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Tunnel Jump genesis

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,482
in General Charlton
Have a Norwich fan staying with us who went to the game.

He asked "what was that jump thing they do at the end?

When exactly did it start and who first did it?
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,177
    Who started has to be either Kinsella (dont know why I say him) or Chris Powell surely
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,909
    I am not sure.. was it Powelly that started it?  Then Jackson took it on?? 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,199
    For some reason I’ve always thought it was John Robinson that started it
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,864
    Was it matt holland?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,720
    Chris Powell I think. Kinsella was the fist pump.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,235
    Think it may have been Powell, but I’m also thinking of Kins for some reason. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,896
    Chris Powell 
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,735
    I'm sure it was Kinsella, though he didn't jump, he'd give a great big fist pump.  I like the way it's changed and reinvented itself over the years.  Chris Powell used to do it after every win as manager.  It was probably Rob Elliot who turned it into a jump.  It nearly got forgotten about when the team was full of Roland eurotwats and we never won a game, but thankfully it's back and we get to see it regularly now.
  • DiscoCAFC
    DiscoCAFC Posts: 1,767
    Didn't Powell start it when we won promotion away at Blackburn then pursued it after heavy demanad?


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  • East_Stand_Loopy
    East_Stand_Loopy Posts: 2,205
    Missed It said:
    I'm sure it was Kinsella, though he didn't jump, he'd give a great big fist pump.  I like the way it's changed and reinvented itself over the years.  Chris Powell used to do it after every win as manager.  It was probably Rob Elliot who turned it into a jump.  It nearly got forgotten about when the team was full of Roland eurotwats and we never won a game, but thankfully it's back and we get to see it regularly now.
    Chris Powell did it as a player, too.

    I believe it started in the 2000 season when we won the old First Division.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,099
    DiscoCAFC said:
    Didn't Powell start it when we won promotion away at Blackburn then pursued it after heavy demanad?

    Sounds about right.
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    According to @LenGlover in March 2014, the originator of the tunnel jump was Chris Powell (by implication, from when he was a player)  There are various other references on this thread:
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/1792812/#Comment_1792812
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,463
    It was started by Mark Kinsella. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,296
    Kinsella may have done it. I don't know, but I don't remember seeing him do it. I'm absolutely certain though that it was Christ Powell that established it as a regular feature.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,099
    Stig said:
    Kinsella may have done it. I don't know, but I don't remember seeing him do it. I'm absolutely certain though that it was Christ Powell that established it as a regular feature.
    That's one hell of a promotion!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,720
    Briston_Addick said:
    Stig said:
    Kinsella may have done it. I don't know, but I don't remember seeing him do it. I'm absolutely certain though that it was Christ Powell that established it as a regular feature.
    That's one hell of a promotion!
    I thought Robert Powell was Jesus....
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,099
    LenGlover said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    Stig said:
    Kinsella may have done it. I don't know, but I don't remember seeing him do it. I'm absolutely certain though that it was Christ Powell that established it as a regular feature.
    That's one hell of a promotion!
    I thought Robert Powell was Jesus....
    Keep it in the family.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,679
    Definitely Powell as a player. He wasn’t keen to do it as manager but bowed to the pressure.

    I do like the way it has now become shared out depending on performance.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,233
    edited April 2019
    DiscoCAFC said:
    Didn't Powell start it when we won promotion away at Blackburn then pursued it after heavy demanad?

    This. I can confirm it as an eye witness. 

    The first tunnel jump was at Ewood Park in 2000. It was Chris Powell. We actually only drew but Man City (remember them kids?) dropped points elsewhere meaning we won the Division 1 title that day. Powell was just so bloody happy he didn’t want the celebrations to end and dragged them out by jumping out of the tunnel to cheers from the away end. 

    Not sure when it became a tradition at the Valley, it was some years later I think, but it was Powell who brought it back. 

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,153
    Chris Powell started doing it just to piss the Chris Powell haters off :-)
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,427
    I’m sure It was started with the “heave-ho” - a post match gee up to the fans by Mark Kinsella. 
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,760
    Sam Bartram?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,266
    edited April 2019
    Today on Igor's second jump he was followed by Lyle and Naby.

    Is 3 a record in Tunnel jump history ?
    (Not including the great escape)
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,531
    I am pretty sure it was Omar Pouso
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,266
    I thought Cory Gibbs did the first tunnel jump on his debut and did his ACL injury.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,901
    soapboxsam said:
    I thought Cory Gibbs did the first tunnel jump on his debut and did his ACL injury.
    For Gawds sake don't let Page do it when he returns to the team then :wink:
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    edited April 2019
    Chizz said:
    It was started by Mark Kinsella. 
    As a fist pump in front of the covered end then taken up by powell as tunnel jump.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Exiled_Addick said:
    DiscoCAFC said:
    Didn't Powell start it when we won promotion away at Blackburn then pursued it after heavy demanad?

    This. I can confirm it as an eye witness. 

    The first tunnel jump was at Ewood Park in 2000. It was Chris Powell. We actually only drew but Man City (remember them kids?) dropped points elsewhere meaning we won the Division 1 title that day. Powell was just so bloody happy he didn’t want the celebrations to end and dragged them out by jumping out of the tunnel to cheers from the away end. 

    Not sure when it became a tradition at the Valley, it was some years later I think, but it was Powell who brought it back. 
    Chris Powell did the first tunnel jump three weeks before the Blackburn game in the Cup win at Highfield Road.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgVOyM9ZV74

  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,909
    The funniest one was powell dressed up as a mascot and Williams doing it when all the fracas was going in the tunnel after the Accrington game. 

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