And the bulk of that £1.2M (though hopefully not quite all of it) went on signing and paying Ahadme.
It was clearly stated at start of season that the minimum aim was play offs so I don’t think “top ten” is much of an improvement.
Fans showed a lot of commitment in buying STs this season. Going to be a lot needed to convince most to renew. A good window and positive second half of season will be vital to that - especially if we’re facing yet another (sixth in a row?) season in L1.
Pretty sure it's been put on a thread recently that we didn't pay the bulk of the Ahadme fee up front it was around £325k or so with the rest in add-ons and a promotion bonus? though stand to be corrected.
Yeah it was but not sure the maths adds up there. Otherwise there should be a lot of the May money still sat in the bank.
Doesnt it?
We brought in 5 players on transfer fees in the summer, lets be generous with some of those figures:
Ahadme 300K Godden 200K Mitchell 200k Edwards 85K (a reported figure from Scotland) Dixon 50K
Thats 835K before adding in Docherty and Mannion's signing on fees as well as any potential loan fee for Campbell.*
And seeing as theres a desperation for Ahadme to have actually cost us 800K up front then theres even less left, like, none.
And if Godden and Mitchell cost us 100K each then at most theres 500K left from the May money, but thats being generous and not including wages.
* And of course the unforgettable Potts and Hylton (I believe an itk was on here saying the delay around Potts coming in was because he had some high wage expectations)
Yeah but Ahadme is absolute crap, Godden is meh. It’s like the Sandgaard era never ended.
Ahadme was at least 600,000 first instalment as 50% of a deal has to be paid the other 50% over the next two years .. Godden was 450,000 , Mitchell was 350,000 that come from Millwall
Porque proibido ele aqui Jag förstår inte, varför.
Fucking hell 4 seasons in 74 years in the third tier of wankness Currently in our 11th season of the last 16 in this division we’ve been relegated in to third tier 6 times the longest being 3 seasons to get out until now and we’re in season 5 of this current shameful run be patient, fcuk off it’s always the next window and a load of shit arrives and we tug away about how great we’ll be and it’s another year of failure all at the same time as the two local rivals are having their best ever footballing periods of longevity promotion is what’s needed anything else is failure and finishing 3rd and not going up would be a step forward but will count for nothing the season after when we all start again on 0 points
Leave off oohaah, we’re 4 unbeaten having won 3 of them. Everything is great again and we just need one or two more this window and we’ll have enough for the top 6
6 unbeaten in the league............although 3 of those were 0-0 draws.
Fucking hell 4 seasons in 74 years in the third tier of wankness Currently in our 11th season of the last 16 in this division we’ve been relegated in to third tier 6 times the longest being 3 seasons to get out until now and we’re in season 5 of this current shameful run be patient, fcuk off it’s always the next window and a load of shit arrives and we tug away about how great we’ll be and it’s another year of failure all at the same time as the two local rivals are having their best ever footballing periods of longevity promotion is what’s needed anything else is failure and finishing 3rd and not going up would be a step forward but will count for nothing the season after when we all start again on 0 points
Leave off oohaah, we’re 4 unbeaten having won 3 of them. Everything is great again and we just need one or two more this window and we’ll have enough for the top 6
6 unbeaten in the league............although 3 of those were 0-0 draws.
4 clean sheets in 6, unbeaten in those 6, 3 wins including a 5 nil drubbing and beating a team in the automatic promotion spot. It doesn't get much better as a patch of form really does it? Combine that with our young star striker getting POTM for December (a month that traditionally we struggle in) and a clean bill of health for the squad coming into the crucial part of the season.
This month is make or break now, a couple of good additions, some deadwood cut and a couple more statement wins and suddenly we're right in there.
Or we sell Leaburn and Jones, Small announces he's signing for Real Madrid in the summer and we sign Kevin Nicholls as a player/coach as our only January signing to replace an injured Connor Coventry
Fucking hell 4 seasons in 74 years in the third tier of wankness Currently in our 11th season of the last 16 in this division we’ve been relegated in to third tier 6 times the longest being 3 seasons to get out until now and we’re in season 5 of this current shameful run be patient, fcuk off it’s always the next window and a load of shit arrives and we tug away about how great we’ll be and it’s another year of failure all at the same time as the two local rivals are having their best ever footballing periods of longevity promotion is what’s needed anything else is failure and finishing 3rd and not going up would be a step forward but will count for nothing the season after when we all start again on 0 points
Leave off oohaah, we’re 4 unbeaten having won 3 of them. Everything is great again and we just need one or two more this window and we’ll have enough for the top 6
6 unbeaten in the league............although 3 of those were 0-0 draws.
