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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,086
    I see Carlos Mendes Gomes has confirmed he's leaving Morecambe. Be interesting to see where he ends up, obviously someone that's been mentioned a lot on this thread


  • paulfox
    paulfox Posts: 2,356
    Ok thanks, as you know I dont  rate the loss of Aneke as highly as yourself, but completely agree about needing to get into the championship as soon as possible. Thomas does seem to think the valley situation will come out in the wash as they say, so hopefully that will coincide with promotions?. To be fair to be a better person than all that you mentioned probably isn’t the hardest thing to achieve!!😂.👍 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,827
    edited June 2021
    Luton fans seem convinced it’s them re: CMG.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,086
    Callumcafc said:
    Luton fans seem convinced it’s them re: CMG.
    Wouldn't surprise me if it was. 
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,761
    EugenesAxe said:
    RC_CAFC said:
    ValleyGary said:
    lol the Sangaard buzz didn’t last long did it.
    Maybe not for some people, but it’s still here with me.

    Rome wasn’t built in a day and we’ve not got owners who have billions just to mess around with. 

    👍


    Only fair Thomas gets the same…
    Kevin Lisbie will still be an up and coming youngster even then.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,034
    Portsmouth in for the young Manchester City keeper Gavin Bazunu who was at Rochdale last season.

    I guess this means MacGillivray is leaving. The question is where? I note that the ex Pompey GK Coach has defected to Ipswich so I suspect it is between us and them. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,652
    Think we need to look at the base that TS started his ownership from. The heart and soul of the club had been systematically ripped out for a number of years. His starting point was low. My very humble opinion is that the only mistake TS has made so far is bigging up expectations. Success in football is hard and a lot of things come into play. Usually it takes time to get the building blocks in place, absolutely including the squad. We might get lucky and build the squad we want and need in one summer hit but realistically I think that our rebuild is going to take a couple of windows at least. Every club will and should target promotion and we should expect at least playoffs. We won’t be the biggest hitter in the league but we should be in the top six. We must at least make that count. I’m certain that we’ll be competitive come August and I’m expecting playoffs. Top two seems very hard to feel confident about even for Wigan and Ipswich. 
  • covered_end_junior
    covered_end_junior Posts: 4,528
    Daniel Ballard was mentioned on here more as a suggestion, Millwall after him.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    RC_CAFC said:
    ValleyGary said:
    lol the Sangaard buzz didn’t last long did it.
    Maybe not for some people, but it’s still here with me.

    Rome wasn’t built in a day and we’ve not got owners who have billions just to mess around with. 

    Everything at our club is starting to be run exactly the right way. 

    - We are paying sensible prices for good players who want to be here.

    - we’re not over extending ourselves meaning we can build a sustainable club that isn’t in fear of disappearing anymore.

    - When someone goes, their position is filled straightaway. 

    - We are getting good people into the club

    - We have brought all strands of Charlton under one umbrella and have a really exciting women’s team turning pro.

    We would all have liked a few more bodies through the door (I’m certain that’s true for club management too) but people in the know are saying we’re after the right people so that’s good enough for me for now. 👍
    I was being sarcastic and agree 100%. Just some people enjoy pissing on everyone’s cornflakes.
  • paulfox
    paulfox Posts: 2,356
    ValleyGary said:
    RC_CAFC said:
    ValleyGary said:
    lol the Sangaard buzz didn’t last long did it.
    Maybe not for some people, but it’s still here with me.

    Rome wasn’t built in a day and we’ve not got owners who have billions just to mess around with. 

    Everything at our club is starting to be run exactly the right way. 

    - We are paying sensible prices for good players who want to be here.

    - we’re not over extending ourselves meaning we can build a sustainable club that isn’t in fear of disappearing anymore.

    - When someone goes, their position is filled straightaway. 

    - We are getting good people into the club

    - We have brought all strands of Charlton under one umbrella and have a really exciting women’s team turning pro.

