All could have been so different....

Swisdom

We were talking to Danny Drinkwater last summer. His agent was touting him around as they didn't expect him to get much game time in the Premier League and we met with him.

Don't know if we made an offer

This from a reliable source.

CrayAddick

He's English and not involved with the network. No chance.

sam3110

Vardy a couple of years before that too
Que sera sera

Mendonca In Asdas

Good job we got Christopher Lepoint instead.

Atletico Addick

We'd of took him if he was Belgian..

dabos

He's no El Hadji Ba

soapy_jones

We would of only Charltonised them... leave them alone!

Hovi's Biscuit

Swisdom said:

We were talking to Danny Drinkwater last summer. His agent was touting him around as they didn't expect him to get much game time in the Premier League and we met with him.

Don't know if we made an offer

This from a reliable source.

Probably heard his wage demands and didn't call his agent back (ie they were more than 2.5K a week)

GretnaGreenAddick

Assuming it is even true, not a chance Drinkwater would have come to us over other clubs with what our owner would have been willing to pay for real british talent.

Henry Irving

Riyad Mahrez was playing in the French 2nd division, our favourite hunting ground.

Charltonparklane

He would have made absolutely no difference whatsoever in this squad/side.
And that's not a slur on Drinkwater

CharltonDave85

You can say that about lots of players we could of singed but did not.

Stig

It really doesn't matter who we might have signed. Had we bought the whole Leicester squad in the summer we'd still be struggling. To be successful you need committed ownership, skilful management and a positive spirit throughout the club. No amount of good players would bring us success all the time that Duchatelet's poison hangs in the air at Charlton. The regime have turned our club toxic. Until he clears off the only 'what if' game that has any meaning is, what if we'd been bought by someone who loved football and who wanted our club to be successful for genuine footballing reasons rather than as part of some weird visionary experiment.

BigRedEvil

Stig said:

It really doesn't matter who we might have signed. Had we bought the whole Leicester squad in the summer we'd still be struggling. To be successful you need committed ownership, skilful management and a positive spirit throughout the club. No amount of good players would bring us success all the time that Duchatelet's poison hangs in the air at Charlton. The regime have turned our club toxic. Until he clears off the only 'what if' game that has any meaning is, what if we'd been bought by someone who loved football and who wanted our club to be successful for genuine footballing reasons rather than as part of some weird visionary experiment.

Don't be so negative. It will all turn around next season when Nego and Tucadean return.

ForeverAddickted

Henry Irving said:

Riyad Mahrez was playing in the French 2nd division, our favourite hunting ground.

I heard we could have signed him too yet Katrien was sunning herself in Doha.

True Story...