Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
Before Saturday I'd guess just Gillesphey, not sure what his fitness is like in terms of him being involved though. Unless something else is quite advanced with one of the other names that have been mentioned/rumoured on here then I'd expect just him.
Unfortunately he has passed his medical, we are waiting for him to fail one before announcing him.
Is he shit, then ?
Probably. One of their fans says he's too slow. Sound familiar!!!
Only us oldies remember one of the best CB in UK, Bobby Moore and he had no speed just new how and when to tackle
"Crystal Palace have had numerous bids for Peterborough and England youth defender Ronnie Edwards, 20, turned down. They face competition from up to five Premier League clubs with the League One club holding out for up to £10m".
Might explain why Peterborough aren't in a rush to accept low bids for Clarke-Harris.
I think the two things will ultimately be fairly separate. Peterborough are in a bit of a jam because they love their hard negotiating stance but it's also well known that they absolutely will not let a player leave on a free in the summer when they could get money for him in January. People won't like it but I wouldn't be hugely surprised if he ended up going somewhere on deadline day for a reasonable fee as Peterborough run out of time to get something for him. In footballing terms it's not ideal but in business terms it makes sense, and we all know which of those generally wins out
The Peterborough owner has said a few times he expects JCH to go early in the window. Take it with a pinch of salt but they won't want to leave it too late and risk it stalling like in the summer.
Peterborough have no money. They need to sell to buy any players for their promotion push.
They have a bidding war going for Edwards which will solve all their issues, so they have no need to panic.
But it isn’t about panicking. Edwards might or might not be sold. JCH must be sold within the next four weeks. Even if Peterborough are flush for money they simply have to sell JCH this window or lose out on £300 - £400k. They won’t be prepared to do that.
It’s all gone a bit quiet on Gillesphey, I hope that happens as he ticks all boxes of what we need at the moment
Probably not surprising. We know it's a move in progress, the contract/transfer stuff is probably still in hand. There's not a lot to say until it's either complete or falls through.
Surprised we haven't had any official announcement yet about Abankwah going back or anyone else for that matter. Seemed like yesterday a lot of clubs were announcing loan terminations and things . Cheltenham have sent back 5 of their 6 after Darrell Clarke took over.
Did anything materialise further re MA’s alleged no-show at training yesterday? Was probably nonsense, but if it did hold any water would be good reason why comms may be more focused on what could be occurring next than any signings or loan terminations. Probably just wishful thinking…
Did anything materialise further re MA’s alleged no-show at training yesterday? Was probably nonsense, but if it did hold any water would be good reason why comms may be more focused on what could be occurring next than any signings or loan terminations. Probably just wishful thinking…
Did anything materialise further re MA’s alleged no-show at training yesterday? Was probably nonsense, but if it did hold any water would be good reason why comms may be more focused on what could be occurring next than any signings or loan terminations. Probably just wishful thinking…
Did anything materialise further re MA’s alleged no-show at training yesterday? Was probably nonsense, but if it did hold any water would be good reason why comms may be more focused on what could be occurring next than any signings or loan terminations. Probably just wishful thinking…
Where has this come from?
From Twitter I believe, must be true.
Cawley usually reports on things like this so unless he's been told not to (I can't see why he would have been) I don't think it will be true.
"Crystal Palace have had numerous bids for Peterborough and England youth defender Ronnie Edwards, 20, turned down. They face competition from up to five Premier League clubs with the League One club holding out for up to £10m".
Might explain why Peterborough aren't in a rush to accept low bids for Clarke-Harris.
I think the two things will ultimately be fairly separate. Peterborough are in a bit of a jam because they love their hard negotiating stance but it's also well known that they absolutely will not let a player leave on a free in the summer when they could get money for him in January. People won't like it but I wouldn't be hugely surprised if he ended up going somewhere on deadline day for a reasonable fee as Peterborough run out of time to get something for him. In footballing terms it's not ideal but in business terms it makes sense, and we all know which of those generally wins out
The Peterborough owner has said a few times he expects JCH to go early in the window. Take it with a pinch of salt but they won't want to leave it too late and risk it stalling like in the summer.
Peterborough have no money. They need to sell to buy any players for their promotion push.
Peterborough will get around £21 million if Arsenal or Chelsea pay £100m for Toney. They have a 30 per cent sell on clause with Brentford but have the same percentage sell on clause with Newcastle who they signed Toney from. If this goes through then JCH money is peanuts to them
Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
When are you going to announce we’ve signed Marcus Maddison?
I have an idea that Bodvarsson of Bolton is near the end of his contract. I was impressed by his cameo against us this season. He showed he can hold the ball up and pass to a colleague and he did it in his own half and got Bolton out when we were pressing. He has a modest goal scoring record but could be useful as a provider for Alfie or as someone to come on and defend a lead by getting out of our own half. Any thoughts?
