His son used to watch/live by my old semi pro side. Got chatting to him about Charlton when he saw me wearing a Charlton top. He told me his links to Charlton, then saw him over the Valley a few times, good lad, didn't get on subject of his dad.
This thread is actually really interesting for an Addick who started supporting in the selhurst years. I thought he would be despised, but a lot of goodwill on here, and I can see why. "Champagne taste, light ale money" springs to mind
This thread is actually really interesting for an Addick who started supporting in the selhurst years. I thought he would be despised, but a lot of goodwill on here, and I can see why. "Champagne taste, light ale money" springs to mind
He almost destroyed the club, but he didn't set out to and wanted only the bet things for the club and himself.
Of course he can be criticised and lessons should definitely be learnt from his mistakes hence why I mentioning him on the other thread as on the face of it, at least superficially, there appear to be one or two traits Hulyer and TS share.
Yeah, clearly a lot or what he did can be criticised, and the club was brought to its knees while he was there tbf! But, it seems he inherited the problems and just had a crazy idea to buy the club he loved and try something new, even if he didnt have the cash to back it up. It was a massive gamble and it failed. At the time it must have been awful for the fans, apart from getting to watch AS for 20 game or so, but it's a kinda romantic story I think!
I enjoyed watching Simonsen as much as anyone but anyone thinking he would transform a team containing Berry, Ferns, Smith etc into a top team was mad.
Hulyer got off lightly. In this day and age, he would've been slaughtered.
I enjoyed watching Simonsen as much as anyone but anyone thinking he would transform a team containing Berry, Ferns, Smith etc into a top team was mad.
Hulyer got off lightly. In this day and age, he would've been slaughtered.
What is really sad is that a couple of years later he could have given Lennie's battlers a little bit of stardust in the top flight.
In the brief time Simonsen was with us you could tell that he was always Two or Three passes ahead of his team mates. Without doubt the best player I've seen play for us.
Something of relevance that I picked up a few years ago. The book has no Charlton content but has a hand written note to Mark Hulyer from the great man.
After decades of passive decline and decay under Glikstein, Hulyer appeared like a breath of fresh air. A fan like us, young and apparently with the resources and ambition to restore us to our former glories. Sadly he overreached and his gamble failed, almost bringing us to ruin. Unlike a lot of more recent owners he had no malevolent intentions - he wanted what we all wanted, but he just fucked up.
A short time after we returned to The Valley I believe he approached the board about investing in the club again. Richard Collins among others were strongly against that idea. Watching Allan Simonsen play for us is the biggest privilege I've ever experienced around football. Wish my son's could have seen him - would grace today's Premier League.
Strange how things work out, Mark Huyler for me, will always be remembered for the mistakes and costly ones at that. The embarrassing radio advert, selling Paul Walsh and getting Steve White in return, not a bad player but we had Killer Hales and didnt need another goal poacher. Putting Ken Craggs in charge, selling Paul Elliott for peanuts or rather to pay the wage bill. All that and Simonsen too plus the Chief whose name I can't remember or spell even if I could.
Strange how things work out, Mark Huyler for me, will always be remembered for the mistakes and costly ones at that. The embarrassing radio advert, selling Paul Walsh and getting Steve White in return, not a bad player but we had Killer Hales and didnt need another goal poacher. Putting Ken Craggs in charge, selling Paul Elliott for peanuts or rather to pay the wage bill. All that and Simonsen too plus the Chief whose name I can't remember or spell even if I could.
Comments
Found this which may or not be of interest after Mark Hulyer came up on the Thomas Sandgaard thread.
Of course he can be criticised and lessons should definitely be learnt from his mistakes hence why I mentioning him on the other thread as on the face of it, at least superficially, there appear to be one or two traits Hulyer and TS share.
Hulyer got off lightly. In this day and age, he would've been slaughtered.
I also messaged Sandgaard yesterday wishing him luck and mentioned about the family connection/history with the club. Here was his response:
Plenty more Charlton programmes and memorabilia to be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/addicks7-6/albums
A fan like us, young and apparently with the resources and ambition to restore us to our former glories.
Sadly he overreached and his gamble failed, almost bringing us to ruin.
Unlike a lot of more recent owners he had no malevolent intentions - he wanted what we all wanted, but he just fucked up.
Also the boat load of rubber arriving at the docks that would have cleared all the debts.