Arguably the worst squad we've had under Roland, with maybe the one from two summers ago to rival it. At the risk of stating the obvious, things are not good. You could probably cobble together a decent first XI from that, but when the injuries start to hit, as they already have, we look desperately lacking.
Arguably the worst squad we've had under Roland, with maybe the one from two summers ago to rival it. At the risk of stating the obvious, things are not good. You could probably cobble together a decent first XI from that, but when the injuries start to hit, as they already have, we look desperately lacking.
Arguably the worst squad we've had under Roland, with maybe the one from two summers ago to rival it. At the risk of stating the obvious, things are not good. You could probably cobble together a decent first XI from that, but when the injuries start to hit, as they already have, we look desperately lacking.
Patience, SD.
Didn't Russell Slade teach you anything?
Thank you, I needed a good laugh today.
Now where's Louis, I feel the need to yell at him coming on.
That is very worrying. Threadbare and as others have said, a lot of players in the last year of deals so with one eye on the future. Don’t rely on them to dig us out of a cold Tuesday night in Burton. I hate this owner. He’s almost destroyed that all pulling in the same direction spirit of our club. Come on Aussies ffs
With the depth of our squad you've got to consider yourself pretty unlucky not to make the first team. Even JJ must be regretting hanging his boots up and Bowyer must be considering coming out of retirement.
The first League game is two weeks away. Experience has shown that most new players coming in take at least a couple of months to get to full fitness - and that assumes that he doesn't pick up an injury along the way!
In terms of squad building the delayed takeover must have caused Bowyer and Gallen massive problems
I imagine they expected it to be done by say the end of May, giving them 2 months to build a squad and a reasonable budget to do so.
On the other hand, if they knew that Roland wasn't selling, they might have got in early with some of the bargain basement players signed by other L1 clubs in June to at least bulk the squad up (and sold a couple of high earners to pay for it)
With the depth of our squad you've got to consider yourself pretty unlucky not to make the first team. Even JJ must be regretting hanging his boots up and Bowyer must be considering coming out of retirement.
The first League game is two weeks away. Experience has shown that most new players coming in take at least a couple of months to get to full fitness - and that assumes that he doesn't pick up an injury along the way!
Dijksteel, Reeves, Clarke and Igor now all missing through injury and illness. And Pratley and any other additions won't be fit enough for the start.
So is that a maximum squad of 15 now including just one keeper and only four midfielders and no cover at full back either?
With the depth of our squad you've got to consider yourself pretty unlucky not to make the first team. Even JJ must be regretting hanging his boots up and Bowyer must be considering coming out of retirement.
The first League game is two weeks away. Experience has shown that most new players coming in take at least a couple of months to get to full fitness - and that assumes that he doesn't pick up an injury along the way!
Dijksteel, Reeves, Clarke and Igor now all missing through injury and illness. And Pratley and any other additions won't be fit enough for the start.
So is that a maximum squad of 15 now including just one keeper and only four midfielders and no cover at full back either?
Chris Solly 2020 Anfernee Dijksteel 2020 - Pneumonia
Centre Backs
Patrick Bauer 2019 Jason Pearce 2020 Naby Sarr 2020 Left Backs
Lewis Page 2019
Central Midfielders
Joe Aribo 2019 Jake Forster-Caskey 2019 Darren Pratley - new signing - not fit
Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
Mark Marshall 2019 Tariqe Fosu 2019 Ben Reeves 2019 - Injured for 3 months Billy Clarke 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Strikers
Josh Magennis 2019 Lyle Taylor 2020 - new signing Nicky Ajose 2019 Karlan Grant 2019 Igor Vetokele 2019 - Injured for 3 months Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2019 - ummm, not sure
Not just us (although we do have only one player who has played a hundred games for the Club) but how times have changed from a former era when we were in the same tier of English football:
From Killer, Flash, Pee Wee, Paddy, Ship Ship Shipperley, Bobby C, Phil W, King Arthur, Les B, Tutty to.................
"Who's your favourite Charlton player son?" "Don't know" "Don't know? You must have a favourite player?" "No I mean I don't know who plays for them!"
Not just us (although we do have only one player who has played a hundred games for the Club) but how times have changed from a former era when we were in the same tier of English football:
From Killer, Flash, Pee Wee, Paddy, Ship Ship Shipperley, Bobby C, Phil W, King Arthur, Les B, Tutty to.................
"Who's your favourite Charlton player son?" "Don't know" "Don't know? You must have a favourite player?" "No I mean I don't know who plays for them!"
To be fair the quality since the time we won the league under Powell is so much lower top. That season the top strikers in the division were Jordan Rhodes, BWP, Madine & Ched Evans!
The Racing Post have an article in today's pre season assessment in which they look at the outgoings and incomings for all 92 Clubs. They calculate the number of minutes that the players who have left played last season and then work out how many minutes our new recruits would have to play to compensate for that loss.
Well guess what? We finish 24th of 24 in the division. And each of our new players will have to average 8,047 minutes to compensate for the loss of those that have left. Or, in real terms, each one would have to play almost 90 matches!
