being perfectly sensible & not posting offensive messages I would urge RD to read this & take note. Last time we got out of league 1 we brought in a raft of players, from the Championship and League 1 - all British - and all with experience. I know we were accused of buying the title but I don't think we spent more than a couple of million which I'm sure will be within FFP
On a separate note the 1 thing we need, first & foremost, is a striker ( 2 would be better) who can score 15-20 goals a season. No idea who but that is now down to the scouts/ We got out of League one because we bought BWP - and the times before that we got promoted - in 99/2000 we had Andy hunt with 22 goals & super Clive in 97/98 with 26. It is no coincidence that the years we've had a decent striker we've done well & the seasons the strikers don't hit double figures then we struggle.
Goals win games - pure & simple.;
Sad statistic warning - the goal difference since the first full season under RD to now currently sits at -53.
I am prepared for league one. I've got membership of the local Picturehouse, joined a snooker club, and made a list of all the books I should have read but haven't. Saturday afternoons sorted for the 16/17 season.
My 5 day golf membership is going to get extended to 7 days, no question.
These are just the sort of loyal supporters we can all be proud of!
Seriously, you can't expect people to keep turning up and parting with their hard earned money in return for the absolute bollocks that goes with Charlton Athletic these days. Not to mention the time that fans invest in it. For some people it's a whole day out of their weekend gone.
Loyalty goes both ways.
I totally agree mate and I am one of those supporters who due to where I live means most of the day has to be written off when I go to a game. I am as anti the regime as anyone which maybe explains - along with family reasons - why yesterday was my first game since the Brentford debacle. My comment was supposed to be very tongue in cheek to those who will abandon the team if they are relegated. Maybe their comments were meant humorously as well. Personally I don't care what division we play in, I would happily take L2 if it meant decent owners. I think we will spend the next few years in the bottom couple of divisions and my only hope is that when the Belgians get bored and f**k off, people come back, fall back in love with the club and get us back to where we should be, a top half championship club.
being perfectly sensible & not posting offensive messages I would urge RD to read this & take note. Last time we got out of league 1 we brought in a raft of players, from the Championship and League 1 - all British - and all with experience. I know we were accused of buying the title but I don't think we spent more than a couple of million which I'm sure will be within FFP
On a separate note the 1 thing we need, first & foremost, is a striker ( 2 would be better) who can score 15-20 goals a season. No idea who but that is now down to the scouts/ We got out of League one because we bought BWP - and the times before that we got promoted - in 99/2000 we had Andy hunt with 22 goals & super Clive in 97/98 with 26. It is no coincidence that the years we've had a decent striker we've done well & the seasons the strikers don't hit double figures then we struggle.
Goals win games - pure & simple.;
We don't have any scouts at the club - only those in Belgium.
I don't believe that decent overseas players couldn't do a job getting a club out of any league. The problem is that we won't get decent players who make up a decent team under Duchatelet, and we won't ever get promotion from any league with he at the helm. We will be the next Blackpool - it's 100% certain.
Katrien thinks preparing for League One means buying a new North Face jacket and hat, because the away games are in cold places. She can't plan for this, she knows nothing about League One football. Or, any kind of football.
If Roland's still here next season it will be a nightmare, probably the worst season in our history. If we can't defend corner kicks now, how will we do it with poorer defenders? We have to get him out this season.
The Belgians haven't a clue what to expect in League One, so how can they evaluate what standard or type of player is required? Tippy tapped lightweight European players ain't gonna hack it at the likes of Scunthorpe & Port Vale, who will look at Charlton as they biggest home game of the season and the chance of a scalp. The Belgians have no idea what's coming.
They ought to have some idea. Think Colchester United away in the cup and multiply by 46.
It's worse than that, though. Think Colchester and remember that they are, by some distance, the worst club of the 24 in that division.
The Belgians haven't a clue what to expect in League One, so how can they evaluate what standard or type of player is required? Tippy tapped lightweight European players ain't gonna hack it at the likes of Scunthorpe & Port Vale, who will look at Charlton as they biggest home game of the season and the chance of a scalp. The Belgians have no idea what's coming.
Absolutely. If RD completely misread the strength of the Championship (where 75% of the clubs could comfortably compete in the Belgium Premier League) then he'll probably underestimate League One.
Who out of the present squad would be retained when we get relegated?
Not great is it? Mid table at best and most likely a struggle to avoid a consecutive drop.
The rest would all be sold or loaned out.......and some of those in the above list have contracts that expire in 2016, so might not get an extension (or want to stay).
Too many higher earners there, Jackson, Henderson & Ba will be sold/released, probably Solly & Johnson as well.
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I don't believe that decent overseas players couldn't do a job getting a club out of any league. The problem is that we won't get decent players who make up a decent team under Duchatelet, and we won't ever get promotion from any league with he at the helm. We will be the next Blackpool - it's 100% certain.
Probably got a nice hat, though.