It was a tale of two strikers at The Valley as Charlton beat Bristol City 3-2 with two goals and an assist for Macauley Bonne. 

Lyle Taylor help set up Bonne's second goal, but there are doubts about whether he will reappear at The Valley in a Charlton shirt in 2020.

And there was also a first senior goal for Alfie Doughty, which sealed the points.

RICK EVERITT looks back on a Boxing Day to remember.

Voice of The Valley's Christmas and New Year issue is a very special one his year - stuffed with news and views about the pending ESI takeover of the club.

We've got ten pages of the story that everyone wants to know about, plus regular contributor Brian Cowan reveals how he became one of the few Charlton fans to meet owner Roland Duchatelet.

That's on top of all the usual VOTV features - including Matt Wright on Macauley Bonne, John Ingram on Christmas in Stoke-on-Trent, Mike Head on the new Valley Heroes book. Wyn Grant on his earliest Charlton memories, Simon Matthews on the cups the Addicks missed out on and much more.

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The weather's turned chilly and so, possibly, have Charlton's prospects following recent defeats. But the December Voice of The Valley is here to brighten your nights and warm your hearts.

In the fourth issue of the season we look at Charlton's games prior to the international break and Matt Wright examines the often controversial progress of defender Naby Sarr.

Mike Head returns with a focus on Charlton captains down the years and Dave Hammond, Martin Cowan, Tom Perfect and John Ingram are all on the contributors list too.

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Author and Charlton fan PAUL BREEN reports on his emotional response to Friday's takeover announcement and the special feeling of attending the first match at The Valley since news of the pending sale of the club to East Street Investments broke.

Read it here.

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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