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++Charlie Kelman signs on a 4 year deal++

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  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,427
    Perhaps the player doesn’t wanted to be at Loftus Road. He has had his head turned by the prospect of playing at The Valley.
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,017
    Well that was certainly under the radar…🤔😜,another quality addition to the already rising stock of our Addicks team,mid table looks like it’s there for the taking…anything else a bonus…❤️🤍
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,364
    To our advantage clearly but why are QPR happy to
    let him go? You’d have thought after last season they should want to use him. 

    Do they have more significant financial challenges of their own ? 
    https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2025/july/27/charlie-kelman-joins-charlton-athletic/

    QPR OS says he wanted to leave, and we know he only had 1 year left on his contract with them, so this was the ideal time to sell for a good fee.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,864
    sam3110 said:
    Dave2l said:
    Excellent 

    Imo, so far our best summer signing. Only 23 and still has his career ahead of him.

    He will be great on bench to begin with. Like a hungry wolf when Charlton need an equaliser or a winner
    Not convinced we've spent over £3m for an impact player off the bench. 

    Godden is 34, I can see him taking a bit of a back seat and helping to mentor Charlie from the off, and being the fresh legs off the bench for the most part

    Personally, I always think a CF signings 1st league game should be starting from the bench. 

    He'll want to prove himself a bit more and will be eager when he gets told to warm up. Plus the valley will be in anticipation of it.

    I didn't mean make him a squad player. He will likely be in the starting line up within 1st 3 league games anyway. 
  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,515
    What a lovely way to start a Sunday morning. We have taken to so many players over the last season or two to the point some of us will start concerning ourselves how our favourites will fit in or get the minutes they deserve - a lovely problem that… Cannot wait for the season to begin despite one or two more being on there way to us. 
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Looks a cracking signing on paper. Here’s hoping he can make the step up and be a top championship player for us.

    Cannot criticise our recruitment at all this summer. 8 signings in already with two weeks until season kicks off. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    Dave2l said:
    sam3110 said:
    Dave2l said:
    Excellent 

    Imo, so far our best summer signing. Only 23 and still has his career ahead of him.

    He will be great on bench to begin with. Like a hungry wolf when Charlton need an equaliser or a winner
    Not convinced we've spent over £3m for an impact player off the bench. 

    Godden is 34, I can see him taking a bit of a back seat and helping to mentor Charlie from the off, and being the fresh legs off the bench for the most part

    Personally, I always think a CF signings 1st league game should be starting from the bench. 

    He'll want to prove himself a bit more and will be eager when he gets told to warm up. Plus the valley will be in anticipation of it.

    I didn't mean make him a squad player. He will likely be in the starting line up within 1st 3 league games anyway. 
    If Godden had played at all in pre season, I’d agree with you , but he must start with 2 weeks still to go , with either Campbell or Tanto 
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,255
    Can't be sure yet but such is football. Likely a big step up for him, and others. QPR effectively got a refund on the Bonne purchase anyway.
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  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    Chuffed 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    mendonca said:
    Any they body through the door and a goal scorer this time.

    Welcome Charlie 
    Please post pictorial proof from whatsapp to confirm the signing! 

    Very happy. Any idea why this has been announced on Sunday morning? It might just be because there is no reason not to announce it today.
    Worst kept secret of all time. Everybody knew already!  :D


      
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,971
    Hard working goal scorer, what’s not to love? Massive competition for Leaburn and TC should only help their development too
  • What a way to wake up on a Sunday morning, wasn’t expecting this announced until Monday 😎
  • ozaddick
    ozaddick Posts: 2,843
    It's the sort of signing that we have to make, we can't compete with the big boys in this league, and splash 10  mil on 1 player. He's got the attributes NJ loves, and he found his scoring boots last season. It may take a while for him to adjust t to the league, we have to be patient with the lad. Welcome Charlie! 
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    Quality 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,626
    I must say. I'm a little bit more excited and optimistic about this signing than the gass one.

    Cmon Charlie boy, bang them in.
  • DartfordAddick
    DartfordAddick Posts: 1,085
    Quality signing, all the best Charlie boy 
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Not sure I’m comfortable with all this well run football club stuff going on right now. Where’s the Charlton I know!! Good signing.
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  • Great signing, there's nothing not to like about this. We're being spoilt.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,516
    Panic signing to cover up yesterday’s average performance away at a L2 club? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣🤣

    Welcome, Charlie - very much looking forward to watching our new Addick. 
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    edited July 27
    Another great signing. All that's needed now is for NJ to enter MasterChef get out his mixing bowl and turn these ingredients of a squad into some kind of winning formula. He is now going to have to earn his reputation as a top manager all over again. Last season is now forgotten. It's a squad in his image and he needs to get it right. I hope the fans start come along and turn the home and away games into a party atmosphere.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,179
    So refreshing to have a window with signings you can get excited about. 
    Unlike previous seasons when we were looking in the bargain buckets out side of Poundland. 
    Welcome CK, this could be the start of something big.
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 284
    Maybe it’s the optimism after the ridiculous form we’ve been in this calendar year, but this kind of signing makes me feel like we might be dark horses to sneak into the play offs this year, similar to how we almost snuck in after our first season back up under Powell. 

    Good time to be an addick!
  • BigDiddy
    BigDiddy Posts: 1,188
    Wow ! brilliant signing and well done to NJ and the Board. If we can sign another playmaker in the middle, then we will have cover across the spine of the team. COYR!!
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    Any idea on the fee? 

    I know officially it'll be undisclosed but feel like this could be a near record signing for us.  
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,240
    Here's one I hope, really hope I'm proven wrong over. I don't think he is the right fit for us and I cannot believe I'm saying that regarding last seasons golden boot winner. 

    He has absolutely really improved and knows where the goal is. 

    Even so, I'm still in cold water shock we have got so many decent signings done so early and that the owners are backing the manager. 

    What I will say is Charlie Kelman is only going to get better and I trust Nathan Jones, I've never wanted to be proven wrong more 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,329
    JamesSeed said:
    And we’ve managed to make all these signings without Matt Southall’s supply of cokes, sweets and crisps, let alone his super duper mobile phone. 
    No mobile phone. No crisps. No sweets. But plenty of Charlie. 
  • BetterCallSaul
    BetterCallSaul Posts: 354
    Absolutely vile and I’m loving it!