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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 14, 2009 14:08:38 GMT
Thing is in the Luton game each goal we conceded was when we had ten men on the pitch.
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Post by elystokie on Oct 14, 2009 14:28:41 GMT
i can only go on memory of the buzz that spread round the vic when he got hold of the ball,there was an anticipation of something about to happen that ive never witnessed before or since.greenhoff gave me a simliar feeling,but the buzz that crescendo ed around the ground is something ill never forget,that cross he got in for ooh georgie berry was something wankerchops ronaldho and cruyff would have been proud of! I can remember the buzz going around the ground as well, on his day he was worth the admission fee on his own.
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Post by Beardy200 on Oct 14, 2009 14:41:37 GMT
What an amazing game that was - I was in the Boothen Paddock for that one. Never forget Mickey Thomas injuring his leg and he played on until his white sock had turned red with blood. We were on the cusp of something bloody good then but Ritchie Barker got sucked into 'percentages' football and the rest, as they say, is history Big Brendan's total loss of form after he built the team around him, let him down is how Ritchie sees it.
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Post by march4 on Oct 14, 2009 15:09:59 GMT
Chambo was probably the second most talented player in our club's history after Sir Stan. His skill, pace and crossing were all top notch. I organised a football tournament for young players in 1980. Chambo was a part of one of the teams taking part. He was so good it was unbelievable. Afterwards, I was disappointed to hear that he was already tied to the Vale.
I remember a game away at West Ham where he ran straight past the whole West ham defence and the home crowd went silent in awe. I don't remember that reaction to any other player from any club.
His hamstring injuries started to plague him and his pace dropped, but by then his head was so big, its a wonder his hamstrings didn't twang apart under the weight.
A lesson to all talented young players, your head and what goes on in it is the most important part of your body.
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Post by chamberlain on Oct 14, 2009 15:14:01 GMT
loved him (in a non sexual way) hence the username. on his day he was real class and was worth the admission money alone. chris send him our regards.
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Post by dozintheseventees on Oct 14, 2009 18:31:31 GMT
Chris: Don't get me wrong mate, I don't think anything that I've posted on this thread is negative. Mark was an exceptional talent but the point I'm making is that he COULD have had a glittering career with a bit more application. On the ball, he was fantastic and could beat defenders with ease AND get great balls in to the box. He had no game at all 'off the ball' and to be considered a great player, you really have to pay some attention to that aspect of the game. I'm not talking about 'tracking back' and tackling etc because Mark just wasn't that type of player. I'm talking more about being aware of your team mates' intentions, moving for an obvious through pass and taking defenders away from the man with the ball. Mark did very little of any of that and it is an important aspect of the game that he could/should have worked on to become a GREAT player in the true sense. The comparrison with Mickey Thomas on the other flank is interesting as he DID do all the 'off the ball' stuff and was himself a very talented player. It would be very interesting to compair the two in terms of chances created because, for me. Mickey was far more productive week-in, week out. Not as much natural talent but a very good footballer who was a totally 'rounded' player, hence the very big clubs he played for. I appreciate Mark's talent and remember him for the times that he did the spectacular stuff that most players can't. I accept that he suffered bad injuries but I still believe that he could have made it to the very top as a player had he worked a little harder at the qualities he lacked.
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Post by dthomas31uk on Oct 14, 2009 19:31:12 GMT
In my opinion. Chambo was one of the most exciting players ever. Everytime he got the ball the crowd erupted as if we had scored a goal, never seen a player like that since. I agree he did get a bit inconsistent at times, but I reckon he had more good games for Stoke than bad, true legend. Respect Chambo.
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Post by buddha on Dec 3, 2010 20:16:53 GMT
what a great thread bringin back all my memorys , was also a boothen paddocker back then .
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Post by buddha on Dec 3, 2010 20:20:33 GMT
cant believe no ones mentioned his goal at brum scum in 82 picked it up on halfwayline beat about 5 players and smashed it in the roof of the net , pure genius .