I rewrite the above to say we just need 2 more players for automatic promotion 😉
Fucking hell 4 seasons in 74 years in the third tier of wankness Currently in our 11th season of the last 16 in this division we’ve been relegated in to third tier 6 times the longest being 3 seasons to get out until now and we’re in season 5 of this current shameful run be patient, fcuk off it’s always the next window and a load of shit arrives and we tug away about how great we’ll be and it’s another year of failure all at the same time as the two local rivals are having their best ever footballing periods of longevity promotion is what’s needed anything else is failure and finishing 3rd and not going up would be a step forward but will count for nothing the season after when we all start again on 0 points
Leave off oohaah, we’re 4 unbeaten having won 3 of them. Everything is great again and we just need one or two more this window and we’ll have enough for the top 6
6 unbeaten in the league............although 3 of those were 0-0 draws.
I rewrite the above to say we just need 2 more players for automatic promotion 😉
Is that odd for an agent to post a highlights video for a reasonably meaningless game involving a client?
I'm.sure it must be a spoof account. Can't be real surely.
Just think for a moment how in your business sector some, shall we say, low-rent IFA's behave, and you have an insight the mentality of many agents at this level. Just recall the antics of the bell-end that Bonne had as his agent in his first season with us, when he started scoring a few goals in the run up to the window.
Fucking hell 4 seasons in 74 years in the third tier of wankness Currently in our 11th season of the last 16 in this division we’ve been relegated in to third tier 6 times the longest being 3 seasons to get out until now and we’re in season 5 of this current shameful run be patient, fcuk off it’s always the next window and a load of shit arrives and we tug away about how great we’ll be and it’s another year of failure all at the same time as the two local rivals are having their best ever footballing periods of longevity promotion is what’s needed anything else is failure and finishing 3rd and not going up would be a step forward but will count for nothing the season after when we all start again on 0 points
Leave off oohaah, we’re 4 unbeaten having won 3 of them. Everything is great again and we just need one or two more this window and we’ll have enough for the top 6
6 unbeaten in the league............although 3 of those were 0-0 draws.
I rewrite the above to say we just need 2 more players for automatic promotion 😉
Typical negative Charlton fan
We must win the league, anything else is failure
Only the league, how ridiculous, we should be going for the league cup double
He also played at wing back while at Blackpool, so could be an attacking option there as an alternative to Small. Would be decent as a versatile option as covers a couple of areas we are short
If we are to improve we need to get players in who are specialists in one position not sign players because they can fill in in several different roles.
And the bulk of that £1.2M (though hopefully not quite all of it) went on signing and paying Ahadme.
It was clearly stated at start of season that the minimum aim was play offs so I don’t think “top ten” is much of an improvement.
Fans showed a lot of commitment in buying STs this season. Going to be a lot needed to convince most to renew. A good window and positive second half of season will be vital to that - especially if we’re facing yet another (sixth in a row?) season in L1.
Pretty sure it's been put on a thread recently that we didn't pay the bulk of the Ahadme fee up front it was around £325k or so with the rest in add-ons and a promotion bonus? though stand to be corrected.
Yeah it was but not sure the maths adds up there. Otherwise there should be a lot of the May money still sat in the bank.
Doesnt it?
We brought in 5 players on transfer fees in the summer, lets be generous with some of those figures:
Ahadme 300K Godden 200K Mitchell 200k Edwards 85K (a reported figure from Scotland) Dixon 50K
Thats 835K before adding in Docherty and Mannion's signing on fees as well as any potential loan fee for Campbell.*
And seeing as theres a desperation for Ahadme to have actually cost us 800K up front then theres even less left, like, none.
And if Godden and Mitchell cost us 100K each then at most theres 500K left from the May money, but thats being generous and not including wages.
* And of course the unforgettable Potts and Hylton (I believe an itk was on here saying the delay around Potts coming in was because he had some high wage expectations)
Yeah but Ahadme is absolute crap, Godden is meh. It’s like the Sandgaard era never ended.
Ahadme was at least 600,000 first instalment as 50% of a deal has to be paid the other 50% over the next two years .. Godden was 450,000 , Mitchell was 350,000 that come from Millwall
Porque proibido ele aqui Jag förstår inte, varför.
And the bulk of that £1.2M (though hopefully not quite all of it) went on signing and paying Ahadme.
It was clearly stated at start of season that the minimum aim was play offs so I don’t think “top ten” is much of an improvement.
Fans showed a lot of commitment in buying STs this season. Going to be a lot needed to convince most to renew. A good window and positive second half of season will be vital to that - especially if we’re facing yet another (sixth in a row?) season in L1.
