Morgan Fox to Wednesday?

Pedro45

owlsonlineadmin said:

Afternoon Addicks,

Keep fighting the against the buggers!!

Hearing we've agreed a deal for Morgan Fox, source is usually realible but I will admit I know little about him, can anyone shed any light?

Ta

Basically, every League One right winger who has played against Charlton this season has been their man of the match. Mainly because Fox is not very good, especially with no protection in front of him. He has a lot less skill than Rhos Wiggins (another left back who you also signed from us); is much slower; not as good a tackler; scores about the same number of goals; and is about the same defensively. He does have a good engine (good pre-season one mile run times) and seems to stay fit (unlike Rhoys...). We'd be happy to see him go quite frankly as he is the fans second least favourite player (with only Roger Johnson behind him!). If you have a very good memory, think of a modern Lawrie Madden.

Mendonca In Asdas

I thought Man United were supposed to interested in Morgan?

Airman Brown

Fee is £1m according to a source who told me before Christmas this was happening. Less than their previous offer, but probably good money.

bobmunro

Mendonca In Asdas said:

I thought Man United were supposed to interested in Morgan?

They were but Mourinho wanted something bigger.

Addickted2U

He was better and more consistent in the Championship. If they are going on that form we'd do well to off-load him - 1 million would be very good business.

smiffyboy

My prayers have been answered hallelujah, I knew this would happen when I got the the bigger bit of the wish bone out the turkey!!!

ken_shabby

I'm in the pro Fox camp. He gives everything, and has had dogs abuse at times from our fans. He is hardly surrounded by the cream of league 1, and the players in front of him have left him exposed over and over again. That said, he has made his fair share of mistakes. Certainly better for him to try his luck elsewhere, and probably for us too.

cafcdave123

ken_shabby said:

I'm in the pro Fox camp. He gives everything, and has had dogs abuse at times from our fans. He is hardly surrounded by the cream of league 1, and the players in front of him have left him exposed over and over again. That said, he has made his fair share of mistakes. Certainly better for him to try his luck elsewhere, and probably for us too.

This sums it up perfectly imho

stonemuse

ken_shabby said:

I'm in the pro Fox camp. He gives everything, and has had dogs abuse at times from our fans. He is hardly surrounded by the cream of league 1, and the players in front of him have left him exposed over and over again. That said, he has made his fair share of mistakes. Certainly better for him to try his luck elsewhere, and probably for us too.

Yup, agreed.

ricky_otto

owlsonlineadmin said:

Afternoon Addicks,

Keep fighting the against the buggers!!

Hearing we've agreed a deal for Morgan Fox, source is usually realible but I will admit I know little about him, can anyone shed any light?

Ta

At least get his name right - he has a double barrelled surname. Full name is Morgan Fox-Shit

Elthamaddick

£1m fee according to AB above.....broken down as follows:

£150k up front
£50k upon promotion to the Prem
£50k if/when they stay up

....the rest based on them winning the Prem/Europa League/Champions League

if they've got any sense.

DRAddick

You won't get a consensus of opinion on here about him. Became a target of choice for the boo boys who then can't let go or allow anything to cloud their judgment. No doubt he has the ability but too often doesn't look decent. The reasons for that depend on which side of the Fox debate you're on. I personally think he is capable of doing well in the Championship with some decent players around him (and at a club that isn't a basket case at the moment).

sm

Psst - someone hide that video of Morgan tracking back against Peterborough.

shirty5

It's a deal, it's a steal, it's sale of the f***** century. You know what, *** it Wednesday, I'll think we will keep him.

killer kish

Still can't believe the old he doesn't get much help down the left side excuse trotted out again and again.Gives 100% true but is poor at so many other things and some are just the basics like positioning and passing

markmc68

Wiggins didn't last long at Wednesday. Not sure fox would either. THD didn't hang around either. Promote Archie Edwards' to first team Squad and he will be gone in the summer. The left back merry go round in full flow.

DamoNorthStand

So who is gonna play left back then?

cafcbart92

Fox doesn't offer much if anything going forward, and his defending is pretty basic. I think League One is about his level so it seems very strange that a play-off pushing Championship outfit is ready to spend £1m on him. I'd take that in a heartbeat.

What I will say is he is at least an honest player and a good professional. He gets far more shit from our fans than he deserves and to his credit, I can't remember him biting back once.

Missed It

DamoNorthStand said:

So who is gonna play left back then?

Driesen has a nice Slovakian futsal player picked out already.

ShootersHillGuru

DamoNorthStand said:

So who is gonna play left back then?

We have a transfer window to sort that out.

cazo

That must be watching the wrong player.his Shit.

covered_end_junior

Can't say I'm fussed, I think I've been fairer than most and given him a chance but he's been utter shite consistently for 2 years now. How he's getting a move to a Championship side I have no idea.

oohaahmortimer

Good luck Foxy baby , I mean seriously £1m WOW , he is all heart but no way is he currently good enough for The Wednesday

bolloxbolder

DamoNorthStand said:

So who is gonna play left back then?

Chicksen

Addick Addict

DamoNorthStand said:

So who is gonna play left back then?

Phil Warman

ChiAddick

DRAddick said:

You won't get a consensus of opinion on here about him. Became a target of choice for the boo boys who then can't let go or allow anything to cloud their judgment. No doubt he has the ability but too often doesn't look decent. The reasons for that depend on which side of the Fox debate you're on. I personally think he is capable of doing well in the Championship with some decent players around him (and at a club that isn't a basket case at the moment).

This is the only place you will get balanced views really.

Personally don't think Fox is good enough for Wednesday. Not fast enough, always caught out of position, beaten too easily, not that great going forward. However he is a trier. Everyone likes a trier. He holds his head high even when his chips are down and the fans get on his back.

Overall for £1mil I'd snap Wednesdays hands off.

SDAddick

He looked very good in the second half of last season when we had a manager who coached individuals and helped to set up a defensive shape. He is a very good 1 v. 1 defender, which is increasingly rare in fullbacks these days. On the ball and passing ability still need some work. He's clear work on his crossing, and his delivery isn't half bad. At 1-2m, he's probably worth a punt that you can get a lot out of him with good coaching over the next few years.

I'm very much pro-Fox, and I fear it will be a case of "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone".

adrian

Swap him with Forestieri.
We'll then go for that Slovakian futsal player for LB

FishCostaFortune

Another one of our players that every armchair expert slams, but will end up playing a league (maybe even 2) above us...

Chef_addick

Can't believe the stick Fox gets from his own supporters, granted it's not been his best season but then apart from Magenis, Rudd and Holmes who has been good to watch?
Konsa has arguably been at fault for 3 or 4 of the last goals conceded yet don't see him getting sarcastic cheers when subbed.
Maybe some encouragement from us fans even when players aren't having a good game will stop the heads going down as quick as they are.
If I was Fox I'd be biting Wednesday's hands off to get away