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Matt Godden signs on a two year contract

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  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,780
    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,704
    Bedsaddick said:
    Will be out for a a few games . How many a few is , is anyone’s guess but I suspect at least a month .
    Now we have a free scoring,  rip roaring Ahadme panic over 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,128
    blackpool72 said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    Will be out for a a few games . How many a few is , is anyone’s guess but I suspect at least a month .
    Now we have a free scoring,  rip roaring Ahadme panic over 

    When is the Southend fixture?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,832
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    Will be out for a a few games . How many a few is , is anyone’s guess but I suspect at least a month .
    Now we have a free scoring,  rip roaring Ahadme panic over 

    When is the Southend fixture?
    Or Walsall, in his defence .  
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Alfie May could have had the same op and still be fit for Saturday 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 660
    blackpool72 said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    Will be out for a a few games . How many a few is , is anyone’s guess but I suspect at least a month .
    Now we have a free scoring,  rip roaring Ahadme panic over
    Apparently Bolton are back in for him, come from Alan Nixon though 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,075
    Bedsaddick said:
    Will be out for a a few games . How many a few is , is anyone’s guess but I suspect at least a month .
    We play 4 league games and Stevenage before the international break and then there's 2 weeks off before Millwall on 13 September. Hopefully he can be back for that.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,040
    If Godden is out for a few weeks, that brings us into September.
    He's then got to get match fit.
    I reckon he won't feature until October if we're lucky.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
    We need him back and involved ASAP
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,599
    Callumcafc said:
    We need him back and involved ASAP
    We certainly do, and in the meantime maybe need to adjust our forward play whilst he's not in the team... We're too used to having Campbell playing wide, with Godden operating as the lone man in the middle... We're almost trying to get Kelman and Leaburn to play the Godden role, whereas we need to possibly adjust to play those two in THEIR best roles.

    Is Campbell also suffering because he's trying to play his normal way, but we don't have Godden in the middle so they cant predict each others movement, like what we saw worked well last season.

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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,482
    Really not sure Godden will make much of a difference at this level.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,389
    edited August 30
    carly burn said:
    Really not sure Godden will make much of a difference at this level.
    Sadly agree. He's never been prolific in the Champ. He scored 8 and 6 in his last two seasons, and he's also now 34 years old. 

    It's natural that we look to the injured players when we're in a tough spell, but I don't think he's going to be the answer this season. 
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,751
    Covered End said:
    If Godden is out for a few weeks, that brings us into September.
    He's then got to get match fit.
    I reckon he won't feature until October if we're lucky.
    Bloke at work’s mate works in the sports science team. 

    He said this morning that he expects him to be back in the side by late September. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,428
    Cawley said NJ mentioned on Thursday that Godden was “back on the grass”, but made the point that doesn’t mean he’s back in full training. So late September makes sense.
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,516
    Callumcafc said:
    We need him back and involved ASAP
    That not the problem is getting the ball to our striker that’s the problem better service , better final ball to feet or into the channels like we saw Kelman on Saturday when he was brought down or Godden and Kelman will struggle .. 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,516
    carly burn said:
    Really not sure Godden will make much of a difference at this level.
    Striker only has good as the service they get ..  he could be 40 but if he was getting 5 chances a game he would still score 2 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    There were opportunities against Leicester, if godden was on the pitch he'd have taken them.... 34 years old of not.  
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,832
    Scoham said:
    Cawley said NJ mentioned on Thursday that Godden was “back on the grass”, but made the point that doesn’t mean he’s back in full training. So late September makes sense.
    The Lee Bowyer Jamie Stuart Charlton rehab plan.
  • raytreacy
    raytreacy Posts: 60
    I heard that after his operation it would be a minimum of six weeks before he is back in full training. So a few weeks to go yet.
  • bromleyjohn
    bromleyjohn Posts: 5,987
    The sooner Matt Godden is back the better Charlton will have its Mojo back. Yes, we were brilliant yesterday considering where we were this time last year. But with all the opportunities and possession in front of goal, you cannot help but think that godden would be by a long shot the best option in front of goal right now. That is not to say that other strikers won’t become much better; a bit like Macaulay Gillespie became very good last season as the team progressed, but it just seems frustrating that we lack something in front of goal that Godden displayed very easily in the second half of last season albeit in league one. The reason we are not winning while being the better team is simply due to the fact that we are not taking chances. 

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,927
    bromleyjohn said:
    The sooner Matt Godden is back the better Charlton will have its Mojo back. Yes, we were brilliant yesterday considering where we were this time last year. But with all the opportunities and possession in front of goal, you cannot help but think that godden would be by a long shot the best option in front of goal right now. That is not to say that other strikers won’t become much better; a bit like Macaulay Gillespie became very good last season as the team progressed, but it just seems frustrating that we lack something in front of goal that Godden displayed very easily in the second half of last season albeit in league one. The reason we are not winning while being the better team is simply due to the fact that we are not taking chances. 
    But we're not creating chances, that's more of an issue. Our xG yesterday of 0.64 reflects that.

