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Deadline Day from Pg.641 - Summer 2025 Charlton Athletic Transfer Rumours
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sam3110 said:New signing! Looks a bit old though, heard he's pretty versatile3
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My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
Well my wife's gone to Indonesia!
Jakarta?
No she went by aeroplane.
Huh, my wife's gone to Italy.
Genoa?
Not very well, we only just met.
My wife's gone to Switzerland.
Geneva?
Nah, I can manage whilst she's gone.
My wife's gone to Afghanistan.
Jalalabad?
It wasn't my singing drove her away.
My wife's gone to Africa! Ner!
Djibouti?
I never touched her Your Honour.
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SteveACS said:Vfrf said:Garrymanilow said:Vfrf said:Interesting we've picked Jamaica as our feeder nation, very few top-end footballing athletes have emerged from there.
Also I'm not saying all Jamaican footballers aren't good or worth looking at, if there's individuals with talent then absolutely but it's the only pond we seem to be fishing in overseas and en masse, they hardly produce the same level of talent as South America for example. If we were looking for an overseas link I'd assume that would be a more regular stream of talent.0 -
wmcf123 said:soapboxsam said:Leuth said:mendonca said:Swisdom said:ShootersHillGuru said:Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.It’s fascinating really. When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest. Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
he had some statics but I can’t recall them. But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things JamaicanP.S. Might be worth checking the post for an invoice over the upcoming 28 days.
Amazing to think that Eton was founded by Henry VI in 1440 as a free school for 70 poor boys from the local manor who were bad at Grammar.
Now Eton will cost around 60k over the school year but it opens more doors than a myriad of keys, and gives supreme confidence to the likes of Charlie Methven, Boris Johnson, David Cameron etc*
*For political balance I was going to put a labour prime minister who had gone to Eton but couldn't find one since Ramsey McDonald became the first Labour prime minister.
Back to the footie peeps🏐1 -
jose said:My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
Well my wife's gone to Indonesia!
Jakarta?
No she went by aeroplane.
Huh, my wife's gone to Italy.
Genoa?
Not very well, we only just met.
My wife's gone to Switzerland.
Geneva?
Nah, I can manage whilst she's gone.
My wife's gone to Afghanistan.
Jalalabad?
It wasn't my singing drove her away.
My wife's gone to Africa! Ner!
Djibouti?
I never touched her Your Honour.
No way Jose !
TBF it's better than 10 pages of fish puns that we had to trawl through in the past.2 -
So another so called Jamaican joins.. Up the reggae boyz!0
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PaddyP17 said:Can start a new thread and keep this away from the transfer rumours if that is preferable.2
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Fukuda: I came from Japan
NJ: Kumamoto?
Fukuda: No, come on plane7 -
Just catching up, so many posts, no new rumours then…0
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soapboxsam said:jose said:My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
Well my wife's gone to Indonesia!
Jakarta?
No she went by aeroplane.
Huh, my wife's gone to Italy.
Genoa?
Not very well, we only just met.
My wife's gone to Switzerland.
Geneva?
Nah, I can manage whilst she's gone.
My wife's gone to Afghanistan.
Jalalabad?
It wasn't my singing drove her away.
My wife's gone to Africa! Ner!
Djibouti?
I never touched her Your Honour.
No way Jose !
TBF it's better than 10 pages of fish puns that we had to trawl through in the past.
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Mendonca In Asdas said:Just catching up, so many posts, no new rumours then…0
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Henry Irving said:So, who had the medical on Saturday?
Did they "pass"?2 -
Vfrf said:Garrymanilow said:Vfrf said:Interesting we've picked Jamaica as our feeder nation, very few top-end footballing athletes have emerged from there.
Also I'm not saying all Jamaican footballers aren't good or worth looking at, if there's individuals with talent then absolutely but it's the only pond we seem to be fishing in overseas and en masse, they hardly produce the same level of talent as South America for example. If we were looking for an overseas link I'd assume that would be a more regular stream of talent.
"but it's the only pond we seem to be fishing in overseas and en masse,"
We have 4 current Jamaican internationals. Both Karoy and TC came through our academy, and CHOSE to play for Jamaica...
Amari'i Bell was signed from the powerhouse Jamaican football team of Luton Town F.C., and was born in Burton.
If we sign Dexter Lembikisa, we've signed him from another great Jamaican Team, Wolverhampton Wanderers. And he was born in Lambeth.
So of the 5 current Jamaican players in our 1st team squad who was born in Jamaica? Kaheim Dixon.
If that's signing 'en masse', you must hate our attitude towards the Scots! We've got 3 of them...
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PaddyP17 said:Swisdom said:ShootersHillGuru said:Jamaica’s prowess in broader athletic terms is quite astonishing. As far as football is concerned it’s probably a bit of an undiscovered goldmine in terms of Jamaican football league talent. Great forward thinking by the club for exploring the potential.It’s fascinating really. When the slave trade all started apparently Jamaica got first refusal on the African slaves so they obviously chose the fittest and strongest. Since then they have just maintained a gene pool of excellent physical specimens and this leads to the thought process they Jamaica is a potential goldmine.
he had some statics but I can’t recall them. But it was quite an enlightening and interesting chat really and hopefully explains our current tie-in with all things Jamaican
I guess we'll be looking at Ethiopia for box to box midfielders who can run all day and not get tired based on the mind-boggling VO2 max performances of its runners, and the Netherlands for goalkeepers cos they're the tallest people on the planet.
