We need a presence up front, someone to hold on to the ball and bring our talented midfield in, for good or ill, Bowyer clearly does not believe that Aneke can play that role for a full 90 minutes. If Bogle can be that guy, then he will be an important part in what we are building, and if he can stay fit, I am sure he will chip in with a few goals given the standard of opposition we are facing.
Based on what? Certainly not his goal record. I think it's a reasonable signing, but I think people got a bit over excited with Sandgaard that we were going to sign some top player who was better than Bonne, in a lower division
Not every striker should be based on their goal scoring record. How bad was Bonne this season? If he didn’t get his move to QPR he woulda be awful, admitted his head was turned ffs
Not every striker should be based on their goal scoring record. How bad was Bonne this season? If he didn’t get his move to QPR he woulda be awful, admitted his head was turned ffs
This season is a bit of an exaggeration when it was 3 games.
There is more to judge a striker on than his goalscoring record, but I think what we quite clearly need is a goalscorer at the moment as not many are coming from the midfield so I'm not sure it's him based on his record.
Based on what? Certainly not his goal record. I think it's a reasonable signing, but I think people got a bit over excited with Sandgaard that we were going to sign some top player who was better than Bonne, in a lower division
Well he is a 66 on FIFA as opposed to Bonne who is a lowly 65 :-)
All this: 4pm on one site, 4.30pm on the other site, 5pm on a different site, is making my head hurt, I think I will go and have a lie down and come back at 6pm and look on this site. I am sure CL will cover it
Don't rush getting up. After a social media goose chase, @Ollywozere is going to very kindly let us announce it on here. And i'm going Lidl at 6, so have an early tea keep yourself free around 7ish i'd say
Bit annoyed actually that Ben has let down all us ITKs with this.
Cawley, Martin Samuel, Henry Winter, Scoop Burrows, Doucher and myself have all played ball since the 3pm briefing with @Ollywozere
Thought at the time Ben was looking shifty on the Zoom call...
Half decent signing but the build up for a journeyman striker is embarrassing.
We have a team of journeymen.
Not really - we also haven’t put up silly hype videos before each signed. We didn’t even do that for Maddison, who’s probably the best player in the league on his day.
I’m sure Bowyer will get the best out of him but he’s no better than Bonne
Half decent signing but the build up for a journeyman striker is embarrassing.
We have a team of journeymen.
Not really - we also haven’t put up silly hype videos before each signed. We didn’t even do that for Maddison, who’s probably the best player in the league on his day.
I’m sure Bowyer will get the best out of him but he’s no better than Bonne
And thats why he is free and Bonne was 2m. Let's give him a chance to play in the bowyer way and then pass judgement. Taylor came in at 28, journeyman, and did really well. Didn't end well, but who knows?
Wouldn't be a Charlton signing without people writing him off before he kicks a ball
I'm certainly not writing him off but I would've hoped to bring someone in with a bit more pedigree considering we sold our top scorer from last season when we didn't need to
In league one you need to threaten the six yard box. No one in our squad has that kind of physical presence. Omar changes that. It won’t always be pretty but who cares. The job is to get out of this shitey league and be able to mix it up when needed. I think Bogle gives us that presence and option.
Half decent signing but the build up for a journeyman striker is embarrassing.
We have a team of journeymen.
Not really - we also haven’t put up silly hype videos before each signed. We didn’t even do that for Maddison, who’s probably the best player in the league on his day.
I’m sure Bowyer will get the best out of him but he’s no better than Bonne
And thats why he is free and Bonne was 2m. Let's give him a chance to play in the bowyer way and then pass judgement. Taylor came in at 28, journeyman, and did really well. Didn't end well, but who knows?
I’m not passing judgment, he will no doubt will make us better. I’m just saying it’s underwhelming considering the social media team has hyped it up for over an hour.
Not sure about the Taylor journeyman comparison - he was probably the best striker in League One when we signed him, who had already played very well for Wimbledon for a number of years.
I like Bogle as a player and he will definitely make life hard for defenders, but this is not our 25 goal as season man.
Wouldn't be a Charlton signing without people writing him off before he kicks a ball
I'm certainly not writing him off but I would've hoped to bring someone in with a bit more pedigree considering we sold our top scorer from last season when we didn't need to
We kinda did was a v good offer for a player who in his own words had his head turned and didnt want to be here anymore would you rather have kept him in that mind frame and lack of effort ??
Wouldn't be a Charlton signing without people writing him off before he kicks a ball
I'm certainly not writing him off but I would've hoped to bring someone in with a bit more pedigree considering we sold our top scorer from last season when we didn't need to
Point taken, but Bonne wanted to leave, QPR made a decent offer as a higher division club, and there was a fair chunk of time left in the transfer window. Until the window shuts, hard to say what sort of pedigree we'll have
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Based on what? Certainly not his goal record. I think it's a reasonable signing, but I think people got a bit over excited with Sandgaard that we were going to sign some top player who was better than Bonne, in a lower division
There is more to judge a striker on than his goalscoring record, but I think what we quite clearly need is a goalscorer at the moment as not many are coming from the midfield so I'm not sure it's him based on his record.
Cawley, Martin Samuel, Henry Winter, Scoop Burrows, Doucher and myself have all played ball since the 3pm briefing with @Ollywozere
Thought at the time Ben was looking shifty on the Zoom call...
would you rather have kept him in that mind frame and lack of effort ??
Bowyer still wants another five signings before next Friday’s closure of the domestic window.
“We have to bring three more loans in and a striker,” he said. “I’m looking to probably get another five.
“It’s so important that we get a striker through the door because we’re very, very short in that department.”
One in today, still time to get 4 more in. Imagine we still have another perm to come in before window closes.