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Book Review: Charlton Athletic: A Pictorial History

By on February 3, 2014 in the Category Book Review with No comments
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Charlton Athletic: A Pictorial History by David C. Ramzan Published by Amberley Publishing 2013, £14.99 In a fourth review dealing with the suite of books Amberley Publishing have devoted to the nation’s football clubs, we are pleased to welcome back Al Gordon, deviser of the blogs, God, Charlton and Punk Rock and Arsene Wenger’s Coat, to provide his thoughts on David C. Ramzan’s volume. If you want to know more about Al, he has featured this week in The Football Attic’s Focus feature while he can be followed on twitter at @AlGordon_CAFC. … And if you know your history… Any…

Eye Witness Assessment: Chris Powell Needs to be Bolder at Charlton

By on December 6, 2013 in the Category Uncategorized with 1 Comment
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Money and opportunities are in short supply at Charlton Athletic at the moment but in spite of the fact that key players are injured and a rumoured takeover is in the offing, I couldn’t help feel that Chris Powell could have been bolder as the Addicks tumbled to a narrow 1-0 defeat at Reading on Tuesday. The likelihood of new ownership is still uncertain. Wyn Grant’s excellent Football Economy website reported a fortnight ago that an investment company had agreed a price of £18 million for the club with the buyers reputedly attracted by the relatively low level of debt…

Conversations on… how promoted Championship clubs can survive in the Premier League

By on September 21, 2012 in the Category Conversations with with 2 Comments
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Tomorrow, last season’s Championship winners Reading travel to West Bromwich Albion, who are enjoying their third consecutive Premier League season. Biscuitman Lanterne Rouge asks Throstle Frank Heaven what other promoted clubs can learn from Albion’s widely praised model. LR: On Sunday, I sat through one of the most one sided matches I have attended for some time as Spurs cantered to victory over Reading. It left me wallowing in existential angst as to the point of being in the Premier League and Southampton fans will no doubt be feeling the same way after their heavy spending has resulted in the…