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Ben Purrington - signed for Ross County (p23)
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went on to play a total of 115 appearances for Charlton, scoring twice.Felt like he scored more than that 🤷♂️Good luck in the future but as with 95% of this squad not fussed about any of them leaving3
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That’s because he did. He scored 7 goals in the league, 9 in all competitions including that famous one at Wembley. His last came against his former side and where he is from, Plymouth at home in our 2-0 win.oohaahmortimer said:went on to play a total of 115 appearances for Charlton, scoring twice.Felt like he scored more than that 🤷♂️Good luck in the future but as with 95% of this squad not fussed about any of them leaving
Once again OS gets information so basic like that wrong. Scored 3 times for us this season alone. In fact, when playing in the LWB role, he got all 3 goals showing that maybe if he had been given the opportunity to stay there, he might have scored a few more.5 -
I think it depends on the formation. If we’re playing 433 then I’m not sure a Washington replacement works, we need a genuine 433 striker (although they’ll need some Washington traits). If we’re going 2 up top then we definitely need 2 strikers to go with Stockley and Washington. I wouldn’t keep Davison either way so agree on that.CharltontillidieCOYR said:
Fair enough i still think we need a washington replacement then get rid of davison for better and that would do nicelycafcfan1990 said:
No, I never mentioned Davison did I. I’d offload him and swap for a main striker who can compete with Stockley. Chuks as the third choice. If he doesn’t have to start much, then we’ve got a good chance of having him available for most matches.CharltontillidieCOYR said:
So you think we can rely on stockley chuks who cant handle many games on the spin or is injured then davison who is league 2 standardcafcfan1990 said:
Not sure we need 2 strikers unless we lose Stockleyswordfish said:
I agree it's the area that needs strengthening the most, but we need a first choice striker and back up too and I'm straying off thread.cafcfan1990 said:
We need about 6 players just in defenceswordfish said:
I think BG has said there's a good core group, as did Jacko, so no big rebuild on the cards. 3-5 permanents and similar in loans, those signed late on, is all I'm expecting.golfaddick said:
I wonder if we will go into the first game of the season without a left back like we did last season.Scoham said:So we now need four first team full backs, unless anyone in the academy is ready to step up.
A major rebuild is needed more than ever before. I wonder how that's going seeing as pre-season starts next week & in a little over 10 days the squad go away to Spain
Tick tock.0 -
It's a shame to see him go, he's a solid 6 out of 10 player and would be decent backup. Then again he may have turned down the deal on the table to try his luck elsewhere.
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I beg to differ, but as a pp said, I dont want to stray off topic.cafcfan1990 said:
Not sure we need 2 strikers unless we lose Stockleyswordfish said:
I agree it's the area that needs strengthening the most, but we need a first choice striker and back up too and I'm straying off thread.cafcfan1990 said:
We need about 6 players just in defenceswordfish said:
I think BG has said there's a good core group, as did Jacko, so no big rebuild on the cards. 3-5 permanents and similar in loans, those signed late on, is all I'm expecting.golfaddick said:
I wonder if we will go into the first game of the season without a left back like we did last season.Scoham said:So we now need four first team full backs, unless anyone in the academy is ready to step up.
A major rebuild is needed more than ever before. I wonder how that's going seeing as pre-season starts next week & in a little over 10 days the squad go away to Spain
Tick tock.
FWIW I thought Purrington was a decent defender. He was given the moniker of a 7 out of 10 man and when it all boils down that was what he was. Nothing special but a steady Eddie.
Oh, and joint 3rd top goalscorer I believe. 3 goals.. ...🤔0 -
He will be missed..A perfectly decent player under Bowyer.. Unused by Adko and possibility poorly utilised by JJ. At 25 he has loads of development and games yet to play. I think we will feel his absence greater than we have done for Washington. Good luck Ben1
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No.10 Downing Street had Humphrey the cat....killerandflash said:
With Louis Mendez having a cat called Solly, and your beautiful Mr Purrington, I wonder how many other cats are named after Charlton defenders?KBslittlesis said:
Mr Purrington is grateful and proud for the name.
Go well Ben.
You are loved 😽
Tabby Sarr
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Mr Purrington could be a long lost relation of the eccentric cat we owned in from 76.
This is the unimaginatively named Misty. She constantly chatted in her half Siamese wail, if she made it onto the back fence she would alight by holding on by her front paws and drop down on to her back feet. Birds somehow sensed she was a pretty useless cat and would land in our garden while she was messing about there.
She was a funny old thing, part Siamese, part Moggy and part Human.
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Bit surprised by this Ben is a steady full back,rarely gets taken to the cleaners,gets his share of goals,and can also in emergencies cover CB.I can only assume we have others lined up who are better,but as a previous poster said,we now have no senior full backs at the club,unless Clare is going to play there.0
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Solid left back, am slightly surprised he’s on his way.Have to assume that they have a replacement in the pipeline.At least there’s one less Ben I suppose.0
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One less Ben? Don't forget we lost Watson too and that DoF at Swindon, Chorley isn't coming.JamesSeed said:Solid left back, am slightly surprised he’s on his way.Have to assume that they have a replacement in the pipeline.At least there’s one less Ben I suppose.
Leaves us perilously short in that department. We need reinforcements there for sure and it's a black box essential requirement imo.4 -
Mr Purrington is one of our barn cats so lives in with goats in their palatial shed.
He’s a Kolcat, originally from Thailand, ended up living his best life in West Cork.
@Oggy Red that shed is a beaut 😍2 -
Hope socharlton_hero said:Sad to see him leave as I think he is more than good enough for this level. Hopefully we have better coming in.
