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Do we think its looking good
Addick4ever
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Halfway and not looking all bad, certainly a better place than where we were. We all new some would go, but if player wants to go there's not a lot you can do. At least they are bringing in new blood which is always a good thing and will give the team a lift, could still see a few more. Things certainly seem to be a little different to last season( in some ways). End of the season will prove if they got it right......play offs here we come.
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Proof of the pudding will be in the eating, are the incoming players better than the players we've got shot of so far?1
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If Roland continues to replace with inferior quality as he has from the moment he stepped into the fast lane holding our baton, there will be no play offs anytime soon. Four years of continuous erosion has us where we are now.
#Roland OUT!!!!!42 -
I think any league one club selling to the Premier league and championship are always going to bring in replacements less good than those that left.Mendonca In Asdas said:Proof of the pudding will be in the eating, are the incoming players better than the players we've got shot of so far?
What matters is that the monies used have the net effect of improving the strength of the whole squad if not in the individual positions being replaced.
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"Not looking all bad" in League One is the new benchmark for Charlton, how depressing.41
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They bought a Championship club, relegated it and it now sits 11th in the table behind the likes of Rochdale, Fleetwood and Southend.
Two new signings with no proven track record. Think I'll try and keep a lid on my excitement for a bit longer.70 -
Fucking hell. A better place than where we were? Really?
Depends on how good your memory is I guess.29 -
Better place that we were?
Yeah, it's different from last season. We are mid table in League One and have just lost two of our starting xi.
I'm so fucking excited right now I could punch a midget.21 -
Sorry folks but Robbo's arrival and his sheer enthusiasm excites me as far as the rest of the season is concerned but then again I don't want to see us failing going forward - we've had enough of that in 2016!
Just saying .....2 -
Are you sure? We are now worse off than when the window opened. Signed a left back/left midfielder with NO league games behind him, another left back with about 20 first team games and a midfielder who couldn't even get a gig with a shit Rotherham team. Lost one of our best attacking players who has scored a few important goals, lost a very experienced left back and lost our right back cover. Yeah, looking good right now.10
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This window is last chance for this regime and it's not looking good. 3 players out and banked £8-9 million and spent some loose change. We now have a manager that is hawking our young players around like a 2nd hand car dealer , comparing them to Patrick Viera having played a couple of games , which may please Roland so they can be the next to be sold. Charlton of old would be protecting them and playing down expectations and keeping their feet on the ground for the long term good of the club and the player16
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Charlton have just sold their most gifted player, their starting left back and released the cover for a right back with persistent injury problems. The 'replacements'? A midfielder who has struggled to get a game at Rotherham and a fullback who's played barely 20 games of league football.
Charlton aren't building a squad to compete. They're cashing in assets and punting on unproven youngsters in the hope of a resale profit.
Pardon me if I'm not dancing in the streets.44 -
My only hope is that Roland's liquidating his assets before selling up.16
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So far we are worse than when the window opened. Compare Page to Fox, Dasilva to Lookman and F-C to Foley. Only one of those is an improvement, albeit one that leaves us short of right-back cover, the other two are big downgrades. If Watt comes in, that will go some way to assuaging the loss of Lookman. Assuming no-one else leaves, we still need a right-back and some creativity in midfield. You can't expect, and nor should you want, Konsa and Aribo to play there every game until the end of the season.
So, do we think it's looking good? Only if you have the rosiest of rose-tinted spectacles and your shoe size is on a par with your IQ.3 -
Someone's on the wind up...3
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Roland's bank balance is indeed looking improved, whereas our team has less quality than it did 6 days ago. Once again transfer window = sell off assets and leave the squad short. They will probably still ship out at least one more first team player (Tex) and the striker that could (if (Big if ) he plays to his potential) fire us into the play-offs.
If this window stays to form we'll be linked to decent signings for the rest of the window and once again be left short.
I'm happy to be wrong, but the proof is in the pudding1 -
The Bristol result was a boost for everyone, then we go and ruin it by selling players and replacing them with inferior players.
