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The week that was - 25th May 1998. Charlton 4 Sunderland 4 - YOUR ACCOUNTS

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  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,993
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Jo

    Callumcafc said:

    Jon Champion has the propensity to be quite an annoying commentator, but his calling of that's days event is the definitive version imho... well... aside from Mike Mansfield and Paddy Powell. They've missed his best line off that clip though - "The concept of defeat is quite beyond Charlton's sensibilities".
    Peter Drury is the commentator on that clip mate. He did the ITV commentary for the highlights programme that was shown on the evening of 25 May.
  • ilovelucy
    ilovelucy Posts: 220
    Chills.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,993
    Drunk. Been home half an hour. Put "The Greatest Game" on. Bought it ages ago, never watched it though. Heavily patronised in the build up waffle - Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool amongst 80+ clubs with a lower record crowd than us, so shut up. Our team is beautiful, and Mendoca's first goal is world class.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,993
    1-0 to the Londoners! Why don't we sing that anymore?!
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,166
    MrLargo said:

    1-0 to the Londoners! Why don't we sing that anymore?!

    Cos usually 2 minutes later its 1-1 lol
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,166
    Great day with 5 minutes to go wandered who i should avoid the next day, and the rest is history.

    Sunderland fans were great on the way home also, met a few who wernt bitter or nasty at all. My resounding memory is of their forth goal it was like muted applause as if they thought it was inevitable we would equalise.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    edited May 2015
    That had to be the greatest match ever to grace the two towers. Not that I could enjoy the spectacle in the way a neutral could. I recall Rufus scoring in slow motion as Perez went chasing the impossible and Superclives third like it happened yesterday. I remember waving a Charlton flag at the end like I was demented as the players celebrated in front of us. I remember being shattered afterwards as if I had been playing!!! If Chelsea or Arsenal fans ask me what are the plusses of supporting Charlton, I point to that. It meant more to us than anything those clubs will ever achieve will mean to their fans. It was our reward for being Charlton fans - a magical day.

    I tell my son, who was born in 2001 that all the frustration and heartache associated with supporting our great club will be fixed when Charlton give you your day. I might not be around when it happens - I hope I am - but I hope he gets it. I still feel priviledged to have got 1998 and have pictures up on the wall of Superclive with teh trophy, the team celebrating and Richard Rufus - for me the greatest Charlton player in my supporting lifetime.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    We met some proper Lary Sunderland fans on the way home, I had my nephew on my shoulders and one still wanted a pop,
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    We went to a pub in greenwich which was opening early and serving beers and brekkie from 9am which was unusual, possibly illegal then. A bloke from the pub was driving a mini bus to Wembley. I cant remember which pub, would love to know if anyone else from here went to that pub and has some memories if it. My group of mates didnt get the minibus back as we decided to head back to Charlton to celebrate.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Riviera said:

    Chirpy Red said:

    Was at work.

    I was stil at work. Time doesn't change my memories of the day.
    Think I was working that day.........

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  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,931
    I was definitely working that day, not a bank holiday in Cairo, then went and watched (2 hour time difference was handy) the whole thing down The British Club - magical, especially as I knew my eldest was there.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,003
    MrLargo said:

    1-0 to the Londoners! Why don't we sing that anymore?!

    We did at Blackpool last season in the during the 3-nil win...
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,385
    Ties with England v Germany, W C final 1966 as the greatest game ever played at Wembley, at least during my lifetime .. I think
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,209
    MrLargo said:

    Exiled_Addick said:

    Jo

    Callumcafc said:

    Jon Champion has the propensity to be quite an annoying commentator, but his calling of that's days event is the definitive version imho... well... aside from Mike Mansfield and Paddy Powell. They've missed his best line off that clip though - "The concept of defeat is quite beyond Charlton's sensibilities".
    Peter Drury is the commentator on that clip mate. He did the ITV commentary for the highlights programme that was shown on the evening of 25 May.
    That'll probably be why he wasn't annoying then!
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,252
    Bank Holiday Monday 17 years ago today.
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    Just been having a cuppa in the kitchen and casting my mind back 17 years. Id love to relive that day. Every bit of it was special. Even walking down well hall road at about 8am to get the bus being tooted at because i had my cafc shirt on.
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    When Rufus equalised my teenage daughter burst into tears.......'I just can't take any more.........'
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,738
    Had to be done, lid on the head photo.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,077
    18 Years now...
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,077
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHFkFqVcFGo

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,077
    http://audioboo.fm/boos/753709-98-playoff-final-goal-montage?utm_campaign=detailpage&utm_content=retweet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,846
    One of the best days of my life, always to be remembered.
  • boogica
    boogica Posts: 2,321
    WSS said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHFkFqVcFGo

    Apart from my kids being born got to be the best day I've ever had , just brought a tear to my eye , honestly can't believe Wots happened to our club .
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,196
    Goosebumps watching that , still think we'll blow it or someone will miss a pen
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,361
    Back from Spain the day before feeling very, I'll call it worn out, when ever Michael Gray comes on the box it still makes me smile.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,196
    and my millwall tourettes kicked in when i saw Alex Rae "millwall c**t" just popped out before i could think
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Can't watch it without blubbing. Simply THE greatest day ever. And as others have said, I still can't believe Shaun Newton somehow scores his penalty.
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    guinnessaddick said:

    Had to be done, lid on the head photo.

    How buttons did suits have back then? Blimey!
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    You need to ready this post Miere!
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,077
    edited May 2016
    WSS said:

    Taken from another thread i commented on:



    I didn't watch our players taking the penalties, only the Sunderland ones. I don't know why but I've done that ever since for other Charlton games and England games.



    When Sasa saved that the tears rolled down my cheeks, face paint started running me, my mum and my dad were hugging loads and all crying together. I remember my mum whispering in my ear saying that my granddad who recently had passed away had be willing us on for the rafters. Amazing moment.



    It was such an emotional moment and quite possibly the closest I have ever felt to my parents (that's pretty sad i know). It really does make me well up even just thinking about that day.

    My comment from back in 2007.

    Repeated the sentiments from that last sentence in the eulogy I did for Mum back in 2012. It was such a special family moment, much more so than a football one for me.

    Probably why everything that is going on at the moment hurts even more so.

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