He was Charlton’s captain, the club’s best player and biggest asset as the Addicks had fallen just short of reaching the League One play-off final.

So it was no surprise when goalscoring midfielder Nicky Bailey was the subject of interest from rival clubs in the summer of 2010 – even though it was his wild missed penalty that was a key reason Charlton hadn’t reached Wembley. 

What might shock Addicks supporters, though, is that Bailey’s decisive missed play-off semi-final spot-kick was virtually his last interaction with the club before his £1.4m move to Middlesbrough.

MATT WRIGHT's full VOTV145 interview is now available here.

VOTV147 will be back on sale at The Valley before the League One game with AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, December 15th. It can also be ordered online below.

You won't be surprised to learn that Addicks owner Roland Duchatelet's recent talkSPORT radio interview with Jim White features prominently.

There's a lot more to the fourth issue of the 2018/19 season, however, incuding coverage of the Addicks' biggest FA Cup win since 1972 and special tribute to Valley favourite Chris Solly.

Wyn Grant kicks off a new series of articles about football’s “barking owners” , while Matt Wright explains why he might not have been welcome at Mansfield Town. Simon Crook explains why he’s currently following Berwick Rangers.

Plus there’s the return of Mike Head, whose previous pieces on Stuart Leary amd Jimmy Gauld were so well received by readers, this time looking at some high-profile signings of the past, and John Ingram remembers the 1976/77 season.

Why not join more than 350 fellow Addicks fans and subscribe? We accept 12-month subscriptions all year round, but now is the ideal time to sign up for the second half of the 2018/19 season and the first half of 2019/20. We always aim to get copies in the post  before they go on sale in SE7, and with a subscription you can be sure to receive the latest issue when it comes out - whether you are attending The Valley that day or not.

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You can now order a copy of Rick Everitt's Battle for The Valley for the bargain price of £9 (including P&P to a UK address) below - or £6 if you are one of our new or existing subscribers. 

First published in 1991, the 320-page book (32 completely new) was reissued in 2014 with extra chapters covering the build-up to return to The Valley in December 1992, as well as the great day itself, whch now features in full colour.

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