Quote of the Day (15) Nelson Mandela

We have finished the Race Europe challenge.  It has been an honour and privilege to be a member of The Covered End Choir superbly led by Captain Bob Bolder.      Quote of the day (15) Nelson Mandela: 'Sport has the power to change the world.  It has the power to inspire.  It has  the power to unite people in a way that little else does.  Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.' Nelson Mandela 2006.

Quote of the Day (14) Scott Minto

‘I look back on my time at Charlton Athletic like my first love. Everything went really well and it was just a fantastic club and I really enjoyed the family atmosphere... The biggest highlight was going back to The Valley in December 1992… We won 1-0 and Colin Walsh scored the winner. Even though it was all around me I still did not quite appreciate what it meant for the club. I was still a young lad at the time of only 21. You do know but you don’t quite know with people coming up to you what it means to get back to The Valley.  I also think that it was one of the most important games and periods in Charlton Athletic’s history to get that ground back, and to think that I was involved at that particular time was absolutely amazing.’

https://worldfootballindex.com/2020/05/scott-minto-on-chelsea-charlton-and-his-biggest-achievement-moving-to-benfica/ May 30th 2020.

Quote of the Day (13) Dean Kiely

'I’m a footballer, a commodity, a piece of meat, call it what you will, but at Charlton they care about their commodities, they care about their players and as player it is rare that you get that feeling at a club.  The first touch was that they couldn’t do enough for me. They really helped me settle into the area, little steers about where to live and schools. They were really supportive and that meant it was turning up with your boots and gloves and cracking on – get in the team.  You play your best football when you’re at your most comfortable, and by that I mean when everything is taken care of and all you need to focus on is why you’re there – the football.'     Dean Kiely,                                                   Michael Walsh ‘When Football was Football: Charlton Athletic - a nostalgic look at a century of the club’  London: Haynes, 2014.

Quote of the Day (12) Chris Powell

Quote of the Day (12) Chris Powell                                                  'This club was dragged up from its knees by its community, and they were feeling let down.  We owe it to them to pay them back for the faith they showed.'                                                                             and                                                                                   'Never forget that this is a beautiful game.  Never ever, give less than everything you've got, and never  let go of your dreams because there will be ups and downs, and it'll be tough, but it will pay you back for the effort.  And when it does, it's fantastic.'                                                                                                            Chris Powell in MailOnline, 22 February 2012.