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

SteveACS said:

PragueAddick said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

mcgrandall said:

fenaddick said:

Still find the Preston thing odd, their fans haven't really stopped talking about him since the FA Cup game but there's not really been any information from journalists to say they're interested

I heard at the weekend from someone who works at Preston and would know, not only are they interested but had agreed terms. Hope it turns out to be wrong, but that is what I was told. 

I think that’s more than plausible. He’s been in negotiations with us for months and shown no inclination to put pen to paper. You’d have thought that he’d have committed before now with the proviso that we were playing in The Championship. He’s a silly lad in my view. Preston if it’s true will be his seventh (?) Club and the only one where he’s played to his potential is with us and under Jones. If they’ve offered lots more money than we were prepared to offer then I can see his reasoning but I think it’s actually a step backwards for him in playing terms. Only time will tell but I have a feeling he’ll regret chasing the money at this point. 

He may be a „silly lad“, but he is still only a lad, and therefore susceptible to dodgy arguments from an agent who stands to gain more from sending him to Preston than staying with us.

Is that an unfair take, @Swisdom, you may know the agent? 

I thought his agent was Jon Fortune...

cashncarry said:

LTKapal said:

For what it's worth I dated for several years  a key member of the Preston women's team and we still talk a lot! Small hasn't been at their training ground at any point from what I've been told ( although he still could be on holiday idk) 

So she wasn't a keeper then

LTKapal said:

For what it's worth I dated for several years  a key member of the Preston women's team and we still talk a lot! Small hasn't been at their training ground at any point from what I've been told ( although he still could be on holiday idk) 

cashncarry said:

LTKapal said:

For what it's worth I dated for several years  a key member of the Preston women's team and we still talk a lot! Small hasn't been at their training ground at any point from what I've been told ( although he still could be on holiday idk) 

So she wasn't a keeper then

mcgrandall said:

PragueAddick said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

mcgrandall said:

fenaddick said:

Still find the Preston thing odd, their fans haven't really stopped talking about him since the FA Cup game but there's not really been any information from journalists to say they're interested

I heard at the weekend from someone who works at Preston and would know, not only are they interested but had agreed terms. Hope it turns out to be wrong, but that is what I was told. 

I think that’s more than plausible. He’s been in negotiations with us for months and shown no inclination to put pen to paper. You’d have thought that he’d have committed before now with the proviso that we were playing in The Championship. He’s a silly lad in my view. Preston if it’s true will be his seventh (?) Club and the only one where he’s played to his potential is with us and under Jones. If they’ve offered lots more money than we were prepared to offer then I can see his reasoning but I think it’s actually a step backwards for him in playing terms. Only time will tell but I have a feeling he’ll regret chasing the money at this point. 

He may be a „silly lad“, but he is still only a lad, and therefore susceptible to dodgy arguments from an agent who stands to gain more from sending him to Preston than staying with us.

Is that an unfair take, @Swisdom, you may know the agent? 

I think you know the agent. It is Jon fortune, so don't think you can chalk this one down to the agent. It was simply Preston are offering a lot more money than we were. 

Scoham said:

Worth reading the chat on Cawley’s Substack, he’s answering some of the questions.

Ruled out JRS returning due to salary and wages (not surprising).

No news on Small, imagines his agent is fishing around to see what’s out there.

Can’t see FFP/spending limits being an issue.

cashncarry said:

LTKapal said:

For what it's worth I dated for several years  a key member of the Preston women's team and we still talk a lot! Small hasn't been at their training ground at any point from what I've been told ( although he still could be on holiday idk) 

So she wasn't a keeper then