Charlton Athletic Football Club The Valley Floyd Road Charlton SE7 8BL Switchboard. Whether that was for rival fans or driven by the home supporters opposition for the regime controlling the club I'm not sure. That would doubtless be a sterner test. Alternatively, alcohol is available in the away end in the form of; John Smiths (4 pint), Fosters (4 pint), Bulmers Cider (4 bottle 330ml) & White Wine (4.50 miniature bottle). Vikings Win Today, Charlton scored a tap in early in the second half to make it 2-0. This is another good example of how players have unlikely career trajectories in this crazy modern world of football! Once inside, the Valley is one of the best grounds I have visited. As we ate before the game we did not use the concourse facilities which were oddly outside the stand. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, toilets etc. It was a really enjoyable day. 1. Another ground ticked off but I wouldn't rush back. The Angerstein Hotel is located on Woolwich Road around a 15 minute walk away from Charlton railway Station and the Valley Football Ground, or only a few minutes by bus. Walk away. 4. A combination of tightening their belts and safety red flags at the Valley meant they spent the best part of a decade playing their games at Crystal Palace's and West Ham's stadiums. The biggest clashes they have are with Crystal Palace, Millwall and West Ham. Our seats were in the Central Block of the North Stand Lower Tier behind the goal in Row S, about 20 rows from the very front. Like most London grounds Id imagine its problematic if using a car. Championship football is meant to be deliciously unpredictable. Having first visited in 1978 the ground has developed thru the years, and given the fact it was almost turned into a housing development in the 80's we are lucky to still have it. I'd definitely recommend a trip to Charlton as its a large ground and can accommodate thousands of away fans. There's a quite small servery for the whole of the stand staffed by friendly but rather inefficient servers. I hadn't been to the Valley since its redevelopment. Met and chatted with a number of Charlton fans on London Bridge Station and on the train, all were friendly. Not sardine-like but still crowded enough to make you want to get out the area in a hurry and into the seating areas. The outside of the North Stand is a mixture of yellow brick with red cladding and exposed steel struts on the upper sections of the roof. The Valley Stadium is definitely in a valley and travelling from the south to the ground means that you will see a great vista of this red-clad Premiership-looking ground with the River Thames in the background. Coming out of the pub it's not instantly apparent which direction the ground is. It was at Greenwich station, when I became confused with the whole idea of touching in and touching out; paranoid that if I did not touch anywhere, the full force of the Law would appear at the next station, swoop on me and my offending piece of plastic, and send me off to jail without any argument. The Valley will now play host to Barclays Women's Championship action on Sunday 5th March at 2pm GMT. There was a roof covering most of our fans, although those standing in the first 5-6 rows got soaked by the rain. Hopefully you will have a better game to watch plus the game for a fiver day seems to be an annual event so worth it. What was a single-tiered separate stand, is now a large two-tiered affair, extending and completely enclosing the North East & North West corners. 5 seemed excessive although this was a one-off, as the club had also combined it with their 'Yearbook', so plenty of reading material! There was no sense in the area that a former Premiership football ground in the neighbourhood; no adverts of Charlton players modelling watches or cars on the bill boards. I did grab a beer at the stand outside our section which was ok and not too astronomically priced but didn't bother on the second trip as it was manically busy. It was a:nice enough place for a drink before the game. At the time of writing, Charlton were being christened the Championship pacemakers. Whether they are still there at the end of next May, it is very hard to tell. The first half was totally forgettable. Parking at the ground is for permit holders only. When I asked one steward if there were any more toilets, due to the massive queue 'I don't know' wasn't the answer that I was hoping for. We walked past the Club Shop on the corner of the West Stand and North Stand, whichis a decent-sized modern shop with a fairly wide range of merchandise in it. Thankfully we came out in the second half with more intent but sadly the finishing skills of an under 7's team! We followed the crowds, and ended up at Sainsburys (sorry!) Theres also a supporting pillar roughly a third of the way up the stand in the away end which could be a problem since its level with the centre of the pitch. As a Maidstone fan its a reasonably local ground that I hadnt got round to visiting yet. We came out of Charlton Station, turned right, crossed the road and before we knew it we were at the entrance to the away end. I live in Kent, so the chance to see my team Ipswich, playing away without some prodigious travelling is rare. Toilets were in what looked like a converted mobile home and couldn't get near the small refreshment kiosk. 4 Tickets Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Bridgeport Islanders 4/12/23 Bridgeport, CT. $106.80. The ground is impressive on entry, definitely Premier Leaguequality. We walked into the middle of the stand but found that from here were unable to head up to the back of the top of the stand. Charlton Railway Station very close to the ground and plenty of trains. The away fans are housed in the older Jimmy Seed (South) Stand. The only "bad" side is of course the away end as it's the oldest but it was absolutely packed with very noisy QPR fans so it was still an impressive site. I have to point out, as it doesn't seem to have been mentioned in other reviews, that the refreshment area and toilets are open to the elements! However public transport is good. The only negative for them was that they tended to waste time in the second half with the score 2-1. Proceed along the A206 passing the Antigallican pub on your right (the ground and away entrance are diagonally behind this pub). What Did Vikings Drink, Stadium address: Floyd Road, Charlton, SE7 8BL. Follow your nose across the street and you are there. In 1992 though, they moved back home. All The Valley tickets you see here available for purchase will be delivered in time for your event. 