Birmingham City striker Alfie May has been speaking ahead of his return to Charlton Athletic
Alfie May has promised the true story surrounding his Charlton Athletic exit will eventually come out after being subjected to abuse since swapping The Valley for St Andrew’s.
Birmingham City eventually beat Huddersfield Town to May’s signature in July and the 31-year-old striker scored the winner against the Terriers on Tuesday night. May has admitted a desire to live closer to his family in Doncaster played a part in the move but there are some details which he hasn’t yet revealed.
Ahead of his second return to Charlton on Saturday, May said: “They’re a massive club, an ex-Premier League club. They have a manager in there that’s a very good coach. At the minute their results are not showing in the league.
“It’s a hard one talking about Charlton to be honest. I was only there for a year and some of the abuse when I left… they don’t know half of the story.
“I think I said it last time, eventually the story will come out. The club itself is fantastic, I really enjoyed my time there. The players and the fans supported me so much. It’s a local club to me. There’s a bit of frustration, hopefully I can score Saturday. Will I celebrate? I won’t be celebrating.”
Ahead of his second return to Charlton on Saturday, May said: “They’re a massive club, an ex-Premier League club. They have a manager in there that’s a very good coach. At the minute their results are not showing in the league.
“It’s a hard one talking about Charlton to be honest. I was only there for a year and some of the abuse when I left… they don’t know half of the story.
“I think I said it last time, eventually the story will come out. The club itself is fantastic, I really enjoyed my time there. The players and the fans supported me so much. It’s a local club to me. There’s a bit of frustration, hopefully I can score Saturday. Will I celebrate? I won’t be celebrating.”
May is hoping to start against Charlton this time. The striker was among those rested by Chris Davies when Blues defeated the Addicks 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round in August.
“You could ask the 25 lads in the changing room if they want to start and everyone is going to say yes,” he added. “The competition is high and you have to fight for your shirt. I think that’s really important.
“The togetherness we have in the group is fantastic. Everybody wants to do well. We want to go back up as a club and the fans are on that journey with us.”