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What's suddenly wrong with The Valley ?

ShootersHillGuru
ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,658
edited May 2012 in General Charlton
Fantastic stats thread revealed a fact that surprised me. In 2010/11 The Valley was most popular away ground for visitors yet last season it was 11th most popular.

Discuss.

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  • loe.ldn.wpack
    loe.ldn.wpack Posts: 235
    everyone knew they were going to get battered
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    2010/11 = easy to beat

    Last season = fortress.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,933
    I guess most teams/fans presumed they had already lost when they played us and didnt want to travel 100's of miles to see it, plus most fans would have ticked The Valley off the new ground list in the previous 2 years.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,867
    1. It was a much more northern league.
    2. The higher likeliness of your team getting beat.


  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,287
    No Norwich, Millwall or Southampton this season.

    Lots of fans would have seen the Valley as a new ground, after 3 years the novelty had worn off

    some of the biggest games were on TV and midweek
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    The worst stadium in L1.....................FACT!
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,658
    From 1st to 11th !
  • Tewkesbury_Addick
    Tewkesbury_Addick Posts: 627
    From 1st to 11th !
    BUT More importantly from 13th to 1st ;-)
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,592
    From 1st to 11th !
    BUT More importantly from 13th to 1st ;-)
    Like

  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,897
    Maybe as well, people have less hard earned to spend with all the job cuts and maybe saving their money.

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  • richie8
    richie8 Posts: 1,205
    Nothing wrong with The Valley.I loved it when I was six,I love it even more now Im fourty four.
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    everyone knew they were going to get battered
    This.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,658
    What the eff does 'This' mean ? - is this the same as 'My Bad'?
    This what ? My bad what?
    Why cant people use the English Language?
    This ;0)

  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,867
    If we stay at The Valley how many away fans will Dartford bring?

    If we move to The Peninsula how many away fans will Real Madrid bring?
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,887
    1. It was a northern league
    2. All the closer sides were very small supported clubs
    3. We charged 25 when most others charged 17-20

  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    edited May 2012
    What the eff does 'This' mean ? - is this the same as 'My Bad'?
    This what ? My bad what?
    Why cant people use the English Language?
    So sorry mate, NOT.
    Why dig someone out over something like that??? All a bit overly aggressive for no reason in my view.
    Why the F do people have to jump on simple things on forums for no reason??
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    What the eff does 'This' mean ? - is this the same as 'My Bad'?
    This what ? My bad what?
    Why cant people use the English Language?
    So sorry mate, NOT.
    Why dig someone out over something like that??? All a bit overly aggressive for no reason in my view.
    from what I've read of PA's posts today I think he might have been in the sun a bit too long.
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    edited May 2012
    Perhaps I should have put "I agree most implicitly with this posting". Serves me right for using forum terminology on a forum really!! When will I ever learn??
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    ;)
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    If we stay at The Valley how many away fans will Dartford bring?

    If we move to The Peninsula how many away fans will Real Madrid bring?
    That.
    And the Other.

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  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,747
    £25.00 end of.
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    edited May 2012
    If we stay at The Valley how many away fans will Dartford bring?

    If we move to The Peninsula how many away fans will Real Madrid bring?
    That.
    And the Other.
    It.
    Wham.

    Lol- now that's one that gets on my breast regions!
  • Sensei
    Sensei Posts: 233
    Last season we averaged 15.5k and virtually all of us were miserable most of the time.
    This season a few more returned (and a few new ones arrived) and we managed just shy of 17.5k with most of us happy most of the time.
    We should gives ourselves a modest pat on the back.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,131
    If we stay at The Valley how many away fans will Dartford bring?
    3000 if they are doing well
    If we move to The Peninsula how many away fans will Real Madrid bring?
    None. Why would they? ;-)
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Because the Red Devils only came on the final day of the season and other fans got jealous?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    Much more likely to enjoy the away ground experience if you win I suppose.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,664
    I guess this is what we were missing at the Valley on the last day of the season.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s6duvbnC0A
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    I would like to point out that The Valley is beginning to look tired for a relatively new stadium. The red seats come in about 4 shades of pink, rust all over, scrubby concourses etc

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