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Smallest away contingent you've been in?

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  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,297
    I think the rules should be rewritten to remove friendlies

    In fact screw this, none of you can count a ground until you've seen Charlton play there on a Saturday and a night game
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    walshiesleftfoot said:

    Oldham away in 1990 mid week and we went on the train . Plastic pitch and the miss from Andy Jones .

    1-1 Gordon Watson for us i think! Think Salmon made a couple of very good saves also!
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,836
    cabbles said:

    I think the rules should be rewritten to remove friendlies

    In fact screw this, none of you can count a ground until you've seen Charlton play there on a Saturday and a night game

    cabbles said:

    I think the rules should be rewritten to remove friendlies

    In fact screw this, none of you can count a ground until you've seen Charlton play there on a Saturday and a night game

    F@ck that friendlies should count double
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,731
    oohaahmortimer said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Hereford away, League cup 2nd leg 1989. In my mind there were about 40 Addicks there?

    Thought there was more than that there, Ooh Ahh might be able to confirm though .
    About 180 but i was pissed and seeing double and no one in the away end even knew we'd scored until it was clocked the hereford side were taking a centre circle kick off

    Edit: no idea how many there but it wasn't a lot
    Forgotten about everyone not realising we'd scored. Do you remember buying bottles of wine from the Indian we went to for the journey home? We must have been smashed.
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    kinveachyaddick said:

    Bradford away on Election Day in 1997 (game played on a Thursday for some reason) can't have been more than 40-50 Addicks there. I was at university in Leeds hence being one of them

    I was at this one. First time I saw deep fried Cadbury''s Cream Eggs in a chippy. Tony Blair elected that night I recall as we drove back through the night.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,356
    DaveMehmet said:

    oohaahmortimer said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Hereford away, League cup 2nd leg 1989. In my mind there were about 40 Addicks there?

    Thought there was more than that there, Ooh Ahh might be able to confirm though .
    About 180 but i was pissed and seeing double and no one in the away end even knew we'd scored until it was clocked the hereford side were taking a centre circle kick off

    Edit: no idea how many there but it wasn't a lot
    Forgotten about everyone not realising we'd scored. Do you remember buying bottles of wine from the Indian we went to for the journey home? We must have been smashed.
    Ha ha yep and i think you were smoking some herbal remedies as well .... have no idea who drove
  • Gammysnr
    Gammysnr Posts: 540
    I keep getting reminded of Phoenix Nights with this thread.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,398
    edited February 2017
    I always make sure I get a programme, and will always keep my match ticket.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,731
    oohaahmortimer said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    oohaahmortimer said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Hereford away, League cup 2nd leg 1989. In my mind there were about 40 Addicks there?

    Thought there was more than that there, Ooh Ahh might be able to confirm though .
    About 180 but i was pissed and seeing double and no one in the away end even knew we'd scored until it was clocked the hereford side were taking a centre circle kick off

    Edit: no idea how many there but it wasn't a lot
    Forgotten about everyone not realising we'd scored. Do you remember buying bottles of wine from the Indian we went to for the journey home? We must have been smashed.
    Ha ha yep and i think you were smoking some herbal remedies as well .... have no idea who drove
    Guilty (not of driving though)
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    Not a Charlton game, I went to watch me hometown team Dartford play Newport IoW away in the old Southern League. I'm confident I was the only independent traveller, plus my Wight trash host for the weekend plus however many Darts diehards had accompanied the squad, management etc on the club coach. Away support absolute maximum of 30, more likely 20. My appearance in Newport's bar in my Dartford shirt half hour or so before kick off caused slack jawed, mute bewilderment in the select few Newport boozers present, no comments, queries, greetings, anything just goggle-eyed incomprehension.

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  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    edited February 2017
    oohaahmortimer said:

    Plenty of the above I was at .
    Spoilt for choice really ...
    We had midweek trips to the old Walsall, Northampton and Lincoln grounds in the League Cup during the Selhurst years where numbers were sparse, as ever , for our top flight team but between 1 and 200 made those trips and yes that is one !!