There's a rumour that's he's on his way to Ipswich.0 -
Eddie Miaowdskillerandflash said:
With Louis Mendez having a cat called Solly, and your beautiful Mr Purrington, I wonder how many other cats are named after Charlton defenders?KBslittlesis said:Mr Purrington is grateful and proud for the name.
Go well Ben.
You are loved 😽
Tabby Sarr
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I’ll get my coat4 -
Mmmmm…..if she was big enough and hungry enough and if push came to shove you’d pretty soon be lunch…….like it or not and as uncomfortable as it may be to hear, that’s unfortunately an unquestionable fact.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Mr Purrington could be a long lost relation of the eccentric cat we owned in from 76.
This is the unimaginatively named Misty. She constantly chatted in her half Siamese wail, if she made it onto the back fence she would alight by holding on by her front paws and drop down on to her back feet. Birds somehow sensed she was a pretty useless cat and would land in our garden while she was messing about there.
She was a funny old thing, part Siamese, part Moggy and part Human.
Cats have no loyalty whatsoever and treat humans as a necessary inconvenience in their quest to having as privileged and comfortable lifestyle as possible……we are simply tolerated at best.1 -
Shame to see Ben go - decent enough at this level.0
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Annoyingly if you want a decent LB, playing LB not LWB, Ben was ideal at this level. We had better have better targets.1
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How can someone of his lack of passing ability be "ideal"? Why when it comes to left backs do people feel that you have to settle for someone that can kick with their left foot and just block it? Lovely guy, loyal servant but time to move on.Dazzler21 said:Annoyingly if you want a decent LB, playing LB not LWB, Ben was ideal at this level. We had better have better targets.1 -
Similar with Washington's departure. A player who seems most suited to the proposed high press.Dazzler21 said:Annoyingly if you want a decent LB, playing LB not LWB, Ben was ideal at this level. We had better have better targets.
Expect us to get an equal or better Washington type in otherwise cannot see how or why we let him go.
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Honestly I think Ben would be useless in a possession team. He can't play progressive passes (the stats shared earlier summed that up), he can't receive it in tight spaces, he is someone who doesn't like to receive the ball at all in those areas. He can't give and go, or dribble his way out of pressure. He can't even cross the ball. He's just a solid defender and in a team like that he'd be at risk of becoming the weakest link.Dazzler21 said:Annoyingly if you want a decent LB, playing LB not LWB, Ben was ideal at this level. We had better have better targets.4 - Sponsored links:
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Chunes you articulate perfectly my thinking on Ben, plus when defending against his winger he would position himself too far away so winger always got a cross over.Chunes said:
Honestly I think Ben would be useless in a possession team. He can't play progressive passes (the stats shared earlier summed that up), he can't receive it in tight spaces, he is someone who doesn't like to receive the ball at all in those areas. He can't give and go, or dribble his way out of pressure. He can't even cross the ball. He's just a solid defender and in a team like that he'd be at risk of becoming the weakest link.Dazzler21 said:Annoyingly if you want a decent LB, playing LB not LWB, Ben was ideal at this level. We had better have better targets.
Dependable and apparently a good lad, his leaving statement showed he cared about Charlton.
Good luck for the future Ben.
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Exeter and Shefield W in for Ben1
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it's all been written .. THE Wembley goal will be part of Addicks folklore for ever .. thanks Ben Purry5
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Well, if he wants to follow Dale Stevens & stay in the South he'll be signing for Sheff Wed.Dansk_Red said:Exeter and Shefield W in for Ben0 -
Thanks FA, that's a nice interview.ForeverAddickted said:
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That goal. Ben will always hold a place in my Charlton heart. Nice lad.9
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This bit below has caused some anger on Twitter, considered a “red flag” by some.ForeverAddickted said:“I was called in originally [when Jackson was still in charge] and told they had made a joint decision there would be a contract for me,” said Purrington. “I thought it would be pretty straightforward to get it done, but then I didn’t hear anything for a few weeks.
“I tried to chase things up and didn’t hear anything, I couldn’t get hold of anyone – that’s sort of when you get a hint! Then they explained about the new manager coming in and they didn’t know who it was yet, which is totally understandable [for the delay]. I got the call finally from Steve Gallen basically saying there was nothing there for me anymore.
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People getting angry on Twitter…?! You must have the wrong platform.Scoham said:
This bit below has caused some anger on Twitter, considered a “red flag” by some.ForeverAddickted said:“I was called in originally [when Jackson was still in charge] and told they had made a joint decision there would be a contract for me,” said Purrington. “I thought it would be pretty straightforward to get it done, but then I didn’t hear anything for a few weeks.
“I tried to chase things up and didn’t hear anything, I couldn’t get hold of anyone – that’s sort of when you get a hint! Then they explained about the new manager coming in and they didn’t know who it was yet, which is totally understandable [for the delay]. I got the call finally from Steve Gallen basically saying there was nothing there for me anymore.
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One manager likes a player , the next doesn’t . It’s fairly standard , I’d have thought, especially with BP’s limitationsScoham said:
This bit below has caused some anger on Twitter, considered a “red flag” by some.ForeverAddickted said:“I was called in originally [when Jackson was still in charge] and told they had made a joint decision there would be a contract for me,” said Purrington. “I thought it would be pretty straightforward to get it done, but then I didn’t hear anything for a few weeks.
“I tried to chase things up and didn’t hear anything, I couldn’t get hold of anyone – that’s sort of when you get a hint! Then they explained about the new manager coming in and they didn’t know who it was yet, which is totally understandable [for the delay]. I got the call finally from Steve Gallen basically saying there was nothing there for me anymore.
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