MARK HULYER

YTS1978

This thread is actually really interesting for an Addick who started supporting in the selhurst years. I thought he would be despised, but a lot of goodwill on here, and I can see why. "Champagne taste, light ale money" springs to mind

TellyTubby

YTS1978 said:

This thread is actually really interesting for an Addick who started supporting in the selhurst years. I thought he would be despised, but a lot of goodwill on here, and I can see why. "Champagne taste, light ale money" springs to mind

He almost destroyed the club, but he didn't set out to and wanted only the bet things for the club and himself.

Of course he can be criticised and lessons should definitely be learnt from his mistakes hence why I mentioning him on the other thread as on the face of it, at least superficially, there appear to be one or two traits Hulyer and TS share. 

YTS1978

Yeah, clearly a lot or what he did can be criticised, and the club was brought to its knees while he was there tbf! But, it seems he inherited the problems and just had a crazy idea to buy the club he loved and try something new, even if he didnt have the cash to back it up. It was a massive gamble and it failed. At the time it must have been awful for the fans, apart from getting to watch AS for 20 game or so, but it's a kinda romantic story I think!

alan dugdale

Any update on the boat load of rubber ?

Simonsen

I enjoyed watching Simonsen as much as anyone but anyone thinking he would transform a team containing Berry, Ferns, Smith etc into a top team was mad. 

Hulyer got off lightly. In this day and age, he would've been slaughtered. 

Richard J

Simonsen said:

I enjoyed watching Simonsen as much as anyone but anyone thinking he would transform a team containing Berry, Ferns, Smith etc into a top team was mad. 

Hulyer got off lightly. In this day and age, he would've been slaughtered. 

What is really sad is that a couple of years later he could have given Lennie's battlers a little bit of stardust in the top flight. 

cafctom

As mentioned previously on the thread, Mark is my Dad’s cousin.

I also messaged Sandgaard yesterday wishing him luck and mentioned about the family connection/history with the club. Here was his response:

oohaahmortimer

16 games 9 goals i think we got from Simonsen , proper player and Barcelona let us off £200k i think

Off_it

oohaahmortimer said:

16 games 9 goals i think we got from Simonsen , proper player and Barcelona let us off £200k i think

What were they gonna do, take our ground as payment? That would've still left us £195k short!

Penfolds Perm

In the brief time Simonsen was with us you could tell that he was always Two or Three passes ahead of his team mates. Without doubt the best player I've seen play for us.

Carl Leaburn

Something of relevance that I picked up a few years ago. The book has no Charlton content but has a hand written note to Mark Hulyer from the great man.





Plenty more Charlton programmes and memorabilia to be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/addicks7-6/albums 

25May98

I can’t remember the full detail now but Lennie Lawrence spoke well of Mark Hulyer in his autobiography (I’m sure plenty on here will remember). 

Pretty much what has been said on here already - heart in the right place, really tried etc.....

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

After decades of passive decline and decay under Glikstein, Hulyer appeared like a breath of fresh air.
A fan like us, young and apparently with the resources and ambition to restore us to our former glories.
Sadly he overreached and his gamble failed, almost bringing us to ruin.
Unlike a lot of more recent owners he had no malevolent intentions - he wanted what we all wanted, but he just fucked up.

Ferryman

falconwood_1 said:

All the Chief could come up with when we were bankrupt, was to moan that we had 2 telephone lines at the club. Really bad times.

He also mentioned lavish sandwiches in the boardroom!

Ferryman

A short time after we returned to The Valley I believe he approached the board about investing in the club again. Richard Collins among others were strongly against that idea. Watching Allan Simonsen play for us is the biggest privilege I've ever experienced around football. Wish my son's could have seen him - would grace today's Premier League.

Cloudworm

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Bailey

Strange how things work out, Mark Huyler for me, will always be remembered for the mistakes and costly ones at that. The embarrassing radio advert, selling Paul Walsh and getting Steve White in return, not a bad player but we had Killer Hales and didnt need another goal poacher. Putting Ken Craggs in charge, selling Paul Elliott for peanuts or rather to pay the wage bill. All that and Simonsen too plus the Chief whose name I can't remember or spell even if I could.

LargeAddick

Bailey said:

Strange how things work out, Mark Huyler for me, will always be remembered for the mistakes and costly ones at that. The embarrassing radio advert, selling Paul Walsh and getting Steve White in return, not a bad player but we had Killer Hales and didnt need another goal poacher. Putting Ken Craggs in charge, selling Paul Elliott for peanuts or rather to pay the wage bill. All that and Simonsen too plus the Chief whose name I can't remember or spell even if I could.

wasn't it Nzeribe?

iaitch

That is correct.

Also the boat load of rubber arriving at the docks that would have cleared all the debts.

SoundAsa£

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SoundAsa£

Cloudworm said:

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Would help if you mentioned exactly who you are referring to?

Covered End

SoundAsa£ said:

Cloudworm said:

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Would help if you mentioned exactly who you are referring to?

Presume it's Mark Hulyer on the Mark Hulyer thread.

ElfsborgAddick

Covered End said:

SoundAsa£ said:

Cloudworm said:

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Would help if you mentioned exactly who you are referring to?

Presume it's Mark Hulyer on the Mark Hulyer thread.

Best ever, poor old @SoundAsa£

blackpool72

Mark Huyler has relatives who post on here so please be respectful when you post.

Addickted

Cloudworm said:

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Yawn.

Move over to HoC thread. Who really cares if he has a different opinion to you.

Cloudworm

Addickted said:

Cloudworm said:

Spouting crap on Twitter about players kneeling 

Yawn.

Move over to HoC thread. Who really cares if he has a different opinion to you.

“This isn’t really the place for this. Maybe take it to the HoC board?”

Be nice mate. I’m sure you would be face to face.

Addickted

I could always meet you at my local bowls club. We could both TtK and then you can help me get up again.

Can you remember the Mark Hulyer era?

Cloudworm

Addickted said:

I could always meet you at my local bowls club. We could both TtK and then you can help me get up again.

Can you remember the Mark Hulyer era?

I would gladly help you up! 

I do remember the MH era, yes. Although I can’t pretend I was too interested in the administration side of the club at that time. It was early doors for me.

Hal1x

alan dugdale said:

Any update on the boat load of rubber ?

I thought that was Gillingham around the time of their manager offering the team out in the dressing room.

Cardinal Sin

I think Mark Hulyer is fine on Twitter. I don't agree with him on everything but he has opinions and shares them. He did what we all dreamt of doing at some time and probably fared as well as any of us in the circumstances. Never castigate someone for trying, especially with their heart in the right place. I think we all learnt from his experience as, I am sure, he did. He is still clearly as passionate a fan as he always been.