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David Whyte - RIP

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  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    What a player he was
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    east terrace peanuts said:

    MrLargo said:

    east terrace peanuts said:

    The best sound....David Whyte,Whyte,Whyte, David Whyte, Whyte, Whyte.....
    Best goal was it against Leicester at Upton Park? Are there any videos in existence? Gone but definitely not forgotten.

    That goal's on the first page of this thread mate.
    Thanks. Sooooo good. Know of any more videos?
    There's a few more throughout the early pages of this thread, but by no means a comprehensive collection.Not many of his goals have made it into YouTube unfortunately.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    I have waxed lyrically on this and other threads before about that Brentford goal. The covered end was buzzing for a full five minutes afterwards.

    One goal not mentioned here was his precise lob over James in league cup tie at the Valley v Liverpool. Another quality finish.
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    Yes that was a great goal too. Think it was Phil Babb who couldn't keep it out on the line and headed the ball up into the roof of the net. Could've won that game had Newton's shot spun the other way right at the end.
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    Great memories of watching him. You always felt there was a goal in him no matter how much the game seemed to be going against us. A fantastic finisher and for me a bit of a Charlton legend.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    E-cafc said:

    Yes that was a great goal too. Think it was Phil Babb who couldn't keep it out on the line and headed the ball up into the roof of the net. Could've won that game had Newton's shot spun the other way right at the end.

    Think it was Lisbie at the end. Watched the highlights when I got home - it was goal bound but the ball was spinning so much that when it bounced it changed direction and went an inch or two wide. Must have rewound it fifteen times and still couldn't accept that it hadn't gone in.

    Another great finish from DW though.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    Curbs said he was unmanageable. Never really interested and always late. Remember a scorcher hitting the bar against Millwall. Great player.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    masicat said:
    Curbs said he was unmanageable. Never really interested and always late. Remember a scorcher hitting the bar against Millwall. Great player.
    My dad coached him as a boy at Sunday league level. He was a level above the rest of the lads, but often didn't turn up to midweek training. Back in those days if you missed midweek training you wouldn't play at the weekend.

    In my 34 years of watching Charlton play, David Whyte is probably the player I think of the most <3
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Probably my first Charlton hero back when I was a kid.

    Remember reading a newspaper article after Andy Cole left Newcastle for Man Utd and he was mentioned in it as an option to replace him. Got me all excited that we had a proper talent...... truly believe if he had the mental side of the game in hand he would have played for England 
  • Stefco
    Stefco Posts: 848
    He was great in his loan spell with us (that goal vs Leicester a big highlight on an amazing day), & I was thrilled when he signed permanently. A phenomenal striker in his time with us. A damn shame he never scaled greater heights. Gone, but definitely not forgotten!
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  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    PopIcon said:
    masicat said:
    Curbs said he was unmanageable. Never really interested and always late. Remember a scorcher hitting the bar against Millwall. Great player.
    My dad coached him as a boy at Sunday league level. He was a level above the rest of the lads, but often didn't turn up to midweek training. Back in those days if you missed midweek training you wouldn't play at the weekend.

    In my 34 years of watching Charlton play, David Whyte is probably the player I think of the most <3
    Never seems to feature much when we have the "name your greatest ever Charlton side" type threads that crop up periodically. 

    The most naturally gifted player I've ever seen in a Charlton shirt. That shot against Millwall (New Year's Day '95) that Masicat referred to was, if I recall correctly, about 50 yards out and hit first time, having seen the Millwall keeper (Kasey Kellar?) a little bit of his line. If that had gone in, we'd have a thread on here about David Whyte every other week.

    All of his goals were goal of the month contenders, mixed in with the occasional goal of the season contender. The standouts for me would probably be the solo run vs Leicester at Upton Park, 25 yard lob vs Watford, late freekick winner against Brentford to set up a trip to Anfield, and his final goal for us, at Elm Park, which he somehow smashed in from next to the corner flag, over the wig-wearing Reading keeper Bobby Mihailov! 

    The quintessential flawed genius.

  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    edited November 2020
    Anyone remember the overhead kick goal at home v Sunderland?

    EDIT - Maybe my memory was being a bit kind but it was still a great finish: Watch from 10:40

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVUpa6X7N5A
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,144
    Remember his stunning goal against Watford where he lobbed the keeper on the run from about 25 yards.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,334
    edited November 2020
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQpev6XB2A

    Watch from 2:25 for another superb strike away to Swindon.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,486
    masicat said:
    Curbs said he was unmanageable. Never really interested and always late. Remember a scorcher hitting the bar against Millwall. Great player.
    I was 10 watching that and George Graham was sat in the row behind, presumably watching one or two of ours (couldn't have been theirs!). Remember my programme being passed along the row to get his autograph. Found it the other day, has Whyte on the front as well.

  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Just remembered how you used to pick the programme up and look at the back to see what the team was...... it wasn’t the whole squad shown like nowadays.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,243
    I loved him, I also loved Paul Mortimer, Lee Bowyer, Johnny Robinson, Richard Rufus we had a good team then 

    He is probably the first player who I would get very excited about when he got the ball, real class player and had a lovely ball striking technique. Didnt like chasing people down as much as Nelson did but I can forgive that with him 

    Real shame his star faded so quickly and tragically 
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    I know Whyte had a lot of issues off the pitch. Dare I ask what his actual physical demise was? I dont recall it ever being disclosed.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,899
    Was a great talent - couldn’t get the ball off him at break time but never really played for the school team at crown woods - he wasn’t interested 
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  • AlF
    AlF Posts: 75
    What a fantastic player and an absolute joy to watch. 

    A chance meeting springs to mind. I spotted (Palace manager) Alan Smith at a cricket test some time after he had swapped our Pitcher for Morts and Whyte. I thought I would show my appreciation for this excellent piece of business so I wandered over to him and offered a glass of bubbly. 

    Anyway, Smith was fantastic value and took it all in great humour. He did however explain that Whyte had a drugs problem and had from time to time turned up at training thinking he could fly. That is why they moved him on. 

    Very sad, but never forgotten. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    I remember seeing him in Rileys snooker hall in Catford when he had his leg in plaster. Looked like a decent player.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,144
    DamoNorthStand said:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQpev6XB2A

    Watch from 2:25 for another superb strike away to Swindon.
    Great vid, i was at the 3-3 draw at Notts County never seen the goals since that day...before the game some wag threw a pie at Peter Garland at the warm up, and he picked it up and finished it off.

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