I have said before that I am baffled why Spectator editor Michael Gove thinks that unleashing his columnists in Charlton is a good way of boosting circulation. First, Charlton are hardly a high profile club. Those Millwall fans who are not at His Majesty's pleasure are hardly likely to subscribe to an erudite if somewhat barking magazine. Likewise, Palace 'ultras' are too busy trying to look hard on the mean streets of Croydon.
I don't particularly like Gove or his views, but I do think he is smart, so what is the angle here?
Admittedly, keen Super Hoops fan Lord Young of Acton has not mentioned football in recent weeks. One of the most ludicrous events of last season was his attempt to lure Rick Everitt to an autumnal confrontation on a windswept Margate beach (Young did come down from London).
I suppose I should be surprised that Millwall fan Rod Liddle is at it again. His latest column complains about the 'Charlton-ification' of football 'with clubs replicating the congenial family atmosphere you find at our unfortunate friends down the road'
In fact it is possible to have a variety of experiences at Charlton. It's different being in the Covered End from the West, once the inspiration for a blog 'All Quiet in the West Stand.'
Liddle recommends a piece of Millwall invective screamed at opposition fans: 'Do you want me to open you up like a can of ****ing peaches, you slag' Each to their own.
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