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Keeping Reid

BcaddickBcaddick
edited September 2007 in General Charlton
So how the hell are we gonna keep Reid this coming January? The guy is total class and way too good to play at Championship level. If he keeps fit (figures crossed) he will be the man that sends us up. I just worry that a prem club will come in with a 4-5mill bid and tempt the fella.

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  • BcaddickBcaddick
    By the way...that should say fingers not figures!
  • LedgeLedge
    he played well tonight but he also infuriates me with some of his passing.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    I don't think he had that great a game TBH. Some good passing but lost the ball a lot and missed an open goal at 0 - 0. Also too many floated crosses that were all won by Dublin or the other CH. Took both pens well.

    If a prem club comes in for him we may have to sell but why would they. They may think he didn't set the world alight at Spurs, has a history of injuries and not much pace. For £5m can buy a french or spanish player with a better pedigree.

    Don't get me wrong I think he will be vital for us but lets not build him up too much.
  • ElthamaddickElthamaddick
    pseronally (penalties aside which he took superbly) I thought he had a poor game tonight and his passing was certainly not up to his usual standard, he got caught in posession to many times for my liking. I worry about our left hand side when he plays there especially with Powell behind him.

    on another note, thought Varney looked excellent, shame he couldn't cap it off with that goal in the 2nd half and McCleod did very well when he came on.
  • StanmoreAddickStanmoreAddick
    Maybe just maybe this is Reid's level and he is enjoying it, yesterday i don't think he had a particularly good game, apart of course of the matter of two very well taken pens.

    His premiership experiences aren't that great remember.

    Injuries/ bit part at Spudz- relegation with us.
  • Vinnie V.Vinnie V.
    I still maintain he should play in the centre as he drifts to much on the left. Where was Thomas?
  • Oggy RedOggy Red
    [cite]Posted By: millaphile[/cite]I still maintain he should play in the centre as he drifts to much on the left. Where was Thomas?

    Dumped for bad attitude and going missing in games? Pards won't like that.


    Regarding Reidy, even he was the best player in the CCC, why would there be any rush to sign for a Prem club in January.

    Put yourself in his place:

    Who would want to buy? Top 6 Prem club. Nope.

    Mid-table 'might just squeeze a EUFA cup place but safe from relegation' side going nowhere. Probably not - they'll sign a foreign mercenary for half what Reidy would cost.

    Relegation pack struggler? These are the teams who will fancy him. They'll see ability & creativity, experience and leadership skills.

    But providing Charlton are in the the thick of the promotion race and he's enjoying his football why would he want to leave? Much more exciting to win promotion than risk the despair of losing a relegation battle. He's skipper for his club, playing for his country and likely to be playing in the Prem anyway during the summer.


    If Charlton don't get promoted, that could be a different issue.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    He is quite clearly our main man, and the one to pull the strings for us offensively. I just hope we don't become too reliant on how to provide this role because:

    a. other teams will soon catch on and do a real tight job on him
    b. he dictates the tempo we play at and a lot of time if seems three quarter pace.

    As i said in my quick report, one great ball seems to be followed by one bad ball and if he can balance out trying to play the killer ball with just keeping posession in a simple way, then we've got a real player at this level.

    Above all, he seems to give his all, is respected by the rest of the side, and seems to be enjoying his football at the moment.
  • AllLeftFootAllLeftFoot
    We also can't become too reliant on him as he is prone to more than the odd injury - think we missed his quality when he was out last season, and definitely would again in this league.
  • InspectorSandsInspectorSands
    I think he's reached a level where he's comfortable at - I don't think he had a particularly good game last night but the penalties were well-taken when I expected him to miss the first.

    And as AFKA says, I also think that after being sidelined at Spurs and all the hassle of the first season at Charlton, he's simply enjoying himself at the moment.
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  • WSSWSS
    I think Racon will do the same job to be hoenst and he looks QWA LAA TYYY
  • KetmanKetman
    One of my Favourites players Reid but I commented to Carlsberg that he we was having a quite game by his standards with about 20 mins to go. Cue him being involved in everything from that point, shows what I know about Football.
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    Agree with WSS about Racon. Anyone know why he wasn't even on the bench last night?
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