Players you underestimated when they signed...

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Ben Amos stands out for me - I thought he was very poor and shaky when I first saw him but since then he's improved immeasurably. Player of the season for me.

His handling was excellent again yesterday and he always seems in the right place for crosses.

Pelling1993

You show me someone who predicted how good Fosu would turn out to be, and i'll show you a liar

iamdan

Jay DaSilva

ForeverAddickted

From the current squad... Amos | Fosu | Kashi

Naby Sarr I think a lot of people underestimated him when he returned this Summer

Yann Kermorgant will be the ultimate player in this category though

hoof_it_up_to_benty

ForeverAddickted said:

From the current squad... Amos | Fosu | Kashi

Naby Sarr I think a lot of people underestimated him when he returned this Summer

Yann Kermorgant will be the ultimate player in this category though

I'm not sure anyone even knew anything about him when he signed..

ForeverAddickted

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

ForeverAddickted said:

From the current squad... Amos | Fosu | Kashi

Naby Sarr I think a lot of people underestimated him when he returned this Summer

Yann Kermorgant will be the ultimate player in this category though

I'm not sure anyone even knew anything about him when he signed..

I think it was the typical Wikipedia scouting that we all did... I can imagine the responses on here would have been:

"Oh he was the bloke who missed that penalty for Leicester" OR

"Well his goal scoring record isnt up to much"

Danny Addick

Zheng Zhi -loved that guy.

Daarrzzetbum

Has to be both Mendonca and Kinsella, both were known to be decent but how good were they also John Robinson oh how every team needs a Robbo, and before that Bob Bolder those wilderness years in the old1st Division.

soapboxsam

Allan Simonsen.

Unknown Dane who's average career playing for small European clubs Borussia Monchengladbach and Barcelona suddenly hit the big time with a move to Charlton Athletic.
9 goals in 16 matches before being replaced by A.Trialist.

cafcdave123

Omar Pouso, he was only signed because of that goal against England and I was adamant he'd never make a first team appearance

LenGlover

Colin Powell.

Just an unknown winger, well into his twenties, from non-league Barnet.

How wrong I was!

killerandflash

Mark Kinsella, I can't imagine many people thought that a pretty much unknown Irish midfielder playing for Colchester would turn out to be such a good player

Pelling1993

I have to confess Pope too, thought he was bang average when he left us, but he is clearly very good

ForeverAddickted

killerandflash said:

Mark Kinsella, I can't imagine many people thought that a pretty much unknown Irish midfielder playing for Colchester would turn out to be such a good player

In a way were there many Curbs signings before Mendonca that people didnt underestimate?

Robinson certainly was I'd have thought seeing he was Robert Lee's replacement

MuttleyCAFC

Totally agree. John Robinson - £75k from Brighton following sale of Lee. How as he going to replace Lee? Looking back most of us would put him above Lee in a team of Charlton legends! I think I and others would have laughed at anybody suggesting that could be the case at the time.

Also would have to include Pardew. Sorry! I thought coming to us was just a swansong for an ageing past it player but he was excellent for us.

Greenie

Tal Ben Haim.

Talal

Andy Hughes. Read comments on other forums saying how bad he was (I know that's quite standard but there were a lot), then we never lost for a while with him in the side. Great character too.

Garrymanilow

Wasn't interested in the signing of Bradley Pritchard because of all the crap non-league signings we'd had under Pardew and Parkinson. That first game against Reading his performance was mind-blowing in comparison to what I was expecting.

Expected very little out of Leon Cort - thought he was just cover for Morrison and Taylor but he was even excellent a league up.

I also never really thought Jerome Thomas would play, just one of those big academy players who slips down the leagues until retirement. When Curbs first threw him in he was brilliant and I always thought he could do something special against any team, even if he was quite inconsistent.

ForeverAddickted

Garrymanilow said:

Wasn't interested in the signing of Bradley Pritchard because of all the crap non-league signings we'd had under Pardew and Parkinson. That first game against Reading his performance was mind-blowing in comparison to what I was expecting.

Expected very little out of Leon Cort - thought he was just cover for Morrison and Taylor but he was even excellent a league up.

I also never really thought Jerome Thomas would play, just one of those big academy players who slips down the leagues until retirement. When Curbs first threw him in he was brilliant and I always thought he could do something special against any team, even if he was quite inconsistent.

