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  • I'm so excited
    And I just can't hide it
    I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
    I'm so excited
    And I just can't hide it
    And I know
    I know
    I know
    I know
    I know
    I want you
    I want you

    I'm so excited
    Look what you do to me
    I just can't hide it
    You got me burning up
    I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
    I'm so excited
    I know I want you
    I'm so excited
    Look what you do to me
    You got me burning up
    I think I like it...

    Are you trying to merge this thread with Guilty pleasures?

    nahhh, nothn' guilty about that pointers corker!:>)
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,570
    Rob said:

    Don't know of him but seems like a step up in signing. If he was being scouted at 5m I wonder what we paid. I like what I'm seeing that RD is doing. Of course, we have to see them gel on the field yet and Big Bob is still an unknown quantity for us. Definitely all this is a step in the right direction though.

    Can't wait for the season to start to see how we do.

    Swap places with West Ham anyone next May. :-)

    Free transfer was it not?
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    edited July 2014
    I found this quote from the player himself very telling..

    "“I heard of the interest a few weeks ago and obviously I’m on a free transfer so there were a lot of things happening, but in the end I decided to go with Charlton."

    Obviously we were just one of a number of clubs hoping to secure his signature. He must have been convinced enough by RD's vision to have chosen us.

    Interesting times...
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,603
    Rob said:

    Don't know of him but seems like a step up in signing. If he was being scouted at 5m I wonder what we paid

    nought, he was on a Bosman

  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    Incidentally I have many Icelandic mates here in Copenhagen and they all say he is a quality player. They were quite surprised he wasn't snapped up by a lower/mid table Premiership club.
  • hudson-son-son
    hudson-son-son Posts: 2,645
    Yeah



    Free transfer was it not?

    Yeah he rejected a new contract at AZ and was out of contract this summer for a new challenge. Not going to say anything...

  • Paddy7
    Paddy7 Posts: 1,663
    Wow! Not mucking about now are we? Silly to weigh him down with too much expectation but he does look genuinely exciting. Now have several positive players who can go past people and make defenders uncomfortable in him, Moussa, Vetokele, and Harriott. O'Grady would probably have complimented them all nicely but it opens the door for someone who wants to be here instead.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,603

    Yeah



    Free transfer was it not?

    Yeah he rejected a new contract at AZ and was out of contract this summer for a new challenge. Not going to say anything...

    at least he played nearly 150 games for AZ before seeking a new challenge not just 20 although they have still missed out on a fee of course but can hardly claim to have developed him anyway. perhaps we should bung Chelsea and Fulham a few quid ....

  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    Paddy7 said:

    Wow! Not mucking about now are we? Silly to weigh him down with too much expectation but he does look genuinely exciting. Now have several positive players who can go past people and make defenders uncomfortable in him, Moussa, Vetokele, and Harriott. O'Grady would probably have complimented them all nicely but it opens the door for someone who wants to be here instead.

    Do we know for sure that the O'Grady deal is 100% dead in the water now?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,603
    hasn't he signed for Sheff Utd? they agreed a fee

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,836
    Interesting signing. Positive on initial thoughts, though its pretty easy to be seduced by compilation clips.

    Looks like a 433 man rather than a winger. At the moment i'm struggling to see where everyone fits. Still think we are missing the 'line leader' up top, which JBG, Reza, Igor, Church would play off. Pretty sure it won't be Polish Pete, expect that one to come in still.

    Could have some potential pace on the counter next season.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,836
    There is no such thing as a free transfer...
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,763
    RD really does mean business.

    Great signing. 6 or 7 (hopefully) good players , some of the young players signed up on contracts , investment in Sparrows lane and fantastic looking pitch with The Valley looking great.

    I'm really looking forward to the new season , i can't remember the last time things looked so good for Charlton.
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    Really pleased with this. Hope he adjusts to the Championship quickly because he looks a genuine talent.
  • Addicted
    Addicted Posts: 2,804
    There will be ups and downs this season but you can be certain that with our current attacking options there will be days when we tear teams apart.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,844
    The fact that recent players signed have PL or Europa or even Champs League experience is brilliant considering the recent stature of the club and where it finished last season. They must all have been sold a very positive vision. Certainly encouraging and with the majority of the pre-season still to go I hope we can hit the ground running fast and hard. More signings to come I have read... GK, target man and creative CM is what we all hope for.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Return of The Hermannator.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,109
    I haven't been this excited since we signed Dennis Rommedahl...
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,958
    The new Danny Green.

    Underwhelmed.



  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,487
    Busy on the fire engine all afternoon and get back to this news, happy.

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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    We're gonna walk this league this season. Is it too soon to be talking about 100+ points?
  • So good this signing. Honestly, have kept an eye on this chap for the past few years. He is class.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,130

    Yeah



    Free transfer was it not?

    Yeah he rejected a new contract at AZ and was out of contract this summer for a new challenge. Not going to say anything...

    How very Poyet.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    edited July 2014
    Oggy Red said:

    The new Danny Green.

    Underwhelmed.



    What?
    The YouTube footage shows 1 thing - he is class. He gets into good areas and he scores bloody good goals.
    My only question - why isn't he in the Premier League?


    (Unless you jest?)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,958
    13 goals for AZ in 4 seasons, I read.
    But they've been nearly always spectacular goals, right out of the blue.

    What we may have signed is not so much a goalscoring winger - but a player who can change a game with a moment of brilliance.

  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491

    Return of The Hermannator.

    He looks like HH
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    As much as his goal compilations are rather tasty - we need to bear in mind that he is not that prolific a goalscorer. He just seems to get worldy's when he does score!

    We don't want to heap too much pressure on him
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Oggy Red said:

    The new Danny Green.

    Underwhelmed.



    haha, being slagged off on his first day.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,388

    Oggy Red said:

    The new Danny Green.

    Underwhelmed.



    What?
    The YouTube footage shows 1 thing - he is class. He gets into good areas and he scores bloody good goals.
    My only question - why isn't he in the Premier League?


    (Unless you jest?)
    As @Swisdom said he's not a prolific goalscorer, and what about the rest of his game, is that Prem standard?

    On his interview on CAFC Player he talks about playing regularly. I think that was probably very important to him, but with a 2 year deal he keeps his options open.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,958

    Oggy Red said:

    The new Danny Green.

    Underwhelmed.



    What?
    The YouTube footage shows 1 thing - he is class. He gets into good areas and he scores bloody good goals.
    My only question - why isn't he in the Premier League?


    (Unless you jest?)
    Big smiley winky thing!