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Who would have been our greatest player had they been in their prime?

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  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,825
    Di Canio for me, his talent was gobsmackingly huge. Pity i missed seeing Johny Summers by a season.
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,076
    Simonsen and probably Graham Tutt.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Very difficult for us youngsters :-) who never saw Simonsen play

    Since then would have to be Barnes, Di Canio, Costa, JFH, Parker
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Lepoint
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Stuart Leary
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    The records indicate that it is Simonsen but Bartram for me .
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,783
    Having never seen Simonsen, I can only go on what he achieved which was head and shoulders above anyone else to ever pull on a Charlton shirt.

    I would put Sam Bartram as the greatest servant to the club.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Of those I saw play, I suppose Alan Simonsen.
    But Eddie Firmani's record is not to be sniffed at.
    89 goals in 177 appearances for Charlton (51 in 112 in the top tier)
    Joined Sampdoria for a record transfer fee.
    52 goals in 63 apps for Sampdoria
    48 in 82 apps for Inter Milan
    25 in 62 for Genoa
    2 in 3 internationals for Italy.
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,960
    Geoff Hammond
  • CH4RLTON
    CH4RLTON Posts: 2,618
    Hard to believe Jorge Costa hasn't had mention world class defender at his best
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  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,699
    CH4RLTON said:

    Hard to believe Jorge Costa hasn't had mention world class defender at his best

    harveys_gardener said:

    Colin Pates or Jorge Costa

    AFKABartram said:

    Very difficult for us youngsters :-) who never saw Simonsen play

    Since then would have to be Barnes, Di Canio, Costa, JFH, Parker

  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,365
    edited May 2017
    Paolo di Canio was mindblowingly good to watch when he was 34. So much so that it is hard for me to imagine that not actually being his peak (even though I know it wasn't)
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Cory Gibbs
  • Man_About_Town
    Man_About_Town Posts: 997
    AddicksAddict said:

    Having never seen Simonsen, I can only go on what he achieved which was head and shoulders above anyone else to ever pull on a Charlton shirt.

    I would put Sam Bartram as the greatest servant to the club.

    Keith Peacock would be giving the great Sam Bartram a nudge?

  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    If we had Alan Simonsen, Paolo di Canio John Barnes etc in there prime, we would have sold them the first good offer we received, like we have for most of the very good to great players we have had, we sold Eddie Firmani, Mike Bailey Billy Bonds Paul Elliot Paul Walsh Derek Hales Mike Flannigan, Scott Parker.
    I would put Stuart Leary and Sam Bartram as the best I saw who stayed with us, even though we sold Stuart Leary late in his career
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,547
    Simmo was a little past his prime when he joined us. But he was still a class above any Charlton player I have ever seen, only Di Canio comes anywhere near close, but he was well past his best. The amazing thing about Simmo was that he was physically tiny, yet he could out jump centre halves, and reached the very top of the game despite being so small and slight.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,783
    Man_About_Town said:

    AddicksAddict said:

    Having never seen Simonsen, I can only go on what he achieved which was head and shoulders above anyone else to ever pull on a Charlton shirt.

    I would put Sam Bartram as the greatest servant to the club.

    Keith Peacock would be giving the great Sam Bartram a nudge?

    Of course.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    Robbie Mustoe.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Surprised that Graham Stuart hasnt had a mention.

    Had we signed him a few months sooner in our first Premier League season we'd have survived!!

    Not to mention the bloke won the FA Cup with Everton in '95
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    Bedsaddick said:

    Simonsen without a doubt

    hands down this, you only had to look at his record
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  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    gary doherty
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Simmo. No question.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    Frank Nouble, and the best is yet to come.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,892
    Defoe.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    I'd say Simonsen, but it was interesting looking at Eddie Firmanis stats - very impressive, particularly what he did in Italy. John Barnes at his peak, in a Liverpool shirt at least, was superb, Costa was class as well.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    Simonsen was by far the most talented player I've ever seen. Not sure whether I was more amazed at us getting him or him agreeing to join us. Either way it was a real honour to watch him, just a shame none of the others came close to matching him. Not their fault though, he was just so good.
  • cafcinperth
    cafcinperth Posts: 1,688
    Allan Simonsen
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    In terms of a team.Two players for each position.

    Perm any combination at their peak and they would have matched anybody.

    Bartram/Bolder
    Bonds/Naylor
    Costa/Ufton
    Elliott/Rufus
    Hewie/Powell
    Lee/Walsh
    Simonsen/Parker
    Smertin/Jensen
    Barnes/Di Canio
    Firmani/Jeppson
    Leary/Hales.

    Having written this there will now be loads of obvious choices I should have put in instead.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    DaveMehmet said:

    Di Canio

    I agree
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Leeds_Addick said:

    Gomez, will reply again in 10 years when this proves to be correct

    So you're saying Gomez in his prime will be better than Di Canio?! I hope so but don't see it myself. Di Canio really was a class player.

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