I gave him a clap but do wonder, looking at the slimline version we saw today, as a so called professional footballer he was allowed to be such a fat blob with us.
I'm not sure whether I'm questioning him or the Charlton regime at the time.
I always had the same issue with Elliot. How can a professional athlete under constant monitoring be allowed to gain excess weight .
Do you remember his debut for us? Came on 2nd half in a shirt 3 sizes too small and was simply awful. Kept falling over a had the funniest air-shot I have ever seen.
Without wanting to start another thread how this man is not plying he's trade in the premiership is beyond me.
The shot with the outside of the boot that dipped just over the bar was sublime and technically one of the most difficult.
How Fulham, west Ham, Newcastle all cant find a place for a footballer like that i'll never know I suppose you have to be a top athlete these days before you can be a footballer
Love the guy to bits. Still a class above everyone else last night with the goal, the shot CAFCBourne mentions and still running and looking for the ball at the end. Our decline accelerated rapidly when he left...would love him back, as would Hardys in Greenwich no doubt.
And, now that Trap has gone, he's been recalled to the Ireland squad. Great player.
Last season I was in awe as usual but last night, with love undiminished, I thought the occasion and importance of the game meant it was better to take the piss out of every bad pass and shot. I even threw in a few mentions of pies and was sure it put the ex-chubster pieaholic off of his game slightly
Only got one foot, but that one foot has more skill and magic than most Champ footballers entire bodies. Fantastic player, one of the best in terms of talent I've seen in Charlton colours - though I am younger than many on here...
One of the best players in the Championship. Their only threat but often had me worried. Also great delivery from dead balls (and I don't mean the goal!)
One of the best players in the Championship. Their only threat but often had me worried. Also great delivery from dead balls (and I don't mean the goal!)
Based on how he's played against us in the last couple of seasons I think he's the best player in the Championship that I've personally seen since we've been back at this level.
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Wiki says Halford's loan with us was part of the deal that took him to the mackems, forgot Reidy going was that bad!
Clapped him today, cannot remember clapping any of our players.
How Trappatoni can leave him out of such a shit Irish team is beyond me.
The shot with the outside of the boot that dipped just over the bar was sublime and technically one of the most difficult.
How Fulham, west Ham, Newcastle all cant find a place for a footballer like that i'll never know I suppose you have to be a top athlete these days before you can be a footballer
would love to have him back playing for us
Superb last night
And, now that Trap has gone, he's been recalled to the Ireland squad. Great player.
Class act.
We coped with him better than last season.
I thought Stephens had the better game.