Yeah, thats us. Lots of pride, the odd bit of passion - but not much in the way of success, to be honest.
THE CHARLTON ATHLETIC ROLL OF HONOUR
1947: We won the FA Cup. UP THE ADDICKS!
1990: We nearly won a seat on the local council. YAY!
One trophy, and nearly one seat on the chuffing council - in more than a hundred years. Is it any wonder that we are all constantly in and out of therapy?
STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE
30-May 22:40, by Frankie Valley
Have I ever told you about the time I met Peter Varney? I have? Really? Well, I suppose I do go on about it a bit, but after all - it was one of my proudest moments. And still is.
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MANY MILES HAVE I TRAVELLED
30-May 20:30, by Ketts
Strictly for the anoraks, this one - an in-depth analysis from Our Man In The Know, on the subject of whose fans will have to travel the furthest next season.
Another quiet day at the Valley then, eh Ketts? ;-)
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KETTLE, POT, BLACK...
30-May 09:35, by Frankie Valley
Talk about hypocrisy - maybe the European Union should put their own house in order first, before sticking their nose into football.
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MEANWHILE, ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT
30-May 09:31, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know casts his expert eye over England and Ireland's performances this week.
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PEACOCKS AND CHIMPS
29-May 08:17, by Jakartass
Our South East Asian correspondent is taking a short break from his political rants against the system in Indonesia. Instead, today he's having a political rant about racism in Darkest (am I allowed to say that?) Dorset....
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SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE HAPPENING 8Y NOW?
28-May 22:11, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know is badly in need of some close-season entertainment. New players, new kit, new DVD - anything.
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THERE'S NO NEED TO BE BORED, MISS K
28-May 14:44, by Ketts
Happiness is a satellite subscription. Just the thing for passing those long summer months before the football season kicks off again...
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COR BLIMEY FABS - THAT WAS QUICK
28-May 10:21, by Doctor Kish
I caught the England manager on the wireless this morning, and get this readers - he was speaking English. Pretty good English too.
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BORED AS A BORED THING
27-May 22:31, by Miss Kish
Is it really still only May? 'fraid so, Miss K. Still, not to worry - England are playing tomorrow!
(Oh joy. Oh rapture.)
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YOU WOT? HOW MUCH?
27-May 22:11, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know is staggered and horrified. Not only that - his flabber has never been so ghasted. What about? Why, the price of football tickets in London Town.
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MEANWHILE DOWN IN BRISTOL
27-May 07:51, by Ketts
Having finished putting the Charlton world to rights with all his sagely words of wisdom, Our Man In The Know has moved. On. Now he's sorting out Gary Johnson's future for him.
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CHARLTON TILL I DIE
26-May 22:15, by Sam Lloyd
Our favourite Kentish Maiden likes to give the impression she's one of the lads, and hard as nails. Well she ain't, she's just a soppy girlie - as her latest contribution to this site most clearly demonstrates...
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DON'T TELL HULL CITY THAT, TERRY!
26-May 09:50, by Doctor Kish
Terry Wogan has suggested that maybe we shouldn't bother competing in the Eurovision Song Contest any more, because we are bound to finish last anyway.
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WHAT A SHOWER
26-May 09:34, by Ketts
Yesterday was an absolutely awful day weather-wise up here in the Bumpkin Shires. Time to settle down and let Sky entertain us, and they done us proud.
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THE MASTER OF THE UNDER-STATEMENT
25-May 13:15, by Frankie Valley
Tact and diplomacy is not really my long suit, to be honest. I suppose that's one of the reasons I don't get much radio work these days....
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HULL CITY 1, BRISTOL CITY 0
25-May 09:52, by Ketts
A tale of two cities, two home town boys, and a couple of Addicks. Our Man In The Know watched the Play-Off Final yesterday, and this is what he thought about it.
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RANDOM MUSINGS FROM ROTTERDAM
25-May 09:38, by Man to Varney
How many Wembley hat-trick heroes have YOU met? MtV has met two. And in a shameless act of gratuitous name-dropping, he has rather cleverly managed to incorporate that achievement into his latest missive....
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FOR ONCE, ROMAN DOES THE DECENT THING
24-May 20:08, by Frankie Valley
In a surprisingly heart-warming show of humanity, Mr Abramovich has released his old friend Avram Grant from the living hell of working at Chelsea Football Club.
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ANOTHER ONE IN THE EYE FOR SIMES
24-May 09:56, by Frankie Valley
I see we've gone and done it again! We've only gone and nicked another little gem off of Croydon's Finest. Right now, Mister Jordan must be spitting blood and no mistake....