    We would all have liked a few more bodies through the door (I’m certain that’s true for club management too) but people in the know are saying we’re after the right people so that’s good enough for me for now. 👍
    I was being sarcastic and agree 100%. Just some people enjoy pissing on everyone’s cornflakes.
    I tend to piss on people’s chips!!! Lol, each to there own, I may try cornflakes next though!!🤣

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  • charltonman2016
    charltonman2016 Posts: 1,118
    Mendez Gomes confirmed that he has joined Luton 
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,284
    LordDofB said:
    Don't forget that TS is also building a fully professional women's team. Will take considerable funding.    
    Maybe he should have sorted the mens team first
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,274
    charltonbob said:
    LordDofB said:
    Don't forget that TS is also building a fully professional women's team. Will take considerable funding.    
    Maybe he should have sorted the mens team first
    Why should men come first?

    Not sure that's good long term.

    😉
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,423
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Henry Irving said:
    se9addick said:
    Wait, people get paid for their opinions on Charlton Life? How much are mines worth? 
    You owe lookout £12k

    🤔
    So,.. that's how you get a promote is it B)
    Standard practice, how many of missed a golden opportunity recently when it was Mr Looky’s birthday ? @Dazzler21😉



  • Maccn05
    Maccn05 Posts: 967


    Gutted to see this on Twitter. One I’d have loved for us to have him and then because he’s gone to Luton 😞

    Great signing absolute baller who will make them a lot of money
  • Maccn05
    Maccn05 Posts: 967
    Henry Irving said:
    Oggy Red said:
    roseandcrown said:
    Bit shocked at the panic and doom on here because a 2 players have chosen not to sign a contract to play in the league above and be nearer home. 

    It’s not July yet we are obviously working on deals in the background and will have a squad in place. 

    Thomas has already shown he will invest and nothing so far points to that not being the case. 


    Players come. And players go. 
    It's always been that way in football. 


    I think issue is, for some, that we've seen some go and not so many come.

    Yet.

    Now is not the time to make a final judgement but with training starting next week it's been a slow start. I can see why people are frustrated even if I'm not 

    Yet.

    But things can change quickly on the squad and hopefully for the better.

    I think it's perfectly reasonable to criticise Sandgaard's words and actions. He's not God, he will make mistakes or do things others think are wrong.

    I didn't like his "blow the league away comment as I prefer under promise and over deliver but for some that would be attacked as showing lack of ambition.

    But I did like his buying the club, getting rid of the chancers and investing some money stuff a lot.

     I like that he's appointed experienced professionals although I agree there should be an on the ground CEO, I like that he's bought the women's team and I think Adkins was a shrewd appointment. Not sure how Roddy fits in with Gallen there too but that's my ignorance, not an accusation.  It's a largely new recruitment team and maybe they are still going through those forming and storming stages before hitting norming and performing. But I don't think they are sitting around lazily waiting for the phone to ring either.

    I'm not happy TS didn't buy the Valley and Sparrows Lane but that was and is made almost impossible at a sensible price by Southall and Duchatelet.

    Overall, I think TS is massively in credit but now he faces the new challenge of a summer transfer window and with at least two other clubs in this division spending big by league one standards.

    The short term panic over the companies House changes show that as a fan base we still have trust issues with owners but hardly surprising given our recent and not so recent past.

    So we shall just have to see how TS and his team do over the summer and how that translates into league points.

    LLLBH
    Blimey a well balanced and impartial view … well said and agree 😉
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    edited June 2021
    Henry Irving said:
    charltonbob said:
    LordDofB said:
    Don't forget that TS is also building a fully professional women's team. Will take considerable funding.    
    Maybe he should have sorted the mens team first
    Why should men come first?

    Not sure that's good long term.

    😉
    Probably because that's the whole basis of the business, why we maintain a 27,000 capacity stadium and what most of us choose to pay to watch when we have the choice. 

    I don't accept it is either/or - the investment likely to be needed to succeed in women's football is a small fraction of that needed in men's - but the brand is based on a professional men's team with 100 years of history, which is simply a fact. If the men's team fails the women's team can't support it financially, which isn't true the other way around.
  • RedRobin
    RedRobin Posts: 1,377
    Were we really ever in for him? No reports linking us? We can’t compete with champ teams even the smaller clubs like Luton will be ahead of us. It’s a platform most good players want to perform on and why not! One good season and you can be snapped up by a prem club or top champ team. 
  • Addicks59
    Addicks59 Posts: 140
    Well another one I was told was nailed on gomes to Luton also while I am commenting anybody else had an email to say that company's house has been updated to  I know he still a director of ocean capital but makes you wonder.thomas has been withdrawn as a director of charlton athletic 
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    covered_end_junior said:
    Daniel Ballard was mentioned on here more as a suggestion, Millwall after him.

