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Allan Campbell joins on season loan(pg.9 now GONE)
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Right you are. We actually have a style - after all this time. Gotta love it!Blucher said:I don't recall seeing the player but Campbell looks to have a good pedigree and this is hardly a loan in which Charlton are developing someone else's player. I don't know what Campbell's contractual position is but, having been loaned out last season as well, he might well be a free agent next summer and, even if he is not, a successful spell at Charlton could well lead to him joining us on a permanent basis.
On the basis that Fraser and Taylor have no future at the club and Edun is not rated, we now at least have five midfielders for the three slots. We'll certainly need them with injuries and suspension over a long season, particularly given the team's high energy, aggressive style.1 -
Dixon is a completely unknown quantity. There is an inevitability that Chuks will be injured soon and Leaburn still is . We might not need Kanu now but we will soon . Anderson leaving is a complete non starter .Addickhead86 said:
I think that works for Anderson, being one of 5 competing for 3 midfield slots, but Kanu is one of 7 competing for 2 striker slots. I would give Dan a good season long loan, he's still young and we'll have striking positions open up in the next couple of years.YTS1978 said:People saying Karoy and Kanu need to go out on loan! C'mon these two were brilliant for us last season FFS. Getting older more experienced players in doesn't mean you have to ship your prospects out. It actually gives the management the option to use the boys when he needs to and not flog them cause they are the only option! Never heard of Allan, but hopefully he does well. COYA8 -
Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.0
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Cornick maybe. Not featuring for Bristol City.ShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.0 -
We also had two young lads scoring goals for fun last season. If they continue that into this season then they’ll surely get an opportunity to see whether they are ready to step upShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.1 -
I’d complain to Nathan if I were you!!lancashire lad said:not another Campbell, confuses me when doing the stats
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I hope not. If we’re relying on two kids stepping up then we’re in bother. We have two of our seven front men with question marks, one is learning his new role, one is still a kid which leaves Ahadme and Godden. If all goes well then I think we’ll be fine, but if Chuks gets crocked and Miles needs easing in then suddenly it’s not quite so rosy. Having said that I don’t see anyone coming in.letthegoodtimesroll said:
We also had two young lads scoring goals for fun last season. If they continue that into this season then they’ll surely get an opportunity to see whether they are ready to step upShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.1 -
hey Clive what is his squad number????0
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A transfer thread and there is nothing on it about him. Where he plays, age, where's he's from? I can't be the only person in the dark.0
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DM/CM, 26, Luton. A hard working battling midfielder, gets about the pitch, put in tackles, just what NJ wants in those positions.redman said:A transfer thread and there is nothing on it about him. Where he plays, age, where's he's from? I can't be the only person in the dark.2 -
redman said:A transfer thread and there is nothing on it about him. Where he plays, age, where's he's from? I can't be the only person in the dark.
At 26, Glasgow born Midfielder Allan Campbell had played 135 games for Motherwell which as we all know doesn't mean a lot when compared to playing in England. Rated at Luton in 75 matches but couldn't make a mark at Millwall in a dozen games.
24 U21 caps and 1 full cap so you would think a decent addition to a League 1 squad with a top 6 minimum requirement.
This 1 season loan just confirmed that Terry Taylor will struggle to get a game or even a place on the bench and Fraser is persona non grata until CAFC can arrange a loan deal with a financial hit.
That's football and football politics.
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So, is A. Campbell, the Dobson replacement?1
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Please can “Jonesball” never be a thing.ShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.6 -
I also can't see Anderson leaving - he plays the NJ style and developing well, despite inexperience.wmcf123 said:
Dixon is a completely unknown quantity. There is an inevitability that Chuks will be injured soon and Leaburn still is . We might not need Kanu now but we will soon . Anderson leaving is a complete non starter .Addickhead86 said:
I think that works for Anderson, being one of 5 competing for 3 midfield slots, but Kanu is one of 7 competing for 2 striker slots. I would give Dan a good season long loan, he's still young and we'll have striking positions open up in the next couple of years.YTS1978 said:People saying Karoy and Kanu need to go out on loan! C'mon these two were brilliant for us last season FFS. Getting older more experienced players in doesn't mean you have to ship your prospects out. It actually gives the management the option to use the boys when he needs to and not flog them cause they are the only option! Never heard of Allan, but hopefully he does well. COYA
Secondly, he's bonded well with with fellow Jamaica International 🇯🇲 Kaheim Dixon and will help him settle here at Charlton.
I shouldn't overlook the importance of that.