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COMING STAYING STAYING STAYING AND GOING
24-May 09:24, by Ketts
All those Charlton bloggers out there who reckon there's nothing happening that is worth writing about right now - try telling that to Our Man In The Know. He's found plenty of things to write about, yes indeed....
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I JUST DON'T CARE NO MORE
23-May 12:37, by Doctor Kish
Is that a line from a song? I think it might be. Which song? I don't know and I don't care. Readers, its been a long, long season. We all need a break.
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THANK YOU ALAN PARDEW
23-May 11:05, by Floyd
Floyd has been mulling over the closure of the footie season this weekend....
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THE MOST OBNOXIOUS MAN IN FOOTBALL?
23-May 10:09, by Ketts
The end of the Champions League Final and time for the medals to be handed out. It's amazing how many people get them these days.
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DAMMIT - I MISSED IT!
22-May 12:50, by Frankie Valley
Its just not the same, reading about it in the papers the following morning. If only I'd have known what was going to happen, I'd have made a special effort to watch it on the telly. In fact, I might have even flown out to Moscow to see it for myself....
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SO WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG?
22-May 10:26, by Ketts
Did we expect too much from the season - or were we let down? Our Man In the Know gives us his take on where we chuffed it all up.
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APRIL 2008: NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
21-May 10:44, by Ketts
The final chapter of Our Man In The Know's 2007-2008 Review. April now, and the play-off flame - never mind the automatic promotion flame - is almost extinguished.
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BRAND IDENTITY
20-May 22:20, by Marco
Marco was at a party on Saturday night, deep in Nigel territory at Beckenham. Brave man!
You want to know what happened down in Beckenham on Saturday night? Well read on then....
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IT WAS DAVE DAVIES'S FUNERAL TODAY
20-May 21:56, by Compo's Welly
... and I challenge you not to shed a tear or two whilst reading CW's moving account of the proceedings.
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ANYBODY FANCY A DAY OUT IN....
20-May 11:31, by Frankie Valley
er, Welling? No, not really. How about good ol' Bermondsey? Or Tooting, maybe? Alright then, final offer - what would you say to a summer's evening in - Aldershot?
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MARCH 2008: SPRING IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER
20-May 09:20, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know continues his season review, and he is starting to get to the sharp end of things now...
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
19-May 07:58, by Man to Varney
It's all been said. Wrong players sold, wrong players brought in. Erratic team selection. Mystifying tactics. MtV gives his thoughts on the season just gone.
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FEBRUARY 2008: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
19-May 07:44, by Ketts
By the time of our first ever visit to Glanford Park to take on lowly Scunthorpe, Our Man In The Know had convinced himself that we would soon be back on track for a top two finish. Hmph...
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THEY SAY THAT BEAUTY IS....
18-May 15:44, by Doctor Kish
...in the eye of the beholder. It's a subjective thing, beauty. My idea of beauty may differ from yours. Marilyn Monroe. Greta Scacchi. Cherie Blair. It's all down to personal taste, isn't it?
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WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT EH?
18-May 12:42, by Man to Varney
MtV has been having a look at that bit on the official CAFC website where we the fans can have our say. And he is moved to ask - why does anyone still bother?
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JANUARY 2008: AH THE MEMORIES
18-May 12:19, by Ketts
Happy New Year everyone, from Our Man In The Know. It's the ninth year prefixed '200-', where did the other eight go?
January is transfer window time, and our annual foray into the FA Cup....
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STRUCK DUMB BY THE TEDIUM
17-May 17:33, by Doctor Kish
When Kevin Keegan says football is boring, my instinctive reaction is to ignore him. Kevin Keegan is, after all, a complete eejit. BUT - when New York Addick says football is boring....
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OOPS! I NEARLY FORGOT....
17-May 14:55, by Doctor Kish
I just switched the wireless on - IT'S CUP FINAL DAY! Yay! Only ten minutes to go too.
Crikey, that was close. I nearly missed it.
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DECEMBER 2007: THE CRACKS ARE STARTING TO APPEAR
17-May 14:16, by Ketts
Part Five of Our Man In The Know's look back at 2007/2008. Bloody hell, we're not even halfway yet. How much more of this torture do we have to bear?
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WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE FROM THE BIG 4?
16-May 15:33, by Ketts
Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool perhaps? Wrong big four. I was referring to some of our recently departed stars: Dean Kiely, Jimmy Jimmy, Super Kevin Lisbie and the one and only Radostin Kishishev.
