门将萨姆·巴特拉姆独自留在球场上，没有意识到比赛因浓雾已暂停
守门员萨姆·巴特拉姆（Sam Bartram）独自留在球场上，他并未意识到比赛因浓雾已在15分钟前被迫中止——1937年12月25日
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jecinci12,145 赞2018/1/3
DISCLAIMER : [This](https://www.paimages.co.uk/search-results/fluid/?q=Jack%20Kelsey&category=A,S,E&event_before=1954-01-31&event_since=1954-01-02&fields_0=all&fields_1=all&imagesonly=1&orientation=both&text=Jack%20Kelsey&words_0=all&words_1=all) is actually a photo of Arsenal goalkeeper Jack Kelsey in 1954 Sorry !! :) (thanks to all that pointed it out!!) Bartram was involved in a well reported incident when thick fog closed in on a game he was playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. "Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "[fog] began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily." The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area. And he wondered why the play was not coming his way. "After a long time," he wrote, 'a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".' --- wikipedia
HothHanSolo4,964 赞2018/1/3
I presume this was before officials used whistles to start and stop play?
bartink2,781 赞2018/1/3
Fog muffle.
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AlwaysBlamesCanada299 赞2018/1/3
I'm not your pal, buddy! EDIT: Deleted post above said, "Same to you, pal!"
meisangry2172 赞2018/1/3
I ain't your buddy, mate!
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I'm not your mate, chum
upvotegifsarebetter121 赞2018/1/3
I am not your chum, fam.
Limagyn122 赞2018/1/3
I'm not your fam, bruv.
ZoddImmortal107 赞2018/1/3
I'm not your bruv, chief.
Devadander20 赞2018/1/3
Hardest I’ve laughed all day
v3n0mat3249 赞2018/1/3
That sounds like some kind of Wizard swear
BrockManstrong91 赞2018/1/3
It most certainly doesn’t you mist baffle.
TheAdAgency40 赞2018/1/3
Get a load of this smog muzzler
MannishManMinotaur16 赞2018/1/3
I just can't stand cloud wattlers like them sometimes.
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Fog muffle, you fool of a Took!
akaZeke28 赞2018/1/3
That was my nickname in high school
ContainsTracesOfLies242 赞2018/1/3
I looked into this and before referees used whistles they would wave a handkercheif, which is why American football nowadays has flags. Whistles became the norm toward the end of the 19th century, so long before this incident. Edit: ok, I can't find evidence supporting the American football claim. I suspect though that the handkercheif may be the precursor to the linesman's flag.
aksumals158 赞2018/1/3
Username checks out...
ContainsTracesOfLies70 赞2018/1/3
> 1891: It was not until 1891 that umpires were abolished to the touchline as linesmen, and the Referee is introduced - operating for the first time on the field of play. It was probably here, when the Referee (as opposed to the umpires) first used the whistle, by which time the Referee was now regularly required to stop play for infringements. The whistle was proving to be a very useful tool indeed. http://www.gdfra.org.au/history_of_the_whistle.htm > Before the introduction of the whistle, referees indicated their decisions by waving a white handkerchief. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referee_(association_football)
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ContainsTracesOfLies23 赞2018/1/3
> 1878: It was generally written that the first football match to be officiated with a whistle was held in 1878 at the English Football Association Cup 2nd Round game between Nottingham Forest (2) v Sheffield (0). This was probably the 'Acme City' brass whistle, originally made by Joseph Hudson around the year 1875. Before that, signals where communicated by the umpires to the players by waving a handkerchief, a stick or by shouting.
DrWobstaCwaw21 赞2018/1/3
American football referees use penalty flags because they used whistles previously and players would sometimes stop play thinking the plan was blown dead. Dwight Beede was the head coach at Youngstown State University (then Youngstown College) and invented the penalty flag for a game against Oklahoma City College in 1941. It was done as an experiment, then one of the refs used it again during the OSU-Iowa game, where the Big Ten commissioner saw it used and later adopted it. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_Beede
thinkinboutstuf53 赞2018/1/3
This was when they still used singing fat ladies
Brownstuf371 赞2018/1/3
He may have only blown once, could be a foul then stopped the game. Maybe?!
RedWhiteAndJew203 赞2018/1/3
Must have*
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Ok guys I’m sure it’s whom’s’t’ve
Muffinizer11,548 赞2018/1/3
And what, the cameraman saw the game get canceled and decided to take a picture instead of telling him?
kumiosh1,823 赞2018/1/3
"lol look at this idiot" then posted on his snapchat story. They had snapchat back then, right?
cbbuntz334 赞2018/1/3
> They had snapchat back then Yeah. Back then it was called "word of mouth" or "hey, check out this fuckwit in the fog."
kumiosh151 赞2018/1/3
"lol, totally sharing to the next passersby."
cbbuntz209 赞2018/1/3
"Pardon me, good sir. May I interest you in a gander at this photograph I took of a fuckwit in the fog?" "Why, certainly! ...Most extrordinary! He was unaware he was alone on the field, you say? How amusing! A true fuckwit indeed!" And that's how you got likes back then.