10 best car seat covers for the winter Interior Accessories / 3 hours ago Car seat covers come in a huge range of styles, from muted ones that are practically invisible to loud, neon-colored . I was returning with my 16 year old son and was keen to see if my maturing years had changed my view on the stadium. Charlton fans are currently protesting at the way in which their club is run, so they either stayed away [shame] or held up "We are the 2%" cards in the second minute. Great seat close to touchline. All the changes have taken the grounds capacity up to over 27,000. Blackheath is a pleasant place to wander around although the pubs can be somewhat on the pricey side. As expected out new manager was announced in the hours leading up to the game and will have been very happy to see us win 1-0. 75,031 v Aston Villa The pub was packed full, with both set of supporters mixing without any trouble. Good luck to the Charlton fans. Tickets for Charlton Athletic matches can be bought online, by phone +44 (0) 3330 14 44 44, or at the club store at The Valley. I then drifted towards the smells of fast food outlets, till the friend reminded me that we could not enter a football ground without tickets. A fantastic away day. A plenty simple affair. On one side of this is a police control box. Red and White Away Kit: There was a sizeable Police presence and I didn't see any disorder. However fans are close to the pitch and the compactness made for good acoustics and atmosphere. We went to a chippy just outside the ground which had very reasonably priced food. This was our first visit to The Valley so I was looking forward to the game. It ended 0-0 and MK Dons probably deserved to win on balance based on the amount of chances they missed. It took me about five minutes to get back to the station. One thing I found very strange was that there were no lights on in the toilets, people had to use their phone torches to see where they were aiming! Arrived at 1.10 pm The Valley stadium only a 5 minute walk from the railway station. The manager had questioned the number of supporters, along with their attitude in the mid-week game; this may have fired up the supporters for Saturday who really got behind the team, receiving warm congratulations from the players and manager afterwards. Living far away in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, it is rare that I get to see a London based team. Then take the first left into Charlton Road (beware that there is a seven feet width restriction along this road). The game was fast and furious and a great one to watch if you like nail biting for sometime that isas we narrowly won the game, so it was all well from that point of view.. Soon after the restart Derek Adams brought on two players for Argyle Fletcher and Taylor-Sinclair on for the below par Lamieras and Songo. After the match, the coaches were parked right outside the turnstiles. Address:108 Woolwich Rd, East Greenwich, London SE10 0LE (Location Map) At this stage we hadn't seen one home fan! If my team is going to kill time at the end of games from September to May, it could be a positive but slightly unfulfilled season. Saturday Matchday: 10.00 am - kick-off and for 30 minutes. He finished well across the keeper. As per the suggestion in the guide itself, once Id linked up with my friend, we pounced into the Antigallican pub for a few beers before the match and found the pub pretty much as the guide describes. We had already eaten breakfast at a Wetherspoons in Salisbury beforehand. 27,111 (all seated) Address: Current transfer record: -825Th. Once arrived at London Paddington Station, we ventured onto the London Underground, heading for London Bridge. Added to that fact, former Charlton Athletic legendary Player and Manager Chris Powell was returning to the Valley as Huddersfield Town Manager, almost a year on from his controversial sacking as Charlton boss. The staff inside were helpful and friendly. A nice touch by the bar staff was putting some Leeds songs on over their music system to as well! The first against Leeds the previous season the kick-off was delayed for half an hour due to a pitch inspection and against Blackburn on a freezing grey FA Cup 3rd Round day in the New Year the floodlights somehow went out after just 20 minutes,but thankfully came back on 10 minutes later after the players were ordered back to the changing rooms! The atmosphere within the Valley wasnt the best however 3,000 away fans created an electric atmosphere. From the away end, you get quite a good view of the rest of the ground. Following on from the first phase of the scheme, which would see an additional tier added to the East Stand, the Club then intend to re-develop the Jimmy Seed (South) Stand. I guess we were on the train to Kings cross in approximately 30 minutes after the game had finished. Hunting Magazines, On arriving at the ground I was impressed by how good it looked. Stewards were friendly and, one thing I did notice was that there was a large Police presence for a game where there wasn't a rivalry of any sort and there were only about 5,000 people in attendance. The match was part of a special Football for a Fiver offer organised by Charlton, similar to the match against Wigan last season and Stevenage in LeagueOne three years ago. They offer all types of accommodation to suit all tastes and pockets from; Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed & Breakfast establishments to Five Star Hotels and Serviced Apartments. The stewards were generally very low profile but didn't seem very knowledgable about the grounds' facilities. Its also raised so you can get a good view of the ground. When we got to the stadium we had a little look around before heading for the away end. The coaches parked up in Anchor and Hope Lane. It is worth noting that you can only gain entrance to the ground by ticket, which you have to buy from a ticket booth beforehand. 3. This turned out to be very helpful. Barnsley had made a really good start to the season, so I was hopeful of a result. It was a mild and sunny September evening, and I did not have any time commitments. It only took 20 minutes and went by without any hiccups. Gold prices are shown below with Silver prices in brackets: Adults 24 (21) And remember that if you can be bothered to queue you should legally be able to get free tap water. 