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Swedish player rejects Charlton

flyingkiwiDK
flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,734
edited January 2016 in General Charlton
Anyone else seen this? Apparently he has rejected us TWICE and as someone posted on Facebook when a Swedish player in one of the bottom team in the highest division rejects a bid you know we're in deep trouble!!

http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/norrkoping-har-lagt-bud-pa-eric-smith/
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  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    must have missed it !
  • LuckyReds
    LuckyReds Posts: 5,866
    edited January 2016
    We made two bids apparently? Has anyone got a mate at work that supports HBK who may have seen him play?
    Charlton i engelska The Championship har tidigare lagt två bud på mittfältaren som dock tackade nej till en övergång till klubben för någon vecka sedan.
    - Det stämmer att Eric själv valde att tacka nej till Charlton, säger HBK:s klubbchef Fredrik Andersson.
    Wow, that's pretty enlightening. Really explains what's been going on around here recently... ;)
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,734
    Where is @ElfsborgAddick when you need him? ;-)
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,825
    What happened to recruiting players with Championship experience?
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,855
    KM: So, Eric, how do you feel about joining Charlton?

    Eric: Ha ha ha ha ha. Jurst ferk arf Pinnookiooo
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,013
    cafc999 said:

    Problem : foreign players have taken to long to adapt to the championship
    Solution: look to sign more foreign players

    They do not learn

    18 years old as well, he could turn out to be great but he's not who we need right now. The club are lying again when they say they have realised their mistakes.
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,603
    isn't this our modus operandi? Bid for someone who won't want to come, inevitably it fails, left short of players, we say we tried but everyone hasn't learnt that football is going to change one day and we'll be champions of the world.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,451
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Where is @ElfsborgAddick when you need him? ;-)

    working .. tonight when he sees the word 'Swedish' in the title, he'll be in like Flynn ((:>)
  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,639
    edited January 2016
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Smith_(footballer,_born_1997)

    Height: 6 foot 3

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  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,385
    Halmstads midfielder Eric Smith,
    Clubs should, however, be a piece of apart at present but there is no doubt that Norrkoping happy to see Smith in the club over in 2016.
    Charlton English The Championship has previously made two bids for the midfielder who, however, turned down a move to the club a week ago.
    - It is true that Eric chose to say no to Charlton says HBK's Club Manager Fredrik Andersson.
    How do you see Eric Smith and the situation around him?
    - We understand that there is interest in Eric because he is one of Sweden's most exciting talents. But we very much want to keep him and extend him.
    - I do not think it would be a disadvantage to him if he stayed. He is so young still and have made a full season in the league despite not turned 19 yet.
    According to our data would IFK Norrkoping have him?
    - IFK Norrköping is one of the clubs interested.
    Where is the ball now?
    - The ball is in Norrköping. Do they want him, they may come with an offer which we can accept.
    They have already made an offer?
    - That I will not comment.
    Norrkoping: "We are interested"
    Norrköping manager Janne Andersson know Eric Smith well. He would not comment anything about the negotiations with HBK but recognizes that 18-year-old is an exciting player.
    - I will not comment on Eric Smith is on the way to us or not. But I know Eric well. His dad was the coach of HBK for many years and I have been on holiday with him when Eric was little.
    - However, I have not known him over the years when I was in Norrköping but follow him with interest. Think he's really good player.
    - Since he is a bit more balance rate than Fransson. Let's see what happens. He is a very interesting, I must admit.
    - We are interested.
    HBK wants to be right well paid considering that he is 18 and has a lot Allsvenskan season behind them?
    - Yes, but then I can counter with that he only has a year left on contract
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    as someone posted on Facebook when a Swedish player in one of the bottom team in the highest division rejects a bid you know we're in deep trouble!!

    We lost a bidding war against the Swedish champions. He might be at one of the bottom clubs now, but from that article it looks like he will be signed by one of the top teams before their season starts.

