any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I don't think we could have got a fee for Watt. If we paid his contract up, then that is ridiculous, but I don't mind if he left on a free.
I doubt we received much of a fee and I very much doubt his new Club would have been able to match his weekly wage with us meaning we'd have to make up the shortfall.
any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I don't think we could have got a fee for Watt. If we paid his contract up, then that is ridiculous, but I don't mind if he left on a free.
I don't think it's very likely that a second tier club in Belgium will be paying Watt the wages he was on at Charlton, so it's highly likely he's yet another pay-as-you-go departure.
Charlton are interested in signing Barnet striker John Akinde, News Shopper understands.
Addicks boss Karl Robinson is looking for a frontman to replace Tony Watt, who joined Belgium club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on the weekend.
And Akinde is one striker who Charlton are keeping tabs on.
Akinde, 28, has been one of League Two’s most prolific forwards in the past two seasons, scoring 50 goals in 96 appearances.
And with Josh Magennis and Lee Novak being Charlton’s only senior strikers, the former Portsmouth man could add much-needed firepower to the squad. Akinde, who QPR have shown an interest in previously, is currently sidelined with a minor knee injury.
The striker has two years left to run on his contract, and given his impressive goalscoring record for the Bees, the North London club could demand a fee of around £1m.
On Saturday, Robinson spoke about trying to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts.
He said: “We’ve spoken to one or two strikers. For every club from the top of the Premier League to the bottom of the conference, they are looking for a striker to score 20 goals a season.
“So, we’re fishing in the same pond as every other football club. We just hope we find the right one that’s competitive.
“We know there are four or five that we've spoken to who we like. There are two or three where we think we've been out-priced so we won't be chasing them. So we just need to get it right.
“To buy a striker that’s going to score you 25 goals, it’s going to cost £1.5m to £2m - when do you see a team in League One do that?”
Akinde has spent most of his career in League Two and non-league, but has played in the third tier before with Bristol Rovers and Portsmouth.*
* 6 goals in 66 league one appearances with five clubs
any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I don't think we could have got a fee for Watt. If we paid his contract up, then that is ridiculous, but I don't mind if he left on a free.
I don't think it's very likely that a second tier club in Belgium will be paying Watt the wages he was on at Charlton, so it's highly likely he's yet another pay-as-you-go departure.
then thats idiotic. It was only last week or 2 weeks ago that Robinson said there was interest in Watt but it had to be best for the club. How can paying off someone be best for the club. All for letting him go on a free, and it would then be up to him to negotiate his next deal.
I am not doubting the fact we paid him off, just think it's ridiculous. To be honest, should not be surprised at all.
Marvelous, is this the fella that in 40 odd games at League One level has scored 3 goals. Just what we want Thanks Roland
I think he's a much better player than when he last played in League 1 though. Not sure if I want him, but if they want 1 million then its not going to happen anyway.
any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I am looking at it that we are trimming the books for a sale.
any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I don't think we could have got a fee for Watt. If we paid his contract up, then that is ridiculous, but I don't mind if he left on a free.
I don't think it's very likely that a second tier club in Belgium will be paying Watt the wages he was on at Charlton, so it's highly likely he's yet another pay-as-you-go departure.
then thats idiotic. It was only last week or 2 weeks ago that Robinson said there was interest in Watt but it had to be best for the club. How can paying off someone be best for the club. All for letting him go on a free, and it would then be up to him to negotiate his next deal.
I am not doubting the fact we paid him off, just think it's ridiculous. To be honest, should not be surprised at all.
but he wouldn't accept us letting him go on a free unless he can find a Club to match his wages. When he can't then we have to sweeten the deal. When Robinson says it has to be best for the Club it means taking the most financially acceptable deal, ie the one that saves us the most money over the course of the season. Remember, although we have had to sweeten the deal it will still be saving the Club some money. At least it should but with KM in charge that shouldn't be taken as a given.
Akinde, who QPR have shown an interest in previously, is currently sidelined with a minor knee injury, But will turn into a career threatening injury next week when he joins Charlton on a 5 year contract.
Competition---Games -Goals-Assists-Yel--Y/R--R--Minutes Total---------306----111---39---48---1---1---21.140' League Two-----130----56---11----22---0---0---9.893' National League--88----48---19----18---1---0---7.500' League One-----48 -----3----7-----3---0---1---2.213' Championship---16-----1----0-----2---0---0--- 465' FA Cup---------12-----1----0-----1---0----0---477' EFL Cup---------8-----2 ----1-----1---0---0---396' EFL Trophy------4------0----1-----1---0---0---196'
I absolutely think he's worth a contract btw. When He was at Crawley I saw him a couple of times, his play was hardworking, but he was often stuck up top on his own and the attack would breakdown before he was supported.
