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January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)
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These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.5
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Where is that coming from?RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.5 -
If they were aiming higher then these short-term deals would be completely pointless and just a waste of money.RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.
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I don’t think we can read too much into the short term deals either way, it’s less than two months wages for one maybe two players.SELR_addicks said:
If they were aiming higher then these short-term deals would be completely pointless and just a waste of money.RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.
It could also argued if we had a very limited budget we wouldn’t be adding to a squad that needs trimming back in the summer in terms of numbers and is now unlikely to get relegated.
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Pleased to hear. IMO it’s the loan signings that will decide whether we get promoted rather than the permanent signings we make in the summer. Really need to review the type of players we are bringing on loan, because they’ve all struggled this season.RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.0 -
Why would we need to finish as high as possible this season though, by spending extra money?RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.
As long as we're comfortably clear of relegation, it would make no sense to spend money on short term deals to enable us finish another couple of places higher, unless it was also with an eye on next season.3 -
I think the point might be to test the current squad with several other formations. Find players that can play these new formations and see how some of the marginal players cope with this system?
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Whoever they are they will need to run hard and not shirk a tackleNorthbyEast said:I think the point might be to test the current squad with several other formations. Find players that can play these new formations and see how some of the marginal players cope with this system?1 -
I think you do get some prize money for finishing higher up the table, although that might be negligible. What it does do it shows players & agents we're on an upward trajectory instead of treading water/falling down the pecking order as we have been in recent yearskillerandflash said:
Why would we need to finish as high as possible this season though, by spending extra money?RoytheBoy said:These free agents are to get us as high as possibles this season.The club is aiming higher than these freebies for next year. Expect to be pleased with the summer transfer budget, with quality.
As long as we're comfortably clear of relegation, it would make no sense to spend money on short term deals to enable us finish another couple of places higher, unless it was also with an eye on next season.5 -
Wonder how the trials are going.0
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Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔0
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More chance of Ali Bongo_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔0 -
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔9 -
You think dropping down 2 leagues will help with his mental health? Giving up drugs and working on yourself is better for mental health than almost anything.Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔
But yeah you're right, best thing to do is stick to the balloons and weed, hang out with the same people but come and play for Charlton!1 -
No, but then I never said he should drop down the leagues either, what I said is that telling someone in dire mental health straits to 'knuckle down' is a very good way to alienate them further. I don't think he should 'stick to the balloons and weed' - point out to me where I said that please - either, I think that he needs a lot of therapy and mental health support and I to be honest I don't think realistically a public-facing football career is ideal for a person in his position. That's up to him though, I'm just telling you that telling a person in his position that he needs to just work harder is not better advice than anything, it's the worst advice going.sam3110 said:
You think dropping down 2 leagues will help with his mental health? Giving up drugs and working on yourself is better for mental health than almost anything.Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔
But yeah you're right, best thing to do is stick to the balloons and weed, hang out with the same people but come and play for Charlton!7 -
To be fair just saying "stop doing bad stuff, work on yourself" actually IS terrible. You need to have some sort of focus or motivation, at a certain point you dont/can't just stop cold after taking certain substances (and not just illegal ones, look at cigarettes and alcohol.)sam3110 said:
You think dropping down 2 leagues will help with his mental health? Giving up drugs and working on yourself is better for mental health than almost anything.Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔
But yeah you're right, best thing to do is stick to the balloons and weed, hang out with the same people but come and play for Charlton!
I'm not saying that dropping all the way down to League One is the right idea but "knuckle down" is basically just "man up" - absolutely awful as serious advice without a lot of extra steps and qualifying.13 -
Alli potentially needs to find himself in a situation where the pressure is completely gone, and where he can enjoy himself again.
Lower League... e.g. Milton Keynes, or working with Karl Robinson again (isn't he Coach somewhere now?) might be the answer to help him find that love for the game again.
Can imagine the difference on and off the pitch between Premier League / Football League is huge
Although if he does drop down the Divisions, and fails - He'll stay there, or drop lower, thats the only pressure I can think of1 -
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔0 -
Robinson is at Salford, although after an okay start when he took over they've now only won once in the last 7. Now very much looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone.ForeverAddickted said:Alli potentially needs to find himself in a situation where the pressure is completely gone, and where he can enjoy himself again.
Lower League... e.g. Milton Keynes, or working with Karl Robinson again (isn't he Coach somewhere now?) might be the answer to help him find that love for the game again.
