I’ve been humbled by all the very kind messages I’ve received since the announcement of my return to
#cafc
yesterday. My link to
#cact
means I don’t feel I’ve ever really been away but I actually left
#cafc
in 2009. There’s a lot to be done - I’m looking forward to the challenge.
I’ve known
@S66Brown
since our days at Selhurst so I could be accused of being biased but Steve spending matchdays in a TV studio and not on the
#cafc
team bench as an important part of the coaching team, is a complete mystery to me…
It’s been a busy first week back at this great club.There’s a lot to do but we have some great young people working at
#cafc
& I’ve enjoyed our first week together. I’m looking forward to the game tomorrow & I intend to meet with as many fans as possible. See you at The Valley.
Congratulations to Nathan & the team for another outstanding performance. It was just the game & result I wanted before stepping away from the club for a month. My hip operation is on Wednesday & I'm taking September off to concentrate on my recuperation. See you in October
#cafc
Everyone knows what
#cafc
has meant to me over the years. I’ve been a supporter since I was 6 & the Club was my livelihood for a large part of my career. I’m also a proud ambassador of
#CACT
. This football Club is very special not just to me but to the whole community.
#SaveCAFC
As I was leaving
#Alberello
in
#Bexley
this evening I was introduced to a young
#CAFC
fan who wanted me to assure him the Club would be OK. I told him to ‘keep the faith’ as I was confident we would get through this period. This Club means so much to so many people
#saveCAFC
What a sad night for everyone who cares about
#cafc
. The complete and utter shambles of the
#ESI
‘ownership’ has crippled the club. Who knows where this great club goes now...sad night
What an uplifting and inspiring series
@ThePianoUK
has been and the Final was just incredible…I’m in bits, the performances of the pianists on
#ThePiano
were so emotional. This
@Channel4
show is TV at its absolute best.
Life is better with pianos in it.
Thanks to the ticket sales for the final concert, we've been able to put pianos into stations across the UK. Please enjoy them and tag us in your playing!
#ThePiano
I am extremely disappointed that Peter and
@andrewdbarclay
have had to make this decision but it's understandable why they have. I'll just say this; Peter has always put the best interests of
#cafc
first and he always will.
Remembering the time I hosted the surprise celebration at the Training Ground of my former
#cafc
colleague from our days at Selhurst Park, Chris Parkes’ 30th anniversary of working for the Club....
🎥 Long-serving Club Secretary Chris Parkes celebrated 30 years as a Charlton employee last week! 👏
Addicks past and present have paid tribute to him 👇
#cafc
6 months ago I was surprised but extremely proud to be invited by Charlie Methven to return to
#cafc
for the 3rd time to help the new owners get the commercial operation moving again & to mentor the young but talented staff at the club. It’s been great, I’ve loved every minute…
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the worst day of my life, the day that my Mum was killed by a dangerous driver…Mum was just 41 years old. Many of my closest friends know what happened that fateful day in 1971 but I’ve never written about it; until now.
I really cannot understand how it can be acceptable for
#ZipposCircus
to be staged on
#Blackheath
yet a mile or so away
#cafc
have to play behind closed doors. Someone explain this to me as surely it’s irrational and illogical?
#efl
#football
After the events of yesterday at
#cafc
& the inevitable uncertainty it’s caused, I thought it was a good time to remind us all just what this great club has achieved since returning to The Valley 30 years ago. Keep the faith everyone,
#cafc
is special…
So sad to hear from Chris Parkes that
#DerekUfton
has passed away, aged 92. An England International, Derek was a
#cafc
Legend in the truest sense of the word. I worked closely with Derek
on everything from
@ValleyGold
to the Sam Bartram statue...it’s a sad day
#RIP
Congratulations to Darren Prattley on his thoroughly well deserved
#ManoftheMatch
award at today’s
#cafc
2-2 draw with
#WBA
. Darren is having a brilliant season and he was the unanimous choice for the
#MOTM
award in the lounges at
#TheValley
Our fans were great today, they played a huge role in us getting the draw. My thanks also to my colleagues Arnie & Jes. The lounges were all full & everyone had a great time. Today was also the debut of Valley favourite
#PeterGarland
who did a great job as a
#cafc
matchday host.
