Was fascinating listening to him and Curbs talk tonight and if you can catch the Facebook recording then you won't be disappointed devoting an evening to watching.
One question was asked about 'most important team talks given', and SCP said about that Cardiff game. He basically said to Dyer when we were 2-0 down 'we are out a job', and you got the impression Jimenez had been putting a lot of pressure on and Varney / Kavanagh had been acting as a supportive foil, but he said how surreal it was as the crowd showed so much support it was if we were the ones winning 2-0.
Jacko pulled something back and he said he went into that half time knowing it was the most important team talk of his career. Every player took in every word he said, acted on the instructions and we pulled it round to win 5-4. And he highlighted that as one of his most pivotal moments
Was a really special night it was a pleasure to look back on now. Miss buzzing nights under the lights down The Valley like that so bad.
Hopefully we'll get them again soon
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Roland you cucking funt go forth and multiply
5-2 up then 5-3 then 5-4 even though there wasnt long left u still wasnt sure(think they almost got an equaliser if i remember)
What a prick.
While I was at work on the Monday, as a thank you, he arranged to get tickets for the Cardiff game and also a meal in Legends beforehand. He had even enjoyed the Middlesbrough match.
The staff were so good in Legends giving him all sorts of memorabilia to take home and even allowed us to sneak down into the Lower North to take photos of an empty Valley under floodlights - awesome.
Such a memorable night.
BTW is there anything on Facebook of last night we can still watch or see? Or was it a live feed only?
I'd done something to annoy my Dad but I can't remember what - something trivial like not doing homework or something.
He told me he wasn't taking me and I had to stay at home - couldn't make it up!
That actually happened one other time, when we won 4-3 away at Watford and I wasn't allowed to go!!
Thinking back though, it's remarkable how much more I used to care at that point. I remember being totally and utterly gutted that I couldn't go, but also the jubilation of running round the house when the goals were going in. Nothing like that now - sad.
Thankfully I was able to arrange it so I could get the train to Abbey Wood instead of Bexleyheath... Pick up my ticket from my Mum who'd driven down to the station to meet me - I then got straight back on the train to Charlton and made the game with loads of time left... I would have hung myself had I not checked at lunchtime to see what other games were in the Championship else I'd have never known
So was a time when this website was reputable before it allowed riff raff like me on board
You go to shit games for years because you dont want to miss one like that.
We were special then and i fucking loved our club. Havent been to the Valley in over 3 years.
I remember that evening at the back of the covered end very well.
We had heard the rumours that SCP’s position was in dire straits after the thumping we’d received at home to boro 3 days earlier.
And from the kick off, the drummer banged away, we sang one song, Chrissy Powell’s red and white army.
Over and over and over again.
1 nil down, we kept going, cardiff ‘s second went in, a few groans went up, and a few of us up the back sang louder, matched by the drummer. The valley responded in kind. Man woman and child, we lifted as one.
That’s when we felt it, I certainly felt it, there was an invisible ripple that passed through the covered end, along the west and east stands, and by fuck I reckon the cardiff lot would of sensed it too. An energy force that said, ‘we will win’
The rest of the game is history. And one I’ll never forget. I was proud to be a charlton supporter.
Believe Dale Stephens and Danny Haynes both scored.
Shows the ups and downs in football. One playing
regularly in the Premiership, the other one playing
for Cray Wanderers (used to be my local team)!
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/51452/charlton-vs-cardiff-teams-match-thread/p1
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/51453/charlton-v-cardiff-city-post-match-news-views-etc-2012/p1
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/51507/statbank-charlton-5-4-cardiff-plus-the-promorelegator
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/51470/new-article-the-covered-end-bounces/p1
You may well think that is wrong or regrettable but you can’t tell other people how to feel. And appealing to them to change the way they feel will achieve nothing.
Whats brilliant is the run that we went on... after this game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season#Championship
Hoping for better tonight....