Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Chris Powell - He Deserves a Welcome

1234579

Comments

  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,289
    Can I just check that none of those anti-clappers took part in the Cupboard End mass tugging session when Beckham played against us? Properly weird seeing grown men applauding an opposition player about to take a corner against us.
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    I'm not anti clapping him. I'm anti doing it in the third minute. It's weird. If it's going to be done then it should be when he walks out the tunnel and then that's it
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,174
    edited February 2015
    Greenie Junior said:

    I'm not anti clapping him. I'm anti doing it in the third minute. It's weird. If it's going to be done then it should be when he walks out the tunnel and then that's it

    I agree with this. A few days ago I was all for the third minute, but having thought about it, it does seem a bit unnecessary. No one's died. He fully deserves a warm welcome pre-kick-off and after the game, but I think we should get behind the boys in the 90 minutes.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,164
    I'll clap him before, after and in the 3rd minute. Only time I won't clap him will be in the 92nd minute when he starts reading his game-changing substitutions.


    Only joking Christopher, I luvs ya really
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,164
    Greenie Junior said:

    I'm not anti clapping him. I'm anti doing it in the third minute. It's weird. If it's going to be done then it should be when he walks out the tunnel and then that's it

    How does "anticlapping" even work?
    I'm so not down with the kids anymore
    :(
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,343
    edited February 2015
    He'll get a big clap from me before and after the game. Still find it funny that the Sheff Utd game is used as "evidence" of him being a crap manager. Ignoring anything that may have happened behind the scenes, when was the last time we had a cup run and how many better teams than us have Sheff Utd beaten before and after that game?
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,917
    i intend to clap him for the entire 90 minutes and whatever injury time might be added on by the referee in the hope I get a wave from him.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,605
    edited February 2015
    Weegie Addick said:

    When did I first realise we had a special character on our books as a player, not just a very good left back? Why, that would be when we played Derby at The Valley in Chris Powell's first season, and it would be because the Derby fans kept clapping him and chanting his name throughout the match...I'd never experienced the like of it before.

    I've also just checked, and Derby beat us 2-1 that day, so cheering an oppo player didn't seem to do them any harm.

    Didn't paulo Wanchop score the first goal and it was the first game when the new rule, soon to be defunct, whereby a free kick would be moved 10 yards if players showed dissent. - nerd from Forest Hill
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    crookester said:

    how many better teams than us have Sheff Utd beaten before and after that game?

    What a shit excuse they've been in league one for like 5 years for a reason. They're shit and we should have comfortably won but it wasn't to be
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,762
    I will give him a huge round of applause and a standing ovation before and after the game on Saturday. In fact, that goes for any time that SCP (yes, I said it :wink: ) manages a team at The Valley.

    During the game I'll concentrate on showing my support for the people who want Charlton to win - not those who want us to lose!

    I still wish he was our manager though, sigh. Yes I know, move on blah blah ...

  • Sponsored links:



  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    ValleyGary said:

    I'm gonna crouch for the 90

    While you're down there! ; )
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    seth plum said:

    If people want to cheer for Chris Powell at any time, they can do so, if people don't like it they can knock drown th em out.

  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited February 2015
    LargeAddick said:

    from me : a big warm welcome and loud applause before the game, may clap him off at the end but from the start of the game until it finishes he is the opposition manager. if anyone starts clapping in the 3rd minute or a stand up for Chrissy Powell then I'm sorry count me out. Hopefully we'll score in the third minute to confuse matters.

    I agree. Would be funny if we did score in the 3rd minute. I bet some I f our fans would expect him to run up and down the touch line celebrating.

  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,890
    edited February 2015
    Greenie Junior said:

    crookester said:

    how many better teams than us have Sheff Utd beaten before and after that game?

    What a shit excuse they've been in league one for like 5 years for a reason. They're shit and we should have comfortably won but it wasn't to be
    Hard side to beat at their place irrespective of their third tier status whose crowd is like a twelfth man, shame we don't generate that type of atmosphere at home often. They weren't great but neither were they shit on the day, we were and the rest is history. Powell was badly let down by those whom he had put his faith in but how the other forces at work that day affected them we'll probably never know. :-(
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,772
    If we score at 2'59, will those worried about clapping Powell during the match refuse to celebrate in case it is misinterpreted? Will those who want to clap Powell then stop if Huddersfield score in the third minute? How can we possibly resolve these important ethical dilemmas?
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,372
    Polite applause from the brandy boys before the game.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,209
    Whether you clap in the third minute or not wont make any difference to the result.

    I could have won a lot of cash predicting who the nay-sayers would be before I opened the thread.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    Hmm, I don't know about that. Since Villa fans stopped clapping "Stan" in the 19th minute, they hardly score now & have plumetted into the relegation zone :smile:
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,574
    Kap10 said:

    Weegie Addick said:

    When did I first realise we had a special character on our books as a player, not just a very good left back? Why, that would be when we played Derby at The Valley in Chris Powell's first season, and it would be because the Derby fans kept clapping him and chanting his name throughout the match...I'd never experienced the like of it before.

