To really see just how gullible Charlton fans are you need to go back to January of this year when some mysterious organisation came in to buy them. Without any diligence nearly every one of them fell hook line and sinker that this big money backer had come to take Charlton back to where they belong.
The reaction on social media was priceless, and so typically Charlton.
‘You’d best believe it, the anoraks now have BIIIIG money backers!!’
‘Strap yourselves in lads, we are Charlton Athletic and WE ARE BACK!’
‘You’ve heard it here first, premier league we coming!!!’
‘Make a date boys and mark my words-April 2023 Liverpool vs Charlton champions league semi-final’
‘New owners are minted...we’re fuckin RICH!!!!’
‘Announce promotion!!’
Among the tidal wave of hysteria was references to Man City and Chelsea and of course the snooty high horse digs at ‘Smallwall’. This mysterious Arab who to everyone else was giving off a dodgy smell was referred to as ‘His Excellency’ and career conman Matt Southall was hailed as the man to help Bowyer with the route back to the pinnacle of English football.
Southall done some live twitter thing on transfer deadline day making out he was at the training ground brokering some major deals. The anorak fans engaging with him were on the verge of hysteria, naming no end of famous highly rated footballers who they believed were on the verge of signing for the mighty Charlton Athletic.
They ended up with a knackered Aiden Mcgeady, a cast off from a cat shit league one Sunderland team. Even then the penny didn’t drop. Southall bought himself a couple of brand new range rovers on the club account and duly fucked off along with His Excellency Tahoon Nihmer.
Make no mistake Charlton are well and truly deep in shit and the bad news keeps on coming. Only this morning it emerged that Tom Lockyer their half decent CB has a release clause in his contract in the event of relegation.
Many are expecting them to be in administration in the next few weeks which raises the prospect of starting league one on minus 12 points, no manger, no players and seemingly no owners. And all this with potentially no crowds bringing in any income, not that they’re going to pack out the valley playing Fleetwood or Gillingham (which no doubt will be the Gills ‘cup final’).
Smallwall eh?!!