Off to Charlton without ticket

[The Rattler]

I'm going and I will stand outside the ground if I have too
With a sign round my neck begging for a ticket.
I love my club and can't miss this !
Any spare I will take xx Baz xx

I work in Canary Wharf so went to Charlton at lunchtime today. With a colleague's Charlton membership card. However, turns out he is a BAD FAN who hasn't been for a few seasons so has got no 'purchase history' on the card. Upshot being they turned me away. They said they want to avoid Albion fans in Charlton stands for "safety" - no surprise there! Despite my most innocent look and that I tried for an under 11s ticket as well (£3) - pointed out my 10-year old daughter was unlikely to start any fisticuffs - but they were having none of it.

Still going to chance it tomorrow though!!

 

[RM-Taylor]

Had no luck getting either a home ticket or one in the Albion section, half tempted to travel down to South London tomorrow and see what's what, bit of a trek though mind.

 

[dazzer6666]

I work in Canary Wharf so went to Charlton at lunchtime today. With a colleague's Charlton membership card. However, turns out he is a BAD FAN who hasn't been for a few seasons so has got no 'purchase history' on the card. Upshot being they turned me away. They said they want to avoid Albion fans in Charlton stands for "safety" - no surprise there! Despite my most innocent look and that I tried for an under 11s ticket as well (£3) - pointed out my 10-year old daughter was unlikely to start any fisticuffs - but they were having none of it.

Still going to chance it tomorrow though!!

Calderwood and the rest of his coaching team were wandering around the Wharf this afternoon

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Storm the turnies. AKA a "scouse ticket"

 

[Eeyore]

I got in through the under 12 gate was 17 at the time . Then a bloke with a full beard did the same lol think we won 2-0?

2-1. Came from behind. 08/04/85

 

[RM-Taylor]

Decided against going without a ticket in the end, too much hassle of likely not getting in. Hopefully those that do risk it have a good outcome but I'll be trying to find a stream online

 

[Mowgli37]

Decided against going without a ticket in the end, too much hassle of likely not getting in. Hopefully those that do risk it have a good outcome but I'll be trying to find a stream online

How far down from oop north would you have had to travel? I'm currently on a megabus and it's making me question whether it's been worth going with one let alone going ticketless!

 

[RM-Taylor]

How far down from oop north would you have had to travel? I'm currently on a megabus and it's making me question whether it's been worth going with one let alone going ticketless!

Back up in the delights of Grimsby now I'm guessing the cheap travel of the megabus is what tempted you to choose that mode of travel

 

[KingstonSeagull]

How'd you get on?

 

[Hamilton]

My son, stepson, mate and brother-in-law all went in the home end. They reported an interesting atmosphere. They were especially 'entertained' by some foul-mouthed Charlton fan (very much in the minority they said) who seemed to want to pick a fight with everyone. Perhaps his mood was not helped by a corporate hospitality box that had been purchased by Albion supporters. Either way, despite sitting on their hands, they had a good time.

I hope Charlton manage to see off Roland - or get him to change his ways. Good luck to them all. A good club with good fans.

 

[Black Rod]

Plenty of people seemed to be chancing it in the crush at the turnstiles a couple of minutes before kick off in terms of getting through without tickets. No idea if they were successful or not

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

they may have got through the first security check by the road, but the turnstiles are the old fashioned top to toe swing doors - no way you can surge your way through there with more than 1 person inside!!

 

[Buzzer]

My son, stepson, mate and brother-in-law all went in the home end. They reported an interesting atmosphere. They were especially 'entertained' by some foul-mouthed Charlton fan (very much in the minority they said) who seemed to want to pick a fight with everyone. Perhaps his mood was not helped by a corporate hospitality box that had been purchased by Albion supporters. Either way, despite sitting on their hands, they had a good time.

I hope Charlton manage to see off Roland - or get him to change his ways. Good luck to them all. A good club with good fans.

I was watching the highlights yesterday and noticed quite a few people celebrating our first goal in the Charlton end. Have look at this bloke I've arrowed.

It's 18 seconds in on this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88SsXp3SgtI

He finishes chucking a ballon over and then goes mental celebrating the goal. No-one around him does anything.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

My son, stepson, mate and brother-in-law all went in the home end. They reported an interesting atmosphere. They were especially 'entertained' by some foul-mouthed Charlton fan (very much in the minority they said) who seemed to want to pick a fight with everyone. Perhaps his mood was not helped by a corporate hospitality box that had been purchased by Albion supporters. Either way, despite sitting on their hands, they had a good time.

I hope Charlton manage to see off Roland - or get him to change his ways. Good luck to them all. A good club with good fans.

Lots of Brighton fans in the hospitality, what made it worse is that my Brother won the half time lotto!

 

[soistes]

There was a group of Brighton fans at the front of the south end of the West Stand who were making no attempt to conceal their allegiance, especially in the second half. None of the Charlton fans around them seemed that bothered, although it looked as if they were told by the stewards to pipe down towards the end of the match.

 

[Hamilton]

I was watching the highlights yesterday and noticed quite a few people celebrating our first goal in the Charlton end. Have look at this bloke I've arrowed.

It's 18 seconds in on this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88SsXp3SgtI

He finishes chucking a ballon over and then goes mental celebrating the goal. No-one around him does anything.

A Charlton friend tells me lots of their lot were openly supporting us as part of the protest.


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[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

There were about 5 or 6 (at least) Brighton in the corner of the main stand by the police box, as the game went on they got more and more vocal with their open support of us and by the end of the game were proudly showing their Brighton tops.

 

[Ernest]

There were about 5 or 6 (at least) Brighton in the corner of the main stand by the police box, as the game went on they got more and more vocal with their open support of us and by the end of the game were proudly showing their Brighton tops.

That might have BEAN me and my BOYS. We left it to Trevor to sort out the TICKETS and he got them in the HOME end, we didn't REALISE till Breakfast in the CLIFTONVILLE on Saturday morning. The lads said it's OK we will just tell them one of us is a HALF WIT and needs CONSTANT care so we will get in OK. I said who is the HALF WIT ? Then they all POINTED at ME