I thought Bradley Pritchard and Dale Stephens would be bit part players in that season we won the League

With Stephens being more for the future as wasnt he only about 21 / 22 when he joined

DiscoCAFC

Di Canio - thought he’d cause trouble but he turned out to be brilliant for us
Dean Kiely - never heard of him when we signed him, he’s now currently my favourite keeper in my lifetime

killerandflash

MuttleyCAFC said:

Totally agree. John Robinson - £75k from Brighton following sale of Lee. How as he going to replace Lee? Looking back most of us would put him above Lee in a team of Charlton legends! I think I and others would have laughed at anybody suggesting that could be the case at the time.

Also would have to include Pardew. Sorry! I thought coming to us was just a swansong for an ageing past it player but he was excellent for us.

Robinson did take a few years to settle, it wasn't really until Les Reed came in (1995/96) that he really blossomed. It was really tough on him being signed as Robert Lee's replacement, as Lee was superb before he left.

Pardew was an excellent goalscorer for us at a time when we weren't prolific, but never seemed to be much loved by the fans.

masicat

John Robinson. As a Rob Lee replacement on the cheap nothing was expected. Was a very good player.

AddicksAddict

Reeves, Amos - not when they signed but after I'd seem them play a couple of times. They've both improved a lot recently although Amos is still pedestrian in his distribution.

PragueAddick

Derek Hales. Come on, who knew?

Stig

ForeverAddickted said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

ForeverAddickted said:

From the current squad... Amos | Fosu | Kashi

Naby Sarr I think a lot of people underestimated him when he returned this Summer

Yann Kermorgant will be the ultimate player in this category though

I'm not sure anyone even knew anything about him when he signed..

I think it was the typical Wikipedia scouting that we all did... I can imagine the responses on here would have been:

"Oh he was the bloke who missed that penalty for Leicester" OR

"Well his goal scoring record isnt up to much"

You are spot on:

Clem_Snide said:

He was the twat that took "that" penalty against Cardiff in the shoot out.

1 goal in 20 games for Leicester.

KBslittlesis said:

That YouTube clip is hilarious!

He'll fit in no probs! And keep everyone happy as it'll mean I'll stop getting on Hayes case

Lincsaddick said:

some name, ex Albanian bandit?

AFKABartram said:

Sounds like a Jewish festival

AFKABartram said:

Cheers for the youtube link Callum. If that are his career highlights then i'm not getting too excited as that was a collection of some of the worst goalkeeping you will see !

BigRedEvil said:

I've only ever known about this guy as I watched the worst penalty I think I've ever seen vs Cardiff, especially as it meant so much

queensland_addick

PragueAddick said:

Derek Hales. Come on, who knew?

Luton certainly didn't ! What was he 4K ?

Stig

I was worried when Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink signed, that he might be a disinterested, overweight has-been looking for one final payout. How wrong I was. An who'd have thought that after a glittering career with us he'd go on to be the greatest manager in Northampton's history? Oh.

JaShea99

Di Canio. I remember being annoyed when I heard the news on holiday thinking ‘we don’t sign those sort of players’. He was no trouble and I absolutely loved him from the moment I saw him play.

cafcdave123

Stig said:

ForeverAddickted said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

ForeverAddickted said:

From the current squad... Amos | Fosu | Kashi

Naby Sarr I think a lot of people underestimated him when he returned this Summer

Yann Kermorgant will be the ultimate player in this category though

I'm not sure anyone even knew anything about him when he signed..

I think it was the typical Wikipedia scouting that we all did... I can imagine the responses on here would have been:

"Oh he was the bloke who missed that penalty for Leicester" OR

"Well his goal scoring record isnt up to much"

You are spot on:

Clem_Snide said:

He was the twat that took "that" penalty against Cardiff in the shoot out.

1 goal in 20 games for Leicester.

KBslittlesis said:

That YouTube clip is hilarious!

He'll fit in no probs! And keep everyone happy as it'll mean I'll stop getting on Hayes case

Lincsaddick said:

some name, ex Albanian bandit?

AFKABartram said:

Sounds like a Jewish festival

AFKABartram said:

Cheers for the youtube link Callum. If that are his career highlights then i'm not getting too excited as that was a collection of some of the worst goalkeeping you will see !

BigRedEvil said:

I've only ever known about this guy as I watched the worst penalty I think I've ever seen vs Cardiff, especially as it meant so much

look at @AFKABartram getting all Corbyn!

Todds_right_hook

Paul Gorman

Dizzle

Aribo is a topical answer after yesterday. I think we signed him from Staines Town or someone like that