Players you didnt rate yet proved you wrong?

ForeverAddickted

Following on from the theme of the other thread thought I'd start this one... Talking about players we've signed that everyone has thought "meh" yet has gone on to have a really good career in a Charlton shirt.

i.e. For me the obvious choice is Kermorgant; Remember listening to an interview he did on Charlton Live just after he signed and even he aura he gave off made me think: "What the hell have we signed here" as from memory he basically said something along the likes off; I think I'm a Striker but not sure.

Over the summer was definitely uninspired with the choices of Fosu and Clarke yet have been really impressed whilst I expected nothing from Ahmed Kashi

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Kermogant - no other signing comes close. He seemed to have been written off when he came to us.

Morrison was another player from that time who delivered far more than I expected.

ForeverAddickted

Dont know if it was because he came from Oldham or whether it was because he was only 21 at the time yet never expected much from Dale Stephens either when we first signed him... thought he'd been signed as a bit part player

Ross

I remember Wiggins' first game against Bournemouth. He was pretty bad (may have been nerves kicking in with all the booing from the Bournemouth fans).

However, my god did he kick on.

Addickted

John Robinson.

Won me over big time. Even went up to him to apologise after previously slagging him off.

RedArmySE7

Lawrie Wilson

kentaddick

Lawrie Wilson. Thought he was toilet and got so angry at him in that game against palace which was I think the first time I saw him play and was miles away from solly's quality.

The bloke became one of the most consistent and reliable players we had though.

SoundAsa£

There are three that spring to mind.....all with the same role and similar style of play.
It wasn't until they had been around for a while that you came to appreciate the value they gave to the side......all knew how to get under the oppos skin with tenacity and tenacious single mindedness to repeatedly break them down.......all as good without the ball as with it
They are.......
Kish.
George Shipley.
Keith Jones.

Laddick01

Tal Ben Haim , thought he was going to be a disaster when we got him.
Turns out he was actually quality at that level.

East_Stand_Loopy

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

SoundAsa£

East_Stand_Loopy said:

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

It's only a wild guess but I'm gonna say..........................Scotland!

ForeverAddickted

East_Stand_Loopy said:

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

Definitely hold my hands up; thought that he'd be a poor signing

Laddick01 said:

Tal Ben Haim , thought he was going to be a disaster when we got him.
Turns out he was actually quality at that level.

I too thought he'd be more of a Roger Johnson (second coming) type signing

cafcdave123

East_Stand_Loopy said:

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

To be fair, he did drop a couple of levels when signing for Charlton.

ross1

Clarke, as I thought he was just brought in to cover Reeves when he signs, but were we wrong

ForeverAddickted

cafcdave123 said:

East_Stand_Loopy said:

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

To be fair, he did drop a couple of levels when signing for Charlton.

Same could be said for Dodoo then...?

cafcdave123

ForeverAddickted said:

cafcdave123 said:

East_Stand_Loopy said:

Where are all those Scottish football fans who told us Magennis was rubbish?

To be fair, he did drop a couple of levels when signing for Charlton.

Same could be said for Dodoo then...?

it could but I am firmly in the dodoo is dogshit camp so it wont be me saying it.

golfaddick

Keith Jones. Didn't see the point of his signing, but when looking back at some of hi performances during the play-off season he was incredible.....and for the pass to Mendonca for our 2nd goal at Wembley.

John Robinson. Bought as a replacement for Robert Lee & initially had a hard time to fill his boots - but grew to love him & special mention for his equaliser against the mighty United (and his celebrations afterwards)

And probably most of Powells signings that summer. Didn't know any of them so was pretty much meh at the start of the season.

LenGlover

My worst bloomer was Richard Rufus.

I saw him in an away Kent Cup match against Margate c 1994 and this tall skinny lad looked like Bambi on ice and as if a strong sea breeze would blow him over. Alongside him was Linvoy Primus, built like the proverbial outhouse, and his physical attributes only served to accentuate what I perceived to be Rufus' deficiencies.

How wrong I was! Once he filled out a little Rufus developed into arguably the best centre half I've seen play for Charlton since my first match in early 1963.

AFKABartram

For me, Jay Dasilva.

Saw him in the Millwall game last year and he looked a mile away from first team football. Obviously needed that game time to settle down, but looked like a fish out of water at first imo