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Meeting Charlton Fans... Unexpectedly!

The Prince-e-PaulThe Prince-e-Paul
in General Charlton
Just wanted to check in with others who might have met other Charlton fans in unexpected situations. 

Living in Sheffield, the other day I was sat in my neighbours garden. I'd just made a round of brews for me, neighbour and his mate. At which point the visiting mate spots my Charlton mug and says, "Who's the Charlton fan?" I explain it's me, before he drops a bombshell (it is to me) that a mate of his is also a Charlton fan. A brief text message exchange results in said Charlton fan turning up at the garden meetup. 

As it goes, this lad lives in the same area of Sheffield as me. 

Unremarkable you might think but his back story is lovely. He was a kid at school in Sheffield 20 years ago, when his mates were all picking teams to support. Not wanting to pick a fanshionable top 4 club, he picked Charlton and his love affair took off. 

He has since gone to games all over the country.. His knowledge of the high and lows was extensive, as was his views and reviews of games and squads over the years he's been watching. 

The remarkable aspect for me, is that he doesn't know a single other fan socially and has travelled all by himself.  

Not that it is relevant, but he is a lad of Pakistani heritage, thus most of his friends are into other sports, hence none show any interest in his Charlton musings. 

Wondered where anyone else might have struck up a conversation with a fellow Addick, out of the blue, away from the football community. 
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  • HerminatorHerminator
    I was in Ilkley many years ago visiting a friend who had moved there for work.
    We went to a pub in the town to watch a Charlton match. I believe it was against Blackburn but I can't be sure. The only other  people in the pub were two season ticket holders that lived there and went to every home game. 
     
  • jonseventyfivejonseventyfive
    Bumped into a bloke with a big Charlton tattoo on his arm in Aldi Northampton last week,  just avoided a kick in by telling him our Charlton connection, bloody rough bunch them Addicks. 
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  • 3G3G
    Was in the Pyrenees for a ski about 15y ago and someone noticed me wearing my Charlton shirt as I was getting out the car. Had a quick chat all things Charlton. Came back to the car later that evening to find a business card on the windscreen with "Greetings to SE7!" written on it
  • The Red RobinThe Red Robin
    Notts_Addick said:
    The Prince-e-Paul said:
    Just wanted to check in with others who might have met other Charlton fans in unexpected situations. 

    Living in Sheffield, the other day I was sat in my neighbours garden. I'd just made a round of brews for me, neighbour and his mate. At which point the visiting mate spots my Charlton mug and says, "Who's the Charlton fan?" I explain it's me, before he drops a bombshell (it is to me) that a mate of his is also a Charlton fan. A brief text message exchange results in said Charlton fan turning up at the garden meetup. 

    As it goes, this lad lives in the same area of Sheffield as me. 

    Unremarkable you might think but his back story is lovely. He was a kid at school in Sheffield 20 years ago, when his mates were all picking teams to support. Not wanting to pick a fanshionable top 4 club, he picked Charlton and his love affair took off. 

    He has since gone to games all over the country.. His knowledge of the high and lows was extensive, as was his views and reviews of games and squads over the years he's been watching. 

    The remarkable aspect for me, is that he doesn't know a single other fan socially and has travelled all by himself.  

    Not that it is relevant, but he is a lad of Pakistani heritage, thus most of his friends are into other sports, hence none show any interest in his Charlton musings. 

    Wondered where anyone else might have struck up a conversation with a fellow Addick, out of the blue, away from the football community. 
    Lovely to hear I’m not the only Charlton fan in Sheffield! Usually when I’m asked who I support it’s greeted with a blank expression and the odd ‘Wasn’t Curbishley your manager?’

    I’ve lived very close to Sheffield for over a decade and work all over the city and have never come across another Charlton fan so fantastic to hear there is at least 3 of us.

    I’m just north, not far from Leeds. A few of us scattered around Yorkshire I believe. 
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Love this thread 
    Kyep them coming guys and girls 
  • The Prince-e-PaulThe Prince-e-Paul
    The Red Robin said:
    Notts_Addick said:
    The Prince-e-Paul said:
    Just wanted to check in with others who might have met other Charlton fans in unexpected situations. 

