschott only to find the game had been played the night before. Teach me to listening to a 'well respected' lifer.
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The full set of the Addicks U23s' friendly dates can be found below:
Carshalton Athletic v Charlton U23s - Monday, July 22nd (7.30pm)
Dorking v Charlton U23s - Thursday, July 25th (7.30pm)
Bromley v Charlton U23s - Saturday, July 27th (12.30pm)
Kings Lynn Town v Charlton U23s - Tuesday, July 30th (7.30pm)
Biggleswade Town v Charlton U23s - Thursday, August 1st (7.30pm)
He was told that when Roland took charge of Charlton he did indeed suggest that we charge welling for sending a team to play there.
But when it was pointed out to Roland the relationship between the two clubs he dropped the idea.
So we do not charge for sending a team to play there.
Someone posted on here the other day that RD was told about the history between the 2 clubs as soon as he proposed it. So he dropped the idea.
The rest is just internet gossip.
Roland out
So more than a third of our first team appearances were from players that didn't feature at Welling
Looking at the players that are gone in that list we need at least 6 new signings/ promotions from the U23s
Marshall, RHF and Ajose would need to be covered by U23s.
You could argue that up to 9 new players are needed as surely it would be better for Lapslie, Morgan and Bonne to go out on loan for half a season as regular first teamers in League 1
Figs are from this years Stat bank which, as always, was a great help
Turning up in Antwerp to watch us play Beerschott only to find the game had been played the night before. Teach me to listening to a 'well respected' lifer.