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Danny Hylton Signs As Player Coach

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    So he's basically a coach.

    Indeed centre forward is the one area where we have loads of depth anyway, considering that Miles and Kanu came off the bench on Saturday, Chuks didn't get on the field and Ahadme can't even make the 18.
    This.

    No problem with him being a coach but no need for the player tag as he wont be chosen for the 18 man squad -  Nathan told us we can look to the youth if we need to bolster the team (or so we were told we we signed no other attacking options last month). 


  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    He's like a real life Ted Lasso character. One of my favourite sub-genres of footballer is player who is an absolute psychopath on the pitch and a lovely person off it. Apparently Luis Suarez and Diego Costa were both really pleasant, chill people outside of football but as soon as they crossed that white line they were monsters. Nice to add Danny Hylton to that list.
    That’s where the similarities end though 😄
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    edited February 24
    So he's basically a coach.

    Indeed centre forward is the one area where we have loads of depth anyway, considering that Miles and Kanu came off the bench on Saturday, Chuks didn't get on the field and Ahadme can't even make the 18.
    This.

    No problem with him being a coach but no need for the player tag as he wont be chosen for the 18 man squad -  Nathan told us we can look to the youth if we need to bolster the team (or so we were told we we signed no other attacking options last month). 


    I must admit  Chuks was looking out of place against Peterborough. You could see (after we got a goal) Leaburn asking Chuks to go to the corner flag and he (Chuks) didn't want to do it. He also kept on giving the ball away.

    At least with Hylton he doesn't mind doing the rubbish jobs around the place, so he is signing on again to take Chuks place on the bench (or at least compete with him).

    Anyway we shouldn't moan that is at least one goal we get against Northampton. 
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,033
    I think Chuks might be finished to be honest, has looked bewildered on the pitch whenever he's played in the last month or two. Big Hylts to come on and score a 120th minute at Wembley 
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    SteveACS said:
    Lots of "we" and "our" which I like to hear.

    Also, the great Curbs mantra don't get too high after a win, don't get too low after a defeat...

    Don't know about this but I heard the word learn a lot. 
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,513
    edited February 24
    I think Chuks might be finished to be honest, has looked bewildered on the pitch whenever he's played in the last month or two. Big Hylts to come on and score a 120th minute at Wembley 

    No way, we need chuks on the bench or we won't get promoted.

    WINK
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    edited February 24
    14 years ago, I predicted Nathan Jones as a future Charlton manager. Now I have the same feeling about Danny Hylton. Remember you heard it here first.
    Future Charlton Manager*...
    Don't want to get too attached. I'd wouldn't be surprised he'll get his A Licence and be back at Luton (when they come down to this Level). Wouldn't mind him staying on as a FT coach (in the Championship hopefully), but his heart is there.

    *So if he does it'll be sometime before he is.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    Seems a nice fella from that interview, literally nothing to complain about this appointment and if Jones wants him around the place then that's good enough for me.

    Jones is (IMO) massively in credit for how he's turned things around - yes it's taken a bit longer than we all hoped, but we play some lovely football now
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    I think Chuks might be finished to be honest, has looked bewildered on the pitch whenever he's played in the last month or two. Big Hylts to come on and score a 120th minute at Wembley 
    It's only a month since Chuks came on and made a big difference, as we came back to win against Bolton.
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    I think Chuks might be finished to be honest, has looked bewildered on the pitch whenever he's played in the last month or two. Big Hylts to come on and score a 120th minute at Wembley 
    It's only a month since Chuks came on and made a big difference, as we came back to win against Bolton.
    But the other week his performance was poor.
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  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,265
    So he's basically a coach.

    Indeed centre forward is the one area where we have loads of depth anyway, considering that Miles and Kanu came off the bench on Saturday, Chuks didn't get on the field and Ahadme can't even make the 18.
    This.

    No problem with him being a coach but no need for the player tag as he wont be chosen for the 18 man squad -  Nathan told us we can look to the youth if we need to bolster the team (or so we were told we we signed no other attacking options last month). 


