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Who is the fastest player you have seen play for Charlton ?

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    I tell you what, I'm not going as far as to say that he was the fastest but once Carl Leaburn got those endless legs pumping he could shift and leave defenders in his wake.

    Not a player many would necessarily automatically come up with when pace is discussed.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,494
    Rommedahl away at Boro was pretty much unplayable. Shame it was such a rarity.
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,190
    Scott Sinclair is pretty quick

    We didn't see it much tbf
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Dennis in the last minute without a doubt.
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,912
    redlanered said:

    FIRMANI9 said:

    Good shout about Hales & Paul Williams over the first 5 - 10 yards. They were probabaly our most effective fast players. The others mentioned were more just eye catching.

    Darren Bent not effective? :-)

    A mention too - and he rarely seems to get much air time on CL - for Martin Robinson. Though half the time he was racing clear onto a through ball that didn't actually clear the defence...

    It's not so much Martin Robinson's speed I recall, as his all-round attacking ability. He was always full of energy, creating and scoring goals, or delivering excellent crosses from the wing. A highly underrated player, sadly neglected on CL.

  • FIRMANI9
    FIRMANI9 Posts: 77
    Also, if we narrow it down to effective fast players then John Robinson must be in there as well. At least he appeared to be running fast but that might have just been his little legs !
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,494
    Neil Heaney was quite nippy
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,025
    Dennis Rommedahl by a country mile. I seem to remember he could run 100m time in an Olympic qualifying time.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,130
    Has to be Rommedahl but Haynes, Netwon, Waggy and Wiggins all worth a mention too.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,025
    LenGlover said:

    I tell you what, I'm not going as far as to say that he was the fastest but once Carl Leaburn got those endless legs pumping he could shift and leave defenders in his wake.

    Not a player many would necessarily automatically come up with when pace is discussed.

    Len, you are funny. How many times can anyone recall Leaburn bearing down on goal, with the defenders left for dead, due to Leaburn's speed ?

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    edited June 2013
    Covered End said:

    LenGlover said:

    I tell you what, I'm not going as far as to say that he was the fastest but once Carl Leaburn got those endless legs pumping he could shift and leave defenders in his wake.

    Not a player many would necessarily automatically come up with when pace is discussed.

    Len, you are funny. How many times can anyone recall Leaburn bearing down on goal, with the defenders left for dead, due to Leaburn's speed ?
    I grant you it didn't happen often but it did happen.

    Was it Newcastle away where Bennett, Leaburn, Williams and Mortimer cut their defence to shreds?

    Leaburn lost nothing pacewise in comparison to Bennett and Williams that day and the consensus is that they were both quick.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,025
    Praps :-)
  • HarryHutchens
    HarryHutchens Posts: 541
    I remember seeing John Humphrey out-sprint Tony Daley (who was supposedly one of the fastest players around at the time) at Selhurst Park.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Dennis Rommedahl, shortly followed by Danny Haynes.

    Nathan Eccleston was also very quick
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,305
    Rommedahl, no doubt. 100m dash time of about 10.2/3 I'd say
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    edited June 2013
    I said rommedahl. Now i think about it. Was old dennis a fast runner or à fast player?
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,609
    Rommedahl was only fast without the ball. With the ball not so.
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    edited June 2013
    Thats what i was trying to get at. Gareth bale/ Ronaldo are fast players. DR was just à fast runner.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Super Kevin Lisbie was no slouch in his early days
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,130
    Nicky Bailey

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  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,964
    Nigel Gray and Steve Dowman
  • C_Jensens_Love_Child
    C_Jensens_Love_Child Posts: 1,598
    Yassin Moutukil? (spelling)
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    As rarely if ever seen Dennis beat anyone for pace, must be Haynes. Izale Mcleod wasn't slow!!!
  • andynelson
    andynelson Posts: 1,951
    Darren Bent- for speed of thought as much as anything.
  • willieduff
    willieduff Posts: 986
    DaveMehmet said:

    Never seen anyone move as quickly as parker did when he knew chelsea were after him.

    Heh heh heh

  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,438
    Not much mention of Newts on here, but he was absolute lightning. Can't remember who it was against, but I once saw him get done by a fullback, then turn round and chase him straight back the other way and catch him within ten yards.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Kyel Reid was very quick with the ball and had a fantastic touch.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,875
    Lisbie, give him the ball and the chance had gone in a flash
  • uncle
    uncle Posts: 4,209
    Anyone that ever played in a lifer match would know the only possible answer to this question is Dazzler...... Flames off the back of his boots fast.
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,912
    MrOneLung said:

    Lisbie, give him the ball and the chance had gone in a flash

    Like it!

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