We are definitely looking to bring in another forward, seems contingent on one of JFC or Gilbey leaving though.
That's mental if true.
I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
What if we missed out on Payne because we signed a striker like Stockton and stockley started the season on fire, limiting stocktons game time.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
We are definitely looking to bring in another forward, seems contingent on one of JFC or Gilbey leaving though.
That's mental if true.
I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
What if we missed out on Payne because we signed a striker like Stockton and stockley started the season on fire, limiting stocktons game time.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
I get the signing Payne bit to be honest. By the time we signed him Garner had had 2 or 3 weeks with the squad and new exactly how good Payne was and what he could or couldn't do.
We basically signed McGrandles before we went to Spain. Before Garner had the chance to look at what he had. It's that one that makes less sense to me. I am convinced we sign him based on something happening that then didn't happen.
Of course its more difficult than writing it on a football forum and I fully get that you don't necessarily get the players in in the right order.
You can't tell me that the plan was to go through the season with 2 senior strikers unless we could flog Gilbey?
My ITK contact has told me that TS has listened and we're signing a young promising striker who has scored a few in League Two who has worked with Garner before. The deal will be a swap of JFC and money for AFC Wimbledons striker Josh Davison.
We are definitely looking to bring in another forward, seems contingent on one of JFC or Gilbey leaving though.
That's mental if true.
I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
What if we missed out on Payne because we signed a striker like Stockton and stockley started the season on fire, limiting stocktons game time.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
I get the signing Payne bit to be honest. By the time we signed him Garner had had 2 or 3 weeks with the squad and new exactly how good Payne was and what he could or couldn't do.
We basically signed McGrandles before we went to Spain. Before Garner had the chance to look at what he had. It's that one that makes less sense to me. I am convinced we sign him based on something happening that then didn't happen.
Of course its more difficult than writing it on a football forum and I fully get that you don't necessarily get the players in in the right order.
You can't tell me that the plan was to go through the season with 2 senior strikers unless we could flog Gilbey?
I would hope not but there could be the unknown.....
our top target went elsewhere, or we were hoping to move on gilbey and it fell through
We are definitely looking to bring in another forward, seems contingent on one of JFC or Gilbey leaving though.
That's mental if true.
I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
What if we missed out on Payne because we signed a striker like Stockton and stockley started the season on fire, limiting stocktons game time.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
I get the signing Payne bit to be honest. By the time we signed him Garner had had 2 or 3 weeks with the squad and new exactly how good Payne was and what he could or couldn't do.
We basically signed McGrandles before we went to Spain. Before Garner had the chance to look at what he had. It's that one that makes less sense to me. I am convinced we sign him based on something happening that then didn't happen.
Of course its more difficult than writing it on a football forum and I fully get that you don't necessarily get the players in in the right order.
You can't tell me that the plan was to go through the season with 2 senior strikers unless we could flog Gilbey?
I would hope not but there could be the unknown.....
our top target went elsewhere, or we were hoping to move on gilbey and it fell through
That wouldn't be dependent on shifting Gilbey though would it?
It may also be as simple as we didn't think we would/could get Payne and then couldn't turn down the chance. Which would be something unexpected happening.
It wouldnt surprise me if someone came in with a decent offer for CBT I'm sure a few championship clubs have noticed him. I supose if the money is right he could go
I keep thinking that we’re in the under promise/over deliver mindset. We need to move some out to get others in. I think we all had an idea that would be the case so not a lot has changed. I would add that I’m a little worried we’ll do something silly like sell Dobson if we can’t move others on/get a decent offer from a Chanp team.
Total management speak. Am sure we will see a couple go and a couple come in. People may just need to be patient though as I suspect it'll be late business. Who doesn't love a bit of excitement on transfer deadline day...
Expectations managed, and the squad especially in midfield is too heavy, so let’s see where we are at the end of the month. Few out and maybe a couple in
but I expect the usual suspects to lose their minds over Garner’s comment
We are definitely looking to bring in another forward, seems contingent on one of JFC or Gilbey leaving though.
That's mental if true.
I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
What if we missed out on Payne because we signed a striker like Stockton and stockley started the season on fire, limiting stocktons game time.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
I get the signing Payne bit to be honest. By the time we signed him Garner had had 2 or 3 weeks with the squad and new exactly how good Payne was and what he could or couldn't do.
We basically signed McGrandles before we went to Spain. Before Garner had the chance to look at what he had. It's that one that makes less sense to me. I am convinced we sign him based on something happening that then didn't happen.
