Who are yeh? Who are yeh? Its been a while since I've heard that chant coming from the North Stand. It was usually directed towards some hopeful sods supporting some minor team way below our standard. Then I got to thinking about Charlton and I turned it all around and got to thinking who are WE exactly?

We're now topped the 1000 game mark but our position in the all-time First Division/Premier league table is still only 33rd after our 25 seasons in the top flight, and behind such worthies as Notts County, Preston and Blackpool. The valley has been rebuilt and is now something we can all feel proud of but it's still a small stadium by Premier standards and we live in a small area of South London that's hard to find on a map. We´re only won 3 things in our 100 years, 1 FA Cup, 1 First Division Championship and correct me if I'm wrong a Third Division (South)Trophy. Not so much a trophy room as a shelf in the corner and not much to show for 100 years chasing a ball around.

But, praise be, here we are now - in 2006. In the top league in England. With a team almost full with internationals. Only a couple will be - maybe - going to the world cup but nevertheless we have a lot of players that are good enough to represent their countries and there are an awful lot of fans who would be willing, no dying, to be in our position.

Our position, to remind everyone, is currently 13th position in the Premier, after being in 2nd spot for several weeks and a good part of the season in the top half. And, after this, our 6th consecutive season in the Premier nobody pinpoints us for relegation before the season starts.

So thats the reason for the caption. We´re still a small fish in a big pool. Some people would rather we were over there in a smaller pool where maybe life is easier and we could be more important. But not me. I like it here. I would rather be playing the likes of Liverpool instead of Hull or Chelsea instead of those people near Peckham.

Maybe its easier playing these teams on paper as I do rather then having to watch. Seems to be getting a bit painful right now with survival being upper most in the managements mind. But I sincerely hope that Curbs has better things to do than read some of the depressing things that are sometimes said.