a non prolific 'striker' .. 243 game in EFL and Scotland, 48 goals((:<)
That's 0.197 Goals per game, better than Yann when he joined
Yann before CAFC P185 GS 35 0.189 GPG
Looks like Washington has actually played 277, scoring 58 (0.209 GPG)
I would just like to point out that there is a former international striker of ours available who scored 49 career goals in 283 appearances. He was renowned for his clean striking of a football and even earned a Brazilian nickname such was the level of his skill. I'm sure we could persuade him to come out of retirement for much less than Washington is going to cost.
And yes I can't believe that he's still only 31 either.
Tucudeaniho?
Close but no cigar. My man even scored 6 goals in 13 appearances in the SPL.
Churchinho suffered a serious hip injury in the Netherlands, are retired because of that. No?
a non prolific 'striker' .. 243 game in EFL and Scotland, 48 goals((:<)
That's 0.197 Goals per game, better than Yann when he joined
Yann before CAFC P185 GS 35 0.189 GPG
Looks like Washington has actually played 277, scoring 58 (0.209 GPG)
I would just like to point out that there is a former international striker of ours available who scored 49 career goals in 283 appearances. He was renowned for his clean striking of a football and even earned a Brazilian nickname such was the level of his skill. I'm sure we could persuade him to come out of retirement for much less than Washington is going to cost.
And yes I can't believe that he's still only 31 either.
Tucudeaniho?
Close but no cigar. My man even scored 6 goals in 13 appearances in the SPL.
Churchinho suffered a serious hip injury in the Netherlands, are retired because of that. No?
He did. And I wasn't seriously suggesting he should come back! The hip injury actually occurred in 2016 but he carried on playing for another two years albeit that he didn't play many games in that time.
a non prolific 'striker' .. 243 game in EFL and Scotland, 48 goals((:<)
That's 0.197 Goals per game, better than Yann when he joined
Yann before CAFC P185 GS 35 0.189 GPG
Looks like Washington has actually played 277, scoring 58 (0.209 GPG)
I would just like to point out that there is a former international striker of ours available who scored 49 career goals in 283 appearances. He was renowned for his clean striking of a football and even earned a Brazilian nickname such was the level of his skill. I'm sure we could persuade him to come out of retirement for much less than Washington is going to cost.
And yes I can't believe that he's still only 31 either.
Tucudeaniho?
Close but no cigar. My man even scored 6 goals in 13 appearances in the SPL.
Churchinho suffered a serious hip injury in the Netherlands, are retired because of that. No?
He did. And I wasn't seriously suggesting he should come back! The hip injury actually occurred in 2016 but he carried on playing for another two years albeit that he didn't play many games in that time.
It's a fair cop - I was whooshed! To be fair - as the saying goes - we have watched worse strikers than Churchy in recent years. For one thing, he always sprinted to block defenders when they had possession. Which is more than can be said for a fair number of lazy bastards.
a non prolific 'striker' .. 243 game in EFL and Scotland, 48 goals((:<)
That's 0.197 Goals per game, better than Yann when he joined
Yann before CAFC P185 GS 35 0.189 GPG
Looks like Washington has actually played 277, scoring 58 (0.209 GPG)
I would just like to point out that there is a former international striker of ours available who scored 49 career goals in 283 appearances. He was renowned for his clean striking of a football and even earned a Brazilian nickname such was the level of his skill. I'm sure we could persuade him to come out of retirement for much less than Washington is going to cost.
And yes I can't believe that he's still only 31 either.
Tucudeaniho?
Close but no cigar. My man even scored 6 goals in 13 appearances in the SPL.
Churchinho suffered a serious hip injury in the Netherlands, are retired because of that. No?
He did. And I wasn't seriously suggesting he should come back! The hip injury actually occurred in 2016 but he carried on playing for another two years albeit that he didn't play many games in that time.
It's a fair cop - I was whooshed! To be fair - as the saying goes - we have watched worse strikers than Churchy in recent years. For one thing, he always sprinted to block defenders when they had possession. Which is more than can be said for a fair number of lazy bastards.
Exactly. I expect and respect any player that gives 100%. As a fan you cannot ask more.
Anyone else notice that we did not relay the whole pitch this season? something I am pretty sure we did almost every season with RD. That pitch isn't going to look so great half way through the season I feel.
That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Anyone else notice that we did not relay the whole pitch this season? something I am pretty sure we did almost every season with RD. That pitch isn't going to look so great half way through the season I feel.
That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Well we didn’t do much on it, so would hardly be worn out, would it. Just replacing the bits the away teams played on, largely inside our 18 yard box.
I remember when Johnny Williams came on for his first app at home to Sunderland and he had been fairly hyped up, how he'd come across well on STID and the first thing he did was try and go round somebody and ran the ball out of play, I and most people around me laughed, can't always expect perfection but it's the moments of brilliance that define a player in my books.
That happened right in front of me, and he didn’t actually run it out of play, he played a ball to an overlapping full back. Who decided not to overlap. So the ball just rolled out of play. He glanced at the fullback, Rolled his eyes an laughed/smiled, and we all laughed as well. Top man.
Anyone else notice that we did not relay the whole pitch this season? something I am pretty sure we did almost every season with RD. That pitch isn't going to look so great half way through the season I feel.
That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Anyone else notice that we did not relay the whole pitch this season? something I am pretty sure we did almost every season with RD. That pitch isn't going to look so great half way through the season I feel.
