Breaking News Daniel Kanu recalled by Charlton

[Holy Joe]

Coker would have played today. Wes not yet. JD, Wes and Coker all should be back for the next league match. Miley won't be.
Maybe hopper will become a possibility again now kanus gone back.
The game being off was the favoured outcome after losing kanu.
Hear 16th is now the date being talked about for the takeover but so far nothing has happened as talked about so who knows !?

If JD, Wes and Coker all back for next match then I think that takes us to 16 fit players? So no new players - unless we can bring them in before the above 3 are declared fit?

 

[dusterman]

Coker would have played today. Wes not yet. JD, Wes and Coker all should be back for the next league match. Miley won't be.
Maybe hopper will become a possibility again now kanus gone back.
The game being off was the favoured outcome after losing kanu.
Hear 16th is now the date being talked about for the takeover but so far nothing has happened as talked about so who knows !?

So the next significant date of ratboy’s housing passion. God, I hate the cunit.

 

[in the know]

Yeah, could be back to 16 but ideally we need Mooney and beau to be replaced (for different reasons)

 

[geoffmundo]

Kanu has now come on as a 79th minute sub.

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Simple - just stick Kabongolo up front - it worked with Bilel didn't it?

(That's a joke by the way - before anyone gets their knickers in a twist).

We also used to do it with Tony Hadley way back.

Thst decision wasn't exactly 'GOLD' either!!!

 

[BEERMONSTER]

We also used to do it with Tony Hadley way back.

Thst decision wasn't exactly 'GOLD' either!!!

Recall us doing that for an FA Cup replay at home to Exeter. If memory serves me right think Tony bagged the winner in a 2-1 result about 1976!

 

[Special Blue]

I remember Rob Newman fancied a little venture up top! Was he manager at the time?

 

[Thundersley Blue]

Personally I think he needs a different team / tactics around him to score goals. We don't create the type of opportunities that he requires.

Really ? We are crying out for a striker with energy and not afraid of hard work. We also need a striker who gets himself in the 6 yard box. Kanu fitted all those requirements. We get a lot crosses into the box some good, some not so good. Not quite sure what else you want.

 

[Fairport]

I remember Rob Newman fancied a little venture up top! Was he manager at the time?

When Rob was manager he played centre back Whelan up front for a short period.

 

[Chrisb]

Recall us doing that for an FA Cup replay at home to Exeter. If memory serves me right think Tony bagged the winner in a 2-1 result about 1976!

My memory isn't that good so not sure, but Tony definitely did a reasonable job up front when needed, a great servant to the club. Didn't Keith Dublin do a stint too ?

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Recall us doing that for an FA Cup replay at home to Exeter. If memory serves me right think Tony bagged the winner in a 2-1 result about 1976!

Spot on @BEERMONSTER:

1976/77 Season

Ron Poutney had scored in a 1 - 1 draw at St. James' Park Exeter on 20th November 1976.

TWO days later:
22nd November 1976
FA Cup First Round Replay
Southend 2 - 1 Exeter (A.E.T.)
Southend Scorers Parker S. Hadley
Attendance 6604

 

[Special Blue]

When Rob was manager he played centre back Whelan up front for a short period.

I seem to think he may have come on put himself on up top! Could be wrong

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Spot on @BEERMONSTER:

1976/77 Season

Ron Poutney had scored in a 1 - 1 draw at St. James' Park Exeter on 20th November 1976.

TWO days later:
22nd November 1976
FA Cup First Round Replay
Southend 2 - 1 Exeter (A.E.T.)
Southend Scorers Parker S. Hadley
Attendance 6604

I went to both of those games, but TBH i'd forgot the replay went to extra time. With the replay going to extra time if players got knackered they just had to get on with it, as only 1 sub allowed!.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I remember Rob Newman fancied a little venture up top! Was he manager at the time?

I'm pretty sure from memory that Rob Newman won a competition at Wembley for the hardest shot in England. He had a bullet on him.

Off topic I know

 

[Napster]

I seem to think he may have come on put himself on up top! Could be wrong

He did that at an ESC game

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

My memory isn't that good so not sure, but Tony definitely did a reasonable job up front when needed, a great servant to the club. Didn't Keith Dublin do a stint too ?

@Chrisb I've just looked up Tony Hadley's record as a SUFC forward. I'll let you decide if 'he did a reasonable job'. In those days, of course, they wore 'positional' numbers on their backs instead of these stupid squad numbers. So I've included any game where he wore a number 9, 10 or 11.

78/79
League Appearences 4
League Goals -
Cup Appearances -
Cup Goals -

77/78
League Appearances 19
League Goals 1
Cup Appearances 4
Cup Goals -

76/77
League Appearances 16
League Goals 4
Cup Appearances 3
Cup Goals 2

Total Appearances 46
Total Goals 7

1 goal approximately every 6.5 matches.

Just a bit of fun. As you can tell the Saturday nights here are just wild!!!

But IMHO a centre half doesn't make a great goal scorer.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Tommy Black (winger) was put up front as well I seem to remember - not quite the same as being a defender put at the sharp end but still a fish out of water I would have thought.

 

[IloveShrimp]

Really ? We are crying out for a striker with energy and not afraid of hard work. We also need a striker who gets himself in the 6 yard box. Kanu fitted all those requirements. We get a lot crosses into the box some good, some not so good. Not quite sure what else you want.

I agree with everything you say about what we need. What I am saying is we don’t create enough chances for him, it is nothing against Kanu more an observation that we don’t play in a way that suits him. E.g. we don’t play many balls into the channel,more often than not we play wide with crosses, Kanu prefers the ball to feet in the videos that I have seen.

 

[Southstand blue]

Can you remember Chesney Hawkes singing at Roots Hall?

I do but what year was it

 

[Cricko]

I do but what year was it

2007.