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Charlton player exits - your painful memories

LouisMend
LouisMend Posts: 5,450
edited January 2019 in General Charlton
Karlan Grant is set to leave Charlton for Huddersfield Town - which will be disappointing for Charlton fans as it breaks up a great partnership with Lyle Taylor.

Which other players have you been disappointed to see exit the club as they could be seen as a big loss to the team at that time?

Scott Parker is my example - I was gutted when he left for Chelsea as we had a real chance of doing something special that season.

Add your examples below

(this thread is not for debating how big/small a miss Karlan will be, just for other examples)
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  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,762
    Thought yours would be Andy Johnson :wink:

    As a kid I remember being gutted when we sold Danny Mills to Leeds as he was my favourite player and I had only just got Mills 2 on my shirt.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,747
    Parker.
  • simonmatthews
    simonmatthews Posts: 699
    Matt Tees in 1969. Paul Elliott in 1983.

    Parker remains the most pointless exit in my view, setting back the club enormously and probably under achieving in his own career subsequently.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Len Glover 18 November 1967.

    I'm not ashamed to say that I cried.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,665
    Killer to Derby.
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,428
    Billy Bonds to West Ham, summer 1967.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,016
    Parker stands out by a country mile ... what could have been :neutral:
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,231
    Yann top of the list
  • Cafctekkers
    Cafctekkers Posts: 1,254
    Yann.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,016
    Andy Reid going was a big disappointment

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Scott Parker | Yann Kermorgant

    Karlan will join them too as always had belief he'd make it at Charlton and so disappointed his time here is coming to an end
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,016
    Agreed about Yann, 2nd after Parker.
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    There’s been so many but Killer to Derby tops my list.
    Following closely in second is Killer to Gillingham.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,231
    stonemuse said:

    Agreed about Yann, 2nd after Parker.

    When Parker left we still had a good solid team, despite a hole in the middle. Yann going tore the heart out of that team and it was downhill from there.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    edited January 2019
    Allan Simonsen.

    The only time I’ve waited outside after a game, just to watch a player leave. I think I was in tears as well.😭
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,962
    Ray Treacy leaving for Swindon Town.... disaster.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,016
    CAFCsayer said:

    stonemuse said:

    Agreed about Yann, 2nd after Parker.

    When Parker left we still had a good solid team, despite a hole in the middle. Yann going tore the heart out of that team and it was downhill from there.
    That doesn’t change what could have happened. In my mind, the most painful departure ever.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    1st killer
    2nd Parker.
    Both hurt for different reasons
  • Gumbo
    Gumbo Posts: 957
    Parker- such a talent, it came out he refused to play, even now when he’s shown on telly no mention of he’s time at charlton at all
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    Eddie Firmani.

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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,886
    Marvin Hinton to Chelsea and Captain Mike Bailey to Wolves. Losing your childhood heroes is far more upsetting as a kid than losing Grant at my time of life now.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    Parker, Paul Walsh, Paul Elliot & Di Canio.
  • Doomer Jon
    Doomer Jon Posts: 327
    Parker every time. His greed cost us a place in Europe as we were 4th when he left. Never forgiven. Ever.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,991
    David Whyte - don't really blame Curbs for letting him go, he didn't really fit into the hard working "all about the team" ethos that characterised or sides in those days, suspect he wasn't the most committed in training either. So talented though, still just him and Morts I've seen playing for us who had that "win a game on their own" potential.

    Just felt like a sad waste of a very unique talent.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    There will never be a bigger, more crushing blow than Killer going to Derby.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Scott Minto to Chelsea, found out on holiday by teletext. Low point.
  • RDG
    RDG Posts: 232
    Parker. I'm still bitter after all these years.
  • Jensenwasclass
    Jensenwasclass Posts: 835
    Marvin Hinton - to Chelsea
    Mike Bailey - to Wolves
    Paul Walsh - to Luton
    Paul Elliott - to Luton
    Scott Parker - to Chelsea
    Yann - to Bournemouth
    Rhoys Wiggins - to Birmingham
    Dale Stephens - to Brighton
    Michael Morrison - to Birmingham
    Joe Gomez - to Liverpool
    Ademola Lookman - to Everton
    and many, many others I have missed out!
  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,632
    Was absolutely gutted when Claus Jensen went. The boy was different class.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    RedChaser said:

    Marvin Hinton to Chelsea and Captain Mike Bailey to Wolves. Losing your childhood heroes is far more upsetting as a kid than losing Grant at my time of life now.

    I can identify with this. I was 15 when Firmani was sold to Sampdoria and he and Stuart Leary were my idols. I was gutted when Darren Bent left too.

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