2-0

Exiled - it’s a rumour that’s been doing the rounds. That Charlton want to sell Kanu rather than loan him out but they want £1m for him (which they won’t get) so the thinking is that he’ll go on loan anyway just later in the window.

Smith. Shot. Miss.

No shots so far. Sasu cannot hold on to the ball. Certainly need a couple of forwards.

Is the clock wrong by an hour?

Where does it say Charlton want £1 million for Kanu ?

1 down.

Trying to stay awake. An absorbing game so far.

Isn't there no more £25 dons tv anymore?

Back in the 70s keepers didn't wear gloves but somehow managed to catch the ball even in the rain. Modern keepers punch by default despite gloves that would look the part in a baseball match.

I remember the evening news being sold early in the 2nd half to the cry of "Three thirties and the 'alf times"

Kanu is on the bench for Charlton today

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One step away from communism. All living in flats and having to get permission to travel to an away match.

Trigger - it was the norm for keepers not to wear gloves back then (unless it was really wet then Peter bonetti type gloves)

It certainly does feel like the matchday experience at all grounds is constantly being eroded. From being able to turn up on a whim, pay cash at the turnstile for an affordable admission price, buy a programme, stand where you like, have a brolly in case it rains, bring a bag with a camera. food, drink, spare clothing or whatever in it to what we have now can be quite depressing if you spend too long thinking about it. Now there is the hassle of buying tickets beforehand (assuming you qualify), extortionate admission prices, sit in your seat and shut up, can't bring anything in with you, searched as you go in, overpriced crap food and drink inside, programmes becoming obsolete up and down the country, etc., it's a wonder people go at all but while they do this will continue.

You would think the EFL have interests in companies making A4 size bags. Likewise, when it goes down to A5 or a "big pocket"

Get an A4 rucksack from Temu, you have to put into their search bar, Full sized extreme explorer safari back pack and you'll be sent the ompha lumpha version without any problem

REPD-today we are wearing our red away kit presumably to showcase it before the season starts

Going to these "events" using public transport from far away is just getting more and more difficult as risk averse managers think of more and more hurdles to justify "improvements" they have made to keep their jobs

6M - you should go on Dragons Den with that idea…

You'd be surprised how many small bags are actually bigger than A4. At Wembley I had my matchday programme inside a Tesco bag to protect it from the rain. I walked past about 3 or 4 stewards at different times who I could all see glaring at it. Finally, one decided it was no longer allowed in. When I asked why he said I could put something in it. Put something in a bag? Who'd have thought of that. I said where would I get something as you've searched everyone and anything I may buy would be from Wembley itself. He had no answer but still wouldn't let me take it in. As soon as I was passed him and inside the actual stadium I pulled out another Tesco bag I had concealed to protect my programme as I had fully expected some prick at some point to refuse to let me take it in because it was bigger than A4, even though it was obvious what was in it.

I’ve not met RK but is he small? A4 sized bed = no problem come on in.

Won't anyone think of poor Kitey trying to get in with his spare beds?

Sometimes someone has a bigger bag with them at the game because they’re going on somewhere directly afterwards, but I’m pretty sure the club can securely look after a couple of people’s bigger bags once in a while, albeit they may need a quick search…