It’s coming together again very nicely, the pitch looks amazing and the LED advertising boards are being reinstalled today….hopefully we’ll see as many of you as possible back at The Valley on Saturday for the
#Portsmouth
match, it should be a great day.
#cafc
@CAFCofficial
Sorry, I'm somewhat confused as to who exactly is 'The Club' now? In my defence, it was more straightforward 'in my day' - supporters knew who owned 'The Club', what the management structure was & how the decision making process operated...we were old fashioned in that way...
Lewis and Lucy, the original
#cafc
‘fan advisers’ do a great job in very difficult circumstances. They are both very busy, professional people who willingly give up their spare time for the club. The guys have been an invaluable support to me since my return & I value their input
Just about to start a meeting but wheneverI see Sam’s statue I always have a quiet moment when I think back to that incredible June day in 2005 - the 100th birthday of
#CAFC
- when we unveiled what I think is without question, the best statue in football.
My career
@CAFCofficial
started in a portacabin on another team’s ground. We didn’t take off as a club until the ground & the team were under the same ownership. My fear is we end up forced out of The Valley again…I’m reminded of this slide in my
#cafc
sponsorship presentation..
Incredibly, 34 years ago today we threw open the gates of The Valley to the fans for the
#ValleyCleanUp
…I remember when we discussed doing this at a
#cafc
Board meeting. It has become an iconic part of the ‘Back to The Valley’ story & I’m proud to have been part of it.
Today marks the 32nd Anniversary of that historic night at
#WoolwichTownHall
when
#RogerAlwen
made his famous announcement that
#cafc
will ‘...once again play football at The Valley.’ Being on stage that night is one of my proudest moments. It’s also when we launched
@ValleyGold
I know I’m biased but come on, how stunning does this look!
Come & join us at The Valley on Saturday against Portsmouth in the 1905 Lounge; the package includes a complimentary drink on arrival, curry meal & Lower West Stand seat..bookings can made via hospitality
@cafc
.co.uk
My thanks to
@pedwards72
for sending me this photo he took at today’s match at
#TheValley
, of me with two of my
#cafc
friends, Chris Parkes & Carl Leaburn. The three of us go back a long way together, to the club’s Selhurst Park days in fact…
This is soul-destroying. I very much hope when this wretched period is finally over & the seedy squabbling by two groups who couldn't care less about
#cafc
has been resolved; an in-depth review into how a great Club as
@CAFCofficial
was placed in such peril, will be held.
Case set to be heard on week commencing either September 12 or 21.
It means Panorama Magic cannot sell or transfer the club to anyone else until determination of the appeal.
I’m pleased & somewhat humbled to say I have been asked to stay on at
#cafc
but in a more project-based role, which suits me in my ‘advanced years’ as it’ll mean less demands on my time. I will, however, still retain my matchday responsibilities…so my
#cafc
journey continues…
It was a special day at The Valley today as before the game Paul Elliott & I unveiled the newly refurbished
#KeithPeacock
Suite which now boasts this excellent mural of Keith scoring against Millwall in 1968. Our thanks to
@brandnewltd
&
@DigitalFusion
#cafc
30 years ago the
#PFA
selected a young man to be the first ever Football in the Community officer for
@CAFCofficial
. That young man was
@JasonMorgan1
. 30 years later Jason, now an
#MBE
is the CEO of the biggest & best Community Trust in Football,
@CAFCTrust
. Well done Jas.
#cafc
Happy 70th Birthday to
@_PeterVarney
! 🎂
We first met when he came into the portakabin at Selhurst Park to buy a mascot package for his son. We went on to work with each other for many years with the main period being when Peter was
#cafc
CEO & I was Commercial Director.
Well done to
#NathanJones
& the team on a great performance against Derby tonight & an important 3 points …but how good was this young man,
#KaroyAnderson
?!
I’m pleased for all the travelling
#cafc
fans who support the team on the road in huge numbers. Onwards and Upwards!
It was good to chat with fans at The Valley yesterday. Everyone recognises it’s a new start but, perhaps for the first time in ages, there’s a growing ‘feel good’ feeling around
#cafc
. There’s much to do & it’ll be a busy week but I can’t wait for the new season to start.
