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Best ever first 11 in Charlton colours

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  • I_RiserAddick
    I_RiserAddick Posts: 138
    Had to add subs, cos I thought the talent we've had was too hard call with basic 11

  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,906
    Deano 
    John Humphrey 
    Rufus
    Shirtliff 
    Chris Powell 
    Robert Lee 
    Parker 
    Kinsella 
    John Robinson 
    Killer 
    Flash
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,021
    EveshamAddick said:
    Bolder
    Humphrey
    Rufus
    Webster
    SCP


    Robert Lee
    Kinsella
    Graeme Stuart
    John Robinson

    Hales
    Kermogant

    Subs:

    C Walsh, P Walsh, Mortimer, Super Clive, Kiely, BWP, Bowyer
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    gk kiely
    rb young 
    cb rufus
    cb costa
    lb powell 
    rm robinson
    cm bowyer
    cm kinsella
    lm mortimer
    cf mendonca
    cf bent 
  • I_RiserAddick
    I_RiserAddick Posts: 138
    Parker & Bowyer were top drawer, but Kinsella will always win it for me. Fkin Charlton legend & Roy Keane loved him😜
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,198
    If I was to play these guys at their peak, in a formation suited to modern football, balanced rather than just beat in their position...

    Kiely

    Powell
    Rufus
    Costa
    Humphrey

    Kinsella
    Parker

    Newton
    Jensen
    Robinson

    Mendonca (although Bartlett might make more sense here) 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,038
    Always a fun exercise but one that ends up, quite understandably, with people picking players they've seen personally. Consequently more modern players get over-rated in comparison to the older ones. I'm gonna buck the trend and say this is the best Charlton XI, because this one has got the most significant win under its collective belts: 

    Bartram, Croker, Shreeve, Johnson, Phipps, Whittaker, Hurst, Dawson, Robinson, Welsh, Duffy.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,891
    Stig said:
    Always a fun exercise but one that ends up, quite understandably, with people picking players they've seen personally. Consequently more modern players get over-rated in comparison to the older ones. I'm gonna buck the trend and say this is the best Charlton XI, because this one has got the most significant win under its collective belts: 

    Bartram, Croker, Shreeve, Johnson, Phipps, Whittaker, Hurst, Dawson, Robinson, Welsh, Duffy.
    But that was the question. The best players you've seen, not an all time Charlton 11
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    Kiely 

    Humphrey Costa Rufus Powell (Chris) 

    Powell (Colin) Kinsella Jensen Barnes 

    Simonsen Hales 
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,871
    It's a very hard question. Lots to consider, if taking it seriously.

    1) Different eras

    2) loyalty/amount of time spent playing for us

    3) would certain players work well together? Team bonding likelihood.

    4) Natural ability/quality

    5) Intel

    6) workrate

    My era is the late 90s-present.

    The peak of it is and was obviously those premier League years.

    I can't include the likes of Derek Hales/Sam Bartram...because I never saw them play.

    ..........................Kiely............................

    Luke Young...Rufus...Steve Brown...C.Powell

    .......Jensen...Parker... Kinsella........

    .....................Murphy.....................

    ...........Darren Bent......Di Canio....

    I think I'm asking for a lol or 2 due to the fact that I've rather contradicted the point about loyalty, with at least 3 of those players.

    The back 4 make up for it. Steve brown, in my opinion, was very underatted.

    I was tempted to include Rommedahl, but I couldn't quite do it.

    George Costa was a loanee.

    A lot of creativity in that side.

    Perhaps a bit too much. They would need to be really well managed and organised...but on their day, they would absolutely destroy a lot of teams.

    Forgive me for the Murphy inclusion.....it's partially because he linked up well with bent and at times, he was pretty dam good at his job.

    So yep, that is my Charlton team.

    I wish it could be a bit different...but it's done now 

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  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    edited October 2019
                              Elliott
    Johnny H, Gomez, Costa, Wiggins
    Powell, Parker,, Bowyer, Mortimer
                       Yann, Mendonca

    Shame to exclude Reeves on level played, Jensen on work-rate, Bent being slightly one dimensional and our current squad for not having played enough games. Konch/Powell played for England but Rhoys would go a dozen games without a single cross coming over.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    edited October 2019
    Kiely
    Solly
    Rufus
    Fish
    Powell
    Gudmundsson
    Jensen
    Parker
    Mortimer
    Kermogant
    Di Canio
  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,762
    Kiely
    Young Rufus Costa Powell
    Gudmundsson Parker Kinsella Jensen
    Bent Mendonca

    Those who got close...

    Gk - No one... had a lot of good keepers, but none in my time have been in the same ball park as Deano
    Def - Mills, Konchesky, Bielik, Brown
    Mid - Robinson, Murphy, Reid
    Att - Kermorgant, Di Canio, Lookman
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827
    Jensen has to be in there for me.

    Kiely

    Young, Rufus, Fish, Powell 

    Bowyer, Parker, Jensen, Stuart

    Mendonca, Bent
  • rememberbillybonds
    rememberbillybonds Posts: 759
    Suprised, that one of the best I ever saw in the shirt not in - Paul Walsh.
  • SennockianRed
    SennockianRed Posts: 19
    Can only go by who I’ve personally seen:

    Kiely 

    Young Rufus Costa Hreidarsson

    Parker Kinsella

    Reid Jensen Bowyer

    Bent 


  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,562
    JiMMy 85 said:
    If I was to play these guys at their peak, in a formation suited to modern football, balanced rather than just beat in their position...

