My old dad tells a tale about a Charlton game during the war, when a 'guest' player turned out for the Addicks, after telling the club he was a Scottish International. Apparently during that time, it was quite common for players who were in the forces, to turn out for clubs in the area they were stationed. He tells me that there was quite a lot of excitement locally during the build up to the game, right up to the point when the 'star' guest actually kicked the ball. To the crowds surprise it turned out that this 'international player' did not have a clue, and was in fact merely a scottish soldier, billeted in London, who had made a bet with his mates that he could get a game for Charlton. Two questions then; firstly, is my old man making this story up, or has anybody else heard of this happening? And secondly, if this guy didn't actually play, who does everyone think is the worst player ever to turn out for Charlton?
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Your Dad is right.
Jimmy Seed refers to it in his autobiography.
I think the bloke was called Rogers if I remember rightly.
Your Dad is right.
Jimmy Seed refers to it in his autobiography.
I think the bloke was called Rogers if I remember rightly.[/quote]
[quote][cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Glosfan[/cite]My old dad tells a tale about a Charlton game during the war, when a 'guest' player turned out for the Addicks, after telling the club he was a Scottish International. Apparently during that time, it was quite common for players who were in the forces, to turn out for clubs in the area they were stationed. He tells me that there was quite a lot of excitement locally during the build up to the game, right up to the point when the 'star' guest actually kicked the ball. To the crowds surprise it turned out that this 'international player' did not have a clue, and was in fact merely a scottish soldier, billeted in London, who had made a bet with his mates that he could get a game for Charlton. Two questions then; firstly, is my old man making this story up, or has anybody else heard of this happening? And secondly, if this guy didn't actually play, who does everyone think is the worst player ever to turn out for Charlton?[/quote]
Your Dad is right.
Jimmy Seed refers to it in his autobiography.
I think the bloke was called Rogers if I remember rightly.[/quote]
Thanks mate, and there was me thinking he was just going a bit senile! Think he has autobiography somewhere, will dig it out.
Nice story. Welcome to the site.
Ralf Milne
Jeffers
Marcus Bent
Traore
Faye
The Club did a box set a few years back in paperback of Jimmy Seed, Sam Bartram and Eddie Firmani as the originals were probably long out of print.
Club shop might be a start point.
Alternatively, you could look on e-Bay!
Yes he did and scored for them against us (git)
positional play of a suicide bomber
Milne was a donkey, but at least he had an excuse. He used to drink until the early hours of fri night/saturday morning in my local pub in Crayford.!!
My entry is Mike Small..... I think we got him from the Hammers. Now he was absolute rubbish.....even worse than Izzy McLeod!!
2 October 1943 Charlton Athletic 0 (0) Chelsea 1 (0) (Fagan)
Apology: ......"The man who came to the rescue was a certain J Rogers, who posed as a well-known player. However the crowd soon realised he was was a fraud and barracked him for the whole of the match. ......Seed wrote: 'I feel that it is somewhat necessary for me to attempt some sort of apology for introducing the outside right, Rogers, in our last home game. this player was introduced to the club as the old Arsenal-Newcastle United-Chester player. Being short of players we were forced to play this man with unfortunate consequences.'..."
Christ almighty.....there's some weird folk about?
Came to the rescue? We must've been a player short, seems harsh he was criticised by the crowd when he actually wanted to play for us, there have been other players we have who looked like they didn't want to play for us!!
Bizarre opinion and analogy!
Yes, but Ralph was a loveable parasite and knew that he was hopeless - mainly because of his 10 pint per night social habits. Compare and contrast with Jerome Thomas and Marcus Bent who were dogshit and could not have cared less about the club but walked about like they were Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba.
PS: Mike Small comes next but at least he looked ok for West Ham.
Surely not..............