A picture worth a thousand words appeared on Friday evening on Anchor and Hope Lane opposite the Makro car park.  It was seen by many supporters arriving at The Valley on Saturday afternoon and has been shared on Twitter and other social media by the CARD campaign and many others. Funding for the poster has been helped by donations from CAS Trust members.

The star of the poster is Phil Reeks, pictured as a five-year-old in 1993, soon after Charlton returned to The Valley.

“The photo on the billboard was taken on my first visit to The Valley,” said Phil, from Greenhithe. “Since then I have visited hundreds of times, and I am sure I will go hundreds more – but not under the current owners.

“At present I am taking a leave of absence and only attending away games. That's because, like many others, I will not fund this mad and selfish experiment.”