Just read the article. KR says a 20 goal striker will cost £1.5 - £2m & that League 1 clubs don't spend that kind of money. Someone please tell him we sold Lookman for £9M so I'm sure 20% of that could be spent TO TRY TO GET US OUT OF THI(S LEAGUE
Just read the article. KR says a 20 goal striker will cost £1.5 - £2m & that League 1 clubs don't spend that kind of money. Someone please tell him we sold Lookman for £9M so I'm sure 20% of that could be spent TO TRY TO GET US OUT OF THI(S LEAGUE
I'm sure he's fully aware of that but getting the owner to part with some of that cash is proving as difficult for KR as it has for all our managers under the regime.
Unfortunately it all goes back to the poor decision making, hence money-wasting by the management team from day one of the takeover.
Just read the article. KR says a 20 goal striker will cost £1.5 - £2m & that League 1 clubs don't spend that kind of money. Someone please tell him we sold Lookman for £9M so I'm sure 20% of that could be spent TO TRY TO GET US OUT OF THI(S LEAGUE
Plus Fox plus getting Tex and Watt off the wage bill plus Ceballos who probably didn't go for a fee etc. and so on.
All that said, even in that 1.5-2m pound range, who are we going to get who can play up front on their own, has potential to grow as a player (and resale value), and most importantly will come to a League One team? I really struggle to think of a player who would fit that criteria. I think the best bet would be to go abroad, but you would of course have the issue of bedding someone in in League One.
I think one of the best options for getting in someone like that is a DaSilva/Mavididi-esque loan of a young player with a lot of talent from a big club. But it seems that the likes of City and Chelsea in particular like to loan their best youth players to the continent.
I'm all for spending money to strengthen the squad, but we're in a situation where we don't just need bodies, we need quality. And we can't complain about money poorly spent on the one hand then turn around and demand we throw a seven figure transfer fee at any old decent League One or League Two striker.
Just bite the bullet, have the courage to sell Konza, spend some of it on a good striker with the ability to get the goals to get us out of this league and loan in a centre back to replace Konza in the squad. We cannot keep going in to every season with a glaring deficiency in the squad and expect anything other than mid-table mediocrity at best.
The Lookman money covered last year's running costs. The only way we will get a striker like Grigg or Bogle (what we need to get promotion) will be if we sell Konsa.
Otherwise you're looking at either a £300k striker or a loan. Listen to the Louis Mendez interview. Before KR says 'there are funds available' it sounds like he actually says the words 'three hundred thousand'.
If we don't sell Konsa I expect we'll end up with a complete gamble panic loan on deadline day (£300k will not buy much outside of League Two and based on the Godden situation cannot even acquire the best in that league).
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
Quite a shock that the regime aren't delivering. Didn't see that one coming
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
Quite a shock that the regime aren't delivering. Didn't see that one coming
But they've learnt from their mistakes according to many?
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).i
Quite a shock that the regime aren't delivering. Didn't see that one coming
An even bigger shock, that some on here think they've changed and that we've turned a corner. The usual suspects were out in force last week following our demolition job on Bristol Rovers. We have 2 senior forwards. One is playing whilst unfit and the other is suspended.
I wouldn't say they've completely changed but this squad should do better than last years. Even if it's just by having a better midfield.
Any big fees they've spent have always been at the start of the window. Can't see that sort of money being spent now, KRs made that clear.
I expect it'll be a gamble on someone that might come good. Either a young Prem loanee or someone that happens to be available for a small fee, like Magennis last year or BWP when he came in.
The question we should be asking is why has a player such as Godden not been picked up before. He was almost playing on our doorstep, does the scouting system not stretch as far as Ebbsfleet ? Stevenage should not have been his first step up, he surely would have jumped at the chance to join us. Good luck Tony, think that you have missed a great chance to become a hero at CAFC, another player with a touch of Clive Mendonca and Derek Hales is going to be hard to find.
The only way Charlton will prosper & be successful is when Duchatelet sells to decent owners with ambition & is finally gone from the club. The shortness of the squad is the same story every season.
The only possibility appears to be a punt on a premiership loan of a promising but unproven young player. Sometimes it can work out like DaSilva, but it is a gamble. At least Robinson, will be able to say with hand on heart that there will be space in the team & they will get game time. Not a good situation this far into the season & this close to the transfer window closing.
IF we spend 300k on a striker (we need more than a striker) what is the total estimated cash spend this summer? Leave wages and signing on out of it for example, especially because of the wage reduction. Reeves was free for a start. How much actual money spent so far?
Looking at the squad as it is at the moment the depth of the squad is missing some experienced players to backup the first team if we have any injuries to main players. We need to replace Tex and Watt at the minimum prior to the transfer window closing.
Still believe we need a winger, a striker and possibly another centre midfielder.
Kashi is not going to play 46 games, Forster-Caskey is likely to get injured, Jackson should be used as last resort and for experience, I don't feel Crofts is good enough. Obviously this is me being greedy, I don't think we will get another one in.
A striker (possibly 2) and a winger are serious priorities now.
Haha why does he have found memories, he was shit, we were shit - job done.
But he isn't shit and that's the problem.
In there is a real footballer one that on his day is a joy to watch
For me the biggest disappointment is that those days are few and far between.
In other words I'd rather watch someone with the skill he posses than a big lump that holds it up but couldn't go past a London bus.