    Yep, did all three of these. Held up by traffic jams on the way to Walsall. We were 2-0 down by the time we got there. Sat next to Steve Gritt at Northampton. They still played at the cricket ground and only had supporters on three sides of the pitch. I seem to remember Amos and Reidy having verbals on the pitch. Lincoln - just managed to get the last programme from a seller before kick off. Apparently they underestimated the demand and sold out early. It's still in the loft somewhere.
    Algarveaddick said:

    Hereford away, League cup 2nd leg 1989. In my mind there were about 40 Addicks there?

    Parade of the bull around the pitch before kick off :) Wasn't this the night Chelsea lost to Scarborough or Shrewsbury @Algarveaddick ?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,309
    Yes - I would have said the Chelsea result was more recent, until I checked it out.
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,555
    Just had a quick count up from the ever-trusty spreadsheet...

    Seen Charlton play on 89 league grounds including The Valley.

    But that includes seeing us play 12 clubs on two different grounds (but not including Fulham at Loftus Road or Leeds at St Andrews).

    Seen us win at 52 league grounds including The Valley.

    Wembley not included.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,398
    Simonsen said:

    Just had a quick count up from the ever-trusty spreadsheet...

    Seen Charlton play on 89 league grounds including The Valley.

    But that includes seeing us play 12 clubs on two different grounds (but not including Fulham at Loftus Road or Leeds at St Andrews).

    Seen us win at 52 league grounds including The Valley.

    Wembley not included.

    To save derailing(I do not do this, ahem), please go to the groundhopping thread on other football.

    It keeps Cabbles happier this way!
  • scidbox
    scidbox Posts: 539
    Bray Wanderers in Bray. About 20 - 30. Fleetwood and Tuna played.
    I was on the radio that morning and spent a couple of minutes hyping up the big match saying the Galactico's were coming to town and was then asked about seeing Ronaldo play (Real Madrid were playing Shamrock Rovers). To which I replied "wot,Ronaldo doesn't play for Charlton"
    Shook hands with Kinsella that day too.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,406
    Not the smallest away turnout but quite possibly the smallest away allocation given to us.

    Last Friday in April 1997. Away to Bolton and the last ever game at Burnden Park. Bolton offered us an allocation of either 2,000 or 250.

    As the average turn out for midweek away games was just over 100, the club took the 250 allocation.

    Sitting under a gazebo.
  • altrinchamaddick
    altrinchamaddick Posts: 956
    On the pre season friendly away to FC Anji Makhachkala, at the Adeg-Meisterfrost Arena, I was the only supporter. Beat that!
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,398
    altrinchamaddick said:

    On the pre season friendly away to FC Anji Makhachkala, at the Adeg-Meisterfrost Arena, I was the only supporter. Beat that!

    Do you want to have a rethink about the programmes/teamsheets?!
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,309
    shirty5 said:

    Not the smallest away turnout but quite possibly the smallest away allocation given to us.

    Last Friday in April 1997. Away to Bolton and the last ever game at Burnden Park. Bolton offered us an allocation of either 2,000 or 250.

    As the average turn out for midweek away games was just over 100, the club took the 250 allocation.

    Sitting under a gazebo.

    Wasn't it live on tele too?
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,892
    Algarveaddick said:

    shirty5 said:

    Not the smallest away turnout but quite possibly the smallest away allocation given to us.

    Last Friday in April 1997. Away to Bolton and the last ever game at Burnden Park. Bolton offered us an allocation of either 2,000 or 250.

    As the average turn out for midweek away games was just over 100, the club took the 250 allocation.

    Sitting under a gazebo.

    Wasn't it live on tele too?
    Yes it was, Kinsella scored 1st in a 4-1 defeat.

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,030
    Algarveaddick said:

    shirty5 said:

    Not the smallest away turnout but quite possibly the smallest away allocation given to us.

    Last Friday in April 1997. Away to Bolton and the last ever game at Burnden Park. Bolton offered us an allocation of either 2,000 or 250.

    As the average turn out for midweek away games was just over 100, the club took the 250 allocation.

    Sitting under a gazebo.

    Wasn't it live on tele too?
    Yes, it was, apparently I was seen arguing the toss with one of the stewards, when the camera panned on to us.

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