All this talk in the "Rumours Rumours" thread has reminded me that they are simular players in more ways than one, both captains and leaders, both goalscorers, both wear the #4 shirt! But who did you prefer out of the 2? For me it's Jackson all day actually feels like he has a real love for the club which is nice to see
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Johnnie ,
Oh Johnnie Jackson,
He buys the drinks for me.
Saying that I still prefer JJ.
I'd go for Jackson simply as he has done the business the past few seasons and is very settled as a Charlton player. He's right for us.
On the whole, I'd still say Bailey has more ability. But maybe isn't right for us....
Bailey missed a penalty in the Playoff semi finals.
No contest.
Not really, he couldn't pass to a Charlton shirt often enough. Jackson by a long chalk. Although I'm talking about the 2nd half of this season Jackson :-)
Jacko 108 league games 36 goals
Both very impressive goal tallys for midfielders but Jacko all day long for me.
Might be a good combination for next season Mr Slater...
I think he could be a good addition to the squad and team alongside Jackson.
Bailey was also voted player of the year albeit in a poor side.
A lot of the player who were written off as "useless" in the Pardew era have gone on to have decent careers in the Championship. Halford, Varney, Sinclair off the top of my head. Bailey is another.
They are similar wholehearted players with an eye for goal whose lack of real pace would bar them from playing consistently in the top tier. Jacko wins it for me because he has a wand of a left foot which both picks passes and scores from free kicks.
Bailey was energetic but a liability with his tackling and stray passes, whilst Jackson overall is a more classy and composed figure.
It's hard not to have a biased opinion because Jacko has captained us to a league title and a good first season back in the Championship whereas Bailey was part of some of our worst ever years.