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Francis Jeffers

samcooke91samcooke91
edited July 2012 in General Charlton
Everyone remembers Francis Jeffers, our £2.6 million flop, at least we didn't spend £8 million on him (unlucky Arsene Wenger). He's currently training with Tranmere Rovers. After 18 year old Nick Powell made a potential £6 million move to Man Utd recently I put together this article on some of the best Wonder Kid Flops.

http://blog.oddslife.com/2012/07/5-wonder-kid-flops-how-will-nick-powell-get-on/

Let me know if you have any to add !
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    SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    edited July 2012
    Two from Charlton's distant past are Ben Odeje and John Stenson.
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    RossRoss
    Danny Cadamateri (sp?) was meant to be the next best thing when he was at Everton.
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    Gravesend_AddickGravesend_Addick
    Freddy Adu
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    mascot88mascot88
    I watched him regular st Newcastle jets last year ... And saw him live twice ... He was awful ... Even at A league level ... He didn't cost us anything like 2.6 mill though ... Also saw his finest moment for us his brace against villa ...
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    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAYI-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    Ill say it again, he cost us £500,000 not £2.6m

    £500,000 was upfront

    rest was appearance based, european qualification and international recognition
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    SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    edited July 2012
    And to think he cost us 2.6 million!
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    Wheresmeticket?Wheresmeticket?
    Arf
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    AppyAddickAppyAddick
    2.6 million eh tut tut......
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    Wheresmeticket?Wheresmeticket?
    You could probably buy 5 foxes in boxes for that and still have £100,000 left over.
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    GreenhitheRedGreenhitheRed
    Chris Dickson!
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    roseandcrownroseandcrown
    cant believe we spent 2.6 million on him. We should of only paid say £500,000 and then had the rest based on appearances etc.
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    Wheresmeticket?Wheresmeticket?
    edited July 2012
    Nah, classy player like him would never go for that. £500,000? Only an idiot would think you could get Francis Jeffers for that kind of money!
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    LargeAddickLargeAddick
    I heard that the stories we only paid 500k are rubbish and in fact it was actually nearer 5m
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    leftbehindleftbehind
    we spent 2.6 million on him blimey
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    TeeCTeeC
    My mum's friend went to an Anne Summers Party with his missus' sister-in-law's daughter. Apparently we ended up paying £1,275,000 for him.
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    2.6 Million. What as Curbs thinking?
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    johnny73johnny73
    Still feel ripped off.
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    SteboStebo
    doesn't hurt as much as paying £2.3m for Marcus Bent.
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    Covered EndCovered End
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

    Ill say it again, he cost us £500,000 not £2.6m

    £500,000 was upfront

    rest was appearance based, european qualification and international recognition

    This is correct. Richard Murray said so & I have no reason to doubt him, in this instance.
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    TalalTalal
    wow I'd forgotten it was £2.6m
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    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAYI-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    Whoever said it was 500k needs shooting, its was 2.6m!
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    SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

    Whoever said it was 500k needs shooting, its was 2.6m!

    LOL....well done mate, you saw the funny side of it.

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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Covered End said:

    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

    Ill say it again, he cost us £500,000 not £2.6m

    £500,000 was upfront

    rest was appearance based, european qualification and international recognition

    This is correct. Richard Murray said so & I have no reason to doubt him, in this instance.
    Did Richard Murray say what his source for that information was?

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    iaitchiaitch
    Who is Richard Murray?
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    AddickUpNorthAddickUpNorth
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    Henry Irving said:

    Covered End said:

    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

    Ill say it again, he cost us £500,000 not £2.6m

    £500,000 was upfront

    rest was appearance based, european qualification and international recognition

    This is correct. Richard Murray said so & I have no reason to doubt him, in this instance.
    Did Richard Murray say what his source for that information was?

    Someone on here I believe. Heard it from a friend of a friend of the bloke who once spoke to Franny's neighbours window cleaner.
    That's gospel. Maybe. ; )
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    MrLargoMrLargo
    Anyone remember Sonny Pike? Got lots of publicity whilst with Ajax's youth academy in his early teens then disappeared completely.
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    LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    No it was £500,000 up front and £2million to pay off his bar tab at The Venue.
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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Sonny never made it never even got close , he fought some personal battles an the last I heard he had overcome them, he lives in Cheshunt now days and leads a normal life.


    Just goes to show that doing keepy uppy doesn't make a footballer and is a lesson to every pushy dad that you need to manage your childs gift with extreme caution and love not pound signs and publicity
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    Stu_of_KunmingStu_of_Kunming
    I can't believe we paid 2.6million for him.

    Why did the club not think to stage the payments, based on something like games played, or qualifying for europe.

    EVERYONE OUT.
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    Wheresmeticket?Wheresmeticket?
    Talking of doind keepy uppy, who was that player who went on "Britains got talent" or similar and we signed a few years back?
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