    Living in Sheffield, the other day I was sat in my neighbours garden. I'd just made a round of brews for me, neighbour and his mate. At which point the visiting mate spots my Charlton mug and says, "Who's the Charlton fan?" I explain it's me, before he drops a bombshell (it is to me) that a mate of his is also a Charlton fan. A brief text message exchange results in said Charlton fan turning up at the garden meetup. 

    As it goes, this lad lives in the same area of Sheffield as me. 

    Unremarkable you might think but his back story is lovely. He was a kid at school in Sheffield 20 years ago, when his mates were all picking teams to support. Not wanting to pick a fanshionable top 4 club, he picked Charlton and his love affair took off. 

    He has since gone to games all over the country.. His knowledge of the high and lows was extensive, as was his views and reviews of games and squads over the years he's been watching. 

    The remarkable aspect for me, is that he doesn't know a single other fan socially and has travelled all by himself.  

    Not that it is relevant, but he is a lad of Pakistani heritage, thus most of his friends are into other sports, hence none show any interest in his Charlton musings. 

    Wondered where anyone else might have struck up a conversation with a fellow Addick, out of the blue, away from the football community. 
    Lovely to hear I’m not the only Charlton fan in Sheffield! Usually when I’m asked who I support it’s greeted with a blank expression and the odd ‘Wasn’t Curbishley your manager?’

    I’ve lived very close to Sheffield for over a decade and work all over the city and have never come across another Charlton fan so fantastic to hear there is at least 3 of us.

    I’m just north, not far from Leeds. A few of us scattered around Yorkshire I believe. 
    Another Lifer in my little rabble is in Sheffield and one in Leeds.
  • NornIrishAddickNornIrishAddick
    edited July 12
    Photollery said:
    My wife and I were on the Highline walk in New York, visiting for our wedding anniversary in April this year.
    I had one of my old Charlton shirts on. 
    Out of nowhere, this guy in the distance starts shouting out ‘Charlton’, and I mean very loudly. He drags his wife through the crowd to us, seriously excited.
    They were Chinese tourists and we had a really nice chat for thirty minutes all things Charlton. Not just that the guy was basically in love with Zheng Zhi, but he knew everything about every season since. Had even been to The Valley a few times. 

    Only had one other person in New York mention Charlton, that was an Irish guy who was drunk and told me Charlton were sh*t 
    I'd just like to make clear that that wasn't me.

    Though, having spent the afternoons imbibing mojitos...

    Saddened that Tyrone lost to Kerry today, for all that that will please other Addicks.

    And, relating things back to the original post, that was me in 1983-1984.

    P.S.  I should add that a few nephews and nieces, who might not claim to be Charlton fans have succumbed at least in part to the serried blandishments of my years of support.

    P.P.S.  There was another Charlton fan in Omagh about 20 years ago, the husband of a friend of my sister in law, not that I ever met him...
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  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    Covered End said:
    Greg Docherty was staying in the same hotel as my brother last month in Andalusia.
    My mate I sit with was in a corporate box with Greg docherty at Chelsea Man U the day after the Wycombe semi final 2nd leg 
  • StigStig
    The day after the play-off final this year I went shopping in my local supermarket wearing a Charlton t-shirt. The supermarket is about 45 miles from The Valley, but a bloke approached me and said 'nice shirt', he then asked if I went to Wembley. Turns out he's a Charlton regular. Never seen him in that shop before or since. 
  • GribboGribbo
    Stig said:
    The day after the play-off final this year I went shopping in my local supermarket wearing a Charlton t-shirt. The supermarket is about 45 miles from The Valley, but a bloke approached me and said 'nice shirt', he then asked if I went to Wembley. Turns out he's a Charlton regular. Never seen him in that shop before or since. 
    Weren't Lidl by any chance was it?
  • StigStig
    Was it you, Rob?
  • GribboGribbo
    No I'm in France mate. So if it was Lidl and it weren't me, there's only one other candidate....... AFKA!?
  • gringogringo
    edited July 13
    blackpool72 said:
    Love this thread 
    Kyep them coming guys and girls 
    well if anyone wants to unexpectedly meet me i'm planning to go to the Teardrop recycling centre some time today, I will wear a Derek Hales shirt and be waving a Wembley flag, please excuse the stinking compost and garbage, I will be driving my Ferrari Daytona pick up.
  • SuedeAdidasSuedeAdidas
    Think I’ve mentioned before but seem to remember years ago that the governor of one of the pubs in Tintagel was a Charlton fan and had various bits up on the walls?!?
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