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

AndyG · June 21

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

redbuttle · June 21

AndyG said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

What about Ramsey

AndyG · June 21

redbuttle said:

AndyG said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

What about Ramsey

Bollox I forgot him (and he is my favourite player lol )

Scoham · June 21

AndyG said:

redbuttle said:

AndyG said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

What about Ramsey

Bollox I forgot him (and he is my favourite player lol )

Coventry? Our best midfielder and players player of the year.

AndyG · June 21

Scoham said:

AndyG said:

redbuttle said:

AndyG said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

What about Ramsey

Bollox I forgot him (and he is my favourite player lol )

Coventry? Our best midfielder and players player of the year.

Oh FFS !! Ok yes I missed him as well (I’m knackered lol)

hey turns out we don’t need many additions lol

wolfgang · June 21

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe ...

Maybe I am having an AndyG magnitude memory lapse, but who the hell is "L.Thompson"? I seemed to have missed that rumor.

ForeverAddickted · June 21

Liam Thompson from Derby, he's technically out of contract

sam3110 · June 21

I presume Thompson from Derby?

FishCostaFortune · June 21

wolfgang said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe ...

Maybe I am having an AndyG magnitude memory lapse, but who the hell is "L.Thompson"? I seemed to have missed that rumor.

One of the singers from One Direction, dabbled in football a bit, but would be a very left wing signing.

mart77 · June 21

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

All would be a solid start to a crucial few weeks

wolfgang · June 21

ForeverAddickted said:

Liam Thompson from Derby, he's technically out of contract

OK, thanks. But why would he want to switch to us? I thought he was highly rated and a regular starter there? And it is nearer the York Railway Museum.

charltonbob · June 21

Leftfootforward said:

LargeAddick said:

Yann897 said:

Stockport fan in piece. Some whispers going around our camp that you're about to sign our star striker tanto olaofe. You've got yourselves a beast if it's true 👍

Facebook rumour .

Sounds like the guy who first posted this on their message board is a respected poster and normally bang on. Would be a decent signing in my opinion, always a threat, presses high, works his nuts off.

Ahadme vibes

That's what I'm thinking, presses high, works his nuts off, always in the gym. Should have been a weight lifter. Not another Ahadme please.

BigDiddy · June 21

West2003 said:

I really hate saying this but I’m really disappointed so far. We should be bidding for the best players to build the best squad. Why haven’t we bid for that fella Lamine Yamal yet?

He doesn’t fit into out system

Crispywood · June 21

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

Scoham · June 21

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

I thought that was a only a guess of the likely minimum number of signings, rather than something he had been told?

bobmunro · June 21

Scoham said:

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

I thought that was a only a guess of the likely minimum number of signings, rather than something he had been told?

Correct. There will be a budget of £x for NJ to spend, not a maximum or minimum number of players - only Jones can decide who and how many based on said budget.

Henry Irving · June 21

wolfgang said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Liam Thompson from Derby, he's technically out of contract

OK, thanks. But why would he want to switch to us? I thought he was highly rated and a regular starter there? And it is nearer the York Railway Museum.

London Transport Museum is a big draw

Sage · June 21

bobmunro said:

Scoham said:

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

I thought that was a only a guess of the likely minimum number of signings, rather than something he had been told?

Correct. There will be a budget of £x for NJ to spend, not a maximum or minimum number of players - only Jones can decide who and how many based on said budget.

I would be stunned if we only brought in 7 including Carey. The loanees went back. We’ve lost Small, let go of Watson and Aneke, all of them were regular players in the squad. Hylton has retired, Ahadme isn’t good enough, there will be others deemed so too.

Throwing youngsters in to make up the numbers won’t cut it nor will it allow us to be as competitive as they (and Jones) will want us to be.

I fully anticipate by the end of the window we would have signed 10 players, with or without including Carey.

As a minimum:
- Goalkeeper
- 2 right sided players to replace Small and Watson (yes I know Small was/is a left back, but he won’t be going forward nor was he used that way)
- Another central defender
- Another left back/left wing back to compete with Edwards
- Another winger
- Another central midfielder
- Carey
- 2 strikers

MartinCAFC · June 21

10 players sounds fair but I wouldn't be surprised if maybe 2-3 of them might be loan players

I don't see us bringing in 2 permanent strikers with Godden, Leaburn and Campbell (if played centrally) options and then Ahadme, Mbick etc

Think we'll bring in 1 permanent and the other probably be a youngster on loan from a premier league team but certainly we do need to push the boat out on a striker and hopefully there's room in the budget to be allowed to spend a bit extra on a marquee signing. If I recall, i'm sure Powell brought in Ricardo Fuller in a similar way. Would have loved us to have got Ryan Hardie but sadly gone to Wrexham.

RonnieMoore · June 21

AndyG said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Yes still light tbh the only regular starters from last year who I would be happy to see regular starters this season would be

Mannion (controversial I know)
Jones
Gillespie
Edwards
Godden

thats about it for me

Coventry the best mid in league one last season .. Doc championship experience and captain , Berry without him we would not be in the championship he will still add a few goals from midfield

bertpalmer · June 21

Sage said:

bobmunro said:

Scoham said:

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

I thought that was a only a guess of the likely minimum number of signings, rather than something he had been told?

Correct. There will be a budget of £x for NJ to spend, not a maximum or minimum number of players - only Jones can decide who and how many based on said budget.

