The Exiled Robin

Is it too early to talk of six-pointers?  Derek McInnes certainly doesn't think so - his comments ahead of tomorrow's matched were laced with the potential importance to City's season, so ahead of Sunday's crunch clash with Charlton Athletic, The Exiled Robin is delighted to welcome Al Gordon, host of the intruigingly named God, Charlton and Punk Rock blog , to the site, who was kind enough to answer some of my questions: You took the division by storm last season and were deserved Champions.   Has the step up been harder than you expected? At the beginning of the season we would have settled for mid table but had deep down a small desire for reaching the play-offs. The likes of Norwich and Southampton (the two sides we got relegated to League One with) have almost set a precedent for back to back promotions although I don’t believe at Charlton we have the resources to build a Premier League side out of a League One squad in just one season. We’ve played some...

In this, the third of a series of six posts introducing you to the Championship’s newest members, The Exiled Robin visits South London and checks out last year's runaway League One Champions, Charlton Athletic. Find other posts in the series here: Welcome to the Championship (1/6): Blackburn Rovers Welcome to the Championship (2/6): Sheffield Wednesday About……Charlton Athletic Nickname: ‘The Addicks’               Manager: Chris Powell Play at: The Valley, 129 miles from Ashton Gate Capacity: 27,111; Last Season Avg Attendance: 17,429 Interesting Facts:   In the late 1940’s The Valley was the largest football league ground in England >>> For financial reasons Charlton were forced to share Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace for nearly a decade before a restructure of finances led to an emotional return in late 1992 >>> in 1998 the Addicks participated in ...