Pay tribute to the '87 Play-off team ahead of Thursday's tie

charltonbob

SporadicAddick said:

Time for my own bah humbug moment.

This is all a bit of a nonsense.

This isn't a meaningless end of season game where there's space for this.

It feels like it's becoming a bit of a "celebration" - almost a party atmosphere. 

We haven't done anything yet. Keep the legends for the first game back in The Championship if we win the next two games.

If WW need anything to gee them up, just tell them that we are already celebrating.

I was thinking the same thing, just like NJ talking about the circus at Wrexham, that worked out well didn't it.

It's going to be another very tough game, Wycombe weren't second for a long time because they're shit The new guy might have them playing a different way but they still have some decent players & they're not just going to roll over. If they snatch an early goal we could be in trouble. (hopefully they won't of course  )

Lordflashheart

I was at all 3 ‘87 play off matches - Elland Road was scary, but leaving St Andrew’s is easily the most frightened at a football match, closely followed by Battle of the Bridge in ‘88

northstandsteve

Battle of The Bridge you are having a laugh, one of the best turn outs I have ever seen from Charlton never felt frightened at all.

SouthWest_Addicks

Think it’s good idea to encourage people into the ground early and into their seats. The only motivation that both Wycombe and Charlton need is that if they win they will get a chance to be at Wembley. Everything else is just background noise IMO.

West stand concourse is usually rammo when the stand is 20% full so will be chaos when full tomorrow. So I will be happy to get my seat early and give these legends a good clap before the game.

DOUCHER

Covered End said:

charltonbob said:

valleynick66 said:

Covered End said:

Stupid planning it for 7.15pm.
I'll be surprised if there's 5,000 in their seats by then.
7.30pm earliest would have been more sensible and encourage fans to be in by then.

Depends what else they are planning if anything?

If they are planning something else maybe they should choose which one is more important, personally I think it's almost an insult to "pay tribute" to our former heroes when the ground will be practically empty.

Unless they are saying 7.15pm to get more in early.
But they won't come out to 7.30pm earliest.

Agreed - that's why they're shutting the bars at 7.30, otherwise you'll never get Colin Walsh on the pitch  

Friend Or Defoe

sunbury-addick said:

Probably a stupid question and I am sure I know the answer, but, if I want to applaud these legends from my seat, can I take my beer ?

Probably a stupid question, but if I'm not at my seat until 7:30, will they come out again?

SporadicAddick

sunbury-addick said:

Probably a stupid question and I am sure I know the answer, but, if I want to applaud these legends from my seat, can I take my beer ?

If you can, my advice would be to put the beer down before applauding, as otherwise it's highly likely that the coming together of your hands in the act itself would cause you to spill some of the beer. 

Killarahales

Lordflashheart said:

I was at all 3 ‘87 play off matches - Elland Road was scary, but leaving St Andrew’s is easily the most frightened at a football match, closely followed by Battle of the Bridge in ‘88

At Elland Road they were throwing 2p coins at us with sharpened edges!

Friend Or Defoe

Killarahales said:

Lordflashheart said:

I was at all 3 ‘87 play off matches - Elland Road was scary, but leaving St Andrew’s is easily the most frightened at a football match, closely followed by Battle of the Bridge in ‘88

At Elland Road they were throwing 2p coins at us with sharpened edges!

They must have had a pay rise.

Chizz

The playoff final replay in 1987 was the last football match before Peter Sullivan was convicted

NelsonsFU

Weve got some timid souls on here  but yes times were different then. Upton Park v Leicester and there was 3x more leicester than us and they came across the putch from the South Bank... no one budged an inch and they retreated.. all bluff

Fanny Fanackapan

AFKABartram said:

valleynick66 said:

Covered End said:

Stupid planning it for 7.15pm.
I'll be surprised if there's 5,000 in their seats by then.
7.30pm earliest would have been more sensible and encourage fans to be in by then.

Depends what else they are planning if anything?

Got a sneak preview of the running order.

Light show
Kiss cam 
Re-enacted sword fight with the Addick sword victorious 
Jamie Cullen singing a jazz version of VFR
Choreographed Mexican Wave conducted by special guest Sergio Perez
Prodigy starting an actual pitch side fire
Artistic but dramatic fly past from Woolwich Pigeon and friends 

How could you forget the planned arrival of the enormous "celebration " cake being wheeled onto the pitch, followed by a drum roll ....

...with Arsenetatters & Fanny leaping out !!!  Surprise surprise !  TA DA !!!!

( One for those who remember the WAR ladies in the Duchatelet Out campaign ) 

The Red Robin

https://that1980ssportsblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/golden-goals-peter-shirtliff-1987.html?m=1

Greenhithe

McCartney said:

DOUCHER said:

Think the fans who went to Birmingham should also be paraded - wonder how many of us are left or could prove we were there 

And Elland Road blimy that was scary.

We were basically standing on a lump of concrete that night. Horrible place it was. 

Lordflashheart

NelsonsFU said:

Weve got some timid souls on here  but yes times were different then. Upton Park v Leicester and there was 3x more leicester than us and they came across the putch from the South Bank... no one budged an inch and they retreated.. all bluff

Timid - fuck off - I went to Elland Road on my own, and St Andrew’s - and Battle of the Bridge - I go to watch my club to watch a football match - no interest in fighting whatsoever - yes, if someone wanted to give it, I’m not swerving it - but on my own, faced with multiple nut jobs, get away - leaving St Andrew’s ‘87 Leeds fans were kicking turnstile doors down to get out, I ran all the way to New Street station - post match in ‘88 at Chelsea it was carnage, with Chelsea fans going mental - it was very scary 

I was a young lad, capable of handling a one on one, but not one on 10, 20 etc 

So wind your neck in - back then it was a very different time - but I went to all 3 matches, all 3 of which had an undercurrent of threat 

Did you go to all of them ???

Nah doubt it…

I did

Off_it

They should invite Ian Baird - then the lads could line up and take it in turns to knee him in the back of the head whilst he's sat down in the penalty area!

NelsonsFU

Lordflashheart said:

NelsonsFU said:

Weve got some timid souls on here  but yes times were different then. Upton Park v Leicester and there was 3x more leicester than us and they came across the putch from the South Bank... no one budged an inch and they retreated.. all bluff

Timid - fuck off - I went to Elland Road on my own, and St Andrew’s - and Battle of the Bridge - I go to watch my club to watch a football match - no interest in fighting whatsoever - yes, if someone wanted to give it, I’m not swerving it - but on my own, faced with multiple nut jobs, get away - leaving St Andrew’s ‘87 Leeds fans were kicking turnstile doors down to get out, I ran all the way to New Street station - post match in ‘88 at Chelsea it was carnage, with Chelsea fans going mental - it was very scary 

I was a young lad, capable of handling a one on one, but not one on 10, 20 etc 

So wind your neck in - back then it was a very different time - but I went to all 3 matches, all 3 of which had an undercurrent of threat 

Did you go to all of them ???

Nah doubt it…

I did

Then youd  be wrong

Covered End

Lordflashheart said:

NelsonsFU said:

Weve got some timid souls on here  but yes times were different then. Upton Park v Leicester and there was 3x more leicester than us and they came across the putch from the South Bank... no one budged an inch and they retreated.. all bluff

Timid - fuck off - I went to Elland Road on my own, and St Andrew’s - and Battle of the Bridge - I go to watch my club to watch a football match - no interest in fighting whatsoever - yes, if someone wanted to give it, I’m not swerving it - but on my own, faced with multiple nut jobs, get away - leaving St Andrew’s ‘87 Leeds fans were kicking turnstile doors down to get out, I ran all the way to New Street station - post match in ‘88 at Chelsea it was carnage, with Chelsea fans going mental - it was very scary 

I was a young lad, capable of handling a one on one, but not one on 10, 20 etc 

So wind your neck in - back then it was a very different time - but I went to all 3 matches, all 3 of which had an undercurrent of threat 

Did you go to all of them ???

Nah doubt it…

I did

I also remember you bragging about going to Dartford rather than Charlton #justsaying 

clive

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/peter-shirtliff-charlton-athletic-playoffs-35280937

fenlandaddick

clive said:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/peter-shirtliff-charlton-athletic-playoffs-35280937

Great article, thanks Clive

oohaahmortimer

First I've heard re Lennie turning down the toss of a coin , I wonder when this was all decided and happened , prolly on the night at Leeds , hence lastminute.com St Andrews was chosen .