Delusional
1 HR AGO - Honestly is there no end to this man’s derangement? “The fans missed a big chance. I would have Expand
1 HR AGO - Honestly is there no end to this man’s derangement? “The fans missed a big chance. I would have been able to bring the club into the Premier League.” (more) These quotes came from a meeting that Roland Out Today (ROT) had with Duchatelet whilst they were in Sint Truiden recently and bumped into him when […] Collapse
U2 down to experience
1 DAY AGO - It was a night of reflection for U2 as well as the audience at Chicago’s United Center on Expand
1 DAY AGO - It was a night of reflection for U2 as well as the audience at Chicago’s United Center on Tuesday night. A crowd of young and old were given a familiar ceremonial big show, the obvious Bono preachings, plus of course a high tech stage production to go alongside a typical crash, bang, wallop two and […] Collapse
Charlton hold anti-homophobia tournament
2 DAYS AGO - Charlton Athletic have held a football tournament to show unity against homophobia for the third Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Charlton Athletic have held a football tournament to show unity against homophobia for the third time running at The Valley. Collapse
Wembley woes
5 DAYS AGO - Growing up in Catford, Bromley FC was just about my nearest non-League football club, and I would Expand
5 DAYS AGO - Growing up in Catford, Bromley FC was just about my nearest non-League football club, and I would often spend some idle Saturday afternoon’s or Tuesday evenings’s at Hayes Lane with mates. In those days they knocked around the Isthmian Leagues but for the last few years have been playing at National League level and today […] Collapse
I wanted to die, but I fought back
17/05/2018 - As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Leon Expand
17/05/2018 - As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Leon McKenzie recounts his struggles with depression, and how he fought back as a professional in the boxing ring. Collapse
Morning after
14/05/2018 - The sadly anticipated morning after the evening before. I hope Addicks’ fans all got home Expand
14/05/2018 - The sadly anticipated morning after the evening before. I hope Addicks’ fans all got home safe and sound, I understand it was a bit hairy during and after the game. Superb support from Charlton fans again though, a resurrection of pride that can be put solely at the feet of Lee Bowyer, who spoke again […] Collapse
Shrewsbury Town 1 Charlton Athletic 0
13/05/2018 - We just weren’t good enough were we?.. Charlton ended the season how they started it back in Expand
13/05/2018 - We just weren’t good enough were we?.. Charlton ended the season how they started it back in August. Short on options, quality and goals. Lee Bowyer and Johnnie Jackson brought back togetherness, spirit and pride, but they had no way to address the continuous issues that Roland Duchatelet has besieged every single manager or head […] Collapse
Shrewsbury beat Charlton to book another Wembley trip in play-off final
13/05/2018 - Shrewsbury booked another Wembley appearance by beating Charlton 1-0 in the second leg of the Expand
13/05/2018 - Shrewsbury booked another Wembley appearance by beating Charlton 1-0 in the second leg of the League One play-off semi-final. Carlton Morris, the on-loan Norwich striker, scored the winner just before the hour to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory for the team who finished the season in third.Paul Hurst’s side, who were beaten by Lincoln at the national stadium in the Checkatrade Trophy final last month, will meet Rotherham or Scunthorpe at Wembley on 27 May. Related: Scunthorpe scramble late 2-2 draw with Rotherham in League One play-off Continue reading... Collapse
Sky Live: Shrewsbury v Charlton
12/05/2018 - Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst insists there is no chance his side will sit back and defend their 1-0 Expand
12/05/2018 - Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst insists there is no chance his side will sit back and defend their 1-0 play-off lead over Charlton on Sunday in what he expects to be an “intense” second leg. Collapse
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Roland Finally Says Goodbye
1 HR AGO - Personally I’m absolutely delighted with the interview given by Roland Duchatelet to the News Expand
1 HR AGO - Personally I’m absolutely delighted with the interview given by Roland Duchatelet to the News Shopper. Not for what he said – which it goes without saying is insulting, mean-spirited and reflects either a total disregard for the truth or a deeply delusional mind – but for the fact that it amounts to a valediction. If there was a slight disappointment that apparently Andrew Muir has returned to Australia for a couple of weeks, suggesting no long-awaited confirmation of a sale for a little longer, it has been balanced by the fact that Roland has publicly said goodbye. You’ve got to love the final quote in the article, when Duchatelet admits to having made a mistake. Not for the debacle which followed shortly after he bought the club, which nearly resulted in us being relegated that season, nor for the failure which his daft ideas and the those he kept around him brought on our club. Rather his error was not to rebut the “lies” told by former members of staff, which were apparently Collapse
Nearly there....
1 DAY AGO - Not long now folks. Not long before the sound of trumpets and the herald of a new era after Expand
1 DAY AGO - Not long now folks. Not long before the sound of trumpets and the herald of a new era after four miserable years under the unambitious, disinterested and hopeless Roland Duchatelet.Chief-Exec-elect Gerald Murphy has been busy behind the scenes doing PR work and he has been faultless so far. Appearing in the Directors box at Shrewsbury was the biggest sign we've seen but he has also visited the training ground and has spoken incognito to reveal some of detail about the protracted takeover negotiations and to calm fears about the future by making it clear that Roland Duchatelet isn't walking away with anything other than the wapping loss he deserves and that once he's gone, there will be no more involvement and no further risk. He has also shown a keen interest in the history of the club, being particularly interested to learn of the rapid rise in fortunes under Jimmy Seed eighty years ago and seeking a museum visit as I understand. I am also impressed that the Collapse
On EFL play-off memories
3 DAYS AGO - Ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet EFL play-off finals, Sky Sports will be taking a look back at some Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet EFL play-off finals, Sky Sports will be taking a look back at some classic games from years gone by. Collapse
Gap in the diary
6 DAYS AGO - Travelling to one of my favourite places on the planet this afternoon. Chicago. A place I truly Expand
6 DAYS AGO - Travelling to one of my favourite places on the planet this afternoon. Chicago. A place I truly miss everyday, well apart from those -17 celsius kind of days.. Tomorrow I will spend the day working, and Tuesday I have to sit a work exam in the morning but that night I have a ticket to […] Collapse
Lee Bowyer statement
16/05/2018 - “The last two months have been some of the most enjoyable of my career in football and I’d like to Expand
16/05/2018 - “The last two months have been some of the most enjoyable of my career in football and I’d like to thank everyone associated with Charlton Athletic for that.” (more) Some may dissect Bowyer’s words for what lies underneath, but for me he never sat in front of the press or us and sounded contrived or […] Collapse
Most improved club in England is...
