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Club Statement - Fan Sadly Passed - RIP

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  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,077
    Such sad news. RIP Headphones Norm. For all the years I had seen him around the country following Charlton I had never spoke to him but felt I knew him. The museum trustees & volunteers had a discussion in the museum about 6 months ago , who would be a worthy supporter of the year ? Headphones Norm instantly sprang to mind.He was presented with the trophy at the Hall of Fame induction night. I finally got to talk to him that night. He was so chuffed but it was thoroughly deserved for years of dedication.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,043
    Probably no other fan at the club would have been so instantly known than when u heard today that it was headphones norm - tragic - a true Charlton legend - RIP 
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,366
    RIP to a a piece of the Charlton furniture, as a young fan, when my uncle first started taking me to games home and away, it was people like Norm and Seb that I would recognise and point out every time I saw them. They WERE Charlton to me, seeing them was part of going to a game. Having lost Seb back in COVID and my uncle late last year, the loss of Norm is something I’ll feel every time I enter the valley, as well as anywhere else I venture to watch us play. Every game means more to me now, I’ll miss my uncle till the day that I die, and I can’t enter a football stadium without thinking of him. And not seeing people like Norm makes it feel that much more foreign. 

    You’ll never be forgotten mate, that badge represents you, Seb, my uncle and everyone that’s followed us through thick and thin. That’s why I love this club so much. 
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,894
    edited 12:46AM
    I have not been able to go to too many games this year due to health, In particular the early games and so started watching the game on Sky Sports Plus. Their coverage was shocking. At first they were bigging up Pompey and then said "due to a medical emergency we are going to a break", then we were left watching The Valley before they came back about 40 minutes later and said "Oh game has been abandoned" That was shit service by them. I will leave that aside.

    Today was already a difficult day as it was a year to the day that we payed our respects to my Best Friend. Marc. (His Church service was a year today, having lost his battle to Cancer on November 3, 2024.

    As I was looking at this site and another and it became clear it was Headphones Norm, tears started flowing down my face. It was uncontrollable. Whilst hoping he would pull through, the longer it went on, I was fearful. 

    I first met Headphones Norm on a bus coming from Selhurst when I joined him with Marc. He was a pleasant guy, with an infectious smile. We chatted about the game and Charlton things. I would bump into him or he would pass and always nodded his head and smiled.

    To lose him today, on a day like this is devastating.

    My heart and condolences go out to his family and friends and all the people and medical staff  who tried to revive him.

    Charlton are more than a football club. We are a Community. A Family.

    RIP to a true gentleman and a legend.

    Paul 


  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,803
    So sad.
    RIP Norman 

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