Think the squad is looking the best now than it has looked all season (and arguably for a long time).
Do you expect to start in August with a squad that is....
A. An improvement on the current squad
B. The same standard as current squad
C. Not as high a standard as current squad
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We will add players to a fairly decent squad. Whether they be players Roly wants as opposed to Guy remains to be seen but either way we can still look forward to adding to the ranks as we have done in the previous summer.
But a few late, stellar signings meaning it's an "A" by the end of August.
Otherwise really don't know how it will go. I think a lot depends on selling Reza and maybe Polish Pete. That might mean the transfer sales target that KM mentioned is met and so mean no sales from the current first team squad.
Zak needs to have a good loan now to prove to himself that he can do it. Very much a confidence thing now imho
But Poyet had a very bad injury that set him back and that meant he was seen as not progressing. When he got over that injury and got to play games he was very impressive.
Maybe Zak will be the same. I hope so but let's see.
That would be a novelty.
We'll all renew our season tickets in a moment of madness before the deadline and they'll sell anyone decent over the summer.
Pete the Pole and Pigott up front next season. You read it here first!
I think we will lose a few of the current lot and replace. I suspect that's what to expect every season from now on. I don't see a slow build policy at Charlton any time soon.
Whatever happens I hope we get it done early so the new players can settle and have a good pre season.
Etheridge/Marko Dmitrović
Loic Nego Roger Andre Bikey-Amougou Oguchi Onyewu
Lepoint Diarra Eagles Moussa
Reza Polish Pete
This team would not fill me with any confidence, I know it won't happen of course, but I would like to think the above team would be nowhere near consideration, bar possibly Moussa, and Dimitrovic.
I would be happy if none of the above featured next season.
We also have the 3rd lowest budget in the Champ and Eagles, Johnson, Diarra, Wilson, Bulot and Buyens out of (CAFC) contract.
C
And pissing around for decent players to rescue a season going off the rails in Jan.
We'll lose the hod carriers like Wilson and Church and add a higher quality hod carrier.