    Godden would be better, as he might be able to create half chances through his play, and win free kicks with his nous, but it's not as our other attackers are missing sitters.
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,516
    bromleyjohn said:
    The sooner Matt Godden is back the better Charlton will have its Mojo back. Yes, we were brilliant yesterday considering where we were this time last year. But with all the opportunities and possession in front of goal, you cannot help but think that godden would be by a long shot the best option in front of goal right now. That is not to say that other strikers won’t become much better; a bit like Macaulay Gillespie became very good last season as the team progressed, but it just seems frustrating that we lack something in front of goal that Godden displayed very easily in the second half of last season albeit in league one. The reason we are not winning while being the better team is simply due to the fact that we are not taking chances. 
    There nothing Godden would have done any different to Kelman yesterday … Kelman wa excellent his movement both with or without the ball was very good … and had a few good runs where he created for others 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,264
    Back running on grass but not yet training with the first team I heard
  • th0rryy
    th0rryy Posts: 360
    edited September 14
    The older you get, the longer recovery will usually take. He'll be desperate to get back, but he isn't the silver bullet.

    I don't think him coming back suddenly means we will get a bagfuls of extra goals - we're not creating that many chances. Having not had the same pre-season, it's not like he's going to hit the ground running and play multiple 90s. The main game he would have made the difference was the Leicester game.

    Realistically, it's going to be a while until we see a fit and ready Godden.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,144
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Scoham said:
    Cawley said NJ mentioned on Thursday that Godden was “back on the grass”, but made the point that doesn’t mean he’s back in full training. So late September makes sense.
    The Lee Bowyer Jamie Stuart Charlton rehab plan.
    Not forgetting Dean Chandler (easy to do so, although I think he scored a nice header against Reading on the telly).
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,502
    RonnieMoore said:
    bromleyjohn said:
    The sooner Matt Godden is back the better Charlton will have its Mojo back. Yes, we were brilliant yesterday considering where we were this time last year. But with all the opportunities and possession in front of goal, you cannot help but think that godden would be by a long shot the best option in front of goal right now. That is not to say that other strikers won’t become much better; a bit like Macaulay Gillespie became very good last season as the team progressed, but it just seems frustrating that we lack something in front of goal that Godden displayed very easily in the second half of last season albeit in league one. The reason we are not winning while being the better team is simply due to the fact that we are not taking chances. 
    There nothing Godden would have done any different to Kelman yesterday … Kelman wa excellent his movement both with or without the ball was very good … and had a few good runs where he created for others 
    He'd win a few headers at the very least.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,144
    If Matty can get to the type of form he demonstrated last season, he'll be an asset. As well as his overall experience and nous, he's surprisingly good in the air and also at holding the ball up and bringing others into play.

    Kelman was significantly better yesterday and is hopefully now fully fit.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,015
    Godden is definitely benefitting from the adage that everyone looks better when they aren't playing - not that he's not a good player and maybe we would be a point or two better off but I'm not convinced he's the elixir that some people seem to believe.

    All of our strikers have to different degrees struggled to make the step up (so far), I really don't think that Godden would somehow be the exception - he's only ever had one really decent season in the Championship and that was three or 4 years ago with more mileage/injuries since then.
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 660
    edited September 15
    thenewbie said:
    Godden is definitely benefitting from the adage that everyone looks better when they aren't playing - not that he's not a good player and maybe we would be a point or two better off but I'm not convinced he's the elixir that some people seem to believe.

    All of our strikers have to different degrees struggled to make the step up (so far), I really don't think that Godden would somehow be the exception - he's only ever had one really decent season in the Championship and that was three or 4 years ago with more mileage/injuries since then.
    Apart from Leaburn hitting the woodwork, can you remember another chance we have supplied to any striker. The formation we play makes us hard to score against, but rarely makes for attacking free flowing football.
    We definitely need better delivery from corners and free kicks. Hopefully Bree can supply some of that.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
    CaptainRobbo said:
    thenewbie said:
    Godden is definitely benefitting from the adage that everyone looks better when they aren't playing - not that he's not a good player and maybe we would be a point or two better off but I'm not convinced he's the elixir that some people seem to believe.

    All of our strikers have to different degrees struggled to make the step up (so far), I really don't think that Godden would somehow be the exception - he's only ever had one really decent season in the Championship and that was three or 4 years ago with more mileage/injuries since then.
    Apart from Leaburn hitting the woodwork, can you remember another chance we have supplied to any striker. The formation we play makes us hard to score against, but rarely makes for attacking free flowing football.
    We definitely need better delivery from corners and free kicks. Hopefully Bree can supply some of that.
    Chances this season over 0.2 xG that didn’t result in a goal:

    Leaburn (A) at QPR
    Coventry (H) against Leicester
    Knibbs (A) at Bristol City
    Jones (H) against Watford
    Kelman (H) against Watford

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