Calvin Andrew: Rochdale striker banned for 12 games

Reminds me of the Paul Davis, Glenn Cockerill incident in the late eighties. 9 game ban for breaking his jaw.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rxCKczfG-r4

Ben18 said:

On Wikipedia; 321 appearances, 32 goals. That's terrible for a striker.

Especially when compared to Simon Church (270 appearances, 49 goals)

Scored against us though!

Played for Warnock at Palace - explains a lot I'm afraid.

Calvin Andrew has played 300 + matches in a 12 year pro career at 12 clubs with 6 of them loan moves. On the highlights program they said he had never been sent off.
Why would he at 29 lose it and attack another player off the ball with a forearm smash ?
I find it hard to believe words spoken to him by Peter Clarke however bad would get that reaction off the ball. (over the last 12 years he must of heard some dodgy comments)

I tend to think that off the field stress could be the trigger.

Interesting if Andrew or Clarke release a statement.

soapboxsam said:

Calvin Andrew has played 270 + matches in a 12 year pro career at 12 clubs with 6 of them loan moves. On the highlights program they said he had never been sent off.
Why would he at 29 lose it and attack another player off the ball with a forearm smash ?
I find it hard to believe words spoken to him by Peter Clarke however bad would get that reaction off the ball. (over the last 12 years he must of heard some dodgy comments)

I tend to think that off the field stress could be the trigger.

Interesting if Andrew or Clarke release a statement.

He doesn't know Sam Sodje does he?

Essex_Al said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Ormiston Addick said:

Carter said:

I've seen worse on a Sunday morning. A kid who used to play or us (my old pub team) as a 16 year old had his cheekbone smashed right in like, indented in and needed loads of surgery by some arsehole from sheppey. He is about 28 now and was awesome as a youngster bit his face is still ruined.

That incident kicked off a brawl that involved everyone, even our goalkeepers dad who took one of the island dwellers teeth out with either his walking stick or a broom. Amazingly the game didn't get abandoned.

That's absolutely horrible, that's why I hated Sunday football there were just too many arseholes who wanted to hurt people.

And just as well I was not good enough for Sunday morning football!

Didn't pass the height test?

I kid you not, I was the school goalkeeper in primary school, my agility and fantastic shot stopping took us to the final.

And we are talking 11-a-side, not 5-a-side!

They still only had little goals though mate!

ElfsborgAddick said:

Essex_Al said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Ormiston Addick said:

Carter said:

I've seen worse on a Sunday morning. A kid who used to play or us (my old pub team) as a 16 year old had his cheekbone smashed right in like, indented in and needed loads of surgery by some arsehole from sheppey. He is about 28 now and was awesome as a youngster bit his face is still ruined.

That incident kicked off a brawl that involved everyone, even our goalkeepers dad who took one of the island dwellers teeth out with either his walking stick or a broom. Amazingly the game didn't get abandoned.

That's absolutely horrible, that's why I hated Sunday football there were just too many arseholes who wanted to hurt people.

And just as well I was not good enough for Sunday morning football!

Didn't pass the height test?

I kid you not, I was the school goalkeeper in primary school, my agility and fantastic shot stopping took us to the final.

And we are talking 11-a-side, not 5-a-side!

http://www.gifbin.com/bin/092009/1253784931_kid_goalkeeper.gif

RedChaser said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Essex_Al said:

They still only had little goals though mate!

Paul Cooper used to be my hero!

Sorry to butt into this love in and go off thread but who was the shortest keeper you've seen play for Charlton then? I reckon it was John Vaughan who payed up at Manure in the 1994 FA Cup Quarter Final. The late Ken Jones back in the 60's didn't seem that tall either but maybe some of the real old timers @LenGlover or @Starinnaddick can confirm .

Derek Forster was no giant. Not that he played much!

That video is like seeing the precise second someone loses their mind.
It's as if he snaps, goes genuinely crazy, and assaults the first person he sees.

Addick Addict said:

I would concur with John Vaughan as being our smallest keeper.

On a wider scale, the likes of Peter Bonetti (5'10") and probably the greatest penalty saver of all time probably, Paul Cooper (5' 11'') almost certainly wouldn't get in the PL. There again, there are probably quite a few others from former decades who wouldn't win a place either because they couldn't trap a bag of sand or pass water!

Eddie Hopkinson was only 5' 10" and won 14 England caps.

Starinnaddick said:

RedChaser said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Essex_Al said:

They still only had little goals though mate!

Paul Cooper used to be my hero!

Sorry to butt into this love in and go off thread but who was the shortest keeper you've seen play for Charlton then? I reckon it was John Vaughan who payed up at Manure in the 1994 FA Cup Quarter Final. The late Ken Jones back in the 60's didn't seem that tall either but maybe some of the real old timers @LenGlover or @Starinnaddick can confirm .

Eddie was before my time.

Fifty or sixty years back players were smaller so, for example, Eddie Hopkinson at 5' 10" wasn't exceptionally small.

Willie Duff seemed relatively small for a keeper from photos. Just missed seeing him live.

Starinnaddick said:

LenGlover said:

Starinnaddick said:

RedChaser said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Essex_Al said:

They still only had little goals though mate!

Paul Cooper used to be my hero!

Sorry to butt into this love in and go off thread but who was the shortest keeper you've seen play for Charlton then? I reckon it was John Vaughan who payed up at Manure in the 1994 FA Cup Quarter Final. The late Ken Jones back in the 60's didn't seem that tall either but maybe some of the real old timers @LenGlover or @Starinnaddick can confirm .

Eddie was before my time.

Fifty or sixty years back players were smaller so, for example, Eddie Hopkinson at 5' 10" wasn't exceptionally small.

Willie Duff seemed relatively small for a keeper from photos. Just missed seeing him live.

Willie Duff was 5' 11"

I stand corrected. He must have been standing on a slope or in a dip.

ricky_otto said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Essex_Al said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Ormiston Addick said:

Carter said:

I've seen worse on a Sunday morning. A kid who used to play or us (my old pub team) as a 16 year old had his cheekbone smashed right in like, indented in and needed loads of surgery by some arsehole from sheppey. He is about 28 now and was awesome as a youngster bit his face is still ruined.

That incident kicked off a brawl that involved everyone, even our goalkeepers dad who took one of the island dwellers teeth out with either his walking stick or a broom. Amazingly the game didn't get abandoned.

That's absolutely horrible, that's why I hated Sunday football there were just too many arseholes who wanted to hurt people.

And just as well I was not good enough for Sunday morning football!

Didn't pass the height test?

I kid you not, I was the school goalkeeper in primary school, my agility and fantastic shot stopping took us to the final.

And we are talking 11-a-side, not 5-a-side!

http://www.gifbin.com/bin/092009/1253784931_kid_goalkeeper.gif

Lol

The only difference being I saved the ball.