Well Charlton could not cope with those above matches winning 1 and drawing 1 and losing 6
What was interesting was the attendance against Newcastle 22939 Palace 31498 Both mid-week home matches and our top two home attendances of the season.
Return trains to London Bridge at 1645 and 1650… was there no half time in the 60s?!
Games kicked off sharp at 3pm. 10 minutes break half time. The first full time results would start appearing on the BBC vidiprinter at 4.40pm. No added time for minor knocks and stoppages and no subs until our Keithie in '65
They were additional trains to the normal timetable.
Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service?
And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
Really?
I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now.
@Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
When we played you at The Valley in the FA Cup in 2002, there was a football special from Blackpool. Think it was hauled by a 47 but the memory is a bit distant. Not that I was on it, we were all in the pub (Antigalligan or something) when it was pulling in.
When we played you at The Valley in the FA Cup in 2002, there was a football special from Blackpool. Think it was hauled by a 47 but the memory is a bit distant. Not that I was on it, we were all in the pub (Antigalligan or something) when it was pulling in.
They were additional trains to the normal timetable.
Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service?
And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
Really?
I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now.
@Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
There were regular trains for many years, as I sometimes used them. It was great when after a game at Charlton station it was announced that the next train was fast to London Bridge.
They were additional trains to the normal timetable.
Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service?
And then British Rail got sold off, strange that (-:
We had plenty of additional trains to Charlton right through the PL years.
Really?
I’m on shaky ground since I was already a foreign- based ‘traitor’ by then but I also still had a season ticket, and sometimes I’d try to check if I could easily get to the Valley from Eltham, and the Blackheath “connection” was an absolute joke. It actually seems better now.
@Airman Brown would know. As I recall, though, it wasn’t possible to add football extra trains because privatisation had brought in the “slot” system similar to airports, and the train operator didnt want to buy extra slota which would only be used irregularly (and perhaps made redundant on any given weekend by Sky messing with the game schedule). And up to a point, they had a point. (It requires us to accept that there was a point to the ridiculous UK privatisation of rail in the first place)
There were regular trains for many years, as I sometimes used them. It was great when after a game at Charlton station it was announced that the next train was fast to London Bridge.
...regular trains... on Network SouthEast? That really was a long time ago. Killer you must be very old indeed. You're doing very well dear with all this modern technology and interweb thingummy business, well done.
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Modern day footballers would be unable to cope with that amount of travel by coach?
What was interesting was the attendance against Newcastle 22939
Palace 31498
Both mid-week home matches and our top two home attendances of the season.
I thought the Bexley fare was a bit steep at 5/4 - perhaps they added a bit for poshness.
Players not falling over ever few seconds or 5 subs every match.
10 minutes break half time.
The first full time results would start appearing on the BBC vidiprinter at 4.40pm.
No added time for minor knocks and stoppages and no subs until our Keithie in '65
Almost as if they thought they were there to provide some kind of, I dunno…service?
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