And our next game is Millwall, perfect time to give them their debuts....1 -
It is up in the air - we need a few more quality signings to be positive and for me - Tony Watt willing and raring to go.0
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Better place than before Roland, no0
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You're happy bunnies this evening.0
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We've lost one of our main goalscorers but have Watt back. We could rely on Lookman being a goal threat. Not sure we can with Watt, as talented as he is.
Lost a left back that many fans didn't rate. Brought in a young replacement though he may be second choice to Chicksen.
Lost a back up right back but signed someone that should improve central midfield.
Signed a promising young player but he's only on loan and has no first team experience. Seems he's mainly player left back for the Chelsea youth sides but looks like he'll be used in midfield for us.
Doesn't look better to me although the window has only just opened. Still need a proper number 10 (vital for the way KR wants us to play) another winger (we lack options, CMs out wide isn't really an option in a five man midfield) and a right back (could get by with Solly and Konsa but it's not ideal).
At least Lookman and Fox have left early in the window. Makes a change for us, we usually sell them with a few days or even hours to go.
Notice the other players we've been linked with are all fairly young, Byrne, Potts, Carruthers (not an option anymore) and Reeves. RD has perhaps found an English manager they suits his ideas - someone happy to manage a young team made up of signings and academy players. The Swindon game showed that wasn't going to be Slade, he went for an experienced midfield when so many could see he needed to take a risk with one or two youngsters to give us more pace and energy.
We could be very good to watch if KR can pull it off. Yet he's working for the owner that goes trough 2/3 managers a season. Before anyone leaves we could do with 2/3 more signings. Since RD took over that's usually the number we still need when the window closes. I'm not convinced it'll be any different this time.11 -
We have lost our only prolific goal scorer, have we replaced him?0
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Looking good if youve only supported charlton for the last 12hrs14
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Addick4ever said:
Halfway and not looking all bad, certainly a better place than where we were. We all new some would go, but if player wants to go there's not a lot you can do. At least they are bringing in new blood which is always a good thing and will give the team a lift, could still see a few more. Things certainly seem to be a little different to last season( in some ways). End of the season will prove if they got it right......play offs here we come.
We've had a massive cash injection from sale of Lookman. How much of that has been re-invested?
Well of course St Truiden announced the signing of three new players today. That's good for the network. And trust me, Roland sees our money as the network's money.
So how has Charlton benefitted so far?
We've signed two players I've never heard of, for undisclosed fees, and loaned one from Chelsea who looks quite good on YouTube. All three players may turn out to be dynamite, but forgive me if I'm not dancing in the street quite yet.
And why are we already placing Joe Aribo in the shop window? Players like Aribo and Konsa should be the backbone of a side that would take us all the way to the Premier League, but we all know that won't happen. The club has admitted as much. The future stars of the Premier League, on show, briefly, at the Valley, before we sell them.
Well it isn't good enough, is it?
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And it should read Do we think it's looking good?0
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I an understand some of the thoughts here.Lookman was always going to go.No Lg 1 club could turn down that price and it's a great move for the player.Mixed feelings about Fox but again a good move for the player.Slightly underwhelmed with those that have come in and only time will tell if they are any good - but let's give them a chance.The positive side of me thinks/ hopes Watt can come back(final chance) and make a huge difference.Holmes coming back soon will also help.But we need another 2 quality signings - maybe Reeves from MK.Ajose has been a big disappointment and so we need another decent striker as I am not sure where the goals are coming from especially if Big Mac was to get injured and the Prodigal son Watt does not deliver.One can only hope
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I’m reminded by the biblical story of Job, who despite God allowing all his family to be killed and his skin to be covered in pox, (due to a bit of a bet with Satan), never lost his faith.Addick4ever said:Halfway and not looking all bad, certainly a better place than where we were. We all new some would go, but if player wants to go there's not a lot you can do. At least they are bringing in new blood which is always a good thing and will give the team a lift, could still see a few more. Things certainly seem to be a little different to last season( in some ways). End of the season will prove if they got it right......play offs here we come.
For feck sake we are a division below Burton, and trail the Northern powerhouses of Fleetwood and Rochdale!
Here endeth the lesson.
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So far, so underwhelmed.
But it's early days. Let's see where we stand at the end of the transfer window.4
