Been a bit quiet on here today so I thought I'd set up a new thread. Series of questions about all things Charlton. If you fancy it, copy and paste the questions and pop your answer beside it. Hope for another interesting and insightful debate CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? 2. When did you start? 3. What was the first game you can remember? 4. Who is your favourite all time player? 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? 6. What is the best goal you can remember? 7. What has been your favourite game? CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? 3. How do you feel about our owners? 4. What was your highlight of last season? 5. What was your favourite goal last season? 6. What was your favourite game last season? 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? 2. What team do you hate the most? 3. What other teams do you dislike? 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? 5. What is your least favourite ground? 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life?
Interesting thread........here goes CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? First game my Dad ever took me to (my Dad's Charlton mad) 2. When did you start? 1973 3. What was the first game you can remember? York City 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Clive Mendonca 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Lennie Lawrence 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Simon Webster 25 yrd volley v Swindon Town at Upton Park 7. What has been your favourite game? Play-Off final of course CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Sir Chrissie will get us back on track - great appointment by the board 3. How do you feel about our owners? So far, so good. 4. What was your highlight of last season? The takeover 5. What was your favourite goal last season? All of em 6. What was your favourite game last season? The first match...I love the anticipation of a new season 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Top two finish OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Dagenham & Redbridge 2. What team do you hate the most? Silly question.....P A L A R S E 3. What other teams do you dislike? Milfwall, West Spamheads 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? The Emirates 5. What is your least favourite ground? Dagenham & Redbridge 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Never thought about it...don't have one. MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Valley Floyd Road 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? Borat streaker 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Mmmm let me think P A L A R S E 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? The same as my opinion of Nurses from Coventry 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? I don't think so, Ive had coke spilt over me but not a HOTDOG 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Parky who? and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Apart from my family....coaching Aveley Youth under 13's
Good post wewant - helps get to know each other a little better CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Local team competing at top level 2. When did you start? 06/07 season, our relegation from Premiership 3. What was the first game you can remember? Charlton v.s Stockport 4 - 3 League Cup 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Talal El Karkouri 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbishley 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Nicky Bailey vs Wolves 7. What has been your favourite game? Charlton v.s Stockport - what a first game to go too CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Semedo if he signs if not Elliot 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Poor based on last season, but willing to give him another chance with his own players 3. How do you feel about our owners? I think their eager to get some porfit from the club, in the sense of Charlton becoming successful and possibly future on sales of players, however I think they don't have Charlton's best intrests at heart but they are willing to invest in the club in order to get them back into the premier league. 4. What was your highlight of last season? Probably Semedo scoring away from home or Powell's first 4 games, particularly the Colchester game at home. 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Wagstaff v.s Leyton Orient away 6. What was your favourite game last season? Peterbrough at home 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Automatic Promotion OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Bury 2. What team do you hate the most? Wigan 3. What other teams do you dislike? Arsenal, Palace, Millwall and West Ham 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Wembeley 5. What is your least favourite ground? Wigan 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Norwich MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Valley Floyd Road 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? "Your not fit to Referee" Ref had to be stretchered off, sad but did find it amusing. 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? None, whoever's bottom of League 2 come may 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? No comment 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Nope 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? He doesn't manage in League One anymore and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Drinking and Clubbing, typical students
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Family support them 2. When did you start? 03/04 3. What was the first game you can remember? First games i went to was West ham 2006 Home and Away. But remember 03/04 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Darren Bent 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs (Hopefully Powell soon) 6. What is the best goal you can remember? NICKY BAILEY screamer vs Wolves 7. What has been your favourite game? CAFC 5-1 MK Franchise or 2-2 Palace CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Scott Wagstaff or BWP 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Unproven yet (but genius in the transfers so generally good) 3. How do you feel about our owners? Hope their with us for the long run and have their heart in the club 4. What was your highlight of last season? The takeover or THE END 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Cant remember many (none stick in the brain ) 6. What was your favourite game last season? CAFC vs Peterboro 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? 1st OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Eastbourne Town 2. What team do you hate the most? Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Brighton 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Wembley 5. What is your least favourite ground? The Den 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? NY Red Bull or U.N.A.M MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? We sent the palace down or VFR 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? My Sisters boyfriend shouting to Mick Mccarthy to move and then him turning around and sitting won 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? MK Franchise 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? Good 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Nope 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Super Super Phil and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Family and Cricket & Tennis