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JUST TO PROVE THAT I'M NOT A SNOB
16-May 12:57, by Frankie Valley
Last night after work, I went for a drink with a hamster. Admittedly, I did take the precaution of suggesting we meet in a back-street bar where nobody would spot us...
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NOVEMBER 2007: AH THE MEMORIES
16-May 09:30, by Ketts
Season Review, Part Four. Our heroes are still looking good for automatic promotion, and the Covered End Choir (shhhhh) are still singing 'Super Alan Pardew'. Read what Our Man In The Know has to say about it November.
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ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE
15-May 12:14, by Compo's Welly
A very sad note, in fact.
Charlton Flags, Charlton Radio, and he's been featured in the Valley Review too. He was undoubtedly The Genuine Article, and no mistake. CW pays her own respects to a recently departed fellow Addick.
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OCTOBER 2007 - NOT A GOOD MONTH
15-May 07:41, by Ketts
Month three already? Blimey. I wish the real season had passed that quickly. Our Man In The Know continues his look back at 2007/2008.
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BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
14-May 23:01, by Sam Lloyd
Second teams - well we all have them don't we? Course we do. This particular Kentish Maiden has a soft spot for Yeovil Town - and it's got nothing to do with the fact that she fancies Gary Johnson...
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YEAH, PALACE GOT BEAT. BUT SO WHAT?
14-May 14:08, by Frankie Valley
Croydon's Finest got dumped out of the play-off's last night. This should be a cause for wild and raucous celebrations. And yet - somehow, I feel no real joy.
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YOU WOT? HOW MUCH?
14-May 12:17, by Doctor Kish
Some football 'expert' called Mark Saggers - is that his real name? Poor bugger - upped the anti last night, with a new record for the value of a place in Tier One.
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SEPTEMBER 2007: AH THE MEMORIES
14-May 09:55, by Ketts
Our Man In the Know continues his month-by-month reminisce of last season. This time it's September. And a good read it is too - particularly as he hasn't got to the point where our entire season went tits up yet.
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WHAT A GAME - WHAT A GUY
14-May 09:50, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know, he knew who was going to win at Ashron Gate last night. Not only that - he also knew who was going to be the hero. That's why he's Our Man In The Know, I suppose...
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JUST THINK: ONE DAY, I COULD BE...
13-May 13:51, by Frankie Valley
.... the New Valley Supremo! No really! That's what the marketing bods at CAFC reckon, anyway.
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MEANWHILE, UP THERE IN TIER ONE (cont'd)
13-May 13:43, by Sledge
More down-to-earth, feet-on-the-ground home-truthing about the Prem, from us Tier Two (ie "proper") football fans...
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MEANWHILE, UP THERE IN TIER ONE
13-May 13:40, by Sam Lloyd
OK, its none of our business really, but all the same.... what our favourite Kentish Maiden wants to know is - when are all those so-called big boys going to finally wake up and shmell the kawfee?
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ON THE ROAD TO...
13-May 11:34, by Ketts
Where will be going next season? Our Man In The Know is already planning his away-days for 2008/2009.
He's very keen isn't he?
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AUGUST 2007: AH THE MEMORIES....
13-May 11:07, by Ketts
Our Man In the Know re-visits last season, month by month. Why anyone would want to re-visit last season is beyond me....
First up - August.
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THERE'S ONLY ONE LLOYD SAM
12-May 21:34, by Sam LLoyd
A eulogy to that Young Turk out on the wing with number 18 on his back - from his shirt sponsor and biggest fan.
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BITS AND PIECES
12-May 12:49, by Ketts
Another day of high activity on the footie front yesterday. With a bit of ingenuity, Our Man In The Know managed to rig the television up so he could watch while enjoying a sunny day in the garden.
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SUNNY DAYS
12-May 12:38, by Ketts
A glorious sunny day. Not today, but 9 July 2007 and the pre-season starts in earnest. Ketts looks back on those barmy days before we all got fed up with Pards....
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IT'S CUP FINAL WEEK-END
11-May 13:00, by Frankie Valley
Second Saturday in May - FA Cup Final. At least that's how it always used to be, when I were a lad.
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FIRST SATURDAY WITHOUT THE MIGHTY REDS
11-May 09:05, by Ketts
...so what do we do with ourselves? Well we couldn't complain about the number of options to keep us amused yesterday.
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HURRAH FOR A UN-SUNG HERO
10-May 09:07, by Ketts
Steve Allen, that's who. A story that has gone largely unnoticed is the hip operation that Darren Ambrose underwent a couple of weeks back. The club's website elaborated on the details yesterday.
