Just a reminder that this is the transfer rumours thread!!!!! Can we get back the back on topic please and discuss whether Will Mannion is good enough for the Championship!
After logging on to Charlton Life at least 30 times per day, every day for the past 2-3 weeks and generally wasting hours of my life, reading rumours that rarely if ever materialise, I have decided that I actually prefer the “Good Old Days” before the internet.
In those days I really looked forward to Thursday morning when the Kentish Mercury was published.
I used make a detour from Liverpool Street station to Cannon Street Station to buy the paper, and if I was lucky read that Charlton had been discussing a move for John Pearson or Keith Jones.
Then I usually had to wait seven full days for the next edition to see if the player had actually signed.
In those days the rumours had a bit of truth about them, not complete works of fiction written by a 13 year old school boy in his bedroom.
Sounds rubbish
It is. A couple of decades before we signed Pearson or Jones the UK had Teletext (pre-internet internet). He didn’t have to wait a week to find out…
What was that premium football phone line. Used to nag my dad to allow me to phone it all summer and the couple of times he allowed me I would be so happy but never learn anything of note. Teletext was how I found out we had bought Djimi Traoure and Amdy Fay
0898121146 wasn't it?
Thought that was lesbians on heat ..was told this by a friend
After logging on to Charlton Life at least 30 times per day, every day for the past 2-3 weeks and generally wasting hours of my life, reading rumours that rarely if ever materialise, I have decided that I actually prefer the “Good Old Days” before the internet.
In those days I really looked forward to Thursday morning when the Kentish Mercury was published.
I used make a detour from Liverpool Street station to Cannon Street Station to buy the paper, and if I was lucky read that Charlton had been discussing a move for John Pearson or Keith Jones.
Then I usually had to wait seven full days for the next edition to see if the player had actually signed.
In those days the rumours had a bit of truth about them, not complete works of fiction written by a 13 year old school boy in his bedroom.
Sounds rubbish
It is. A couple of decades before we signed Pearson or Jones the UK had Teletext (pre-internet internet). He didn’t have to wait a week to find out…
What was that premium football phone line. Used to nag my dad to allow me to phone it all summer and the couple of times he allowed me I would be so happy but never learn anything of note. Teletext was how I found out we had bought Djimi Traoure and Amdy Fay
Charlton Clubcall 0898 121146 calls charged at a ridiculous rate for bugger all content.
Back then there wasn't really a transfer window anyway, concentrating the transfer action into the summer and January. Transfers could happen most of the year, and most would be done in secret.
What was that premium football phone line. Used to nag my dad to allow me to phone it all summer and the couple of times he allowed me I would be so happy but never learn anything of note. Teletext was how I found out we had bought Djimi Traoure and Amdy Fay
Clubcall. We used to have a phone at school that you only put money in to speak. Would ring from there and got quite the bollocking when we were inevitably rumbled!
I phoned from the fax line at work as there was no call records kept for faxes!
There speaks an ex Roan boy.
I was told how to think out of the box! Back home now after 3 months in hospital.
Just a reminder that this is the transfer rumours thread!!!!! Can we get back the back on topic please and discuss whether Will Mannion is good enough for the Championship!
What was that premium football phone line. Used to nag my dad to allow me to phone it all summer and the couple of times he allowed me I would be so happy but never learn anything of note. Teletext was how I found out we had bought Djimi Traoure and Amdy Fay
Clubcall. We used to have a phone at school that you only put money in to speak. Would ring from there and got quite the bollocking when we were inevitably rumbled!
I phoned from the fax line at work as there was no call records kept for faxes!
There speaks an ex Roan boy.
I was told how to think out of the box! Back home now after 3 months in hospital.
After logging on to Charlton Life at least 30 times per day, every day for the past 2-3 weeks and generally wasting hours of my life, reading rumours that rarely if ever materialise, I have decided that I actually prefer the “Good Old Days” before the internet.
In those days I really looked forward to Thursday morning when the Kentish Mercury was published.
I used make a detour from Liverpool Street station to Cannon Street Station to buy the paper, and if I was lucky read that Charlton had been discussing a move for John Pearson or Keith Jones.
Then I usually had to wait seven full days for the next edition to see if the player had actually signed.
In those days the rumours had a bit of truth about them, not complete works of fiction written by a 13 year old school boy in his bedroom.
Sounds rubbish
It is. A couple of decades before we signed Pearson or Jones the UK had Teletext (pre-internet internet). He didn’t have to wait a week to find out…
What was that premium football phone line. Used to nag my dad to allow me to phone it all summer and the couple of times he allowed me I would be so happy but never learn anything of note. Teletext was how I found out we had bought Djimi Traoure and Amdy Fay
That teletext has a lot to answer for.
If you really wanted to wait for news, forget the all rush Teletext, Clubcall was the one to get a red ear listening to.
Please do not start the fish puns on this thread. It is a hard enough read already. When I see 15+ new comments I dive in with more expectation than warranted. Transfer activity being kept closer to their chests than a pair of SHEIN nipple covers. Never mind waterproof, absolute rumour spill proof… Fair play but feels like the ball has been removed from the playground atm.
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That cost my employer a lot of money back in the 80s and early 90s
We already signed him ages ago, don'tya know?
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/view/5a1d89fd36e6e/done-deal-charlton-sign-experienced-striker-on-short-term-contract
Just seen our new signing...https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27892549
Sorry just noticed that was 11 years ago to the day...my bad.
I messaged you a while back.
Not even any dreaded fish puns
Seems like a good time to resurrect the Hayden Mullins Charlton link.