PM_ME_LOTSaLOVE56 赞2018/1/3
Don't forget to hit that subscribe button my good chaps!
that1prince19 赞2018/1/3
Yell loud enough and you'll hit the Explore page.
deaninous63 赞2018/1/3
Proof that redditors can time travel
frankyfkn4fngrs32 赞2018/1/3
"Welcome to the *20th, Traveller 3987. Your mission is to take a photo of this poor muppet stuck standing in the goals and not tell him the match is over. The Director sees this as a very important mission. You know, for the lols and future reddit karma". *Edited to the correct century, thanks Even the Director fails from time to time.
FourSquareEggs73 赞2018/1/3
He couldve taken in as the fog got thick
Cyb3rSab3r69 赞2018/1/3
They aren't supposed to interact with the animals in their natural habitat.
Kitnado169 赞2018/1/3
This picture was obviously not taken literally at the moment this title describes. This was probably taken before the game was abandoned
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There was no whistle at the time I think and even if it was, he probably heard it but thought nothing of it because he can't see the ref anyways, so in his head he thought it'd probably be for a foul or something. And it was only 15 minutes. And if it was a competitive tournament, he's definitely not going to walk out of the pitch even if he doesn't see/hear anybody else. And I bet his teammates knew but went "Hey, let's just leave Sam there and laugh at him when he comes to the dressing room."
seccamthrowaway12331 赞2018/1/3
the cameraman was near the goal keeper with very likely a similar view and lack of visibility. isn't it probable that the cameraman was as clueless about the end of the game as he was, and was simply doing his job snapping pictures, and only found out after the fact that the picture was taken after the game had already been stopped?
Timevdv29 赞2018/1/3
The cameraman has a similar story in his autobiography, he has an extra paragraph describing the sudden disappearance of the goalie.
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Perhaps the cameraman didn't realize either.
coastiefish20 赞2018/1/3
There's another player on the right side of this photo. The picture was probably taken before the rest of the players and officials left the pitch. My guess is it the best picture to place with the story being told.
v-infernalis92 赞2018/1/3
LMAO he must've been tripping balls waiting for a counterattack coming outta the fog
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Imagine trying to stay focused throughout that.
nancylikestoreddit19 赞2018/1/3
15 minutes ago?
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sirin3273 赞2018/1/3
He probably asked himself, what is worse, staying and it turns out the game was canceled, or leaving and it turns out it was not
martinaee101 赞2018/1/3
*Reluctantly crouched at the goal line...*
*mental engines pumping and thumping in time.* *As he peers through the fog no flags are around,*
*The fans got up and they got out of town* *The arena is empty except for one man,*
*Ready to strive and dive as fast as he can.*
Granite-M23 赞2018/1/3
He's goalkeeping the distance!
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Edraqt48 赞2018/1/3
Dunno, fog muffles sound and games back then probably where a lot quiter than they are today. Plus there was alot less to gain from "a cool story" back then, no followers to get no clicks to gather etc. I can totally see him just being that concentrated on reacting to something that might jump out of the fog at any moment to not take a moment to listen and think and get to the conclusion that the game probably has been stopped.
3,409 赞2018/1/3
At least he wasn’t the photographer taking pictures of a goalie on an empty pitch for 15 minutes. Edit: all joking a salad, This thread has more activity than
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101 赞2018/1/3
This guy bang bangs.
22 赞2018/1/3
Is this an episode of Talkin' Bang?
46 赞2018/1/3
>a salad I can never tell anymore whether things are funny typos or just a Reddit joke I’m on.
67 赞2018/1/3
Got an epic pic we're talking about 80 years later though...
1,612 赞2018/1/3
Shout out to the photographer for not telling him before he snapped one to make him look silly.
695 赞2018/1/3
I'm assuming the photographer didn't know either and this was a cool photo taken early in the 15 minute period. By the 15th minute, he was probably not still standing that way.
271 赞2018/1/3
Goalkeepers always stand that way.
458 赞2018/1/3
Yeah i once attended a lunch for the World Goalkeepers Association. Not a single chair in the entire building.
71 赞2018/1/3
Of course there are chairs. That's how they stand on the chairs.
17 赞2018/1/3
Well, they don’t when they are on the other of the field. I suppose
23 赞2018/1/3
Well considering he can't see 10 feet in front of him, he always has to be ready. At least what I would do.
16 赞2018/1/3
"Hey photographer dude! We must be overwhelming them. I haven't seen a defender in the last 15 minutes!" "Yeah, haha, hey keeper! Want a ciggy?"
1,403 赞2018/1/3
Makes me think of a time I played hide and seek at my neighbour’s party: We went to different schools so the other guests didn’t know me. After an hour of hiding in a bush, I realised they had gone inside to eat pizza. Good times.
