The landlord of the Royal Oak for the last two years is selling up and moving to Norfolk. I understand the pub will be on the market officially this week and he hopes to be out before the start of the new season. Good news for Charlton regulars and an opportunity for the club.
A small something to look forward to next season. Whoever takes it on can't make as much of a pig's ear of it as the current management. Hopefully we can get some professional bar-staff, a landlord who actually works in his own pub to oversee how things are being done, and maybe a second entrance, so Customers can actually get into and out of the pub. We may even be able to purchase the drink of our choice next year, rather than the limited range he sells on matchdays, presumably in the belief that this will be faster or more profitable?
That said, I will give it a miss this week for the last home game. I am still of a mind to stay in the pub on Sunday and give the game a miss by way of a minor personal protest. Curiosity, however, about how we might play and the potential supporter reaction might get the better of me. Coventry are virtually safe and I suspect will have little motivation for the win. This is the current squad's last chance to leave an impression on the Manager before they disappear to exotic locations around the world. You would expect a convincing home win, but I am not so sure. If Coventry are up for it in any way, I suspect we will typify the season with another scrappy home display without a win. We need three points to match the previous last ten game points total of eight that we have managed in each of the previous six seasons. I suspect we will fall short of that pathetic figure this year.
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Sunday will indeed be interesting. The players need to leave an impression on the fans. It will mean a better summer if they can at least put on a Blackpool type home win and not a Preston performance.
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