Just found the original presentation I put together to present to
#Llanera
which led to them sponsoring the club for £1.5m a year, the biggest deal in
@CAFCofficial
history. This image in particular brought back some great memories for me….
#CAFC
How important is
#cafc
? Extremely important but don’t just take my word for it, I’m biased....but this young man certainly enjoyed his day with us
#SaveCAFC
I’ve always made myself accessible for
#cafc
fans to contact me - right back to 1989 when I had my own radio show - but I’m too old now to put up with juvenile rants about the team & sarcastic comments about the club’s FA Cup statement aimed at me so if I block you, you know why!
Happy 76th Birthday to one of
@CAFCofficial
best ever players,
#ColinPowell
. Something I never take for granted is being a friend & colleague of great former
#cafc
players, like Colin, who were my heroes when I was watching from the East Terrace. Have a great day Colin.
A fantastic night at The Valley tonight. The team to a man gave their all to achieve that result and so did the crowd. When
#cafc
fans get behind the team like they did tonight and create such a brilliant atmosphere then there is no better place to be than The Valley.
35 years ago today, Lennie Lawrence’s
#CAFC
heroes beat
#LUFC
2-1 at St Andrew’s in the replay of the first ever
@EFL
Play-Off Final to preserve the Club’s top level status. We owe Lennie & that squad so much as relegation that year would have threatened the Club’s very existence
Home ticket sales for tomorrow's game have already surpassed that of EVERY match at The Valley last season! 😍
Who’s going to be there backing Dean Holden’s Addicks?! 🖐
🔴⚪️
#cafc
I don’t like criticising referees - I worked
@EFL
with the great Jack Taylor - but what disappoints me is when referees like todays at
#cafc
allow constant shirt pulling, conning & time-wasting. You have to wonder whether the referees know the laws but don’t understand the game
The news that
#DaveCourtney
took his own life early this morning has shocked all of us
@CAFCofficial
who spent time with him yesterday when Dave was a guest of match sponsors Billingham Communications. He was on good form so It’s unfathomable what happened a just few hours later.
Ever since we were first together
@CAFCofficial
in the 80’s, whenever
#BobBolder
sees me he gives me a huge bear hug - basically there is absolutely nothing I can do about it! It’s strange, but I really miss Bob’s bonhomie and yes, even his bloody cuddles!
#cafc
#cact
Great to back here in person today, albeit socially distanced and masked....I’ve missed this place...hopefully we’ll all be back here again before too much longer
#cafc
#cact
Whatever the machinations of any ‘takeover’
@CAFCofficial
what is irrefutable is that
#cafc
will not ‘take-off’ until the ground & the team are under the same ownership. In this the 30th anniversary of our return to The Valley, the lessons of our past confirm this loud & clear!
Post-match drinks in the
#SalfordSuite
@ManUtd
. We all agreed that
#cafc
played really well and United needed to bring on Casimiro, Eriksen & Rashford to ensure they clinched the game. How brilliant were the
@CAFCofficial
fans tonight though…awesome support…
It was good to be at The Valley last night for what was a very entertaining match against
#QPR
. I saw a few
#STFC
matches last season and I’ve been impressed by the football Ben Garner’s
#cafc
team are now playing…it’s certainly been an encouraging start to the new season.
Our hospitality team is ready for what will be a really busy day in the lounges today at The Valley….one of the things I’m most pleased about since coming back to
@CAFCofficial
has been working with these great people.
#cafc
For the second week in a row, the ‘Man of the Match’ is
#MilesLeaburn
. Miles had a great game but to be honest, it could have been any of the players today. A great performance from what must have been one of the youngest
#cafc
teams we’ve ever fielded.
It beggars belief that the final outcome of
#EFL
Championship relegation will be confirmed only after any subsequent appeal process is completed. This will effectively put affected clubs into a state of limbo. How is that a fit & proper way to conclude a season? What a mess
Final comment on yesterday’s great performance by
#cafc
is to say what a great job Chris Parkes did to get the unjust booking given by
#TrevorKettle
at Burton to
#AkinFamewo
reattributed. Akin Famewo was absolutely immense yesterday.
