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Charlton Cult Heroes

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  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    Sorry but I think its too early for Yann to be a cult hero.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,391
    Going back a bit and heroes from my youth and beyond:

    Dave Shipperley
    Johnny Giles
    Bob Curtis
    Phil Warman
    Arthur Horsfield
    John Humphrey

    And just to be a bit controversial may I mention a Millwall legend who, to my mind, was a cult figure during the short time he was with us " 'arry boy" Cripps.
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    How could I forget Johnny H, shame on me!
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,609
    edited July 2012
    Absolutely agreed with Kish, Steve Brown and John Robinson. Add to that, and I repeat, Martin Pringle. Not the best, or even best-looking, player and, yes, he missed absolute sitters. But then he'd run the length of the pitch and score a solo screamer. And, as I said, I thought he and Hunt had a good understanding in that Championship winning season. Like at Bolton away, when he got on the scoresheet and set up Hunt's goal.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Funny how Jonny Fortune rarely gets a mention in these things, wasn't a particularly great player, stuck around for a long time and scored one hell of a goal.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Les Berry
  • Strasburger
    Strasburger Posts: 958
    I second Martin Pringle, in his early days he was everything at a cult hero is. Shame for us all that the Valley turned on him in the end. Makes me sad when that happens.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,983
    JJ the 1st
    keith jones
    stuart balmer
    Mark Robson
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    I was a big fan of Pringle and real shame how his career ended,he had so much pace.Its really difficult to separate favourite players and cult heroes when thinking back.Kish and Paul Williams were favourites but doubt they would be classed as cult heroes by many.
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    The bloke from Portugal, you know, the fella who wasnt enamoured by Millwall?
    And the bloke who played up front, with a name that sounded like a fanny.

    They were both cult heroes to me.
    And Johnny Robinson.


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  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Harry Gregory & Charlie Wright.
  • addick2000
    addick2000 Posts: 346
    Hans Jeppson
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,394
    I've never seen a Charlton player with the same amount of skill to dribble past players than Paul Mortimer. It was as if he would take it past two or three players EVERY time he got it at his feet!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Cliff Holton
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,609
    Dean Kiely.
  • AMJCAFC
    AMJCAFC Posts: 32
    Carl Leaburn is the absolute definition of a 'cult hero'.

    Matty Holmes -
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,481
    Farmer Giles
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,735
    Bob Bolder?
  • Tresor Kandol. http://cultzeros.co.uk/charltonathletic.asp?pg=6
    Tresor Kandol??!

    Nice selection of colours & sizes, though. Just ordered a Yann t-shirt on for my lad's birthday - red & white with 'KermorGOD' printed on it!

  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Just bumped into Clive R at the Post Office.

    does this count?

    If it was Sir Paul Ellis I would expect double points.....

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  • Draizetrain
    Draizetrain Posts: 801
    Rodney Trotter
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,394
    Keith Jones!!
  • Bill_Stumps
    Bill_Stumps Posts: 891
    It's going back a bit but Peter Hunt was a big cult hero in the seventies. Johnny Summers?
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,928
    Glad someone mentioned john humphrey, going back a bit as well but can I throw in matt tees
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Kish
    Akpo Sodje
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,735
    Matthias Svenson?
  • Harry Cripps and Eamon Dunphy, what do you reckon SLL.
  • how about Peter Shirtliff . Scored two very big goals in one game
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
  • Roooooooooooooooofuuuusss!!