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Deji Oshilaja - gone to Burton Albion (p10)
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Showmetheway2gohome said:Yes hope his better than the last 2 signings from Wimbledon. 😀Welcome Deji fits bowyers mandate of being hungry and wanting to prove himself at higher level.need them forwards now especially as Lyle fired blanks on pre season think he wants out. 😀
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has he? think you will find he hasn't, yet.addick05 said:Showmetheway2gohome said:Yes hope his better than the last 2 signings from Wimbledon. 😀Welcome Deji fits bowyers mandate of being hungry and wanting to prove himself at higher level.need them forwards now especially as Lyle fired blanks on pre season think he wants out. 😀
Good job he's just signed a new contract then eh?
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I agree with this. My worry though is that we don’t know, and will probably never know, how far down their wish list of players LB and Gallen have got to before signing Deji and others who will follow. I’m crediting LB with having a plan and I’m glad we have him at the helm. But this could be plan c, d or e.MuttleyCAFC said:I think a good management team have a strong understanding of what attributes a team needs. We have one and they will have done their homework and it is irrelevant for me, what club we sign players from. There will be a reason they have signed them and I think, as a management team, there are not many better than ours. I appreciate that I have a controversial view, but I think most managers are average to crap so having Bowyer is a major advantage. Of course, a big budget makes things easier, but when money is tight, we should be delighted when a deal comes off as Bowyer is not going to want to waste money on the wrong player.1 -
We have tried to sign him previously under Bowyer and in fact offered money for him so I doubt it’s worse than plan bSillybilly said:
I agree with this. My worry though is that we don’t know, and will probably never know, how far down their wish list of players LB and Gallen have got to before signing Deji and others who will follow. I’m crediting LB with having a plan and I’m glad we have him at the helm. But this could be plan c, d or e.MuttleyCAFC said:I think a good management team have a strong understanding of what attributes a team needs. We have one and they will have done their homework and it is irrelevant for me, what club we sign players from. There will be a reason they have signed them and I think, as a management team, there are not many better than ours. I appreciate that I have a controversial view, but I think most managers are average to crap so having Bowyer is a major advantage. Of course, a big budget makes things easier, but when money is tight, we should be delighted when a deal comes off as Bowyer is not going to want to waste money on the wrong player.3 -
Sounds another leader. This squad isn't going to bottle it at The Den.4
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If we were offering money in January for a defender he was surely someone we really wanted and given Bows confidence on reaching the Championship, someone who they thought could make the step up.ShootersHillGuru said:
We have tried to sign him previously under Bowyer and in fact offered money for him so I doubt it’s worse than plan bSillybilly said:
I agree with this. My worry though is that we don’t know, and will probably never know, how far down their wish list of players LB and Gallen have got to before signing Deji and others who will follow. I’m crediting LB with having a plan and I’m glad we have him at the helm. But this could be plan c, d or e.MuttleyCAFC said:I think a good management team have a strong understanding of what attributes a team needs. We have one and they will have done their homework and it is irrelevant for me, what club we sign players from. There will be a reason they have signed them and I think, as a management team, there are not many better than ours. I appreciate that I have a controversial view, but I think most managers are average to crap so having Bowyer is a major advantage. Of course, a big budget makes things easier, but when money is tight, we should be delighted when a deal comes off as Bowyer is not going to want to waste money on the wrong player.0 -
Unlikely if we've been chasing him since last summer.razil said:I wonder if this decision was prompted by Page's new injury
Have seen an article that he played in a friendly for Luton last week, which i assume was a trial for him, so perhaps that gave us a kick up the arse to sign him.0 -
Good signing. Decent age, decent athlete and looked good against us a few times. If Bowyer can improve him I'd be delighted but I liked what I saw whenever I have seen him play.
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That would always be the worry - but as we don't know whether it was plan A, plan B or plan Z, we shouldn't be too concerned. Getting the balance of a team right doesn't occupy the minds of many and why should it? It is something that should concern the manager and the trick is to have one that gets it. That is one who understands the strengths and weaknesses of his team and how to improve it.Sillybilly said:
I agree with this. My worry though is that we don’t know, and will probably never know, how far down their wish list of players LB and Gallen have got to before signing Deji and others who will follow. I’m crediting LB with having a plan and I’m glad we have him at the helm. But this could be plan c, d or e.MuttleyCAFC said:I think a good management team have a strong understanding of what attributes a team needs. We have one and they will have done their homework and it is irrelevant for me, what club we sign players from. There will be a reason they have signed them and I think, as a management team, there are not many better than ours. I appreciate that I have a controversial view, but I think most managers are average to crap so having Bowyer is a major advantage. Of course, a big budget makes things easier, but when money is tight, we should be delighted when a deal comes off as Bowyer is not going to want to waste money on the wrong player.