His record at league 2 is obviously quite good and you never know that if we sign him, he could step up and keep his form in League 1.
Never seen him play, he looks like a bit of a unit and probably a handful in the air but is he any good with his feet? quick off the mark?
I wont knock a player until seeing him play so if he signs, hopefully he can do the business! If i was KR though, I would be knocking the door of KM/RD to sign Grigg if he is available!
any mention of a fee for TWWW (undisclosed or otherwise), or is it a loan with a view to a purchase after a tear , or the same as Tex & Cebllos and we basically gave them our player.
I would say its a give away and we are happy to get his wages off our books.
wtf ??? In the last month we have simply given away 3 players, losing around £3m - 5m in transfer fees !! And KR says we can't afford a decent striker. Our CEO needs lynching.
I don't think we could have got a fee for Watt. If we paid his contract up, then that is ridiculous, but I don't mind if he left on a free.
I don't think it's very likely that a second tier club in Belgium will be paying Watt the wages he was on at Charlton, so it's highly likely he's yet another pay-as-you-go departure.
then thats idiotic. It was only last week or 2 weeks ago that Robinson said there was interest in Watt but it had to be best for the club. How can paying off someone be best for the club. All for letting him go on a free, and it would then be up to him to negotiate his next deal.
I am not doubting the fact we paid him off, just think it's ridiculous. To be honest, should not be surprised at all.
but he wouldn't accept us letting him go on a free unless he can find a Club to match his wages. When he can't then we have to sweeten the deal. When Robinson says it has to be best for the Club it means taking the most financially acceptable deal, ie the one that saves us the most money over the course of the season. Remember, although we have had to sweeten the deal it will still be saving the Club some money. At least it should but with KM in charge that shouldn't be taken as a given.
All thats just hearsay I guess, we don't know how much we paid him. But I don't see the point in paying someone off when they are in the last year of their contract.
If he couldn't find a club to match his wages, then he should have sat in the reserve or lowered his demands.
Good luck with negotiating a contract with his mum. She a nightmare apparently and partially the reason why Barnet still have him there.
This is starting to have all the hallmarks of one of our late transfer window signings. May I be the first to say 'Welcome John' and congratulations on your 5 year contract
shit--a kid---injured---dirt cheap----the pool we fish in is bottomless.
Hey Goonerhater, i suggest we fish in a cold dirty puddle of muck no deeper than a half inch, sort of akin to one of the smaller pot holes in the West Stand car park, judging by our network captures...
Good luck with negotiating a contract with his mum. She a nightmare apparently and partially the reason why Barnet still have him there.
This is starting to have all the hallmarks of one of our late transfer window signings. May I be the first to say 'Welcome John' and congratulations on your 5 year contract
Really ? I think I can already hear "we tried hard but couldn't get it over the line"
Either Katrien and Robinson persuede Duchatelet that we need to stretch the budget to include a Goalscorer or we stay in division one for another season regardless of how pleasing our football is on the eye.
I would love to see another, effective, striker come in but don't agree it is that cut and dried.
With 4231 we only play one striker.
Big Mag has taken time to get 100% fit after injuries and I think he may have been rushed back but he can do a very good job when fully fit.
Novak has one more game in his suspension.
Unless we can find a big improvement on those two then what is the point?
A loan from a prem or Championship club seems the most likely IMO and they maybe good enough.
But this is, when everyone is available, still a strong league 1 first XI imo
It's not the all conquerering side that will bull-doze every team it plays that some claimed after Ipswich and Bristol Rovers.
The problem, as ever, is that they isn't enough depth when the inevitable injuries and suspensions kick in.
This, an excellent point. We may not have quite enough depth, but we have a lot of quality for this league. Finding someone better than Magennis will be incredibly, incredibly difficult. If we can, great. If not, as you say, find a promising player from a higher division who may not be the finished article but who can come in and provide some intermittent quality when called upon.
When I took Barnet from the conference to the Champions League on Championship Manager 14 Akinde was mustard in the first two seasons
Sign him
So he was good in the conference and League 2 on championship manager, don't tell Driesen he will be recommending him to Barca as a replacement for Neymar!
Either Katrien and Robinson persuede Duchatelet that we need to stretch the budget to include a Goalscorer or we stay in division one for another season regardless of how pleasing our football is on the eye.
I would love to see another, effective, striker come in but don't agree it is that cut and dried.
