Although I've watched it a thousand times as Shaun Newton steps up to take his penalty I 'STILL' expect him to miss!
I remember on The Day Today, Alan Partridge was doing the sports round up and they'd managed to find two almost identical clips - one of which the player scored and the other he missed. The 'action replay' commentary was pretty hilarious.
Bumped into Mark Kinsella outside the ground after that game. He was carrying the trophy and happily chatting away to some Sunderland fans, who were exceptionally nice despite being emotionally drained by the epic game. Kins also gave my disabled mate his autograph. What a day!
All the goals were excellent as well (apart from rufus's which was pretty run of the mill).
Was eight at the time. Can't remember a huge amount apart from having my face painted.
Watching that was an excellent ten minute procrastination.
No no no no no, Richard Rufus? You what? Richard is Richard, stunning. At the moment he scored my brain couldn't compute it, and I felt certain that it was Eddie Youds!
I have watched Charlton Athletic for very nearly fifty years, and Richard Rufus is close to the best ever player I have seen in a Charlton shirt ever ever ever. On that simple measure any goal scored by him is glorious in my eyes.
I don't know about Sam Bartram (and for that matter Stuart Leary) being denied an England cap, but Richard, ex captain of the England under 21's, should have won shedloads of caps, especially considering the dross that played there in his place.
Is there any Charlton supporter out there who would deny that Richard was something really really special?
woah there. I was never implying that Rufus was in anyway run of the mill. Obviously, it's impossible to strip the context from that sort of occasion and as such, it is/was/will always be a very special goal...
Just that the other goals were all excellent finishes (including all the sunderland goals).
Is there any Charlton supporter out there who would deny that Richard was something really really special?
Definitely not me.
Am i right in thinking as well that his wembley goal was his first goal? What a place/occasion to score your first goal.
I heard years ago that Curbs had told the team not to wave to their families or the fans as they walkrd out, but to concentrate purely on the game. Notice that he couldn't resist a glance up though.
The bit that always gets me is when the commentator mentions Illic after the penalty save "...who two years ago was playing non-league football..." as virtually every player and staff member throws themselves onto him. Fairytale stuff.
No no no no no, Richard Rufus? You what? Richard is Richard, stunning. At the moment he scored my brain couldn't compute it, and I felt certain that it was Eddie Youds!
I suspect that's probably the first, last and only time that anyone ever mistook Rufus for Youds! And they look so similar..
Wonderful to watch again, but I've just noticed that our kick-off is illegal. "The ball is in play when it is kicked and moved forward." It used to be that the ball had to travel at least its circumference before being touched by another player, but that may have been relaxed.
Either way I'll let the FA know. We'll have to play it again.
Same players, of course. Same crowd. Is everyone OK?
Wonderful to watch again, but I've just noticed that our kick-off is illegal. "The ball is in play when it is kicked and moved forward." It used to be that the ball had to travel at least its circumference before being touched by another player, but that may have been relaxed.
Either way I'll let the FA know. We'll have to play it again.
Same players, of course. Same crowd. Is everyone OK?
I'm up for that, and whoever wins gets to go into the Prem, That's how it works isn't it?
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Can have it's own thread on here every day as far as I'm concerned.
Shaun Newton took about one step, I was in the stand saying 'Take a run up Shaun, take a run up'.
Then it went, ok don't bother with a run up Shaun.
However, didn't Sunderland go on to win the league by about 10 million points the following season? In which case everyone was happy, eventually
Was eight at the time. Can't remember a huge amount apart from having my face painted.
Watching that was an excellent ten minute procrastination.
For some hours I felt a lot older when I came out of Wembley than when I went in. Mentally exhausting.
No no no no no, Richard Rufus? You what? Richard is Richard, stunning. At the moment he scored my brain couldn't compute it, and I felt certain that it was Eddie Youds!
I have watched Charlton Athletic for very nearly fifty years, and Richard Rufus is close to the best ever player I have seen in a Charlton shirt ever ever ever. On that simple measure any goal scored by him is glorious in my eyes.
I don't know about Sam Bartram (and for that matter Stuart Leary) being denied an England cap, but Richard, ex captain of the England under 21's, should have won shedloads of caps, especially considering the dross that played there in his place.
Is there any Charlton supporter out there who would deny that Richard was something really really special?
Just that the other goals were all excellent finishes (including all the sunderland goals).
Is there any Charlton supporter out there who would deny that Richard was something really really special?
Definitely not me.
Am i right in thinking as well that his wembley goal was his first goal? What a place/occasion to score your first goal.
Wonderful to watch again, but I've just noticed that our kick-off is illegal. "The ball is in play when it is kicked and moved forward." It used to be that the ball had to travel at least its circumference before being touched by another player, but that may have been relaxed.
Either way I'll let the FA know. We'll have to play it again.
Same players, of course. Same crowd. Is everyone OK?
I'm up for that, and whoever wins gets to go into the Prem, That's how it works isn't it?