Dear loyal Charlton supporter,
Thank you for your support this season. Your passionate backing has been instrumental in our excellent form at The Valley, where we have won our last seven games in a row, and has played a huge part in Nathan and his team competing for promotion to The Championship.
As we work toward becoming the UK's most cohesive, sustainable community-driven club competing at elite level, we're considering ways to improve The Valley's atmosphere and matchday experience, and to make it a more efficient stadium to run.
For a few games next season against clubs with smaller away support, we may close the Jimmy Seed Stand and temporarily place away fans in the south end of the West Stand Upper. This would allow us to test the impact before considering any permanent changes to where supporters are located in The Valley. Some fans may remember that previously the Jimmy Seed Stand was a home end, and this might be something that we consider in the future as the club progresses - though of course no major steps will be taken without significant consultation and the input for the Charlton Advisory Board.
As a West Stand Upper season ticket holder, this might mean relocating you to a different section for those specific matches. If this happens, our ticket office will contact you well in advance to ensure a smooth transition.
If you have any questions, please email fans@cafc.co.uk.
Thanks again for your continued support. We don't take it for granted, and we're grateful for it.
Comments
And before the 'West Stand Upper' is quiet and boring, we all gave our reasons for being there.
But the email indicates they'll close the whole stand rather than allow home fans to sit there. I hate the thought of an entirely empty stand at the Valley. It screams "tinpot club" to me.
There's no way the police or the licensing authorities are going to be happy with away fans anywhere other than South or Southwest on anything other than a one off occasion.
No wonder I kept getting beaten up.
Also, why not just say this might save a few bob, instead of the following bullshit.
As we work toward becoming the UK's most cohesive, sustainable community-driven club competing at elite level, we're considering ways to improve The Valley's atmosphere and matchday experience, and to make it a more efficient stadium to run.
Not to accommodate Charlton fans who can take advantage of better acoustics, but maybe that will come.
I am probably in a minority, but am not keen on a great big hollow of emptiness behind one of the goals, feels wrong.
Anyway I like seeing, and admiring the away support, most especially if it is a tiny gaggle of Fleetwood or Accrington fans on a cold midwinter midweek.
For me we should never chant 'your support is effing chite' to clubs with a modest but earnest away following who turn up. That chant should be reserved for when the Jimmy Seed sells out to a club that fancy themselves, but don't sing.
If we do go up this season there are plenty of clubs in the championship who would fill the Jimmy Seed stand.
Seems a bit silly announcing this now when we don't know what league we will be in next season.
As for most cohesive , sustainable community driven etc that's just noise.
Wasn't closing the Jimmy Seed talked about in that marketing brochure that so many in here poured scorn over.
My guess is that for potentially very big following they may consider both JS and West, as long as we're not selling out.
It's not a bad idea trialling the Upper West.