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15th May 2005

ElfsborgAddick
ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,113
in General Charlton
Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
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  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,828
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    I assume you haven’t been to many 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,418
    https://youtu.be/m9AdIBnCrrg
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,113
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    I assume you haven’t been to many 
    You assume wrong.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    edited May 2021

  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,364
    Happy days!

    A very young Ben Watson in that clip. And not in a red shirt! 
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,989
    Unfortunately considering how things turned around for the nigels and us in the subsequent decade, this match doesnt do it for me anymore. If the deal with the devil was to beat palace on this one day but you'll spend a lot of the next 15 years in L1 and they will be in the prem I don't think Id take it. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,018
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    Yup, one that will never be forgotten  :D
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,828
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    I assume you haven’t been to many 
    You assume wrong.
    Surely we’ve had many many better days than this from which we can take pleasure in our performance ?  As someone else said, they’ve been significantly better than us for most of the 16 years since . 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:
    Happy days!

    A very young Ben Watson in that clip. And not in a red shirt! 
    I really wanted us to sign him that summer. 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    I assume you haven’t been to many 
    You assume wrong.
    Surely we’ve had many many better days than this from which we can take pleasure in our performance ?  As someone else said, they’ve been significantly better than us for most of the 16 years since . 
    Indeed they have but where is the harm in bringing this great day up and bringing a smile to people’s faces on a Saturday morning. 

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  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,167
    CAFCTrev said:
    Unfortunately considering how things turned around for the nigels and us in the subsequent decade, this match doesnt do it for me anymore. If the deal with the devil was to beat palace on this one day but you'll spend a lot of the next 15 years in L1 and they will be in the prem I don't think Id take it. 
    Its all about the big memorable days that is what you follow football for, and this was definitely one to enjoy remembering and watching back.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:
    Happy days!

    A very young Ben Watson in that clip. And not in a red shirt! 
    16 years and he still hasn’t moved out of that penalty area. 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I've never known The Valley so full and so noisy 15 minutes after the game ended.

    I remember one of my favourite posts of all time on their BBS asking for their advice. I just posted this....

    Take Oklahoma City Blvd to I-40 W

    6 min (2.7 mi)

    Head south on N Robinson Ave towards W Sheridan Ave
    417 ft

    Turn right onto W Sheridan Ave
    0.3 mi

    Turn left onto S Walker Ave
    0.2 mi

    Turn right onto Reno Ave
    0.3 mi

    Slight right onto Oklahoma City Blvd
    1.8 mi

    Follow I-40 W to US-287 N/US-60 E/S Buchanan St in Amarillo. Take exit 70 from I-40 W

    3 hr 43 min (255 mi)

    Merge onto I-40 W
    0.7 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    0.1 mi

    Keep right to stay on I-40 W
    7.2 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    0.5 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    1.8 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    5.3 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    2.3 mi

    Keep left to stay on I-40 W
    7.4 mi

    Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 70 for US-287 N/US-60 E towards US-87 N/Dumas/Downtown/Pampa
    0.8 mi

    Continue on US-287 N/US-60 E/S Buchanan St. Take N Fillmore St to E Amarillo Blvd/U.S. Rte 66

    5 min (1.6 mi)

    Continue onto US-287 N/US-60 E/S Buchanan St
    1.0 mi

    Turn left onto NE 3rd Ave
    0.1 mi

    Turn right onto N Fillmore St
    0.4 mi

    Turn right onto E Amarillo Blvd/U.S. Rte 66
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,364
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:
    Happy days!

    A very young Ben Watson in that clip. And not in a red shirt! 
    I really wanted us to sign him that summer. 
    Well you got your wish in the end. Just 15 years too late!
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,630
    edited May 2021
    I remember being at London Bridge station a few years later when we were playing them at home in a night game and charlton were heading in one direction (down) and palace were heading in the other direction and their fans were singing ‘who’s fucking laughing now’ to the same tune...and I realised I was, still, and even more so as their chant made me realise how much it must have still been hurting them...
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,878
    edited May 2021
    the view that this game needs to be viewed in the context of what has subsequently happened is surely missing the point? We won at Wembley in 47, 98 and 19 - we could look at all of those wins in the context of what happened after but why would you? One of my favourite Charlton moments was Villa Park in 99 - the fact that we were relegated a week later doesn't detract from the experience of the win...

    Lets rejoice - we sent Palace down by beating not losing to them in a specific game. They have never sent us down. We are the winners.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,675
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    Wow......and just how has relegating them gone for the 2 respective clubs...??  Have they yo-yo'd between the 2nd & 3rd tiers of English football & had to put up with playing in the tin-pot Pizza trophy, whilst we have had 10 years of Premiership football & having full stadiums every week.

