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Feuds, fist fights and floodlight failures - Cup game v Maidstone

letthegoodtimesroll
letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,789
edited May 2007 in General Charlton
from today's times...

Charlton Athletic 1 Maidstone United 1 FA Cup third round January 9, 1979

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article1796110.ece

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,686
    I was at both games - the home tie and replay. Who else?
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    I was at this game, it was a surreal moment. We were playing poorly, had just equalised much to our relief, when the incident occured. It didn't last for more than twenty seconds. The ref had no choice but to send them both off and we stood on the east terrace shaking our heads and wondering what the fallout would be.

    As the article says, Flanagan was largely exonerated but Hales was sacked but Charlton retained his registration.

    The lawyers got involved and it was pointed out that by so doing Charlton were in restraint of trade. In the end Killer was reinstated towards the end of the season. Flanagan then went AWOL and ended up being transfered.

    Needless to say, it wasn't the most illustrious episode in our history but it was one of the most memorable.
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Yup I was at both too, I only live 5 mins from where The Stones used to play so it was better than a home game for me! I woud never have lived it down the next day at work!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,155
    wished i was there, it was a great story and just so typical Charlton !
  • T
    T Posts: 1,349
    Wasn't there rumours of Hales messing around with flanagans wife as the real reason for the bust up?
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,364
    I used to go and see Maidstone quite a bit around that time as my next door neighbour was Dickie Guy's (Maidstone g/k) brother.He was more famous for saving Peter Lorimer's penalty against Leeds at Elland road when he played for Wimbledon who were non-league at the time.
  • athelstan
    athelstan Posts: 12
    after maidstone united went tits up in 1992 alot of stones fans started going to charlton.which is one of the reasons so many maidstone people travel to charlton now.although as i write this maidstone united are having a new ground built.so in the future maybe a return of that cup game with charlton

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