Too much panicking going on over this. It's the 6th of Jan, not 26th, not even 16th.
Bonne is the only name people have to go off because it's an easy link to make, it's only player out there that we fans know. We have no idea who Holden, Scott, etc. are actually looking at. We're putting 2+2=4.5 and getting upset about something that may or may not be happening.
Holden and Scott have both repeatedly said that they will be doing business quietly. I understand Charlton fans don't have much patience for trusting new faces but we've got to take them at their word.
81 new posts, shall I or shall I not trawl through only to be ultimately disappointed when the conversation has gone further of piste or more variations on the ‘Bonne’ debate!
In the words of Dirty Harry, ‘Well punk, do you feel lucky’ I don’t, so won’t bother.
81 new posts, shall I or shall I not trawl through only to be ultimately disappointed when the conversation has gone further of piste or more variations on the ‘Bonne’ debate!
In the words of Dirty Harry, ‘Well punk, do you feel lucky’ I don’t, so won’t bother.
Sam Nombe - 25 apps, 1,730 minutes, 11 goals. 11 apps, 171 minutes, 0 goals in the Championship in 20/21
Jack Marriott - 21 apps, 830 minutes, 4 goals. 44 apps, 3,922 minutes, 27 goals in L1 in 2017/18. 28 apps, 1,370 minutes, 9 goals in the Championship in 2021/22. Unwanted by a L1 team.
Macauley Bonne - 43 apps, 2,761 minutes, 12 goals in L1 in 21/22. 33 apps, 2,352 minutes, 11 goals for Charlton in the Championship 19/20. Unwanted by a Championship team.
That's all those players' best seasons at their highest levels and our current level. On paper there's not really a huge gulf between them. Nombe and Collins are halfway through so they could double their goal tallies (though obviously that would double their minutes tallies too) and Marriott had a brilliant L1 season but it was 5 years ago. I know people don't like Bonne because they decided he looks funny on the pitch or whatever but if we were presented with these four options without Bonne playing for us before then I don't think there would be so much resistance. The unknown player, like the injured player, is always much better than the one who you've seen play for you. I think we just make all players rubbish.
So Gillingham, on course to break a record for least goals scored in a season, have decided that the answer to this problem, the striker who will turn it around... is Jayden Stockley.
Bonne's tally of missed sitters were a big contribution to our last day relegation from the Championship. But he would do a job for us in Div One and push us up the table a bit. It is very telling that Peterborough can plan to off-load Marriott whilst we can only dream of getting someone with his experience and skill. These days clubs seem to focus on strikers who dash around like super athletes. Think of Teddy Sherringham who simply had a nous for being in the right place at the right time and scored goals for fun. Kermorgant was of a similar calibre. If you can't read the game you won't score many goals.
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is that he was our backup striker we signed from non-league who had to play far more than he should have because when our star striker wasn't injured he was refusing to play, one of our other strikers was Chuks and Hemed scored 0 goals. Our next highest goalscorer who was still at the club after Leko and Gallagher went home was Naby Sarr with 3. We scored 6 goals after lockdown and Bonne scored half of them. The others were scored by Doughty, Pratley and Pearce. No-one else contributed. Those goals should have got us a point against Brentford at least but for Cullen losing his head in the box, should have been the goal that secured our survival against Birmingham but the rest of the team couldn't hold out for another 30 seconds, and got us a last minute draw against Wigan that left it in our hands on the final day. The one he missed against Millwall wouldn't have been such a big deal if the rest of the team had done their bit in the games where he did his part. Bowyer loved to criticise him though and that transferred to the fans I think.
Bonne's tally of missed sitters were a big contribution to our last day relegation from the Championship. But he would do a job for us in Div One and push us up the table a bit. It is very telling that Peterborough can plan to off-load Marriott whilst we can only dream of getting someone with his experience and skill. These days clubs seem to focus on strikers who dash around like super athletes. Think of Teddy Sherringham who simply had a nous for being in the right place at the right time and scored goals for fun. Kermorgant was of a similar calibre. If you can't read the game you won't score many goals.
