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Sarf London boy, but been away for 23 yrs. Lived in Chicago & Bermuda. Now Sarasota, FL. Dad, Addick, Blogger, cook, travel buff, people watcher, always tired.

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So pleased for Jones today and for anyone suggesting that he’s lost the dressing room then they didn’t watch today. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/11/07…
Charlton Athletic 2 Sheffield United 1

Charlton Athletic 2 Sheffield United 1

Saturday evening’s are so much more enjoyable after a win. It feels good. It was a must win game, and it didn’t really matter how that would come, but the levels of fight and work rate was also rea…

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Like others a big group of us sat behind after the game, no booing, no clapping just silence. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/11/04…
Charlton Athletic 0 Bolton Wanderers 1

Charlton Athletic 0 Bolton Wanderers 1

An uneasy night’s sleep had the same air of inevitability about it than The Valley last night. That wasn’t new to us of course, we have seen this far too often, the sad thing was just 8 or so weeks…

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New #cafc Blog Post: When two world’s collide. chicagoaddick.com/2026/11/02…
When two world’s collide

When two world’s collide

I’m flying to London tonight and will be at the game tomorrow. I try not to be one to over-dramatize but this a very big week in SE7. Over the years, even especially since I have lived overseas, I …

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Talking Point 🗣️ Doing the basics. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/11/01…
Doing the basics

Doing the basics

Talking point 🗣️ If you put together a Nathan Jones phrase cloud then ‘doing the basics’ would be in 400 font. In my job we talk often about basics, or fundamentals being the foundation of making b…

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Feels a bit like a runaway train 🚞. A big, big week ahead in SE7. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/31…
Middlesbrough 3 Charlton Athletic 0

Middlesbrough 3 Charlton Athletic 0

Every Charlton fan in that photo – men, women and poor children who were dragged away from trick and treating – heroes all. No heroes on the pitch sadly, and a not surprising defeat tod…

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#cafc at Boro. Heroes the lot of you.
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A top bloke, who had all the attributes to have played at the highest level. His time at Charlton was often made into a bit of banter among Addicks, but I didn’t know anyone who didn’t like him. New #cafc Blog Post: Chuks Aneke retires. chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/28…
Chuks Aneke retires

Chuks Aneke retires

The last time Chuks stepped onto a football pitch was last January as an 81st minute sub for Shrewsbury Town, and the last time he actually started a game was for us over 3 years ago. Today Chuks o…

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New signing 🚨. Well, sort of. Welcome, Ben. #cafc New CEO: New Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/27…
New CEO

New CEO

After a long search, the Addicks have finally appointed a new CEO. Ben Mansford was most recently working for Maccabi Tel Aviv where he was sporting director. Mansford has worked for Maccabi twice …

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A random thought 💭. A new #cafc Blog Post: Evolution is devolution. chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/25…
Evolution is devolution

Evolution is devolution

A random thought 💭 On one hand I am pleased that we have an ownership group that are committed to begin building a club infrastructure, normalizing supporter relations and communicating with us lik…

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A harrowing performance from Charlton, whatever Jones tries to do is not working and we have become so easy to pick off. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/24…
Charlton Athletic 1 Norwich City 3

Charlton Athletic 1 Norwich City 3

Big problems. Home defeat for the first time this season, but the last time we won at all was in August, and The Valley boos and players’ heads dropping told a woeful story on a wet afternoon. Not …

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New Blog Post: Sunshine Rays ⚾️☀️🏆 chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/20…
Sunshine Rays

Sunshine Rays

Tampa Bay Rays play at the orange juice sponsored Tropicana Field, which is about an hour’s straight shot over a handful of bridges from our house in St. Petersburg. St Pete is famous for having an…

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Is Solly March the answer? I don’t know but we need something. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/19…
Is Solly March the answer

Is Solly March the answer

Nathan Jones does love an experienced free agent that he has a relationship with. Solly March has been training with Charlton and word is that he will be offered a short term pay as you play contra…

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Austin, TX. Where memories are made. 🧡 New Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/18…
Bucket list

Bucket list

Last summer I started to put a series together of bucket list items that were on my to do list. I planned to write about them individually and share with you to spark a debate and conversation, but…

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We have completely returned to type from last season and when we go a goal down, winning a game looks fanciful. Really bad today. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/17…
Watford 2 Charlton Athletic 0

Watford 2 Charlton Athletic 0

That was poor shit from start to finish, in fact I turned off before the finish. Why we started so many defensive players in a default defensive system in a very winnable game is known only to Nath…

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Barometer after 10 games. My thoughts on the best and worst performing players so far. ⭐️ or 🗑️. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/15…
Barometer of 10 games

Barometer of 10 games

10 game marker. Thoughts? Two defeats in ten, or seven games without a win. It does depend how full your pint glass is. A great August, a bad September, and then an unusually long break, another dr…

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90+6. A great point but annoyed as more looked there for the taking. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/13…
Burnley 2 Charlton Athletic 2

Burnley 2 Charlton Athletic 2

I was a little bit annoyed about that performance, Don’t get me wrong just as Nathan was hanging off the dugout, I was hanging off the curtain pole, but I felt that they were there for taking. Stil…

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New #cafc Blog Post: Timmy…. where are you? 🇰🇪 🫥 chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/10…
Where is Timothy Ouma?

Where is Timothy Ouma?

Other than on injuries, Nathan Jones finds it hard to hide his feelings. His comments on the lack of return of Timothy Ouma from international duty tells me that the Kenyan’s time at The Valley cou…

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I’ll take the point after the long break, we deserved it especially after a change in formation in the 2nd half saw us better and we created the superior chances to win the game. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/10…
Charlton Athletic 1 Bristol City 1

Charlton Athletic 1 Bristol City 1

I’ll take the point after the long break, we deserved it especially after a change in formation in the 2nd half saw us better and we created the superior chances to win the game. Despite edging the…

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New #cafc Blog Post: Back in the game. chicagoaddick.com/2026/10/08…
Back in the game

Back in the game

The longest international break ever, but this weekend football is back. Most eyes will be on Anfield, but mine and yours will be on The Valley. Another early TV kick off which means setting an ala…

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Zach Mitchell out for the season. Heart-breaking for the young Addick. New #cafc Blog Post: chicagoaddick.com/2026/09/30…
Zach Mitchell ruled out for the season

Zach Mitchell ruled out for the season

Zach Mitchell had made a very good start to his loan spell at St. Johnstone. He had played 6 league and 3 cup games but missed their recent game against Celtic due to what St Johnstone boss, Simo V…

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