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Charlie Clayden - May 2025: Promoted to the National League with Boreham Wood (p4)

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    edited March 2023
    NabySarr said:
    Scoham said:
    Signed permanently for Wealdstone.
    Not sure why there’s disagreement in the comments. He’s 22 and couldn’t get in the Bromley team, not good enough and it was quite symbolic of Sandgaards approach to this season that he was expected to play left back in League 1 
    Some fans see a bit of pace and dribbling and think that makes him a good player. Nice to have but it doesn't mean he's up to the standard, as you say he couldn't get in Bromley's team.

    At 22 he needs regular football for a chance to get back into the EFL. One of those who might be good enough in years to come if we stand still or go backwards, i.e. not what we need right now.

    The right decision as we need to aim a lot higher.
  • Gary Poole
    Gary Poole Posts: 1,874
    This just proves how woeful TS’ summer recruitment was. For a young player to have to start the season playing out of position in the first team, when 9 months later he is released being judged not up to the standard in his normal position demonstrates how painfully thin and unbalanced the squad was.

    Good luck to the young man I hope he gets his career back on track. But whoever is our owner come the summer needs to realise you need suitable cover for every position and if someone needs to do a job out of position that should be an experienced pro not a kid trying to learn the game. By all means give young players chances, but don’t expect them to cope in unfamiliar roles.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Gary Poole said:
    This just proves how woeful TS’ summer recruitment was. For a young player to have to start the season playing out of position in the first team, when 9 months later he is released being judged not up to the standard in his normal position demonstrates how painfully thin and unbalanced the squad was.

    Good luck to the young man I hope he gets his career back on track. But whoever is our owner come the summer needs to realise you need suitable cover for every position and if someone needs to do a job out of position that should be an experienced pro not a kid trying to learn the game. By all means give young players chances, but don’t expect them to cope in unfamiliar roles.
    Two summers running.  Adkins was forced to play him due to lack of options as well.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    edited March 2023
    NabySarr said:
    Scoham said:
    Signed permanently for Wealdstone.
    Not sure why there’s disagreement in the comments. He’s 22 and couldn’t get in the Bromley team, not good enough and it was quite symbolic of Sandgaards approach to this season that he was expected to play left back in League 1 

    Our fans will moan at anything. He was patently not good enough for this level. Good luck to him though, was thrown in when he shouldn't have been. 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,230
    Talal said:
    NabySarr said:
    Scoham said:
    Signed permanently for Wealdstone.
    Not sure why there’s disagreement in the comments. He’s 22 and couldn’t get in the Bromley team, not good enough and it was quite symbolic of Sandgaards approach to this season that he was expected to play left back in League 1 

    Our fans will moan at anything. He was patently not good enough for this level. 
    Not as a bloody left back he wasn’t 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    shirty5 said:
    Talal said:
    NabySarr said:
    Scoham said:
    Signed permanently for Wealdstone.
    Not sure why there’s disagreement in the comments. He’s 22 and couldn’t get in the Bromley team, not good enough and it was quite symbolic of Sandgaards approach to this season that he was expected to play left back in League 1 

    Our fans will moan at anything. He was patently not good enough for this level. 
    Not as a bloody left back he wasn’t 
    Think I remember an occasion he beat someone and got to the byline, other than that didn't see much to suggest he'd be good enough as a winger in league one. 
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,826
    Good luck in the future Charles.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Will he be the next ex-player fans will want to resign in a couple of years 😂
  • Saulc23
    Saulc23 Posts: 685
    edited March 2023
    wrong thread.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,701
    Overall he wasnt good enough but cant fault his effort in every game he played. 

    Good luck to him and I hope he goes on to have a good career. 
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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784

  • Jonniesta
    Jonniesta Posts: 1,152
    Good luck to him, gave it everything when he played. Hopefully he'll flourish. But not one I'll get upset over losing. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Correct decision, I'll not forget his goal gifting display at Bolton.
    I wish him well.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Found his level,  Good luck/  Shocking testament to our recruitment policy though..
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,496
    Hope we have first refusal on buying him back .. or this one will bite us on the arse 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Sillybilly said:
    Found his level,  Good luck/  Shocking testament to our recruitment policy though..
    I think he will drop down further before long.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    RonnieMoore said:
    Hope we have first refusal on buying him back .. or this one will bite us on the arse 
    Brilliant. Best of the lot! Can't get enough of you RM
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,269
    Won't make it back this high in the league structure from what I saw, good luck and all the best to him in the future though
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    edited March 2023
    Will always be remembered for his goal at Park View Road in pre-season. Unfortunately he was played out of position because the black box said we didnt need a' left footed left back. 

    Thanks Martin. 
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,057
    RonnieMoore said:
    Hope we have first refusal on buying him back .. or this one will bite us on the arse 
    Parody account. Just ignore him, guys. It's some lifer with a second account getting his kicks. 

    So obvious. Ignore 
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  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,275
    Good luck to him. Hope he works his way back up the pyramid.
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,428
    I remember when we played Mike Kenning, a traditional winger, at full back against Leicester at The Valley. Kenning had a nightmare and we lost 5-0.

  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,035
    Think the worst winger playing fullback job I've seen was Paul Smyth against Rochdale. Kwado Baah won't have had many better first halves than that. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,791
    Isawsummersplay said:
    I remember when we played Mike Kenning, a traditional winger, at full back against Leicester at The Valley. Kenning had a nightmare and we lost 5-0.

    Although the conversion has worked for some. Phil Warman was a winger and he ended up playing over 300 games for us at full back. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,765
    Scored the winning goal in the final that got Boreham Wood promoted via the National League South playoffs.

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