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is that he was our backup striker we signed from non-league who had to play far more than he should have because when our star striker wasn't injured he was refusing to play, one of our other strikers was Chuks and Hemed scored 0 goals. Our next highest goalscorer who was still at the club after Leko and Gallagher went home was Naby Sarr with 3. We scored 6 goals after lockdown and Bonne scored half of them. The others were scored by Doughty, Pratley and Pearce. No-one else contributed. Those goals should have got us a point against Brentford at least but for Cullen losing his head in the box, should have been the goal that secured our survival against Birmingham but the rest of the team couldn't hold out for another 30 seconds, and got us a last minute draw against Wigan that left it in our hands on the final day. The one he missed against Millwall wouldn't have been such a big deal if the rest of the team had done their bit in the games where he did his part. Bowyer loved to criticise him though and that transferred to the fans I think.
Decent summary... Effectively, our fourth choice Striker from the summer signings, was the one who almost kept us up, is the other way of looking at it - I mean these were Bowyer's comments after the Taylor injury
Bonne seemed to have his supporters at Ipswich when he was there. started like a train but didn’t really push on. Ipswich had a poor season last year and you can’t place everything at Bonnes front door for that. I’m torn on the idea of bringing him back. in the absence of Chuks and Stockley woefully out of form, I think I’d give him a deal until July 24. You can’t place all expectations on Leaburn
Ipswich started very well last season. And so did Bonne.
Ipswich fell away, Bonne's goals dried up.
A Third Division striker is usually only as good as the service he gets.
PWR, so it may have been posted, but Karl Robinson has giving an interview (I know, when doesn't he?) saying they've been looking at 'one of' Wickham and Bonne.
Bonne seemed to have his supporters at Ipswich when he was there. started like a train but didn’t really push on. Ipswich had a poor season last year and you can’t place everything at Bonnes front door for that. I’m torn on the idea of bringing him back. in the absence of Chuks and Stockley woefully out of form, I think I’d give him a deal until July 24. You can’t place all expectations on Leaburn
Ipswich started very well last season. And so did Bonne.
Ipswich fell away, Bonne's goals dried up.
A Third Division striker is usually only as good as the service he gets.
They started worse than us... However Bonne was one of the few bonuses in the first half of the season, despite his goals drying up, he still finished joint top scorer for them last season - Notice he only scored the single goal after McKenna arrived.
Bonne seemed to have his supporters at Ipswich when he was there. started like a train but didn’t really push on. Ipswich had a poor season last year and you can’t place everything at Bonnes front door for that. I’m torn on the idea of bringing him back. in the absence of Chuks and Stockley woefully out of form, I think I’d give him a deal until July 24. You can’t place all expectations on Leaburn
Ipswich started very well last season. And so did Bonne.
Ipswich fell away, Bonne's goals dried up.
A Third Division striker is usually only as good as the service he gets.
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Bonne is the only name people have to go off because it's an easy link to make, it's only player out there that we fans know. We have no idea who Holden, Scott, etc. are actually looking at. We're putting 2+2=4.5 and getting upset about something that may or may not be happening.
Holden and Scott have both repeatedly said that they will be doing business quietly. I understand Charlton fans don't have much patience for trusting new faces but we've got to take them at their word.
81 new posts, shall I or shall I not trawl through only to be ultimately disappointed when the conversation has gone further of piste or more variations on the ‘Bonne’ debate!
In the words of Dirty Harry, ‘Well punk, do you feel lucky’ I don’t, so won’t bother.
Ooooookay then.
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/17976271.patience-needed-bonne-says-charltons-bowyer/
Could this turn into a new single from Craig David!
Ipswich started very well last season. And so did Bonne.
Ipswich fell away, Bonne's goals dried up.
A Third Division striker is usually only as good as the service he gets.
https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73283&season_id=154