Christ - that’s so depressing! Who’s our defensive coach again?!
Exactly, so many desperate for Johnnie to be the manager and yet ignore or don't know that he is the defensive coach in charge of the worst Charlton defending in at least 40 years. I've mixed view on JJ (love him), but how good a coach is he? I don't know but it makes you think.
Is it the defensive coach's or the manager's decision to play out from the back? I suspect the latter.
Well I think saturdays and the wembley goal are basically in a league of their own,bearing in mind there was no imminent danger pre cock ups.However one sticks out for me,Man City away,when a city player slammed the ball at Jensen and it went about 40 yards over Weavers head,will never forget the look on Weavers face as the ball sailed over his head.
Went with an Arsenal fan from school so was going in North Bank.
Was delayed by a few minutes getting into the ground and walked onto the terrace just in time for us to pass the ball past the goalie to go one down early doors.
Am sure someone can tell me who was involved as I can’t remember. Presumably Bolder and maybe Tommy Caton?
Alan Curbishley OG.
The other goal was a cracking far post header from Niall Quinn.
Went with an Arsenal fan from school so was going in North Bank.
Was delayed by a few minutes getting into the ground and walked onto the terrace just in time for us to pass the ball past the goalie to go one down early doors.
Am sure someone can tell me who was involved as I can’t remember. Presumably Bolder and maybe Tommy Caton?
Was Bob Bolder in goal....some fella called Curbishley provided the finish. Edit - Simonsen beat me to it, remember it was a 90 minute going over from the Gooners.
The most memorable OG for me was a John Hewie back pass to Willie Duff. He was in the general area of where the tunnel is nowadays, maybe five yards or so towards the halfway line. He was facing towards the Jimmy Seed stand about two yards in play and decided (for some reason known only to himself), to stop and pass it back to Willie Duff, he half swivelled and with his right foot sent the ball bewilderingly skyward. Willie was somewhere near the edge of his six yard box and astonishingly watched the ball (together with the astounded spectators), sail over his head and drop out of the sky just at the required angle for it to cross over the goal line......that was before it even bounced! You could have asked him to try and deliberately do that 1000 times and he’d still not manage it. Don’t know who it was against but would have been early 60’s.
Christ - that’s so depressing! Who’s our defensive coach again?!
Exactly, so many desperate for Johnnie to be the manager and yet ignore or don't know that he is the defensive coach in charge of the worst Charlton defending in at least 40 years. I've mixed view on JJ (love him), but how good a coach is he? I don't know but it makes you think.
Is it the defensive coach's or the manager's decision to play out from the back? I suspect the latter.
So do I. I was talking about our shocking defending all season, not just this goal.
Peter Hunt's goal through the side netting was pretty decent. I think most people believe that the ball has to go between the posts!
It didn’t even go through the side netting. It went past the post, hit the wall and bounced back onto the pitch. Both sides were lining up for a goal kick but the ref had other ideas.
Peter Hunt's goal through the side netting was pretty decent. I think most people believe that the ball has to go between the posts!
It didn’t even go through the side netting. It went past the post, hit the wall and bounced back onto the pitch. Both sides were lining up for a goal kick but the ref had other ideas.
This was against Oldham. I wrote in to VoTV about this goal when we were still at Selhurst, asking if anyone could supply the game as at the time I couldn't recall, I just remembered seeing it.
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The other goal was a cracking far post header from Niall Quinn.
I think most people believe that the ball has to go between the posts!
Edit - Simonsen beat me to it, remember it was a 90 minute going over from the Gooners.
He was in the general area of where the tunnel is nowadays, maybe five yards or so towards the halfway line.
He was facing towards the Jimmy Seed stand about two yards in play and decided (for some reason known only to himself), to stop and pass it back to Willie Duff, he half swivelled and with his right foot sent the ball bewilderingly skyward.
Willie was somewhere near the edge of his six yard box and astonishingly watched the ball (together with the astounded spectators), sail over his head and drop out of the sky just at the required angle for it to cross over the goal line......that was before it even bounced!
You could have asked him to try and deliberately do that 1000 times and he’d still not manage it.
Don’t know who it was against but would have been early 60’s.
I was talking about our shocking defending all season, not just this goal.