14/05/2018 - We have ranked every club for league improvement in England's top four tiers - so where does your Expand
14/05/2018 - We have ranked every club for league improvement in England's top four tiers - so where does your club sit? Collapse
Bowyer: Shrews were not better
13/05/2018 - Charlton caretaker boss Lee Bowyer believes they were the better side despite losing to Shrewsbury Expand
13/05/2018 - Charlton caretaker boss Lee Bowyer believes they were the better side despite losing to Shrewsbury in the play-off semi-finals. Collapse
Shrews beat Charlton to reach final
13/05/2018 - A Carlton Morris goal was enough to steer Shrewsbury past Charlton and into the Sky Bet League One Expand
13/05/2018 - A Carlton Morris goal was enough to steer Shrewsbury past Charlton and into the Sky Bet League One play-off final. Collapse
Jackson Goal Ensures Duchere Suvival
12/05/2018 - I do appreciate all this rather pales into insignificance in the context of tomorrow’s game and Expand
12/05/2018 - I do appreciate all this rather pales into insignificance in the context of tomorrow’s game and what looks like the impending confirmation of the takeover. But perhaps it will provide a diversion as we wait for the main events, especially as the outcome of the final round of games in National, France’s third division, attracted some attention given the end-result. To recap, in this ridiculously tight division of 17 teams (usually 18 but with one, Bastia, missing this season) with one game left Red Star were confirmed as champions with one of Grenoble or Beziers taking the second promotion spot, the other going into a play-off against the team finishing third-bottom of the second division. At the other end Creteil had been relegated some time ago, they’d just been joined by Marseilles Consolat, but then any one of eight teams – including Lyon Duchere, my adopted French team - could have taken the final relegation place. No need for nail-biting if the team going into the final game in Collapse
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Two hotels
18 HRS AGO - I like hotels, you know that, and this week I stayed in two historical buildings that in last year Expand
18 HRS AGO - I like hotels, you know that, and this week I stayed in two historical buildings that in last year have been tastefully converted. In Chicago this week I stayed at the old Chicago Athletic Association (CAA). The CAA was established in 1890 just south of the Chicago River on Michigan Avenue. It’s original use was […] Collapse
WATCH: Championship play-off memories
2 DAYS AGO - We take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from the Championship play-off finals.
WATCH: Classic play-off finals
4 DAYS AGO - Alan Curbishley and Michael Gray take a look back at the famous play-off final between Charlton Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Alan Curbishley and Michael Gray take a look back at the famous play-off final between Charlton and Sunderland from 1998 with Sky Bet. Collapse
Counting the days
6 DAYS AGO - Quite ironic isn’t it that we still have the crackpot nutty professor in charge yet new Expand
6 DAYS AGO - Quite ironic isn’t it that we still have the crackpot nutty professor in charge yet new owners wait on passing the EFL’s ‘Fit and Proper Persons’ test. Andrew Muir’s Australian group plan to complete the takeover of the club within the next couple of weeks, all depending on how long the EFL take to do […] Collapse
The top club in England is...
15/05/2018 - Which is the top club in the land? Which teams are punching above their weight and which historic Expand
15/05/2018 - Which is the top club in the land? Which teams are punching above their weight and which historic powerhouses languish in the lower divisions? The Ultimate League for 2017/18 has arrived... Collapse
When does your club's season start?
14/05/2018 - The new Premier League season starts on August 11, but champions Manchester City will be in action Expand
14/05/2018 - The new Premier League season starts on August 11, but champions Manchester City will be in action a little earlier. Collapse
Shrewsbury Town 1 v Charlton Athletic 0
13/05/2018 - Shrewsbury Town duly closed the door on our season this afternoon with another one-nil victory to Expand
13/05/2018 - Shrewsbury Town duly closed the door on our season this afternoon with another one-nil victory to win the tie 2-0 on aggregate. The defeat consigns us to another season in League One. Under the unambitious and disinterested Roland Duchatelet that would seem unbearable and actual home gates would tank even further. At least we have the promise of new ownership and some hope for next season.It was a better showing from Charlton than on Thursday night and we had plenty of first-half possession as the home side were content to sit back and defend. We played some neat passing football down the flanks and across the pitch but we were again desperately short of any serious goalmouth action. Crosses, when they came, were inevitably knocked in hoping Magennis could out jump a pair of centre-halves and a goalkeeper in close attendance. We should have had a penalty before half-time for a pretty blatant handball which clearly changed the Collapse
Prutton's play-off predictions
13/05/2018 - David Prutton returns with his predictions ahead of the second legs of the Sky Bet Championship, Expand
13/05/2018 - David Prutton returns with his predictions ahead of the second legs of the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-off semi-finals. Collapse
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