num_pages: 224
description: The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic tells the tale of a decade many believed Charlton were never going to see. Having grabbed a late equaliser and scraped a draw with the official receiver, the "Addicks" spent most of the late 1980s reeling from a string of financial body blows. Their recovery provides an almost unique story in modern football, describing how the club clawed its way back from the edge of the precipice to a position of safety and prosperity. As dozens of other clubs face the prospect of bankruptcy, Charlton acts as a blueprint for clubs struggling to survive on and off the pitch. Mick Collins talked to those who participated, those who just came along and watched, and a few who managed both, in order to tell an extraordinary story, which is in equal parts funny and inspirational. From the boot room to the boardroom, he looks back on the last ten years and examines just what about this unprepossessing club has allowed them to succeed where so many others have failed.
language: English
title: The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic: From Portakabins to Porto Captains
titlecomplete: The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic: From Portakabins to Porto Captains (Mainstream Sport)
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Mainstream Publishing