Charlton now Kent club - official
Tucked the way in the programme for the Hartlepool game (which I thought was excellent value for £1.50) was an intriguing statistic from Rick Everitt. He revealed that 58 per cent of Charlton season ticket holders now have Kent addresses against 26 per cent from SE districts.
It would be intriguing to know where the other 16 per cent come from, although ny guess would be other London postal districts, followed by Essex. In Surrey Charlton season ticket holders would definitely be outnumbered by supporters of the Salford Red Sox.
Charlton has always had close links with Kent as evidenced by the number of Charlton players who used to play Kent county cricket in the summer. Of course, Gillingham have claimed that they are the real Kent club, or at least their popular chairman Paul Scally has.
An Addick recently went to their club shop to buy a shirt for his grandson who has an unfortunate affiliation to the Gills. Asked if he put a name and number on the back, he was told that was not possible (the technology presumably having not reached that part of Kent), but it was suggested to him that they might do it at The Valley!
Folkestone man's confession
Support in Kent is being consolidated by the Valley Express service. Folkestone resident David Carlton, author of an acclaimed critical biography of matinée idol turned prime minister Anthony Eden and a book on Churchill and Stalin recently retired from his post at Warwick University, the long-distance commute having finally worn him down.
Knowing that the terrorism expert was something of a football fan, I asked him if he would be using the Rickshaw now that he had retired, given its popularity with older folk. When he replied that he hadn't even heard of the Rickshaw, I started to worry about the effectiveness of our publicity in the Channel coast town.
But then the awful truth came out. 'I'm an Eagle', confessed Carlton who would only need a 'h' to have the perfect surname for an Addick. Somehow I don't think the Glaziers will be providing a coach service for the Nigels and Nigellas any time soon.
It would be intriguing to know where the other 16 per cent come from, although ny guess would be other London postal districts, followed by Essex. In Surrey Charlton season ticket holders would definitely be outnumbered by supporters of the Salford Red Sox.
Charlton has always had close links with Kent as evidenced by the number of Charlton players who used to play Kent county cricket in the summer. Of course, Gillingham have claimed that they are the real Kent club, or at least their popular chairman Paul Scally has.
An Addick recently went to their club shop to buy a shirt for his grandson who has an unfortunate affiliation to the Gills. Asked if he put a name and number on the back, he was told that was not possible (the technology presumably having not reached that part of Kent), but it was suggested to him that they might do it at The Valley!
Folkestone man's confession
Support in Kent is being consolidated by the Valley Express service. Folkestone resident David Carlton, author of an acclaimed critical biography of matinée idol turned prime minister Anthony Eden and a book on Churchill and Stalin recently retired from his post at Warwick University, the long-distance commute having finally worn him down.
Knowing that the terrorism expert was something of a football fan, I asked him if he would be using the Rickshaw now that he had retired, given its popularity with older folk. When he replied that he hadn't even heard of the Rickshaw, I started to worry about the effectiveness of our publicity in the Channel coast town.
But then the awful truth came out. 'I'm an Eagle', confessed Carlton who would only need a 'h' to have the perfect surname for an Addick. Somehow I don't think the Glaziers will be providing a coach service for the Nigels and Nigellas any time soon.
posted by Wyn Grant at 7:24 AM
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A great wodge of those Kent addresses, however, come under and pay their taxes to London. I imagine QPR's a Middlesex club, really.
Fair point, Inspector. But someone complained to this blog recently when I referred to Bexleyheath as part of S.E.London. It's all a state of mind really.
Being a dumb American -- only three generations removed from Maidstone, Kent -- I chose to support CAFC because they were the only EPL team sort of in Kent. I looked at a map to find that out. All in all, I'm glad I chose Charlton Athletic and I'm glad that many supporters come from my homeland in Kent.
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"bexleyheath, kent" - Most of Bexleyheath's 020 (surely it's Barnehurst's that's 01322?) and all of it pays its taxes to the *London* Borough of Bexley.
Of course, if you want to have the generous London support for your buses, fire, police, ambulance and rail services withdrawn, you're very welcome to become Kent proper. Just don't complain when your taxes rocket...
Incidentally, while Shepherd's Bush has been in London since 1889 - just like Charlton - many of QPR's supporters now live in outer west London. Just like many of Charlton's supporters live in outer south-east London. Those will be places which weren't in London until the '60s... oooh, just like Bexleyheath!
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