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Chris Armstrong in trouble (again)
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 Beastie  28 Jan 22 9.41am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Great player for us able to create his own chances went to Spurs and I think his first season was good but then he got injured and it ruined his career. Sad that like a lot of players his life seems to have spiralled a bit this is not his first brush with the law. I hope he gets it together. He did pretty well considering the tough job of, replacing Jurgen Klinsmann and I don’t think Teddy Sheringham made him very welcome. Never reached the heights he should have. Great player.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 28 Jan 22 2.59pm |
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Originally posted by TheBigToePunt
For anyone who didn't see Armstrong play for us, he really was extremely special. For a couple of years he was almost unplayable - lighting quick, could dribble, had a rocket of a shot in either foot, and brilliant at diving headers (when was the last time you saw one of those, by the way?!). And now he's swinging for a bloke who works in a supermarket because he can't buy fags. Jesus. Excellent and interesting point. Can't help but think back to myself as young lad in Lewisham and the hours of practice I put into throwing the ball ahead of myself in the garden and mastering the skill of successfully completing a diving header without injuring myself!
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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BlueJay  UK 28 Jan 22 4.53pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Great player for us able to create his own chances went to Spurs and I think his first season was good but then he got injured and it ruined his career. Sad that like a lot of players his life seems to have spiralled a bit this is not his first brush with the law. I hope he gets it together. Yes, it's sad the path he's gone down now. So common in sports though, it can't be easy to lose the primary talent you're known for and all that comes bundled with it.
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| Spiderman Horsham 28 Jan 22 5.22pm |
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Originally posted by Slimey Toad
Used to cut slyly into defences like silk Should have bought property in Pall Mall
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Henry of Peckham  Eton Mess 28 Jan 22 5.45pm |
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They stock and sell cigarettes but couldn’t sell them because staff 'were on a break'? Wtf!!!
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 Hrolf The Ganger 28 Jan 22 6.11pm |
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Originally posted by BlueJay
I wonder what brought you to that view.... My post just explained that.
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| Casual Orpington 28 Jan 22 7.14pm |
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I saw him buying cigarettes and rizla in Locksbottom when he was playing for us .
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| TheBigToePunt 28 Jan 22 9.59pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
Excellent and interesting point. Can't help but think back to myself as young lad in Lewisham and the hours of practice I put into throwing the ball ahead of myself in the garden and mastering the skill of successfully completing a diving header without injuring myself! Not everyone had your diligence. During my Croydon Sunday league years I once saw two opposing players both launch into a diving header from opposite sides of the ball. Luckily for them (but disappointingly for fans of comical injuries) they both contacted either side of the tough old mitre delta simultaneously, repelling both back to where they had started from. It was like when you try and push two magnets together.
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| Phil’s Barber Crowborough 28 Jan 22 10.31pm |
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He was a fantastic striker. I have the Matchball from an away League game at Spurs when Chris scored a quite brilliant solo goal (run and shot into the bottom corner). I think we won 1-0…or we may have drawn 1-1? It’s signed by the Palace players and our manager, although the signatures are starting to fade a bit now. Edited by Phil’s Barber (28 Jan 2022 10.50pm)
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Our manager at the time…
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| westquay 58 miles from se25 29 Jan 22 10.05am |
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FFS...
"Numb,gutted and shocked . Three words that sum up how I feel." |
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| Palace in the Blood 29 Jan 22 12.03pm |
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I don't want to be uncharitable as he was a brilliant player. However I remember he had personal problems while he was with us and was dropped for personal reasons for at least 1 game minutes before kick off. Shortly after that he was sold to spurs for a far lower price than had previously discussed
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