Not something we weren't aware of. But rather sobering nevertheless especially when we're told that at least one of them won't be match fit and we have others from the existing squad injured too.
The Racing Post have an article in today's pre season assessment in which they look at the outgoings and incomings for all 92 Clubs. They calculate the number of minutes that the players who have left played last season and then work out how many minutes our new recruits would have to play to compensate for that loss.
Well guess what? We finish 24th of 24 in the division. And each of our new players will have to average 8,047 minutes to compensate for the loss of those that have left. Or, in real terms, each one would have to play almost 90 matches!
Not something we weren't aware of. But rather sobering nevertheless especially when we're told that at least one of them won't be match fit and we have others from the existing squad injured too.
With Vetokele and KAG back Bowyer has actually has four extra players available to him, therefore they only need to complete around 45 matches each, i.e. pretty much full league season.
Chris Solly 2020 Anfernee Dijksteel 2020 - Pneumonia
Centre Backs
Patrick Bauer 2019 Jason Pearce 2020 Naby Sarr 2020 Left Backs
Lewis Page 2019
Central Midfielders
Joe Aribo 2019 Jake Forster-Caskey 2019 Darren Pratley - new signing - not fit
Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
Mark Marshall 2019 Tariqe Fosu 2019 Ben Reeves 2019 - Injured for 3 months Billy Clarke 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Strikers
Josh Magennis 2019 Lyle Taylor 2020 - new signing Nicky Ajose 2019 Karlan Grant 2019 Igor Vetokele 2019 - Injured for 3 months Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2019 - ummm, not sure
Comments
Otherwise seems fine
Didn't Russell Slade teach you anything?
Now where's Louis, I feel the need to yell at him coming on.
Don’t rely on them to dig us out of a cold Tuesday night in Burton.
I hate this owner. He’s almost destroyed that all pulling in the same direction spirit of our club.
Come on Aussies ffs
You could almost fill a senior management team with that squad.
The first League game is two weeks away. Experience has shown that most new players coming in take at least a couple of months to get to full fitness - and that assumes that he doesn't pick up an injury along the way!
I imagine they expected it to be done by say the end of May, giving them 2 months to build a squad and a reasonable budget to do so.
On the other hand, if they knew that Roland wasn't selling, they might have got in early with some of the bargain basement players signed by other L1 clubs in June to at least bulk the squad up (and sold a couple of high earners to pay for it)
So is that a maximum squad of 15 now including just one keeper and only four midfielders and no cover at full back either?
Unless a wave of transfers are completed in the next fortnight I’m guessing it will be:
Phillips
Solly Bauer Pearce Page
Marshall Aribo JFC Fosu
Magennis Taylor
Subs:
Ajose
Grant
RHF
You
Me
My mum
My gran
First Team Squad
Goalkeepers
Dillon Philips 2019
Right Backs
Chris Solly 2020
Anfernee Dijksteel 2020 - Pneumonia
Centre Backs
Patrick Bauer 2019
Jason Pearce 2020
Naby Sarr 2020
Left Backs
Lewis Page 2019
Central Midfielders
Joe Aribo 2019
Jake Forster-Caskey 2019
Darren Pratley - new signing - not fit
Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
Mark Marshall 2019
Tariqe Fosu 2019
Ben Reeves 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Billy Clarke 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Strikers
Josh Magennis 2019
Lyle Taylor 2020 - new signing
Nicky Ajose 2019
Karlan Grant 2019
Igor Vetokele 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2019 - ummm, not sure
From Killer, Flash, Pee Wee, Paddy, Ship Ship Shipperley, Bobby C, Phil W, King Arthur, Les B, Tutty to.................
"Who's your favourite Charlton player son?"
"Don't know"
"Don't know? You must have a favourite player?"
"No I mean I don't know who plays for them!"
Well guess what? We finish 24th of 24 in the division. And each of our new players will have to average 8,047 minutes to compensate for the loss of those that have left. Or, in real terms, each one would have to play almost 90 matches!
Not something we weren't aware of. But rather sobering nevertheless especially when we're told that at least one of them won't be match fit and we have others from the existing squad injured too.
AG back Bowyer has actually has four extra players available to him, therefore they only need to complete around 45 matches each, i.e. pretty much full league season.Clearly we don't need any more signings...
First Team Squad
Goalkeepers
Dillon Philips 2019
Right Backs
Chris Solly 2020
Anfernee Dijksteel 2020 - Pneumonia
Centre Backs
Patrick Bauer 2019
Jason Pearce 2020
Naby Sarr 2020
Left Backs
Lewis Page 2019
Central Midfielders
Joe Aribo 2019
Jake Forster-Caskey 2019
Darren Pratley - new signing - not fit
Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
Mark Marshall 2019
Tariqe Fosu 2019
Ben Reeves 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Billy Clarke 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Strikers
Josh Magennis 2019Lyle Taylor 2020 - new signing
Nicky Ajose 2019
Karlan Grant 2019
Igor Vetokele 2019 - Injured for 3 months
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2019 - ummm, not sure