Glad you guys like it My go... CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Local Team 2. When did you start? From birth roughly 3. What was the first game you can remember? Ironically I cant 'remember'. 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Always liked Danny Mills for some reason 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? King Curbs (may change after this season though) 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Hameur Bouazza against Reading at home a couple of seasons ago 7. What has been your favourite game? Stopping our record winless streak with a 1-0 win over Palace CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Semedo if he stays, if not then Elliott 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Inexperienced, but hopefully will prove to be a great move 3. How do you feel about our owners? Don't think they have CAFC at heart, but as long as were succesful under them then I dont mind. 4. What was your highlight of last season? Semedos goal at home, Peterborough away, The Takeover, CP's appointment 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Semedo's first home goal, or perhaps BWP against Orient (my avatar) 6. What was your favourite game last season? Bristol Rovers away (such a tense game, but practically a friendly) 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Automatic Promotion OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? AFC Wimbledon 2. What team do you hate the most? Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Palace, Southampton, Wigan, Man United. 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Bristol Rovers 5. What is your least favourite ground? Brighton 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Norwich/Bradford/Northampton MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? E-I-E-I-O...... 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? Banter with Tony Roberts (Daggers keeper) last season 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Wigan maybe 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? <applicable only to A2c> 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? <applicable only to A2C> 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? sigh, a2c again and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Classic Literature, Music, Cooking, Philosophy and Drinking (as well as enjoyable company)
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Nearest club to me above non league level 2. When did you start? 1996 3. What was the first game you can remember? Crewe Alexandra 3-2 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Richard Rufus 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Remember fondly coming home a week early from Cuba to watch us play arsenal when talal scored the free kick 7. What has been your favourite game? Wembley 98, sorry to be boring CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? May become Matty Taylor 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Brave, very very brave 3. How do you feel about our owners? Confused 4. What was your highlight of last season? Parky being given the chance to lead the team 5. What was your favourite goal last season? BWP bicycle kick in final minute, nice to know we had a striker 6. What was your favourite game last season? Spurs, as I was proud of the performance 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Play-offs OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Exeter City 2. What team do you hate the most? Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Palace, Plymouth, Torquay and Ebbsfleet United 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Wycombe, nice little ground, amazing surroundings 5. What is your least favourite ground? Highbury, overrated tip! Closely followed by Stamford Bridge 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Ajax classic MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Andy Hunt 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley?ball boy picking up the ball just before it went out of play as the west ham player was going on a breakaway 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? All the teams that hit administration and then spend spend spend, I.e. Portsmouth a prime example 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? No idea 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? No 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? One of the better and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Music production, recording, mixing and mastering for all styles, American football(AZ Cardinals) & baseball(Pittsburgh Pirates)
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Free tickets and slap up dinner in the VIP area 2. When did you start? 1986 3. What was the first game you can remember? My first one 3-2 win against everton at shelhurst 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Morts, best Parker 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Leaburn pen v Ipswich, was surieal 7. What has been your favourite game? Not the play off final I hated it! Liverpool at home first season up, beat them 1-0. CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Alonso!!!! 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Love the player, like the man..... 3. How do you feel about our owners? Would love to know who they are!!! 4. What was your highlight of last season? it finishing! 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Macormac at Orient 6. What was your favourite game last season? Orient away 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Champions OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Man Utd or Bromley Town 2. What team do you hate the most? Palace 3. What other teams do you dislike? Millwall, Man City, Liverpool, D&R, Chelsea, Leeds 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Anfield or Old Trafford 5. What is your least favourite ground? The new Den 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Barca MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Posh spice is a slapper!!! (happy to provide words for the younger reader) 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? Ian Walker reading the club shop book that was tapped to ever seat in the ground! 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Liverpool, as they should of been twice 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? Depends if they are on strike or not 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? I do the dropping! 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Pass, or hoof!!! in his case!
