Yann

Curb_It said:

Greenie said:

Non - there's a way to leave a club, with dignity or without, Kermit chose the latter!

He left without dignity?? Says who... Mouth almighty ? and so now Yann is the bad guy?

Wow.

I can't say too much! A lot has been said by others on here who know the full circumstances about your hero.
But think of a petulant child and you'll be about right!
It would appear Yann is about Yann!

Well i think the council should give Yann the key to woolwich.
Anyway we now have peter pickle whatever his name is.

Mckforester said:

He has left the club; that was his choice. But for me is doesn't detract from the pleasure I had in seeing him play while he was with us. He, like any returning playe who made their mark at The Valley deserves a good round of applause (but not when he scores against us with a trademark free kick!)

Good post.

Curb_It said:

He's not my hero. I just feel it's a bit sad that people are digging him out when he's done what most of us would, ie took the best deal for him and his family.

No need for all the bitching and bad mouthing of a popular player.

Don't have a problem with him leaving for more money just the way he allegedly went about it.
Like I said with dignity and some honour!

Players come and go I guess, we need to get over this one pretty quickly, rather than lingering on it and dragging us down, he's. gone , lets just get on with it , and thank him for some good memories, if he comes back to play against us, we need to get behind Resa and Polish Pete ( liked his interview on CAFC player).

Isn't loyalty to your family more important than loyalty to an employer? If an employer can't or won't offer you something as good as or better than a rival, most people would take a new job if it gave their family a better life.

Yann was my favourite player and I will miss him a lot, but understand why he had to put his family's future first.

paulsturgess said:

Ormiston Addick said:

paulsturgess said:

Ormiston Addick said:

I would no more be bothered about Yann than I am about Chris Iwelumo, Luke Varney or Tresor Kandol.

That sentence is obscene.

Not really, I loved him when he played for us but he has moved on.

So should we.

So on that basis I assume Clive Mendonca and Mark Kinsella would also hold no greater place in your heart than Tresor Kandol. Interesting.

I just don't believe in obsessing about players when they choose to leave Charlton for another club - as Yann quite clearly did - once they go then I have no interest in them at all.

Mendonca did not do what Yann did anyway, he retired through injury and as for Kinsella, he had lost his place in the side and Curbs let him go to Villa for one last pay day before his knees buckled, which they did within a year.

Yann had a choice, stay here or go to Bournemouth, he chose the latter and that is his choice and to me he is now just another opposition player.

He is a good player but in all honesty people are pumping the bloke up to crazy levels simply because of the fast flowing sewer of untreated excrement that has flowed through The Valley in recent years.

Once you've suffered disinterested wankers like Marcus Bent, JFH and Jerome Thomas and mediocrities like McLeod, Iwelumo, Varney, Gray, Benson and Abbott then a warrior like Yann is bound to appear Cantona-esque.

The truth is though that if he were really that good he'd be going somewhere a lot bigger than Dean Court.

I like how it is fully conceivable Yann is a charlton fan now. Considering as a Frenchman he probably didn't have an English team and loved it so much here. Love the idea of a 60 year old Yann Kermorgant making a trip to the Valley to watch us in the conference! ;-)

Richard Cawley ‏@RichCawleySLP 1m

Chris Powell has hailed Yann Kermorgant as one of the best players he has coached and managed. Reaction to key departures in paper.

DOC64 said:

Greenie said:

Non - there's a way to leave a club, with dignity or without, Kermit chose the latter!

Please explain!!

His interview was very dignified. He clearly stated that following the takeover it became clear to him that he was not part of the clubs plans going forward. He made the usual comments about loving the fans who had been very good to him and said that he had become a Charlton supporter.

What more did you want him to say or do?

I agree that his interview was dignified and I have no issue with YK at all.
However, he didn't say he was a Charlton supporter - I know this because that's what I thought he said at first too, so I rewound it and listened again and he says "and the Charlton fans" - his accent makes it sound like he says "I'm a Charlton fan".
Having said all that, when he retires, I would be surprised if we didn't become his english team to look out for.

paulie8290 said:

Huskaris said:

I like how it is fully conceivable Yann is a charlton fan now. Considering as a Frenchman he probably didn't have an English team and loved it so much here. Love the idea of a 60 year old Yann Kermorgant making a trip to the Valley to watch us in the conference! ;-)

So you would love us to be in the conference

That was a bit tongue in cheek

Cafc the london scouse supporters trust

I'd rather concentrate on cheering our own players instead of the opposition players and I think everyone else should do the same.

When his name gets read out and when he gets subbed off we should clap but not half way through the first half.

I agree with a previous post - he's an ex Charlton striker. When he returns, it won't mean anything to me in the same way that when Luke Varney, Iwelumo etc return, it means nothing.

Please...No. He plays for Bournemouth now. Give him a clap when the teams are announced by all means but a standing ovation in the 18th minute ... Do me a favour