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 4, 2010 12:19:59 GMT
Exciting and talented but lazy. I used to go watch Stoke training and sometimes they would be running and doing fitness work but Chambo wasn't doing it. I used to think he was injured but turns out he just didn't want to do it. One of the his teammates let me know in no undcertain terms the other players resented him sitting it out and it caused loads of trouble amongst the team BUT he refused to it.
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Post by mayf on Dec 6, 2010 16:30:32 GMT
Possibly one of the best wingers this country has ever seen when he 1st arrived.....and then he got injured and was never the same player again
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Post by bertieb on Jan 25, 2011 22:01:10 GMT
Birmingham away 4-0 up at half time and Chambo played them on his own practically. I remember the return with them at Stoke, Chambo was just bursting through with the ball and he pulled up with a hamstring pull I still remember the cheer from the Brum fans, thats how scared of him they were.
RS
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Post by str8outtahampton on Jun 20, 2011 9:42:31 GMT
I remember a midweek game against West Brom in about 82 or 83? I took a friend who had no more than an armchair interest in football - let alone in SCFC. We lost that game 3-0, if my memory is right (unreliable these days). But MC absolutely destroyed the WBA defence - sadly I think he was turning players inside out just for the fun of it, rather than focusing on the killer ball. How we didn't beat them is a mystery. How we didn't score was beyond belief. My friend still talks about that match nearly 30 years on.
I also saw him in a bar in Portsmouth the Friday before an way game - probably late 90s. Our group (SCFC and Pompey friends) spoke briefly to him. At that stage, as suggested above, he was much more closely aligned to Pompey than Stoke.
Wonderful talent.
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Post by sonofbanks on Jun 26, 2011 20:48:53 GMT
Was in the Boothen for his debut against the arse. He made the then automatic choice for England fullback Kenny Sampson look a right twat. Think it was second half as we attacked the Boothen and he got the ball on the halfway line and started to run at Sampson. Now Sampson was no fool as a player and Mark had skinned him many times in the first half so he positioned himself so that there was next to no chance of Chambo getting around him on the outside, what he did sounds so simple but he simply passed the ball to Sampsons left, ran OFF the pitch onto the gravel track around Sampson and back onto the pitch to get the ball at a pace I had never seen before. It wasn't a little side shift and around him, he must have run 30 yards down the track and behind him, amazing. Used to see Nev quite regularly at Casino up hanley, used to see Mark quite regularly at the out of town back in the day.
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Post by Northy on Jul 1, 2011 6:44:16 GMT
Thing is in the Luton game each goal we conceded was when we had ten men on the pitch. wasn't their first smashed past foxy? or was somebody off injured?
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Post by greenhoff74 on Jul 1, 2011 9:08:26 GMT
Didn't Chambo play in the Maracana in Rio when England beat Brazil and Barnes scored that incredible goal, wasn't Bobby Robson the manager? Chambo had a bloody good game and they terrorized the Brazilians, how many times have you ever heard that?
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Jul 5, 2011 11:12:05 GMT
Just found this on youtube
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Post by Tim Sunter on May 29, 2013 20:44:27 GMT
I remember a midweek game against West Brom in about 82 or 83? I took a friend who had no more than an armchair interest in football - let alone in SCFC. We lost that game 3-0, if my memory is right (unreliable these days). But MC absolutely destroyed the WBA defence - sadly I think he was turning players inside out just for the fun of it, rather than focusing on the killer ball. How we didn't beat them is a mystery. How we didn't score was beyond belief. My friend still talks about that match nearly 30 years on. I also saw him in a bar in Portsmouth the Friday before an way game - probably late 90s. Our group (SCFC and Pompey friends) spoke briefly to him. At that stage, as suggested above, he was much more closely aligned to Pompey than Stoke. Wonderful talent.
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Post by Tim Sunter on May 29, 2013 20:46:53 GMT
I remember this game too - from the other side as a West Brom fan. Chamberlain was magnificent. I remember thinking 'who the hell is this guy'. We'd never heard of him, but wow, he ran our defence ragged. We knew who he was after that. PS I thought Stoke won that night!
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Post by wingy1964 on Jun 2, 2013 10:22:52 GMT
I to was at the Luton game.
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