Surprised we haven't had any official announcement yet about Abankwah going back or anyone else for that matter. Seemed like yesterday a lot of clubs were announcing loan terminations and things . Cheltenham have sent back 5 of their 6 after Darrell Clarke took over.
Jan 31st
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the signings of the ‘Cheltenham 5’ on loan for the rest of the 23/24 season.
Luciano D'Auria-Henry (Fulham), Oli Hammond (Nottingham Forest), Josh Williams (Birmingham City), Jovan Malcolm (West Bromwich Albion) and Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion) were unable to make their mark at Waddon Road as Cheltenham struggled to break out the bottom 4 of league one, but with Appleton unsuccessful in bringing in any players of real quality and note, the closer we got to the deadline, it was important to bolster the squad in the run in as we battle relegation after no wins in January.
Michael is aware that these may not be the players fans were expecting after being linked with the likes of Johnson Clarke Harris earlier in the window, but he’s confident that the experience the 5 gained earlier in the season when Cheltenham took 14 league games to record their first win, bodes well for the Addicks and their current form
Michael looks forward to telling us all how well they’ve all competed in matches to come, and that we’re not that far off a challenge for promotion in future years if 2 or 3 of them sign permanent deals.
The new signings have already been integrated into Charlton’s style of play when Scott Fraser spent 20 minutes in training pointing to where he wants them to close down players on his behalf
Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
I appreciate everyone is entitled to an opinion, but i don't think this is the case. Peterborough are 20 points ahead of us and have a GD of more than 30 over us. They are far out of our sight, with or without Clarke-Harris.
Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
I appreciate everyone is entitled to an opinion, but i don't think this is the case. Peterborough are 20 points ahead of us and have a GD of more than 30 over us. They are far out of our sight, with or without Clarke-Harris.
Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
We pay them what they want and he will be given permission to speak to us tomorrow. Unfortunately we don't swim in the same part of the table as Peterborough this season
I am desperate for something to change quickly as most fans but I really have no fear of relegation and promotion is long gone, so as long as the decision makers actually do get the recruitment right this time, better to take an extra couple of weeks then rush in to yet more poor recruitment fast.
I have an idea that Bodvarsson of Bolton is near the end of his contract. I was impressed by his cameo against us this season. He showed he can hold the ball up and pass to a colleague and he did it in his own half and got Bolton out when we were pressing. He has a modest goal scoring record but could be useful as a provider for Alfie or as someone to come on and defend a lead by getting out of our own half. Any thoughts?
Peterbro won’t sell Clarke -Harris to us until after we played them couple of weeks time , between now and then there hoping that Huddersfield or Stoke or another league one side will start an auction may for him and pay more money …
I appreciate everyone is entitled to an opinion, but i don't think this is the case. Peterborough are 20 points ahead of us and have a GD of more than 30 over us. They are far out of our sight, with or without Clarke-Harris.
Except the three points alone are hugely valuable in their current league position - all but guaranteed against the powderpuff frontline we put out on New Year's Day or May in a suboptimal position, much less so against a CAFC with Alfie May playing off a half decent target man.
I am expecting a poor window as that is what normally happens. I have lost patience for the standard excuses that get trotted out too.
Yep same we will no doubt get told x player costs too much or not available,or we are going to build in the summer when that comes around and we do sod all again.
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He will cost a transfer fee. And not many players tend to really go for transfer fees at this level.
And I don’t know if he is slow or not. But at least on FM database he is quicker than Jones who I wouldnt say is slow.
Same hair cut mind, might use same barber.
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the signings of the ‘Cheltenham 5’ on loan for the rest of the 23/24 season.
Luciano D'Auria-Henry (Fulham), Oli Hammond (Nottingham Forest), Josh Williams (Birmingham City), Jovan Malcolm (West Bromwich Albion) and Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion) were unable to make their mark at Waddon Road as Cheltenham struggled to break out the bottom 4 of league one, but with Appleton unsuccessful in bringing in any players of real quality and note, the closer we got to the deadline, it was important to bolster the squad in the run in as we battle relegation after no wins in January.
Michael is aware that these may not be the players fans were expecting after being linked with the likes of Johnson Clarke Harris earlier in the window, but he’s confident that the experience the 5 gained earlier in the season when Cheltenham took 14 league games to record their first win, bodes well for the Addicks and their current form
Michael looks forward to telling us all how well they’ve all competed in matches to come, and that we’re not that far off a challenge for promotion in future years if 2 or 3 of them sign permanent deals.
The new signings have already been integrated into Charlton’s style of play when Scott Fraser spent 20 minutes in training pointing to where he wants them to close down players on his behalf
Peterborough are 20 points ahead of us and have a GD of more than 30 over us. They are far out of our sight, with or without Clarke-Harris.