    I've also just checked, and Derby beat us 2-1 that day, so cheering an oppo player didn't seem to do them any harm.

    Didn't paulo Wanchop score the first goal and it was the first game when the new rule, soon to be defunct, whereby a free kick would be moved 10 yards if players showed dissent. - nerd from Forest Hill
    You've got a much better memory than me, Kap! Now you say it, though...
  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    Airman Brown said:

    If we score at 2'59, will those worried about clapping Powell during the match refuse to celebrate in case it is misinterpreted? Will those who want to clap Powell then stop if Huddersfield score in the third minute? How can we possibly resolve these important ethical dilemmas?

    To be fair, if one were to celebrate a goal by instantly clapping, then that is a dilemma in itself.

  • Sponsored links:



  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Airman Brown said:

    If we score at 2'59, will those worried about clapping Powell during the match refuse to celebrate in case it is misinterpreted? Will those who want to clap Powell then stop if Huddersfield score in the third minute? How can we possibly resolve these important ethical dilemmas?

    What about if someone got the wrong end of the stick and went down and tried giving him the clap, would people continue to applaud?
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    Algarveaddick said:

    Whether you clap in the third minute or not wont make any difference to the result.

    I could have won a lot of cash predicting who the nay-sayers would be before I opened the thread.

    I don't think anyone's saying that it will effect the result (I've
    only been scanning so may have missed this) people are mainly against it cos it's outright weird. The man wants us to lose.
    Why applaud a man in the middle of something he's trying to make us lose at?? Weirdddddd.
  • DMC
    DMC Posts: 199
    edited February 2015
    To those comparing CP to Riga: I know last season is dead and done with . . . but I must repeat, when CP was sacked, we were 3 points off safety with 4 games in hand. I genuinely don't remember anyone saying he was going to take us down at the time of the sacking. Im not saying we would have had the fabulous Riga Run but Its fairly certain we would have stayed up.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,242
    edited February 2015
    The big dilemma is not CP and the Clap ?

    We need new fans and ex fans to come back, if we blow it on the field on Saturday
    the £5 game will be just a one off for the newbies.
    As our relationship is on the rocks, even thou we had a good valentine's day.
    and a good night out up north.
    Roland And Katrien must see we need to go to Relate.
    We've had 4 relationships in a year and we are getting a reputation as an old slapper. (metaphorically speaking)
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,343
    Greenie Junior said:

    crookester said:

    how many better teams than us have Sheff Utd beaten before and after that game?

    What a shit excuse they've been in league one for like 5 years for a reason. They're shit and we should have comfortably won but it wasn't to be
    4 premier league scalps in 2 seasons suggests otherwise. We should have won but clearly they're a good cup side.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    crookester said:

    Greenie Junior said:

    crookester said:

    how many better teams than us have Sheff Utd beaten before and after that game?

    What a shit excuse they've been in league one for like 5 years for a reason. They're shit and we should have comfortably won but it wasn't to be
    4 premier league scalps in 2 seasons suggests otherwise. We should have won but clearly they're a good cup side.
    They weren't that good on that day were they.

    We were atrocious.
  • delroofer
    delroofer Posts: 857
    I think that applause at any time should be spontaneous and not pre-determined. I will be applauding without worrying whether it is the right thing to do or not. Hell, I sometimes even applaud the opposition if I think it is warranted.

    Do what you think is right.
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    I am completely confused and have decided to remain silent for the entire match for fear of offending someone.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,146
    Here's a revised version. Thanks to @suzisausage and @PL54 for the feedback, I've now got all the e's right :-)

    Screenshot 2015-02-25 01.03.04

    As for DM & BR, yes I am accrediting them with the Watford defeat. I don't know who's attributing it to Luzon, but Charlton, Watford and the Football League are all quite clear:

    First-Team Coach Damian Matthew and Goalkeeping Coach Ben Roberts took charge of the Addicks at Vicarage Road, with Head Coach Guy Luzon still awaiting his work permit. http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-watford-report-2208659.aspx

    For the Addicks, who were led by caretaker managers Ben Roberts and Damian Matthew while new head coach Guy Luzon awaited his work permit, it was a 10th game in a row without victory. http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/150117-watford-fc-v-charlton-match-report-2208338.aspx

    Damian Matthew and goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts will oversee the trip to the Hornets. http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2014/sky-bet-championship-weekend-preview-2204978.aspx

    Luzon is expected to take charge of his first match on Saturday 24th January, against Wolverhampton Wanderers, once his work permit has been issued. http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2014/guy-luzon-the-story-behind-charlton-athletics-new-head-coach-2203270.aspx
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,253
    Saga Lout said:

    I am completely confused and have decided to remain silent for the entire match for fear of offending someone.

    The silent majority

Categories

“Marketplace”