I think Powell's recruitment leading up to the title win was so good, it is unfair to compare anything with it.
Not to mention the points tally they got.
In the last 20-years only three other teams have been promoted from League One with 100-points or more.
Powell's team have the second highest points haul in the entire history of this Division!!
Didn't Powell bring in 15 players from Spring to the summer. As for his promotion season I believe there were so many records set, the one I enjoyed most was the 19 away wins, of which I got to 13 with my 10 year-old in her first season watching football. Charltonised she was. Most definitely a Sir in our house.
I think Powell's recruitment leading up to the title win was so good, it is unfair to compare anything with it.
Not to mention the points tally they got.
In the last 20-years only three other teams have been promoted from League One with 100-points or more.
Powell's team have the second highest points haul in the entire history of this Division!!
Didn't Powell bring in 15 players from Spring to the summer. As for his promotion season I believe there were so many records set, the one I enjoyed most was the 19 away wins, of which I got to 13 with my 10 year-old in her first season watching football. Charltonised she was. Most definitely a Sir in our house.
I probably saw more away wins in that season than all other seasons I’ve supported Charlton combined.
100,000 ish according to Oxford fans, 350,000 according to "the other forum" 🤷♂️
Unless someone at the signing was the source an undisclosed fee is just that 🤷♂️. People don’t just make stuff up for some street cred do the they 🙄.
People never read something on one forum and post it as ITK on another either ;-)
Then forget which forum they posted on
I'll be honest and say I'd never heard of Clare before today. But the clips of him look promising and one of the things we needed. A tall midfielder, with loads of energy, a good tackle and an eye for goal. He looks like a good signing to me.
I wish people would stop posting their awful poetry.
100,000 ish according to Oxford fans, 350,000 according to "the other forum" 🤷♂️
Unless someone at the signing was the source an undisclosed fee is just that 🤷♂️. People don’t just make stuff up for some street cred do the they 🙄.
People never read something on one forum and post it as ITK on another either ;-)
Then forget which forum they posted on
I'll be honest and say I'd never heard of Clare before today. But the clips of him look promising and one of the things we needed. A tall midfielder, with loads of energy, a good tackle and an eye for goal. He looks like a good signing to me.
I wish people would stop posting their awful poetry.
There once was a man from Darjeeling Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing It said on the door Please don't spit on the Floor So he stood up and spat on the ceiling..
Watching his videos, how on earth has Robinson decided to play him as a right back? a player who travels with the ball that well, with that stature and that shot does not belong in a back line or as wing back. Got a good feeling about this signing, might be the player we have been missing since Stephens and to an extent Aribo after that. Looks like someone who will win the ball, keep it and bring it forward. Also finally a competent penalty taker.
as said previously, Dobson and Clare seem like massive upgrades on Pratley and Watson with higher ceilings for us
Watching his videos, how on earth has Robinson decided to play him as a right back? a player who travels with the ball that well, with that stature and that shot does not belong in a back line or as wing back. Got a good feeling about this signing, might be the player we have been missing since Stephens and to an extent Aribo after that. Looks like someone who will win the ball, keep it and bring it forward. Also finally a competent penalty taker.
as said previously, Dobson and Clare seem like massive upgrades on Pratley and Watson with higher ceilings for us
I drew the comparison with Aribo actually from the little footage I've seen. Our midfield should have 10 times the energy it had last season. If we can sign at least one quality winger I'd certainly be on my way to optimism.
You can bang on about Powell's summer all summer but let's be honest in in 2011 we finished 13th in league 1.
We only had 4 players left that played any meaningful part of the next season. Fast foward 10 years and if you include the players that have resigned we already had 10 or 11 good but not great league 1 players.
We are only probably 3 or 4 players short of Powell's best team. We didn't need the Hayes, Hughes, Evina, Euall, Taylor, Alonso, Sullivan type signings. We have already made the Court, Hamer, Hollands signings.
Stephens, Yann, Green and Wiggins, probably Morrison type ones are still to come.
Anyone that counts Bover, Smith and Pope can give their head a wobble.