    The shambles in that story has to be trying to sign a player from a summer league in January - he'll be completely out of fitness. If he was wanted, he should have been signed before start of December
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,484
    Beautiful Swedish name...
  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,356
    So the buy young cheap foreign potential so you can sell on at a profit continues. Murray lied (what a surprise)
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,295
    Don't know the lad or anything about him, but under this regime, anyone they bring in from abroad I've never heard of is automatically shit until proven otherwise.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,745
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Beautiful Swedish name...

    Braithwaite and Smith... Well they're trying to find English names, we just need English players!!
  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,883
    KF scouted player?
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Like me on FIFA 11 management mode
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    Blimus!, looking at that picture, swedish teams like a bit of sponsorship dont they?
  • charltonaddickedmatt
    charltonaddickedmatt Posts: 1,257
    edited January 2016
    His actually quite decent and had a good seaon with Norrkoping, which they won the Allsvenskan which for them was a fantastic achivement, However swedish football is alot slower and less direct, and he would have to adapt to the tempo in England and Its a much more psyical league thats for sure. He wouldn't get in a top championship team, But could do a job for a team struggling or in mid table

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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Jayajosh said:

    KF scouted player?

    No, our extensive network of scouts in the Indian poonani super league have switched to Sweden.
  • CharltonByBlood
    CharltonByBlood Posts: 1,900
    Charlton Athletic have launched a bid for Halmstads BK midfielder Eric Smith.

    The 18 year-old is expected to leave HBK in January and been linked with IFK Göteborg and IFK Norrköping.


    However, Hallandsposten says Charlton have tabled an offer for Smith.

    "I know there are some clubs that have shown interest, and of course it's fun.

    "As things look at the moment, I'll stay with HBK, but it can of course change," said Smith.

    - See more at: http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/charlton-launch-bid-for-halmstads-bk-midfielder-eric-smith-4108738#sthash.bgcB2DeS.dpuf
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I wouldn't sign him with a name like that not Swedish enough.

    Len Stjarna Hurdy Gurdy Hamnviken

    Would be so much better.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,372
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Where is @ElfsborgAddick when you need him? ;-)

    Hej hej!

    As you'll probably testify to the Swedish Allsvenskan top four being mid-table Championship, the rest would struggle in our division.

    The upside is that they are disciplined and slip into our culture easily.

    Although bias towards Swedes I'm pleased we have missed out here.

    Ha det bra.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,745
    What about if we call him Erik Smithsen?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,372
    Lincsaddick said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Where is @ElfsborgAddick when you need him? ;-)

    working .. tonight when he sees the word 'Swedish' in the title, he'll be in like Flynn ((:>)
    You are so right Lincs!

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,745
    edited January 2016
    ElfsborgAddick said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Where is @ElfsborgAddick when you need him? ;-)

    Hej hej!

    As you'll probably testify to the Swedish Allsvenskan top four being mid-table Championship, the rest would struggle in our division.

    The upside is that they are disciplined and slip into our culture easily.

    Although bias towards Swedes I'm pleased we have missed out here.

    Ha det bra.
    Your wearing a WHAT!?!
  • charltonaddickedmatt
    charltonaddickedmatt Posts: 1,257
    edited January 2016
    Efter att ha sett de senaste månaderna i allsvenskan noga, jag skulle inte säga att de fyra bästa lagen alla skulle konkurrera i mitten av ''Championship'' @ElfsborgAddick är du från England eller Sverige ursprungligen?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,247
    charltonaddickedmatt said:

    His actually quite decent and had a good seaon with Norrkoping, which they won the Allsvenskan which for them was a fantastic achivement, However swedish football is alot slower and less direct, and he would have to adapt to the tempo in England and Its a much more psyical league thats for sure. He wouldn't get in a top championship team, But could do a job for a team struggling or in mid table


    He doesn't play for Norrkoping though, he plays for Halmstad and they finished 2nd bottom and got relegated.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,745
    Svårt att säga men är det inte, inte den svenska ligan pågå under hela året istället för att vara som den engelska ligan som löper från aug-Maj?

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