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Deadline Day from Pg.641 - Summer 2025 Charlton Athletic Transfer Rumours

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    Leuth said:
    mendonca said:
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    Who needs schools and education when Charlie can provide bite-sized history, culture and strategy lessons?!

    P.S. Might be worth checking the post for an invoice over the upcoming 28 days.
    The only lesson here is that you can't take the Eton out of the boy 

    Amazing to think that Eton was founded by Henry VI in 1440 as a free school for 70 poor boys from the local manor who were bad at Grammar.

    Now Eton will cost around 60k over the school year but it opens more doors than a myriad of keys, and gives supreme confidence to the likes of Charlie Methven, Boris Johnson, David Cameron etc*

    *For political balance I was going to put a labour prime minister who had gone to Eton but couldn't find one since Ramsey McDonald became the first Labour prime minister.

    Back to the footie peeps🏐
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,012
    oh fucking hell, here they come.......
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,836
    soapboxsam said:
    Leuth said:
    mendonca said:
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    Who needs schools and education when Charlie can provide bite-sized history, culture and strategy lessons?!

    P.S. Might be worth checking the post for an invoice over the upcoming 28 days.
    The only lesson here is that you can't take the Eton out of the boy 

    Amazing to think that Eton was founded by Henry VI in 1440 as a free school for 70 poor boys from the local manor who were bad at Grammar.

    Now Eton will cost around 60k over the school year but it opens more doors than a myriad of keys, and gives supreme confidence to the likes of Charlie Methven, Boris Johnson, David Cameron etc*

    *For political balance I was going to put a labour prime minister who had gone to Eton but couldn't find one since Ramsey McDonald became the first Labour prime minister.

    Back to the footie peeps🏐
    At least comrade Corbyn was state educated all the way. 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,809
    Can we get back on the footie trail before this gets derailed...
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,218
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    This was Baron Charles Talbot you were talking to presumably
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,024
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    Sorry what pardon?!?

    Is this a serious post?
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,018


    Derailed thread in 3... 2... 1...
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,150
    Alfie May should have sent his kids to Eton. 

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  • CAFC_boi
    CAFC_boi Posts: 282
    Me: My wife enjoyed a lovely holiday to Kingston recently. 

    Friend: Jamaica? 

    Me: No, she wanted to go! 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,809
    edited August 6
    CAFC_boi said:
    Me: My wife enjoyed a lovely holiday to Kingston recently. 

    Friend: Jamaica? 

    Me: No, she wanted to go! 


    ...😉
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,916
    PaddyP17 said:
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    This is horrifying. Our academy strategy is ultimately inspired by slavery and some sort of racial science? He actually implied this?

    I guess we'll be looking at Ethiopia for box to box midfielders who can run all day and not get tired based on the mind-boggling VO2 max performances of its runners, and the Netherlands for goalkeepers cos they're the tallest people on the planet. 
    I was told a different story about Jamaica in that all the problem / trouble / hard to control slaves were dropped off there - whether true or not I don’t know 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,218
    To be fair, this might be the most justifiable thread derailment in Charlton Life history
  • jamiebcool
    jamiebcool Posts: 592
    It’s just a theory which explains the phenomenon of Jamaican sporting success. In terms of elite athletes produced per capita it’s quite astonishing. There are plenty of awful historical events which have shaped the world today. No need to be offended on behalf of the Jamaican nation. 

    Chat GPT collated stats:

    Jamaica: Athletes Per Million People

    Base Info:
    • Population: ~3 million
    • Main Sport: Sprinting (100m, 200m, 400m, relays), some success in boxing, football, cricket.
    • Timeframe considered: Last 20–25 years (2000–2024)

    ⸻

    Olympic & World Championship Medalists
    • Jamaica has produced 60–70 total Olympic and World Championship medalists in athletics in this period.
    • That’s roughly:
    • 70 medalists ÷ 3 million people = ~23 medalists per million people

    ⸻

    Broader Elite Athlete Estimate

    Now include:
    • Non-medal Olympic finalists & semi-finalists
    • Professional sprinters on the Diamond League circuit
    • NCAA track & field athletes (Jamaica sends dozens to U.S. each year)
    • Commonwealth Games medalists
    • Youth and junior elite champions

    You end up with:
    • Likely 100–120 Jamaican-born athletes competing at a high international level
    • That’s about:
    • 100–120 elite athletes ÷ 3 million = ~33–40 elite athletes per million people


    Comparison by Country:

    Est. Elite Athletes per Million
    Jamaica ~35–40
    USA ~1–2
    UK ~3–5
    Kenya ~10–15 (mostly in distance running)
    New Zealand ~10–15 (rugby, rowing, others)


  • Vfrf
    Vfrf Posts: 797
    Laddick01 said:
    Only logged in to see if there were some RWB rumours. 



