Halfway and not looking all bad, certainly a better place than where we were. We all new some would go, but if player wants to go there's not a lot you can do. At least they are bringing in new blood which is always a good thing and will give the team a lift, could still see a few more. Things certainly seem to be a little different to last season( in some ways). End of the season will prove if they got it right......play offs here we come.
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#Roland OUT!!!!!
What matters is that the monies used have the net effect of improving the strength of the whole squad if not in the individual positions being replaced.
Two new signings with no proven track record. Think I'll try and keep a lid on my excitement for a bit longer.
Depends on how good your memory is I guess.
Yeah, it's different from last season. We are mid table in League One and have just lost two of our starting xi.
I'm so fucking excited right now I could punch a midget.
Just saying .....
Charlton aren't building a squad to compete. They're cashing in assets and punting on unproven youngsters in the hope of a resale profit.
Pardon me if I'm not dancing in the streets.
So, do we think it's looking good? Only if you have the rosiest of rose-tinted spectacles and your shoe size is on a par with your IQ.
If this window stays to form we'll be linked to decent signings for the rest of the window and once again be left short.
I'm happy to be wrong, but the proof is in the pudding
And our next game is Millwall, perfect time to give them their debuts....
Lost a left back that many fans didn't rate. Brought in a young replacement though he may be second choice to Chicksen.
Lost a back up right back but signed someone that should improve central midfield.
Signed a promising young player but he's only on loan and has no first team experience. Seems he's mainly player left back for the Chelsea youth sides but looks like he'll be used in midfield for us.
Doesn't look better to me although the window has only just opened. Still need a proper number 10 (vital for the way KR wants us to play) another winger (we lack options, CMs out wide isn't really an option in a five man midfield) and a right back (could get by with Solly and Konsa but it's not ideal).
At least Lookman and Fox have left early in the window. Makes a change for us, we usually sell them with a few days or even hours to go.
Notice the other players we've been linked with are all fairly young, Byrne, Potts, Carruthers (not an option anymore) and Reeves. RD has perhaps found an English manager they suits his ideas - someone happy to manage a young team made up of signings and academy players. The Swindon game showed that wasn't going to be Slade, he went for an experienced midfield when so many could see he needed to take a risk with one or two youngsters to give us more pace and energy.
We could be very good to watch if KR can pull it off. Yet he's working for the owner that goes trough 2/3 managers a season. Before anyone leaves we could do with 2/3 more signings. Since RD took over that's usually the number we still need when the window closes. I'm not convinced it'll be any different this time.
We've had a massive cash injection from sale of Lookman. How much of that has been re-invested?
Well of course St Truiden announced the signing of three new players today. That's good for the network. And trust me, Roland sees our money as the network's money.
So how has Charlton benefitted so far?
We've signed two players I've never heard of, for undisclosed fees, and loaned one from Chelsea who looks quite good on YouTube. All three players may turn out to be dynamite, but forgive me if I'm not dancing in the street quite yet.
And why are we already placing Joe Aribo in the shop window? Players like Aribo and Konsa should be the backbone of a side that would take us all the way to the Premier League, but we all know that won't happen. The club has admitted as much. The future stars of the Premier League, on show, briefly, at the Valley, before we sell them.
Well it isn't good enough, is it?
WUM?
For feck sake we are a division below Burton, and trail the Northern powerhouses of Fleetwood and Rochdale!
Here endeth the lesson.
But it's early days. Let's see where we stand at the end of the transfer window.