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Connor Wickham - gone to Dubai City (p11)
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Bit of tightness in Chuks, appears to be out for the season.3
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That one's been kept very quiet, and not a whisper of anything from them's ITK...
maybe need a "Rumours till the end of the season" thread...🙄2 -
or maybe, just maybe, they have reacted to his injury....Todds_right_hook said:PWR
maybe, just maybe, the reactive Charlton we have come accustomed too has gone. Is there a chance jones looked at chucks medical history and said we need a plan b?Planning before the inevitable rather than waiting for this to happen?
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Always thought he was decent but his I jury record is poor. To get us over the line this season, fine. To join for next, not convinced.2
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Big player。0
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Given our experience, i don’t see how you can ever count Chuks as one of your strikers. If you think the team needs four, then it’s four plus Chuks. He’s a bonus when he can play.MrOneLung said:
or maybe, just maybe, they have reacted to his injury....Todds_right_hook said:PWR
maybe, just maybe, the reactive Charlton we have come accustomed too has gone. Is there a chance jones looked at chucks medical history and said we need a plan b?Planning before the inevitable rather than waiting for this to happen?
would he have been brought in if Chuks were fit ?At the moment we have three fit strikers, and if one of them gets hurt, we’re back in the relegation hunt. We definitely needed an extra body as cover for the rest of the season.11 -
It's a win, win surely? Can't see a downside really.18
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That's very suspicious 🤣cazo said:Been training with Charlton for two weeks Jones says Chuck’s got injured last week, so he was here before Chuck’s got injured0 -
The big question for me is if Jones thinks he can play a part next season or if he’s just using him to test out certain patterns of play so we can get a better version of him in the summer. Either way he seems worth a punt for 6/7 weeks now we’re looking much safer3
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I agree, you have to admire Nathan, not taking any chances especially in this league and a tiny warning to players that he will change the team if need be.Valley11 said:Suspect it’s covering bases to stay up then we’ll sign someone longer term in the summer
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On a two month contract I don't see a downside.
It seems like he is trialling for next season.
A bench of Aneke and Wickham would be interesting.
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Does it.? He was at the club when Chuks was fit.Sillybilly said:Was a decent player a few years ago but his ship has sailed. He’ll do as a stop gap. Clearly means that Chuks is yet again knackered.2 -
In Jones we trust.5
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At least he has some sort of pedigree... And i've heard of him.0
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Hope no-one expects him to do too much pressing.0
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The deal is until end of April isn't it?North Lower Neil said:The deal being April and not the end of the season screams we want to stop paying you once we're safe, and will probably get someone else next season.
Our last game is 27th April.3 -
If Chuks is going to be a while it makes sense for Wickham and Kanu to carry the target man load, both May and Ladapo will like playing off Wickham too and Kanu can probably learn a lot from him.
I guess NJ can also perm a front two from Kanu, Ladapo and Wickham and have a better look at May in the 10 hole as well?
I do like the way it seems the budget can increase if circumstances and the team need it too........ different times from many of the last few years.3 -
His numbers while at this level with Forest Green last year.
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Wearing 13 is going to trigger a few (it’s me I’m few).fenaddick said:5 -
The season ends in AprilGarrymanilow said:Now that is a classic Charlton Life signing. The only way it could be more CL is if it was a pay as you play contract. A deal til the end of April is really weird, you'd think if we properly wanted him we'd give him to the end of the season but it implies he's there just to cover the rest of whatever Chuks' new injury is. I guess we'll see how he goes, he's not exactly the anti-Chuks with his injury record though. If he doesn't immediately pull up and stay injured for the rest of his tiny contract it'll be something
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ForeverAddickted said:Love Jones' comment... "We like the Human being"
Well good to know we haven't signed an alien
I find this distrust of Aliens very worrying and typical of the 'Little world' approach.
Just because aliens footballers only piss oil and their waste comes out wrapped up and don't have a heart it doesn't mean they don't want to give 100%; as long they have been programmed to kiss the badge and do a tunnel Jump after scoring a brace and can say 'we move on' after a defeat, then no problem.
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Maybe the thinking is that by having two crocks in the striker room they will alternate in their crocked states so one can fill in for the other throughout the rest of the season…3
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The dishonorable Mr Wickham? Scoundrel with a history of stealing a living. Doubt he'll put his name forward to lead the line. A well renowned cad and poltroon.3
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exactly this, also I didn't realise he was still only 30 - seems to have been around for yearslolwray said:Absolutely nothing to lose and plenty to gain with this1 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ5WBk78sZQ
Decent bowl-cut that. Has grown up. Come on Connor, push us into the play-offs!1 -
Rather than assuming Chuks is out for the rest of the season, maybe NJ needed a "lump up top" for longer than 30 minutes. Now, (assuming he's fit) he can batter the opposition with Connor for an hour, then replace him with Chuks for the remainder of the game.6
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I reckon he’ll make a great number 13.
Aslong as he doesn’t muck about with it at the back like Isted then I’m happy.3 -
You’ve forgotten about the play offs.JohnnyH2 said:
The season ends in AprilGarrymanilow said:Now that is a classic Charlton Life signing. The only way it could be more CL is if it was a pay as you play contract. A deal til the end of April is really weird, you'd think if we properly wanted him we'd give him to the end of the season but it implies he's there just to cover the rest of whatever Chuks' new injury is. I guess we'll see how he goes, he's not exactly the anti-Chuks with his injury record though. If he doesn't immediately pull up and stay injured for the rest of his tiny contract it'll be somethingWait, he won’t be eligible for the playoffs!? Ffs.1
