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WHAT'S WORSE ? OUR TEAM OR OUR AWAY SUPPORT?

oohaahmortimer
oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
edited December 2006 in General Charlton
but for a few games new grounds/free travel provided , i think our away support has been a disgrace in the last ten years. Admittedly our first prem year up we had good followings everywhere but since then i feel our away support has been a joke. I've felt embarrassed that we can't fill small away allocations in london, always hoped the match of the day cameras wouldn't show the sparsely populated away ends , which would lead to ridicule from work colleagues on a monday morning. Even in our all conquering championship year we had a measly 1200 to see us confirmed as champions at blackburn. We couldn't even fill our section at old trafford in recent years(CURBS last match excluded). So why is our away support so bad when we have such healthy home gates, it is expensive, kick off times etc are awkward but it's the same for all travelling fans and we're (in numbers) one of if not the poorest supported club in the premiership. So the non support the non team will get at boro is probably about right
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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,748
    what's worse ?...must be the away support, we haven't got a team...
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    I think it comes back to the "lost generation" problem. Those either side of the gap are either too young to go or are married/have responsibilities and not as much disposable income to spend on away trips.
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    Sorry - didn't answer the question!
    - the bunch or players masquerading as a "team".
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    bump .... i think if we go down the team and fans might find their level....
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    lol,you dont stop i give you that.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,899
    Fer feck's sake. If you want to bang on about this every minute of your life, I beg of you, please start you're own fecking site. You can call it "Misery Loves Company".
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    chuckle .
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    sorry lookout i had forgotten but pards keeps bringing it back to my attention;-(
    just trying to take my mind of yesterdays performance, i can assure you it was ugly;-)
  • Holly Golightly
    Holly Golightly Posts: 11
    Mr Golightly and I are looking forward to an outing to Ipswich where once again we will be singing heartily to encourage the boys. A lovely tenor Mr Golightly, where I of course am a delicate mezzosoprano. Or it might be the other way round. No matter we still sing heartily.
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    in your bedroom i imagine pictures of charlton fans on away stands on your walls taken by your camera.you scare me slightly

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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    good on you holly... it appears the CL posse all wanna sing and get behind the team and not boooo maybe we can claim a whole block in the north stand where only CL members can sit/stand/sing.... nolly can give us a song sheet and we're off..... c-a-f-c-c-a-f-c-c-a-f-c-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,320
    As one of the lost generation I will be at Ipswich losing my voice following 2 hours of bellowing.

    And I will be bouncing
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,634
    it's too early to start going on about going down.but even if we do,it will still be a part of pardew's 5 year plan.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    and maybe we have to go down another league to get rid of the johnnycome lately glory boy premiership fans that persist on boooing and only the real hardcore 10k/8k/5k will be left to watch the addicks phoenix rise
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,634
    but then,if we do get back to the premiership one day,it won't be as much fun as we are having right now.and we will all hark back to this golden era and be hating every time we beat liverpool or chelsea.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,963
    edited March 2008
    It's not just the Johnny Come Latelys though. The bloke behind me is as miserable as sin at the moment, and I used to see him at Selhurst.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    not forgetting the miserable old gits aliwibble good point but if we got to the champions league semi finals they'd be moaning about not getting to the final and i'd be moaning about our away support;-)
  • pork_pie
    pork_pie Posts: 452
    Posted By: Carter
    As one of the lost generation I will be at Ipswich losing my voice following 2 hours of bellowing.
    And I will be bouncinG

    Singing:

    "We doing fiiiiiiiiiiine now..........without you Reidy!"

    Quality!

    Come to Burnley mate! Blackpools merely 20 miles away.

    CTFN!
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,320
    I would rather stick rusty cutlery in my eyes

    Blackpools that close?? I could go and rekindle my affair with the place!

    Was it Burnley about ten years ago where we took about 30 fans for a league cup game?
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,320
    Andy Gray my lord, ANDY GRAY!

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  • pork_pie
    pork_pie Posts: 452
    If my memory serves me right it was the 96-97 season (was it?? HELP) when we beat that shower over two legs.

    I remember we beat them 2-1 at their place.

    Yeah Blackpool is that close. Ill give you a lift.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]not forgetting the miserable old gits aliwibble good point but if we got to the champions league semi finals they'd be moaning about not getting to the final and i'd be moaning about our away support;-)

    You would moan if we did a Qiunruple (?) and even if by fluke we became the first club side to win the World Cup too. All you do is bloody moan.
    Go and renew your Sultana Sports subscription so you can get your fix of Prem football-YUK!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,985
    [cite]Posted By: Carter[/cite]Andy Gray my lord, ANDY GRAY!

    GOOD NEWS......!!!

    Andy Gray to score against Burnley.

    In time honoured fashion, players ALWAYS score against their former club.

    But of course, he'll be on the bench and won't come on :o(
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,320
    Wa heeeeey

    I can amost hear it now from 25 drunk cockneys 'Andy Gray my lord, Andy GRAAAAY' ...... Boooooooo he's shit!

    Only joking boys
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    i never moan in the ground(just the odd bout of tourettes) and hardly ever moaned during curbs glory years cos i knew it would go downhill once he left....
    i think we've got a great board and anyone who's mad enough to put the money them boys have into our club are welcome to employ who they want but i don't have to agree with it

    since i've been on this forum there's been plenty to moan about;-(

    i've just got sultana and i've enjoyed the prem games i've seen on there the quality of football is second to none , 4 teams in the quarters of the champions league is something to be proud of not bemoan...
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,985
    And 3 Championship sides in the FA Cup semi's, eh, Ooaah? ;o)
    You can see it all on the Beeb.

    And all for just the price of a TV licence .......
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,315
    edited December 2008
    i still think our away support(in numbers) is worse than this shit team ;-)

    two more relegations then it will be parity
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    just out of curiosity do you attend EVERY away game.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,150
    [cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]just out of curiosity do you attend EVERY away game.


    Doesnt even attend every home game !
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    He raises a good point though.

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