344 赞2018/1/3
The old hide n seek trick
106 赞2018/1/3
We'd call that the hide and go fuck yourself.
16 赞2018/1/3
Ah, I remember that game. I won every time.
169 赞2018/1/3
You go inside to eat pizza and everyone stares at you when your taking your slice, then you hear someone whisper "who's this creepy homeless kid eating our food"
151 赞2018/1/3
All the pizza was gone!! The mum felt so bad I got an entire lasagne to myself instead 😂
87 赞2018/1/3
Ew is that how British people spell lasagna? That's why we won the Revolutionary War.
17 赞2018/1/3
That's called winning. Same thing happened to me in a game of kick the can at a youth group locking. I woke up to "OMG THERE YOU ARE! I thought I was going to be in trouble for losing you" I'd fallen asleep in my spot for 2 hours lol.
27 赞2018/1/3
Not calling Ollie Ollie oxen free in a heated hide and seek game? May their souls rot in hell.
611 赞2018/1/3
This reminds me of dates that never showed as a teen....
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102 赞2018/1/3
this is what i told myself the 2 or 7 times it happened
18 赞2018/1/3
At least it’s not as bad as me I was “dating this girl” who I later found out was set up by her friends to pretend we were dating and stood me up 9x before she broke up with me at school after telling me she was never really into me and just faked it. :/ who the fuck leads someone on for 3 months :(
17 赞2018/1/3
2... or 7...
15 赞2018/1/3
"lemme tell ya a couple three things.."
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> This reminds me of dates that never showed ~~as a teen~~.... ☹️
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Me too thanks.
23 赞2018/1/3
Should have set your dates for clear days, the fog gets thick at times.
279 赞2018/1/3
I guess he didn’t see that one coming.
18 赞2018/1/3
You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes
16 赞2018/1/3
Ba dum tss
127 赞2018/1/3
I came to the comments looking for someone to debunk this but I am pleasantly surprised
95 赞2018/1/3
Where there no referee whistles back in that time ?
172 赞2018/1/3
The small water droplets in the air actually have a dampening effect on sound because they absorb a bit of the vibration, especially higher frequencies. It might be that he just didn't hear it.
55 赞2018/1/3
Wait is that the same reason it's always unusually quiet during/after a big snowstorm? Edit: accidentally a word
75 赞2018/1/3
Partly that and partly who the heck goes out during a snowstorm to make noise unless they absolutely have to?
23 赞2018/1/3
Well yeah lmao but the heavier it snows the quieter the plows seem in the parking lot next to my house. Just something I noticed
24 赞2018/1/3
haha yes, snow is very sound absorbing.
23 赞2018/1/3
Unusually what? How are you all able to answer his question?
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Because the only word that makes sense in this context is "quiet". Now, he could have asked "is that the same reason it's always unusually white during/after a big snowstorm" but since I was talking about noise and not color that would be a weird question.
86 赞2018/1/3
I imagine he was at the goal post poised and ready for the ball to come screaming towards the goal thinking "man I haven't seen them in a while, we must be doing pretty good over there."
63 赞2018/1/3
Great job, always happy to see something Charlton related pop up on reddit. There's a statue of Sam outside the West stand at Charlton's home ground, The Valley. He made 623 appearances for us, more than any other player and is very much a club legend.
26 赞2018/1/3
finally someone mentions what team he played for!
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Did the fog make this one tougher? I know nothing about colorization but I feel like it would.
38 赞2018/1/3
This happened to me in an amateur league game a couple of years ago. If I hadn't picked out my teammates' bright green boots walking back to the changing rooms about 15ft behind the goal, I'd probably still be there now.
17 赞2018/1/3
Your teammates would've felt pretty silly when they found your skeletal remains!
14 赞2018/1/3
Speaking as a Charlton supporter, thankyou OP for getting his sock colour correct!
14 赞2018/1/3
Legend has it that he’s still there.
10 赞2018/1/3
That's some true dedication. "You know the match was cancelled right?" "Nah man, it's a trick, they won't get past me"
10 赞2018/1/3
They played a US football game like that 29 years ago this week https://youtu.be/jS7fDu87yR0?t=6217
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I had no idea Silent Hill had a soccer field
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Popular guy in the team then?
8 赞2018/1/3
This is such a cool photo, it would be hard to imagine him not knowing for that long if this happened today
8 赞2018/1/3
I saw movement. I saw movement.
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I imagine his team-mates in a pub asking; "Hey guys where is Sam?"
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5 赞2018/1/3
Oh shit! This is legitimately my relative on my father & grandfathers side. Did not know about this story or picture... Not sure if my great grandfather or great uncle... Edit/update - he as my grandfathers cousin. 🎉 ... Which makes him my "first cousin, twice removed" ... what a let down.
5 赞2018/1/3
Why do I feel like I'm constantly Sam Bartram?