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  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    I never had a problem with Church. If you remember just how skint and short-handed Charlton were when he was signed, it was clear we weren't shopping at Harrods for strikers. He always put a shift in, even when the crowd were giving him grief for the heinous crime of not being very good. He deserves a break from the boo-boys and I think he'll do alright in Scottish football.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    I'm sorry but putting a shift in is never enough on it's own. If he ever caught a defender or a goalkeeper unawares and forced them into a mistake, if he ever cut out a loose pass and managed to turn it into an attack, if he ever consistently changed the balance of our play in our favour, then yes his lack of goals would be partially offset by his impact.

    Except he barely if ever HAD an impact. He just ran around an awful lot achieving absolutely nothing noteworthy.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,269
    Hung up his boots today
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I thought he'd done it several seasons ago.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    55 goals in 11 years says it all to be honest.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    Only 29, whatever my thoughts about his effectiveness as a player for us, gutted for him
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    Swisdom said:

    55 goals in 11 years says it all to be honest.

    More like 11 goals in 55 years !
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    he always gave his best, can't ever ask for more than that.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Christ... Retired @ 29 - thats no age regardless of the level
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Injury forced his retirement... Truly a shit way to end a career.
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  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,170
    Dazzler21 said:

    Injury forced his retirement... Truly a shit way to end a career.

    Agree. Quite sad really. What does a 29 year old ex-lower league footballer do next....? No idea what options these guys have.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    He wasn't great but at least he tried. I wish him all the best.
  • RanTooFar
    RanTooFar Posts: 324
    sam3110 said:

    Hung up his boots today

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/44053999
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    put the sponge into spongefoot

    made Bradley Allen look like he had a powerful shot!
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Very sad news. At the end of the day it's his job that he's had to give up far earlier than he ever intended to
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Not one of our greatest but always put a shift in.

    I wish him all the best for the future and sympathise that he has had to stop playing so young.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,765
    edited May 2018
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  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    Tried his bollocks off for us, and got to play in a European Championship semi-final. Good luck to him.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,981
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  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,458
    Sounds like the doctor’s done him a favour there.
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  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    He might not have been the greatest player in the shirt, but he always put a shift in. I respect that.

    I hope the hip injury isn't too debilitating in every day life, and maybe he can make a comeback at a lower league level one day soon. All the best to him.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344

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