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TIME FOR A CLEAR-OUT, PARDS
09-May 13:40, by Doctor Kish
I've finally managed to wade through our leader's programme notes from last Sunday. A little bit of introspection, a little bit of tub-thumping and plenty of straight talking - but has he got things right?
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THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE
09-May 12:16, by Ketts
Hands-up time. Who thought we'd be back in the Premiership by now? Ketts is brave enough to admit that he did.
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WILL HE STAY OR WILL HE GO?
08-May 10:47, by Ketts
Our Man In The Know has been ruminating, pontificating, and masticating over who's going where in the summer. This is what he reckons...
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A SAD DAY FOR DEMOCRACY
08-May 08:09, by Frankie Valley
Its official. Charlton Athletic's reign as the most politically correct, right-on football club in christendom has come to an end.
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RELEGATION - THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END
07-May 10:56, by Ketts
We felt the pain of relegation a year ago so know what the fans of Derby and the other clubs at the bottom of the table are going through. But it's not really the end of the world...
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ON THE UP AGAIN
07-May 08:10, by Doctor Kish
No - not Charlton. Not just yet anyway. My 'other' team got promoted on Saturday - and in doing so, they demonstrated that maybe Charlton too can one day make a return to better times. We just need to be realistic, and patient.
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DREADFUL SCENES AT THE BRITANNIA
06-May 17:28, by Doctor Kish
Did you see that? Running on the pitch they were - 'ooligans! Not fit for the Prem. Bloody disgrace, I call it....
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WAGGSY WAGGSY DO YOUR JOB
06-May 10:04, by Ketts
An open message from Our Man In The Know, to CAFC's new CEO and Transfer Czar.
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COME IN NO. 16 - YOUR TIME IS UP
05-May 16:47, by JB
Or is it? Would the big bald battering ram who plays in shirt number 16 be better employed elsewhere than up front?
Well the big bald battering ram who sits in seat number P150 thinks so....
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TRUE TO FORM...
05-May 10:56, by Frankie Valley
Our leader's first pronouncement after the final blowing of the whistle yesterday: "I think we need three or four more players."
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WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACES
05-May 08:36, by Jakartass
Our South East Asian correspondent has gone all soppy over someone who only managed 3 goals in 270 games, two of which were bloody shinners!!
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IF ONLY IT COULD BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME
04-May 22:49, by Ketts
Charlton Athletic 4 - 1 Coventry City
So Charlton end the season on a high. Proved what we all knew really; if sides gives us time and space, don't try to close us down, we look a half decent side.
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I'VE JUST NOTICED SOMETHING
04-May 22:09, by Frankie Valley
Our board has pulled a fast one on us. They've made a subtle change to that "free season ticket if we go up" offer, the cheeky blighters. And once the Stalwarts spot the change, they are not going to be happy. In fact they're going to be LIVID.
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THE LAST RITES
03-May 17:59, by Ketts
So here we are at last, the final match of the season. The fireworks, the medals and some posh official handing over the League trophy. Well, that was what was supposed to happen....
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NOT JUST A PART OF THE FURNITURE....
03-May 10:45, by Frankie Valley
....but a highly valued member of the CAFC support team, that's me!
And these aren't my words. Its not me that's saying that. Mister Pards thinks so too.
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LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS
02-May 11:05, by Doctor Kish
There was I, thinking nobody would turn up on Sunday and feeling slightly guilty about my own non-attendance, when it looks like we're in for a bumper crowd!
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LIFE'S A ROCKY ROAD
02-May 09:46, by Ketts
Oh South London is wonderful. Sometimes we forget why South London really is wonderful. The Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park, The Royal Artillery, but most of all its wonderful people.
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TWO PLUS TWO EQUALS....
01-May 12:33, by Ketts
Four? Or five? Our Man In The Know doesn't know. Not yet anyway. But you can bet your life he'll have worked it out before anybody else does....
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GETTING SHIRTY
01-May 12:14, by Frankie Valley
And shorty. And socky. I've been regaled with numerous tales of fun and frivolity from Addicks who were at the Charlton Kit-Sponsors Annual Do, down at the Valley this week. It sounds like it was a real blast....
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MIDWEEK HAPPENINGS
01-May 11:41, by Ketts
Among other things, Our Man In The Know puts up a strong case in defence of the Rt Hon Francis Lampard QC. So strong in fact that I might even have to consider my own position on the "Fat Frank" debate....
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