Newcastle are also targeting Charlton's Lloyd Sam, and lead the chase to sign the winger.
Charlton were relegated to League One but the 24-year-old's performances caught the eye of a number of clubs, including Crystal Palace, Reading and Leeds.
would be a shame really i rate him highly as a player and thought he may be with us next season
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/05/14/newcastle-target-wigan-centre-back-paul-scharner-115875-21356801/
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I presume they only want him 'if' they go down.
NOT
If they offer some good money for him we'll snap their hands off.
What is it with Charlton fans - we seem to divide our time 50/50 between demanding more players from the youth ranks are given their chance and slagging them off for not being Pele when they finally get a chance.
Not saying he should be Pele, nice bloke or not, I dont rate him, all show, no substance, said it many a time on here, and after all, its only a personal opinion.
It's sometimes forgotten with Sam that even though he's 24 he's only played regularly for 2 seasons, he's really catching up with players of a similar age like Bailey who have quite a bit more experience of first team football, even if it was lower down the leagues.
He has pace which most clubs want to boost in their squad, cant understand Newcastle's intrest Dowie trying to get his own back maybe, know he was born in Leeds but moved to London at young age and i believe he whould like to stay in London.
Shouldnt be intrested in Palace and Reading well no manager there to sign him atm.
But if the money is there straight up decent amount could be a nice move.
The only problem with that is we had lots of players who we thought would tear up the CCC when we got relegated from the Prem and this didn't happen, and i fear this could happen with Sam in League One due to the physicality of the league. That said if we can keep a few of the decent players, i think we'll do better than we faired after our last relegation. I like Sam but think any decent money should and will be taken (as long as he hasn't got a Hreidarson get out clause that is). I don't think he's Prem quality but knowing our luck he'll have more Prem assists than anyone next year if he goes.
We've been here before haven't we and look how well he turned out!!
Can't agree with that, Campbell-Ryce is over a year older than Sam. In a way, Sam is 'lucky' enough for us to be relegated so he got his chance. Campbell-Ryce left when were safe and established in the Prem, he had little chance of breaking through. I really don't believe there is that much between them, at times if Sam had a bit more confidence he'd have better games, and Parkinson has started to get it out of him.
Look at the stats, if anything Sam has produced more-
Sam 0 goals 9 assists in 28 starts, 10 sub apps
Campbell-Ryce 9 goals, 3 assists, 39 starts, 1 sub app
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Two Leicester fans i met would totally disagree that more football is played in League One and told me that if we have players who have a bit of skill and who can handle a kick (and give one if needs must), we'll be alright. Sam i think probably falls into that category as he is pacy, can occasionally cross and doesn't strop anywhere near as much as JT, Romm or Bouazza.
The one man army.
The colossus
The assist machine
The goalscoring - rip roaring
Darren Ambrose
Rob Lee
Firstly, he's old Charlton youth that can identify with this club.
Second - he has the right attitude, works hard and great team ethic.
Third, he's got pace to burn and ability by the bucketful - and far more goal scoring assists than any other player.
The only thing he really needs to improve upon is his decision making, and that became noticeably better as the season drew to a close.
He's also a really nice bloke and good fun in the dressing room.
Don't underestimate that either.