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

MarcusH26 said:

NabySarr said:

mart77 said:

Blucher said:

Donley's a good player but a problem with these loans - apart from any loan fee - is the risk that Spurs could recall the player in January or sell him to another club. The uncertainty makes it difficult to build a side.

Yeah I remember Conor Gallagher leaving was such a kick in the guts for us many moons ago. That said I still think one or two will arrive in next couple of weeks. I think we’re seen as a good place to send youngsters, except by Spurs maybe. 

I’m not sure we are seen that way at all anymore. We’ve got quite a big squad full of players we have spent decent fees on and our own academy players that we want to develop. So game time is hardly guaranteed 

Add to that our manager has stated he doesn’t like loans and prefers to develop our own players, and we play a style of football that isn’t favourable to those PL clubs. Add to that our only young player on loan last season barely played and I wouldn’t say he developed much either 

I’m not surprised we haven’t signed anyone on loan, because the best loan players won’t be available to us because PL teams are quite picky about what the best move is for their players. I’m not complaining as this is a better way to run a club than relying on loans like we have in the past, but we definitely won’t be seen like we used to be by those PL clubs using the loan market 

I agree with this 100%, I don't think we're that attractive to PL clubs at least for youngsters on loan because of our own academy being the priority.

If we make any late loan moves I could see it being a more "senior" player that doesn't make someone's 25 man squad. 

fenaddick said:

CheshireAddick said:

Anyone with any update on the player meeting that was due to take place yesterday?.

Yes the person who mentioned it initially later said it was with Knibbs

Southbank said:

https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/rotherham-united/farewell-dexter-the-best-and-worst-of-loanee-lembikisa-in-a-rotherham-united-shirt-4476124

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

Southbank said:

https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/rotherham-united/farewell-dexter-the-best-and-worst-of-loanee-lembikisa-in-a-rotherham-united-shirt-4476124

Interesting read that.
He certainly seems to have the right personality for Charlton

MarcusH26 said:

Would be worried about a wingback that seems to have a glaring weakness defensively. 

Callumcafc said:

Pavoren007 said:

Second Tier podcast Ep 2 has predicted we finish 14th and question whether that may be a bit conservative. 

Very impressed with the blend of signings while they believe Nathan will have all we need to be competitive. 

It’s a good listen and they know their stuff.

One name which is consistently coming up as an exciting signing is Rob Apter. All bar none think he will do very well despite the step up.  

I think they are going overboard here and getting too excited by some shiny new faces, like everyone did with Rotherham last summer. 

The prediction that they are being conservative when saying 14th could turn out to be bang on the money, but that’s reliant on almost every signing turning out to be success which we know never happens - even last summer we had the Allan Campbells together with the Matty Goddens.

What this window has done is given us a proper fighting chance of staying up. And we should still consider 21st (and maintaining Championship status) a success for 25/26, with aspiration being 12th-16th for 26/27 with some further investment next summer.