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@Dave2l on the never seen Star Wars thread. By 'chatted' I mean a little more than saying hello, congratulating them on a performance or asking for an autograph/selfie - or shouting 'do some work you lazy muppet' if Rhys Williams is your idea of a legend.
Not many for me: Chris Powell, Colin Powell, Derek Hales, Keith Peacock, Matt Holland, Derek Ufton,
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Chris Solly, Chris Powell, Scott Wagstaff-Sollys Q&A
Joe Gomez, Yoni Buyens, Tony Watt, Guy Luzon, JBG-14/15 Sponsors Dinner
Luke Young Jon Fortune-Under 21 game at Sparrows Lane
Rob Lee, Paul Mortimer and Carl Leaburn- upbeats walk
What? Not Martin Pringle!
Seen several on the Upbeats walk, but they steer clear of me and I get the legend that is @DaveMehmet for company.
I was at Anfield on a match day and was introduced to John Barnes. As I shook his hand I said with the straightest of faces that it was an honour to meet such a true Charlton legend, this was in the presence of three or four proper Liverpool legends from the 80's.
Barnes's face was a picture and the other Liverpool legends fell about laughing.
Lyle Taylor last season at Crayford when he sponsored the Cafc women's match. Greenwich hospital, The history of Montserrat and family, were some of the topics. (We were interrupted at times when fans wanted a photo with me)
John Humphreys on a train from London Bridge to Charlton and again after the game back to London Bridge: John is a sports teacher and gets to games now if no school matches on. He reminded me of his many years at Wolves before his excellent time at Cafc. TBF to John he didn't want to talk about his time at a Surrey club and I didn't want to hear it.
Paul Mortimer on train journey from new Eltham to London Bridge and on to East Croydon. NHS, coaching, Duchatelet, The Environment, 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 which can become 5-3-2 obviously and the price of fish.(it was a long journey but Paul is good company)
Rhoys Wiggins: We sat next to each other in semi final against Donny; life after football, studying Health nutrition, the politics in football, and that Rhoys feels he never reached his potential after his first injury as a teenager at Palace.
There was no stalking on my part with any of the above players as it was just a case of chatting to folk standing or sitting next to me which I do anyway.
Ps. All the players said "We" when talking about Cafc which from the ex players was good to hear.
Dillon Phillips - lovely chap
tony watt - batshit mental
Scott Minto a few times - as nice as you would imagine
Theo Foley - lovely bloke
Paul Walsh - utter bellend
derek hales - legend. Great golfer too
Doc (physio) - really open and honest
Matt Taylor - unbelievably humble and down to Earth.
Edit: And just to clarify folks it was at the washbasins.
I like the fact that they are either really nice, top bloke chatty...or the opposite being, batshit mental or a twat 🙂
Don't think there is any at all. I know a lot of friends/people that have done though. Just sort of branches off.
Spoke to Steve brown on twitter a few times...oh, and Chris Perry.
My mate told me about an evening he spent with bowyer and Jackson roughly a year ago.
Won't say anymore, but it sounds good and funny. Charlton legends
Theo Foley, Charlie Wright, Derek Hales, Chris Solly, Jon Fortune, Garry Nelson - during Supporter Meetings / Q&A (I've also chatted to quite a few other ex-Charlton players at these events but I wouldn't call them legends)
John Bumstead - chatted to him as a kid when he opened our school fete.
Kevin Nolan - not a player / manager I know but still a legend. He is a childhood friend of my grandad and so have met him a number of times along with Hazel, his wife.