Can imagine the difference on and off the pitch between Premier League / Football League is huge
Although if he does drop down the Divisions, and fails - He'll stay there, or drop lower, thats the only pressure I can think of1 - Sponsored links:
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My mother told everyone including the authorities my childhood abuse didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it didn’t.Todds_right_hook said:
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔Almost 60 years later it’s still playing with my head.25 -
So sorry to hear this. Resonates with me, as I suffered childhood abuse. I know you are a strong person, but I hope you talk to those you trust, when you need to.T_C_E said:
My mother told everyone including the authorities my childhood abuse didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it didn’t.Todds_right_hook said:
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔Almost 60 years later it’s still playing with my head.4 -
I'm sorry to hear that. But every story is different.T_C_E said:
My mother told everyone including the authorities my childhood abuse didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it didn’t.Todds_right_hook said:
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔Almost 60 years later it’s still playing with my head.The thing with deli alli is more than one person disputed the story. I haven't got the facts in front of me and may well be wrong but I'm pretty sure that his version of being sent to Africa as a punishment was proved to be incorrect
he also got a mate to film him and a girl with a part of his anatomy in the girls mouth, thumbs up to the camera. I'm guessing he didn't ask the girls permission to film and then release the video. Isn't that abuse?
im not on a position to challenge his side of the story but I am in a position to pass judgement on a young famous person with money, using that fame to abuse young woman!0 -
I wish I was strong, this is the same fella that wouldn’t travel to home games for fear of bumping into burger boy, not because I was frightened of him but because of what would lose if I parked him on his arse like he deserved. Now that anxiety is running high and I won’t travel alone, no matter what I try 🤷♂️Mrkinski said:
So sorry to hear this. Resonates with me, as I suffered childhood abuse. I know you are a strong person, but I hope you talk to those you trust, when you need to.T_C_E said:
My mother told everyone including the authorities my childhood abuse didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it didn’t.Todds_right_hook said:
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔Almost 60 years later it’s still playing with my head.0 -
Maybe that's the point. The system we're currently using might just be because NJ is simply using what's available, but his plan(s) for next season will be different.CH4RLTON said:Was absolutely class when we had him under Karl Robinson but a lot has changed since then. The other thing is we don’t actually play with wingers or even wide forwards as such so struggling to see where he would fit into our current system0 -
The strength I was referring to was displayed by the help / support you have given to others, that I read about on here. That’s strength to me. Hope the anxiety disappears soon fella.T_C_E said:
I wish I was strong, this is the same fella that wouldn’t travel to home games for fear of bumping into burger boy, not because I was frightened of him but because of what would lose if I parked him on his arse like he deserved. Now that anxiety is running high and I won’t travel alone, no matter what I try 🤷♂️Mrkinski said:
So sorry to hear this. Resonates with me, as I suffered childhood abuse. I know you are a strong person, but I hope you talk to those you trust, when you need to.T_C_E said:
My mother told everyone including the authorities my childhood abuse didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it didn’t.Todds_right_hook said:
I thought I read that family members challenged this?Garrymanilow said:
No, that is not better advice to give someone who is clearly struggling with mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse. 'Knuckle down'. Christ.sam3110 said:
Terrible advice. Better advice would be to give up balloons and weed and knuckle down_MrDick said:Deli Ali has been advised to drop down a couple of leagues to rebuild his career. I wonder … 🤔Almost 60 years later it’s still playing with my head.1 -
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"Nathan Jones has confirmed that Charlton are close to completing the signing of Kazenga LuaLua.
The club have agreed a deal to sign the former Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town winger, with LuaLua's arrival now subject to international clearance.
Speaking in his pre-Fleetwood press conference, the gaffer said: “We’ve agreed with Kazenga LuaLua. We're just waiting for international clearance to see whether he will be involved this weekend. He's a player that I've worked with over a number of years. I worked with him at Brighton where he was magnificent, and he came in and did a similar job for me at Luton.
"He's someone that we haven’t got here - in wide areas Tyreece Campbell is probably the only natural one. We wanted to have that option. I know Kazenga very well and he’s just left Greece so it was an ideal opportunity."
“He's one of those physical phenomenons that you could chuck him on the moon for a year and he'd come back and be able to be potent for a certain amount of minutes," explained Jones when asked if LuaLua is up to speed in terms of fitness.
"That's the type of athlete he is. He's a great lad, a fantastic player and he's had a real good career. I've always enjoyed working with him and he makes us as a group, as a club and hopefully as an 11 better."
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Good news. Get Fosu as cover for Anderson and we start to look good for August. As long as we sack 8 of our useless midfielders beforehand.0
