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Players that showed so much promise that really didnt make it!

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,109
    edited April 2012
    Paul Linger
    Joe Francis
    Rurik Gislasson (sic)
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,001
    Paul Emblen - a fellow Bromley boy. 31 goals for Tonbridge Angels was pretty good for a midfielder and got a move to us.
    Didn't work out.
  • (1984)
    (1984) Posts: 337
    David Whyte is the one that sticks out for me, after that one season I honestly thought he was going to go on to be as good as Ian Wright
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,282
    David Whyte is a good shout. Mixed with the wrong people.

    Different club but remember Rory Allen, started at Pompey, scored v Utd then Spurs paid 1M for him - got one injury and, so the storey has it paid off his own contract to go join the Barmy Army in Oz for an Ashes tour! Not a wise move if true!
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,931
    Gislason is a good one, as is Simon Walton, who is arguably to worst failure of them all considering how much we paid for him. Christensen that pardew bought too?
  • CoulsdonSouthCAFC
    CoulsdonSouthCAFC Posts: 121
    jamie stuart could of been but caught up in the social scene and was'nt there a couple of young irish lads that were meant to be class coming through a few seasons back?
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Mark DeBolla. Last heard he was arrested for drink driving out in America, saw it on here somewhere.

    Kyel Reid too. Thought he was a great left winger. Some of his crossing and shooting was top notch. He is better than League Two, without a doubt.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    Steve Barbe - played under an assumed name in his first friendly! We were worried about him being poached.

  • HarryHutchens
    HarryHutchens Posts: 541
    Have to admit that when I saw Moutoakil's debut I thought he had the potential to be one of Charlton's best ever players. How wrong can one be. Also remember a lad who played for the reserves called Danny Warden back in the early 90's I think. Thought he's go all the way, but no.
    Hard to include David Whyte in this category - underachiever of course, but he still scored a hatfull of goals more at Div.2 level than most footballers manage.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    Remember Danny Warden getting slaughtered by the crowd at Ashton Gate. They didn't like his hair. He was never seen again.

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,651
    Chris Dickson - scorted a hat trick whilst on trial & then got 5 (I think) in a reserve game. I thought we had got the next D Bent for nothing.............
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,785
    Jordan Cousins. Whatever happened to him?......................
  • Addick90
    Addick90 Posts: 676
    martin christensen in terms of hyped up potential - meant to be equivalent of ronaldo in denmark (in fairness hes played for decent teams) -
    yassin mouatakil in terms of hyped up arrival - beat barcelona, milan and host of other teams to his signature apparently - now look at him
    cristian bolanos in terms of player we showed promise to get - hes now played in champions league
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,726
    to an xtent danny rose for tottenham, after that goal against arsenal hes done F A
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,897
    John Stenson (1960's)
    Paul Bacon
    Not sure about Bacon, did anyone really think he was that good!

    A few other shone brightly for a short time then faded, e.g. Sasa Ilic, who's career never lived up to his 1998 glory period (how many clean sheets was it in a row?)

  • Addick_in_Exile
    Addick_in_Exile Posts: 403
    Stacy Long and Neil McCafferty. McCafferty regularly featured in the reserves when he was 16.
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    Who's the kid who went on loan to Inter Milan ? Winger I think...
    there were 2 or 3 of them i think? Michael turner and stacy long i think went to milan for a year or something to train. Was there some one else?
    Yes!....I think!
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    Alex Martin!!

    Talk about down hill....
    http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/takeleyfc01/94796/Players/view/834992
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Not one of ours but Joe Cole has to fall under this category, the way he was talked about he was portrayed as the next Maradona. Struggled to nail down his best position and imho never fufilled his potential.

    As for Charlton, Charlie MacDonald perhaps, although he has formed a respectable League career, after the Newcastle equaliser, thought he may have a very bright future.
  • francis4england
    francis4england Posts: 421
    Alex Martin!!

    Talk about down hill....
    http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/takeleyfc01/94796/Players/view/834992
    great shout!

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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    edited April 2012
    chris dickson i thought would be the next bent
    he was ........... just the wrong one

    Jamie Stuart

  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    Ben Odeji...........now there's one from cobweb corner.
    Wow that is cobweb corner ...i remember him on the "on the ball penalty prize competition"....i also rember there was a question mark about his real age

    my name is Steve mackenzie !
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Not one of ours but Joe Cole has to fall under this category, the way he was talked about he was portrayed as the next Maradona. Struggled to nail down his best position and imho never fufilled his potential.

    As for Charlton, Charlie MacDonald perhaps, although he has formed a respectable League career, after the Newcastle equaliser, thought he may have a very bright future.
    To be fair to Cole, he has won the league and cup a few times and played in the Champions League final. In terms of medals he one of the best players that West Ham ever produced.

  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    I suppose the ultimate 'showed promise, but didnt really make it' would be Sonny Pike.
    As a nine year old back in 1996 he seemed to be on every football related show on the telly doing keepie ups in an Ajax kit.
    I believe his entire carear consisted of being an unused subsitute for Stevenage when they were in the conference.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Pike
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,609
    Jani Tanska - Next Sami Hyypia

    Harry Arter and Josh Wright to some extent as supposedly they were going to be Premiership players (still loads of time though)

    Osei Sankofa - made debut at Old Trafford!



  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    I suppose the ultimate 'showed promise, but didnt really make it' would be Sonny Pike.
    As a nine year old back in 1996 he seemed to be on every football related show on the telly doing keepie ups in an Ajax kit.
    I believe his entire carear consisted of being an unused subsitute for Stevenage when they were in the conference.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Pike
    bit about his personal breakdown and his parents marriage breaking down is very sad. Think kids should only go near professional clubs when they're 11-12 personally.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,200
    Anyone remember Cherno Samba who was on Millwall's books as a kid and was a prolific goalscorer? I think a team (Liverpool offered a lot (£2mn?) for him - he was all over the back pages - but Millwall wouldn't let him go - is that right? Anyway he's playing in the Norwegian 2nd Div now!
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Theo Walcott
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Kenny Achampong
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    I remember seeing Sonny Pike being interviewed by Baddield and Skinner on Fantasy Football League (think that's what it was called) when he was about 12!

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