Hasn't worked out for him and yes we haven't played to his strengths but he wasn't on the bench v Millwall and was an unused sub at Bolton, so it's clear KR doesn't really rate him.
At the start of January if we'd been told we'd get rid of Ajose and Watt would return i think most of us would've taken that.
What isn't you were also told that Magennis would also be out for at least the next few weeks, would you still have been happy then ? It's not a straight swap, it's about building a squad. Do you think over this transfer window we have upgraded our squad sufficiently to be a title winning team ? Because that's how good we'll have to be to make the playoffs.
In:
Page Forster-Caskey Da Silva Byrne Watt
Out:
Lookman Fox Foley Ajose Umerah
Lookman was always going to go. Fox not a great loss, Foley too old and slow, Umerah no comment, Ajose rarely getting a look in.
JFC has boosted the midfield, Aribo whilst not a new signing has also come in, Konsa playing well in his new role, Byrne looks a great addition, we know what Watt can do. Holmes coming back to fitness, Botaka returning from the AFCON, we actually have some decent options for once.
So yes i believe we do now have a team that can make a run for the play offs.
Fair enough, I think the recruitment has once again left us lacking - let's see where we end up.
Hasn't worked out for him and yes we haven't played to his strengths but he wasn't on the bench v Millwall and was an unused sub at Bolton, so it's clear KR doesn't really rate him.
At the start of January if we'd been told we'd get rid of Ajose and Watt would return i think most of us would've taken that.
What isn't you were also told that Magennis would also be out for at least the next few weeks, would you still have been happy then ? It's not a straight swap, it's about building a squad. Do you think over this transfer window we have upgraded our squad sufficiently to be a title winning team ? Because that's how good we'll have to be to make the playoffs.
Ajose appeared a touch arrogant nearly all of the time with no hunger. Best forgotten. Definitely not a player who wants to play for the shirt. Robinson gave him the opportunity several times to make an impact and he was seriously crap on each occasion.
Here lies the problem of constantly changing managers. Slade buys him in the summer for a large six figure sum, and people believed he would be the 20 goal a season man.
Four months into the season Slade gets the sack, so everyone in the playing squad hope the new manager rates them, or plays a system that suits them. Even Magennis in the Football League Paper recently was worried that Robinson might not rate him!
Robinson clearly does not rate Ajose or can't see him in the way he wants to set up.
That's football, but if we had a manager for longer than a year, then these sorts of transfers would not happen.
When we signed Ajose, I asked my Crewe supporting mate what he was like. (Ajose played for Crewe) His response was he scores goals but offers nothing else. I think thats what we have seen. He doesn't work for the team, and his involvement in team play is minimal. Robinson wants players who put a shift in for the team, so I can see why we have got rid of him. I for one am not dissapointed that he has gone.
If you ran a poll on here and asked Ajose or Watt then I think the majority would have given the answer which KR has hence the prodigal son gets another chance and Ajose is shipped out
I'm not sure there's hardly anyone who thinks Ajose has done well. Yes there's plenty who think he may come good.
But he's shown nothing for 6 months and showed little effort at other clubs previously.
Additionally, he rarely took the limited goal scoring chances he had with us. His technique was lacking and instead of keeping his head over the ball and striking low, he lent back and blazed over on more than one occasion.
I'm not sure there's hardly anyone who thinks Ajose has done well. Yes there's plenty who think he may come good.
But he's shown nothing for 6 months and showed little effort at other clubs previously.
Additionally, he rarely took the limited goal scoring chances he had with us. His technique was lacking and instead of keeping his head over the ball and striking low, he lent back and blazed over on more than one occasion.
He scored 20+ goals last season so can't be that bad ? From what I've seen of him, he never set the world alight but you do have the question why he was more successful last season. Lets face it, if he had scored 12 or so goals to date and ended the season on 24+ we'd have all been praising him.
If you ran a poll on here and asked Ajose or Watt then I think the majority would have given the answer which KR has hence the prodigal son gets another chance and Ajose is shipped out
I'm sorry to see him go and doubt he'll be back .. from the start under 'back foot' Slade we never played a pattern that suited him .. Robinson obviously does not rate him .. scored two good 'sniffers' goals at Walsall, and a last minute penalty at Gills after Holmes missed an earlier one .. other than that he looked a fish out of water .. scored 6 in all for us though, not too shabby
I'm sorry to see him go and doubt he'll be back .. from the start under 'back foot' Slade we never played a pattern that suited him .. Robinson obviously does not rate him .. scored two good 'sniffers' goals at Walsall, and a last minute penalty at Gills after Holmes missed an earlier one .. other than that he looked a fish out of water .. scored 6 in all for us though, not too shabby
Plus one against Colchester in the Chubby Checker's Mates Cup.
Only been to three games this season and Ajose played each one. Possibly unfair to judge but he looked like an utter dud to me. By Nicky. Don't let the door hit you etc.
Hasn't worked out for him and yes we haven't played to his strengths but he wasn't on the bench v Millwall and was an unused sub at Bolton, so it's clear KR doesn't really rate him.
At the start of January if we'd been told we'd get rid of Ajose and Watt would return i think most of us would've taken that.
What isn't you were also told that Magennis would also be out for at least the next few weeks, would you still have been happy then ? It's not a straight swap, it's about building a squad. Do you think over this transfer window we have upgraded our squad sufficiently to be a title winning team ? Because that's how good we'll have to be to make the playoffs.
In:
Page Forster-Caskey Da Silva Byrne Watt
Out:
Lookman Fox Foley Ajose Umerah
All these pricks have done is sell and replace, NOT build and strengthen.