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? - Every Generation in my family supported the club 2. When did you start? - 1994 3. What was the first game you can remember? - Was a 0-0 result at home to Stoke City 4. Who is your favourite all time player? - John Robinson 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? - Alan Curbishley 6. What is the best goal you can remember? - Claus Jensen's chip @ Highbury (see below) 7. What has been your favourite game? - 4-2 win @ Highbury (my first proper away game) CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? - Rob Elliott 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? - As a Player a Gent of the game... As a Manager gotta give him time.... 3. How do you feel about our owners? - So far so good, the promised to back us in the Windows and so far have done so 4. What was your highlight of last season? - Going to Yeovil and getting to stay dry this time 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Dont remember too many of them but Furman's for Oldham in the 1-1 draw was pretty good, for Charlton would have to say Eccleston against Plymouth 6. What was your favourite game last season? Peterborough Home (3-2) 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? - 1st OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? - Welling United 2. What team do you hate the most? - Chelsea 3. What other teams do you dislike? - Manchester United / Manchester City / Crystal Palace / Millwall / Gillingham 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? - Craven Cottage 5. What is your least favourite ground? - Selhurst Park 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? - Goodbye Horse 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? - "When a streaker ran onto the pitch and went right up to the Aston Villa Goalkeeper back in (98-99). Might have been Enckleman but he just stood there oblivious 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? - MK Dons 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? - Providing they do their job.... 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? - No, but I've done it plenty of times myself 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? - Paul Tisdale is the best now IMO
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? my dad took me and its a family tradition on my dad's side to support Charlton 2. When did you start? Jan 1989 at Selhurst 3. What was the first game you can remember? first game I saw was at Selhurst we beat Luton Town 3-0 in the old Division 1 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Mark Kinsella - epitomised everything the club stands for. Also a big fan of Matt Holland 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Danny Murphy v Birmingham in a 3-1 win at home, ball went from goalkeeper to back of the net in 6 touches of the ball on a counter attack, technically the best CAFC goal i've ever seen 7. What has been your favourite game? Wembley 1998 followed closely by 4-2 Chelsea Boxing Day 2003 CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? I don't have one, I couldn't really connect with most of the faceless players in our squad last season though at a push Robbie Elliott 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? very impressed with his signings and although results suffered last season you could see he was trying to get the players to pass it around but handicapped by the likes of McOxo just not upto it 3. How do you feel about our owners? delivered everything they promised, now we need to repay them with promotion. If we do this they may sanction more spending next summer for a better class of player 4. What was your highlight of last season? CP's first game in charge 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Llera's free kick goal which was actually nodded in by BWP in front of the north but allowed Llera to claim it as a direct goal as BWP would have been offside for claiming it 6. What was your favourite game last season? Peterborough home and away 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? a signing or 2 away from being capable of a top-2 finish certainly play-off material at this moment also depends on the capability of CP as manager OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? I don't generally have one but most recently was Portsmouth in the Harry Redknapp era 2. What team do you hate the most? Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Palace and West Ham 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? in England The Stadium of Light, awesome stadium would love Sunderland away FA Cup 3rd round this year 5. What is your least favourite ground? Palace it's a proper dump, voted 1 of the 5 worst away games in the country 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Charlton away the bright yellow allsports - that counts as another team being back in 2003 and different players MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Valley Floyd Road 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? when everyone thought one of the oppo players had already been booked according to the big screen, the NU was in raptures 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Millwall 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? they do a great service just as any other firefighter anywhere in the country, is there a problem with the Sheffield ones in particular, do they hand you a water bill after they've been at work? 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? no but many a buffoon has sat behind me and managed to spill there drink all over the floor onto a jacket or matchday programme of mine under my seat 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? did someone employ him? and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? cricket, poker, darts, food (so under-rated)
