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The most important person in Charlton's history

Chizz
Chizz Posts: 28,462
edited July 2009 in General Charlton
In my book, it's Richard Murray.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    edited July 2009
    Jimmy South Stand.

    Don't want to belittle what RM has done but JS did more over a longer period including winning our only major trophy.

    Other than the founding boys I don't think you can beat what he did.

    About time we named a stand after him.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,534
    Leaburn
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited July 2009
    Clive, silly - bottom line goals win games, hatrick at wembley to catpult us into the prem as well as a blinding season.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    It can only be determined retrospectively.

    Richard Murray I would agree is possibly the most important person in Charlton's history but equally he may never had had the opportunity to contribute had other important people not intervened to save the Club earlier in it's history.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    seed, lennie then curbs with murray, roger alywin, colin walsh. and dont forget jimmy hill ;-)
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Roger Alwen - for getting us back to the Valley. Ok that was a team effort, but he headed the board at that time.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    Albert and Stanley Gliksten, before them David Clark who became a director to prevent Humphreys builders liquidating the club for unpaid bills. Even John Fryer and his consortium although what they did after saving us was horrendous.

    I reiterate such a thing can only be determined retrospectively.
  • P_Air
    P_Air Posts: 545
    Rommendhal. Fact.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,147
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]Roger Alwen - for getting us back to the Valley. Ok that was a team effort, but he headed the board at that time.

    Agreed and it was he who brought in Richard Murray who took us onto the next level
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Nick Gray

    or atleast thats what he thinks

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  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,963
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]Roger Alwen - for getting us back to the Valley. Ok that was a team effort, but he headed the board at that time.

    very hard to pick a single person but I couldn't argue with this.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    OohAaah Mortimer.

    *shines Bartram statue*
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,182
    Roger Alwen, he had a nice pair of glasses as well.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    [cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]seed, lennie then curbs with murray, roger alywin, colin walsh. and dont forget jimmy hill ;-)

    No mention for Phil Parkinson, then .... ?
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,109
    Terry Connor for her tight skirts
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Great forward in his time
  • nigel
    nigel Posts: 2,454
    My son Piers, mascot v Portsmouth on his tenth birthday, Dec 26, 1987...

    Followed closely by another vote for Roger Alwen. Without him there would have been no Richard Murray and probably no CAFC... then I'd have to say Lennie Lawrence.

    That's in my time of watching...if going back pre-1960s then probably Glikstens and Jimmy Seed.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    Simonsen (or we'd not exist)

    Lennie for miracles us in the darkest years

    curbs for making us big

    Murray for being the legend he is

    hard to pick one really
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    Reuben Agboola
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Peter Cordwell

    (& Rick Everitt).

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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited July 2009
    The most important people are those who created Charlton in the first place, and those who have acted as lifesavers up to now. Lifesavers at vital times on the pitch, lifesavers who put in their money, lifesavers who took action when many felt helpless.
    For individuals who campaigned when absolutely everything seemed hopeless then Cordwell and Everitt stand out, if only because they would be two of the first people to recognise the efforts put in by many more, known and unknown.

    Oh, and Viggo Jacobsen....fact!
  • joeaddick
    joeaddick Posts: 430
    edited July 2009
    I can't believe John Fryer doesn't get more of a mention.....Did he even get a mention so far?
    Not saying he was the greatest, but If it weren't for him there wouldn't have been a CAFC to support ...
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Fishnets ;-)
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    [cite]Posted By: joeaddick[/cite]I can't believe John Fryer doesn't get more of a mention.....Did he even get a mention so far?
    Not saying he was the greatest, but If it weren't for him there wouldn't have been a CAFC to support ...

    I mentioned him in passing.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,724
    Emeka Ifejiagwa
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    [cite]Posted By: Scoham[/cite]Emeka Ifejiagwa
    Easy for you to say...........
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    How about Mr Billionaire, the guy who is about to buy the club.

    If his promise of us being European cup winners in 10 years comes true then it's him.
  • joeaddick
    joeaddick Posts: 430
    [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: joeaddick[/cite]I can't believe John Fryer doesn't get more of a mention.....Did he even get a mention so far?
    Not saying he was the greatest, but If it weren't for him there wouldn't have been a CAFC to support ...

    I mentioned him in passing.

    So you did... "although what he did after saving us was horrendous"

    Why?... I don't remember there being many other options for him at the time...
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,451
    "The Sir Richard Murray Covered End"


    And of course "Sir Roger of Alwen"
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    My Dad and Grandad, for taking me (by tram)!

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