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  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    Hahahahahaha
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    How has he stayed in the Championship?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    It's only fair after they gave us Izale Mcleod.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    cafctom said:

    How has he stayed in the Championship?

    Hes agreed to wash all the other players cars with his feet.
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I, genuinely, hope he does well there, for him not MK Dons, but I don't think he will.

    He'll probably play a bit though as I can't see them signing anyone much better, not with a full international striker on their books.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    if as rumoured they have one of the bottom 3 budgets in the champ, then either he's taken a pay cut or they've blown a large chunk of it on him
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Spongefoot was one of those players that blew cold and cold. Wish him well for his effort, but must rank as one of the most disappointing signings we have made (and there is a highly competitive field in that category!).
  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,079
    I wouldn't say he was a bad player - I think he was a bad player with the ball at his feet. What he done off the ball was good stuff - but At this level it's not good enough. League 1 at best.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    paulie8290 said:

    Signed for MK Franchise

    Thanks Colin.
  • BringBackMendonca
    BringBackMendonca Posts: 86
    Wonder why he chose them over these clubs in European competition that were after him!?
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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    You never know, with Danny Green to provide the ammo he might turn out to be lethal!!!

    Or maybe not. Relegation certainties.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,171
    Kap10 said:

    Good luck to him, but mad decision by Dons.

    Is it? He might not have been brilliant but he was part of the squad that kept us up in the Championship, which is what MK Dons will be aiming for. And if it doesn't work out he'll be more than capable at L1 level
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I'd class myself as one of those who sees the best of players. Someone who tries to avoid the furore of a bad performance and judge a player on merit.

    All that said I think Churchinho is a terrible footballer. Shocking first touch. Couldn't jump. Fell over too often. Shocking shooting.

    On the odd occasion he scored he got trappy with the fans.

    So he could run a bit - well he never dragged a defender away because they knew he posed no threat.

    He definitely needed to get away and restart his career and I will naturally boo him when he scores against us next season and give it the big-un to the fans once more.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Covered End said:

    paulie8290 said:

    Signed for MK Franchise

    Thanks Colin.
    Assuming it was mentioned on the rumours thread

    I am sure there are other like me out there, who never open that thread
    it gets boring just pages and pages of rubbish made up by some idiots
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,171
    paulie8290 said:

    Covered End said:

    paulie8290 said:

    Signed for MK Franchise

    Thanks Colin.
    Assuming it was mentioned on the rumours thread

    I am sure there are other like me out there, who never open that thread
    it gets boring just pages and pages of rubbish made up by some idiots
    We call it 'Charlton Life'
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,608
    Lets not defend the undefendable, simple fact is Simon Church plies his trade as a "striker".

    There are some strikers whose aim is to score goals for fun and there are strikers who bring others into play and create goal scoring opportunities or they do both. Church didn't provide either of these enough during a season (based on 13/14 season).

    Good luck to him but he's not good enough for the Championship.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    I always thought he was a good player but he just isn't a striker. The sooner he realises this the better his career will be.

    When he was running down the wing with the ball at his feet he looked good, Leeds at home in the 4-2 loss springs to mind.

    As a striker though, I can't believe he's got another gig in the champ.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    Swisdom said:

    I'd class myself as one of those who sees the best of players. Someone who tries to avoid the furore of a bad performance and judge a player on merit.

    All that said I think Churchinho is a terrible footballer. Shocking first touch. Couldn't jump. Fell over too often. Shocking shooting.

    On the odd occasion he scored he got trappy with the fans.

    So he could run a bit - well he never dragged a defender away because they knew he posed no threat.

    He definitely needed to get away and restart his career and I will naturally boo him when he scores against us next season and give it the big-un to the fans once more.

    You thank him for his attitude and efforts but this sums it up for me. It's going to take something pretty big to turn his career round now in terms of goals. His confidence will be shot after the 2 years here. 10 in 63, I think 5 of them were in cup competitions. 2 in 29 for Wales. I think his Reading record was okay for one season but he's a poor player. I have no doubt he'll be massively up for when we play them and I hope we don't let him score against us, but he's been one of the worst footballers I've seen. I didn't really buy into all this running he does for the team, for me that's just an excuse to hide his lack of skill.
  • DeeBee
    DeeBee Posts: 1,033
    Davo55 said:

    Spongefoot was one of those players that blew cold and cold. Wish him well for his effort, but must rank as one of the most disappointing signings we have made (and there is a highly competitive field in that category!).

    He mostly blew cold
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    DeeBee said:

    Davo55 said:

    Spongefoot was one of those players that blew cold and cold. Wish him well for his effort, but must rank as one of the most disappointing signings we have made (and there is a highly competitive field in that category!).

    He mostly blew cold
    He didn't blow. He sucked.
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    DeeBee said:

    Davo55 said:

    Spongefoot was one of those players that blew cold and cold. Wish him well for his effort, but must rank as one of the most disappointing signings we have made (and there is a highly competitive field in that category!).

    He mostly blew cold
    Yes, cold and cold WAS the jokey play on words........

    .....wasted on here....mumble, mumble....
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    he sucked indeed.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Won't it just be the 'Charlton' way that he scores against us next season?
    And it'll probably be a hat trick at that!!!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Sillybilly said:

    You never know, with Danny Green to provide the ammo he might turn out to be lethal!!!

    Or maybe not. Relegation certainties.

    I thought Sheff Utd was after Danny Green, or has my memory let me down again
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,986
    Addickted2U said:

    Won't it just be the 'Charlton' way that he scores against us next season?
    And it'll probably be a hat trick at that!!!

    Not really the Charlton way now is it? That happens time and again in football.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    Really lovely guy with a great sense of humour AND someone who can joke about himself too !

    Had the pleasure of his company at the Shirt Sponsors' dinner and am so pleased to have met him properly before his departure.

    Good luck at your new Club, Simon.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    I truly and sincerely wish him all the best. But even his best just isn't very good and when you look at a striker, frankly a dickhead with a decent scoring record would suit any team over a nice guy with a scoring record like a defender.

    I hope that he finds his feet and settles in at his new club but if he ever scores double figures again in a season I will be astonished.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Valley11 said:

    Addickted2U said:

    Won't it just be the 'Charlton' way that he scores against us next season?
    And it'll probably be a hat trick at that!!!

    Not really the Charlton way now is it? That happens time and again in football.
    Yeah, but this guy mostly wasn't very good for us.
    Have to say, you couldn't fault him on effort. I really hope he flourishes at MKDs and I will follow his progress as I do with a lot of our ex players.
    But, he will come back and bite us on the arse!
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    edited June 2015
    Top bloke who tried very hard whenever he was on the pitch. Although not the most talented he was a brilliant professional and I hope he goes on to do really well.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    MKD have got plenty of goalscorers anyway, they scored 101 last season

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