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The Battle of Roots Hall

BDLBDL
edited February 2012 in General Charlton
Bit of a debate going on over on Twitter about the famous battle of Roots Hall, the match refereed by Kelvin Morton. This was all started by Garry Nelson, he thinks it's Gatting, I said Walshie and another has said Gritty. did Curbs get sent from the dug out?

Who did get sent off?

There was also at least one sending off when we played the Shrimpers on Boxing Day, who got sent off that day?

Thanks.
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  • addick1965addick1965
    edited February 2012
    Gatting got sent off i think
  • clb74clb74
    was that the game with 14 penalties
  • Ormiston_AddickOrmiston_Addick
    Curbs got sent to the stand after protesting about Gatting being sent off.
  • addick1965addick1965
    we missed two pens as well
  • JohnnyH2JohnnyH2
    Gatting sent off for us, Prior for them, Pitcher and Walsh missed penalties
  • Rudders22Rudders22
    did that end up a 1-1 draw?
  • BDLBDL
    Thanks, who got sent off in the Boxing Day match?
  • addick1965addick1965
    walsh and chapple
  • Mendonca In AsdasMendonca In Asdas
    I went to the game but can't remember the score?
  • StigStig
    Thought this was going to be about the latest saga in their seemingly never ending boardroom shenanigans:

    http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/southend/9512121.Blues_hit_back_at_Brady/
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  • BDLBDL
    Ta
  • bucksheebuckshee
    There was a time when if one fancied watching an entertaining football match of a weekend all one had to do was see which one Kelvin Morton was reffing.

    This is the man that once got a spectator thrown out of his seat because his shirt clashed with the linesmans flag.
  • BDLBDL
    we lost 4-2 on Boxing Day in the 93/94 season
  • shirty5shirty5
    Gatting sent off with that idiot Morton raising his snotty White hanky at him, before he then pulled out the red card.
  • creepyaddickcreepyaddick
    I was at this one and travelling home after went over the QE Bridge before it was officially open

    I'm sure the game was shown on TV (might have been big match) coz I picked myself out whilst watching it!
  • SouthendaddickSouthendaddick
    Cracking away support that day 3000 when we were getting 5/6000 at Upton Park
  • Kap10Kap10
    edited February 2012
    Didn't Brownie get sent off at the end as well? Remember Curbs getting sent off
  • lordromfordlordromford
    Pretty sure Andy Ansah was playing for Southend that day. Along with a certain Chris Powell.
  • Big WilliamBig William
    Towering Leaburn header for the equaliser, Rob(ert) Lee dribbled about 70 yards near the end and the keeper saved the shot, would have been some goal. Mass sendings off, Morton made his name at a P*****/Brighton game where he gave a sackful of penalties, one of which was scored by one A.Curbishley funnily enough.
  • HarryHutchensHarryHutchens
    When Curbs got sent off it was none other than Alex Dyer (in his cafc playing days) who dragged him down the tunnel to prevent him getting himself into further trouble...
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  • BDLBDL
    Andy Ansah confirmed that he dived over Steve Gatting to win the penalty.
  • Rock SpectacleRock Spectacle
    The self same Kelvin Morton that invoked the back pass rule at Sainsburys a couple of years later when the ball spooned off Darren Pitcher's knee - got a few of the crowd a tad riled I recall. Farcical sending off for Gatting, however Leaburn's goal the following season was one of his finest hours - took the ball round the keeper (Simon Royce) twice before putting the ball away once two men had made it to the goal-line.
  • 1StevieG1StevieG
    I was there for that one, I think Gatting got sent off down our end and the TV highlights caught me going mental at the ref whilst I was hanging onto the metal fencing like some deranged monkey!
  • richie8richie8
    You get 3.4 difficulty for diving over Gatting.
  • Off_itOff_it
    Game was delayed wasn't it to get us all in? And it kicked off before the match too, if I'm not mistaken.
  • LeaburnForEnglandLeaburnForEngland
    We had a couple of great games with Southend back in the nineties, this thread brings back a lot of memories. Didn't Sweaty Balmer have a go at our fans during one of them too?

    The hankie falling out with the red card is up there with the best comedy early-90s Charlton moments. (the horse in Bob Bolder's goal at Bristol Rovers the funniest of course)
  • Jpb JuniorJpb Junior
    Went to both of these games. The boxing game was freezing and was a shocker
  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    .
  • Rudders22Rudders22
    I was at that game... now i remember... bn to a few of those games
  • northstandstevenorthstandsteve
    battle of roots hall should have said battle of spread eagle and forresters, spread eagle before the game forresters after.
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