The Greatest Transfer Rumours to Have Never Happened

WSS

Don't think this has been before but I am prepared to sink myself if so...

What rumours have we heard that we thought may happen etc?

The two classics I remember are, Ronaldo to come from Inter Milan on his way back from an injury and Javier Portillo from Real Madrird to join on loan.

Who else?

wickford

Was that not Javier Saviola?

Riscardo

Stanley Matthews

Weegie Addick

We were linked with the gorgeous Gabriel 'Batigol' Batistuta at one point. I'd have moved back to Charlton in that case ;-)

WSS

Nope, definately Portillo from what I remember.

nth_london_addick

Pires and Wiltord

Weegie Addick

Bergkamp

Weegie Addick

Funny, not many defenders!

MrLargo

It was Portillo. I'm sure I saw a serious article in an old Voice of The Valley that said we'd had a close look at Oliver Bierhoff.

tricky

Continuing the arsenal theme, Marc Overmars

WSS

[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]Pires and Wiltord

When was this?!

nth_london_addick

Wes Brown and Smmi Hypia were strongly linked under curbs

Weegie Addick

Van Nistelroy - he's a fan after all ;-)

Riscardo

[cite]Posted By: MrLargo[/cite]It was Portillo. I'm sure I saw a serious article in an old Voice of The Valley that said we'd had a close look at Oliver Bierhoff.

That's actually true, because he scored a hattrick against us in the Anglo Italian. He was available, but I think we gave Kim Grant another contract instead ...

Weegie Addick

Luca Toni after the Steve Brown testimonial match, wasn't it?

WSS

Mathieu Flamini as well of course.

adamtheaddick

gerry taggart

nth_london_addick

Ages ago WSS

when they were both on the verge of leaving Arsenal i picked up the news of the screws and in the confidential bit

Charlton are looking to swoop for Pires and Wiltord laughed all the way to the boozer that afternoon

Henry Irving

I think we were linked with Darren Purse once or twice.

WhenIwasLittleBoy

Tim Cahill
Teddy Sheringham

Henry Irving

I remember hearing about Wiltord but not Pires

I wanted to sign Wiltord so we could sing

You're Sylvan
You probably think this songs all about you

MrLargo

Those two Hibs players, Scott Brown and the other one. Think it was while Les Reed was in charge and someone from the board announced that we were interested.

Clem_Snide

[cite]Posted By: Riscardo[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: MrLargo[/cite]It was Portillo. I'm sure I saw a serious article in an old Voice of The Valley that said we'd had a close look at Oliver Bierhoff.

That's actually true, because he scored a hattrick against us in the Anglo Italian. He was available, but I think we gave Kim Grant another contract instead ...

I think the story is.....he was offered to us after an anglo-italian cup game and we turned him down. I might be wrong but I'm sure AC said he wasn't what we were looking for.

Others that spring to mind:

Mathieu Flameni - when he left Marseille
Pauletta - same time Costa was here, think he went to PSG instead

adamtheaddick

jeremy goss

CAFCBourne

James beattie

adamtheaddick

alex, the left sided brazilian japanese bloke..

Weegie Addick

The Croatian or Serbian centre forward who went to Chelsea instead - Ketman or something like that ;-)

Good thread, WSS...!

heavenSE7

Kanu was a dead cert in the Sun before he joined WBA.

Robert Green was linked MANY times but Charlton could never agree a fee of around 3m I think it was

Steve Sidwell - missed out bigtime (he was the replacement for parker)

who remembers Van Bommel - sky sports news even had a story on it??

Weegie Addick

[cite]Posted By: tom_cafc[/cite]
who remembers Van Bommel - sky sports news even had a story on it??

I do, now you mention it. A right thug!

Dazzler21

Zheng Zhi?

;o)

nth_london_addick

Zoltan Gera not a great but would have done us

Anti Niemi

Anthony Gardener LOL