tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post5608676997238267464..comments2023-09-27T09:34:56.839+01:00Comments on Blackheath Addick: Five Best FA Cup MomentsBurgundy Addickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-78770895012697668672020-11-10T15:51:00.890+00:002020-11-10T15:51:00.890+00:00Nice of you to say that Richie, much appreciated. ...Nice of you to say that Richie, much appreciated. You missed some pretty good years (I've forgotten all the lousy ones), hopefully many more to come. Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-42947696631919771032020-11-10T14:38:00.611+00:002020-11-10T14:38:00.611+00:00I forgot to add to my post how much I enjoy readin...I forgot to add to my post how much I enjoy reading your blog (....and Drinking, Bermuda and Albury's also). I lived in Belgium from 1983 to 2012 and only saw a handful of matches when we were back in the UK on holiday, so huge swathes of players and matches are unknown to me. Richiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035579634500130514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-35287185853961260942020-11-09T13:23:32.500+00:002020-11-09T13:23:32.500+00:00If I remember correctly Richie, Bob Curtis never m...If I remember correctly Richie, Bob Curtis never missed a penalty for us - until the crucial game at home to Preston. We were 0-1 down in the first half and he missed. All ended well of course, 3-1, but I believe he never took another penalty for us. <br /><br />If you include manager Eddie Firmani and sub Dennis Booth I think there are seven (of 13) still with us. Perhaps Keith Peacock can organise a reminiscence zoom call with them!Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-11983292166247033462020-11-09T12:19:48.015+00:002020-11-09T12:19:48.015+00:00I too went to the Arsenal match with my older brot...I too went to the Arsenal match with my older brother. It was my first away game as a kid apart from the odd trip to Palace and Millwall. The only thing I remember about it was seeing a group of 20 gunners fans in the North Bank all wearing WW2 steel army helmets painted red and white. Arsenal and the North Bank firms had a bad reputation for hooliganism at the time and seeing these older guys so dressed enhanced their aura to me as a thirteen year old. <br /><br />Like the OP, I can recall the names and faces of those Charlton players from the late 60s and 70s. My personal hero was Bob Curtis who, when he dyed his hair blonde, looked to me a dead spit of Charlie George who was the face "du jour". Sadly missed, all of them. <br />Richiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035579634500130514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-13073256587000889022020-11-09T12:07:45.956+00:002020-11-09T12:07:45.956+00:00Hello Sisyphus, the home game against Newcastle en...Hello Sisyphus, the home game against Newcastle ended 1-1. <br />It was 5 January 1997 and Robert Lee scored on 33 for Newcastle, Mark Kinsella equalised on 78. Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan resigned three days later. Brian Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979986411235242742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-41226583588024080342020-11-09T09:30:22.575+00:002020-11-09T09:30:22.575+00:00Hi Sisyphus. We do indeed seem to hark from the sa...Hi Sisyphus. We do indeed seem to hark from the same era, as you say. The others you mention do deserve at least mentions in dispatches, good performances, just felt they fell into the category of plucky third round efforts. For the record, I watched the Donnie game at The Valley in a bar in Old Lyon, jumping up and down with another Charlton fan. <br /><br />For the Highbury game, I went with my father and uncle, who was an Arsenal fan for his sins. We had seats in one of the stands. When Arsenal scored early I turned to my father as asked permission to swear. 'Permission granted'. I then shouted loudly the 'F' word, which is not what I think my father had in mind. Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-49128129983437983562020-11-09T08:52:48.310+00:002020-11-09T08:52:48.310+00:00The win against Crystal Palace in the Cup was the ...The win against Crystal Palace in the Cup was the last time `I ran on the pitch to celebrate. (I held myself back against Donnie at the Valley). Ray Treacy scored some great goals for us and I remember(think I remember) a long range one at Selhurst. <br />I also went to Highbury for the Arsenal game, and Paul Went defended heroically on the goal line- got a thunderous shot to his body (head or nuts -I'm not sure).Pole-axed him.<br /><br />In FA Cup what about holding Newcastle with Bardeslly and Shearer to a Nil-Nil at the Valley. With Kinsella in the team we always had (or believed we had )a fighting chance and then inevitably losing to them (up in a pea soupper)? Robson scored a nice one that gave us a bit of hope in the last few minutes<br /><br />Keep it up BA.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361260480385998218noreply@blogger.com