Is KM doing the deals scouting the players? i would be very surprised. I would expect that she would be working on the legal contract side and the financial side with maybe Riga, but if not then Dyer and chappell identifying targets. Did Chappell not represent us in a "network" get together.
There is not a lot we can do except wait and see and even if we do get a load of unknown names it won't be until we see them play in a league match that we can judge if RD has made another players cock up or unearthed a set of gems.
Still the pitch should be nice
Scouting now, sure not.
None of us know 100% what she is actually doing but her statements have claimed the responsibility of an Iain Moody type role.... getting the deals done once players identified. IMO, that involves business contract skills but also Agent savvy skills. You need to be a face, you need a reputation.
I dont know the merits of Phil Chapple 's scouting ability. Having watched him play, I could not think of a more unlikely scout but that's not necessarily relevant.
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
Think my tongue was firmly in my cheek but obviously not obvious.
I expect that the timing of the SLP "exclusive" was designed by Morro and his agent to give the club a nudge in the negotiations (not unreasonably, given that he'll be out of contract in 6 weeks). Ditto the coverage on Hamer and Leicester. The problem is, though, that Roland does not seem to be a man amenable or receptive to nudging.
Hopefully, the chief coach/Jose Riga position will be sorted out next week and some sort of accommodation will be reached with Morro. He is a decent Championship centre half, a natural leader and we need experience in that key area (especially if Dervite's move is confirmed). It is also imperative that we have at least one skinhead in defence.
Whilst on the subject of contracts, I think we should be looking to extend Wilson's deal or we may find ourselves in the same position with him next year.
Regardless of who we get in, some level of continuity and experience is essential in this very tough division, especially with so many young players.
I think a number of our supporters (certainly me) are suffering a strange psychotic condition arising out of a combination of football deprivation (no more two games a week) and a form of post-traumatic syndrome following our (ahem) eventful 2013/14 season.
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
A fascinating article. Note especially the remarks about Duhan
For comparison only one Czech agent is considered to have any kind of international footprint, despite both the population and the football talent pool being much bigger than that of Israel
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
Luzon is a red herring. He signed a two year contract extension only last month.
However Dudu Duhan needs to be carefully monitored.
And if RD likes doing business with him the list of players below could become relevant.
Plenty of Israelis on that list. I'm certain they could do a job in the Championship.
Having watched both Maccaiba and Apoel comfortably trashed by Viktoria Plzen in the last couple of years, I do not share your optimism. Furthermore, going back longer, I am struggling to think of a game involving either a club team or the Israeli national team which was remotely exciting. Their tactic appears to be to bore the opposition into submission.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
A fascinating article. Note especially the remarks about Duhan
For comparison only one Czech agent is considered to have any kind of international footprint, despite both the population and the football talent pool being much bigger than that of Israel
An article in the Jerusalem Post. Really. Good Googling.
Must all be "shadowy" and "razor sharp" though if you say so.
Is KM doing the deals scouting the players? i would be very surprised. I would expect that she would be working on the legal contract side and the financial side with maybe Riga, but if not then Dyer and chappell identifying targets. Did Chappell not represent us in a "network" get together.
There is not a lot we can do except wait and see and even if we do get a load of unknown names it won't be until we see them play in a league match that we can judge if RD has made another players cock up or unearthed a set of gems.
Still the pitch should be nice
Scouting now, sure not.
None of us know 100% what she is actually doing but her statements have claimed the responsibility of an Iain Moody type role.... getting the deals done once players identified. IMO, that involves business contract skills but also Agent savvy skills. You need to be a face, you need a reputation.
I dont know the merits of Phil Chapple 's scouting ability. Having watched him play, I could not think of a more unlikely scout but that's not necessarily relevant.
Chapple will be useful if we need to go out and sign 4 new centre backs!
I think we have to bear in mind that Dervite, Hamer and Morrison are all around 25 and established championship players. Their next contract will possibly be the most lucrative of their careers. All three were vital to our fight against relegation and all three might be replaced at Charlton? Let's wait and see - I have every confidence that Duchatelet Meire and the football coaches have had a chance,to fully understand the championship and they should know by now what the best 15-18 players need to look like.to be competitive next season. Stephens and Kermorgant left because they could earn big money elsewhere but I'm not sure these three are in the same league?
I have absolutely zero confidence that Duchatelet and Meire know who the best players for Charlton to be competitive next season are. So again, who is making the decisions on player acquisitions and contract renewals?
It is one of life's great mysteries on who the person/persons responsible are for player recruitment. Would love to have a chat with them.
