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| Letter: Gary Sprake’s own goal scored a winner from Jackie Charlton Letter: Gary Sprake’s own goal scored a winner from Jackie Charlton | |
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| Gary Sprake’s faux pas, when he threw the muddy ball into his own net, produced one of the great football quotes. Centre-half Jackie Charlton, with his back to the goal waiting for the ball, was astonished to hear a loud roar from the crowd and see bald-headed referee Roger Kirkpatrick, famous for back-pedalling at speed, appear over his shoulder. When the ref explained what had happened, Charlton complained: “You can’t give a goal for that!” | Gary Sprake’s faux pas, when he threw the muddy ball into his own net, produced one of the great football quotes. Centre-half Jackie Charlton, with his back to the goal waiting for the ball, was astonished to hear a loud roar from the crowd and see bald-headed referee Roger Kirkpatrick, famous for back-pedalling at speed, appear over his shoulder. When the ref explained what had happened, Charlton complained: “You can’t give a goal for that!” |