Half Time Challenge (when a car was won)

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

For purposes of a missive I am putting together on Roots Hall memories, can anyone tell me please what game it was (and when) that someone first won a car with the half time challenge (where i think the task was to put three balls over a barrier in the goal and in to the net from various distances where you had to get at least 3 out of the 4 in).

I think it was circa 2005 and I seem to recall that a couple of weeks later someone did it again, at which point they withdrew the competition!

I also recall seeing a video clip of one of the successes (not sure if it was on here).

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

SS

 

[skullyuk]

Didn't Brian Wheeler the commercial manager manage one of the challenges or am I dreaming.

 

[The Eternal Optimist]

Didn't Brian Wheeler the commercial manager manage one of the challenges or am I dreaming.

I think you may be confusing the great feat of mastery with Phil Whelan who often put the ball in the net unfortunately ours :winking:

 

[Firestorm]

I am mistaken or do I recall one in the 80's where a car was parked in the Southwest corner and you had to kick a ball into its open boot from the centre circle ?

 

[Shrimper93]

Didn't a leyton orient fan win it or did he just participate? to boo's and jeering of course.

 

[stickyboy]

wasnt it Millwall at home, i remember the crowd celebrating it as well as a Southend goal too!

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

wasnt it Millwall at home, i remember the crowd celebrating it as well as a Southend goal too!

Well done that man. A quick bit of old prog research shows it was, on Sat 25 August 2007. Reported in a later match prog there is a great pic of the a balding bloke, gut showing from his too short shirt, turning arms aloft to celebrate with the crowd going mental in the background and a steward standing in disbelief. Happy days.

 

[united we stand]

Well done that man. A quick bit of old prog research shows it was, on Sat 25 August 2007. Reported in a later match prog there is a great pic of the a balding bloke, gut showing from his too short shirt, turning arms aloft to celebrate with the crowd going mental in the background and a steward standing in disbelief. Happy days.

from a car to pizzas to sweet FA- another SUFC downward spiral :sad:

 

[Lord Football]

wasnt it Millwall at home, i remember the crowd celebrating it as well as a Southend goal too!

Yes it was. A dreadful first half, crowd go nuts at half time and the players came out and responded.

You don't get that with the Bluebelles.

 

[Napster]

I remember Wheeler doing it to show how easy it was and he had a smug grin afterwards.

I also recall some kid asking Belgrave to do it on his behalf and Belgrave refusing and getting booed.

 

[Ricey]

Didn't Matt Harrold do one of the challenges too?

 

[dougy161]

I remember a Gillingham fan winning the competition to win his hight in pizza but it could only be claimed from the store in Southchurch :hilarious:

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Well done that man. A quick bit of old prog research shows it was, on Sat 25 August 2007. Reported in a later match prog there is a great pic of the a balding bloke, gut showing from his too short shirt, turning arms aloft to celebrate with the crowd going mental in the background and a steward standing in disbelief. Happy days.

Didn't we sign him after that but I'm not sure he ever made a full team appearance ............. :unsure: