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January Transfer Window (rumours + actuals)
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Cawley hasn’t tweeted about Owen Dale in over two years.Callumcafc said:
You’re thinking of Moxon, and Cawley.RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?0 -
I don't get this £8-10m loss in League One as a justification to spend.
According to this article (albeit 2 years old) "The average pre-tax deficit for the 19 clubs has so far been a smidgen over £20million" (not all accounts were submitted at the time). There is every chance that getting promoted would = greater costs (wages to be competitive). https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4457610/2023/04/28/championship-finances-broken/
Hence I don't get the argument that you spend money now to save money next year
To be clear, I absolutely want us to get promoted and out of this shit league, but should be done sustainably and with an eye for future squad growth (for which we did pretty well last Jan with Ramsey and Small joining)2 -
The funniest thing is plenty on here fell for it and thought……….”it’s happening”MickeyBennett said:
What a gimp this guy was!FishCostaFortune said:
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My favourite was when he was like 'guess the next signing and I'll give you VIP tickets' and the next signing was one of the Matt Smiths.eaststandmike said:
The funniest thing is plenty on here fell for it and thought……….”it’s happening”MickeyBennett said:
What a gimp this guy was!FishCostaFortune said:3 -
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no, he's always been adamant he'd never met Dale Wintoneastterrace6168 said:
...and, has Cawley changed his mind...🤷♂️RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?0 -
Rich Cawley is Adam Ant? Never knew that!DOUCHER said:
no, he's always been adamant he'd never met Dale Wintoneastterrace6168 said:
...and, has Cawley changed his mind...🤷♂️RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?
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Oh Ronnie…..RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?0 -
Surely you don't need Cawley for your information?RonnieMoore said:
Or was he taking about Moxon ?RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?1 -
Plymouth Herald have been a bit slow in recent years.LargeAddick said:
Surely you don't need Cawley for your information?RonnieMoore said:
Or was he taking about Moxon ?RonnieMoore said:Couple of days ago Crawley said the Dale rumours were not true ?3 - Sponsored links:
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Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal20
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Would be happy if true, versatile enough to cover a couple of players but not so good that he’ll stop someone like TC developingValianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal0 -
punchline? to Wigan?Valianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal10 -
You were wrong.golfaddick said:
Posted this on the 1st page of this thread.golfaddick said:Don't care anymore. We all know what we need but we wont get them. Will be more moving deckchairs with a couple of players leaving (on loan- no one wants our dross) being replaced with the usual inept PL loanees or players at the twilight of their careers.
Highlight this post & re-visit again in February.
For once.....just for once, I'd like to be wrong and to be eating humble 🥧 at 11pm tonight.2 -
Reckon the bloke winding him up on the scooter is just as funny as our Ronehsuperclive said:MarcusH26 said:sam3110 said:I thought the left sided partnership with Kirk was Pickering?
Yeah was Dale off the right and Kirk and Pickering off the left.
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Strange one as I’m not sure how he fits in our systemValianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal0 -
A done Dale you say?Valianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal7 -
He's a winger, and we only really have one natural winger in the squad.PWADDICK said:
Strange one as I’m not sure how he fits in our systemValianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal
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Tbf at least he can play football, I question how 90% of our players over the last decade even qualify as footballers.PWADDICK said:
Strange one as I’m not sure how he fits in our systemValianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal
If this is true, I think this is a really nice pick up.
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Good, that phrase always has things ending well!Valianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal
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A great example of arriving late at the far post to nod in a late rumour/signing.Valianterith said:Just been informed that Owen Dale is a done deal5 -
Gillesphey has played consistently well since the return of Lloyd Jones and would have got my man of the match on Saturday had it not been for that mistake. Ramsay was culpable for not closing and showing the forward wide, not inside for the first, but no one wants to criticise him. If Gillesphey heads it up into the air, do they score maybe, maybe not. Overall the team played well against a strong physical side.RonnieMoore said:
Funny you pick out his one and only mistake yet fail to mention the two tackles he made first half that stopped goalscoring chances … plus in past few weeks Jones and Mitchell have also made errors that resulted in goals yet don’t see anything said about them !!TelMc32 said:
Not sure what I swore more at when watching the highlights on Saturday. Gillesphey’s disaster of trying to bring the ball down…or the commentator saying it was “an uncharacteristic error from Gillesphey” 🤦🏻♂️🫣🤬🤬Plaaayer said:I don’t think it can be a good window unless we get someone to replace Gillesphey. We can’t keep relying on a defender that is makes mistakes as constantly as he does.6 -
Dale has lovely tekkers and isn't afraid to try things. But he's one of those players who I worry our fans won't warm to. He's a bit of a lightweight.1
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Dale would be a good addition for a squad, but being injured until mid February is not ideal. That's probably match fit by early March.
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Oxford are releasing Kyle Edwards. Is it possible that it's him rather than Dale that is coming in? Ex West Brom and Ipswich winger.0
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From memory Dale always looked a threat going forward for Crewe and Oxford.
Don't know enough about his work rate/defending to know if he fits in a Jones side.
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It is not sustainable to lose £8-10m in this division once the billionaires get bored of us.BalladMan said:I don't get this £8-10m loss in League One as a justification to spend.
According to this article (albeit 2 years old) "The average pre-tax deficit for the 19 clubs has so far been a smidgen over £20million" (not all accounts were submitted at the time). There is every chance that getting promoted would = greater costs (wages to be competitive). https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4457610/2023/04/28/championship-finances-broken/
Hence I don't get the argument that you spend money now to save money next year
To be clear, I absolutely want us to get promoted and out of this shit league, but should be done sustainably and with an eye for future squad growth (for which we did pretty well last Jan with Ramsey and Small joining)
They didn't buy us to keep us in this division.. The goal is to get us to top half Championship. They may potentially do this by adding some quality in this window - next season there is only one thing certain if we stay in League 1 - we will lose another £8-10m.
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Tbf Owen Dale is one of those names you felt was destined to sign for Charlton at some point in their career. A bit like a Jayden Stockley or Jake Forster-Caskey.9
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Highlights from his time at Crewe, nearly a 4 year old video but gives an idea of the type of player he is.
FM suggests he’s mainly a winger but played WB and up front, but given he’s not a natural defender like Small I think he’d be an alternative to TC.
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How quick is Dale? Presumably he'd be an alternative wingback/winger option on the right so we're not so reliant on Small. He'd have to be bloody quick for that to be worthwhile though as he's not typically a wingback and he'd be going on the outside which would affect our current inverted wingers plan, though I understand he's not bad with his left. Could be being brought in to go up front and pull wide to the left and cut in, though he feels more like an alternative to Small than TC by the sounds of things. Having said that, we sat through half a season of Charlie Kirk being thrown in as a striker so anything's possible. Dale also made his debut coming on as a sub for Charlie Kirk at Crewe, so that will warm people to him..
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