In 1937, a football league match was played between Charlton Athletic and Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, England. The match was stopped in the 60th minute due to thick fog. Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Sam Bartram remained in front of the goal 15 minutes into the game as he did not hear the referee’s whistle because of the crowd behind his goal.
He spread his arms and focused Focusing, he stood at the goal post, staring intently, and fifteen minutes later, when the stadium security staff approached him and informed him that the match had been canceled, Sam Bartram expressed his indignation.
He said, “It is a pity that those for whom I stood have forgotten me.”
There are so many comrades in the field of life whose interests we have spent our time, ability and energy to defend but in the fog of circumstances they forget us.
Relatives, friends and colleagues, whether on the playground or in the cold and hot of life situations and events, like a high-ranking person, should always be remembered and carried along. The anecdote recounted in this viral meme refers to a genuine incident which took place during a soccer match in 1937. This photograph seen here, however, was snapped decades later and pictures a different goalkeeper.
