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SINCE I WAS YOUNG

floydroadfaithfull
floydroadfaithfull Posts: 4,778
edited March 2016 in General Charlton
Since I was young-I've followed them
Ever since my dad took me to the valley for the 1st time aged about 7 or 8 in 73 or 74
I was hooked for life on charlton athletic
The passion of following cafc is passed on through generations of family's
Rd and km please note you cannot buy that passion it's not for sale
My old dad saw a lot of changes good or bad
But nothing like what's going on now
We are fans not customers and we will still be here long after you've sodded off back to Belgium to tinker with you're other half dozen or so clubs
We will get this proud club back where it belongs
You may be trying to kill our club but you will never rip the heart out of it because that's us the fans
Now you can watch every game looking down on us
You never got to see the reading game but we lost anyway
Thanks for getting me to follow this great club
Rip dad

Comments

  • markmc68
    markmc68 Posts: 1,593
    May your Dad rest in peace.

    You followed on.
    You have a lot to thank him for.

    COYR.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Sorry to hear your news.

    Best wishes at this difficult time.
  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,079
    My dad died a month before my 21st birthday about a year and a half ago. He also introduced me to Charlton Athletic at around the same age as yourself but when we had the likes of Deano in goal. I remember my first game like it was yesterday.
    Your dad, like mine will be looking down on Charlton and thinking "what the fuck are they doing."
    My last game with him was Sheffield Wednesday away when Sordell got that hat trick. I'm going again tomorrow and will continue to make that effort to go up to Hillsborough whenever we play there. It's the one Charlton related thing that I can't let go of.

    RIP to your old man
    Really sorry to hear of your loss.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    So sorry to hear of your loss.
  • clivey_hero
    clivey_hero Posts: 328
    RIP
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Condolences @floydroadfaithfull sorry to hear this.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Sorry for your loss @floydroadfaithfull
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    As above, sorry to hear of your loss.

    RIP
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Feel for you mate. RIP your dad.

    My old dad passed in 1998, having got me addicted in the 60/61 season. I feel he's with me every time I go to the Valley. You'll feel the same about your dad too.
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    R.I.P.
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  • Thanks everyone
    We was all here before the Belgium invasion and we'll all still be here long after they retreat back were the came from
    Its times like this that we are like no other club
    We was born charlton
    We didn't have to buy it!!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Condolences and thanks for sharing

    RIP
  • Welly
    Welly Posts: 493
    RIP Charlton for ever
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Condolences FRF

    Rip fellow Charlton fan
  • cherryorchard
    cherryorchard Posts: 1,721
    Let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

    Seeing just a pic of that floral tribute to him chokes me up.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    edited March 2016
    RIP
  • RIP
  • charliewright1
    charliewright1 Posts: 1,650
    RIP your Dad mate.
    Brings back memories, lost my Dad 25 years ago come Easter Monday and still hurts like hell. He was only 54 but he took me down the Valley at the age of about 5 and the rest is history!!

    God bless.
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,426
    Sorry to hear your loss mate.

    May you remember all of the good times.

    RIP
  • valleyfan
    valleyfan Posts: 151
    RIP
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  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    RIP. Sorry to hear of your loss.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    RIP
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    RIP (lovely flowers)