Pretty sure it's been put on a thread recently that we didn't pay the bulk of the Ahadme fee up front it was around £325k or so with the rest in add-ons and a promotion bonus? though stand to be corrected.
Yeah it was but not sure the maths adds up there. Otherwise there should be a lot of the May money still sat in the bank.
Doesnt it?
We brought in 5 players on transfer fees in the summer, lets be generous with some of those figures:
Ahadme 300K Godden 200K Mitchell 200k Edwards 85K (a reported figure from Scotland) Dixon 50K
Thats 835K before adding in Docherty and Mannion's signing on fees as well as any potential loan fee for Campbell.*
And seeing as theres a desperation for Ahadme to have actually cost us 800K up front then theres even less left, like, none.
And if Godden and Mitchell cost us 100K each then at most theres 500K left from the May money, but thats being generous and not including wages.
* And of course the unforgettable Potts and Hylton (I believe an itk was on here saying the delay around Potts coming in was because he had some high wage expectations)
Yeah but Ahadme is absolute crap, Godden is meh. It’s like the Sandgaard era never ended.
Ahadme was at least 600,000 first instalment as 50% of a deal has to be paid the other 50% over the next two years .. Godden was 450,000 , Mitchell was 350,000 that come from Millwall
Porque proibido ele aqui Jag förstår inte, varför.
One I would like to see us go for is Ronan Darcy at Crawley. Can play as a 10, winger or RWB. Has been Crawley's best player this season and still only 24. 6 months left on his contract so can't imagine he would cost much and plays in all the roles we are short in.
And the bulk of that £1.2M (though hopefully not quite all of it) went on signing and paying Ahadme.
It was clearly stated at start of season that the minimum aim was play offs so I don’t think “top ten” is much of an improvement.
Fans showed a lot of commitment in buying STs this season. Going to be a lot needed to convince most to renew. A good window and positive second half of season will be vital to that - especially if we’re facing yet another (sixth in a row?) season in L1.
Pretty sure it's been put on a thread recently that we didn't pay the bulk of the Ahadme fee up front it was around £325k or so with the rest in add-ons and a promotion bonus? though stand to be corrected.
Yeah it was but not sure the maths adds up there. Otherwise there should be a lot of the May money still sat in the bank.
Doesnt it?
We brought in 5 players on transfer fees in the summer, lets be generous with some of those figures:
Ahadme 300K Godden 200K Mitchell 200k Edwards 85K (a reported figure from Scotland) Dixon 50K
Thats 835K before adding in Docherty and Mannion's signing on fees as well as any potential loan fee for Campbell.*
And seeing as theres a desperation for Ahadme to have actually cost us 800K up front then theres even less left, like, none.
And if Godden and Mitchell cost us 100K each then at most theres 500K left from the May money, but thats being generous and not including wages.
* And of course the unforgettable Potts and Hylton (I believe an itk was on here saying the delay around Potts coming in was because he had some high wage expectations)
Yeah but Ahadme is absolute crap, Godden is meh. It’s like the Sandgaard era never ended.
Ahadme was at least 600,000 first instalment as 50% of a deal has to be paid the other 50% over the next two years .. Godden was 450,000 , Mitchell was 350,000 that come from Millwall
Porque proibido ele aqui Jag förstår inte, varför.
One I would like to see us go for is Ronan Darcy at Crawley. Can play as a 10, winger or RWB. Has been Crawley's best player this season and still only 24. 6 months left on his contract so can't imagine he would cost much and plays in all the roles we are short in.
Was linked with Birmingham at the start of the window but haven’t heard much since. Will defo go there if they’re still interested
A lot of people will have legitimate reasons to disagree with me, but I am a big fan of promoting our academy products first and foremost when developing the first team. To that end strangers that are brought in had better be much better, otherwise it’s money down the drain.
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https://x.com/crownfootball1/status/1878206167337304310?s=46
Always been impressed when I’ve seen him play against us & he fits the bill in terms of being able to play our wide (plus upfront when needed)
Oxford apparently looking to off load him this window:
https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/oxford-united-willing-to-sell-owen-dale-january-transfer-window/
Jag förstår inte, varför.
This month is make or break now, a couple of good additions, some deadwood cut and a couple more statement wins and suddenly we're right in there.
Or we sell Leaburn and Jones, Small announces he's signing for Real Madrid in the summer and we sign Kevin Nicholls as a player/coach as our only January signing to replace an injured Connor Coventry
We must win the league, anything else is failure
"Josh Laqeretabua has signed a new long-term contract that runs until 2028, with a club option of an extra year ✍️
We are back.
To that end strangers that are brought in had better be much better, otherwise it’s money down the drain.