i'll email you there addresses so you can go knock on their front door !

You're more than welcome to to start writing some articles for this site, door is open to everyone. Send me a private message if you fancy it.

Try contacting Liam Happe.

wallin58 said:

I've recently graduated university in English, and my ideal job is to write the matchday programmes for Charlton one day, combining English and my love of CAFC. I have emailed both Gary Haines and Matt Wright at their CAFC emails several times and never had a response. Can anyone offer any advice on how to get in touch with them? or how to pursue a career like theirs any other way?

So you're saying you want their jobs and expect them to reply...............? LOL

Might have more success if you send them an article to consider for inclusion in the programme. When Saturday Comes magazine regularly publishes articles by one-off contributors, some of whom become regular contributors.

As an aside, I have, tucked away in my loft somewhere, a very nice letter from Airman Brown from about 17 years ago, politely turning down my request for work experience when he was sports editor at The Mercury - could have been the next Henry Winter by now if it wasn't for that (and the umpteen other less polite rejections I got)!

wallin58 said:

I've recently graduated university in English, and my ideal job is to write the matchday programmes for Charlton one day, combining English and my love of CAFC. I have emailed both Gary Haines and Matt Wright at their CAFC emails several times and never had a response. Can anyone offer any advice on how to get in touch with them? or how to pursue a career like theirs any other way?

Wallin - I've done the same, and am currently sitting at a University open day/interview in Southampmton so am a few years behind you! But it's interesting to see that someone has the same ambition.

I have been in touch with both Gary and Matt in the past, both of which had turned down work experience, simply due to the "lack of resource" to make it happen. (think their jobs are quite safe to be honest!)

Gary has phoned me before and written an article about me in a programme once, called "Mr. Brightside", after i was spotted with my "Always look on the bright side of life" banner in the north upper. Apart from a picture in the Mail on Sunday and an article in the programme, it hasn't lead to anything else.

Stay true to Charlton Life, and maybe you'll one day become the site administrator! Haha, seems a more realistic dream for me, at least!

Good luck to you
COYR

Wallin. I have similiar ambitions to yourself and made contact on here during the week after setting up a blog for my writing. Am on a train to exeter at the moment to write a report on todays game for both charlton life and dave lockwood. So this site is probably your best bet!!

I assume you applied for the jobs advertised recently?
You are better off going to lower non-league games and writing for a local paper for them to get some experience.
And almost all trainee journos want to be sports writers you really have to think about how/why you will suceed where most fail.
One last warning - be careful what you wish for, this season might be good but consider how you would have felt in a relegation season, watching your club fail every week and having to write about it. Theres a reason Gary's a west ham fan...

Try starting your own blog - that way you can practice and hone your skills and have something you can show potential employees.