for some re-assurance, we should cast our minds back to roughly this time last year. I don't think most of us were predicting the season we had. The squad was too small - we couldn't even take a full bench to the first game at Sunderland. Bowyer said at the time, we have to wait for the right players. I was worried at the time, but am less worried now, because Bowyer waited and improved the team. Actually, I'll go further than that - whilst we were always vulnerable to losing key players, our best team was better than any other team in that league.
Clearly, it is going to be harder for Bowyer to do the same this season. But he knows what he is doing and he is only going to bring in what he thinks are the right players and he is not the sort to compromise on that. And judging by last season, he does seem to have a much better nose for balancing the team and bringing the right players in. Another example was Purrington. It took a while for some fans to get it as he was a player that altered the stats in your favour rather than wowed you watching him. He altered those stats from the word go, but many fans took far too long to get it. Some still might not
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How long have you been supporting Charlton ?The Red Robin said:Sounds another leader. This squad isn't going to bottle it at The Den.16 - Sponsored links:
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Dont speak too soon...The Red Robin said:Sounds another leader. This squad isn't going to bottle it at The Den.0 -
Always impressed when playing against us. Good good recovery pace, which we don't have a lot of in that position (though Sarr eats up ground with those long legs). Provides more cover at RB. Makes me wonder if Dijksteel is going to be used more as a midfielder.0
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Honestly, we could be 4-0 up there with 5 mins left and I still would be surprised if we got anything out of the game.The Red Robin said:Sounds another leader. This squad isn't going to bottle it at The Den.10 -
LargeAddick said:
has he? think you will find he hasn't, yet.addick05 said:Showmetheway2gohome said:Yes hope his better than the last 2 signings from Wimbledon. 😀Welcome Deji fits bowyers mandate of being hungry and wanting to prove himself at higher level.need them forwards now especially as Lyle fired blanks on pre season think he wants out. 😀
Good job he's just signed a new contract then eh?
According to the emoji on his twitter account (last night) he intimated he had. Or is that just a wind up?0 -
he didn't say he had signed he basically announced the signing of a contract, turned out to be Osiljage's (sp)addick05 said:LargeAddick said:
has he? think you will find he hasn't, yet.addick05 said:Showmetheway2gohome said:Yes hope his better than the last 2 signings from Wimbledon. 😀Welcome Deji fits bowyers mandate of being hungry and wanting to prove himself at higher level.need them forwards now especially as Lyle fired blanks on pre season think he wants out. 😀
Good job he's just signed a new contract then eh?
According to the emoji on his twitter account (last night) he intimated he had. Or is that just a wind up?
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LargeAddick said:
he didn't say he had signed he basically announced the signing of a contract, turned out to be Osiljage's (sp)addick05 said:LargeAddick said:
has he? think you will find he hasn't, yet.addick05 said:Showmetheway2gohome said:Yes hope his better than the last 2 signings from Wimbledon. 😀Welcome Deji fits bowyers mandate of being hungry and wanting to prove himself at higher level.need them forwards now especially as Lyle fired blanks on pre season think he wants out. 😀
Good job he's just signed a new contract then eh?
According to the emoji on his twitter account (last night) he intimated he had. Or is that just a wind up?
Right, well it certainly fooled me - and lots of others as well. Thing is I heard Lyle was influential in getting him to sign - so would make sense he would be signing as well, but who knows?0 -
Plus solly will never stay fit either, I think full backs are unlikely to be a problem , the centre backs maybe but Pearce seemed happy to wait his chance last season and still signed a new contractComeonyoureds said:
I don't think it will be a problem, as we have a minimum of 48 games to play, plus Lewis Page is one of the 8 and unfortunately he can never stay fit.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Injuries and suspensions will resolve the issue of giving everybody some game timeCafc43v3r said:A problem Bowyer is going to have to solve very quickly, is how he keeps his 8, very similar quality, defenders happy. Last season he rotated the LCB and right back a lot, which was fine as the least best option was still good enough for league 1.
Chopping and changing, looking for the least worst combination in the championship is a diffrent kettle of fish. I think he will get it right but I does have the potential to go the shape of a pear.0 -
Welcome Deji. May your 2 years at The Valley be progressive for all concerned.
