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Summer Transfer Rumours 2020 (DEADLINE DAY from pg.258)
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He could certainly do a job for a lot of League two and even some League One clubs.2
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Seems crazy to me that no one in L1 or 2 is willing to take Albie on loanForeverAddickted said:3 -
Goes without saying that I love Bowyer but publicly saying "no one wants Albie" isn't going to do his confidence a world of good is it?ForeverAddickted said:19 -
Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc34
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With so many Managers unimpressed by Albie does it mean they're right and that us fans are wrong to rate him so highly?KentishAddick said:
Seems crazy to me that no one in L1 or 2 is willing to take Albie on loanForeverAddickted said:7 -
Was linked earlier in the window but got mentioned that we were up against Championship interestHenry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc
Guess thats the "midfielder" that we're trying to sign0 -
https://www.transfermarkt.com/sorba-thomas/profil/spieler/475416Henry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc
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Plenty worse players have got loans to league 2. It's a strange one.ForeverAddickted said:
With so many Managers unimpressed by Albie does it mean they're right and that us fans are wrong to rate him so highly?KentishAddick said:
Seems crazy to me that no one in L1 or 2 is willing to take Albie on loanForeverAddickted said:0 -
Baffled that the likes of Maloney and Wiredu can get league loans, but not MorganForeverAddickted said:15 -
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I don’t think ‘us fans rate him highly’, some do, at best.ForeverAddickted said:
With so many Managers unimpressed by Albie does it mean they're right and that us fans are wrong to rate him so highly?KentishAddick said:
Seems crazy to me that no one in L1 or 2 is willing to take Albie on loanForeverAddickted said:4 -
Given the financial struggle so many non-league clubs will be going through, I don't see many of them turning down 6 figure bidsHenry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc5 -
FWIW I don't rate Albie all that highly at all, he flatters to deceive IMO and doesn't seem to be tenacious and hardworking enough to be a midfielder or dynamic and skillful enough to be a number 10. I know a few on here will disagree but I reckon if he was good enough he'd be playing every week instead of us getting other youngsters in on loan all the time16
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Getting Sorba Thomas really would be the (lemon) icing on the cake.11
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RE: Sorba Thomas, seems he got left out the Boreham Wood squad on Tuesday so bet they're fully prepared for his departure this week
Just depends on whether a club matches their valuation rather than stopping him from leaving full stop1 -
I know nothing about him but I'd be quite excited by thisHenry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc1 -
I used to think Bowyer was just being harsh to give Morgan a kick up the arse & try to get the best out of him.
I now think Bowyer just doesn't rate him.2 -
I also quite like Albie but I agree with Bowyer, as a midfielder he needs to do his fair share of defensive work. I have watched him since he was a sixteen year old and he hasn't changed. Great range of passing, powerful shot and that is it. He should be learning from one of the best midfielders we have produced, Lee Bowyer.19
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Henry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc
Does anyone knwo much about him or seen him much?
Is he a winger with pace? We know LB likes to convert wingers with pace as forwards. Could this be the case with Thomas?0 -
The alternative is that he plays further up the pitch so he doesnt have to do the defensive side of the gamedickplumb said:I also quite like Albie but I agree with Bowyer, as a midfielder he needs to do his fair share of defensive work. I have watched him since he was a sixteen year old and he hasn't changed. Great range of passing, powerful shot and that is it. He should be learning from one of the best midfielders we have produced, Lee Bowyer.
But considering who he's got in front of him there its not going to happen1 -
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Gutted for Albie his motivation to go non league is probably minimal. But it’ll be better for him than only making a handful of appearances for us. I’m a fan that’s for sure I think there’s a real quality player in there.3
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It's nice to be trying to spend some money on the team.Henry Irving said:Charlton have made a six-figure bid for Boreham Wood winger Sorba Thomas. 21-year-old seen as one of the hottest properties in non-league. He came through West Ham’s academy, and has also been tracked by QPR and Barnsley #cafc
The highest transfer fee under ESI was for Southall's flat!7 -
So, who has a mate that supports Boreham Wood?13
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I’m sure he’s a player with potential, but 5 goals in 75 at National League level is poor0
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It's hardly a new phenomenon though ........ it was first used in the 1950s by the legendary Hungary team.charente addick said:
False 9!? WTFkillerandflash said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_GottsCafc43v3r said:
Not surprised they offered 100% wages, a flat and guaranteed 1st team football. As far as I know we offered none of those.SamE7 said:Robbie Gotts to join Lincoln
He want to go to Huddersfield but they didn't put a firm offer in.
Gotts was primarily a right-back but was converted by Marcelo Bielsa to play as a central midfielder. Bielsa described that he had never seen a player as "dynamic" as Gotts in his career, saying that "he’s a number eight, a midfielder. He is not offensive and not defensive. He's a number eight."[6]
Something that puzzles me, is when did players started being referred to as their number, other than number 9s? Since when did a number 8 become a position on the pitch?
As many of us will recall, before squad numbers, shirt number 9 was the 'true' centre-forward role and traditionally played as the spearhead of the front line.
What the Hungarians did, and quickly copied by Man City, was to drop the CF into deeper and wider positions, where he was more difficult to track and mark, dragging defenders out of position. The space created was then exploited by the 'inside forwards' to run late into scoring positions.
#thingsyouprobablyalreadyknew :smile:
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Seems to be predominantly a left winger, comfortable on the ball with good end product. Only 21 too.5 -
@dickplumb you watch a lot of academy football. When did we, and seemingly everyone else, start producing players that a very specific skill set and if we are being honest being average at best at everything else?dickplumb said:I also quite like Albie but I agree with Bowyer, as a midfielder he needs to do his fair share of defensive work. I have watched him since he was a sixteen year old and he hasn't changed. Great range of passing, powerful shot and that is it. He should be learning from one of the best midfielders we have produced, Lee Bowyer.
All the players we seem to have produced recently (especially midfielders) seem have an outstanding asset, and massive weeknesses, I see this reflected in the England set up as well. Is it talent identification that's changed or academy coaching?1 -
Think he can play RB & RWB and was recently moved higher up the pitch by their manager to a more attacking role.ElliotCAFC said:I’m sure he’s a player with potential, but 5 goals in 75 at National League level is poor7 -
Too many show off on hereRedrobo said:So, who has a mate that supports Boreham Wood?
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