Charlton Life

The soap opera that is Charlton Athletic threw up another episode this week to rival all the joy of an Eastenders’ Christmas Special, with the decision taken to cut short the season of our most talented youngster, Jonjo Shelvey, in favour of an immediate cash injection. Not for the first time in recent years, the...
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Well, it didn’t grip the nation in an X-Factor style frenzy, but it certainly got a few of you thinking. We asked Lennie Lawrence who, with hindsight, would be the first three names he would put on his teamsheet from his time as Charlton manager, and asked you to try and match it. Of the 51...
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Lennie Lawrence has been working in football for over 30 years, but it was his nine turbulent years in charge of Charlton, whilst dealing with the fall-out of the move from The Valley amid limited resources that ‘Houdini’ will ultimately be remembered. Lennie has now penned the story of his rise from school teacher to...
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With a plethora of football books about to hit the shops ahead of the Christmas season, Scotty Kingsley reviews the offerings of the man they called ‘Houdini’. **** Many years ago Lennie Lawrence threatened to write a book about his time a Charlton. There was certainly enough packed into his nine year spell at the club,...
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In X-Factor terminology, the long-running Charlton potential takeover saga has been on ‘an amazing journey’ all summer. What at first prompted fervoured supporter interest, careered at one stage into hilarity at the range of nationalities linked, before finally slumping into chronic indifference at the lack of resolution. But at last it appears that the...
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The following article has been submitted by forum member Henry Irving.Six weeks ago when the idea of a Supporters’ Trust was floated it was greeted with generally positive response. Even those who were sceptical mostly took a “let’s wait and see” stance. The organisation that oversees the 140 trusts across the UK was...
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There is something hugely entertaining about Transfer Deadline Day. After nearly four months to assemble their squad, clubs scramble around like a panicking teenager on the day before a new term, desperately trying to source uniform, books and a geometry set at short notice, whilst starting the homework they have had six weeks to complete....
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The great man (Alan Curbishley) repeatedly said “don’t let the highs be too high, or the lows too low”, but it would take a hard man not to forgive Charlton fans for wearing a cautious, toothy grin at present. Following a treacherous three seasons, a 100% record at this stage was not on even the...
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There are some things in life that are nigh on guaranteed, and Charlton limping out of the League Cup to a Division Four team is certainly one of them. The defeat sadly came as no surprise to seasoned Addicks, particularly given the weakened nature of our starting eleven. However, unless you were one of the...
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And so, it all begins again. Fourteen blissful weeks of contentment are soon to be replaced by the nine-month slog of frustration, despair and elation in varying quantities.   Over the past three months I have enthusiastically admired the fair play of golf and cricket, coupled with the raw determination for limited reward of athletes and swimmers. But...
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A battling display from an assortment of Addicks bravely held Welling United to a 1-1 at Park View Road, maintaining their grip on the illustrious Crown Paints Trophy. A visit to Park View Road for the annual Welling fund-raiser has in recent years been like visiting a nan you rarely see; you look forward to...
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