With 4231 we only play one striker.
Big Mag has taken time to get 100% fit after injuries and I think he may have been rushed back but he can do a very good job when fully fit.
Novak has one more game in his suspension.
Unless we can find a big improvement on those two then what is the point?
A loan from a prem or Championship club seems the most likely IMO and they maybe good enough.
But this is, when everyone is available, still a strong league 1 first XI imo
It's not the all conquerering side that will bull-doze every team it plays that some claimed after Ipswich and Bristol Rovers.
The problem, as ever, is that they isn't enough depth when the inevitable injuries and suspensions kick in.
This, an excellent point. We may not have quite enough depth, but we have a lot of quality for this league. Finding someone better than Magennis will be incredibly, incredibly difficult. If we can, great. If not, as you say, find a promising player from a higher division who may not be the finished article but who can come in and provide some intermittent quality when called upon.
That would be OK but I think the general opinion is that Magennis is not prolific enough to get us out of the division.
If we were playing two up top then he would be fine as the target man if you like. He is a decent player and capable of contributing. He could be our Yann, although nowhere near as good. We would still need the goalscorer, the BWP. I think this was our thoughts last summer, but Ajose didn't work.
As we are going to play 1 striker, we are going to need someone who can play on his own, requiring a lot of fitness, physicality and someone who scores. I'm not many of those exist at our level, and certainly not for 300k
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Addicks boss Karl Robinson is looking for a frontman to replace Tony Watt, who joined Belgium club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on the weekend.
And Akinde is one striker who Charlton are keeping tabs on.
Akinde, 28, has been one of League Two’s most prolific forwards in the past two seasons, scoring 50 goals in 96 appearances.
And with Josh Magennis and Lee Novak being Charlton’s only senior strikers, the former Portsmouth man could add much-needed firepower to the squad.
Akinde, who QPR have shown an interest in previously, is currently sidelined with a minor knee injury.
The striker has two years left to run on his contract, and given his impressive goalscoring record for the Bees, the North London club could demand a fee of around £1m.
On Saturday, Robinson spoke about trying to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts.
He said: “We’ve spoken to one or two strikers. For every club from the top of the Premier League to the bottom of the conference, they are looking for a striker to score 20 goals a season.
“So, we’re fishing in the same pond as every other football club. We just hope we find the right one that’s competitive.
“We know there are four or five that we've spoken to who we like. There are two or three where we think we've been out-priced so we won't be chasing them. So we just need to get it right.
“To buy a striker that’s going to score you 25 goals, it’s going to cost £1.5m to £2m - when do you see a team in League One do that?”
Akinde has spent most of his career in League Two and non-league, but has played in the third tier before with Bristol Rovers and Portsmouth.*
* 6 goals in 66 league one appearances with five clubs
Just what we want
Thanks Roland
I am not doubting the fact we paid him off, just think it's ridiculous. To be honest, should not be surprised at all.
its the hope that kills you.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/john-akinde/leistungsdaten/spieler/69749
Competition---Games -Goals-Assists-Yel--Y/R--R--Minutes
Total---------306----111---39---48---1---1---21.140'
League Two-----130----56---11----22---0---0---9.893'
National League--88----48---19----18---1---0---7.500'
League One-----48 -----3----7-----3---0---1---2.213'
Championship---16-----1----0-----2---0---0--- 465'
FA Cup---------12-----1----0-----1---0----0---477'
EFL Cup---------8-----2 ----1-----1---0---0---396'
EFL Trophy------4------0----1-----1---0---0---196'
I absolutely think he's worth a contract btw. When He was at Crawley I saw him a couple of times, his play was hardworking, but he was often stuck up top on his own and the attack would breakdown before he was supported.
Never seen him play, he looks like a bit of a unit and probably a handful in the air but is he any good with his feet? quick off the mark?
I wont knock a player until seeing him play so if he signs, hopefully he can do the business! If i was KR though, I would be knocking the door of KM/RD to sign Grigg if he is available!
If he couldn't find a club to match his wages, then he should have sat in the reserve or lowered his demands.
She won't pull anything cute on our Katrien.
May I be the first to say 'Welcome John' and congratulations on your 5 year contract
Sign him
If we were playing two up top then he would be fine as the target man if you like. He is a decent player and capable of contributing. He could be our Yann, although nowhere near as good. We would still need the goalscorer, the BWP. I think this was our thoughts last summer, but Ajose didn't work.
As we are going to play 1 striker, we are going to need someone who can play on his own, requiring a lot of fitness, physicality and someone who scores. I'm not many of those exist at our level, and certainly not for 300k