By TC: Correct - THE family club If your family happens to be dysfunctional, psychopathic and half of them spend the majority of their lives in and out of chokey, that is. But hey, let's not allow a wandering troll to detract from the topic of conversation. If Ryan is leaving the throng, then I suppose I can use this thread as a means of introducing myself. A sort of "one-out-one-in" thing. I've been an Addicks supporter since the early 1960's. I've lost count of the disappointments and hurts and the number of times I've said "I'm not going back to watch that load of ****** ever again. I know I will. And I do. And I always will. I've seen good players come and go, I've seen us contrive to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and sometimes even wondered if there was a way of persuading some far eastern bookmaker to try bribing Charlton players to win a match. But when all is said and done, we're still the only team in South East London to have ever won a major trophy. We've still spent more seasons in the top flight of English football than Palace and the Hooligans put together (those two have had a combined 16 seasons in the top flight, Addicks have had 27) and unlike the "other two", we've never been in the fourth division. Some say our achievements have been small things, but I can think of worse off clubs than ours. No, for better or worse, and for all the trials and tribulations I'm glad..... even proud..... to follow this grand old club. It's sometimes (often?) a trial of patience, devotion and occasionally, sheer bloody minded refusal to give in. But that's Charlton for you. Take it or leave it. Nobody ever said being a Charlton supporter was easy, and it's certainly not for the faint hearted. So Ryan.... I can understand where you're coming from and I share your frustrations. You say you're quitting the club. Well..... I don't know you from Adam, but if you're anything like the many, many other frustrated Charlton fans I've heard say pretty much the same things down the years, I daresay you'll be back. We all come back. We can't help ourselves. We love the pain too much.