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? got taken to a game by my uncle, and loved it 2. When did you start?1995 3. What was the first game you can remember? Charlton 1-0 Notts County, MARCH 95 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Rufus 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Scott Parkers solo effort at Leeds 7. What has been your favourite game? vS Norwich 96-97, 4-2 down with 5 mins left, down to 10 men, we somehow drew 4-4, with goals from jason lee and carl leaburn!!! CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Will wait and see, prob will be green 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Content, hes bringing in his people 3. How do you feel about our owners? Happy, just wish i knew more about them, but theyve followed on the promise to invest in the squad 4. What was your highlight of last season? the end! 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Bensons at Colchester 6. What was your favourite game last season? The 5-1 win at peterboro 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Champions OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Charlton u18s 2. What team do you hate the most? Crappy Alice 3. What other teams do you dislike? Mudwall, Wet Sham 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Carrow Road 5. What is your least favourite ground? Elm Park (readings old ground) 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Torquay MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Valley floyd road 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? our fans throwing magazines on the pitch vs leicester 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? MK Dons 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? Love them 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? nope 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? hes not even the best GAFFER IN THE JOBCENTRE and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Women, Music and erm....Women
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Got taken by a friend of my Dads 2. When did you start? 1983 3. What was the first game you can remember? Charlton v Bolton (we had to win to stay up, they could stay up with a draw) 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Robert Lee 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Simon Webster v Bristol City - THUNDERBOLT 7. What has been your favourite game? Play Off Final vs Sunderland CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? who's left !!! Of the old squad I'd say BWP , out of the new guys hopefully it'll be Green 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Given time he'll go a good job 3. How do you feel about our owners? They have got their chequebook out and spent a hell of a lot for a League One club - hat's off to them 4. What was your highlight of last season? I can't remember one to be honest - have blanked last season from my memory 5. What was your favourite goal last season? see above 6. What was your favourite game last season? see above 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Automatic at best, up via play offs at worst OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Liverpool (my Dad's team) 2. What team do you hate the most? Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Palarse, The Whammers, and Spurs 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Southend - yes really 5. What is your least favourite ground? Welling 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Borussia Dortmund MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? JFH - "He's just a fat Eddie Murphy" 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? Us scoring and a bloke near me shouting that we shouldn't have scored as the opposition would now score twice "Rubbish" 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Gillingham - then we can have the remaining 35% of their fans 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? They do an amazing job in a tough city - "and thass all there is to it" 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Nope - not yet anyway 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? without doubt yes and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Watching my one year old son growing up
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Because I was destined for a life of misery. 2. When did you start? From birth, but started to understand more in the mid 90's when I was approaching a decade old. 3. What was the first game you can remember? Away to Norwich in '96 where Kinsella scored a late winner. Probably the day when I became a fully pledged CAFC fan. 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Scott Parker 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Well, I get to chose between Curbs, Dowie, Reed, Pardew and PP. Obviously Pardew. 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Kinsella away to Norwich in 96, orrrrrrr Scott Parker vs Southampton away in 3-2 loss. 7. What has been your favourite game? Play off final or 3-3 draw with Utd. CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? That role is up for grabs. 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Love the legend that is CP, and confident he will become the man for the job. 3. How do you feel about our owners? Great start, true to their word thus far. 4. What was your highlight of last season? Takeover. 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Benson away to Colchester. 6. What was your favourite game last season? Away vs P'boro. 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Hope for promotion. OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Blasphemy. 2. What team do you hate the most? Palace, but I hate to even give them that satisfaction. 3. What other teams do you dislike? Chelsea, West Ham, Southampton. 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Vicente Calderon or Allianz Arena 5. What is your least favourite ground? Sainsburys Park 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Atletico Madrid MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? VFR - before the self indulged clapping. 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? When they announced the home team in '06. Traore, Faye, JFH etc 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Whoever finishes 92nd. 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? Shockin, juss shockin 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Probably was that kid! 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Was up there. and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Enjoying it- whether it's sports, down the pub with friends, diner with the missus, sunday roasts with the parents.
