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Andy Nelson - a thank you
cabbles
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A little ditty from Cabbles Snr. In these frustrating times, he stumbled across what he felt was worth sharing. An insert from a 1974 programme at home to Huddersfield. Not quite sure if it was meant to be printed in the actual programme, but anyway enjoy....
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Village idiot6
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Bloke was an arrogant tosser.cabbles said:A little ditty from Cabbles Snr. In these frustrating times, he stumbled across what he felt was worth sharing. An insert from a 1974 programme at home to Huddersfield. Not quite sure if it was meant to be printed in the actual programme, but anyway enjoy....4 -
A bit harsh on Cabbles’ Snr 😉.SoundAsa£ said:
Bloke was an arrogant tosser.cabbles said:A little ditty from Cabbles Snr. In these frustrating times, he stumbled across what he felt was worth sharing. An insert from a 1974 programme at home to Huddersfield. Not quite sure if it was meant to be printed in the actual programme, but anyway enjoy....11 -
1974..... Turn the other cheek... hmmmm! We were bashing the granny out of each other most weeks, home and away. I would assume this was in response to a recent event.4
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Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?1 -
We were being told off.2
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One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.14 -
One of my Fav too. "Andy Nelsons Red and White Army" - great times.clive said:
One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.2 -
I went to most games home and away 74/75 season really enjoyed the football, it was great to see us get promoted, Andy Nelson was a hard man what I think we needed at the time.
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He just made a few signings like David Young to strengthen the defence.Was basically the same squad the late Theo Foley had built.Great season 74/75 hardly missed a game home or away4
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Loved that season (my first watching Charlton). The programme above would possibly have been the second game I ever attended.Plenty of goals and entertaining games during that time.4
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Those 26k crowds v Palace, Gillingham and Preston seemed much larger than when we had 27k sell outs in the Premier league. Probably because they were.
Away followings were good too. Particularly remember the hordes we took to Brighton, Peterborough and Palace. Didn't manage to get to the last away at Chesterfield but heard it was manic up there.3 -
He opened up the club shop one day for my Grandad and sold him some programmes, which he kindly signed.clive said:
One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.6 -
Peterborough away in the cup was a really bad day out for the few of us that went.Beaten on and off the pitch.Peterborough away in the league was very different for the same reasons- for the many more that went1
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Bloody hooligan.raytreacy69 said:Peterborough away in the cup was a really bad day out for the few of us that went.Beaten on and off the pitch.Peterborough away in the league was very different for the same reasons- for the many more that went0 -
For the league game there was a 'reception ' committee of Peterborough waiting for us by the train station as they were thinking there would only be a few of us a game.They were hot on their heals when they saw a mob of about 200 odd of us piling out of the station4
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All great awaydays including Chesterfield ... @blackpool72 and @TEL also definitely remember Chesterfieldbolloxbolder said:Those 26k crowds v Palace, Gillingham and Preston seemed much larger than when we had 27k sell outs in the Premier league. Probably because they were.
Away followings were good too. Particularly remember the hordes we took to Brighton, Peterborough and Palace. Didn't manage to get to the last away at Chesterfield but heard it was manic up there.
Brighton was always one of the best of the season2 -
Lol we did take quite a fewraytreacy69 said:For the league game there was a 'reception ' committee of Peterborough waiting for us by the train station as they were thinking there would only be a few of us a game.They were hot on their heals when they saw a mob of about 200 odd of us piling out of the station0 -
I remember he liked to to play 4-2-4, home and away. Powell, Hales, Flanagan and McAully beast forward line in division 2 at that time. Certainly made it entertaining and we used to have some high scoring games.
I think we finished 7th one year virtually on our home form, we would have got promoted if we would had won a few away games, if memory serves me we only won two away in a year. Probably would have gone down without our home form.
Obviously we remember bits from our youth differently from what might of really happened but to me, it was a special time to watch Charlton. I also remember the village idiot comment, as a now middle age man I can see where he was coming from but back then I didn’t appreciate the idiot label, although I probably was.5 -
Having just turned 14 I was on the wall behind the goal about 30 minutes before kick off at the Posh league game. Suddenly a crowd of lads brushed me aside and about 100 Charlton ran across the pitch to take the posh end.