Of course its more difficult than writing it on a football forum and I fully get that you don't necessarily get the players in in the right order.
You can't tell me that the plan was to go through the season with 2 senior strikers unless we could flog Gilbey?
I would hope not but there could be the unknown.....
our top target went elsewhere, or we were hoping to move on gilbey and it fell through
That wouldn't be dependent on shifting Gilbey though would it?
It may also be as simple as we didn't think we would/could get Payne and then couldn't turn down the chance. Which would be something unexpected happening.
It depends, we might not have been able to shift gilbey and the deal for a striker fell through as a result.
either way, I would be disappointed if our transfer activity, ins and outs are finished
I do love a good manager quote without it being properly answered.
" we have Jayden who is a proven goalscorer at this level". - just not in my set up.
"We've got Chuks, who when fit & firing is a goals scorer at this level" - yeah, and if my auntie had bollocks she'd be my uncle.
" we've got young Miles who I think will score goals at this level with time ". Yeah, just not this season as he's never played senior football before July 30th & really should be out on loan or still playing with the U23's.
Soundbites that show up the clusterfuck in all its clarity.
Yesterday I wrote that Portsmouth had signed Colby Bishop who had now scored 4 goals plus Joe Pigott...and basically why didn't we......
The response was I was sent within 2 minutes. I was told I was weird.
What is weird about noting how many decent strikers have been available but not been looked . Stanley have sold 2 good strikers starting in January. We bought Aneke..
Just what are Gallen and Co looking at ?
You was called weird because of you shoehorning a dig at Aneke at every single opportunity you get. Its really strange.
Yesterday I wrote that Portsmouth had signed Colby Bishop who had now scored 4 goals plus Joe Pigott...and basically why didn't we......
The response was I was sent within 2 minutes. I was told I was weird.
What is weird about noting how many decent strikers have been available but not been looked . Stanley have sold 2 good strikers starting in January. We bought Aneke..
Just what are Gallen and Co looking at ?
Players that fit our system players that the manager wants players that are within budget players that are available players that are interested in joining us players That can be sold for a profit players that are different to what we have
i don't think pigott would tick too many of the above. Bishop, not sure if he was on our radar, but going on his start to life at portsmouth, his goals could have been one of the missing parts to our jigsaw
My thoughts exactly. How come Posh and Stanley always find these diamonds and all we dig up is coke ?
They don’t, they have plenty of duds too. The diamonds they pay absolutely top dollar for, £1.2m and upwards, with the knowledge they will have to move them on in a year at a profit. It’s a risky strategy but that’s how they punch above their weight.
Risky in that they always have 2 goalscoring players....ok
Risky if you pay £1.2m for a striker and they turn out to be dross as. Peterborough have had this strategy for the last 15 years so they’ve become good at it but as my Posh supporting mate says, when they get it wrong it can mess up the whole season.
The whole set up of the club is based around the strategy, they play attacking football (and not worry so much about the defence) so strikers and their agents know they’ll get good figures and be in demand. Every time they’ve been promoted in the last 15 years they come straight back down, only seems to work in L1
Total management speak. Am sure we will see a couple go and a couple come in. People may just need to be patient though as I suspect it'll be late business. Who doesn't love a bit of excitement on transfer deadline day...
The problem with deadline day deals is that you usually get some cast off, U21, ancient fossil that no one else wants. The rest & the best have all be snapped up months ago. That's why the transfer window opens in June and not August 15th.
Yesterday I wrote that Portsmouth had signed Colby Bishop who had now scored 4 goals plus Joe Pigott...and basically why didn't we......
The response was I was sent within 2 minutes. I was told I was weird.
What is weird about noting how many decent strikers have been available but not been looked . Stanley have sold 2 good strikers starting in January. We bought Aneke..
Just what are Gallen and Co looking at ?
You was called weird because of you shoehorning a dig at Aneke at every single opportunity you get. Its really strange.
Yesterday I wrote that Portsmouth had signed Colby Bishop who had now scored 4 goals plus Joe Pigott...and basically why didn't we......
The response was I was sent within 2 minutes. I was told I was weird.
What is weird about noting how many decent strikers have been available but not been looked . Stanley have sold 2 good strikers starting in January. We bought Aneke..
Just what are Gallen and Co looking at ?
