The first confirmed signing today - I give you Johnnie Williams !
A lengthy & intensive medical examination was undertaken earlier this morning & I'm delighted to announce that Johnnie will be joining the Addicks !
Johnnie, who joins us from Tunbridge Wells Vets ( hence the rubber gloves required for his examination) should NOT be confused with former loanee Jonny Williams who will be rejoining the club in the next few days.
It is expected that 2 players with identical names will confuse both opposition managers, players and match officials - especially when bookings are noted by the latter- and as such, will be a huge bonus in the team of 9 that will take the field in the red shirts on August 3rd.
Our latest signing has now left Fanackapan Towers besieged by the press, following a lengthy interview with Jim White and is currently en route to Sparrows Lane where the owner's Player Farm is due to be relaunched.
Put THAT in your pipe & smoke it, "Scoop" Cawley !
A couple of other youngsters, trialists and signings like Oztumer and I'm sure there's 22 that can play
Of course we will have 22 players who CAN play. I am sure we will have plenty of 17 year olds at the club. But the concern is not being able to get 11 blokes to go out and play, it's the quality of those 11.
A couple of other youngsters, trialists and signings like Oztumer and I'm sure there's 22 that can play
Of course we will have 22 players who CAN play. I am sure we will have plenty of 17 year olds at the club. But the concern is not being able to get 11 blokes to go out and play, it's the quality of those 11.
You're concerned about the quality of the 11 players who will play in a behind closed doors friendly in the grounds of a hotel against a Romanian side no one has heard of?
A couple of other youngsters, trialists and signings like Oztumer and I'm sure there's 22 that can play
Of course we will have 22 players who CAN play. I am sure we will have plenty of 17 year olds at the club. But the concern is not being able to get 11 blokes to go out and play, it's the quality of those 11.
You're concerned about the quality of the 11 players who will play in a behind closed doors friendly in the grounds of a hotel against a Romanian side no one has hard of?
I'm sure Seb Lewis and a couple of hotel porters will make up the numbers anyway
I suppose the benefit for Williams is the fact there isnt really a rush for him to find a club provided he keeps his levels of fitness up
Transfer Window can close and if another club comes along in dire need of a Midfielder (due to a ACL in the opening game etc.) then Williams will be in a key negotiating position
If of course that doesnt happen and we put in a serious offer for him then we've got our man, its a win-win position for him at the moment
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Solly/Dijksteel Pearce/Bowry Sarr/Stevenson Page/Mascoll
Forster-Caskey/Pratley
Lapslie/Morgan Maloney
Aouachira
Taylor/ Bonne/Ocran
A couple of other youngsters, trialists and signings like Oztumer and I'm sure there's 22 that can play
Sarr has dyed his hair blonde
Edit: oh dear!!
From Williams' Instagram stories, is the quote on the back wall a coincidence?
https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/jonny-williams-to-join-up-with-charlton-athletic-for-spanish-training-camp/
Surely someone else would have shown interest in him by now for him to have gone elsewhere?
Prediction. They will drip feed similar tweets then reveal a signing around 4pm
Transfer Window can close and if another club comes along in dire need of a Midfielder (due to a ACL in the opening game etc.) then Williams will be in a key negotiating position
If of course that doesnt happen and we put in a serious offer for him then we've got our man, its a win-win position for him at the moment