From around the same era: Bob Curtis, deadly penalty taker and tenacious full back. Also bought me a pint when I happened to stop off at the same pub as the team on the way to Scunthorpe circa '72 (he was on halfs). He scored yet another penalty a couple of hours later.
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]From around the same era: Bob Curtis, deadly penalty taker and tenacious full back. Also bought me a pint when I happened to stop off at the same pub as the team on the way to Scunthorpe circa '72 (he was on halfs). He scored yet another penalty a couple of hours later.
A footballer of my aquaintance also drunk halves. He would order them two at a time though and discreetly hide one!
Steve Thompson an absoloute monster of a centre half, biggest thighs in football ever FACT. Totally committed run through a brick wall player, could show this current lot a thing or two thats for sure, not very skillful but you always knew you'd get 100%
Remember Steve T taking a nosedive at speed over an advertising board at Sellout Park once.Sunday Express back page headline was: 'I could of been killed'. I think it more likely there was serious damage to the board!
[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]From that side of the mid-80s you can make a case for nearly all the players being unsung heros. Most of all from that era were those few fans that swallowed their pride and kept following the club despite having to trek over to Sellout Park- they were the real unsung heros.
I started going on my own then, as in being old enough too without adult's.......... bloody hell i am sad!!
No mate, he wasn't unsung: he was a hero. Remember he had the game of his life against Chelsea in '83 (I think). Second only to the great Sam in G/K appearances too.
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]No mate, he wasn't unsung: he was a hero. Remember he had the game of his life against Chelsea in '83 (I think). Second only to the great Sam in G/K appearances too.
Fair play,
No one ever seems to talk about him much though thats all.
Mark Stuart – scored about one in three for us despite playing most of his career on the left wing and also in the old First (top) Division.
Anyone got their Charlton handbook handy? I usually have it in my bag as essential reading but as I already had copies of Razzle and Steam Train Monthly in there, so I foolishly took it out for space reasons.
I think he scored about ten in 35 starts one season in around 1987 while Rob Lee, on the other flank, scored just one or two in more games.
Yet Rob was the one who got the move to Newcastle, while Mark’s next permanent port of call was Plymouth?
I’d rather have had him than Bouazza this season……or Lee Cook last season…
Yes S.B, 89 apps, 28 goals in the league: total of 106 apps 31 goals.Remember Stuart Hall on Sports Report saying 'Football has been shaken to its roots...' after Stuart got the winner at O.T in 1985.
Another vote for Graham Stuart from me - watch the Premiership DVD and you'll see him always making intelligent runs, unselfish, hardworking and scored his share too. Totally unsung in my book.
CommentAuthornigel w CommentTime6 hours ago edited quote# 29 BFR said: "From that side of the mid-80s you can make a case for nearly all the players being unsung heros.''.
Agreed and I had a particular affection for Steve Thompson, played alongside the more highly-rated Shirtliff in the centre of the defence, and was one of the most whole-hearted triers I've seen.
Did a great job in our promotion season of 85-86 and in our first two seasons back in the top flight, before losing his place as Miller, Caton and Pates arrived in quick succession...
Also thought Steve McKenzie did a good job for us when he arrived. He had a terrible start and I remember three or four games into his Charlton career, moaning like hell about him during a game at Selhurst.
The bloke in front turned round and said: "Give him time, he'll come good. He's a really top player.''
I did the usual : "Yeah, and what would you know?''
That is brilliant, exactly the same thing happened to my old bird's Dad, Bob, at Millwall in the early 1990's.
Their record signing Paul Goddard (ex Spammer) was getting subbed after another nightmare performance and Bob turned to the bloke sitting next to him and said, "That Goddard is a f++king waste of space, isn't he?"
"No," the bloke said, "He's my brother." And then got up an walked out!!!
Perhaps not unsung heroes, but hugely under-rated....I would list...
Ray Crawford - came to us at the end of his career but showed some real class Graham Moore - likewise Mike Kenning - no one liked him but his scoring record was impressive for a winger - and what a rocket shot
This thread has at times gone slightly off track, in as much as what the original post was asking was about players who didn't have that much of a reputation or qudos but were heroes in their own right in an understated way.
