It sounds from the interview with Adkins that he is very confident with a few new players plus the loans. Season will start improving after that no doubt
To me it sounded like it was loans specifically he was talking about rather than players plus the loans. Hope it's a 2+2=5 from me but the transfer quotes starts with:
"Charlton are expected to further utilise the loan market before the
window shuts, their only temporary deal so far being the return of Akin
Famewo from Norwich."
That said, Nigel isn't overly open with the press, he didn't even give a jist that Charlie Kirk might be incoming Monday when asked the Friday before, then again given the Kirk personal situation he may genuinely have not known.
Rated Hendo quite highly before and he knows the club, plus is an older head in a position where age is less important.
If he is fit and passes a fitness test and if his wage expectations are relatively low I would be keen on that. A player that would likely be ok on the bench but equally has the quality to put real pressure on Mac (which from what I have seen so far is a definite need)
I was hoping for some slightly more encouraging words to be honest. I'm all for not rushing and bringing in the right players at the right price but a handful doesn't sound enough. We're still 5-6 short and at least 3 of those need to be top signings who get into the first 11.
If we're holding out for Cullen/Bielik level players then great but if we don't get them we're in trouble.
I'm really disappointed by what he's said in that interview. We're severely lacking quality and bringing in players just for depth is not going to crack it. Very disappointing.
we don't need a handful of signings for depth, we need a handful of signings for the first eleven and then those currently in it can provide the depth.
"We pretty much have the makings of a starting first-team now and a decent depth."
A comment that certainly won't fill any of us with much hope for the season ahead. We're woefully short. We have 1 left back who's injured, no creative midfielder, no backup for Stockley, no backup for DJ, our 4th choice centre back is 17.
I certainly can't believe Adkins shares his opinion.
He said some (not all) will be last ditch loan signings to add depth to the squad.If you factor in Purrington and Gilbey to come back together with Schwartz and Kirk who is yet to play then another 5 additions will mean we won't be relying on youngsters on the bench.
Why are people hanging off every word about signings?
Do we want to be giving prospective selling or loaning clubs a full spiel on the fact we are trying to bring in a lot of players which might harm our negotiating position; or unsettle anyone already here?
Let's get on with our business and focus on actions not soundbytes. Proof is who is in the building in the next fortnight, not what gets fed to the SLP.
Don’t understand the disappointment in Sandgaard’s comments on here. Do we really want our owner coming out saying we have to make 4/5 signings in the next 2 weeks and are desperate to do so? Maybe Sandgaard and Adkins are being smart in what they are admitting to the press etc.
Bit of damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
Some people were and still are upset and feel let down by his blow through this league "promise" but when he is playing things down and not making "promises" people are disappointed and see it as negative.
A handful = 5? So maybe five more players. Or more likely around five. Again, he hasn't specified five, it wasn't a promise.
He said strengthen the squad. Well. he's not going to say "the first team were shit at Oxford, we need better than that load of losers" even if he thinks that's the case, which I doubt.
He also said "Some of those will probably be more of the last-minute deadline day loan signings" from which I infer some won't.
Do I think the squad is brilliant? No. Do I think we need more players and more options? Yes I do.
Am I going to give too much weight to what was clearly a more guarded and carefully worded interview that he's done in the past? No, I'll wait to see what is announced on the OS.
All I take from that is we need some more players and we will get more players.
Agree, See that he dropped the word "hope" to get some in, seems he is mellowing in his approach to how things will progress, but no reason to doubt his intentions at this moment
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If he is fit and passes a fitness test and if his wage expectations are relatively low I would be keen on that. A player that would likely be ok on the bench but equally has the quality to put real pressure on Mac (which from what I have seen so far is a definite need)
If we're holding out for Cullen/Bielik level players then great but if we don't get them we're in trouble.
Maybe one short of what is required.
A comment that certainly won't fill any of us with much hope for the season ahead. We're woefully short. We have 1 left back who's injured, no creative midfielder, no backup for Stockley, no backup for DJ, our 4th choice centre back is 17.
I certainly can't believe Adkins shares his opinion.
Given how picky he says we’re being I doubt we’ll be making Bogle/Smith type signings simply to bulk out the squad.
They’ll know we won’t get promoted if for example a new left back can’t properly challenge Purrington.
Saying we’re going to bring in five quality players is what the fans want to hear, but anything less would then be seen as failure.
It would also put agents, players and clubs in a strong position knowing we’re desperate for big signings.
The only thing I’m reading into TS and NAs comments is that we’re going to make signings.
Do we want to be giving prospective selling or loaning clubs a full spiel on the fact we are trying to bring in a lot of players which might harm our negotiating position; or unsettle anyone already here?
Let's get on with our business and focus on actions not soundbytes. Proof is who is in the building in the next fortnight, not what gets fed to the SLP.
Some people were and still are upset and feel let down by his blow through this league "promise" but when he is playing things down and not making "promises" people are disappointed and see it as negative.
A handful = 5? So maybe five more players. Or more likely around five. Again, he hasn't specified five, it wasn't a promise.
He said strengthen the squad. Well. he's not going to say "the first team were shit at Oxford, we need better than that load of losers" even if he thinks that's the case, which I doubt.
He also said "Some of those will probably be more of the last-minute deadline day loan signings" from which I infer some won't.
Do I think the squad is brilliant? No. Do I think we need more players and more options? Yes I do.
Am I going to give too much weight to what was clearly a more guarded and carefully worded interview that he's done in the past? No, I'll wait to see what is announced on the OS.