Dudu Dahan..?
Thought you were taking the p*** before I went on wiki! So this may tie in with Guy Luzon being mentioned as our next manager/yes man to Duchatelet. What the f*** is going on at this club?
I work for a global multinational Belgian company, none of what is going on is unfamiliar it's quite incredible the parallels between my company and what is going on at CAFC
Hopefully you enjoy your job oakky
I do, I have 15 years experience of working for Belgians - they are very clever, hard working people from a small disunited country that punches considerably above it's weight - definitely a different mentality to your average Brit & probably a big culture shock to some.
Suppose with the strength of the beer, they do not 'do' liquid lunches!!!!!!!!!!!!
The problem is when Morrison gets back from his holiday this week and sees that we still have no manager and more than half the squad have been released or sold , he's not going to want to sign a contract and who could blame him?
Never any chance of keeping out of contract players with offers on the table from clubs like Leicester and Bolton. If a club comes along and offers Morrison more money than we can afford then he will depart too. Poyet is different. There will be other considerations for him to consider like game time and where he feels comfortable for now but in the end it will be decided by money. My hope for Poyet is that first he sees another season at least with us as beneficial to his progress but if not we can negotiate a loan back. I am not hopeful.
Poyet would be nuts to sign a contract with us if he has a decent offer from elsewhere. Senior pros leaving on free transfers and the possibility that Riga was let go for refusing to play network players is hardly an alluring prospect for a young player with options.
Never any chance of keeping out of contract players with offers on the table from clubs like Leicester and Bolton. If a club comes along and offers Morrison more money than we can afford then he will depart too. Poyet is different. There will be other considerations for him to consider like game time and where he feels comfortable for now but in the end it will be decided by money. My hope for Poyet is that first he sees another season at least with us as beneficial to his progress but if not we can negotiate a loan back. I am not hopeful.
From talking to someone in a very good position to know (because they are currently involved on the playing side at the club), money is not the obstacle with Poyet. Whether he stays will depend on his view and his advisers' view of what is going on within the club.
Never any chance of keeping out of contract players with offers on the table from clubs like Leicester and Bolton. If a club comes along and offers Morrison more money than we can afford then he will depart too. Poyet is different. There will be other considerations for him to consider like game time and where he feels comfortable for now but in the end it will be decided by money. My hope for Poyet is that first he sees another season at least with us as beneficial to his progress but if not we can negotiate a loan back. I am not hopeful.
From talking to someone in a very good position to know (because they are currently involved on the playing side at the club), money is not the obstacle with Poyet. Whether he stays will depend on his view and his advisers' view of what is going on within the club.
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None of us know 100% what she is actually doing but her statements have claimed the responsibility of an Iain Moody type role.... getting the deals done once players identified. IMO, that involves business contract skills but also Agent savvy skills. You need to be a face, you need a reputation.
I dont know the merits of Phil Chapple 's scouting ability. Having watched him play, I could not think of a more unlikely scout but that's not necessarily relevant.
The one area where Israel is world class in international professional football is the number of razor sharp agents and shadowy middle men that have had an impact, starting with Pini whatshisname.
Hopefully, the chief coach/Jose Riga position will be sorted out next week and some sort of accommodation will be reached with Morro. He is a decent Championship centre half, a natural leader and we need experience in that key area (especially if Dervite's move is confirmed). It is also imperative that we have at least one skinhead in defence.
Whilst on the subject of contracts, I think we should be looking to extend Wilson's deal or we may find ourselves in the same position with him next year.
Regardless of who we get in, some level of continuity and experience is essential in this very tough division, especially with so many young players.
I think a number of our supporters (certainly me) are suffering a strange psychotic condition arising out of a combination of football deprivation (no more two games a week) and a form of post-traumatic syndrome following our (ahem) eventful 2013/14 season.
Come on Roland - throw us a bone.
A fascinating article. Note especially the remarks about Duhan
For comparison only one Czech agent is considered to have any kind of international footprint, despite both the population and the football talent pool being much bigger than that of Israel
Must all be "shadowy" and "razor sharp" though if you say so.
There are plenty of other articles, but life is short, I am on my crap IPad mini, and I believe my answer is more than adequate
Still at least you did not accuse me of racism, which I half expected.
Otherwise, in my naivety, they would have put pen to paper by now.
That is not a criticism of the players just how things work.
He loves the club and, no disrespect to him, I can't see him getting a big offer elsewhere.
I'll be a little surprised if he's not playing for us next season.
He's a leader and a good character in the dressing room, which is important with all the changes.
I expect him to stay.