    Golfie, you mentioned the managers statement regarding 'using the youth' quite a few times now, I take it you were not impressed with the fact that we didn't bring another forward into the club by the end of the window and you obviously are not of the opinion that the under 21's can make that jump. Bearing in mind we had three strikers on the bench against Exeter and, as has been mentioned, Ahadme was not considered, what forward, in your opinion, should we have brought in, winger, goal scorer, and who would you have omitted from Saturday's line up? Serious question mate, not having a dig.  
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    I think Chuks might be finished to be honest, has looked bewildered on the pitch whenever he's played in the last month or two. Big Hylts to come on and score a 120th minute at Wembley 
    It's only a month since Chuks came on and made a big difference, as we came back to win against Bolton.
    But the other week his performance was poor.
    It happens. I've said it before but he's never going to be the sharpest given the amount of minutes he gets so not really surprising if his touch etc is off. He's there to make life difficult for centre backs late on and create space for others. Thankfully we've not needed him much given the form we've been in. 
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,930
    Hoping this doesn't mean Chuks has had a training ground injury!

    Though Ahadme is meant to be fit right?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    edited February 24
    Him bearing down on a Chelsea youngster who passed it out for a Goal Kick from the centre-circle in the EFL Trophy shortly after he clattered their Goalkeeper has to be one of the funniest moment of the season.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    fenaddick said:
    What a nice bloke
    Couldn't agree more. I know he's become a bit of a jokey figure and we all enjoy that but he comes across really intelligently and really kindly. Completely different to his on pitch persona
    I doubt he reads Charlton Life but he does seem like if he did he'd probably find the joke/meme version funny and probably play it up a bit.
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,770
    edited February 24
    The sh*thousery supervisor is back in residence .

    Was he ever away though?
  • Met him at a 5 a side tournament for local businesses in Luton last week when he did a Q & A before dishing out the medals - fantastic bloke 
  • I watched him a lot at Aldershot when Charlton were playing away. I loved his style of play , scored some brilliant goals and came off the pitch every game having given everything 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,767
    Can you imagine the reaction to this news on here if we were 17th and not 7th
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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Comes across well.
    Has anyone got the montage of him in his striking pomp?
    There must be one out there.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,756
    You know Jones is doing a good job when this appointment is being heralded! 😂 Last time this was announced Jones was considered a laughing stock.

    Comes across excellently in that interview and I think will have more than earned his salary this season by being a positive role model in the dressing room. We've been lacking club leadership in the playing staff for years and now we seem really well blessed in that department.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    RC_CAFC said:
    You know Jones is doing a good job when this appointment is being heralded! 😂 Last time this was announced Jones was considered a laughing stock.

    Comes across excellently in that interview and I think will have more than earned his salary this season by being a positive role model in the dressing room. We've been lacking club leadership in the playing staff for years and now we seem really well blessed in that department.

    I entirely agree that he seems a positive role model in the dressing room, and seems to be doing a good job with the younger forwards.

    I've no idea how good a coach he is, as opposed to being a good "bloke".
  • SidewaysInOz
    SidewaysInOz Posts: 1,340
    Good stuff that he's signed on again. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    edited February 25
    He is clearly doing a decent job as a coach, or he wouldn't still be here, and the player element is cover which we probably won't need but might. Nothing not to like.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Can you imagine the reaction to this news on here if we were 17th and not 7th

    Football in some ways is a pretty simple business. When a team is doing well then everything is nice and everyone is great, when it’s not, it’s the opposite. 

    At the end of the day, Nathan Jones is the manager and at our current level it should be his decision what the football budget is spent on. If he wants Hylton on board from that budget rather than a better player or more experienced coach, then that’s down to him. 
  • Leuth said:
    Excellent decision I think, the guy clearly has played a part with the morale and spirit in the team. Seems like a no brainer to keep him involved, wonder if we'll see him on the bench again
    Keep him in reserve until the playoffs, then unleash, obv
    Can imagine it now, watching the next series of Welcome To Wrexham with him coming on in the 85th minute and bagging the winner 5 minutes later.. cue footage of all the celebs crying.. one can dream!
  • SteveACS
    SteveACS Posts: 375
    I said in my comments after the Chelsea U21 game, that his touch in the lead up to the TC goal, was worth the price of the ticket alone. I also said if he could teach that to our young strikers, he'd have earned his money as a coach.

    It's a big thumbs up from me...
  • What's Dan Potts up to?
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,674
    Comes across well.
    Has anyone got the montage of him in his striking pomp?
    There must be one out there.
    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=danny+hylton+goal+compilation 

    They are mainly year/season compilations rather than a full career one.