The player I liked the best. I loved that season when we won the Championship, he was awesome. The away games when we wore yellow were magic, I can’t remember us losing. Yellows, yellows, yellows.
Two hat tricks in two consecutive away games was a highlight, Stockport and Norwich I think, was at both.
“thats a superb hat-trick from Andy Hunt”
Mark Mansfield on commentary, and we are tearing that league to pieces.
That league season for me was the height of my Charlton supporting life. Was a 19 year old in the first year of uni, remember tuning in to Capital Gold to listen to games on the south coast. Hunt is always forgotten in the best striker conversations which is absurd. He should be mentioned in the same breath as Clive, Bent etc imo. Had a wand of a left foot
Easily the best touch of any Charlton player I've seen. World class touch. There wasn't a ball he couldn't control in an instant.
The goals were on top of that and he was getting better with every season in that regard.
Steady on
I've never seen a centre-forward with a better touch. I've seen plenty of forwards who could score brilliant goals and display amazing skills against great teams but Hunt's touch was up there with the best.
If he had been on the end of that Morgan through ball on Saturday, his second touch would've been knocking it past the keeper into the net.
I was at the front of the West Stand when he and his wife came back to visit for a match a couple of seasons ago. He was introduced to the crowd and did a presentation or something, but before/after was having a chat. I was amazed that he (and his wife) seemed genuinely surprised that he was still remembered by so many people.
Am happy to report that there were plenty of Addicks giving him love and he walked up the steps smiling.
I always thought it didn’t get talked about enough how we had 3 strikers forced to retire through injury within a couple (?) of years. And we think we’re unlucky now!
Was it Hunt who came back to train with us around 2002/2003 but it didn’t work out?
Our car broke down on the way to visit friends the day of that Norwich away hat-trick. I couldn't go for that very reason. We were getting towed back home and I still cheered when I got the result.
I always thought it didn’t get talked about enough how we had 3 strikers forced to retire through injury within a couple (?) of years. And we think we’re unlucky now!
Was it Hunt who came back to train with us around 2002/2003 but it didn’t work out?
It was such a shame he didn't get a second crack at the top division with the confidence of that amazing season in the Championship under his belt. During the 98/99 season he wasn't quite ready to make an impact.
Think I saw Andy's last game for us against Chelsea reserves at Kingstonian's ground. He was clearly suffering, really sweating. I thought he was a great player. Sad he financially missed out by having to retire early.
The player I liked the best. I loved that season when we won the Championship, he was awesome. The away games when we wore yellow were magic, I can’t remember us losing. Yellows, yellows, yellows.
Two hat tricks in two consecutive away games was a highlight, Stockport and Norwich I think, was at both.
“thats a superb hat-trick from Andy Hunt”
Mark Mansfield on commentary, and we are tearing that league to pieces.
Pringle was the real star of the Norwich game. Their defence couldn’t cope with him running at them. He set up chance after chance and a double hat-trick for Hunt was a real possibility that day.
What a guy, watched live on the day and thought, he is grounded and happy in his "back yard", and sure, why wouldn't you want to swap the smoke for that, great on the day and good to re-run again, could've listened to the memories all afternoon...
Speaks with such clarity of mind and great to see how Andy didn't allow what would have been a devastatingly painful and premature end to his career define him. In fact, it's difficult not to be envious of how happy he looks in his surroundings given all that is happening here. Good luck to him. He deserves it.
I’m always surprised that him scoring with his last ever touch in professional football isn’t made a bigger deal of. Has that ever happened before? Excluding retirement after tournaments and shootouts etc?
I’m always surprised that him scoring with his last ever touch in professional football isn’t made a bigger deal of. Has that ever happened before? Excluding retirement after tournaments and shootouts etc?
Graham Alexander did it against us for Preston the season we smashed League 1, with a stoppage time free-kick to make it 2-2.
Stuart Pearce's final kick should have been a goal, but he missed a penalty 4 minutes into stoppage time.
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If he had been on the end of that Morgan through ball on Saturday, his second touch would've been knocking it past the keeper into the net.
Am happy to report that there were plenty of Addicks giving him love and he walked up the steps smiling.
great player
Was it Hunt who came back to train with us around 2002/2003 but it didn’t work out?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/24/match.sport5
Stuart Pearce's final kick should have been a goal, but he missed a penalty 4 minutes into stoppage time.