    Er, No.

    Really dont get this love of "we sent the Palace down". For me it's been once disaster after another since that day. 

    We stole their manager
    We got relegated
    We got relegated again 
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again.

    Plus shit owner after shit owner (until Sangaard). 

    Be careful for what you wish for.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,113
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    wmcf123 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    I assume you haven’t been to many 
    You assume wrong.
    Surely we’ve had many many better days than this from which we can take pleasure in our performance ?  As someone else said, they’ve been significantly better than us for most of the 16 years since . 
    Relegating your nearest rivals in this fashion is what dreams are made of.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    SporadicAddick said:

    Lets rejoice - we sent Palace down by beating them in a specific game. They have never sent us down. We are the winners.
    Errr, we didn't beat them.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    Move on. 

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  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,878
    Addickted said:
    SporadicAddick said:

    Lets rejoice - we sent Palace down by beating them in a specific game. They have never sent us down. We are the winners.
    Errr, we didn't beat them.
    fair point well made....
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,113
    golfaddick said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    Wow......and just how has relegating them gone for the 2 respective clubs...??  Have they yo-yo'd between the 2nd & 3rd tiers of English football & had to put up with playing in the tin-pot Pizza trophy, whilst we have had 10 years of Premiership football & having full stadiums every week.

    Er, No.

    Really dont get this love of "we sent the Palace down". For me it's been once disaster after another since that day. 

    We stole their manager
    We got relegated
    We got relegated again 
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again.

    Plus shit owner after shit owner (until Sangaard). 

    Be careful for what you wish for.
    F*** 'em!
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,878
    golfaddick said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Today, 16 years we relegated the palice buggers.

    What a fantastic day.  If I live another 30 years I am certain this will be in my top five games watching Charlton.
    Wow......and just how has relegating them gone for the 2 respective clubs...??  Have they yo-yo'd between the 2nd & 3rd tiers of English football & had to put up with playing in the tin-pot Pizza trophy, whilst we have had 10 years of Premiership football & having full stadiums every week.

    Er, No.

    Really dont get this love of "we sent the Palace down". For me it's been once disaster after another since that day. 

    We stole their manager
    We got relegated
    We got relegated again 
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again
    We got promoted
    We got relegated again.

    Plus shit owner after shit owner (until Sangaard). 

    Be careful for what you wish for.
    You are right. And another thing, look at us versus Burnley. We go on about beating them in the Cup Final, but look whats happened since - we've been up and down more than a whores drawers and they have ended up in the Premier League.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,989
    Not having a dig at anyone who still gets a kick out of this game, but Im not going to be bragging to my palace supporting mates about how we relegated them in 2005 when they had nearly 10 years uninterrupted in the prem and an FA cup final appearance since. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,418
    In 1905 a group of teenagers formed Charlton Athletic Football Club.

    Thousands of fans have suffered since through a lifetime of misery and torture.

    Be careful what you wish for.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    CAFCTrev said:
    Not having a dig at anyone who still gets a kick out of this game, but Im not going to be bragging to my palace supporting mates about how we relegated them in 2005 when they had nearly 10 years uninterrupted in the prem and an FA cup final appearance since. 
    They still play in a shit hole though.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,989
    Addickted said:
    CAFCTrev said:
    Not having a dig at anyone who still gets a kick out of this game, but Im not going to be bragging to my palace supporting mates about how we relegated them in 2005 when they had nearly 10 years uninterrupted in the prem and an FA cup final appearance since. 
    They still play in a shit hole though.
    Cant argue with that!
  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,056
    CAFCTrev said:
    Not having a dig at anyone who still gets a kick out of this game, but Im not going to be bragging to my palace supporting mates about how we relegated them in 2005 when they had nearly 10 years uninterrupted in the prem and an FA cup final appearance since. 
    Two things worry me about this post.
    1. You have palarse mates. 
    2. You are willing to admit it in public. 
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,155
    A great day..remember going mental when we scored, especially considering the disappointment of conceding the penalty.
    But I agree with others , this has now been superseded by 10 years of crap and worse living in their shadow!

  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,875
    who cares what happened in the following years. Football and sport is all about the moment. 

    Imagine if in 2005 we beat say Man City in the cup final. Would people be saying don’t rate that day as look at us in league one whilst Man City went on to 5 prem leagues / fa cups?  

    Madness. 

    We relegated one of our biggest rivals. 
    It was great. 

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