HE may have dropped to the ground to celebrate his latest goal, but Charlton winger Scott Wagstaff is on cloud nine with his impressive recent form.

The 20-year old homegrown star capped off his club’s inaugural Academy Day by firing home the only goal in the Reds’ victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

And Waggy revealed all about his crucial strike following the result, including the FIFA-inspired roots of his bizarre celebration and a rather audacious claim for the goal assist.

He said of the goal: “I didn’t strike it as well as I would have liked, I think I shanked it a little bit, but they’re probably the ones that deceive the keeper.

“The ball hit Paul Benson in the face and came back out to me and after I scored Benno said he was taking the assist for that!

“I had another good shot with my left foot which was saved well by Weaver, he had a good game but it was great for us to get three points in the end and a clean sheet which we desperately needed after the last couple of games.”

Wagstaff celebrated the 23rd minute decider by casually dropping straight down onto the grass, a peculiar addition to the goal celebrations available on the new FIFA 11 video game.

Of his celebration choice, he added: “It’s on FIFA, it’s called ‘The Brick’.

“Every time my little brother scores against me on FIFA he does that celebration and it’s so annoying, so I thought I’d use it today and give everyone a laugh.

“The other lads didn’t know I was going to do it but afterwards they knew what it was and I’ve taken a lot of stick.

“It might just be a one-off celebration but we’ll have to wait and see. It made people laugh and that’s the main thing.”

Academy Day couldn’t have gone better for Charlton, with the under-18 side defeating West Ham, another famed youth setup, 4-0 at Sparrows Lane that morning.

And after the Academy’s current poster boy Wagstaff again became the star of the show in the League One win that afternoon, he underlined the importance of the developmental system from which he graduated a few years ago.

“The youth players here are going to get a chance at Charlton,” Waggy explained. “The gaffer’s shown that with the youngsters he’s put into the side and it’s a massive incentive.

“To go to a big club and not play, for me personally I wouldn’t want to do that. I want to be playing every week as I enjoy it and that’s what I’d say to the younger players.”