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James Abankwah - June 2025 on loan at Watford for another season (p9)

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,375
    Off_it said:
    Scoham said:
    Off_it said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    St Pats Athletic to Udinese is really random, how did they spot him?
    They took another young Irish kid called Festy Ebosele as well. Just read an article that said Italian clubs have stepped up taking in Irish youngsters since Brexit as the age they can come to UK clubs had been raised from 16 to 18. Seems Irish clubs are getting a jump start getting them before 18 
    Ah yes, the Ebosele family from Donegal. Well known local clan.
    Well known to me, I signed him on FM.
    The whole family?
    Yep - Festy, Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsley etc
  • Major
    Major Posts: 1,026
    lawhite said:
    It blows my mind… why are we signing kids on loan, we when enough kids of our own already in the team!!! 

    Where are the tried and tested league one senior players who are able to help us push on..

    Alfie May must be thinking what the help have I joined!! 
    People moan we are playing our kids too much. People moan when we bring in another team’s good looking prospect to take a spot,
    Moaners  gonna moan.
  • ValleyBen
    ValleyBen Posts: 572
    Major said:
    lawhite said:
    It blows my mind… why are we signing kids on loan, we when enough kids of our own already in the team!!! 

    Where are the tried and tested league one senior players who are able to help us push on..

    Alfie May must be thinking what the help have I joined!! 
    People moan we are playing our kids too much. People moan when we bring in another team’s good looking prospect to take a spot,
    Moaners  gonna moan.
    Or different posters have different opinions.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,754
    The most left field signing of the summer. I could be wrong, but it looks from that rather short ‘highlights reel’ that there may be an intention on playing him at right back in competition with Asiimwe. 

    Feels like more of a Maatsen than a Penney.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,375
    RC_CAFC said:
    The most left field signing of the summer. I could be wrong, but it looks from that rather short ‘highlights reel’ that there may be an intention on playing him at right back in competition with Asiimwe. 

    Feels like more of a Maatsen than a Penney.
    Says on the OS he can also play right back, but then we have Watson as well as Asiimwe there now.
  • Major
    Major Posts: 1,026
    ValleyBen said:
    Major said:
    lawhite said:
    It blows my mind… why are we signing kids on loan, we when enough kids of our own already in the team!!! 

    Where are the tried and tested league one senior players who are able to help us push on..

    Alfie May must be thinking what the help have I joined!! 
    People moan we are playing our kids too much. People moan when we bring in another team’s good looking prospect to take a spot,
    Moaners  gonna moan.
    Or different posters have different opinions.
    Or same posters are always moaning.
  • redashdave
    redashdave Posts: 65
    Where is the striker ?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,252
    Abankwah? I barely know ya! 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,375
    redashdave said:
    Where is the striker ?
    Tedic was having his medical according to Ben Ransom.
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,017
    lawhite said:
    It blows my mind… why are we signing kids on loan, we when enough kids of our own already in the team!!! 

    Where are the tried and tested league one senior players who are able to help us push on..

    Alfie May must be thinking what the help have I joined!! 
    Kindergarten…🤔
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  • Razor1890
    Razor1890 Posts: 31
    edited September 2023
    His last act for St Pats was beating my team (Bohemians) in the FAI Cup final. Very well regarded player who apparently had a load of options when moving on.

    Comfortable on the ball and a good footballing brain, seemed assured and composed beyond his years at Pats. 

    Not massively tall but good positional sense and strong.

    A lot of young irish lads getting moves to italy post brexit. Most are just cheap punts you'd think but JA was one that people expected to do well. Fact he's on loan would suggest they still see him as a good prospect.
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    Just realised that Abankwah is Oirish for Taylor
  • Julesnumber
    Julesnumber Posts: 95
    I'm drinking in the Abankwah & Hope, stay positive!!!!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,842
    Gonna nickname him after his name backwards 

    The Hawk Naba 
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 973
    He'll be very average, at best 
  • 3G
    3G Posts: 729
    edited September 2023
    Parents missed a trick not naming him Robert. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    edited September 2023
    AFKABartram said:
    Just noticed same agent as Terry Taylor
    It does feel like that business is being done with mates.


  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 973
    maddferrett said:
    Parents missed a trick not naming him Robert. 
    Funniest thing on CL for months. Well done 👍
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    blackpool72 said:
    Whelmed 
    Is that the opposite of underwhelmed?
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    lawhite said:
    It blows my mind… why are we signing kids on loan, we when enough kids of our own already in the team!!! 

    Where are the tried and tested league one senior players who are able to help us push on..

    Alfie May must be thinking what the help have I joined!! 
    Presumably they think this guy might be a bit special whereas ours are limited? I definitely have a good feeling about this one.
    Having said that our priority should be an experienced CB to Marshall the defence. But perhaps none wanted to join us? Just a possibility, when you see the ownership uncertainty and the turnover of managers.
    I think Alfie May will be quite happy. 
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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,024
    Not sure if this has been posted or not but he's in the Ireland U21 squad so no training with the team for a while https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/u21-baba-adeeko-receives-first-u21-call-up
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,484
    Shame, tomorrow would've been a good opportunity to see what he's about. 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,805
    JamesSeed said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Whelmed 
    Is that the opposite of underwhelmed?
    That would be overwhelmed. Somewhat whelmed that you needing reminding. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,841
    fenaddick said:
    Not sure if this has been posted or not but he's in the Ireland U21 squad so no training with the team for a while https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/u21-baba-adeeko-receives-first-u21-call-up
    6 out of that squad currently playing for L1 teams
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    YannTheMann said:
    Yessss buzzing what a signing, very realistically gonna have multiple games this season where all our CBs are aged 21 or younger, which I am sure will pay off.....
    Craig Cathcart is available. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    charlton_hero said:
    Yep, whelmed. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    Jac_52 said:
    The referee's abankwah
    No, Charlton’s Abankwah. Let the ref get his own one. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    AFKABartram said:
    Just noticed same agent as Terry Taylor
    “ Come to Charlton, sit on the bench and get a few minutes at the tail end of the game“.

    “I’ll be on the next ‘plane“
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,842
    Need to get the Hawk Naba training with us ASAP
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Oh Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Abankwah. 👍

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