Johnnie Jackson has signed a two-year contract extension which commits him to Charlton until the summer of 2016, the club announced on Friday afternoon. Jimmy Stone reports
Johnnie Jackson has signed a two-year contract extension which commits him to Charlton until the summer of 2016, the club announced on Friday afternoon.
The Addicks skipper has been one of the club’s most consistent performers since his arrival from Notts County in July 2010 making 155 appearances and scoring 44 goals.
His previous deal was due to expire at the end of the current season but the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder revealed he is delighted to be staying in SE7
“I’m really pleased,” he said
“We’ve been talking for a while and I was desperate to get it signed and get my future secure. I’ve always said I love the club and love being captain of the club and I just always saw my future here and nowhere else.
“So I was desperate to get it pushed over the line and I’m delighted to finally do it. It’s two more years but after that hopefully longer because I’d love to finish my career here.
“The club has been great for me and I really feel part of the fabric of the place so, for me, there’s no better place to be and as long as the club will have me I’ll be happy to be here.
The 31-year-old has been a reliable figure in the heart of Charlton’s midfield and finished as the club’s leading goalscorer last season with 12 goals in all competitions.
Despite struggling with niggling injuries this term, Jackson has still scored some important goals, including the last-gasp winner against Queens Park Rangers in February.
Charlton’s number four joins Rhoys Wiggins, Chris Solly, Jordan Cousins and Joe Pigott as players who have committed their future to the club this season.
After confirming his future as a Charlton player, Jackson is now keen to get his head down and help secure Charlton’s Championship status.
“It’s been uncertain times on and off the pitch with a lot of things,” he said.
“But the big picture doesn’t change – that we want the club to survive and we’ve got between now and the end of the season to make sure the club stay in the division.
“That has got to be the absolute 100 per cent focus now, no excuses. My future is secure and hopefully I can help secure the club’s future as well.”
Mods, you can delete my other thread which beat this one by two whole minutes! Because this thread is obviously where it's at.
Anyway, fantastic news. That's cheered me up no end, and I hope it inspires some of the other soon-to-be-out-of-contract players to sign on the proverbial dotted.
If Poyet goes, at least we know we'll have Cousins and Jackson as our central pairing next season (providing Cousins isn't farmed off to Liege that is...).
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Johnnie Jackson has signed a two-year contract extension which commits him to Charlton until the summer of 2016, the club announced on Friday afternoon.
Jimmy Stone reports
Johnnie Jackson has signed a two-year contract extension which commits him to Charlton until the summer of 2016, the club announced on Friday afternoon.
The Addicks skipper has been one of the club’s most consistent performers since his arrival from Notts County in July 2010 making 155 appearances and scoring 44 goals.
His previous deal was due to expire at the end of the current season but the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder revealed he is delighted to be staying in SE7
“I’m really pleased,” he said
“We’ve been talking for a while and I was desperate to get it signed and get my future secure. I’ve always said I love the club and love being captain of the club and I just always saw my future here and nowhere else.
“So I was desperate to get it pushed over the line and I’m delighted to finally do it. It’s two more years but after that hopefully longer because I’d love to finish my career here.
“The club has been great for me and I really feel part of the fabric of the place so, for me, there’s no better place to be and as long as the club will have me I’ll be happy to be here.
The 31-year-old has been a reliable figure in the heart of Charlton’s midfield and finished as the club’s leading goalscorer last season with 12 goals in all competitions.
Despite struggling with niggling injuries this term, Jackson has still scored some important goals, including the last-gasp winner against Queens Park Rangers in February.
Charlton’s number four joins Rhoys Wiggins, Chris Solly, Jordan Cousins and Joe Pigott as players who have committed their future to the club this season.
After confirming his future as a Charlton player, Jackson is now keen to get his head down and help secure Charlton’s Championship status.
“It’s been uncertain times on and off the pitch with a lot of things,” he said.
“But the big picture doesn’t change – that we want the club to survive and we’ve got between now and the end of the season to make sure the club stay in the division.
“That has got to be the absolute 100 per cent focus now, no excuses. My future is secure and hopefully I can help secure the club’s future as well.”
He is the next in line to pick up Charlton "legend" status.
Welll done to the board. Another player who most consider to be a vital piece of the jigsaw signed up.
But then again - maybe Roland's heard that Jacko was a cut above in League One and therefore moved quickly to sign him up.
Makes a mockery of the Kermogant scenario though.
Anyway, fantastic news. That's cheered me up no end, and I hope it inspires some of the other soon-to-be-out-of-contract players to sign on the proverbial dotted.
Just kidding :-) quality player and good news but 2 years with those legs? Pushing it for the old trooper
However JJ has been a massive part of our last few years and him staying for another two years softens the blow of losing Powell (ever so slightly).
(Edit...sorry forgot he's not gonna be head coach long anyway.)