Well you wouldn't know it from tonight's Evening Standard. I'm on a train home reading it and not a single line in about eight pages of sport. A Drogba fest, Scotty Parker frowning and some bollox about cycling. Not a word on Charlton. How does that work?
Just checked on the "ThisisLondon" Evening Standard website and not a thing on there either. I think somebody should ask Patrick Barclay what qualifies as football news in his newspaper.
'Cycling Is Bad For Your Bollocks' The Daily Mail had an inch about it yesterday. You'd at least expect someone like Winter, Samuel or Howard to have some column time for Chris.
I would think that they will have a bigger bit when 1) they're short of sports news and/or 2) Friday night edition.
They had a Half page article and a photo of hogan Ephraim the night we played Huddersfield. The first publication day after we clinch promotion and not a jot! I really don't get it.
I was told this one by a doctor whom I consulted for a blinding 'nad pain. The doctor spoke a lot like Peter Sellars in 'The Millionairess'. Me: Could the pain be caused by a trauma? I've been hit there a couple of times playing cricket. Doc: I don't think so, it doesn't appear swollen (grabs 'nad like a vice) Me: Aaaargh! Doc: I see, was that painful? No, I scream like that for fun... Do you do other sports? Me: Yes, cycling - I do about ten miles a day. Doc: Ah, that is your problem Mr. Tewkes, imagine your tes-ah-tee-cles bouncing up and down on your bicycle seat for ten miles, no wonder you're in pain. At this point I was actually crying with laughter and trying not to burst out laughing - the doctor asked me what the matter was and I said the pain had just caught me again. To cut a long, painful story short it took a locum doctor about thirty seconds flat to find out that the problem had nothing to do with cycling at all, and I'd given it up. That was eight months later. Is cycling bad for your bollocks? Only if you fall onto the crossbar...
I just 'thanked you for that post' Tewks. Mainly because I like the fact your surname is Tewks and you live in Tewksbury.
... This absolutely cracked me up Tewkes, youâve made my Tuesday... My old physio at Erith Town/Greenwich Boro the late Bill Gallagher (former Charlton physio and absolute gentleman) had an interesting nad related story... He used to give me absolute dogs abuse for wearing boxer shorts to both train and play in. I couldn't understand his fixation for me to wear the pant/jockey style underwear, I just thought he was a funny old sod with a bee in his bonnet about it. Anyway, one day when I was on the treatment table I quizzed him on it, and here's what he told me...: He said that Derek 'Killer' Hales was like me and hated wearing the tighter more restrictive underwear for playing football in. Bill reckoned that he used to be on his case about it all the time. Anyway, during a game or training (he did say but I can't recall which it was) Hales somehow managed to slide over his b0!!0cks (don't as me how that happens) and he twisted one so badly that it went blue almost straight away. They got him to hospital and it was damaged beyond repair, so Derek 'Adolf' Hales had to have it off... To this day I don't know if Mr Gallagher was winding me up, but I weren't taking any chances. Needless to say from that day on I had an array of lucky (some luckier than other mind) special ball hugging football pants... . Iâd love to hear from anyone able to verify or dispel the mystery or Derek Hales ballsâ¦!!
Brilliant stories Tewks and Franco After being quite annoyed about the Standard not covering our promotion, I eventually found that they did print one tiny article about it on one of the earlier pages congratulating us. Can't remember the page number but if anyone still has last nights copy I'm sure you'll find it if you look hard enough.
No worries jimbob, the argument still stands really, its the sort of thing that warrants a double page spread in my opinion. I know its only League One, but we're the first team in all four divisions to get promoted, surely something for London to be a bit proud of. But you're right, worth it for the stories
As i said earlier, its more than likely that they are waiting for us to win the league before they put up a bigger article. Its always better press when they can take a nice picture with a shiny cup in it.
Hmm but its a paper published 5 times a week, so I'm sure nobody would object to an article on both (being published one/two/three weeks apart).