2019-2020: 18,017 (Championship League) There wasn't really a concourse as such in the away end, which meant away fans had to queue outside for food, which wasn't particularly enjoyable in December. I had a pleasant day out and would go again. I was quite impressed with the atmosphere at the Valley and I can see why many away fans see it as one of their favourite away days to the capital. I wish football clubs all over the country could do this more often to tempt back disillusioned supporters and encourage youngsters to become passionate about our National Game. I think the owners need to check their history on how Charlton came to return to The Valley. We dominated both games but we came away with a 1-0 in the cup and even though Albion exerted loads of pressure, had a greater amount of shots on and off-target we gifted them two goals which has been our downfall this season and came away with a 2-2 draw. The Gills scored again to make it 2-1 to us. I travelled down to Charlton on a supporters coach which left Bradford at 1pm. After going for a return trip on the (excellent) Emirates Air Line, it was a tube ride from North Greenwich back into London for some more sightseeing in Leicester Square/Covent Garden before Euston and home. Single men looking slightly depressed that they had made the effort to come to the football on a Saturday afternoon. We didn't sample the food, which only appeared to be Holland pies and little else. I was looking forward to the game because it was a big promotion battle. Drove down from Leeds setting off at 7 am, found some street parking on Eastmoor Street (SE7 8LW) and then it's a 15-20 minute walk to the ground. The view was amazing. A very good level of atmosphere can be generated. Stewards were great, helpful and happy to chat away about the game and the league in general. As it was a nice day weather-wise, I took the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Bank through to Greenwich. Myself and my son thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Valley. What you thought on entering the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? Their 3rd goal was scored by the same man again, after he sped past Huddersfield players to finish with some aplomb. While I was waiting to be served, both the Fosters and J Smiths kegs ran out & their replacements were attached to the wrong pumps! It must be an original stand and as well as having a roof supporting pillar to block your view its quite shallow meaning that about two-thirds of you cant see the goal line at your end due to the other fans in front of you. 1. How Many Super Bowls Have The Chiefs Won, I stayed here for an hour then moved to the Greenwich Union for another good selection of beers and had lunch. The Police seemed happy to let home and away fans mingle, heard afterwards of a few problems near Charlton Station but all in all, there was no bother. Columbus Clippers Shop, The stadium obviously yearns for the return of Premiership football. Our unsuccessful search for a pint meant an early entrance to the ground to have a few on the concourse. Just when we began to worry whether we really could capitalise on this situation, Paul Gallacher fired in a corner that rebounded back to him, and he caught a defender napping and struck a sweet shot from a tight angle to put us 2-0 up before the break. Courtney Brown Facebook, A very subdued journey home for our coach but the Valley has plenty of character and is a decent enough away day. Watching football is a very expensive business, and it is an ambition that cannot be done every week but it is fun and relaxing entering into the life of fellow football fans, without the stress of shouting at your team. Since 1990, our team of live event experts have helped over 1 Million fans get tickets to see their favorite . I usually get the tube to London Bridge for a drink and then to Charlton by train, but my friend suggested a different pre-match routine this time. Away fans are housed in the South Stand. Remember hat or sunglasses if the suns out. Under 18s 10 (10) A new ground I could tick off not far from my home. Gradually, Charlton's pressure relented and Shrewsbury got more involved. Between 1905, when the club was formed, and 1919, when The Valley was built . Charlton had fallen into League One, and came back into the Championship whilst Town had plateaued in English footballs second tier. The home fans were friendly enough and there was no aggro. We made good time even though it poured with rain most of the way to our stop off at Peterborough Services. Saw a few Town fans & plenty of Charlton fans, but not a hint of any discord. It's a long trip home when your team has lost. Gamecopyworld Supreme Commander 2, Charlton Life We were in row J, so had a good view and were in front of the single pillar in the centre of the stand. We did comment that maybe the club should think of condensing the fans into just 2 of the 3 sides to help create an atmosphere and save on running costs. By taking this route you don't get to see any of the outside of the rest of the ground as its hidden behind shops & houses. 21/12/22, 0-0 (4-3 after penalties), Carabao Cup, Att: 17,464. However I got served fairly quickly & after forcing my way back through from the bar found a spot out of the way with a good view of the televised game been shown on the big screen. Historical grounds can be chosen as well. At least the second trip had more Baggies on the train. Marizanne Kapp Stats, The Valley is carved into a hill surrounded by residential buildings, so it doesn't really come into sight before you're at the turnstiles, really. It was no eye-brow raiser to see a fair few of them start heading for the exits with some 10 minutes left to play. Travelling back into London, I lost sight of many people with Charlton shirts on, quite soon after leaving The Valley. Charlton again started the second half strongly Magennis hitting the post and then Lookman hit the bar. The Valley created a great atmosphere, Dominated by our following. I had to go from Moor Street to London Marylebone but this wasn't a problem in the end as I was one of the lucky ones to get a seat. 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