The "problem" with getting rid of JFC, Gilbey and MacGillivray is that no one who can afford them will want them and certainly not paying a fee. Then if we give them away we would need a back up keeper and another midfielder anyway.
They are all in the final year of their contracts so will have more leverage going on a free next year.
We don't need the room in the squad to bring 1 or 2 more in and subsidising a loan, then paying a replacement seems counter productive. The exception would be JFC to prove his fitness, if not for his future here. But again the question would be where and we would have no chance of a fee in January.
I think atleast another 2 in. I cant see TS not buying a striker when it gets close to the deadline and some clubs are in a selling mood. I also think atleast 2 out if not 3. JFC, Gilbey and maybe a championship club could come in with a decent offer for Dobson or CBT I know they are great for us but at the end of the day if the £ is right I think we would sell
It'll be madness to sell Dobson and/or CBT just before the window closes. They are vital to the squad and gameplan for most games. We'd never get the right replacements in time before the window slams shut.
It could well derail our season even as we only just get started. A Scott Parker type scenario all over again.
What makes you both think/hope we’ll get as many as 4 when Gallen and Garner are saying 1 or 2?
I expect 1 or 2 to go without being replaced, even indirectly in another position.
I could see 3/4 if JFC , Gilbey and MacG all leave. We would need another midfield option and certainly another keeper , either a veteran or a Prem loan of a youngster.
This is how I see it but also I think we’ve learnt to under promise and over deliver
Definitely based on what TS said near the end of last season - 5/6 loans and 2-5 permanents.
What makes you both think/hope we’ll get as many as 4 when Gallen and Garner are saying 1 or 2?
I expect 1 or 2 to go without being replaced, even indirectly in another position.
I could see 3/4 if JFC , Gilbey and MacG all leave. We would need another midfield option and certainly another keeper , either a veteran or a Prem loan of a youngster.
This is how I see it but also I think we’ve learnt to under promise and over deliver
Definitely based on what TS said near the end of last season - 5/6 loans and 2-5 permanents.
Although funnily enough ....... I believe we've actually signed 5 permanents and 2 loans?
Gallen is a great orator and you always buy into him when I see his interviews, but I’ve no doubt it’s because of Garner we’ve got this signing.
Agree. I think that Garner has already built a good reputation within the game.
Certainly in his interviews he comes across very well, I have been impressed with what he says but also how he says it.
He also seems to have a knack for getting players to genuinely buy into his style and tactics rather than just "following orders" and I can see signs of why he's got a good reputation for developing and bringing players on.
a winger too far .. I'll be very surprised if he starts a game or even gets on as a sub .. surely there were better options available .. AND w t f are we doing Palace's development work for ? .. I do not understand this signing at all
a winger too far .. I'll be very surprised if he starts a game or even gets on as a sub .. surely there were better options available .. AND w t f are we doing Palace's development work for ? .. I do not understand this signing at all
This aged well.
never has this pie tasted so humble .. whatever, I am very pleased for the young man
a winger too far .. I'll be very surprised if he starts a game or even gets on as a sub .. surely there were better options available .. AND w t f are we doing Palace's development work for ? .. I do not understand this signing at all
This aged well.
never has this pie tasted so humble .. whatever, I am very pleased for the young man
He puts crosses in and he runs all about, inside outside he will turn you inside out he's name is Rai-Sakyi and when he scores a goal this is what the covered end shout.
I think atleast another 2 in. I cant see TS not buying a striker when it gets close to the deadline and some clubs are in a selling mood. I also think atleast 2 out if not 3. JFC, Gilbey and maybe a championship club could come in with a decent offer for Dobson or CBT I know they are great for us but at the end of the day if the £ is right I think we would sell
Be insane to sell Dobson or CBT - our 2 best players.
Yeah, right. It would be so unlike Charlton to sell our BEST players.
Looked electric, will continue to terrorise defences all season long. Let’s hope they let us keep him. This season and next.
Its weird as he kinda didn’t look electric. I’d say that’s what CBT looks like - he just looked like he was moving in another dimension of time to me.
I assume like Kirk it’s kinda of his style, but it never felt like he moved out of first gear, yet made some of it look so easy.
I know what you mean. When I say electric, I don’t mean raw pace, even though he does looks pretty quick. I mean entertainment wise, he looks electric. He has skill, he can twist and turn, he looks so comfortable. He will get bums off of seats and every time he got the ball I had that feeling that something, anything, could happen. Thats what I mean by electric.
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They are all in the final year of their contracts so will have more leverage going on a free next year.
We don't need the room in the squad to bring 1 or 2 more in and subsidising a loan, then paying a replacement seems counter productive. The exception would be JFC to prove his fitness, if not for his future here. But again the question would be where and we would have no chance of a fee in January.
They are vital to the squad and gameplan for most games. We'd never get the right replacements in time before the window slams shut.
It could well derail our season even as we only just get started.
A Scott Parker type scenario all over again.
He also seems to have a knack for getting players to genuinely buy into his style and tactics rather than just "following orders" and I can see signs of why he's got a good reputation for developing and bringing players on.
"....Great orator" ~ steady on dear boy!
Josh Cullen was outstanding for us, as a Mr Reliable, but Gallagher / Rak-Sakyi just have that touch of special about them.
Different class. Does CBT move to the left now?
whoo-a-oo-ooh,
Jayden Stockley,
and Rak-Sakyi scoring the goals
Oh, I like it I like it I like it I like it a looooot,
whoo-a-oo-ooh,
Jayden Stockley,
and Rak-Sakyi scoring the goals
I assume like Kirk it’s kinda of his style, but it never felt like he moved out of first gear, yet made some of it look so easy.