Taken to the cleaners by the Irons

A reliable correspondent writes, 'I'm not so sure that West Ham treated us as well as you think during the exile time at Upton Park. I recall hearing that they fiddled with the gate numbers and receipts and shortchanged Charlton throughout our stay there.'

Point taken. I suppose it was the fact that the return to The Valley was not that far off and that anywhere has to be better than *****hurst Park.

I hear that the Bank of Scotland has ended its relationship with Charlton. With less than a month's notice, the plug is being pulled on the money donation to the youth set up that used to come with usage of the card. People who have tried to ring the call centre to cancel the card have not found it easy to get through.

Some fans are cancelling their Valley Gold subscriptions because they are fed up with producing players for other clubs. The problem is that the gap between the reserves and the Premiership is a big one. Having watched Neil McCafferty play several games for Rushden this season, a good player in the reserves, it is evident how big the gap is. He is currently contemplating his future back home in Ireland. Some Rushden fans would like him back at Nene Park, but there are doubts that the now community owned club could afford him.

The one player we may regret letting go is Michael Turner. A friend who is a Brentford supporter has nothing but good to say about him and reckons he will move on to higher things.