Was thrown out having hopped in through the houses by Sam Bertram’s, and was subsequently thrown out a further 4 times before I finally slid under a turnstile and in. Then put £1 in a bucket to buy Ronnie Moore.
The funny thing about those days was that we were never happy with hopping in. We then spent the game trying to get in to the seats. By final whistle we were normally somewhere in the West stand.
Talking of beach pitches, remember away to Coventry late 80’s when Flanagan was on the coaching staff, pitch was like Margate beach, and if I remember rightly, didn’t the lad nicknamed “oxford” fall ill and have to be stretchered off around the pitch? Seem to remember flash walking over to see if he was alright.
Chelsea invading the covered end, taking it over then starting a fire. Hales punching Flanagan, Hearing my Dad swear for the first time as we lost at home to Northampton (I think)
A game probably 15 years ago when Steve Brown got sent off against Leicester. Think he broke his ankle in the process of stopping a pass going over his head by using his hand. Cue a red card as he was stretchered off, which prompted fans from all sides of the ground to chuck what I believe were merchandise catalogues all over the pitch.
I know we've seen a lot of stuff thrown on the pitch since then, but that whole incident was surreal at the time. I'm pretty certain Ian Walker, who was in goal for Leicester at the time, took a few admiring looks inside the brochure!
I remember that Incidentally well. Robbie Savage was acting like a complete prick as usual and really winding up the Charlton fans.
The ball bursting in two cup finals. Jimmy Seed breaking the FA Cup. Don Welsh doing a nazi salute with the England team. Sam Bartram not knowing he was the only player left on the pitch.
Well the Sunderland game keeps getting mentioned and whilst the goals were weird my abiding memory was the coach failing to start on way out and we got stuck in traffic and basically sat in the car park for over an hour. Norwich away 2 all draw having a debate with a fan behind me who claimed Shelvey was not up to it and was not strong or fit enough. Another was being dropped of at Bromley and waiting for a bus. Millwall had just gone up and this supporters walking along the street wiit& part of a winning podium of some card he had stolen. Got weirder when he walks up to us and it turns out my dad knew him.
Christope Lepoint's home debut stands out in recent times as a proper WTF moment. It was like a "fan wins a competiton to play for his club" moment. Mind you, I did find it hilarious............
Watching Charlton play against Palace while wearing Palace's away shirt - sometime around '83 I think.
Also wore an awful Oldham kit up at Boundary Park one night around 96-97 season. Think it was blue and green hoops. Drew the game 1.1 with Brendon O'Connell equalising late for us.
On the supporters coach leaving St Andrews after that Ilic wondergame, a Birmingham fan was in the central reservation on a local 40mph road, he turned his back on our coach, leaned forward, dropped his trousers and showed us his arse.
On the supporters coach leaving St Andrews after that Ilic wondergame, a Birmingham fan was in the central reservation on a local 40mph road, he turned his back on our coach, leaned forward, dropped his trousers and showed us his arse.
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The funny thing about those days was that we were never happy with hopping in. We then spent the game trying to get in to the seats. By final whistle we were normally somewhere in the West stand.
Whatever happened to Oxford?
Hales punching Flanagan,
Hearing my Dad swear for the first time as we lost at home to Northampton (I think)
The ball bursting in two cup finals.
Jimmy Seed breaking the FA Cup.
Don Welsh doing a nazi salute with the England team.
Sam Bartram not knowing he was the only player left on the pitch.