Rommedahl was the biggest disappointment-even a year down the line, I kept expecting him to come good but he never did. Never seen a Charlton player so fearful of a challenge...........
Pawel Abbott surely a bit unfair? No where near our worst signing if you take into account cost of him compared to some of the utter garbage we've signed before.
Traore is up there for me. Baffles me that he has a champions league winners medal. Izale Mcleod cost a fair bit and was dreadful.
Tuesday 8th August 2006 will go down as one of the worst days in the club's history. It was the day we signed both Amdy Faye and Djimi Traore.
I thought Faye was the worst of the two personally. Still not convinced he is actually a footballer. Whereas Traore, although a poor player, did occasionally show for Liverpool that he had some talent. Not much, but some.
A lot of you are missing the point I think. All the players that had a poor spell with us but played well elsewhere weren't bad signings, they were unlucky signings (perhaps mismanaged when they arrived or misused on the pitch). Amdy Faye struggled with us but played well before us for Pompey in the prem and after us (not necessarily well though) for stoke.
Rowett, for example, cost our club 3.5m and hardly ever played, (13 times wiki says). That's a poor signing as it cost out club a lot of cash.
Hasslebank remains the only Charlton player I hate. Remember the fat twat refusing to celebrate his goal at Chelsea. Also, remember a full back signed by Mullery but can't remember his name. At the time we used to laugh at how bad he was, anyone recall?
Rowett, for example, cost our club 3.5m and hardly ever played, (13 times wiki says). That's a poor signing as it cost out club a lot of cash.
You could argue that Rowett was an "unlucky" signing though, the reason he made so few appearances was his long term injury which he never really recovered from. I have no doubts he would've been a quality signing otherwise.
Remember Dickinson, but not the player I'm thinking of. I think it was Harrison from Watford, but might not have been Mullery. I seem to recall Mullery signed a bloody awful keepers well. After failing in football management he got a job with a London printer as rep. My old man was a buyer, and Mullery called on him selling his company. A great player, but an awful manager.
I despair at the people citing Dennis Rommedahl as their worst ever Charlton signing. Jeez, have a word with yourselves. His goals against Palace, Pompey, Boro and Newcastle are amongst my favourite Premier League memories. Guess we expected more of him than he was able to deliver, but worst signing? Give me a break
I despair at the people citing Dennis Rommedahl as their worst ever Charlton signing. Jeez, have a word with yourselves. His goals against Palace, Pompey, Boro and Newcastle are amongst my favourite Premier League memories. Guess we expected more of him than he was able to deliver, but worst signing? Give me a break
Agreed I liked Dennis warts and all reminded me of a modern day Mike Kenning another fast winger who was ok when he took the ball with him. Had a powerful shot but couldn't / wouldn't tackle.
I despair at the people citing Dennis Rommedahl as their worst ever Charlton signing. Jeez, have a word with yourselves. His goals against Palace, Pompey, Boro and Newcastle are amongst my favourite Premier League memories. Guess we expected more of him than he was able to deliver, but worst signing? Give me a break
Bang on. I suppose Dennis was a bit of a luxury item for us in Curbs workaholic teams. I liked DR.
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Traore is up there for me. Baffles me that he has a champions league winners medal. Izale Mcleod cost a fair bit and was dreadful.
Jeffers, overall probably our worst signing.
Faye
Traore
Hasselbaink
McCammon
Steve White
Andy Gray
and loads more...................lol
Christensen took a fair bit of money out of the club by the sounds od it without ever being decent enough to get near the first team.
I thought Faye was the worst of the two personally. Still not convinced he is actually a footballer. Whereas Traore, although a poor player, did occasionally show for Liverpool that he had some talent. Not much, but some.
Rowett, for example, cost our club 3.5m and hardly ever played, (13 times wiki says). That's a poor signing as it cost out club a lot of cash.
Wasn't his fee something like 1.5m, for a grand return of about 3 goals?
Can't see that anyone from the 'old school' has mentioned Barry Endean yet.
Has to be either Faye or M. Bent.
Jeez, have a word with yourselves.
His goals against Palace, Pompey, Boro and Newcastle are amongst my favourite Premier League memories.
Guess we expected more of him than he was able to deliver, but worst signing? Give me a break