    Kiely

    Powell
    Rufus
    Costa
    Humphrey

    Kinsella
    Parker

    Newton..........Gotta be Simonsen
    Jensen
    Robinson........Flanagan

    Mendonca (although Bartlett might make more sense here)......surely D. Bent
    Close! For me it’s Simonsen, Flanagan and Darren Bent in for Newton, Robinson and Mendonca, though that’s probably because I have been going since 1976. I had to put Hales on the bench as I am it sure he would last 90 minutes (without being sent off) in modern football AND as I think Bent, in his prime, was truly a world class striker. If I had been older, I am sure that I would have Firmani, Leary and maybe Bartram in the dream team.
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    Kiely 
    humphrey
    Reid
    Shirtliff
    Rufus
    Kinsella
    Mortimer
    Parker
    Kermorgant
    Hales
    D Bent
  • Bigbadbozman
    Bigbadbozman Posts: 1,775
    Callumcafc said:
    The team that beat Chelsea 4-2 on Boxing Day.
    We were magnificent that day
  • SouthLondonisRed
    SouthLondonisRed Posts: 569
    Love the team selections you have all put.... most of them are players that have been picked was round the PL era and that just shows what Curbs/Peacock produced and tell me if I'm wrong but I'm getting the same feeling from back there to now with what the work Bowyer/Jacko and Gallen have done in the last 18 months and I know football has changed massively from back there to this present time but I just pray they will be with Charlton Athletic in years to come and take us back to the top flight of English football 

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  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    Quickly off the top of my head; maybe a sort of diamond....

                      Kiely

    Humphrey Rufus Pates Powell

            Lee Parker Jensen 

              Simonsen

             Hunt Bent 

    Subs; Bolder, Costa, Minto, Kinsella, Reid, Gudmonsson, Melrose 
  • CharltonDave85
    CharltonDave85 Posts: 502
    edited October 2019
    ValleyFred said:
    Started going to watch Charlton when I was about 15, in 2011, so can't really comment on before then, but thought I'd add my best of the last decade:

    GK: Hamer/Elliot
    RB: Solly 
    CB: Morrison 
    CB: Bauer (Gomez possibly considering what he's gone on to, but probably didn't play enough games for us)
    LB: Wiggins
    RM: Gudmonsson
    CM: Gallagher
    CM: Poyet (in that POTY winning year)
    LM: Lookman
    ST: Kermogant
    ST: Taylor/BWP

    Could say Gallagher hasn't played enough games yet, so maybe Stephens? 
    Poyet was so over rated and bwp missed more goals than he scored 
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    edited October 2019
    Or....not using any of the above....4-4-2

                       Johns

    Young Shirtliff Fish Hreidarsson

    Stuart (G) Diarra Bowyer Mortimer

                Johanssen Mendonca

    Subs; Mhyre, Caton, Gomez, Mackenzie, Flanagan, Newton, Bartlett 
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    edited October 2019
    F*ck it...I'm on a roll now....here's the 3rd XI not using any of the above in an old style, 4-3-3 lump it forward team...."'ave it!"

                    Hamer (maybe)

          Kishishev Youds Miller Wiggins

          Jones (K) Curbishley Walsh (C)

           Hales  Kermorgant Crooks

    Subs; Phillips, Pearce, Barness, Peake, Stuart (M), Bennett, Leaburn
  • CharltonDave85
    CharltonDave85 Posts: 502
    Kiely 
    Young rufus costa powell
    Newton parker kinsella Jensen 
    Bent mendonca 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    The question is: how well would such a best Charlton 11 (from let's say from the Lennie era onwards ) do today? 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,681
                   Kiely

    Young Costa Gomez Powell

    Lee Parker Bowyer Jensen

        D. Bent Mendonca
  • SouthLondonisRed
    SouthLondonisRed Posts: 569
    Simonsen said:
    F*ck it...I'm on a roll now....here's the 3rd XI not using any of the above in an old style, 4-3-3 lump it forward team...."'ave it!"

                    Hamer (maybe)

          Kishishev Youds Miller Wiggins

          Jones (K) Curbishley Walsh (C)

           Hales  Kermorgant Crooks

    Subs; Phillips, Pearce, Barness, Peake, Stuart (M), Bennett, Leaburn
    Love it 😂😂
    I will do a 2nd one then but players that have come from our academy instead to make it interesting.
    3-5-2
       
                             Pope
               Konsa Fortune Gomez

    Solly                                            Harriott 
                            Parker
                    Shelvey  Bowyer
     
                    Lookman Karlan
     
    Subs: Elliott Ajayi Jenkinson Cousins Poyet Lisbie Piggot
  • SouthLondonisRed
    SouthLondonisRed Posts: 569
    SouthLondonisRed said:
    Simonsen said:
    F*ck it...I'm on a roll now....here's the 3rd XI not using any of the above in an old style, 4-3-3 lump it forward team...."'ave it!"

                    Hamer (maybe)

          Kishishev Youds Miller Wiggins

          Jones (K) Curbishley Walsh (C)

           Hales  Kermorgant Crooks

    Subs; Phillips, Pearce, Barness, Peake, Stuart (M), Bennett, Leaburn
    Love it 😂😂
    I will do a 2nd one then but players that have come from our academy instead to make it interesting.
    3-5-2
       
                             Pope
               Konsa Fortune Gomez

    Solly                                            Harriott 
                            Parker
                    Shelvey  Bowyer
     
                    Lookman Karlan
     
    Subs: Elliott Ajayi Jenkinson Cousins Poyet Lisbie Piggot
    Actually I take Ajayi out, put Fortune on the bench and have Rufus in the back 3 with Konsa and Gomez 🖒
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,631
    Kiely

    Humphrey
    Rufus
    Youds
    Hreidarsson

    Parker

    Lee
    Kinsella

    Jensen

    Bent
    Mendonca

    Subs: Bolder, Brown, Powell, Robinson, Gudmundsson, Stuart, Di Canio

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