Today is the 35th anniversary of my first ever match as Commercial Manager of
@CAFCofficial
- I’d joined from
#MidlandBank
a few days before & had
#Liverpool
at ‘home’ as my first game! The cover star that day at Selhurst Park was the one & only
@bobbolder4
!
#cafc
Great to see
@johnpfulleruk
here today. Older
#cafc
fans will recall that John was the announcer during our exile at Selhurst & Upton Park, he was on the Mic for our first game back at The Valley. John is floor manager for today’s
#FACup
match v
@CrayValleyPM
My thanks to everyone who has sent me 'congratulations' messages via
#LinkedIn
re my 10 years anniversary as an Ambassador of
@CAFCTrust
, an organisation I was involved in the creation & launch of back in 2003 & one I've always been extremely proud to represent as an Ambassador.
Happy 90th birthday to the
#cafc
legend that is
#EddieFirmani
. They say never meet your heroes; well Eddie was my first ‘hero’ & I’m blessed that I met him many times during the
@CAFCofficial
2005 Centenary Season. As for the photo, er…it was my pre-gym days…! 😂
30 years of being 'Back at The Valley' and 30 years of outstanding work in the community...if they're not reasons to celebrate then I don't know what are!
#cafc
#cact
📺 Steve Sutherland spoke to
@CharltonTV_
's
@CharlotteR_22
on Tuesday about the celebrations around the 30-year anniversary of the club's historic return to The Valley and 30 years of the club's community programme.
🔴⚪
#cafc
Well done Curtis, this is exactly the type of honest, open & positive approach fans respond to the best. From talking to him about his time with
#LennieLawrence
at his first
#cafc
match & then seeing his excellent interviews; bringing him in as coach was an inspired decision.
“We’re really pleased to agree a strategic partnership with We Are BrandNew. It is a new era for
#cafc
and we’re getting approached by fans and companies that want to be partnered with us.’’
A few months ago when the very existence of
#cafc
was in serious doubt, a Twitter campaign asked ‘what makes Charlton so special’.... well this photo of this ecstatically happy young man at
#TheValley
yesterday, perfectly answers that question... 👏
We had a great night at The Valley with my guests
@Cherylbaker
her husband Steve and our former striker
#AndyHunt
…who brought me some liquorice from the Netherlands - I’m rather partial to liquorice! We got the win too which rounded off the evening rather nicely!
#cafc
Just had a, I’m sure well meant, ‘good luck for tomorrow’s hip operation’ call from
@_PeterVarney
who told me that ‘18% of hip operations are successful’…it’s such a comfort to have re-assuring friends like Peter looking after your best interests! 😂
I’m sorry to hear the news that
#BenGarner
has left
#cafc
after just 6 months in the role. I enjoyed chatting to him at the
@CAFCTrust
#HouseofLords
awards evening & then again last Thursday at the
#30BackatTheValley
Dinner. I wish him good luck with his next career move.
It was a special day for a very special guy today…the legend that is
@bobbolder4
received a well-deserved award pre-match from new
@PFA
CEO
#MahetaMolango
, to commemorate Bob’s 35 years of loyal service to
@CAFCofficial
. Congratulations Bob…
#cafc
I’ve just heard the sad news that legendary
#football
commentator
#JohnMotson
, who I have known since my early days in football, has died aged 77. John gave me a signed copy of his book ‘Motty’s Years’ in 2005 & he hosted the launch of the
#CAFC
Centenary DVD for me. RIP John
I think it's fair to say 'nothing surprises me' but when Charlie Methven called to invite me last July to 'come back' to
#cafc
to use my experience to help him & his colleagues, I was totally surprised but delighted to accept. It's been tough but I'm very optimistic about 24/25.
Global Football Partners recently marked one year in charge of
#cafc
.
In-depth interview with co-owner and chief executive Charlie Methven on the tough lessons learned.
Congratulations to my former
#cafc
colleague Paul Geary on the presentation made to him today to mark his 29 years of fantastic service as the club’s groundsman at Sparrows Lane. Paul is leaving CAFC soon to take up a position away from football. He’ll be a hard act to follow.