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Clive Mendonca admits he ‘wanted to sign for Sunderland’ the season before his hat-trick help sink them in the greatest play-off final of all-time

Clive Mendonca Charlton Athletic

Clive Mendonca will go down in Charlton Athletic history for scoring a hat-trick in the 1998 First Division play-off final against Sunderland, but he has revealed he nearly joined the opposition the season beforehand.  Prior to the final, Charlton beat Ipswich Town 1-0 in both legs of the semi-final. Mendonca, …

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‘I got him pissed on Blue Nun’: Peter Reid and Alan Curbishley swapped stories in the tunnel before their teams played out the greatest play-off final ever in 1998

Alan Curbishley Peter Reid

When Charlton Athletic met Sunderland in the First Division play-off final in 1998, the game pitted Alan Curbishley and Peter Reid against each other in a highly tense environment at Wembley. However, the pair were relaxed before kick-off, conversing and joking with each other in the tunnel while both teams …

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‘They were absolutely s**ting themselves’: Two Charlton players refused to take a penalty during the Sunderland 4 Charlton 4 play-off final shootout

Charlton celebrate winning the 1998 Play-off final against Sunderland

The 1998 First Division play-off final between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland is arguably the greatest play-off game in history, a game which finished as a 4-4 draw after 120 minutes and headed into a penalty shootout.  Clive Mendonca, who had scored a hat-trick in the game, confidently stepped up for the …

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Steven Schumacher on the ‘shark mindset’ he adopted to secure Plymouth Argyle’s promotion to the Championship

Steven Schumacher Plymouth Argyle manager

Plymouth Argyle manager Steven Schumacher says that he ensured his squad maintained a relentless mindset on the way to the League One title this season.  Earning an impressive 101 points, Argyle fended off Ipswich Town to first place, with both clubs gaining promotion to the Championship next season. Sheffield Wednesday …

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