Deadline Day from Pg.641 - Summer 2025 Charlton Athletic Transfer Rumours

splashing the cash .. other teams .. Zeidane Inoussa a young Swedish winger has reportedly signed for Swansea for £5 MILLION .. even if somewhat exaggerated, a fee like that is what we  are gonna have to pay for top young talent (I had never heard of him before)

Zeidane Inoussa: Swansea City agree a deal to sign BK Hacken winger - BBC Sport

I don't think Jones has any intention of casting aside his mainstays from the season just gone.

I wouldn't be surprised if his thinking is to get quality replacements in for the outgoings, and to add to our front line  options as they've been limited.  If we can continue to keep clean sheets, that would be great, but it will be harder now, so more of a goal threat required.

In short, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 

swordfish said:

I don't think Jones has any intention of casting aside his mainstays from the season just gone.

I wouldn't be surprised if his thinking is to get quality replacements in for the outgoings, and to add to our front line  options as they've been limited.  If we can continue to keep clean sheets, that would be great, but it will be harder now, so more of a goal threat required.

In short, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 

Going on what Cawley has just said, he definitely does.

https://open.substack.com/pub/southlondonsportcharlton/p/i-couldnt-feel-my-legs-for-the-first?r=3v1sco&utm_medium=ios

It ends with it seems likely we’ll look to upgrade our goalkeeping department, despite a club record 26 clean sheets.

killerandflash said:

Nobody is talking about ripping up the team or dumping players, we're talking about improving the side. And you do that by bringing in new and better players, who will take the place of existing first team players, or at least significantly reduce their minutes. If we can't improve on the existing players, then why are we signing anyone?

Our best 11 from last season, Mannion, Edwards, Gillesphey, Jones, Ramsay, Small, Coventry, Docherty, Berry, Campbell, Godden won't keep us up in the Championship.

If that 11 were fit for 46 games they could be 20th or 21st BUT injuries happen and we need x amount of new players to bring more quality to the team as that 11 were great but the Championship would punish them.

Agree with your post otherwise, and We should aim to be mid table and if we are a tad short of that we are still a championship side so improvements are needed.

soapboxsam said:

killerandflash said:

Nobody is talking about ripping up the team or dumping players, we're talking about improving the side. And you do that by bringing in new and better players, who will take the place of existing first team players, or at least significantly reduce their minutes. If we can't improve on the existing players, then why are we signing anyone?

Our best 11 from last season, Mannion, Edwards, Gillesphey, Jones, Ramsay, Small, Coventry, Docherty, Berry, Campbell, Godden won't keep us up in the Championship.

If that 11 were fit for 46 games they could be 20th or 21st BUT injuries happen and we need x amount of new players to bring more quality to the team as that 11 were great but the Championship would punish them.

Agree with your post otherwise, and We should aim to be mid table and if we are a tad short of that we are still a championship side so improvements are needed.

That XI would finish dead last in the championship. Even if you only looked at our run from December Stockport Orient and Birmingham still finished above us in the end and Preston who beat us won only 5 out of their last 23 games, 4 if you only look at league games, should have won but that’s the difference in quality between championship and League 1. Jones gives us the best chance of survival but we have to be spot on with our recruitment because if we start the season with 5 L1 quality players we’re doomed from the start. 

soapboxsam said:

killerandflash said:

Nobody is talking about ripping up the team or dumping players, we're talking about improving the side. And you do that by bringing in new and better players, who will take the place of existing first team players, or at least significantly reduce their minutes. If we can't improve on the existing players, then why are we signing anyone?

Our best 11 from last season, Mannion, Edwards, Gillesphey, Jones, Ramsay, Small, Coventry, Docherty, Berry, Campbell, Godden won't keep us up in the Championship.

If that 11 were fit for 46 games they could be 20th or 21st BUT injuries happen and we need x amount of new players to bring more quality to the team as that 11 were great but the Championship would punish them.

Agree with your post otherwise, and We should aim to be mid table and if we are a tad short of that we are still a championship side so improvements are needed.

That team would get absolutely dicked almost every week. No chance it would avoid relegation. 

We are never going to start with that 11 in the Championship as big Phil Chapple hasn't joined the club to make the Tea.
I was being rather kind to that 11 who took Cafc from 14th to 4th and through 3 play off games without conceding.

The championship is an upgrade and we need an upgrade in personnel.
How many will be decided by Nathan, Phil and the owners ?
What fans want will always be more.

DennisBooth said:

Discussion on TalkSport now of Sunderland bidding circa £25m for Gomez.

Would love to see him go to Newcastle who are also reportedly interested.  £25M seems cheap. I know he has had injuries but season before last he played 52 games and more than any other Liverpool player.

charltonbob said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Crispywood said:

Talk that Liverpool are looking to sell Gomez for 25M this summer if we’re banking 2.5-5M on that sell on fee that can be huge in investing for this summer 

I'm not getting my hopes up as it feels like there's been talk of this for about the last 4 years and Gomez always ends up staying. 

 Even if he did go I don't think that we get 2.5-5M as a lump sum, sure I read somewhere the sell on is spread out much the same as when you pay a transfer fee.

It is.

But it varies from deal to deal.

If Sunderland pay £25m up front we get our 20+% up front.

But if its a 4 year deal with 50% up front and the rest in equal yearly installments then we get the same.

Ah that old chestnut eh...

https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/bradley-ibrahim-signs-argyle?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKtCyJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs5MmLV4kLFOnRGGubL3lEN7qT4lYh6p3WDWKkll4LizX2TGSrftqx8m_nnH_aem_aV31sX_Um8UOpP2k4Zbt9g?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7OTJi1eJCxTp0Rhrmy95RDe6k-JWIeqd1g1ipJZeC4s19kxkq37asfJv55xw

Plymouth do sign Bradley Ibrahim from Hertha Berlin 

Callumcafc said:

Apparently Charlton are moving the goalposts and that’s why Jones isn’t going to Cardiff but he definitely wanted to go, trust me.

Saying “yes, I wouldn’t mind having a go at managing my boyhood club” is one thing, wanting to leave Charlton, who you’ve just got promoted, to do it now is entirely different I reckon. 

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Callumcafc said:

Apparently Charlton are moving the goalposts and that’s why Jones isn’t going to Cardiff but he definitely wanted to go, trust me.

I'd love to know what exactly they mean by 'this far'. Has it actually been anything more than a couple of tweets from Cardiff journos and their fans running with it?

If there was any kind of proper approach or offer then surely Cawley would've said.

In fact, didn't Cawley say almost exactly the opposite?