The history of the North Atlantic slave trade is much more complex and appalling than most of us would believe.
But, in short, it was a highly profitable trade, where slavers brought their human cargoes to the markets where they would achieve the highest prices.
They would have sought always to sail directly to their destination, because everything was about reducing costs.
If British Caribbean colonies were provided with large numbers of slaves on a "first refusal" basis it is because the sugar plantations were both hugely profitable and labour intensive.
But the same can be said for other European powers' Caribbean colonies, properties in Haiti, for example, were by area the most valuable in the Works in the late 18th Century because of the riches to be made from sugar.2 -
Steve Brown's new role suggests that it isn't the only pond we're fishing in and as stated above we've signed onlu one player directly from Jamaica.
The others are all British born with Jamaican heritage.
Bit like saying we're fishing in the Ugandan pond because we have Asiimwe.7 -
Well that's easily the worst set of 75 new posts I've read on this thread.44
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stoneroses19 said:Well that's easily the worst set of 75 new posts I've read on this thread.20
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Henry Irving said:Steve Brown's new role suggests that it isn't the only pond we're fishing in and as stated above we've signed onlu one player directly from Jamaica.
The others are all British born with Jamaican heritage.
Bit like saying we're fishing in the Ugandan pond because we have Asiimwe.2 -
Another slave trade that doesn't get talked about much is the North African slave trade which actually had a lot of Irish slaves but they were neutered so didn't develop ginger people in north Africa.2
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jackmasterflash said:Another slave trade that doesn't get talked about much is the North African slave trade which actually had a lot of Irish slaves but they were neutered so didn't develop ginger people in north Africa.4
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SteveACS said:Vfrf said:Garrymanilow said:Vfrf said:Interesting we've picked Jamaica as our feeder nation, very few top-end footballing athletes have emerged from there.
Also I'm not saying all Jamaican footballers aren't good or worth looking at, if there's individuals with talent then absolutely but it's the only pond we seem to be fishing in overseas and en masse, they hardly produce the same level of talent as South America for example. If we were looking for an overseas link I'd assume that would be a more regular stream of talent.
"but it's the only pond we seem to be fishing in overseas and en masse,"
We have 4 current Jamaican internationals. Both Karoy and TC came through our academy, and CHOSE to play for Jamaica...
Amari'i Bell was signed from the powerhouse Jamaican football team of Luton Town F.C., and was born in Burton.
If we sign Dexter Lembikisa, we've signed him from another great Jamaican Team, Wolverhampton Wanderers. And he was born in Lambeth.
So of the 5 current Jamaican players in our 1st team squad who was born in Jamaica? Kaheim Dixon.
If that's signing 'en masse', you must hate our attitude towards the Scots! We've got 3 of them...
At this point I'm really not sure if I'm being quote replied for genuine discussion or to engagement farm.2 -
Thank Christ the football is back on Saturday!4
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Wish I hadn’t made my post now 😞1
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soapboxsam said:jose said:My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
Well my wife's gone to Indonesia!
Jakarta?
No she went by aeroplane.
Huh, my wife's gone to Italy.
Genoa?
Not very well, we only just met.
My wife's gone to Switzerland.
Geneva?
Nah, I can manage whilst she's gone.
My wife's gone to Afghanistan.
Jalalabad?
It wasn't my singing drove her away.
My wife's gone to Africa! Ner!
Djibouti?
I never touched her Your Honour.
No way Jose !
TBF it's better than 10 pages of fish puns that we had to trawl through in the past.1 -
Macronate said:soapboxsam said:jose said:My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
Well my wife's gone to Indonesia!
Jakarta?
No she went by aeroplane.
Huh, my wife's gone to Italy.
Genoa?
Not very well, we only just met.
My wife's gone to Switzerland.
Geneva?
Nah, I can manage whilst she's gone.
My wife's gone to Afghanistan.
Jalalabad?
It wasn't my singing drove her away.
My wife's gone to Africa! Ner!
Djibouti?
I never touched her Your Honour.
No way Jose !
TBF it's better than 10 pages of fish puns that we had to trawl through in the past.
TRAWL✅
Thanks for seeing my deliberate bait for the day 👏🏼2 -
I have been on CL for 11 years and we have been spoilt for rumours this summer window compared to the past when we hardly did any business until late in the window.
Now we have a couple of quiet days, and we try to entertain the natives until a rumours appears and still the underage geriatrics complain.
Take your medication and have a sleep and we might sign that RWB 🤞🏼4 -
sam3110 said:New signing! Looks a bit old though, heard he's pretty versatile1
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This has been the best rumours thread for years, the same humour and debate but with added early, quality signings. My personal favourite moment was the genius who spotted Linda Apter following Charlton. All time CL Gold!30
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SouthLincsAddick said:This has been the best rumours thread for years, the same humour and debate but with added early, quality signings. My personal favourite moment was the genius who spotted Linda Apter following Charlton. All time CL Gold!2