Christiano Ronaldo for Charlton

ross1

Before you get too excited, this unfortunately is history not future. I know as I am getting older the memory fades, but I remember when Costa returned to Portugal, so the memory goes, he made us aware of a new 17-year old kid called Ronaldo, who he thought it would be worth taking a chance on, but Curbs was rumoured to say he would not pay £700,000 for a teenager. I remember the headlines in the KM, saying we are getting Ronaldo, No not that one, meaning the Brazilian top player at the time. The next season he went to Man U for £8m I think. If this is true, I have always wondered what Curbs thinks know.

chester_conrad

Even if it was now, green would keep him out of the team.

guinnessaddick

I do remember hearing about this on the radio at the time. He was described as not the real Ronaldo.

Vincenzo

I remember that too. We were supposedly interested in Ronaldo and Quresma.

Absurdistan

Sounds like a myth. Ronaldo at 17 was already being tracked by the big boys. Plus curbs wouldn't take a risk like that, a true steady eddie of the transfer market.

Scoham

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2250948/united-and-charlton-spy-in-portugal

TelMc32

Yep, that's a true story. Ronaldo & Queresma were alledgedly on the verge of signing...

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2250948/united-and-charlton-spy-in-portugal

Dave2l

Would have been a good replacement for Jamal Cambell Ryce.

guinnessaddick

If he signed for us, how long before he became charltonised?

Absurdistan

Glad the scouting mission finally bore fruit, although it's hard to pin down what fruit Semedo was.

Mendonca In Asdas

If Ronaldo had joined Charlton , would he have become the player he is now?

TelMc32

Mendonca In Asdas said:

If Ronaldo had joined Charlton , would he have become the player he is now?

guinnessaddick said:

If he signed for us, how long before he became charltonised?

I think this is the same question! ;-)

crookester

I heard it was Hamer's fault he didn't join

Weegie Addick

Just think, we could have had him and van Nistelrooy too...

ross1

Also Denmark's goalie Anderson, who was thought not good enough

kentaddick

Yeah was in curbs' autobiography. Jeff Vetere spotted him at the time I think. Shame his second stint here wasn't as fruitful. Thanks for Mikel Alonso, Jeff.

Danny Addick

ross1 said:

Also Denmark's goalie Anderson, who was thought not good enough

Why didn't he get more game time? Was it because Mhyre was thought better?

Ormiston_Addick

ross1 said:

Also Denmark's goalie Anderson, who was thought not good enough

I saw Andersen play the other week, he was on loan to Real Betis and could do very little as Real smashed them 5-0.

CostaFortune

crookester said:

I heard it was Hamer's fault he didn't join

Hughesy told him to sign for Leeds

ForeverAddickted

Instead we decided to wait a couple of years and go for Danish Winger... Martin Christensen

cafctom

But does he track back like Wagstaff? I think not.

The Red Robin

Ferguson, Queiroz, Wenger and every major club in Europe knew about Ronaldo years before he left Lisbon. If we had made move we would have been outbid instantly by one of them.

Granpa

Pointless question, Church would have kept him out of the team.

Chris_from_Sidcup

The Red Robin said:

Ferguson, Queiroz, Wenger and every major club in Europe knew about Ronaldo years before he left Lisbon. If we had made move we would have been outbid instantly by one of them.

Exactly. United bought him for about 10-12m. No way would we have ever paid that kind of money.

Dave2l

Manu bought him on the basis of a G-Nev referral when they played Lisbon.

Curbs telling Ronaldo what to do. Comedy gold.

(I love curbs)

The Red Robin

Dave2l said:

Manu bought him on the basis of a G-Nev referral when they played Lisbon.

Curbs telling Ronaldo what to do. Comedy gold.

(I love curbs)

They knew about him well before that game.

Addick90

we always miss out on players with potential

another one thats passed us by....

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11055054.Football_pals_sign_for_big_name_rival_clubs/?ref=var_0

pipped by southend united of all teams...

covered_end_junior

Were supposedly after Flamini and Fabregas before their first moves to Arsenal as well I think.

ForeverAddickted

covered end junior said:

Were supposedly after Flamini and Fabregas before their first moves to Arsenal as well I think.

We were definitely after Flamini I remember that one...

Dave2l

This is heading towards a Charlton "could have been" 11.

mrbligh

Dave2l said:

This is heading towards a Charlton "could have been" 11.

what a novel thread idea