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***Naby Sarr signed on 5 year deal*** (Ed. Gone)

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  • CAFCOlly
    CAFCOlly Posts: 523
    Had a love and hate relationship with Naby but, ultimately, it was more love than hate. I feel we're a weaker team without him in it. A proper cult hero who I'm sad to see go. Merci, Naby!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,345
    Properly gutted, as soon as the salary cap was announced I knew he would leave. 

    Possibly my favourite player in the last 5 years as others have cut themselves out of that picture. 

    Worked hard, was skilful but lost concentration at times. Was a cut above in League 1 and will get a championship gig. 
  • Loved watching Naby. Remember the ball to Taylor for the goal away to Forest.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,702
    Ahhhhh im seriously gutted!!

    Does that mean we will just have plain ol defenders again!?!
  • Naby had a mistake in him, that is undoubtably true.

    But how many defenders even at Championship level had the range of pass, the finishing, the ability to create chances? 

    More than that, how many players have the grit to come back and play on for us, despite all the abuse they'd faced and become a cult hero? We'll miss that heart as much as his technical ability.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    I don't rate him as highly as others on here but will miss him. Seems like a good lad as well, always seemed to get on well with the rest of the squad. Thanks Naby.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Farewell to one of my favourite players of the last few years. Gor some ridiculous stick on here at times. All the best Naby!
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,297
    Best long passer at the club without a doubt. I really liked him and am sad to see him go but it was inevitable, really.

    I wonder if he'll get a club in England or go to France?
  • I liked him.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,826
    Sometimes sublime, often awful . 
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  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    All the best, Naby.  What character you showed.

    You'll always be welcome back in SE7.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Good luck with the future Naby and thanks for your efforts. You’ll be remembered positively by this supporter.
  • Good luck wherever ya end up Nabster,game by game we never knew which Naby was going to turn up,but boy you certainly entertained us...thanks for sticking by us too,when needed,respect...tc big man...👍

    PS...just dont turn up at Millwall or Weds,that’s all we ask...
  • MattF
    MattF Posts: 3,797
    The good the bad and the ugly of playing, but was a cult hero in the end so all the best Naby.

    Time to retire the no.23 shirt I think
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank Naby for all the assists.

    Beat wishes,

     90% of the teams you played against. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Seriously, sorry to see him go - bit of a cult hero. 
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,991
    Deserves a warm welcome if he ever returns to The Valley with another club, which is a hell of a turnaround from when he arrived with an over-inflated price tag looking every inch a Thomas Dreisen signing.

    A part of me wonders if we might have stayed up if we'd played him up front instead of some of our actual strikers during the last few games, as he certainly appears to have more composure in front of goal than Hemed (and Bonne at times). I think he would have put away at least one of the numerous chances we squandered in the last few games to get us that crucial extra point or two.
     
    Ultimately, I'll always be a bit sad to see the back of any player that his given his all for us and clearly developed an affection for the club. However, I'm also confident that Gallen will be able to find us a replacement of comparable ability for a hell of a lot less than the £2.5m(?) that we paid for Naby, and a fraction of the wages. That's more a reflection of Katrien "I like negotiating the transfers" Meire's total ineptitude rather than any fault of Naby's though.

    Good luck to him.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,843
    My son's favourite player and I liked him too. He was such an enigma and he put up with a lot of dog's abuse at the start as he was covered by the stench of Duchatelet/Meire. He got his head down to get into the squad then the team and he did a job with some amazing cross field passes and some top drawer goals. And who'd forget the OG-Gate at Wembley last year he was involved in. He goes with my thanks and all the best for his future career. I hope,despite the most turbulent period of the club, he has good memories of us too.
  • Still divides opinions but I thought he was fantastic, particularly for the last 2 seasons. 

    My favourite player and one I'll look out for for the rest of his career. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    I'll put my trench helmet on, and this is my view and opinion only, but honestly, I always used him to gauge whether I thought a poster understood football or not. He looked clumsy at times but made no more mistakes than Lokyer or Pearce and created far more. Also the team played better with him in it as his passing allowed us to start attacks higher up the pitch. Underused and hopefully he will find somewhere where his talents are appreciated.

    I said something similar about Simon Francis and recall getting pelters. I don't care if I think the pelters are coming from people who don't know what they are talking about. :)
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  • I think this lad could become a bit of a cult figure . Welcome Naby
    Prophetic stuff. Interesting to read through this thread, especially all the optimism on the first page. I doubt anybody could have predicted what would've happened over the next five years.
  • Leuth said:
    http://footyroom.com/maribor-1-1-sporting-lisbon-2014-09/ Link to the reason a few Sporting fans don't like him Go to 3:38 for the offending moment
    That's the other defender's fuckup fgs
    Also nice to see some consistency from Leuth.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,008
    Reduce the wage bill or keep him ... we made the right decision. 
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278
    Absolutely love Naby and genuinely wish him all the very best in the future.

    Had a real tough start to his Charlton career and ended it being a cult hero. Not many can say that.

    Overall, I’m proper gutted but hope he goes and smashes it somewhere and is able to be loved like he has been here over the last couple of seasons.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,320
    My girlfriend of 5 1/2 years is moving out tomorrow morning as well. Perhaps it was always going to be this way
  • SE_7EVEN
    SE_7EVEN Posts: 287
    Tres bien oui et " for fcuks sake" will be missed by me
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,169
    Leuth said:
    My girlfriend of 5 1/2 years is moving out tomorrow morning as well. Perhaps it was always going to be this way
    Sorry to hear that. My advice, don’t open the Dillon Phillips thread. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,826
    Leuth said:
    My girlfriend of 5 1/2 years is moving out tomorrow morning as well. Perhaps it was always going to be this way
    As much as we very rarely agree, I’m sorry to hear this, Leuth