I'm sorry to see him go and doubt he'll be back .. from the start under 'back foot' Slade we never played a pattern that suited him .. Robinson obviously does not rate him .. scored two good 'sniffers' goals at Walsall, and a last minute penalty at Gills after Holmes missed an earlier one .. other than that he looked a fish out of water .. scored 6 in all for us though, not too shabby
To swap him for a dude with 1 in 16 in the force that is SPL!
Hasn't worked out for him and yes we haven't played to his strengths but he wasn't on the bench v Millwall and was an unused sub at Bolton, so it's clear KR doesn't really rate him.
At the start of January if we'd been told we'd get rid of Ajose and Watt would return i think most of us would've taken that.
What isn't you were also told that Magennis would also be out for at least the next few weeks, would you still have been happy then ? It's not a straight swap, it's about building a squad. Do you think over this transfer window we have upgraded our squad sufficiently to be a title winning team ? Because that's how good we'll have to be to make the playoffs.
In:
Page Forster-Caskey Da Silva Byrne Watt
Out:
Lookman Fox Foley Ajose Umerah
Lookman was always going to go. Fox not a great loss, Foley too old and slow, Umerah no comment, Ajose rarely getting a look in.
JFC has boosted the midfield, Aribo whilst not a new signing has also come in, Konsa playing well in his new role, Byrne looks a great addition, we know what Watt can do. Holmes coming back to fitness, Botaka returning from the AFCON, we actually have some decent options for once.
So yes i believe we do now have a team that can make a run for the play offs.
Fair enough, I think the recruitment has once again left us lacking - let's see where we end up.
Hasn't worked out for him and yes we haven't played to his strengths but he wasn't on the bench v Millwall and was an unused sub at Bolton, so it's clear KR doesn't really rate him.
At the start of January if we'd been told we'd get rid of Ajose and Watt would return i think most of us would've taken that.
Also, as Watt is undoubtedly a better player than Ajose, what on earth were we doing splashing out big money on Ajose in the summer when Watt was already here?!
How do you rate strikers by scoring goals or beating players a few times with no end result. When you are either trying to avoid relegation or rea ch the playoffs I would peronally have a striker that actually scores goals 4 in his last 34 game is hardly setting me alight with expectations if he does start scoring goals on a regular basis I will be delighted because it will help the team but I am not holding my breath.
I'm not sure there's hardly anyone who thinks Ajose has done well. Yes there's plenty who think he may come good.
But he's shown nothing for 6 months and showed little effort at other clubs previously.
Additionally, he rarely took the limited goal scoring chances he had with us. His technique was lacking and instead of keeping his head over the ball and striking low, he lent back and blazed over on more than one occasion.
He scored 20+ goals last season so can't be that bad ? From what I've seen of him, he never set the world alight but you do have the question why he was more successful last season. Lets face it, if he had scored 12 or so goals to date and ended the season on 24+ we'd have all been praising him.
When we signed Ajose, I asked my Crewe supporting mate what he was like. (Ajose played for Crewe) His response was he scores goals but offers nothing else. I think thats what we have seen. He doesn't work for the team, and his involvement in team play is minimal. Robinson wants players who put a shift in for the team, so I can see why we have got rid of him. I for one am not dissapointed that he has gone.
I think Ajose (although not personally) sums up everything that is wrong with football now.
He has one good season and he (or more likely his agent) and his club can't wait to cash in. The club sells him, probably expecting that his value will never be higher, and the player (or more likely his agent) secures himself a long term deal on outrageous money compared to the real world.
Suddenly the player finds it tough going and with all that money guaranteed he is happy to go back to his old club, earning more than they would ever be willing, or able, to pay him while we cover the excess that he shouldn't, in reality, be getting.
I'm not saying anyone has been conned and his goals speak volumes but we are not the only club with players on contracts that they are not worth - and they are significant sums, not minimum wage.
If we carry on with the same recruitment successes we will end up paying more in subsidised wages than our first team earns.
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I doubt if it was much more than half of that.
Normally, deals are a downpayment and the rest in instalments across the length of contract.
Perhaps Charlton will have done a deal with Swindon not to pay the next instalment?
EDIT: Sorry Shooters, now just seen your post.
Four months into the season Slade gets the sack, so everyone in the playing squad hope the new manager rates them, or plays a system that suits them. Even Magennis in the Football League Paper recently was worried that Robinson might not rate him!
Robinson clearly does not rate Ajose or can't see him in the way he wants to set up.
That's football, but if we had a manager for longer than a year, then these sorts of transfers would not happen.
I for one am not dissapointed that he has gone.
But he's shown nothing for 6 months and showed little effort at other clubs previously.
Additionally, he rarely took the limited goal scoring chances he had with us. His technique was lacking and instead of keeping his head over the ball and striking low, he lent back and blazed over on more than one occasion.
7 in total.
ch the playoffs I would peronally have a striker that actually scores goals 4 in his last 34 game is hardly setting me alight with expectations if he does start scoring goals on a regular basis I will be delighted because it will help the team but I am not holding my breath.
Is there a clause in the loan deal that Ajose can't play in the Charlton v Swindon game this season.
You did remember to include it, Katrien, didn't you?
He has one good season and he (or more likely his agent) and his club can't wait to cash in. The club sells him, probably expecting that his value will never be higher, and the player (or more likely his agent) secures himself a long term deal on outrageous money compared to the real world.
Suddenly the player finds it tough going and with all that money guaranteed he is happy to go back to his old club, earning more than they would ever be willing, or able, to pay him while we cover the excess that he shouldn't, in reality, be getting.
I'm not saying anyone has been conned and his goals speak volumes but we are not the only club with players on contracts that they are not worth - and they are significant sums, not minimum wage.
If we carry on with the same recruitment successes we will end up paying more in subsidised wages than our first team earns.