I don't know how/why people are thinking we have a chance to buy this fella, please tell me where we are going to rustle up 5 million for him and whatever wages.
There's not a chance he'll go for £5m. He'll go for £3m tops, this kid is good but he is league one remember, yes he has potential but who is going to spend £5m on a player who is setting only league one alight?
Only 2 seasons ago Charlie Austin was the blue eyed boy of League 1, I know he's had injuries but he's hardly set the world alight at Burnley.
Good point
As mentioned Rhodes was at Ipswich and was sold off cheap to a lower league side.
So the trick Powell and his scouts need to pull off is to find the next Jordan Rhodes as he is released at 18 rather than when he is being valued at £5m aged 21.
Much easier said than done but remember how "underwhelmed" many were on here when Kermorgant signed.
Of course that player could already be here. Michael Smith, Azeez, Sho-Silva or Piggott.
Austin may be worth a punt as Claret's parachute money runs out. I'd like Haynes to get a run upfront as well, never seen a quicker Charlton player, Dennis included.
Surely must be looked at as a possible signing now especially if Huddersfield are to not get promoted?
Watch this space.
dont get me excited please!
i will actually cry with excitement if we sign jordan rhodes.
no chance
I thought that a few weeks ago, but... A Prem cub is highly unlikely to come in for him as itsa huge gamble / step up , he's therefore likely to go to a championship club if they don't get promotion, Mackail Smith went to Brighton , why not Rhodes to Charlton?
Surely must be looked at as a possible signing now especially if Huddersfield are to not get promoted?
Watch this space.
dont get me excited please!
i will actually cry with excitement if we sign jordan rhodes.
no chance
I thought that a few weeks ago, but... A Prem cub is highly unlikely to come in for him as itsa huge gamble / step up , he's therefore likely to go to a championship club if they don't get promotion, Mackail Smith went to Brighton , why not Rhodes to Charlton?
Just what i was thinking, not beyond the realms of possibility, would cost a pretty penny, so it depends on what the club want to do.
I very much doubt we will buy Rhodes. Not because he isn't good but because the modus operandi of TJ (& MS) is to buy players who are under-valued, not over-valued. Rhodes will command big money whether to a PL or Champ club.
I think Rhodes has a bright future, but I can't see him being one of the top strikers in the country. I see him having a similar career to someone like Beckford who will move between the Premier League and the top half of the Championship for a couple of different clubs.
Rhodes would be way more than we could afford. Would be quality but really think he'll end up with lower Prem team or bigger spending Champ club. Fact that Hudd's spent £2 mill more than us on wages last year suggests he's on big dough and I wouldn't want us to upset our wage structure for one player. We need to keep doing things the old Charlton way and not reach too far, too quick.
True Bing , what you say makes perfect sense , but do you think Rhodes would help sign a few more season tickets up?
Yes - I can see that but players signed too expensively to get the season tickets up have a habit of not working as you would like. I think back to the days of Allan Simonsen for example.
Oh I would love us to sign him - maybe he will go for less than we think. I can't help feeling that his second half of the season (bar the last few games) will have put some 000's onto his value.
McKail-Smith is about five years older than Rhodes, the most exciting thing about Rhodes is his potential. I doubt we can sign him, I'm sure a prem team will be in for him (think his pace, finishing and the way he finds space are better than what we saw from Beckford when he was in our league btw) - if we were to get him though I'd be thrilled
I'm sure his agent is working very hard to get as many clubs as possible sniffing around. No disrespect to Charlton but I am certain there will be more attractive and bigger payers than us in the chase for his signature.
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As mentioned Rhodes was at Ipswich and was sold off cheap to a lower league side.
So the trick Powell and his scouts need to pull off is to find the next Jordan Rhodes as he is released at 18 rather than when he is being valued at £5m aged 21.
Much easier said than done but remember how "underwhelmed" many were on here when Kermorgant signed.
Of course that player could already be here. Michael Smith, Azeez, Sho-Silva or Piggott.
i will actually cry with excitement if we sign jordan rhodes.
no chance
I thought that a few weeks ago, but... A Prem cub is highly unlikely to come in for him as itsa huge gamble / step up , he's therefore likely to go to a championship club if they don't get promotion, Mackail Smith went to Brighton , why not Rhodes to Charlton?
Oh I would love us to sign him - maybe he will go for less than we think. I can't help feeling that his second half of the season (bar the last few games) will have put some 000's onto his value.