Players that fit our system players that the manager wants players that are within budget players that are available players that are interested in joining us players That can be sold for a profit players that are different to what we have
i don't think pigott would tick too many of the above. Bishop, not sure if he was on our radar, but going on his start to life at portsmouth, his goals could have been one of the missing parts to our jigsaw
My thoughts exactly. How come Posh and Stanley always find these diamonds and all we dig up is coke ?
They don’t, they have plenty of duds too. The diamonds they pay absolutely top dollar for, £1.2m and upwards, with the knowledge they will have to move them on in a year at a profit. It’s a risky strategy but that’s how they punch above their weight.
Risky in that they always have 2 goalscoring players....ok
Risky if you pay £1.2m for a striker and they turn out to be dross as. Peterborough have had this strategy for the last 15 years so they’ve become good at it but as my Posh supporting mate says, when they get it wrong it can mess up the whole season.
The whole set up of the club is based around the strategy, they play attacking football (and not worry so much about the defence) so strikers and their agents know they’ll get good figures and be in demand. Every time they’ve been promoted in the last 15 years they come straight back down, only seems to work in L1
Despite what some say, I think Stockley is one of the best League One strikers available but not sure he is Championship. In fact more likely he isn't than he is.
Expectations managed, and the squad especially in midfield is too heavy, so let’s see where we are at the end of the month. Few out and maybe a couple in
but I expect the usual suspects to lose their minds over Garner’s comment
Total management speak. Am sure we will see a couple go and a couple come in. People may just need to be patient though as I suspect it'll be late business. Who doesn't love a bit of excitement on transfer deadline day...
The problem with deadline day deals is that you usually get some cast off, U21, ancient fossil that no one else wants. The rest & the best have all be snapped up months ago. That's why the transfer window opens in June and not August 15th.
Is that why Josh Cullen signed on August 30? Or why Kemorgant signed on September 13?
There are plenty of good players still available. We're gonna have to bide our time to get the ones we want.
FFS! The interview is very clear. Hoping for one more but possibly more if we move someone on and free up some space in the budget.
But guess what? The usual suspects pipe up stating as fact that we aren't signing anyone and yet again twist the interview contents to fit their own agenda.
So fucking boring.
Part of me wishes the club would just say nothing. Can you imagine the dummy spitting that would go on if Garner answered every transfer question with "no comment"
Does this sense of entitlement apply to all football fans or is it just a Charlton thing?
Total management speak. Am sure we will see a couple go and a couple come in. People may just need to be patient though as I suspect it'll be late business. Who doesn't love a bit of excitement on transfer deadline day...
The problem with deadline day deals is that you usually get some cast off, U21, ancient fossil that no one else wants. The rest & the best have all be snapped up months ago. That's why the transfer window opens in June and not August 15th.
Not true. Loads of the best people available are available at the end. It’s the free transfers, the over priced and the ones that no one wants that go early.
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I wonder what hasn't happened? A championship club coming in for Dobson?
It would be mental to sign McGrandles and/or Payne meaning you couldn't sign a striker.
the squad needed an overhaul, ins and outs. Garner may have made a decision early on that he wanted gilbey out and Payne plus another in. If there are no takers for gilbey, garner has to decide which player he wants and can use the most. Tough decisions that get overlooked by fans posting on Internet forums.
We basically signed McGrandles before we went to Spain. Before Garner had the chance to look at what he had. It's that one that makes less sense to me. I am convinced we sign him based on something happening that then didn't happen.
Of course its more difficult than writing it on a football forum and I fully get that you don't necessarily get the players in in the right order.
You can't tell me that the plan was to go through the season with 2 senior strikers unless we could flog Gilbey?
our top target went elsewhere, or we were hoping to move on gilbey and it fell through
It may also be as simple as we didn't think we would/could get Payne and then couldn't turn down the chance. Which would be something unexpected happening.
but I expect the usual suspects to lose their minds over Garner’s comment
either way, I would be disappointed if our transfer activity, ins and outs are finished
" we have Jayden who is a proven goalscorer at this level". - just not in my set up.
"We've got Chuks, who when fit & firing is a goals scorer at this level" - yeah, and if my auntie had bollocks she'd be my uncle.
" we've got young Miles who I think will score goals at this level with time ". Yeah, just not this season as he's never played senior football before July 30th & really should be out on loan or still playing with the U23's.
Soundbites that show up the clusterfuck in all its clarity.
There are plenty of good players still available. We're gonna have to bide our time to get the ones we want.