    Heard he is going for  a song?

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    Addicks59 said:
    Well another one I was told was nailed on gomes to Luton also while I am commenting anybody else had an email to say that company's house has been updated to  I know he still a director of ocean capital but makes you wonder.thomas has been withdrawn as a director of charlton athletic 
    Check the shenanigans thread mate.
  • Addicks59
    Addicks59 Posts: 140
    I give up my comment has been completely altered sorry thomas has withdrawn being a director of charlton yes he is still a director of ocean capital.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    charltonbob said:
    soapboxsam said:
    ButtleJR said:
    charlton_hero said:
    No chance he's passing a medical haha. Don't think he'll do a great deal at that level. 

    He strong and powerful why won't he score in the championship ?

    Having found out the reason why his time on the field was limited, I don't believe he will fail the medical at Birmingham. Medicals are so different from club to club.

    Heard of a young lad who failed a medical at one Prem club and then signed for another a week later. This happens quite often apparently.

    Chuks was superb for Cafc in the limited playing time he had last season.
    Bowyer is Birmingham manager and he has got a goal scoring 9 or 10 on a free transfer.

    Great business for them and a major blow for Cafc.

    Makes Steve Gallen job even harder now.





    So what was the reason why his time on the field was limited ?

    As the person who asked this question the most last season on CL, when I heard, I personally wouldn't share this information.
    Even now that Chuks has gone to Birmingham.
  • Addicks59
    Addicks59 Posts: 140
    Valley Gary who are the shenanigans site never heard of it.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,916
    nothing has happened to date that disproves that we are or proves that we aren't going to 'blow through this division' - its all about who we bring in, not who leaves - we are maybe behind where we hoped to be at this moment but if patience gets us what we want then that is better than panicking and settling for second best - personally i think TS will deliver 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    Addicks59 said:
    Valley Gary who are the shenanigans site never heard of it.
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/88469/cafc-bonkers-shenanigans-confidential-stuff-lex-dominus-sold-to-a-craig-freeman-p1534#latest

    Have a look at the last page or so.
  • Addicks59
    Addicks59 Posts: 140
    Valley Gary thanks.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    addick1956 said:
    cafcsinger said:
    shine166 said:
    Time for Ronnie to step up and take his chances during pre season now. 
    Would rather get rid of him tbh, looks to me a Danish Ajose
    Ajose didn't miss a penalty.  Did he ??🤔

    At least Ajose scored at Millwall.
    We Lost 3-1  :(
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    addick1956 said:
    ricky_otto said:
    se9addick said:
    RedRobin said:
    se9addick said:
    RedRobin said:
    I thought Adkins said Chuks and Amos wanted to stay? Are we saying that’s not true!?!?!? Flippin heck. This summer feels like it’s going to be a damp squib, I hope I’m wrong! 
    If you’re referring to the interview of the other day he said he wanted them to stay. That being said I’m sure most players say they want to stay, until they get a better offer.

    (Adkins interview here: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-boss-nigel-adkins-has-fresh-contact-with-out-of-contract-duo/)


    No it’s not that interview it was this one where NA says THEY want to stay: 

    https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-boss-nigel-adkins-all-our-out-of-contract-players-want-to-stay/
    Ah right, that was a couple of weeks ago before the bright lights of Birmingham & Wigan turned their heads!
    Probably no brainers for both players. Aneke gets to play 20 mins each week in the championship as opposed to league 1 and Amos gets to live closer to home.  We will only really know at the end of the window if we are losing out or gaining better replacements. Adkins record on the transfer market is generally very good. 
    His backing at Southampton was much better though .
    Not really in League One as he didnt join until after the Summer Transfer Window closed

    So any future windows where he got backed would have been in the Championship and higher
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,034
    addick1956 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Luton fans seem convinced it’s them re: CMG.
     Must have a really poor idea of a nice town then . Morecambe is dull and remote and Luton is , well , dreadful but has an airport to escape via. 
    Of course they also shared Eric Morecambe who has a statue by the seaside and was the Hatters most famous fan .
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