Lisbie's finest moment without a doubt, and he joined a quite small club of those who've scored a hat-trick against Liverpool in the top flight. We should have held on to him after our relegation, I reckon he'd have scored a lot more goals than Varney and McCleod.
17 goals in 10 years wasn't it ?
But how often did he get a run in the starting line up? Rarely. It's true that he never achieved what he should have, mainly due to niggling injuries. He did, however, have all the attributes to be a top striker, as shown in the Liverpool game.
Maybe because he wasn't good enough ? Guess this isn't really the thread to debate this & apologies Nug for starting this& thanks for the wonderful memories but in total he played in 156 games & it seems it was 16 not 17 goals. Perhaps the real Lisbie showed himself in two other chances in that same game in very similar positions one of which almost hit the corner flag & the other bobbling woefully wide. Still for him his greatest moment in a Charlton shirt & I know he divided opinions but I really think his record speaks for himself.
He was sub in nearly 100 of those games if memory serves me right. 5 minutes at the end and all that so the stats you quote don't tell the full story.
Was living in Birmingham at the time of that game and spent two days afterwards just driving around the city with a Charlton scarf draped from the window and a broad smile on my face.
If I remember correctly we got applause from the Villa players as they went around on their final game of the season lap of honour.
Impossible to put into the words the emotions depicted on Day 18's video, and impossible to reconcile it with the mess we are in today. Thanks for another great selection.
Come Christmas day, most Charlton supporters will be emotional wrecks.
SCP, promoted as a player as part of a title-winning team, promoted as a manager of the same club as title winners. How many people can make the same claim? I suspect it's quite a select few.
Been up since 7.00am and thought that I can't look too early today. So I have: fed the birds, made a huge pot of minestrone soup with meatballs, read the BBC site, some of my novel and my emails before daring to look! But, Nug, it was worth the wait! I can't think it gets much better than that feeling. Sniffle, sniffle and smile... smile some more. RD and KM, please give us the best Christmas and just pack your bags.
We seem Light Years away from those great days now. Can't wait to get those emotions back again. Thanks Nug, great series of memories beautifully presented for us all to enjoy in these sad times.
Oh my God what a squad we had then proper players but also fantastic spirit, heart and togetherness something our Belgian pricks will just never ever get.
Went to this game with the late Andy (Bryan-Kynsie). He drove us all the way up and back. It was an emotional day and I feel emotional just thinking about what Powell and Co had worked so hard to build, only for these charlatans to fucking wreck it and try to rip out the soul of our club, it's fans. Well were here to stay and Andy will be turning in his grave to witness this debacle.
Still chuckle at the thought of 'J Block' on the back seat between me and dad, fast asleep with a half drunk beer can in his hand all the way to Sheffield (without spilling a drop).
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If I remember correctly we got applause from the Villa players as they went around on their final game of the season lap of honour.
Fantastic.
SCP, promoted as a player as part of a title-winning team, promoted as a manager of the same club as title winners. How many people can make the same claim? I suspect it's quite a select few.
But, Nug, it was worth the wait! I can't think it gets much better than that feeling. Sniffle, sniffle and smile... smile some more.
RD and KM, please give us the best Christmas and just pack your bags.
Superb stuff, Nug. What a day that was.
Go now and give us our club back.
Even allowing for the obvious very different mood of the time, it really highlights the changed engagement/interaction with supporters.
What a day !
What a fantastic group of players !
What a manager !
Eat your heart out RD/KM ! You'll never see the like .....
....but then again , you'd never understand.
Brilliant.
As FF says above, what a manager and what a fantastic group of players.
To go from that to the mess we are in today in just 4 years. That's weird.
I never usually wish ill on people. But I am so, so struggling with Douchbag and Squirrell Face.
I don't wish them ill particularly, just gone.
Still chuckle at the thought of 'J Block' on the back seat between me and dad, fast asleep with a half drunk beer can in his hand all the way to Sheffield (without spilling a drop).
Great memories. Sell up Roland.
Hurry up.