Not sure what is expected of players on match day when they aren’t included in the first team squad, but saw Burstow almost every home game before and after the match. Never spoke to him, but whenever anyone approached him he always seemed a polite and welcoming. Seems a real nice kid and really pleased that it’s working out for him.
We REALLY need to tie him down on a longer and better contract now.
Managing our promising kids is something we've been atrocious with for too long, we've got to be proactive, none of this "we'll wait until the summer to sort something out" nonsense please.
Nice goal today but needs to do better with the ball on the deck and attack defenders..
Karlan was great at running at sides, but rarely hit the target. Mason may not be as good as Karlan was at that, but he's streets ahead as a finisher at this age.
We REALLY need to tie him down on a longer and better contract now.
Managing our promising kids is something we've been atrocious with for too long, we've got to be proactive, none of this "we'll wait until the summer to sort something out" nonsense please.
How many years did he sign? Two? Agree we need him tied down for three or four more years ideally.
We REALLY need to tie him down on a longer and better contract now.
Managing our promising kids is something we've been atrocious with for too long, we've got to be proactive, none of this "we'll wait until the summer to sort something out" nonsense please.
I would be very surprised if we weren't trying to do exactly that. It's probably not entirely down to us though if his agent is in his ear talking about summer already...
Very quiet overall today and when he did get on the ball he made the wrong decision or rushed his pass almost every time. Right place right time though with a bit of real goal scorer’s instinct to put us ahead. I’ll take that right now because a) he’s still so young so mistakes are part and parcel and b) someone who is going to pop up and take his one or two chances per match is what we we need right now.
He should be back on the bench once Washington is fit, but it feels like an age since we have had a proper striker come through the ranks to get the excited about. He already has more goals to his name than a number of senior strikers that we paid good money for down the years.
Nice goal today but needs to do better with the ball on the deck and attack defenders..
Karlan was great at running at sides, but rarely hit the target. Mason may not be as good as Karlan was at that, but he's streets ahead as a finisher at this age.
You know a striker isn't a good finisher when the manager makes the "there's more to his game than goals" comment. It's finishing which is what makes a striker valuable.
Mason is a natural, the run and shot against Havant, the goalpoacher finishes today and against Villa.
It's true. Ironically if Washy was in the box for Mason's goal, he probably would have placed himself in quite a safe and innocuous position to threaten the goal.
Honestly, when I was kid watching Charlton I would have done anything for that moment to get a standing round of applause after scoring a goal in front of the covered end.
If mason is as honest and humble as they say then he will have a bright future. Obviously good in the air and as he gets stronger and tougher he will become a great player. The humble bit strikes me though.
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I saw another maybe a year older than him (not going to mention the name) in a 21 plate merc with all the trimmings.
Managing our promising kids is something we've been atrocious with for too long, we've got to be proactive, none of this "we'll wait until the summer to sort something out" nonsense please.
He should be back on the bench once Washington is fit, but it feels like an age since we have had a proper striker come through the ranks to get the excited about. He already has more goals to his name than a number of senior strikers that we paid good money for down the years.
Looking forward to seeing him develop.
Mason is a natural, the run and shot against Havant, the goalpoacher finishes today and against Villa.
You lived my dream and I hope you enjoyed it.
I would guess Washington and Davison myself, with Burstow available off the bench - unless Davison goes out on loan before then.