Carl Leaburn

Valley11

No, not a tip for next Charlton manager.

Don't know if this has been mentioned on CL before but whenever West Ham are on TV (like now - BBC 2) a fella sitting near the Hammers dugout is either the double of King Carl, or the man himself. Has he got a coaching/behinds the scenes role at Upton Park or is he a season ticket holder?

BlackForestReds

Does he fall over a lot? If so you could be onto something.

falconwood_1

He does media work over there.

fog horn

does he have a dead leg if so yes its him.

nolly

has the dead leg for millwall away not west ham

Athletico Charlton

thought he was a security guard nowadays.

nth_london_addick

[cite]Posted By: valleyman[/cite]thought he was a security guard nowadays.

he is a unit now big big guy

RalphMilnesgut

[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: valleyman[/cite]thought he was a security guard nowadays.

he is a unit now big big guy

Barclays Building on Canary Wharf is where you will find him some days, resplendent in a guards uniform

charlton_carl

Sure the great man was on eastenders tonight

DaveMehmet

[cite]Posted By: Athletico Charlton[/cite]thought he was a security guard nowadays.

Not the best job considering the trouble he had controlling passes.

Greenie

[cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Athletico Charlton[/cite]thought he was a security guard nowadays.

Not the best job considering the trouble he had controlling passes.

You here all week Dave?

Bexley Dan

[cite]Posted By: RalphMilnesgut[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: valleyman[/cite]thought he was a security guard nowadays.

he is a unit now big big guy

Barclays Building on Canary Wharf is where you will find him some days, resplendent in a guards uniform

That's strange coz my mate works at Barclays in Canary wharf and had Richard Rufus on work experience there a couple of years back - seriously. Maybe on packing in the football they took it literally when told that's it lads, you might as well have a Barclays as look for a decent job.

razorray0

i thought i saw him in charlton last week asdas in a uniform

adamtheaddick

when i interviewed carl for charltonlive before crimbo he said he does extra work on eastenders quite alot has a mate who works there, has done a few films too. i think he does some security work but his main job now is as a 'fixer' for foreign tv, mainly at west ham or other london clubs, when say one of the foreign channels wants to interview a player or a manager if the foreign host appraoached them 9 times out of 10 they would get ignored or bumped down the list, but Carl as an ex pro has some credabilty to approach the players and managers and arrange the interviews, you can often see him behind the dugout at upton park. he is a top bloke and was my idol as a child i loved the guy and was amazing to meet, i know some find him a figure of fun but he really is a top bloke and i will never forget meeting him.

charlton_carl

Thanks for clearing that up adam. I spent ages rewinding last nights episode to get a better picture. He was my idol in the 90's as well so was very shocked to see him on there last night

Leroy Ambrose

I've met him a couple of times. Absolute top geezer. Funny as f*** and takes a wind-up well - first time I saw him was with a few mates just after he'd stopped playing for Wimbledon - was at Wimbledon dogs at some function or other, and my mate just started blinking at him over and over again while he was talking to him (anyone who's been 'fortunate' enouhg to see our 95/96 season video will know what I'm on about) - he laughed and told my mate to stop taking the piss out of him ). Really nice bloke.

paulsturgess

Leroy, I've got every end of season video since 94/95 but haven't seen that for probably 6 years plus. I've got memories of him standing in front of the main building at the training ground having an interview??? please elaborate on the winking...

Leroy Ambrose

[cite]Posted By: paulsturgess[/cite]Leroy, I've got every end of season video since 94/95 but haven't seen that for probably 6 years plus. I've got memories of him standing in front of the main building at the training ground having an interview??? please elaborate on the winking...

Blinking, not winking. Sure it was 95/96 - he was being interviewed, and spent the entire interview blinking about once a second. Never did find out why - but it cracked us up when we watched the video.

paulsturgess

yeh sorry i meant blinking. yeh i recall that. those old videos used to have some cracking comedy moments in, off the top of my head:

- garry nelson starting an interview after Watford in 94/95 answering a question with "well errr - ttssssssss" and spitting
- huddersfield away 2-2 draw in 95/96, robson scored a pen equaliser in the snow in front of our fans, and somebody surged towards him from the crowd to celebrate and slipped hard on his arse in the process, almost slide tackling robbo
- richard rufus end of 94/95 having one player of the season, interview was quite amusing saying how great it had been having stuart balmer there to tell him "what to do, what to not to do"
- eddie youds at the end of the play off final procession explaining to john fuller that "people are saying we are gonna be like barnsley, but we're not barnsley, we're charlton"

cafc999

Leaburn = top top bloke

does anyone remember bob bolder getting a man of the matc award and saying live on TV 'Win or Lose....on the booze'

cafckev

[quote][cite]Posted By: cafc999[/cite]Leaburn = top top bloke[/quote]

Totally agree.

One of my CAFC highlights was his gaol at Southend, dancing around in the pen area then scoring a great goal!

Covered End

Just had a look at Tuesday's Eastenders & yes there he was the club bouncer. Leeeeeeeeeeeaburrrrrrrn !

shirty5

[cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]Just had a look at Tuesday's Eastenders & yes there he was the club bouncer. Leeeeeeeeeeeaburrrrrrrn !

Did he hold them up, before they were let in.

Ormiston_Addick

[cite]Posted By: cafc999[/cite]Leaburn = top top bloke

does anyone remember bob bolder getting a man of the matc award and saying live on TV 'Win or Lose....on the booze'

That was after Man City away in 1990 when we beat them 2-1 and looked like we might pull off another great escape....not to be of course!

Bournemouth Addick

[cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]Just had a look at Tuesday's Eastenders & yes there he was the club bouncer. Leeeeeeeeeeeaburrrrrrrn !

About 15 minutes in.

nolly

been the bouncer for ages on there

Off_it

[cite]Posted By: Ormiston Addick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: cafc999[/cite]Leaburn = top top bloke

does anyone remember bob bolder getting a man of the matc award and saying live on TV 'Win or Lose....on the booze'

That was after Man City away in 1990 when we beat them 2-1 and looked like we might pull off another great escape....not to be of course!

Nah, sure it was away to Wolves. We got beat (1-0?) but he was brilliant and pulled off some top saves.

thewolfboy

We could do with a young Carlo in the team now. He would hold the ball up and lay it off great and we would play like a team. He would also win most of our defensive corners as well. Sure he would be kinda slow in the 6 yard box but I reckon he would get at least 10 goals in tier 3.
Glad to hear he is a top geezer.

Off_it

Anyone want to own up to writing this utter garbage?

inaccurate, nasty toss

Stig

[cite]Posted By: Bournemouth Addick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]Just had a look at Tuesday's Eastenders & yes there he was the club bouncer. Leeeeeeeeeeeaburrrrrrrn !

About 15 minutes in.

Is that Parky's brother that's talking at the 13.10 mark?

Ormiston_Addick

[cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Ormiston Addick[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: cafc999[/cite]Leaburn = top top bloke

does anyone remember bob bolder getting a man of the matc award and saying live on TV 'Win or Lose....on the booze'

That was after Man City away in 1990 when we beat them 2-1 and looked like we might pull off another great escape....not to be of course!

Nah, sure it was away to Wolves. We got beat (1-0?) but he was brilliant and pulled off some top saves.

Must have said it more than once then!

I knew a player at the club whilst Bolder was there and Big Bob was apparently quite partial to an Ale or twenty post match!