This is me.

[Gelan Swift]

I don't have a home forum wise as I am banned from both CL and ITTV, but this one feels just like home because we are all fans of football...one family, that's it.  I started to watch Charlton in 1964, not that I was interested in football, but because I was autistic (undiagnosed) and mentally ill because I didn't know what was wrong with me...an oddball that didn't fit in anywhere, and it was to be at The Valley that I found enough comfort in amongst the covered end misfits and hooligans to stay on this planet (yep, a few suicidal near misses)

So, do I get mad, crazy or down when we lose?  No!  For me Charlton is all about the fans...how they feel and the out pouring of emotions.  I have a good life, a very good life so Charlton not winning never effects me, it's part of the balance of life, but for many it can be the one reason they can cope with a shit job, shit partner, shit life etc.

If we go up, the hate towards Duchatelet will fade, and I can once again relax and watch from the side
lines...fans like these once embraced my strange persona and basically saved my life.

I enjoy football now, and as there are no rules on supporting more than one team I will nail my colours to the Donny mast and support you in spirit at least. 

You'll storm Div 1 next season because I say so.  Belief is at maths core, but the universe works on deals so expect some conflict.  Be forgiving when results aren't great, it will pay off.

I use my maths skills to make people happy, you have no reason to believe anything I say, but then again no reason not to believe.

Thanks for my new home.

ps. I cannot be offended.

[NickDRFC]

Thanks for the well wishes, I hope your prediction that we storm the division is better than your one that Charlton would storm us on Friday night 😜!

All the best for the playoff final, and next season (except if it involves games against us!)

[PDX_Rover]

Welcome to the Pleasuredome

[Donnywolf]

How is The Angerstein ? Still going ?

I had to work in London now and again and realised that I could get two games in in two nights but it would mean staying in the Charlton area

So I chose the above Pub as it had a few Rooms I seem to recall. They said I would have to share if someone else came but thankfully nobody did

[tyke1962]

First time I went to The Valley was in February 1981 , a third division promotion clash , the game ended 1-1 and the Charlton line up contained the prolific Derek Hales and a young Paul Walsh who had a very good career at Spurs and Liverpool .

Both teams gained promotion that season ironically , we finished second and Charlton third , an omen hopefully .

I'll never forget that huge terrace on one side of the ground back then , it was absolutely massive , at the top of it you could see the then new Thames flood barrier .

Charlton had crowds of 60k at one time and stood on that terrace that day you could see how they accommodated them .

Always enjoyed my visits to that neck of London despite our less than impressive record at The Valley .

[Donnywolf]

Yes that terrace was enormous. I stood on there on the night I went - and it was sparsely populated

I thought then I can see how they got their then record crowd of 75000 - bet they got 40000 on there

Cant remember much else about the game except it was not anyone I was interested in - just Ground collecting

[graingrover]

Welcome ..it is something special to get two fans from Charlton and Barnsley respectively posting in such respectful and respectable idiom on here .I look forward to your posts and if you carry on in the same vein you are likely to bring the best out of us .
We are a top family and Community oriented club and you will be relieved to know we are normal too so have  our share of moaners and even morons . Welcome !

[RobTheRover]

We welcome anyone from other clubs on here who isn't a nob.  Happy for you to hang around as long as you want.

[Spud]

We welcome anyone from other clubs on here who isn't a nob.  Happy for you to hang around as long as you want.

Whereas knobs who are Donny fans are most welcome ha ha !!!

[RobTheRover]

At least everyone knows where we all are. 😂😂😂