As the twunt sanctioned a (inadequate) fee for this chap last summer and we've signed him now, there can be no doubt whatsoever that this season's overall budget is no more than last. Last year's wasn't great even by L1 standards. Rest assured it will be way off the bottom of the chart for this season's championship.
The departure of Igor and the BFG with their meireculous contracts might mean LB, JJ and SG have a little more with which to entice their targets, or maybe even add to the headcount, but given the twunt's mania for minimising staff numbers I'm not confident about the latter.
Just a striker and some solid midfield quality to find and LB might just have enough senior players to fill the bench come 3 August.3 -
Oshilaja was signed as first-choice RB, not as cover. Dijksteel will compete for DMF.SDAddick said:Always impressed when playing against us. Good good recovery pace, which we don't have a lot of in that position (though Sarr eats up ground with those long legs). Provides more cover at RB. Makes me wonder if Dijksteel is going to be used more as a midfielder.2 -
Isn't he a CB?Aethelstan said:
Oshilaja was signed as first-choice RB, not as cover. Dijksteel will compete for DMF.SDAddick said:Always impressed when playing against us. Good good recovery pace, which we don't have a lot of in that position (though Sarr eats up ground with those long legs). Provides more cover at RB. Makes me wonder if Dijksteel is going to be used more as a midfielder.
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You’ve heard that or just a guess?Aethelstan said:
Oshilaja was signed as first-choice RB, not as cover. Dijksteel will compete for DMF.SDAddick said:Always impressed when playing against us. Good good recovery pace, which we don't have a lot of in that position (though Sarr eats up ground with those long legs). Provides more cover at RB. Makes me wonder if Dijksteel is going to be used more as a midfielder.0 -
I'd assume that's guess work seeing as Bowyer says he can play anywhere across the back four and that's something we've been missing a utility defender - though he used different words0
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I agree.Dazzler21 said:I'd assume that's guess work seeing as Bowyer says he can play anywhere across the back four and that's something we've been missing a utility defender - though he used different words
But if you think about it it does make sense.0 -
I'm starting to think Djiksteel is being seen as our No1 RCB, particularly in a three.0
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Is Oshilaja the answer at right back other than as cover ? Can you really see him getting down the wing and making crosses ? Personally I don’t but I could of course be doing him a disservice. Full backs these days need to be able to get forward at every opportunity. Not sure I see Oshilaja as that.0
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ShootersHillGuru said:Is Oshilaja the answer at right back other than as cover ? Can you really see him getting down the wing and making crosses ? Personally I don’t but I could of course be doing him a disservice. Full backs these days need to be able to get forward at every opportunity. Not sure I see Oshilaja as that.He is at least as quick and skilful as Purrington when going forward, which may not be saying a lot, but we have to make do on our budget. But he is also a tougher and more experienced defender than Purrington, which is more important, as we will be defending for our lives in a relegation battle from Day One.
The question is whether he will buy into the project like Purrington. If Lyle vouched for him, then I hope so.
Solly is finished as first choice, Dijksteel wants to play in midfield, and neither Wiredu nor Yao are ready yet, so DO is the best we have at RB.3 -
Personally I would prefer Dijksteel to continue as first choice right back. DO doesn’t look to have the physique to be a modern wing back which is how I believe Bowyer wants to set us up. Cover yes. First choice right back I’m doubtful.Aethelstan said:ShootersHillGuru said:Is Oshilaja the answer at right back other than as cover ? Can you really see him getting down the wing and making crosses ? Personally I don’t but I could of course be doing him a disservice. Full backs these days need to be able to get forward at every opportunity. Not sure I see Oshilaja as that.He is at least as quick and skilful as Purrington when going forward, which may not be saying a lot, but we have to make do on our budget. But he is also a tougher and more experienced defender than Purrington, which is more important, as we will be defending for our lives in a relegation battle from Day One.
The question is whether he will buy into the project like Purrington. If Lyle vouched for him, then I hope so.
Solly is finished as first choice, Dijksteel wants to play in midfield, and neither Wiredu nor Yao are ready yet, so DO is the best we have at RB.5 -
I'm pretty sure Anfernee is earmarked for the RB position and Solly knows that he isn't first choice any more.
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I reckon he could be sold if he's not signed a contract extension by start of the season based on Bowyers comments.1
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Anfernee isn't a Championship level defensive midfielder in my view, not even sure he's a full back of the desired grade, at least not so far. Hope I'm wrong..0
