Peter Varney's rallying call!

Peter Varney's activity on Twitter this week is rightly creating cause for optimism amongst disillusioned Charlton supporters. Peter's tweeting is generally about the wider game and his views on based on his experience (@_PeterVarney). He has wisely avoided the temptation to pile in on Charlton-related stuff in the past and tends to hold his counsel.

So several Charlton-related tweets in recent days have broken the pattern. He criticised the clubs decision to close the top tier in the Covered End for the Stockport game which reduced the gate and killed the atmosphere. He was similarly dismissive of the initial idea that we might be allocating Brighton the entire East Stand for the cup game on 20th.

Since then, however, he has praised the latest Sandgaard u-turn and urged Charlton supporters to attend the Brighton match in particular and get behind the team. His tweet yesterday though has lit the blue touch-paper. He was unusually forthright, acknowledging the current apathy but asking supporters to get to the Brighton game because "it is very important to showcase the club on that night." He started that message with "if you care" which was akin to a World war 2 coded radio broadcast intended for the Resistance.

Varney is a man who walks-the-walk and understands that actions speak louder than words. So, for me, this is potentially very exciting and I am ringing around seeing who wants to join me at the game. 

Come on you Reds!