If this turns out to be true. We are done in the striker department I assume we all agree? May, New player, Kanu, Leaburn, Aneke. I’d be happy so long as the new player is decent.
You'd think so, I could see him starting new striker and Leaburn tbh. Depends if Jones would want extra cover given Aneke has a habit of missing 3/4 of the season.
We need 4, and the 5th the bonus that is Aneke if he’s fit. I’m happy if the new player is decent, Kanu is only going to get better as is Leaburn once fit.
May, Leaburn, Aneke, Kanu & New is more than decent I think.
Everyone assuming no outgoings.
I’m not convinced they won’t move someone on notwithstanding it would be good to have all them in the squad.
“We need to strengthen every department,” Scott told the South London Press, when asked about the plans for boosting their forward permutations.
“We have had many discussions about that forward area.
“We suffered in December when we lost Miles and Chuks. Alfie was our only striker. Patrick Casey and Henry Rylah came in, so we were very short. The teams at the top have options and we need to make sure we have enough options to deal with the schedule and the demands of the games.”
See tomorrow’s South London Press for a full interview with Scott.
Is it just me? Is there a plan to sell on May and reinvest?
It wouldn’t make sense. You’re not going to get millions for him despite his goalscoring record because of his age. We have in May a striker who is proven and ready for now not the future.
If we keep hold of May , Kanu and Leaburn I think the new striker will be the long term replacement for Aneke. Aneke now only has one year left on his contract and no way will it be extended
Aneke has been written off two or three a season since he joined Charlton. He keeps proving people wrong.
People haven't necessarily been writing him off as such, but they were saying we should get rid of him. This was hard to do as he was on a long contract on good money. He is now entering the last year of his contract so talking about his eventual replacement makes sense.
If rumours are to be believed he passes the CL height test Fits in with the type of player we are interested in (positionallly, culturally, size) and from the footage Ive seen he looks like he could be very interesting indeed
I actually don't think Blair would be an amazing signing for us, this is the first season in his career where he has scored more than 3 goals, feels risky given we need proven quality at this stage
Honestly I’d rather someone like Bair or Etete than JCH at this point. The latter is only looking for a payday and his best seasons are probably behind him.
One thing that steers me away from it being Bair is the fact that the Scottish season isn’t done yet. Doesn’t stop conversations from happening, especially because Motherwell aren’t playing for anything at this point.
But it makes it less likely than it being a player on the the fringes of a Cardiff or Swansea squad.
The other name that fits the rumoured profile is Jamal Lowe…
If rumours are to be believed he passes the CL height test Fits in with the type of player we are interested in (positionallly, culturally, size) and from the footage Ive seen he looks like he could be very interesting indeed
Welcome back to Charlton Jayden Stockley.
I know this is a joke but he scored more than our second top scorer last year.
This also shows that we need more goals across the squad
I actually don't think Blair would be an amazing signing for us, this is the first season in his career where he has scored more than 3 goals, feels risky given we need proven quality at this stage
Honestly I’d rather someone like Bair or Etete than JCH at this point. The latter is only looking for a payday and his best seasons are probably behind him.
I can’t see us going back in for JCH, work rate, running the channels and pressing from the front are important for Jones and I don’t think he’d offer enough of either
Let's face it... It's a bit too early to have a realistic rumours thread...we are still in the wishlist phase really for the next couple of weeks at least...🤷♂️
Let's face it... It's a bit too early to have a realistic rumours thread...we are still in the wishlist phase really for the next couple of weeks at least...🤷♂️
We've had the Godden rumour form Cawley so wouldn't say it's early at all
Let's face it... It's a bit too early to have a realistic rumours thread...we are still in the wishlist phase really for the next couple of weeks at least...🤷♂️
Won't stop me jumping on here every time I see a new post has been added. I'll never learn!
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(Duk is 5ft 5 and would fail the height test)
“We need to strengthen every department,” Scott told the South London Press, when asked about the plans for boosting their forward permutations.
“We have had many discussions about that forward area.
“We suffered in December when we lost Miles and Chuks. Alfie was our only striker. Patrick Casey and Henry Rylah came in, so we were very short. The teams at the top have options and we need to make sure we have enough options to deal with the schedule and the demands of the games.”
See tomorrow’s South London Press for a full interview with Scott.
I hope not. Not particularly big and last seen in England at Burton scoring 1 goal in a season and a half.
This was hard to do as he was on a long contract on good money.
He is now entering the last year of his contract so talking about his eventual replacement makes sense.
......😫
But it makes it less likely than it being a player on the the fringes of a Cardiff or Swansea squad.
New, New, Gillespie
Ramsay, Coventry, New, Small
New
May, New
Subs: AMB, REG, Watson, Anderson, Kanu, Leaburn, Aneke
The “new’s” are vital!
It's a bit too early to have a realistic rumours thread...we are still in the wishlist phase really for the next couple of weeks at least...🤷♂️
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