Mentioned that there was one away game when Rommedahl was sitting in Ugg Boots because he was cold
Even they admitted he couldnt cross the ball
His goal against the filth justified his salary with us.
A decent one up at Newcastle as well, although not so important!
Every goal Dennis got was great - just a shame they were all away from home.
"Dennis in the last minute"
You do realise it was at Selhurst? Or am I being whooshed?
I still love that Curbs persuaded him to join Charlton, I remember being really made-up about it. I know he probably didn't deliver all that was expected, but that was probs less to do with him then with us not being quite good enough to accommodate him. Anyway, I'll slap anyone I hear dissing him. When I say slap, I mean I will look very fierce.
I have never played football at any level, but even I could see that DR didn't want the ball with his back to goal. He may have been a shit crosser into a crowded box but if we passed for him to run onto, 1v1 or 2v2 it may have been different.
Yeah we really didnt play to his strengths, the few times we did he was unplayable
Didnt he put in another really good performance @ Middlesbrough?
Ultimately the biggest disappointed was the fact he couldnt get Mark van Bommel to sign for us (if ever we were truly interested)
3-0 game very early in the season on television.
We had Bent, Rommedhal, Murphy and Smertin running the show for those first few games. Incredible attacking football, suited to all of them.
As I remember we had a capitulation against Spurs or Blackburn at The Valley and Curbishley decided from thereon in it was eleven men behind the ball all the bloody time, which really wasted their talent, (especially Rommedhal), and completely pissed off Murphy. I don't like the bloke but he was initially vocally positive about our getting into Europe the chemistry they had and the way they were playing in those early games.
Big reason Smertin wanted out too I think.
Typical Charlton... "what might have been"
We started that season on fire. Basically everything was going through Murphy. Once the oppo started doubling up or crowding him they cut of the supply chain.
Mentioned that there was one away game when Rommedahl was sitting in Ugg Boots because he was cold
Even they admitted he couldnt cross the ball
His goal against the filth justified his salary with us.
A decent one up at Newcastle as well, although not so important!
Every goal Dennis got was great - just a shame they were all away from home.
"Dennis in the last minute"
You do realise it was at Selhurst? Or am I being whooshed?
I still love that Curbs persuaded him to join Charlton, I remember being really made-up about it. I know he probably didn't deliver all that was expected, but that was probs less to do with him then with us not being quite good enough to accommodate him. Anyway, I'll slap anyone I hear dissing him. When I say slap, I mean I will look very fierce.
I have never played football at any level, but even I could see that DR didn't want the ball with his back to goal. He may have been a shit crosser into a crowded box but if we passed for him to run onto, 1v1 or 2v2 it may have been different.
Yeah we really didnt play to his strengths, the few times we did he was unplayable
Didnt he put in another really good performance @ Middlesbrough?
Ultimately the biggest disappointed was the fact he couldnt get Mark van Bommel to sign for us (if ever we were truly interested)
3-0 game very early in the season on television.
We had Bent, Rommedhal, Murphy and Smertin running the show for those first few games. Incredible attacking football, suited to all of them.
As I remember we had a capitulation against Spurs or Blackburn at The Valley and Curbishley decided from thereon in it was eleven men behind the ball all the bloody time, which really wasted their talent, (especially Rommedhal), and completely pissed off Murphy. I don't like the bloke but he was initially vocally positive about our getting into Europe the chemistry they had and the way they were playing in those early games.
Big reason Smertin wanted out too I think.
Typical Charlton... "what might have been"
i agree with this - curbs bottled it and stuck the handbrake on - we had thomas as well who was a major threat on his day - maybe curbs felt we'd been sussed out and to be fair he [robably knows more th an us but it definitely felt like we just stopped going for it - we could have done a Leicester!!!!
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Basically everything was going through Murphy.
Once the oppo started doubling up or crowding him they cut of the supply chain.
cross purposes....You were talking about Holden, I was talking about Ikeme (my main memory was Yeovil away...)