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Past Cpfc signings that didn't live up to the hype
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 sxp55  South Norwood 05 Jun 17 4.33pm |
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| lambsandwich Gillingham 05 Jun 17 4.49pm |
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Does Iván Kaviedes count?
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold or cruel, but I am so that's how it comes out |
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| Vim Fuego Haywards Heath 05 Jun 17 10.19pm |
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Originally posted by lambsandwich
Does Iván Kaviedes count? Yes, an extra point for remembering too. Slightly off topic but do you remember Fumaca? We were really desperate in 1999.
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| kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 05 Jun 17 10.51pm |
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Originally posted by Chubskip
Padavano top of my list. I am sure we signed an Israeli who grabbed the ball to take a pen. His name escapes me but he was proper pony. The two chinamen never really delivered for me either. Surely you don't mean Palace legend Fan Zhiyi? Arguably the best Chinese player ever to play for the club?
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| Marshada Watford 06 Jun 17 12.37am |
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Originally posted by Booted Eagle
Agreed, worked really hard in the team and recollect him winning the penalty in the play offs which would of sent us to Wembley. Maybe he should of took it himself !! I seem to remember it was Tom Soares who was brought down by Nicky Carle (ironically)! right in front of our fans. Shame about the penalty but Ben Watson did score the other two goals over the two ties.
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 06 Jun 17 2.05am |
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Originally posted by Chubskip
Padavano top of my list. I am sure we signed an Israeli who grabbed the ball to take a pen. His name escapes me but he was proper pony. The two chinamen never really delivered for me either. ITZHIK ZOHAR
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| Brentmiester_General Front line in the battle against t... 06 Jun 17 7.04am |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Padavano is probably top of my list for the worst Palace player I can remember. His name is absolute mud in my household. I would've volunteered his name but I can't actually think back to whether or not there was much hype about him joining us. There was loads of hype. He was serie A's top goal scorer a few seasons before he joined us.
"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ... |
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| Painter Croydon 06 Jun 17 8.33am |
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Charlie Cooke, once Kings Rd star, once he got here past his best.
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| Midlands Eagle 06 Jun 17 9.09am |
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Originally posted by Painter
Charlie Cooke, once Kings Rd star, once he got here past his best. His legs may not have been as good as they once were but his footballing brain was miles better than anyone else that we had at the time. He would play the most sublime passes for one of the forwards to run on to but unfortunately the forwards just weren't bright enough to know in which direction they were supposed to go.
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| Part Time James 06 Jun 17 9.22am |
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Originally posted by Brentmiester_General
There was loads of hype. He was serie A's top goal scorer a few seasons before he joined us. Thank you, my memory was just failing me. I remember Lombardo getting a lot of hype (rightly so) but couldn't remember either way with Padovano. For a while it used to be my regular April Fool's joke with my dad. "Hey dad, Padovano is coming back to Palace". In more recent years I did put Padovano's face over one of those "new signing" pics during an Ian Holloway transfer window and tweeted it. Not something anyone would fall for but I could almost hear the collective sound of skin creeping at the thought!
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Come to Daddy  06 Jun 17 9.35am |
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Originally posted by Brentmiester_General
There was loads of hype. He was serie A's top goal scorer a few seasons before he joined us. No he wasn't; never even near. He was never Juventus' number 1 striker and had never been a big team player, or super prolific, in Italy. He was, however, someone who'd been in the Juve team which had won the European Cup only a couple of years before and playing regularly for Juventus so there was definitely expectation & disappointment when we realised that they'd had stitched us up with an injured dud...soon followed by their own disappointment when they realised that we had stitched them up in paying for said injured dud!
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| Username Horsham 06 Jun 17 9.45am |
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Originally posted by milbo
I actually thought Fan did OK in a poor palace team, he certainly stayed around. Was more consistant that the other one Sun Jai or whatever his name was Surely you don't mean Palace legend Fan Zhiyi? Arguably the best Chinese player ever to play for the club? Both chinese players were good for us. Sun rightfully went on to be a good Premier League player for Man City, he was quality. Fan not quite as good but still played a big part in a struggling team.
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| Brentmiester_General Front line in the battle against t... 06 Jun 17 10.21am |
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Originally posted by Come to Daddy
No he wasn't; never even near. He was never Juventus' number 1 striker and had never been a big team player, or super prolific, in Italy. He was, however, someone who'd been in the Juve team which had won the European Cup only a couple of years before and playing regularly for Juventus so there was definitely expectation & disappointment when we realised that they'd had stitched us up with an injured dud...soon followed by their own disappointment when they realised that we had stitched them up in paying for said injured dud! You're right. Some f***er told me he was back in the day. Lying b******.
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| Part Time James 06 Jun 17 10.24am |
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Originally posted by Username
Both chinese players were good for us. Sun rightfully went on to be a good Premier League player for Man City, he was quality. Fan not quite as good but still played a big part in a struggling team. Don't forget that because of the signing of these two players, I believe the most watched football match in history (including television) is estimated to be a Crystal Palace League Cup defeat to Bury shortly after we had signed these two, because a huge number of Chinese people tuned in to see their first players to star for an English Premier League team. Someone will tell me all of that trivia is wrong! I am usually wrong!
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 07 Jun 17 12.05am |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Don't forget that because of the signing of these two players, I believe the most watched football match in history (including television) is estimated to be a Crystal Palace League Cup defeat to Bury shortly after we had signed these two, because a huge number of Chinese people tuned in to see their first players to star for an English Premier League team. Someone will tell me all of that trivia is wrong! I am usually wrong! You appear to be correct. Venables spotted Fan during England's tour of China in 1996 and then-Palace coach Ted Buxton recommended Sun from his time working with the Chinese national side. More than 100 million people in China watched Fan's debut on TV and both players adapted to life in London with ease and were a success on the pitch too. Fan - an all-action midfielder and centre half - impressed with his dedication and commitment over 102 games, scoring six times, and was named 2001 Player of the Year. Full-back Sun also sparkled for the Eagles in just 25 matches, and after a stint back in the Far East, returned to the UK to play for Manchester City in the Premier League.
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| iheartcpfc SE25 07 Jun 17 1.33am |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Don't forget that because of the signing of these two players, I believe the most watched football match in history (including television) is estimated to be a Crystal Palace League Cup defeat to Bury shortly after we had signed these two, because a huge number of Chinese people tuned in to see their first players to star for an English Premier League team. Someone will tell me all of that trivia is wrong! I am usually wrong! That is such a Palace thing
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