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Gave up gloryhunting after a few visits to The Valley 2. When did you start? August 2002 3. What was the first game you can remember? Charlton 2-3 Chelsea, first game of the 02/03 season 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Chris Duffy, for the winning goal in the cup final - looked one hell of a player as well 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Alan Curbishley 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Therry Racon v Plymouth 08-09, curler from outside the area 7. What has been your favourite game? Peterborough away 5-1, although Chelsea 4-2 Boxing Day runs it close CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? BWP 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Potentially the new Curbs 3. How do you feel about our owners? Slightly nervous as we don't know them properly yet 4. What was your highlight of last season? Peterborough away - the 4th goal brought pandemonium to the terrace 5. What was your favourite goal last season? BWP's goal v Orient after the keeper threw it to him, just burst out laughing 6. What was your favourite game last season? Peterborough away 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Automatic promotion OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Kidderminster Harriers - family who live there 2. What team do you hate the most? Any team that wins everything, so at the moment Man U 3. What other teams do you dislike? Chelsea, Man City 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? St James' Park Exeter, Craven Cottage 5. What is your least favourite ground? Ricoh Arena, Cardiff City Stadium (any of the bland new ones basically) 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Love Bradford City's colours MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? The Nicky Bailey/Christian Daily ginger/curly hair one 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? BWP's goal v Orient 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Man U 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? I have no need of them 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? So far none 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Nope and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Modern Languages, Cricket
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? I started attending games regularly 2. When did you start? Late 1980’s 3. What was the first game you can remember? Versus Portsmouth at Upton park 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Kinsella 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Rufus - play-off final 7. What has been your favourite game? Play-off final CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Johnnie Jackson 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Jury still out but looking promising 3. How do you feel about our owners? Mostly positive 4. What was your highlight of last season? Sir Chris coming in as manager (even though it didn’t go quite so smoothly) 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Undecided 6. What was your favourite game last season? 5:1 versus Peterborough 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Promotion (has to be with all the player recruitment we have done) OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Manchester United (My Dad’s team and yes he’s a northerner, but I don’t hold that against him) 2. What team do you hate the most? Palace, then Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Man city! 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Twickenham 5. What is your least favourite ground? The new Den (As I have to see it on the way into London!) 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? David Seaman’s kit during Euro 96 gotta love the colours MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Rugby, Squash, Socialising!
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? got taken to a game by my uncle, and loved it 2. When did you start?1970-ish! 3. What was the first game you can remember? Think CAFC v Hull but not 100% sure. 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Killer & Mendonca - dead heat! 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Rufus v Sunderland at Wembley as unexpected as it was welcome!! 7. What has been your favourite game? Sunderland Play off final CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? With 10+ yet to be seen, i will wait and see. 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Great man, judge HIS team this season 3. How do you feel about our owners? Happy, they have kept their word to invest in the squad, long may it continue! 4. What was your highlight of last season? the final whistle v Hartlepool, put us all out of our misery! 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Solly's away at Orient, the lad was soooooo pleased! 6. What was your favourite game last season? Peterborough away 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Auto promotion OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Charlton u18s & Torquay 2. What team do you hate the most? Palarse 3. What other teams do you dislike? Palarse reserves 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Stadium of Light 5. What is your least favourite ground? Middlesborough & Reading characterless out of town grounds and Ewood Park what a slap up the hill! 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Juventus MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? Valley floyd road and Andy Hunt 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? At Selhurst Park a shot in warm up by Steve Mackenzie hit me in the face breaking my glasses. As i run down the terrace after one of the lenses a wag shouted out "I wouldnt bother mate, If you never saw that coming mate they cant work very well" i nearly soiled my self laughing!! 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Who ever is 92nd next May 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? ask A2C 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? ask A2C 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? ask A2C and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Golf, Music, playing guitar badly! and skiing