That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Is this the excuse we’re already using for Washington if he comes and doesn’t score 20 goals?
Anyone else notice that we did not relay the whole pitch this season? something I am pretty sure we did almost every season with RD. That pitch isn't going to look so great half way through the season I feel.
That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Is this the excuse we’re already using for Washington if he comes and doesn’t score 20 goals?
I don't think he will get 20 goals regardless 12-15 prehaps
I don't like to be underwhelmed by signings - particularly in the current climate, as literally any player would strengthen our squad depth - but on the face of it, Washington does not seem technically proficient enough. Then again, I'm judging against the football I saw this season, which is a much better standard than League One.
He is one of the most one-footed footballers I have seen, judging by this video, with the exception of the penultimate goal (I think it's the only time he used his left foot!):
He has an instinct for movement in the box, and doesn't mind running at defenders, but a lack of game time in the last couple of seasons is a bit of a concern. I don't know how fit he is at the moment and I don't know how interested he is in the game. But in Bowyer and Gallen I trust, if this move is on the cards. I think the rumour has legs: we're a pretty specific club for the Daily Record to link him with given they're a Scottish paper.
I don't give a toss if he has his left foot chopped off if he scored 15 goals with his right.
He's 28 and only scored 48 lifetime league goals. On that basis, we might have to wait three seasons for him to reach your target
3 in 15 in the Scottish Prem last season. Last time Lyle Taylor played in the Scottish Prem he scored...
3 in 15
Washington did score 12-13 a season when he was at Peterboro' so he might well be capable of doing that and possibly even more. We are not just gambling on that though. We are gambling on yet another player with a proven injury record.
As I have said previously, sadly that is the pond we are fishing in - we are in no position to be choosy
2014/2015 - 44 appearances in all competitions 2015/2016 - 46 2016/2017 - 43 2017/2018 - 34 2018/2019 - 22 (Did he just fail to get into a promotion winning Sheffield Utd's team?) 2019/2020 - 21 (Out three months with a hamstring injury and season ended early because of Covid)
So I think you are wrong. I don't see anything in the above to suggest he has a proven injury record, he just happened to have an injury last season. Having one injury doesn't make you injury prone.
I actually agree about the goals, my original comment was a joke about not using his left foot. That being said, I still think he's a decent signing at this level.
A summer 2019 signing, the 28-year-old’s Hearts ambitions were thwarted by a hamstring injury which kept him sidelined for more than three months and limited his appearances to just 22, with four goals, including one in that March win at Easter Road, a consolation effort at Celtic Park and two against Motherwell, one of them the winner in a League Cup tie.
He's played 9 hours of football since last August and hasn't kicked a ball for five months either. Wait 'til he has a pre-season with us and he'll soon be Charltonised!
I'm not disputing that injury. But you said "we are gambling on yet another player with a proven injury record". Don't get me wrong, I appreciate we have signed some players with a terrible injury record, but I don't think it's fair to label Washington with that.
He's had one injury, are you saying we can only sign players who have never been injured? Or did you just read about his one injury and come to the stupid conclusion he was prone to them?
Apologies for the "stupid conclusion" but I think you'll find that I have said that we can't afford to be choosy. We don't even know where we are as a Club let alone anything else!
Should we survive then the likes of Washington is the sort of player we will be signing - someone who played 9 hours of football last season, has not kicked a ball in anger for five months and scored 10 goals in the last 3 seasons from 75 appearances i.e. an average of barely 3 goals from 25 appearances per season. That is his recent history. Not what he did 4 seasons ago.
So, again, I apologise for the "stupid conclusion" but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating and I sincerely hopes that if he signs for us he gets us 20 plus goals and plays more than 40 games. I hope you will understand that I won't be putting any money on him doing so though!
Sounds perfect!
At least expectations will be low.
You never know though. Look at Hemed, La Liga experience, Premier league experience, international striker, decent scoring record for Brighton. Everyone was delighted when he signed and look how that went.
Did anyone seriously think they wouldn’t be rejected? We’re fucked until Farnell and his motley band of c***y cohorts do one and (hopefully) sell on to someone who will be able to get transfers over the line.
Did anyone seriously think they wouldn’t be rejected? We’re fucked until Farnell and his motley band of c***y cohorts do one and (hopefully) sell on to someone who will be able to get transfers over the line.
If anything they've worked to our advantage... the EFL had to reject them and as a result had to provide an explanation as to why they were rejected
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That being said the short turn around could have played a part in that.
Replacement signing for Taylor - Screwed!
Captian Cleanshorts in at #2.
Greg Alfordi #3.
At least expectations will be low.
You never know though. Look at Hemed, La Liga experience, Premier league experience, international striker, decent scoring record for Brighton. Everyone was delighted when he signed and look how that went.
Did anyone seriously think they wouldn’t be rejected? We’re fucked until Farnell and his motley band of c***y cohorts do one and (hopefully) sell on to someone who will be able to get transfers over the line.
ive had plenty of people try and claim tags I’ve given some of Charlton’s infamous in the past (Geordie Smiler for example) but I’m claiming this one .
i even met him pissed in a club in London and he introduced himself as Spongefoot , I didn’t have the heart/bottle to tell him it was yours truly who had coined him that appropriate name , nice fella as well .
Confirmed
Didnt realise till the other day that he's originally from Chatham
Its what I like about Gallen, doesnt take risks, makes sure its the right player before we sign them