    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8hRMxNA8eoY
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,024
    thenewbie said:


    Derailed thread in 3... 2... 1...
    I don't think calling out a post like that is the derailing. It's posting something like that in the first place that derails it.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,043
    Can start a new thread and keep this away from the transfer rumours if that is preferable.
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,447
    wmcf123 said:
    soapboxsam said:
    Leuth said:
    mendonca said:
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    Who needs schools and education when Charlie can provide bite-sized history, culture and strategy lessons?!

    P.S. Might be worth checking the post for an invoice over the upcoming 28 days.
    The only lesson here is that you can't take the Eton out of the boy 

    Amazing to think that Eton was founded by Henry VI in 1440 as a free school for 70 poor boys from the local manor who were bad at Grammar.

    Now Eton will cost around 60k over the school year but it opens more doors than a myriad of keys, and gives supreme confidence to the likes of Charlie Methven, Boris Johnson, David Cameron etc*

    *For political balance I was going to put a labour prime minister who had gone to Eton but couldn't find one since Ramsey McDonald became the first Labour prime minister.

    Back to the footie peeps🏐
    At least comrade Corbyn was state educated all the way. 
    Harriet Harman's kids went to my grammar school in Orpington, as did Hilary Benn's grandchildren. Socialism is always great for everybody else's children.

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    edited August 6
    ValleyGary said:
    oh fucking hell, here they come.......

    Don't panic, I know you're* a very sensitive guy when tangents arrive.

    I feel like talking about men's and women's football in the same sentence but you will become giddy so I won't 😂

    *Edited from your 🤦🏻‍♂️before I get told off by Chizz !
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,012
    soapboxsam said:
    ValleyGary said:
    oh fucking hell, here they come.......

    Don't panic, I know you’re a very sensitive guy when tangents arrive.
    Yeah absolutely distraught, almost uncontrollable tbh. 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,218
    PaddyP17 said:
    Can start a new thread and keep this away from the transfer rumours if that is preferable.
    What would you even call it?!
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,774
    Here we go again. The rumours thread has gone to shit. 
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,125
    cantersaddick said:
    thenewbie said:


    Derailed thread in 3... 2... 1...
    I don't think calling out a post like that is the derailing. It's posting something like that in the first place that derails it.
    Posting what a senior member of staff had said? Swisdom wasn’t agreeing with it, just stating what was said. 
  • haff5
    haff5 Posts: 58
    Thread is starting to read like Akers' Twitter posts..... Let's stick to football (transfer rumours).
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,043
    If we want to carry on this debate then let's do so here: https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/97354/partnership-with-mount-pleasant-academy#latest 

    Keep the rumours thread tidy from hereon in.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    The Red Robin said:
    Alfie May should have sent his kids to Eton. 

    Alfie with his new money can afford too now.

    That qualifies as a football rumour 👏🏼
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    Come on let's get that RWB done before nitram comes on to complain again 🧐

    I just gave a history lesson while fuck all was happening.

  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,799
    DOUCHER said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    Swisdom said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.
    I had a chat with Charlie about this last season.  Just before we signed up with Mount Pleasant.  
    It’s fascinating really.  When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest.  Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
    he had some statics but I can’t recall them.  But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
    This is horrifying. Our academy strategy is ultimately inspired by slavery and some sort of racial science? He actually implied this?

    I guess we'll be looking at Ethiopia for box to box midfielders who can run all day and not get tired based on the mind-boggling VO2 max performances of its runners, and the Netherlands for goalkeepers cos they're the tallest people on the planet. 
    I was told a different story about Jamaica in that all the problem / trouble / hard to control slaves were dropped off there - whether true or not I don’t know 
    Same story of Jamaica's history that I was taught. Also the highest per capita of murders in the world in two of the last three published figures 

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