Why did you initially support Charlton? - Six older Charlton brothers.......... and a Grand-Father who didn't miss a home game for 54 years!! (And a nice stroll from Heathwood Gardens and latterly the Wellesley) 2. When did you start? - 1966 aged 4 3. What was the first game you can remember? - ****......I'm getting old! 4. Who is your favourite all time player? - Ray Treacy 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? - Theo Foley....only because I went to school with his son, met him a lot and he's a right funny f@cker! 6. What is the best goal you can remember? - Claus away to Arsenal, you know the one......and any one of Super Clive's Wembley '98 7. What has been your favourite game? - Wemblet '98 no contest for a wonderful day out and the sheer tension followed by the sheer joy CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? - Can't comment as not seen enough 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Ditto...but I think he's gonna come good. 3. How do you feel about our owners? - Jealous 4. What was your highlight of last season? - The end 5. What was your favourite goal last season? - As above can't say 6. What was your favourite game last season? ditto 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? Top 2. OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Hmmmnn.......in the 70s when I was a kid I used to enjoy going to see West Ham in Div 1. 2. What team do you hate the most? - Millwall 3. What other teams do you dislike? Can't be bothered to hate anyone except Millwall really. And Luton I suppose....a ****e place to go, a 7-1 defeat and a brick on your nut will do that to a man. 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? - I don't know why but I like White Hart Lane. 5. What is your least favourite ground? Any ground both past and present with 'Den' in the name 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? England Ladies Shower Cap MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? The Adamms family makes me smile just remembering my 2 young Daughter's faces at the time trying to actually work it out and make sense of it........'but Daddy.........' 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? A good pal taking his bioys to their first game........and getting removed by the Const. 30 seconds after giving them a lecture re. morals and acceptable behaviours at football grounds. Priceless 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? See above and give it your best shot 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? Neutral 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Yes 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Yes and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Rugby, Cricket, drinking, sex, family....not necessarily in that order
1. Why did you initially support Charlton? my dad used to take us to sparrows lane to meet the players 2. When did you start? from about age of 6 3. What was the first game you can remember? cant remember a specific game, can remember selhurt park and the terraces there. rushing forward when we scored 4. Who is your favourite all time player? rob lee 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh4ZyjvWTLM or richard rufus' header at wembley 7. What has been your favourite game? wembley, or recently - swindon v 10 men CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? n/a - they're all new. waggy, solly, elliot (someone homegrown) 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? great potential. but like the david haye fight, can go horribly wrong if he's not careful 3. How do you feel about our owners? i hope they dont give up if we dont go up this year. 4. What was your highlight of last season? semedo scoring 5. What was your favourite goal last season? none 6. What was your favourite game last season? none 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? 2nd OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? blackpool last year, dagenham this year (mate at work supports them) 2. What team do you hate the most? west ham 3. What other teams do you dislike? millwall, palace, sunderland, man city 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? nou camp, been 6 times 5. What is your least favourite ground? the den, looks like a dump everytime i get the train past it 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? england 86 MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? "your sister is your mother, your father is your brother" always makes me chuckle 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? mankini last year 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? man city (too much money, spoil the sport). would usually say west ham, but everyone needs a rival 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? each to their own 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? no, but my mates kid takes the burger out the bun and licks the ketchup off. he usually tosses the buns on whoever is nearest. 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? second best, after powell and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? climbing, films, travelling, sorting my new house out
CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Both sides of my family supported Charlton 2. When did you start? Started going to games in the late 80s 3. What was the first game you can remember? Charlton v Coventry 0-0 draw (I was hooked!) 4. Who is your favourite all time player? Richard Rufus 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? Curbs 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Shaun Bartlett Goal of the season against Leicester http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPTm0vrX-LU&feature=related 7. What has been your favourite game? Play off final CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Johnnie Jackson 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Give 'im time....give 'im time! 3. How do you feel about our owners? Who are they?.....I don't care who they are as long as we are financially safe 4. What was your highlight of last season? The end! 5. What was your favourite goal last season? That one were it got bundle over by 10 players???.....BWPs first goal in a red shirt! 6. What was your favourite game last season? Powells first game in charge, twas excitin! 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? That I will yet again moan about the prices of the burgers! OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Ipswich Town (I was born in Bury St Edmunds so the were the best of a bunch, (I didn't like the Yellow and Green of Norwich, makes me feel sick!) 2. What team do you hate the most? Crystal Palace! 3. What other teams do you dislike? Millwall, Gillingham (until Scully leaves) 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? Emirates 5. What is your least favourite ground? Wembley, too many people who aren't interested in football go and the service pretty much all round is awful. 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Don't have one? MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? VFR, COOOOMMMMMME OOONNNNN YOOOOOOOOO REEEEEEDDDDSSSS!!!!! 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? I guy behind me saying after Jason Euell scored "Did you see that? 'eee pounced like a bleedin' cobra!!!!" 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Palace o'course! 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? There all minted! 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? No, but i had a hot Bovril poured down my back? Ruined my newly purchased Llanera shirt. 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Noooooo! and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Wrestling the remote off of the girlfriend so I can watch sky sports news, Rugby, going to gigs (that is of course music and not vying for the attentions of Ryan), playing guitar and drums(although too old to be considered a rockstar and too young to be considered a Rocker?) Films, Reading, Used to play football until I was cruely hacked to the ground during a Sunday league match, rupturing my meniscus cartilage and ACL (anterior cruciate ligaments) never been able to play properly again< "I coulda been somebody, I coulda been a contender!"....and I just started playing the violin!
Love the thread!! CAFC PAST 1. Why did you initially support Charlton? Following father's footsteps 2. When did you start? 1984 3. What was the first game you can remember? Stoke City... home... last game at The Valley, have some memories before then but can't put them to a specific game 4. Who is your favourite all time player? See the Avatar, take a guess!! 5. Who was your favourite ever CAFC manager? We haven't had him yet. 6. What is the best goal you can remember? Oh, you're going to hate me, but the best goal I've ever seen at the Valley was Robin Van Persie's volley!! 7. What has been your favourite game? Play-off final... couldn't be anything else. CAFC PRESENT. 1. Who is your current favourite player? Difficult... don't know them yet!! 2. What do you think of Chris Powell as manager? Time will tell, cautiously optimistic 3. How do you feel about our owners? So far, so good!! 4. What was your highlight of last season? Peterborough 1 - 5 Charlton!! 5. What was your favourite goal last season? Kyel Reid's on the penultimate game... shame about the rest of the season. 6. What was your favourite game last season? See question 4. 7. Whats your prediction for the coming season? 2nd OTHER TEAMS 1. Who are your second team? Rotherham United... mighty Millers! 2. What team do you hate the most? Palarse 3. What other teams do you dislike? Spuds, Chelski, Millwall, Cardiff 4. What is your favourite (other than the Valley) stadium? The Oval. 5. What is your least favourite ground? Wycombe!! 6. What is your favourite kit (of another team)? Brazil MISC. 1. What is your favourite chant? From a few years ago, an extra verse from Valley, Floyd Road: We don't own the left-back, we don't own the right, We don't own the wingers, that's fine cos they're sh!te We're playing 5 loan players that's all we're allowed An' it's getting so desperate we're playing McLeod 2. What is the funniest thing you have seen/heard at the valley? The merchandise catalogue pitch invasion! 3. If you could remove any team from the football league, who would it be? Carlisle 4. What is your opinion on Firefighters from Sheffield? On the main they're a good sort, but you get the odd nutter! 5. Any annoying kids ever dropped a hotdog on your feet? Not recently 6. Is Parky the best gaffer in League One? Parky's a better gaffer than Les Reed and Alan Pardew... I'll leave it at that. and finally.... Other than CAFC, what are your main pleasures/hobbies in life? Baby girl, beautiful wife, Gemma Arterton and looking forward to the Olympic Games.
