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First reaction when you tell ppl you support Charlton....

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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,707
    No wonder your such a miserable git.
  • AidenTheAddick
    AidenTheAddick Posts: 1,061
    edited August 2014
    Am I the only person who's never had anyone say "Cheltenham"?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,047
    Well we all know what Chelsea fans are like... Wasnt there a video last season of this bloke interviewing their fans about random signings (inventing names) and they were just coming out with bullshit cos they didnt want to admit they'd never heard of them
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,326
    Usually 'who????' or 'what the f*** for?'
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,332
    Was in Greece a few years ago and this waiter who was a scouser and had an Everton tattoo.

    'Who do you support?' he says.

    'Charlton' I replied.

    'Oh are they a football team' he says.

    'Must be ' I replied 'They done the double over your lot this season'.

    Never heard another word from him.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,076
    This is actually closer to how my football related work conversations go....

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  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,914
    What division are they are in again ?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,717
    edited August 2014
    Baldybonce said:




    I have 3 Millwall mugs at work...but they're alright most of the time.

    LenGlover said:

    Why?


    You can't always choose who you work with Len. They were full of it this morning.
    I was answering the thread question not your post!

    As it happens I know a bit about Millwall mugs at work too.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,449
    I am normally chaired around by half a dozen admiring onlookers who cannot stop congratulating me for an astute footballing choice and pestering me for tickets to the Valley. It's fucking annoying!
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,641
    I've had this one a few times:
    'Guys, guys. Meet this guy. Are you ready for this? A Danish/Pakistani Charlton Athletic supporter'
    (followed by laughing)

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  • Belgian_Spur
    Belgian_Spur Posts: 152
    You guys do love feeling sorry for yourselves, proper football fans ... *

    *condescending enough ?
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,076
    "I support Charlton Athletic"

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  • Vincenzo
    Vincenzo Posts: 2,911
    Usually, I get. "Oh? I quite like Charlton." Anyone else get that? I do, a lot.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,879
    "We only hate Brighton"
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,467
    Depends really, most common one is 'I thought you said you liked football?' Always shut them ones down though, Man U fans etc living in London/Kent always get silenced. Proper football fans don't say anything bad though, normally just ask why and that's that.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    They usually ask me if I think Delort is going to be playing for us this season.

    "No, next year, I think". I reply.
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    se9addick said:

    Normally - "I remember when you used to be in the Premier League, what happened" at which point either a) you respond by giving a lecture on the spiral nature of football and how one bad decision normally leads to another, which leads to another and before you know it you've developed a pathological hatred of Alan McCormack based on where he goes for dinner, or b) you just shrug and say "that's football".

    If it's overseas then the above happens too, but first I seem to spend about two minutes showing them how to pronounce the name properly - particularly in northern Europe (Switzerland, Scandinavia) - there seems to be something about the first syllable of our name that northern Europeans find very hard to pronounce.

    They pronounce it Shal-ton
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,017
    Why?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,427
    Mild surprise (as I now live in North London), but the reaction has varied over the years. During that period in the Premier League, you tended to get very complementary comments about how Charlton were a role model, a great community club and best wishes.
    If the other person supports someone similarly not of the Top 6, then you get the shrug of the shoulders, I support Brentford, Sheffield United reply...
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    'Why?'...

    I hate it.

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  • Redandwhiteinmyviens
    Redandwhiteinmyviens Posts: 160
    Was on holiday and a Hartlepool supporting guy bought me a pint simply cos he saw me with my charlton shirt on
  • ashley
    ashley Posts: 531
    From an Arsenal fan :" weren't you that team that time that put four past us at Highbury including a sublime strike from that bald Danish bloke that stuck in the goal sanction ?". From a Chelsea fan : "weren't you that team that beat us at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup when we tell people that we still went unbeaten at home all season under Mourinho first time that he was in charge?". From a Spurs fan : " weren't you that team assembled on a shoestring budget that regularly used to beat us in the Premier league when we pissed millions up the wall on misfits chasing the glory glory days but won fuck all year after year ?".From a West ham fan :" weren't you that team that produced a series of great young academy players that we nicked off you because we couldn't produce any of our own at the Ron Greenwood Academy of football ?" .At least that's what I hear them saying whatever their responses actually might be.
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    'Oh my grandad supports them'

    'I used to watch them when I was younger'

    Or the standard
    'What division are they in now'
  • chester_conrad
    chester_conrad Posts: 738
    'Charton' No Charlton. 'Ah charlton. You must know a fair bit about trains then'?
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    I was in a fancy hotel in Bangkok once and the bell boy who was taking my bags to the room asked about my football team. Obviously answering Charlton, I was expecting to spend 10mins explaining who etc.
    To my surprise he started going on about Bartlett, Fish, Rufus etc saying what a great team we used to have.
    I was pretty gobsmacked, the guy got a decent tip for knowing his stuff!

  • Granpa
    Granpa Posts: 2,995
    It all depends upon who they themselves support sadly. I think we are normally looked upon as a friendly family Club, possibly as we are not seen as much of a threat. I am hoping that before long we will be admired as a Club who over a period have produced a great young team from an excellent academy.
  • stevec
    stevec Posts: 1,144
    So you hold your supporters meetings in a phone box? Or.. I met the other supporter some years ago in Sidcup. Very funny. Funnily enough though, living in France, Charlton are known to the French as they are unlike the English and tend to support their local teams rather than the pot hunters.
  • Its_Hamer_Time
    Its_Hamer_Time Posts: 1,565
    Oh Curbishley and Powell.......who's that other one......Jason something.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,233
    rileyaddick67 said:

    While traveling across Canada on business (20 years) & when the subject came up, I'd get 2 questions: 1) Who??? ; 2) Why??? Lol.....I'd then show my Red card, provide a quick history and try to recruit the great uneducated, unwashed who only know of Man U or Chelsea.......

    What's Canada, is that one of the 50 states?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,964
    I spoke to a Manchester United fan from Bristol yesterday here in Turkey and the first thing he asked me was " Why do you support them" when he saw the tattoo on my arm.
    Inside I was seething but I remained calm and explained that I was born and brought up in South east London and supporting my local team was the only sensible choice to make and that I have Charltons blood running through my veins.
    I asked why he supported United despite living in Bristol and he said because Rovers and City are/were crap.

    I just gave him a look and at that moment he knew exactly who was the real football fan.


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