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Bring back "Garner-ball" that's what I say lolwmcf123 said:
Please can “Jonesball” never be a thing.ShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.1 -
Exactly - that’s what it evokes !YTS1978 said:
Bring back "Garner-ball" that's what I say lolwmcf123 said:
Please can “Jonesball” never be a thing.ShootersHillGuru said:Our striker situation on paper looks pretty decent but it’s also pretty precarious. Chuks is Chuks, Miles has had a very long injury absence, Kanu is young and inexperienced and would he be up to the rigours of a full season of Jonesball ? I wouldn’t be that shocked if we brought in another front man. Loan most likely but if the right player is available at the right price then I can see something happening. Would be quite an ask of the owners though.1 -
If he is even half as good as my all time favourite Charlton player, Alan Campbell, then I will be a very happy bunny. The Alan Campbell who excelled under Eddie Firmani is my standout Charlton player - period. The 68/69 season is still without equal in my mind for sheer excitement, even though we just missed out on promotion to Derby County (under a certain B Clough) and Crystal Palace. He was ably assisted by Matt Tees, Ray Tracey and Graham Moore. A great Charlton side.16
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Apologies to all when I got our original AC mixed up with Ray Treacy. Too many beers.0
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Loved 68/69, as a youngster maybe it was without equal but was it really better than 1999/2000 ? Both tremendous memoriesDONVANVLIET said:If he is even half as good as my all time favourite Charlton player, Alan Campbell, then I will be a very happy bunny. The Alan Campbell who excelled under Eddie Firmani is my standout Charlton player - period. The 68/69 season is still without equal in my mind for sheer excitement, even though we just missed out on promotion to Derby County (under a certain B Clough) and Crystal Palace. He was ably assisted by Matt Tees, Ray Tracey and Graham Moore. A great Charlton side.
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charltonbob....Yes, for me, better than 1999/2000. The fact that it followed 5-6 years of struggling at the bottom of Division 2, flirting with relegation, made it all the sweeter. Beating Derby at the Valley 2-0 in front of 30,000, beating Palace at Selhurst in a cup replay in front of 38,000 and then taking over 20,000 fans to Highbury in the next round of the cup was utterly magical. Heady days!4
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Heady days indeed, loved all the games you mention not forgetting 2000 (according to the Kentish Independent) walking to selhurst from the Valley for the league game about September going 2-0 up missing a penalty (I think) & grabbing a 3-3 draw which was the problem, too many drawn games 8 at home if I remember correctly. Remember going up to Derby playing them off the pitch hitting the woodwork 4 times & losing 2-1. Putting in a bid of 70k for John O'Rourke from qpr which was apparently accepted but we pulled out & signed Ray Crawford instead who was a class act but on his way down whereas O'Rourke was in his prime. We could & should have done better but still as you say magical times. Better than 99/00 ? I'm on the fence but I loved both seasonsDONVANVLIET said:charltonbob....Yes, for me, better than 1999/2000. The fact that it followed 5-6 years of struggling at the bottom of Division 2, flirting with relegation, made it all the sweeter. Beating Derby at the Valley 2-0 in front of 30,000, beating Palace at Selhurst in a cup replay in front of 38,000 and then taking over 20,000 fans to Highbury in the next round of the cup was utterly magical. Heady days!
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Getting back to the Allan Campbell thread, just had to share this post from another board which tickled me pink.
Described with my mate with a Luton season ticket just now as "a box to box midfielder who will lead a press and can carry the ball, who would tackle his nan for the last ginger biscuit''.
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I love 69 too.charltonbob said:
Loved 68/69, as a youngster maybe it was without equal but was it really better than 1999/2000 ? Both tremendous memoriesDONVANVLIET said:If he is even half as good as my all time favourite Charlton player, Alan Campbell, then I will be a very happy bunny. The Alan Campbell who excelled under Eddie Firmani is my standout Charlton player - period. The 68/69 season is still without equal in my mind for sheer excitement, even though we just missed out on promotion to Derby County (under a certain B Clough) and Crystal Palace. He was ably assisted by Matt Tees, Ray Tracey and Graham Moore. A great Charlton side. 3 -
Was a 68 where she only blew you and you owed her one.1
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There are bound to be injuries and suspensions, and even if there aren’t, rotation will be crucial when the Saturday - Tuesday grind kicks in.Scoham said:
If you want to wind up Leuth then 100% definitely Coventry who isn’t fit to lace Dobson’s boots._MrDick said:Whose position does he take? Berry or Coventry or Docherty? TBH, I don’t know too much about him and as much as we need strength in depth, it’ll be a shame to drop one of those players 🤔
Otherwise from what I’ve read about him he’s competition for any of the midfield roles. Assuming it’s confirmed it’ll be great to have a proper senior alternative rather than completely relying on Anderson (though he still has a part to play).With the recent recruitment paying dividends already, you can’t help feeling positive about this signing.0 -
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I love 69 too.charltonbob said:
Loved 68/69, as a youngster maybe it was without equal but was it really better than 1999/2000 ? Both tremendous memoriesDONVANVLIET said:If he is even half as good as my all time favourite Charlton player, Alan Campbell, then I will be a very happy bunny. The Alan Campbell who excelled under Eddie Firmani is my standout Charlton player - period. The 68/69 season is still without equal in my mind for sheer excitement, even though we just missed out on promotion to Derby County (under a certain B Clough) and Crystal Palace. He was ably assisted by Matt Tees, Ray Tracey and Graham Moore. A great Charlton side.
Take ya choice...🤦♂️1 -
Not sure we need a Dobson replacement right now. This midfield is doing a pretty decent job protecting the defense already. Campbell is just added depth I think.sillav nitram said:So, is A. Campbell, the Dobson replacement?1 -
The Dobson replacement is all the players taking on defensive/tackling/closing down/leading by example responsibilities rather than leaving all that to only one player (Dobbo).11