That team was immensely solid and had goal scorers. 50 goals between BWP, JJ and Yann.
Watching his videos, how on earth has Robinson decided to play him as a right back? a player who travels with the ball that well, with that stature and that shot does not belong in a back line or as wing back. Got a good feeling about this signing, might be the player we have been missing since Stephens and to an extent Aribo after that. Looks like someone who will win the ball, keep it and bring it forward. Also finally a competent penalty taker.
as said previously, Dobson and Clare seem like massive upgrades on Pratley and Watson with higher ceilings for us
I drew the comparison with Aribo actually from the little footage I've seen. Our midfield should have 10 times the energy it had last season. If we can sign at least one quality winger I'd certainly be on my way to optimism.
yeah exactly, it's the shape of his body and the way he travels through a crowd with the ball from those short snippets. Gonna stick my neck out and say he wins our POTY, early bet
Watching his videos, how on earth has Robinson decided to play him as a right back? a player who travels with the ball that well, with that stature and that shot does not belong in a back line or as wing back. Got a good feeling about this signing, might be the player we have been missing since Stephens and to an extent Aribo after that. Looks like someone who will win the ball, keep it and bring it forward. Also finally a competent penalty taker.
as said previously, Dobson and Clare seem like massive upgrades on Pratley and Watson with higher ceilings for us
I drew the comparison with Aribo actually from the little footage I've seen. Our midfield should have 10 times the energy it had last season. If we can sign at least one quality winger I'd certainly be on my way to optimism.
yeah exactly, it's the shape of his body and the way he travels through a crowd with the ball from those short snippets. Gonna stick my neck out and say he wins our POTY, early bet
I'll remember that one! If he stays fit, Inniss is a fans favourite with the bonus of being a Charlton fan. My shout is Stockley, think our fans like the idea of quite an old fashioned centre forward.
Not sure if already posted but here are Robinsons comments on the move:
“It was the right thing to do for all of us.
“Sean came in, he worked hard and there’s a tremendous relationship between us moving forward.
“He felt for his development it was best he moved on - he wants to be an ‘8’.
“If you look at that position, we already have a load of players in that area - James Henry, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Brannagan.
“He goes with our wishes and our blessings.
“There’s no animosity whatsoever, he’s a talented young man who we hope really does well.”
So in short Robinson doesnt rate him enough to take the shirt off any of those players. To all intents and purpose it comes across like we have taken a player off Oxford United that they are not bothered about losing.
Not sure if already posted but here are Robinsons comments on the move:
“It was the right thing to do for all of us.
“Sean came in, he worked hard and there’s a tremendous relationship between us moving forward.
“He felt for his development it was best he moved on - he wants to be an ‘8’.
“If you look at that position, we already have a load of players in that area - James Henry, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Brannagan.
“He goes with our wishes and our blessings.
“There’s no animosity whatsoever, he’s a talented young man who we hope really does well.”
So in short Robinson doesnt rate him enough to take the shirt off any of those players. To all intents and purpose it comes across like we have taken a player off Oxford United that they are not bothered about losing.
Yeah I expected him to say
"We're fucked now he's gone. I've only got these 3 shit players in that position now and we're doomed"
Not sure if already posted but here are Robinsons comments on the move:
“It was the right thing to do for all of us.
“Sean came in, he worked hard and there’s a tremendous relationship between us moving forward.
“He felt for his development it was best he moved on - he wants to be an ‘8’.
“If you look at that position, we already have a load of players in that area - James Henry, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Brannagan.
“He goes with our wishes and our blessings.
“There’s no animosity whatsoever, he’s a talented young man who we hope really does well.”
So in short Robinson doesnt rate him enough to take the shirt off any of those players. To all intents and purpose it comes across like we have taken a player off Oxford United that they are not bothered about losing.
I’d trust Adkins judgement over Gobbinson every day of the week.
