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Yann Kermorgant - making an appearance at Lincoln (H) on Sat 5th April (p30)

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  • Sold to Bournemouth ten years ago today.
    And what an impact he had on their performance over the next couple of years. Makes yoy weep comparing the directions of travel between us. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    Mark my words. In years to come, Lyle Taylor will be more of a legend than Yann


    😂
  • Next manager? 
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    Next manager? 
    Even though it would make no sense, i'd be delighted.
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    What a player he was. Gave 110% each week no matter what

  • ParkinsonOut
    ParkinsonOut Posts: 1,463
    Sold to Bournemouth ten years ago today.
    And there began the slow & painful decline 🤬🤬🤬
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Oh how I'd love a player of Yanns ability as a strike partner for Alfie. Can't believe how shoddily he was treated by Meire after all he gave to the club. 

    Up there with Andy Reid for the most ridiculous deadline day decisions. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    One of the best players ever to play for us … legend 
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  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,431
    Remember him coming back as a Reading player and scoring for fun against us. Looked almost apologetic at how easy it was to demolish us. 
  • What’s he up to these days?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Rizzo said:
    Remember him coming back as a Reading player and scoring for fun against us. Looked almost apologetic at how easy it was to demolish us. 
    Scored 2 and had one from the centre circle disallowed , what was even more bizarre about that game was Yaya Sanogo scoring a hattrick for us 😅
  • I've probably said this before on this thread but I'll say it again. My favourite ever Charlton player and I cannot see that being topped any time soon
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    He was a wonderful player and a really top bloke too.

    I remember reading an article with him where he was just so French...he said "I know I am always going to win the header, every time" and you could almost imagine the arrogant smug frenchness yet he was such a normal unassuming guy.
    TBF he was pretty much unbeatable in the air
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,034
    Named my dog Yannie and always love answering when people question the unique name. A true great on and off the pitch
  • Swisdom said:
    He was a wonderful player and a really top bloke too.

    I remember reading an article with him where he was just so French...he said "I know I am always going to win the header, every time" and you could almost imagine the arrogant smug frenchness yet he was such a normal unassuming guy.
    TBF he was pretty much unbeatable in the air
    He is our very own Cantona. 
  • IanJRO
    IanJRO Posts: 691
    Been supporting Charlton since the early 90s and never been as gutted about losing a player. Can't believe it's been 10 years, still not over it!
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    Move on.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,848
    C_A_F_C said:
    Move on.
    We have, into complete mediocrity for a decade. 
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,848
    My favourite footballer ever by a country mile in the 18 years I've supported Charlton. 

    No one else has come close, and the ones who have were all in the same team as him.

    It's both a sign of how great he was but also how far we have fallen that no one has come close since. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    edited February 2024
    Born in Vannes, Brittany .. I was doing some research on one of the new French scrum halves who was born in the same town.. Vannes looks like a VERY nice little seaside town, now on my list of places to see in the near future (I hope).
    Incidentally, the name 'Brittany', I always assumed that Britain was named after that French region, in fact it's the opposite, the name coming from the ancient Britons fleeing the 5thc to 7th c Saxon invasions of England. Do like a lil bit of 'istory as a French scrum 'alf might say.  B)

    EDIT .. gleaned from God and Jimmy Wales's gift to modern culture and education, Wikipedia 
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,552
    edited February 2024
    My favourite ever player and my favourite time supporting the club. 
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,977
    My second favourite ever Charlton player.
    Second only to Killer, by the way. Met him twice. Lovely bloke.
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,977
    If he had played with Alfie when Yann was at his peak they would have got at least 50 goals between them in a season. 
  • redbuttle said:
    If he had played with Alfie when Yann was at his peak they would have got at least 50 goals between them in a season. 
    BWP did alright with him to be fair.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    Rizzo said:
    Remember him coming back as a Reading player and scoring for fun against us. Looked almost apologetic at how easy it was to demolish us. 
    & half the Covered End standing up to applaud the Great Yann
  • My wife was pregnant with my first child when he was playing for us and the NCT ladies said I should sing to the bump.  So the bump used to get the odd rendition of "we all dream of a team of Kermogants!"
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    edited February 2024
    redbuttle said:
    My second favourite ever Charlton player.
    Second only to Killer, by the way. Met him twice. Lovely bloke.
    My two biggest regrets in 58 years supporting Charlton, selling Killer & giving away Yann. At least we got a decent fee for Killer. Not that we spent much of it on the team. ( Dick Tydeman & Hugh McAuley I think)  

    Relegations & shit football I can take but losing those two  :'(:'(:'(
  • Rizzo said:
    Remember him coming back as a Reading player and scoring for fun against us. Looked almost apologetic at how easy it was to demolish us. 
    Funny we were in Belgium that afternoon.