Cliff Durandt

Stig

I thoroughly enjoyed the quiz in yesterday's programme. I fact it was probably the most enjoyable part of yesterday's match (other than laughing at Nouble's effort hitting the top of the Jimmy Seed).

One thing that really interested me was the Cliff Durandt question; Whose mother paid £4,000 to buy back the playing registration of this 1962-65 Charlton forward? Why did she do that? and What happened next? I'm sure there must be some story behind this.

Rock Spectacle

I didn't - apparently I am now married to someone called Natalie. Annette is not best pleased...

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Rock Spectacle[/cite]I didn't - apparently I am now married to someone called Natalie. Annette is not best pleased...

If you don't know you wife's first name how can you expect to win a quiz? : - )

Not sure if that was Matt's fault or mine but if it was me then apologies to Natalie Annette and you.

Good quiz questions though.


100 more at the 8th Annual Bromley Pairs quiz next season.

Dave Rudd

My recollection of the story is that Cliff Durandt's mother wanted him to come back to South Africa (where they were both from).

Any transfer fee is basically to cover the cost of the player's registration ... that's what you buy when you pay for a player. Not the player, but the cost of his registration.

So Mrs Durandt paid for his registration ... £4k apparently, although I remember that £15k was quoted at the time. Now, freed from his contract, young Cliff was able to go back home to South Africa.

I also recall that he fell over a lot.

LenGlover

Short, chubby little chap as I recall whose claim to fame was scoring in the last minute to give us a win against Southampton which helped keep us in division 2 in 1962/3, my first season watching us. We needed to both beat Southampton and then Walsall away in our final match, which we managed, to stay up above walsall on goal average as it was back then.

thewolfboy

That last minute Durandt goal was fantastic! Was on my way down to the exit on the East bank when we all went mad.

Stig

Thanks very much for the responses.