As such you can't get better examples than George Shipley....Keith Jones and Kish.
Can't believe no one has mentioned Mark Reid - best left back we've had. Yeah better than Powelly IMO but only just.. Reidy was hardly ever injured solid left back who just went about his business and could score a mean Penalty as well.
Keith Jones got to be the archetypal "unsung hero" as well
You can hardly argue that Keith Jones is "unsung" on this board. People on here eulogise about him as though he was a combination of Billy Bremner and Bryan Robson.
[cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]Can't believe no one has mentioned Mark Reid - best left back we've had. Yeah better than Powelly IMO but only just.. Reidy was hardly ever injured solid left back who just went about his business and could score a mean Penalty as well.
Keith Jones got to be the archetypal "unsung hero" as well
LOL Ledge....
Ali Wibble wrote :-
Mark Reid - never got the adulation that John Humphrey did, but was just as important to us in the late 80s.
[cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]Can't believe no one has mentioned Mark Reid - best left back we've had. Yeah better than Powelly IMO but only just.. Reidy was hardly ever injured solid left back who just went about his business and could score a mean Penalty as well.
Keith Jones got to be the archetypal "unsung hero" as well
LOL Ledge....
Ali Wibble wrote :-
Mark Reid - never got the adulation that John Humphrey did, but was just as important to us in the late 80s.
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A footballer of my aquaintance also drunk halves. He would order them two at a time though and discreetly hide one!
I started going on my own then, as in being old enough too without adult's.......... bloody hell i am sad!!
And Nicky Johns for my unsung hero.
Fair play,
No one ever seems to talk about him much though thats all.
Anyone got their Charlton handbook handy? I usually have it in my bag as essential reading but as I already had copies of Razzle and Steam Train Monthly in there, so I foolishly took it out for space reasons.
I think he scored about ten in 35 starts one season in around 1987 while Rob Lee, on the other flank, scored just one or two in more games.
Yet Rob was the one who got the move to Newcastle, while Mark’s next permanent port of call was Plymouth?
I’d rather have had him than Bouazza this season……or Lee Cook last season…
"I think he scored about ten in 35 starts one season in around 1987"
A trainspotter replies:
Close, SB - nine in 33 league games in our first season back in the top flight.
Is it true that when asked about his potential, Lennie once said : "It's Barcelona or Bromley for him'' ?
always making intelligent runs, unselfish, hardworking and scored his share too.
Totally unsung in my book.
BFR said: "From that side of the mid-80s you can make a case for nearly all the players being unsung heros.''.
Agreed and I had a particular affection for Steve Thompson, played alongside the more highly-rated Shirtliff in the centre of the defence, and was one of the most whole-hearted triers I've seen.
Did a great job in our promotion season of 85-86 and in our first two seasons back in the top flight, before losing his place as Miller, Caton and Pates arrived in quick succession...
Also thought Steve McKenzie did a good job for us when he arrived. He had a terrible start and I remember three or four games into his Charlton career, moaning like hell about him during a game at Selhurst.
The bloke in front turned round and said: "Give him time, he'll come good. He's a really top player.''
I did the usual : "Yeah, and what would you know?''
He politely answered : "I'm his dad''.
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That is brilliant, exactly the same thing happened to my old bird's Dad, Bob, at Millwall in the early 1990's.
Their record signing Paul Goddard (ex Spammer) was getting subbed after another nightmare performance and Bob turned to the bloke sitting next to him and said, "That Goddard is a f++king waste of space, isn't he?"
"No," the bloke said, "He's my brother." And then got up an walked out!!!
Ray Crawford - came to us at the end of his career but showed some real class
Graham Moore - likewise
Mike Kenning - no one liked him but his scoring record was impressive for a winger - and what a rocket shot
As such you can't get better examples than George Shipley....Keith Jones and Kish.
Keith Jones got to be the archetypal "unsung hero" as well
LOL Ledge....
Ali Wibble wrote :-
Mark Reid - never got the adulation that John Humphrey did, but was just as important to us in the late 80s.
F/*% me missed that
Sorry Wibble top man well said.
Loved Reidy
Sure he went back to scotland somehwere like Dundee.
Afternoon delight will know. -