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Jim Melrose

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  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,670
    Great character 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,830
    Wish we had Curbishley on the payroll in a footballing capacity. Such wise insight.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,217
    edited January 2022
    JM: “If he [Miller] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,544
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,475
    Absolutely love that accent. Want him to narrate my life. 
  • AdTheAddicK
    AdTheAddicK Posts: 3,379
    Jim was class today. Top stuff
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,638
    Top man
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,368
    Yup. He was great today. Some good stories and obviously knew what was going on with the current squad. Hope he gets invited back. 

    And I have to say the 3 in the studio today just all bounced off each other superbly. Minto is class and Curbs has a wonderful dry sense of humour. We are incredibly lucky to have these guys. 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,755
    Thanks for the compliments 😉

    @Blucher
    Everton were not reigning Champions, Liverpool were, although Everton did win the league that season, making my hat-trick even more impressive.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,023
    AdTheAddicK said:
    Jim was class today. Top stuff
    He was terrific… great guest 

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,886
    I only saw him on the screen at half time in the stadium. He looked like he had just eaten the 22 stone ref
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Weegie Addick said:
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
    It was. He said he preferred Pender as a player to Miller.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    ricky_otto said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
    It was. He said he preferred Pender as a player to Miller.
    who didn't.......obviously apart from Miller himself?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Hal1x said:
    ricky_otto said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
    It was. He said he preferred Pender as a player to Miller.
    who didn't.......obviously apart from Miller himself?
    Personally I preferred Steve Thompson. 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,217
    Weegie Addick said:
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
    Original post amended. Thanks 🤓
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    edited January 2022
    Hal1x said:
    ricky_otto said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    Solidgone said:
    JM: “If he [Pender] was made of chocolate he would eat himself”

    Thought that was about Paul Miller?
    It was. He said he preferred Pender as a player to Miller.
    who didn't.......obviously apart from Miller himself?
    I preferred Miller. His performance in the Battle of Stamford Bridge is one of the best ever performances in a Charlton shirt. 

    I have met him in the lounges at Spurs when a business contact treated me a few years ago and he was a great guy and was happy to talk Charlton with me.

    In fact if Spurs aren't playing he would be a great guest. 
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    edited April 2024
    Interesting article about Jim in the excellent cult heroes series in yesterday’s programme.

    Apparently ,he now slightly revises the narrative about leaving for family reasons. He claims that he was annoyed that having signed for less of a pay check from Manchester City that Lennie Lawrence signed Andy Jones from Third Division Port Vale and gave him a bigger contract than Jim . To make matters worse Melrose was also offered to Vale in part exchange for the Welshman.

    Jim claims he was never even offered a new contract after his 17 goal season which was crucial to our survival 

    Personally I would find it strange that we wouldn’t have given Jim a new contract at that time if there had have been a chance he would stay. Although it would not have been a good move for football reasons Port Vale would have worked geographically.

     It is also interesting that his time at Leeds ended badly ( see the article above ) and he moved on to Shrewsbury later that season
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,562
    edited April 2024
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,894
    Great mates with Chris Kamara, wasn't he?
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,158
    meldrew66 said:
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
    Me too came down from Scotland for an interview and took in that game.

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  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Chippycafc said:
    meldrew66 said:
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
    Me too came down from Scotland for an interview and took in that game.
    So Fish & Chips were there. Might have been stood beside you 😉 The goal was down the other end IIRC.
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,623
    I was in home stand next to the West Ham dugout for this game - got some strange looks when I was dancing around celebrating each Charlton goal 😃
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,388
    swordfish said:
    Chippycafc said:
    meldrew66 said:
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
    Me too came down from Scotland for an interview and took in that game.
    So Fish & Chips were there. Might have been stood beside you 😉 The goal was down the other end IIRC.
    It was at the far end.  I'm just glad I got there early so didn't miss the goal
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,158
    swordfish said:
    Chippycafc said:
    meldrew66 said:
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
    Me too came down from Scotland for an interview and took in that game.
    So Fish & Chips were there. Might have been stood beside you 😉 The goal was down the other end IIRC.
    Indeed it was down the other end. In contrast John Pearson goal took an age to go in. 
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Chippycafc said:
    swordfish said:
    Chippycafc said:
    meldrew66 said:
    Jim scored our fastest ever goal - 9 seconds - against West Ham (away) in 1986. Incredibly, West Ham actually kicked off! Can’t imagine that will ever happen again. I was there.
    Me too came down from Scotland for an interview and took in that game.
    So Fish & Chips were there. Might have been stood beside you 😉 The goal was down the other end IIRC.
    Indeed it was down the other end. In contrast John Pearson goal took an age to go in. 
    IIRC he fell over first then had to regain his feet 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    Cried my eyes out when Jim left. Scrawled his face off the poster on my wall. I also remember sending him a birthday card but I wrote the J the wrong way round as I hadn't learned to write very well at that point. 

    Ah to be 25 again. 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,755
    Long live this thread!

    https://youtu.be/UmJ8jsiSvyk?si=ga8qhVVe5w1Ytb2d


  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,006
    I enjoyed watching him and wondered why he left so early
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,117
    ross1 said:
    I enjoyed watching him and wondered why he left so early
    A nomad? 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251


    29 March 1986 and Lennie Lawrence's promotion chasing side are away at Millwall.

    New signing Jim Melrose, wearing No.8, wheels away after scoring Charlton's first goal in the 2 - 2 draw. Att: 7,846

    PIC: Tom Morris/Charlton Athletic Museum

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