Packed in playing East Cornwall League div 1, 3 seasons ago now - I'd reached my sell-by date, lol
Still playing a bit of 5-a-side through work conections once a month, plus we have some savage 'friendly' kick abouts down the local park, but that's all.
Plus a couple of matches for Charlton Life, this season. )
[cite]Posted By: Nelsenout[/cite]Give you a clue , Union 97FC , opening game at the Meridian. Westwood School ,Coats for goals Falconwood fields
Last saw you at Bristol Rovers away Mid 80's Pardew scored 2
Hey, Toddy you old bugger, how you doing?
Twerton Park 1992, was it, slaughtering Bristol Rovers 2-0? lol
Love your User name, Nelsen out (sp) .... reminds me of the time I couldn't stomach Andy Nelson anymore - and boycotted 10 matches, until Mike Bailey was put in charge.
Too late, of course, still got relegated but what a season the next year. Were you up at Carlisle seeing us clinch promotion in 1981?
Meridian, Woolwich & District League days. I'd just signed for Union from LAC Rovers. Remember that piss up football trip to Amsterdam?, Remember playing when we drew 2-2 over there. Still got some photo's somewhere.What you up to?
Carlisle Yeah Tansit with Jimmy Goodrich and some other suspects from Welling/Eltham. ended up in Blackpool . Yeah Amsterdam forgot that, must've been 78 .(I still remember missing the penalty !!)
Save boring these fine folks give me a mail on rockin790cc@hotmail.co.uk and well catch up
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]Love your User name, Nelsen out (sp) .... reminds me of the time I couldn't stomach Andy Nelson anymore - and boycotted 10 matches, until Mike Bailey was put in charge.
that doesn't sound like oggy , so you haven't been rose tinted all your life;-)
i mean what would it take for that sort of action to take place from you now.....19 league games without a win maybe ......................................................................................... phew they won just in time!!
I had no respect for Andy Nelson, knew a couple of the players at the time and the way he treated some of them personally was unbelievable - teenager David Campbell, for example, broke into the 1st team early and very promising; but the lad couldn't take Nelson's victimisation and personal abuse any longer - so quit the game. And never went back.
That season, Nelson had totally lost the plot and the dressing room. And the football was virtually non-existant.
"Nelson Out" was the cry, but he wouldn't go and Gliksten dithered until it was far too late.
Maybe Parky did win just in time - but there's something that comes over as very conscientious about Parky so I'm prepared to give him a chance for a while.
I wouldn't mind knowing what a player's point of view is though .......
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]Ha ha, OooooAaaaagh! .....there is a difference.
I had no respect for Andy Nelson, knew a couple of the players at the time and the way he treated some of them personally was unbelievable - teenager David Campbell, for example, broke into the 1st team early and very promising; but the lad couldn't take Nelson's victimisation and personal abuse any longer - so quit the game. And never went back.
That season, Nelson had totally lost the plot and the dressing room. And the football was virtually non-existant.
"Nelson Out" was the cry, but he wouldn't go and Gliksten dithered until it was far too late.
Maybe Parky did win just in time - but there's something that comes over as very conscientious about Parky so I'm prepared to give him a chance for a while.
I wouldn't mind knowing what a player's point of view is though .......
The first David Campbell was a very intelligent guy and was able to do better for himself at that time outside football and that was the main driving force for him packing up as a pro although it is true he wasn't enjoying it towards the end (79/80 relegation season). I used to drink occasionally with him at that time as I played cricket with some good mates of his and he would come along sometimes although, despite being a fine player himself, he rarely played.
He has gone on to be extremely successful in business so probably made the right decision.
Keith Peacock's book really gives some insight in to Nelson. Who actually inherited Foley's rebuilding and instilled a system. Keith says in his book that at the end of the season he called him in and said , 'you sir your legs have gone sir' and turned around and walked out , that was it. Real Oldskool . The younger player just didn't respect him.
But the Nelson Classic was on ITV Big Match calling Charlton Fans 'Village Idiots'.
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Still playing a bit of 5-a-side through work conections once a month, plus we have some savage 'friendly' kick abouts down the local park, but that's all.
Plus a couple of matches for Charlton Life, this season.
Expose yourself .....!!
Last saw you at Bristol Rovers away Mid 80's Pardew scored 2
Hey, Toddy you old bugger, how you doing?
Twerton Park 1992, was it, slaughtering Bristol Rovers 2-0? lol
Love your User name, Nelsen out (sp) .... reminds me of the time I couldn't stomach Andy Nelson anymore - and boycotted 10 matches, until Mike Bailey was put in charge.
Too late, of course, still got relegated but what a season the next year. Were you up at Carlisle seeing us clinch promotion in 1981?
Meridian, Woolwich & District League days. I'd just signed for Union from LAC Rovers. Remember that piss up football trip to Amsterdam?, Remember playing when we drew 2-2 over there. Still got some photo's somewhere.What you up to?
Yeah Amsterdam forgot that, must've been 78 .(I still remember missing the penalty !!)
Save boring these fine folks give me a mail on rockin790cc@hotmail.co.uk and well catch up
that doesn't sound like oggy , so you haven't been rose tinted all your life;-)
i mean what would it take for that sort of action to take place from you now.....19 league games without a win maybe ......................................................................................... phew they won just in time!!
I had no respect for Andy Nelson, knew a couple of the players at the time and the way he treated some of them personally was unbelievable - teenager David Campbell, for example, broke into the 1st team early and very promising; but the lad couldn't take Nelson's victimisation and personal abuse any longer - so quit the game. And never went back.
That season, Nelson had totally lost the plot and the dressing room. And the football was virtually non-existant.
"Nelson Out" was the cry, but he wouldn't go and Gliksten dithered until it was far too late.
Maybe Parky did win just in time - but there's something that comes over as very conscientious about Parky so I'm prepared to give him a chance for a while.
I wouldn't mind knowing what a player's point of view is though .......
The first David Campbell was a very intelligent guy and was able to do better for himself at that time outside football and that was the main driving force for him packing up as a pro although it is true he wasn't enjoying it towards the end (79/80 relegation season). I used to drink occasionally with him at that time as I played cricket with some good mates of his and he would come along sometimes although, despite being a fine player himself, he rarely played.
He has gone on to be extremely successful in business so probably made the right decision.
Who actually inherited Foley's rebuilding and instilled a system.
Keith says in his book that at the end of the season he called him in and said , 'you sir your legs have gone sir' and turned around and walked out , that was it. Real Oldskool . The younger player just didn't respect him.
But the Nelson Classic was on ITV Big Match calling Charlton Fans 'Village Idiots'.