We bought tickets for the brunch in the Keith Peacock suite which also included a Q&A. Before the Q&A started Keith brought in Curbs, Holland, Kish, Bowyer, Webster and Nelse to say hello and walk the room. After only one glass of bucks fizz, I was far to tongue tied though Matt H was very good and came over for a chat.
After eating we then had a Q&A led by the smooth Mr Minto who was very professional. Rob Lee's first professional contract was £110 per week.. I think? Nothing too much came out of it but was nice to hear them all speak fondly of their time at Charlton. Weegie can fill in more of the details as I always forget it!
Game was good fun. Curbs looking very trim. Reckon he had been in serious training. Anyway I'm sure all the pics show more than I can tell.
I had a few wines after in the Millennium Lounge so stalked out my prey quite happily then. Very good day.
I saw a bloke outside the ground just before kick off spitting image of Colin Walsh , i gave him a spare ticket as family couldn't make it , he was adamant he wasn't Colin, i guess i'll never know!
You know they say never meet your heroes, i was so tempted to go up to Super Clive, as he was walking along the touchline , and thank him for all the times i'd visited the dentists over the years , gripped the seat handles tightly and tried to 'relive' that playoff final , but i didn't!
I saw a bloke outside the ground just before kick off spitting image of Colin Walsh , i gave him a spare ticket as family couldn't make it , he was adamant he wasn't Colin, i guess i'll never know!
Perhaps the real Colin Walsh was sitting in the stand, and his ringer was playing out on the pitch!
I saw a bloke outside the ground just before kick off spitting image of Colin Walsh , i gave him a spare ticket as family couldn't make it , he was adamant he wasn't Colin, i guess i'll never know!
Perhaps the real Colin Walsh was sitting in the stand, and his ringer was playing out on the pitch!
Judging from his pained expression, and some mumbled expletives aimed at Keith Peacock, it's safe to assume this would have been the real Colin's strong preference.
Matt Tees and Clive Mendonca. Two working class lads. a Scot and a Wearsider.
Son and brother wanted to have picture taken with super Clive yesterday. A fantastic humble guy who didn't earn the rewards that average players take from the game now.
As we embraced for the picture by the dug out, Clive thanked me for all the assists and i thanked him for getting on the end of them.
I even had a dream once that Clive Mendonca scored the best ever Hat trick at the Old Wembley and Charlton got promoted to the Premier !!!
Only have dreams of Flemish Warlocks and witches now.
really enjoyable afternoon. seeing peter garland boss the midfield was a real highlight and his celebration after scoring a penalty.
great to see Powell back at where he belongs.
loved it when curbs put a pass on to lisbie who didn't read it. the scowl from his ex manager was brilliant.
nelson had a chance for a shot but wouldn't dare try his other foot. Herman looks like he still could do a job as could Holland. Bowyer was good an all but hogs the ball a bit too much.
only downside was the interviews done during the match, couldn't hear them.
like others have said it was a match where you spent most of it smiling. well done to all involved.
it was great that a few including grant, sasa (who I guess lives over in Serbia?) and hermen made the trip over. you could tell they all enjoyed it. another highlight was speaking to super clive. real nice bloke.
Swooning a bit here as just had a lovely reply from Scott Minto on Twitter. Had a bit of a chat with him in the lounge afterwards yesterday - I was enquiring as to whether he had any rich friends who might want to buy a little S London football club if I remember rightly! And there was me thinking it didn't get much better than Jason Euell liking a couple of my comments on Facebook...
Day started at a fire, had the highlight of the Legends game in the middle and ended at another fire. Bed was achieved at 4:30am this morning and needless to say the day job is suffering today.
Thanks to Keith and the trust for a great afternoon of nostalgia and enjoyment. To see all these great players from the past reminds me what a special club Charlton really is! Always a pleasure to see the ever enthusiastic upbeats doing their lap of honour. Uplifting event that will be remembered for years to come. Well done again Keith AKA Mr Charlton.
Took my three kids along to this one, including my youngest who's two and a half. He's been to non league at Wingate & Finchley a few times, but this was his first trip to the home of football!
He had no idea what was going on, but enjoyed running around causing havoc in the north lower (a sign of things to come?).
To top it off we manage to get a photo with Sir Chris, although he was being ushered off to do the tunnel jump at the time. For a second I thought he was going to swerve us, but he stayed and had multiple pics, before racing off. A true gentleman.
Watching Kim Grant brought back some very happy memories from Senegal Fields in the snow!
six-a-bag-of-nuts , That Hales picture is a classic. What you remember him looking like at his best. Yes it is Martin Robinson in the sandwich. We are just waiting to grab our ex groundsman to sign them before they will be available
six-a-bag-of-nuts , That Hales picture is a classic. What you remember him looking like at his best. Yes it is Martin Robinson in the sandwich. We are just waiting to grab our ex groundsman to sign them before they will be available
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Holland looks as slim as the day he retired. The same couldn't be said for some of the others though!
After eating we then had a Q&A led by the smooth Mr Minto who was very professional. Rob Lee's first professional contract was £110 per week.. I think? Nothing too much came out of it but was nice to hear them all speak fondly of their time at Charlton. Weegie can fill in more of the details as I always forget it!
Game was good fun. Curbs looking very trim. Reckon he had been in serious training. Anyway I'm sure all the pics show more than I can tell.
I had a few wines after in the Millennium Lounge so stalked out my prey quite happily then. Very good day.
You know they say never meet your heroes, i was so tempted to go up to Super Clive, as he was walking along the touchline , and thank him for all the times i'd visited the dentists over the years , gripped the seat handles tightly and tried to 'relive' that playoff final , but i didn't!
Matt Tees and Clive Mendonca.
Two working class lads. a Scot and a Wearsider.
Son and brother wanted to have picture taken with super Clive yesterday.
A fantastic humble guy who didn't earn the rewards that average players take from the game now.
As we embraced for the picture by the dug out, Clive thanked me for all the assists and i thanked him for getting on the end of them.
I even had a dream once that Clive Mendonca scored the best ever Hat trick at the Old Wembley and Charlton got promoted to the Premier !!!
Only have dreams of Flemish Warlocks and witches now.
[edit: different Paul Edwards]
To see all these great players from the past reminds me what a special club Charlton really is!
Always a pleasure to see the ever enthusiastic upbeats doing their lap of honour.
Uplifting event that will be remembered for years to come.
Well done again Keith AKA Mr Charlton.
Don't know where she went after that, probably home.
What do I do?
He had no idea what was going on, but enjoyed running around causing havoc in the north lower (a sign of things to come?).
To top it off we manage to get a photo with Sir Chris, although he was being ushered off to do the tunnel jump at the time. For a second I thought he was going to swerve us, but he stayed and had multiple pics, before racing off. A true gentleman.
Watching Kim Grant brought back some very happy memories from Senegal Fields in the snow!
Good luck with that.
Still couldn't hear the interviews tho!
Class gent.