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
I find Dale Jennings' career to be one of those interesting ones. Tranmere > Bayern Munich > Barnsley > MK Dons > Runcorn Town > Prestatyn Town > Runcorn Town
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
I find Dale Jennings' career to be one of those interesting ones. Tranmere > Bayern Munich > Barnsley > MK Dons > Runcorn Town > Prestatyn Town > Runcorn Town
Read a very good interview about his career on the Athletic a few months ago... Pretty sure he had a good few injury problems, his young daughter then got cancer, and had to get rid of it twice.
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
I find Dale Jennings' career to be one of those interesting ones. Tranmere > Bayern Munich > Barnsley > MK Dons > Runcorn Town > Prestatyn Town > Runcorn Town
Read a very good interview about his career on the Athletic a few months ago... Pretty sure he had a good few injury problems, his young daughter then got cancer, and had to get rid of it twice.
Yep, as well as unsurprisingly finding moving to Munich aged 18 a bit too difficult
I remember at the time when we bought Dale Stephens, a few people thought we had bought Dale Jennings! As it turned out Dale Stephens was the one who had the best career
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
I find Dale Jennings' career to be one of those interesting ones. Tranmere > Bayern Munich > Barnsley > MK Dons > Runcorn Town > Prestatyn Town > Runcorn Town
Read a very good interview about his career on the Athletic a few months ago... Pretty sure he had a good few injury problems, his young daughter then got cancer, and had to get rid of it twice.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who read that sentence wrong.
Wasn't Marcus Mcguane an Arsenal wonderkid that ended up going to Barcelona? Surprised to see him in League 1.
Arsenal > Barca > Forest u23s > Oxford.
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
I find Dale Jennings' career to be one of those interesting ones. Tranmere > Bayern Munich > Barnsley > MK Dons > Runcorn Town > Prestatyn Town > Runcorn Town
Read a very good interview about his career on the Athletic a few months ago... Pretty sure he had a good few injury problems, his young daughter then got cancer, and had to get rid of it twice.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who read that sentence wrong.
I had to read it twice. I think I know what he ment now.
@killerandflash I was in the canteen at work and someone shouted to me that we had signed Jennings. It was on sky sports news. The Web site even had a picture of him, the whole article was actually about Jennings, its wasn't they just used the wrong name. Very strange.
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The likes of Pitcher, Kishishev, Cousins and Dijksteel all played in midfield and RB for us
Maybe I'm just getting old
now there's CDM, CAM, CM.......
Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing
It said on the door
Please don't spit on the Floor
So he stood up and spat on the ceiling..
Not too awful I hope
Watching his videos, how on earth has Robinson decided to play him as a right back? a player who travels with the ball that well, with that stature and that shot does not belong in a back line or as wing back. Got a good feeling about this signing, might be the player we have been missing since Stephens and to an extent Aribo after that. Looks like someone who will win the ball, keep it and bring it forward. Also finally a competent penalty taker.
as said previously, Dobson and Clare seem like massive upgrades on Pratley and Watson with higher ceilings for us
“It was the right thing to do for all of us.
“Sean came in, he worked hard and there’s a tremendous relationship between us moving forward.
“He felt for his development it was best he moved on - he wants to be an ‘8’.
“If you look at that position, we already have a load of players in that area - James Henry, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Brannagan.
“He goes with our wishes and our blessings.
“There’s no animosity whatsoever, he’s a talented young man who we hope really does well.”
You're not the only one. I ain't got a scooby.
Football depth of knowledge is minimal.
If they don't play for Charlton, England, top 6 of the premier League, I will definitely not know who the player in question is. Terrible with names.
I can analyse them when they put the red shirt on.
Yeah I expected him to say
"We're fucked now he's gone. I've only got these 3 shit players in that position now and we're doomed"
Young was our promotion winning captain in 1974/75 .
So so hard to judge young players obviously got something about him. Still only 22 so could still do it. So many reasons players don't mature the way lots of experts think they will. Often, laziness, puts it down as attitude or hunger but it could be dozens of different reasons.
@killerandflash I was in the canteen at work and someone shouted to me that we had signed Jennings. It was on sky sports news. The Web site even had a picture of him, the whole article was actually about Jennings, its wasn't they just used the wrong name. Very strange.