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Karleigh Osborne to leave Brentford

Richard J
Richard J Posts: 8,030
edited May 2012 in Rumours
I've posted this on Rumours but I thought given him being seriously linked with us last summer I would post it seperately . Karleigh has annouced he is leaving Brentford on Twitter . A CB who can play RB ,so could he be what we are looking for ?

karl osborne ‏ @karl_osborne22
Just want to say a massive thankyou to all the players,staff and fans for the amazing years that Iv had at #brentfordfc
With a doubt I love the club but think its time for a fresh start and I really hope that Brentfordfc get where they deserve to be.


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  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,608
    Depends whether he can make the step up one level?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    Intriguing. You'd like to think he'd be one of the ones we were looking at. Young, ambitious, can play in a few positions.

    Could be nothing in it but certainly seems a Chris Powell type fo player
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,272
    "with a doubt I love the club"... lol, should have got his Agent to proof read b4 he posted that!
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    "with a doubt I love the club"... lol, should have got his Agent to proof read b4 he posted that!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    Reckon he's already got a contract.

    Maybe not with us but with someone.
  • AlexC
    AlexC Posts: 308
    was going to sign for reading earlier in the season but failed his medical
  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,342
    Has received a lot of stick from the brentford fans about his performances.
  • AlexC
    AlexC Posts: 308
    Brentford fans I've spoken to say he is one of their best players
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,933
    I preferred Magnus okongahae (sp ?) - thought he looked immense when col beat us at the valley.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    was going to sign for reading earlier in the season but failed his medical
    BWP failed his medical at Reading and joined us.
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  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    A pacy young CB who can also cover RB

    sign him up
  • THEMCA
    THEMCA Posts: 575
    On the bees forum they reckon he is mustard!

    Sign him up!!!
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    We were strongly linked with him last season, would fit the policy of signing young and hungry players. Expect him to be in the Championship next season regardless.
  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,342
    these are some of the comments which made me laugh from brentford fans at the start of the season.

    you wonder why Karleigh would leave to go there

    dont see why he would want to go to Charlton fair enough they are a bigger club than us but he can get a championship club and this would be a sideways step IMHO

    Charlton is hardly a step up, its not as if he was being offered guaranteed Championship football, they underachieved last season why should this season be any different
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    edited May 2012
    the reason we didnt go in for him in Jan is because it seems Brentford were less than polite to the Charlton board when we asked about signing him in the summer and when we played at their place. So tbh either we've got better targets or we're probably going to renew our interest
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,030
    edited May 2012
    @LoneRanger88 posted this on the legendary rumours thread.

    Sky today

    Sky Sports understands a host of clubs are chasing former Brentford defender Karleigh Osborne.

    Highly-rated defender Osborne is available on a free transfer after seeing out his contract at Griffin Park.

    Brentford were keen to keep hold of Osborne, but the defender turned down the offer of a new deal as he seeks a new challenge.

    The news has alerted a number of clubs to Osborne's availability on a free transfer this summer with the likes of Nottingham Forest, Hull City and Charlton all admirers of the player.

    The 24-year-old came through the youth ranks at Brentford and has established himself as one of the best defenders outside the top two leagues in England.
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    We should go for Okunghae and sign up Osbourne
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    Apparently we had 4 offers rejected for him already when we was at Brentford.

    http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-sport/west-london-brentford-fc/2012/05/11/charlton-hull-and-forest-eye-former-brentford-defender-109642-30950047/?
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,982
    If that's true then he could well be the first in the Nike shirt photographed on The Valley pitch.
  • covered_end_junior
    covered_end_junior Posts: 4,521
    If we had four bids rejected for him in the summer Powell was obviously very keen on him so I would have thought that he is even more so now that he is a free agent, I expect him to be our first signing.
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  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Okunghae is a more experienced but slower version of Mambo.
    Osbourne is a younger version of Bramble, a mistake iminent.
    Prefer Manny Smith or Krystian Pearce, also out of contract.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Okunghae is a more experienced but slower version of Mambo.
    Osbourne is a younger version of Bramble, a mistake iminent.
    Prefer Manny Smith or Krystian Pearce, also out of contract.
    heard from brentford fans osborne's cut out the mistakes from his game. Probably due to more first team football. Even so, remember what wednesday said about morrison? I think Powell can wave his wand once more.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Manny Smith and Osbourne too.
  • Gazcafc81
    Gazcafc81 Posts: 641
    Has to be better then Taylor.

    Taylor our weakest link, 4th division player. Just saying ;)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    Yep Taylor was awful.... Disagree a touch with you Gaz.

    For 90% of the season Taylor was equal to Morro, just slower.
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    Has to be better then Taylor.

    Taylor our weakest link, 4th division player. Just saying ;)
    This is a wind up right? Do you watch Charlton with your eyes closed? Bobby Moore was slow,he didn't do badly.If it is pace you want you may as well play Dwain Chambers at centre half.Taylor was a very underated member of our Championship winning team.This is a team that didn't concede many goals,Taylor was a big part of that reason.

  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,364
    Taylor hasn't been a weak link, but I'd like us to sign a CB with pace that can potentially step up to the Prem.

    Not seen enough of any of the above, will trust Powell on that.
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    Taylor has been immense
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Taylor has been immense
    Spot on - he is a very good player and a big part of our success this year.
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    Taylor is a beast in the air, turns relatively quickly, and reads the game very well. For league 1 in a good team,he was excellent.

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