Ten Years Ago: Charlton surrender half time lead
On 14th January 1995 Charlton threw away a 3-1 half-time lead to go down 3-4 at home to Derby County. David Whyte opened the scoring for the Addicks on 23 minutes and Short replied for Derby six minutes later. Pardew then scored one of only three goals all season to make it 2-1, Robson adding a third on 43 minutes.
My notes recall 'We then gave an easy goal away after the break. When ever anyone comes through the middle, the defence collapses. Chapple was hopeless.' By 75 minutes Derby had made it 3-3. Gabbiadini then scored his second three minutes from time to make it 3-4.
A measure of Charlton's desperation was that they brought on Norwegian substitute TomHovi on 82 minutes, one of only two appearances he made for the Addicks from the bench. I recently saw him nominated as Charlton's worst ever player. Hovi, who had played three games for the reserves earlier in the season, came from Norwegian club HamKam or Hamarkamerante to give them their full name.
The programme told us that the Target 10,000 committee was busy with the Greenwich and Bexley committee forming 'the engine room of the initiative'. The home boroughs seem to feature little in the current Target 40,000 campaign with coaches covering places in Kent I have never heard of it. Clearly one has to go beyond the home boroughs to attract new support, but is sufficient attention being given to potential supporters nearer The Valley?
The programme told us that it had been a 'frustrating season' for Shaun Newton, while the postponement of the away match at Burnley had denied Jamie Stuart his first team debut. A letter from the chairman of Barnsley Supporters Club apologised for racial abuse directed at Charlton's black players at the recent fixture there.
My notes recall 'We then gave an easy goal away after the break. When ever anyone comes through the middle, the defence collapses. Chapple was hopeless.' By 75 minutes Derby had made it 3-3. Gabbiadini then scored his second three minutes from time to make it 3-4.
A measure of Charlton's desperation was that they brought on Norwegian substitute TomHovi on 82 minutes, one of only two appearances he made for the Addicks from the bench. I recently saw him nominated as Charlton's worst ever player. Hovi, who had played three games for the reserves earlier in the season, came from Norwegian club HamKam or Hamarkamerante to give them their full name.
The programme told us that the Target 10,000 committee was busy with the Greenwich and Bexley committee forming 'the engine room of the initiative'. The home boroughs seem to feature little in the current Target 40,000 campaign with coaches covering places in Kent I have never heard of it. Clearly one has to go beyond the home boroughs to attract new support, but is sufficient attention being given to potential supporters nearer The Valley?
The programme told us that it had been a 'frustrating season' for Shaun Newton, while the postponement of the away match at Burnley had denied Jamie Stuart his first team debut. A letter from the chairman of Barnsley Supporters Club apologised for racial abuse directed at Charlton's black players at the recent fixture there.
posted by Wyn Grant at 7:16 PM
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You may be interested to know that Tom Hovi reappeared some years later playing for Brann Bergan against either Liverpool or Chelsea a European Cup Winners Cup Tie. Need I say he was on the losing side
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