Who will do the tunnel jump when we win tonight?
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From the East stand its not a surprise when someone jumps out as you can see up the tunnel. Yesterday from what I could see one of the 'official' folk were trying to get someone back up and looking very stressed when they couldn't. Would have been better if they'd jumped instead.0
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I said at time, would have even been good if one of the ball boys went in and jumped out.Arsenetatters said:From the East stand its not a surprise when someone jumps out as you can see up the tunnel. Yesterday from what I could see one of the 'official' folk were trying to get someone back up and looking very stressed when they couldn't. Would have been better if they'd jumped instead.
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Don't forget this current bunch includes a number of homegrown players who should understand our traditions ... It includes the captain too. I sent a tweet to some of the players, not saying it will make any difference, but perhaps a few polite requests that they don't discard the tunnel jump might help.cafctom said:Was a bit odd. Some may laugh but I guess it does demonstrate a bit that this crop maybe don't understand the Charlton traditions as much as previous sides did.
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You say about players understanding our traditions but I remember reading that even after ten years or so at the club Wagstaff didn't know that it was Burnley we beat in the FA Cup Final , they just don't love Charlton like we do :-(Kap10 said:
Don't forget this current bunch includes a number of homegrown players who should understand our traditions ... It includes the captain too. I sent a tweet to some of the players, not saying it will make any difference, but perhaps a few polite requests that they don't discard the tunnel jump might help.cafctom said:Was a bit odd. Some may laugh but I guess it does demonstrate a bit that this crop maybe don't understand the Charlton traditions as much as previous sides did.
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Better not ask him about bursting balls thenoohaahmortimer said:
You say about players understanding our traditions but I remember reading that even after ten years or so at the club Wagstaff didn't know that it was Burnley we beat in the FA Cup Final , they just don't love Charlton like we do :-(Kap10 said:
Don't forget this current bunch includes a number of homegrown players who should understand our traditions ... It includes the captain too. I sent a tweet to some of the players, not saying it will make any difference, but perhaps a few polite requests that they don't discard the tunnel jump might help.cafctom said:Was a bit odd. Some may laugh but I guess it does demonstrate a bit that this crop maybe don't understand the Charlton traditions as much as previous sides did.
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Traditions with players? I know "fans" that didn't know where our nickname originated from!
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The tunnel jump is hardly a long standing tradition. Powelly started it at Coventry in the FA Cup and it continued at the next home victory.3
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If someone (say, GL) wanted to kill off the tunnel jumps, now would be the ideal time. Disappointment today and possibly against Bournemouth and by the time the new season sets in we'd have gotten used to it.
A shame if that is the case though, because it did make for an enjoyable end to a game. Perhaps it's time for something new.0 -
But then all long standing traditions were "hardly long standing traditions" at some point.Addickted said:The tunnel jump is hardly a long standing tradition. Powelly started it at Coventry in the FA Cup and it continued at the next home victory.
A home win needs a tunnel jump imo.6 -
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The tradition of "saluting" the fans following a win was started by Kins with his fist pump to the Covered end, so it has been over ten years, I'm not sure it is a tradition, but it is something unique between Charlton fans and players and something I would be disappointed to see lost.Addickted said:The tunnel jump is hardly a long standing tradition. Powelly started it at Coventry in the FA Cup and it continued at the next home victory.
Its one of those things that makes me smile about supporting our club and sometimes those things are few and far between.3 -
I would have liked to have seen Henderson do the tunnel jump yesterday. That penalty save from Billy Sharpe's well taken penalty was superb. It was worth turning up to the Valley just to see that.2
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I was really disappointed! Watt got the winner he should have done it but went in first?? his whole attitude yesterday seemed very negative to me. obviously apart from when he scored.
i hope there is nothing wrong with him.4 -
2nd half Tony Watt chased every ball down,
Scores a sublime goal and then slaps hands with the fans in the West stand,
Getting a booking for leaving the pitch.
Is that being negative ?3 -
I think a bit of reality needs to set in here, tradition or not, we are currently 10th in the league that is nothing to celebrate about, we won a game, well done but come on we ain't won the league or a cup we won a match which is what they are paid to do so maybe they understand that and realise it's nothing major to celebrate and don't wanna look like pricks1
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Wins are nothing to celebrate - blimey what a depressing point of view. What's the point in going, if you haven't got the spirit to celebrate winning?9
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Were 10th that's a real achievement and yes I enjoy winning but let's not go over the top about it1
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Yes in a very positive way?...???soapboxsam said:2nd half Tony Watt chased every ball down,
Scores a sublime goal and then slaps hands with the fans in the West stand,
Getting a booking for leaving the pitch.
Is that being negative ?1 -
So n the last ten plus years any player who has done the tunnel jump, or fist pump when we have won is a prick ...... Nicesmiffyboy said:I think a bit of reality needs to set in here, tradition or not, we are currently 10th in the league that is nothing to celebrate about, we won a game, well done but come on we ain't won the league or a cup we won a match which is what they are paid to do so maybe they understand that and realise it's nothing major to celebrate and don't wanna look like pricks
The reality is if they don't do it no one will walk away from the club, but it's just another little thing that made us unique that we have lost. Something that put a smile of 1,000's of people's faces, that it would be a shame to lose.3 -
It's cringeworthy0
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It's a simple thing that is a laugh and the kids enjoy it and even some of us older kidssmiffyboy said:It's cringeworthy
Come on our support is dull enough as it is without dulling it even further8 -
Solly should have done it as skipper.
Igor probably would have done it had he not been injured.
Hopefully just a one off aberration.2 -
smiffyboy said:
Were 10th that's a real achievement and yes I enjoy winning but let's not go over the top about it
In which case, how about we stop singing songs to support the players and stop clapping them when they make a good play, or when we score a goal? Why don't we just not go at all? Its a mid table match and doesn't matter afterall right?
The tunnel jump is all part of the package. If we have won a game, then I don't care how "cringeworthy" it is (which it isn't, at all)7 -
Well done @Kap10. Did you get any response?Kap10 said:
Don't forget this current bunch includes a number of homegrown players who should understand our traditions ... It includes the captain too. I sent a tweet to some of the players, not saying it will make any difference, but perhaps a few polite requests that they don't discard the tunnel jump might help.cafctom said:Was a bit odd. Some may laugh but I guess it does demonstrate a bit that this crop maybe don't understand the Charlton traditions as much as previous sides did.
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If we all stopped doing everything that other fans thought was "cringe" we might as well all move to the west stand and sit in silence.
Seems like every song, idea etc. is labelled as cringeworthy lately.3 -
Cringeworthy is artificial goal music and the like.
The tunnel jump is an interaction and celebration of a home win between players and fans.8 -
oi I st in the West stand!!!stackitsteve said:If we all stopped doing everything that other fans thought was "cringe" we might as well all move to the west stand and sit in silence.
Seems like every song, idea etc. is labelled as cringeworthy lately.1 -
Just checked - noDavo55 said:
Well done @Kap10. Did you get any response?Kap10 said:
Don't forget this current bunch includes a number of homegrown players who should understand our traditions ... It includes the captain too. I sent a tweet to some of the players, not saying it will make any difference, but perhaps a few polite requests that they don't discard the tunnel jump might help.cafctom said:Was a bit odd. Some may laugh but I guess it does demonstrate a bit that this crop maybe don't understand the Charlton traditions as much as previous sides did.
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you can't force someone to do it, that is artificial + soulless.
If someone wants to do it great, if not fine.0