I had been talking to an older posh fan at the time. He was so scared I sold him one of my scarves(tied around the wrist as was the way at the time) for £1. Bought the exact same scarf at the next home game with a 20p profit. Still see King Arthur heading our equaliser during the first half. Great days.6 -
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The 70s away games were certainly interesting to say the least.stonemuse said:
All great awaydays including Chesterfield ... @blackpool72 and @TEL also definitely remember Chesterfieldbolloxbolder said:Those 26k crowds v Palace, Gillingham and Preston seemed much larger than when we had 27k sell outs in the Premier league. Probably because they were.
Away followings were good too. Particularly remember the hordes we took to Brighton, Peterborough and Palace. Didn't manage to get to the last away at Chesterfield but heard it was manic up there.
Brighton was always one of the best of the season
The two Peterborough games along with plenty of others from that era I can remember like it was yesterday.
There's still about 20 of my lot that travel together to away games that all met in the late 60s early 70s.
Lifetime friendships formed way back to those times.6 -
Blackpool I remember you at the league game but can only remember your slimmer brother at the cup one😀
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You ain't funny 😣raytreacy69 said:Blackpool I remember you at the league game but can only remember your slimmer brother at the cup one😀1 -
I think he was playing centre half that day.Luxury of strikers with Killer and Flanagan up front.Lov d them days - well most of them😀bolloxbolder said:Having just turned 14 I was on the wall behind the goal about 30 minutes before kick off at the Posh league game. Suddenly a crowd of lads brushed me aside and about 100 Charlton ran across the pitch to take the posh end.
I had been talking to an older posh fan at the time. He was so scared I sold him one of my scarves(tied around the wrist as was the way at the time) for £1. Bought the exact same scarf at the next home game with a 20p profit. Still see King Arthur heading our equaliser during the first half. Great days.0 -
I never realised he worked in the ticket office as wellclive said:
One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.
Looking him up, according to Wikipedia he never managed again after leaving us which seems weird, as he was only in his mid 40s and did a pretty reasonable job with us, certainly good enough for him to get another opportunity elsewhere surely?
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Biography: Probably better known was a manager once his career was over having managed many clubs including Plymouth and Charlton, now lives in Alicante, Spain. Having retired, he won a Spanish Bowls Championship in 1995.killerandflash said:
I never realised he worked in the ticket office as wellclive said:
One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.
Looking him up, according to Wikipedia he never managed again after leaving us which seems weird, as he was only in his mid 40s and did a pretty reasonable job with us, certainly good enough for him to get another opportunity elsewhere surely?
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/Nelson+Andy/3399
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Funnily enough I blogged about this yesterday - go to the ITV Hub and download Big Match Revisited. I watched the Palace away game from that season yesterday - fantastic 45 mins of football - other games from the 70’s on there - they are brilliant.
Actually I remember that Chesterfield away game, the Police let the dogs off amongst us - that worked !!0 -
Ha, can you imagine that these days!clive said:
One of my favourite ex managers, manager of a side with Hales, Flanagan, Powell, Bowman & Hunt.allez les addicks said:Funnily enough i only learnt of Andy Nelson this week as his spell in charge was way before my my time (born 1989), and in my first week of January procrastination from work, I decided to look up details of the years we were promoted.
He was a manager who got us promoted in 74/75 - what was he like?
Entertaining football, high scoring matches.
He took us up with more or less the same side that Theo Foley had assembled.
As a player he captained Ipswich under Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1962.
He was a tough character who didn't suffer fools gladly, coincidently born in the same area as Curbishley & Bowyer.
After being sacked as manager he worked in the ticket office & i can remember him selling me & a couple of mates our season tickets, when he had a little chat with us, he seemed a decent chap.
I've noticed that he is still surviving & is now aged 85.1 -
I think he covered several tasks at the club after he was sacked.
I spoke to him on the phone about a ticket promotion idea.1
