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The Greatest Transfer Rumours to Have Never Happened

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,371
    We were linked with both Portillo and Saviola weren't we?

    I'm sure there was something about us being linked with two Sporting players, Ronaldo and Quaresma. Was on teletext, one of those clubcall type things I think.

    We were always linked with Niemi. We actually had him on loan as back up in 99/00, linked with him permanently a few times after that.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Chipperfield?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    [cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]jeremy goss

    He failed the medical - I know this because I saw him and Curbs at Fawkham Manor hospital on the same day I had my leg cast taken off! I was most surprised
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    Bosman was linked with us I recall
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,982
    What was the story with Cahill?

    I heard he was at The Valley for talks and was ready to sign but then got a call from Everton - or is that a load of poppycock?

    Also, I'm sure we were linked with the Croatian striker Ivica Olic.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    edited February 2009
    wasnt he at the same club as bowen in japan Swis? they both were gona come? but we ended up with just bowen?
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    As I understood it, Cahill needed to move away from the area.
    Threats related to his brother andsome dodgy gambling pals. (allegedly).
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: Riscardo[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: MrLargo[/cite]It was Portillo. I'm sure I saw a serious article in an old Voice of The Valley that said we'd had a close look at Oliver Bierhoff.

    That's actually true, because he scored a hattrick against us in the Anglo Italian. He was available, but I think we gave Kim Grant another contract instead ...

    It was true but he only scored one against us for Ascoli,the bloke that scored the hat trick was playing for Pisa when they beat us 3-0
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,071
    Morientes after having a picture taken in a Charlton Shirt (as part of his Joma deal.)
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    Wasn't the Joma photoshoot when the Jav Sav one started as well?
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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,822
    edited February 2009
    few more here from a similar thread not that long ago...

    www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=21263
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    I think mine is better.
  • Heath Hero
    Heath Hero Posts: 1,520
    SINK!!!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,615
    Beihoff did score a hat trick at the Valley and we offerred around £100,000 for him but Pisa wanted more

    It was also def Saviola that was linked to us as well as Flamani ( he was in the UK nad about to sign for us but Arsenal hijacked the deal )

    I also read part of John Hartson's autobiography in WH Smith last week - he was going to sign for us for around £6 m and spent all day with Curbs having a medical.........failed it and the rest is history (2001 I believe - we went on to sign Jason Euell instead)
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,736
    edited February 2009
    Bierhoff didn't play for Pisa it was Ascoli. He then went to Udinese and then ended up at AC Milan.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    We get linked with James Scowcroft frequently.
  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    Yordan Letchkov and I think Balakov were offered to us for a couple of hundred grand each. Apparently a CAFC fan who was a BBC journo in Bulgaria recommended them.

    I don't remember Flamini. He'd signed a pre-contract before the 2004 Uefa final with Arsenal, Marseille were moaning all the way up to and after the final.

    Mateja Kezman. Think that was a definite as he was often quoted as saying why would I sign for a club lesser than PSV. Made sense and always pointed to the obvious that Rommedahl was rotten against top opposition; have to say still was excited by Rommedahl I thought he'd be a little more effective than he was.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    we did have flamini nearly join us fact
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Steve Portway ;-)
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 5,999
    edited February 2009
    Who was the guy that played for Welling and banged in loads of goals?
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  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,423
    ian harte
    darren moore
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 5,999
    [cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]Who was the guy that played for Welling and banged in loads of goals?

    That'd be John Bartley Dave.
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 5,999
    edited February 2009
    Cheers Dave.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Gudjohnsen from Bolton

    Sammy Kuffour from Bayern.

    Drogba from Marseille
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Yeah that Javier Portillo from Real Madrird was a classic with all the Joma hype. There was even some bloke on Netaddicks that reckoned he knew the flight number of his flight into Heathrow. I think he called himself The Mole or The Spy I think.
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,567
    Hidetoshi Nakata before he went to bolton
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,560
    edited February 2009
    Anthony Stokes (?), just after Pardew joined, even confirmed he had signed on his own website, then went to Sunderland. Same time scottish central defender (Hearts captain?) who even came to the valley, but decided champs leaguewith celtic better than relegation with us. Antony Gardener spurs crocked central defender
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Curbs to leave us in Circa2003 to go to Spuds, told on Netaddicks by The_Spy, he said it was LOCKED ON-FACT.
    Whatever happened to The_Spy?
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    Kevin Keegan was rumoured to be a target before he went to Newcastle. We signed Alan Simonsen instead
  • heavenSE7
    heavenSE7 Posts: 1,282
    edited February 2009
    [cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]Who was the guy that played for Welling and banged in loads of goals?

    That'd be John Bartley Dave.


    Was a best mate of my Old Mans growing up. Shared a flat together I believe. Don't think hes seen him in ages, but he went on to play for Milwall and Charlton were after him at the same time. It never worked out for him at Milwall and then god knows what happend.

    My Dad always said he had the ability to go to the top but loved the lifestyle to much and never really got hes chance with the so called big boys down at millwall. He score 520 odd goals in 400 games I believe.

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