I always enjoy Charlton away, it isn't too far away, and is relatively safe, unlike some other London games I can think of. London away games in general are very good, you get the full away game experience, without needing to go to the ends of the earth (or even worse, up north) to enjoy it all. So, I woke up on the morning in a state of full excitement.
The Valley is one of the better away grounds, despite the poor facilities on offer - away fans get a stand to themselves, and the low roof and metal walls (good for banging on) make for a great atmosphere. For the second away game in a row, the travelling support were in excellent voice, which sounds even better when you take into account how quiet the Charlton fans are.
My seat for this one was great, in row D, slap bang in the middle behind the goal - which meant that I got a great view of Van Persie's amazing winner. He was standing about where the referee was in this photo, and the ball flew in my direction at a fair rate of knots.The game was a strange one - it would have been a travesty had Arsenal not won the match, but we did make it look perhaps more difficult than it should have been, especially in the second half. The referee didn't really help the game out, he spent 20 minutes giving nothing at all, then 20 minutes giving absolutely everything possible - most annoying.
Anyway, 3 more points, and the team are now officially on a roll, with 5 consecutive wins in Premiership and Champions League. All the more irritating that we now have a 2-week international break to get our players injured, and stop our momentum in its tracks.
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