I keep hearing this, but when has he showed there's a footballer in there? All he's done for us is hold the ball by the corner flag and he's lived on that ever since. He's done nothing in a Charlton shirt for me to think 'there's a player in there'
That's not true, when he first come he was unplayable and the reason we ended up staying up comfortably the year Luzon took over.
I still think he played too deep and was not a team player.
However, if the story is true of him singing "we want Roland out" on the training ground then he's not all bad!
Just bite the bullet, have the courage to sell Konza, spend some of it on a good striker with the ability to get the goals to get us out of this league and loan in a centre back to replace Konza in the squad. We cannot keep going in to every season with a glaring deficiency in the squad and expect anything other than mid-table mediocrity at best.
The Lookman sale and the departures over the past month should ensure we have released sufficent funds to bring a goalscorer/s in.
However, the high earners have been released, Lookman has been sold for the dough, so it would be a surprise if Konsa is not sold if a club comes in with decent money.
The term I am looking for is asset stripping.
Just f*** off Duchatelet and may your next poo be a hedgehog. The same applies to squirrel face as well.
The window is still open and before we jump up and down we need to wait and see what happens. The omens are not good but it's still perfectly possible we might get in a striker that can make a difference. If it's true the budget is 300k then we won't be going up. Being out of the top six in January might be the nudge Roland needs to sell up. Silver linings and all that.
£300k isn't an insignificant amount at this level.
Its not huge either but a lot of other league 1 clubs would like to be able to spend that.
PS remember KR was only allowed 5% of the Lookman money so dont expect the much trailed sale of Konsa to boost Robbo's funds.
I've got no idea how players are valued these days and I guess after we spent a reported £600k on Ajose last season and have had to try and move him on again, suggests KR will have to work within smaller means, but 300k seems too little imo for a striker
I could've swore 300k were the amounts we used to hear for the like of Chris Malkin 20 years ago.
I know we're League one and a lot of clubs don't have money in the lower leagues, but we're going to have to have a hell of a scouting network and that 300k will have to work very hard
I was hoping we were looking at 750k to spend potentially
But then as Airman points out, this is all about minimising losses
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Unfortunately it all goes back to the poor decision making, hence money-wasting by the management team from day one of the takeover.
All that said, even in that 1.5-2m pound range, who are we going to get who can play up front on their own, has potential to grow as a player (and resale value), and most importantly will come to a League One team? I really struggle to think of a player who would fit that criteria. I think the best bet would be to go abroad, but you would of course have the issue of bedding someone in in League One.
I think one of the best options for getting in someone like that is a DaSilva/Mavididi-esque loan of a young player with a lot of talent from a big club. But it seems that the likes of City and Chelsea in particular like to loan their best youth players to the continent.
I'm all for spending money to strengthen the squad, but we're in a situation where we don't just need bodies, we need quality. And we can't complain about money poorly spent on the one hand then turn around and demand we throw a seven figure transfer fee at any old decent League One or League Two striker.
Otherwise you're looking at either a £300k striker or a loan. Listen to the Louis Mendez interview. Before KR says 'there are funds available' it sounds like he actually says the words 'three hundred thousand'.
If we don't sell Konsa I expect we'll end up with a complete gamble panic loan on deadline day (£300k will not buy much outside of League Two and based on the Godden situation cannot even acquire the best in that league).
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£300k is the budget.....so forget internationals like Grigg. Our club can attract quality players like that but KR simply doesn't have the budget to get them (despite all the sales and players off the wage bill).
The usual suspects were out in force last week following our demolition job on Bristol Rovers.
We have 2 senior forwards. One is playing whilst unfit and the other is suspended.
Any big fees they've spent have always been at the start of the window. Can't see that sort of money being spent now, KRs made that clear.
I expect it'll be a gamble on someone that might come good. Either a young Prem loanee or someone that happens to be available for a small fee, like Magennis last year or BWP when he came in.
And I wonder if the injury to Mavididi might have put some of the big clubs off Charlton as a destination for their youngsters?
Leave wages and signing on out of it for example, especially because of the wage reduction. Reeves was free for a start.
How much actual money spent so far?
Kashi is not going to play 46 games, Forster-Caskey is likely to get injured, Jackson should be used as last resort and for experience, I don't feel Crofts is good enough. Obviously this is me being greedy, I don't think we will get another one in.
A striker (possibly 2) and a winger are serious priorities now.
However, if the story is true of him singing "we want Roland out" on the training ground then he's not all bad!
However, the high earners have been released, Lookman has been sold for the dough, so it would be a surprise if Konsa is not sold if a club comes in with decent money.
The term I am looking for is asset stripping.
Just f*** off Duchatelet and may your next poo be a hedgehog. The same applies to squirrel face as well.
Its not huge either but a lot of other league 1 clubs would like to be able to spend that.
PS remember KR was only allowed 5% of the Lookman money so dont expect the much trailed sale of Konsa to boost Robbo's funds.
but then again it is KM negotiating?
I could've swore 300k were the amounts we used to hear for the like of Chris Malkin 20 years ago.
I know we're League one and a lot of clubs don't have money in the lower leagues, but we're going to have to have a hell of a scouting network and that 300k will have to work very hard
I was hoping we were looking at 750k to spend potentially
But then as Airman points out, this is all about minimising losses