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Bolton (H) game moved

NorthStandUltra
NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,545
edited March 2014 in General Charlton
To Good Friday, 18th April 3pm kick off

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  • Extra 24 hours rest before Sheff Weds away can't be a bad thing.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,148
    No good for me as I'd planned to be away that day...Not happy
  • Extra 24 hours rest before Sheff Weds away can't be a bad thing.

    Agreed. Especially with our hectic schedule.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,792
    Always approve of playing Good Friday, personally (as long as it's at home). Think you get a (marginally) better crowd, too.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,959
    well seeing as we are playing the Tuesday before then that is one day's less rest before the Bolton game. Swings and roundabouts.
  • well seeing as we are playing the Tuesday before then that is one day's less rest before the Bolton game. Swings and roundabouts.


    True but the tuesday game is also at home so no travelling involved. In fact after Leeds we've got 4 home games and Brighton away so all the rest time for the squad will be vital.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,231

    No good for me as I'd planned to be away that day...Not happy

    Not happy too! Am away that week (half term) - already missing Barnsley and was coming back Friday night specially for the Bolton game...!
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,343
    Not good as now have to try and get the day off work!
  • BowieAddick
    BowieAddick Posts: 1,192
    Delighted, seeing Adam Ant at Hamersmith Apollo on the Saturday and it was going to be a rush.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,264
    On Good Friday, it always appears that the whole country closes down as they have to mourn for JC. I welcome football on this day but thhis could be knocked back if London transport tubes and railway grinds to a halt.

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  • Brilliant, couldn't have gone on the Saturday so I'll take that!
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,792
    Solidgone said:

    On Good Friday, it always appears that the whole country closes down as they have to mourn for JC. I welcome football on this day but thhis could be knocked back if London transport tubes and railway grinds to a halt.

    Usually a Saturday service, I believe.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,964
    much better and free's up the weekend
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Gutted. Booked Holiday knowing I was missing Brighton Away,

    Now missing two home games as well.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,487
    Addickted said:

    Gutted. Booked Holiday knowing I was missing Brighton Away,

    Now missing two home games as well.

    Typical post 96 plastic fan booking holiday during the season.
  • addickson
    addickson Posts: 897
    Really p***ed off about this. Do teams have no consideration for fans travelling a long distance? My arrangements were booked months ago. I can accept (but not like) that TV changes fixtures and I know to hold off booking until you see the Sky games announced. This obviously has been changed on the whim of the club(s) with less than a month to go. How many supporters (particularly from Bolton) could only afford to go because they bought advanced rail tickets that are worthless now.
  • addickson said:

    Really p***ed off about this. Do teams have no consideration for fans travelling a long distance? My arrangements were booked months ago. I can accept (but not like) that TV changes fixtures and I know to hold off booking until you see the Sky games announced. This obviously has been changed on the whim of the club(s) with less than a month to go. How many supporters (particularly from Bolton) could only afford to go because they bought advanced rail tickets that are worthless now.

    Although I really feel for you, it may not be the clubs fault. The Police may have had something to do with it (especially as Good Friday is double time, where as Easter Saturday wouldn't have been).
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456

    Addickted said:

    Gutted. Booked Holiday knowing I was missing Brighton Away,

    Now missing two home games as well.

    Typical post 96 plastic fan booking holiday during the season.
    Unlike self employed, cash in hand, tax fiddlers, sometimes we don't get a choice when our holidays are - it's about damage limitation around the fixture list.

    I would have made the Barnsley home game if it wasn't for the forlock tugging last Fans Director, who should have insisted on the Club spending money on the infra structure at the Club so we had a decent pitch, instead of cow towing to the Chairman and the Board for free cahmpagne and a seat in the directors Box.

    :-)

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,272
    addickson said:

    Really p***ed off about this. Do teams have no consideration for fans travelling a long distance? My arrangements were booked months ago. I can accept (but not like) that TV changes fixtures and I know to hold off booking until you see the Sky games announced. This obviously has been changed on the whim of the club(s) with less than a month to go. How many supporters (particularly from Bolton) could only afford to go because they bought advanced rail tickets that are worthless now.

    I agree, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE ADVANCE TICKETS AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A FEW HOURS BEFORE. IT COSTS £10 PER JOURNEY, BUT BETTER THAN LOSING OUT ALTOGETHER. Hope this helps.
  • WelshAddick
    WelshAddick Posts: 1,322
    It's really annoying, had planned to go to wimbledon v newport on the friday and our game on the sat. It hasn't cost me any money as we stay with friends in twickenham. Still a bit frustrating as we have been planning this weekend since before christmas.

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  • StubleyAddick
    StubleyAddick Posts: 2,552
    edited March 2014

    Delighted, seeing Adam Ant at Hamersmith Apollo on the Saturday and it was going to be a rush.

    Haha same here! I'm delighted that it has been moved...
  • BowieAddick
    BowieAddick Posts: 1,192
    Stubley, have you seen him recently? I saw him not long ago at The Orchard in Dartford and was surprised how good he was, went along for old times sake and came away impressed.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,426

    Brilliant, couldn't have gone on the Saturday so I'll take that!

    In the same boat. Can now add Bolton to Yeovil and Barnsley as my last games of the season. :-)
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Love Good Friday games. Remember some great ones in the 1960's at the Valley, then you played the same team away on the Monday. There was one I remember well, we beat Preston 5-2 and Cliff Holton scored direct from a free kick at the Covered End. It was quite possibly the hardest I've ever seen a dead ball kicked and that was near the end of Cliff's career.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799
    Oh, the date's been changed. Thank f**k for that. For a minute I thought it had been moved to another location.

    E I E I E I O, back to shithouse park we go...................
  • addickson
    addickson Posts: 897
    Cheers Covered End, I was thinking about the Bolton fans with advanced rail tickets. I'm flying down with BA, so it costs 60 quid plus difference in flights to change, hence my dismay!!

    I think my general thrust still stands, a change of fixture with less than a months notice is annoying, glad that it suits some fans though
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,343
    addickson said:



    I think my general thrust still stands, a change of fixture with less than a months notice is annoying, glad that it suits some fans though

    I live in Charlton and it doesn't suit me. I do feel for distant fans for both teams.
  • StubleyAddick
    StubleyAddick Posts: 2,552

    Stubley, have you seen him recently? I saw him not long ago at The Orchard in Dartford and was surprised how good he was, went along for old times sake and came away impressed.

    Yeah I went to that gig....saw him in Chatham and Cambridge in recent years too!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280

    Love Good Friday games. Remember some great ones in the 1960's at the Valley, then you played the same team away on the Monday. There was one I remember well, we beat Preston 5-2 and Cliff Holton scored direct from a free kick at the Covered End. It was quite possibly the hardest I've ever seen a dead ball kicked and that was near the end of Cliff's career.

    My first ever game at The Valley !!