I would be stunned if we only brought in 7 including Carey. The loanees went back. We’ve lost Small, let go of Watson and Aneke, all of them were regular players in the squad. Hylton has retired, Ahadme isn’t good enough, there will be others deemed so too.

Throwing youngsters in to make up the numbers won’t cut it nor will it allow us to be as competitive as they (and Jones) will want us to be.

I fully anticipate by the end of the window we would have signed 10 players, with or without including Carey.

As a minimum:
- Goalkeeper
- 2 right sided players to replace Small and Watson (yes I know Small was/is a left back, but he won’t be going forward nor was he used that way)
- Another central defender
- Another left back/left wing back to compete with Edwards
- Another winger
- Another central midfielder
- Carey
- 2 strikers

agree with sage all day long and i think NJ knows, would like to see some of our fringe players linked with moves elsewhere like mitchell amb kanu ahadme taylor(not lyle) any takers ?

cabbles · June 21

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

MarcusH26 · June 21

Isn't TT injured and thus unlikely to move in this window???

Absolutely agree with Sage that you're probably looking at 10 ins and think the positions are bang on the money too.

Will be interesting to see if we dip into the loan market or not , I think we've got to but I can see NJ and PC being very particular and perhaps targeting older players from within the championship as opposed to PL U21s that maybe have had a season in League 1.

RC_CAFC · June 21

Sage said:

bobmunro said:

Scoham said:

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

YannTheMann said:

If we were to sign Offiah, L.Thompson & Olafe. How would we think our squad is looking after those 3?

Light , would want at least 4-5 more on top of that at least . Don't want to be relying on u21s to plug gaps

Cawley said in the Podcast Friday we were only looking to bring in 6/7 signings 1 of which included Carey. Which means we’re probably only looking at a GK LCB RWB LWB CM/CAM ST and that’s it and will rely on a lot of current team to be able to do jobs as squad players next year

I thought that was a only a guess of the likely minimum number of signings, rather than something he had been told?

Correct. There will be a budget of £x for NJ to spend, not a maximum or minimum number of players - only Jones can decide who and how many based on said budget.

I would be stunned if we only brought in 7 including Carey. The loanees went back. We’ve lost Small, let go of Watson and Aneke, all of them were regular players in the squad. Hylton has retired, Ahadme isn’t good enough, there will be others deemed so too.

Throwing youngsters in to make up the numbers won’t cut it nor will it allow us to be as competitive as they (and Jones) will want us to be.

I fully anticipate by the end of the window we would have signed 10 players, with or without including Carey.

As a minimum:
- Goalkeeper
- 2 right sided players to replace Small and Watson (yes I know Small was/is a left back, but he won’t be going forward nor was he used that way)
- Another central defender
- Another left back/left wing back to compete with Edwards
- Another winger
- Another central midfielder
- Carey
- 2 strikers

Am absolutely not disagreeing with you on what we need, but I just don't see us signing 10 players this window. All the language from the club is about quality not quantity. I think it'll be 7 this window and then maybe 1 - 2 in January.

I am really hopeful that the club are shopping in the right markets with the names being rumoured though. They would be the exact players I think we should be going for.

Floebot · June 21

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

I’m oddly annoyed you didn’t put it in order of distance

up_the_valley · June 21

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

Have we moved to a new stadium in America. Wow, didn't see that coming.

ElfsborgAddick · June 21

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

Surely the distances cannot be the same for both Sheffield clubs?

wolfgang · June 22

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

At last, after weeks of idle fantasizing and juvenile speculation, a real supporter has put the work in and come up with solid, essential data which will enable the club to form a realistic recruitment strategy.

I don't know what these "promotes" really are, but give Cabble six of them.

stoneroses19 · June 22

up_the_valley said:

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

Have we moved to a new stadium in America. Wow, didn't see that coming.

You might want to head back to geography class if you think York railway museum is 217 miles from America.

cabbles · June 22

wolfgang said:

cabbles said:

If it helps, since it’s been mentioned again, I’ve narrowed down how many miles each Championship team is from the National Railway Museum in York, so we can have a sort of rough idea of our chances of signing someone that might be rumoured to go to any of our Championship rivals

Birmingham 184 miles
Blackburn 71 miles
Bristol City 229 miles
Us 217 miles
Coventry 141 miles
Derby 96 miles
Hull 38 miles
Ipswich 212 miles
Leicester 119 miles
M’boro 49 miles
Millwall 216 miles
Norwich 187 miles
Oxford 196 miles
Portsmouth 278 miles
Preston 78 miles, plus the chance to car pool with Small and Euell
QPR 205 miles
Sheff Utd/Wed 57 miles
Southampto 261 miles
Stoke 119 miles
Swansea 291 miles
Watford 203 miles
WBA 135 miles
Wrexham 123 miles

Whilst it’s clear that we should avoid getting into a scrap with Preston because of their already established links, we really only want to be going for players that Millwall, Watford, QPR, Pompey, Ipswich, Southampton and Swansea also see as targets if we’re to stand any chance of a player not choosing us over a club closer to the museum

You’ll also see the two Sheffield clubs, Hull and M’boro are particular danger clubs to avoid, and if we’re going after any of the same targets, I would urge Phil Chapple to reconsider

At last, after weeks of idle fantasizing and juvenile speculation, a real supporter has put the work in and come up with solid, essential data which will enable the club to form a realistic recruitment strategy.

I don't know what these "promotes" really are, but give Cabble six of them.

This is the real money ball

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