I found that with a lot of league one grounds last time round. A lot with poor transportation, so ended up driving most of the time and staying over.
Got a later train back, which had only 3 carriages. Ram-packed. Not even any sitting room on the floor because Jeremy Corbyn got there first.
I was almost impressed by just how poor it was. Even Scunthorpe was better, they had 3 food/drinks kiosks for about 200 away fans
Interesting post on CL from a man whose grandson, wearing a Charlton top, was a mascot yesterday. The Oxford directors made a fuss of him and looked after him really well, while the Charlton senior management team (The Ceo and Sue Parkes) completely ignored him. I expect it would have been different if the cameras had been there.
If the mascot went into the Boardroom then we have to be fair to Sue Perks - she would have been too busy feasting on the Director's buffet to talk to the kid. To have done so would have meant Sue risked missing out on a sausage on a stick and a 6th prawn vol au vent. Imagine the boardroom conversation: Oxford Chairman: "I own a multi million pound company Sue, which I built up from scratch. What business are you in?" Sue Perks: "Henpecking and crevice licking. Pass those sausage rolls over, would you? I fancy another one".
Came away so annoyed Saturday, bringing off Lookman for Holmes would be fine if we were 3-0 up but it was just 1, should of killed the game by going for a second goal, yet we sat back and they equalised 2 mins after he came off. Bizarrely a few fans round me complained that Lookman gives it away too much, seemingly oblivious to the fact that due to our snail like midfield, he has to take it upon on himself to actually dribble forward and actually try and create something! Patience with Slade also wearing thin with most of the fans around.. also brought a chant of 4-4-2, 4-4-2 at one point
