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+++Reece Burke signs on a two year deal+++

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  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,507
    edited April 19
    Covered End said:
    I wouldn't say Burke looked rusty, but I thought he was gonna seize up.
    Perhaps we were seeing what he can do for us. Now we have seen, we can call up the Steptoes to chuck him on the back and cart him off.
  • _uptheaddicks
    _uptheaddicks Posts: 382
    After a pre-season, Burke manages to get injured preparing for a rare start. His lack of fitness has indirectly other players for a second season running now!
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 1,013
    edited August 27
    Add to the Greg shields, Carl tiler, Gary rowett, Cory gibbs list of centre halfs we’ve signed who are made of glass. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,796
    "Reece Burke injured his quad doing very little" - NJ.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,570
    Diebythesword said:
    Add to the Greg shields, Carl tiler, Gary rowett, Cory gibbs list of centre halfs we’ve signed who are made of glass. 
    Greg Shields, Gary Rowett and Cory Gibbs were full backs unless I’m a Spaniard
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,488
    edited August 28
    Fumbluff said:
    Diebythesword said:
    Add to the Greg shields, Carl tiler, Gary rowett, Cory gibbs list of centre halfs we’ve signed who are made of glass. 
    Greg Shields, Gary Rowett and Cory Gibbs were full backs unless I’m a Spaniard
    Rowett played more at centre back for us in his very limited appearances .  Shields was a right back .  Gibbs , no idea . 
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,793
    Safe to say he’s not getting that option in his contract triggered 
  • throughthickandthin
    throughthickandthin Posts: 1,006
    I know this is a bit Harsh but. Pay him out of his contract, get rid. He's like the person in the person in the office who's always off sick and puts pressure on the rest of the team.

    Brownie once said in his time some would play with a broken leg and some would be injured if their toe nails needed cutting.

    I think we all know where Reece is on that scale.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,078
    throughthickandthin said:
    I know this is a bit Harsh but. Pay him out of his contract, get rid. He's like the person in the person in the office who's always off sick and puts pressure on the rest of the team.

    Brownie once said in his time some would play with a broken leg and some would be injured if their toe nails needed cutting.

    I think we all know where Reece is on that scale.
    A) he needs to agree to being paid out and B) I don’t think your summation is true at all. He always looks devastated when he has to come off and I’ve definitely seen him think he’s tweaked something and try to carry on. Being injury prone doesn’t mean you go off at the slightest inconvenience, it just means your body can’t cope 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,130
    edited August 28
    I always understood the risk in signing him... First season in the Championship was always going to be difficult, so Jones again wanted players around that he could trust to see us survive and build on that survival... As we're seeing now we've stepped away from recruiting those he's worked with previously. 
    The risk was always... Is Burke going to stay fit... and sadly the answer is no, so question marks get raised - Yet Burke did contribute to our survival, just not as much as what everyone would have hoped. 
    Bell was no different... Only that risk worked a bit better... Just about though, given his own injury problems

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  • Charlton and on
    Charlton and on Posts: 1,188
    TBF to Bell, I'm not sure he picked up any injuries whilst playing LCB. Covering at LWB did him every time.
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,793
    Really no point paying out his contract he may not get another deal after this so would want the full amount and even if he manages 5-10 games thats still contributing something opposed to tearing up his contract, highly doubt hes a problem in the backroom as well 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 16,560
    total liability - he's not even that good, would rather recall Gough than play a 'fit - haha' Burke
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 31,140
    wmcf123 said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Diebythesword said:
    Add to the Greg shields, Carl tiler, Gary rowett, Cory gibbs list of centre halfs we’ve signed who are made of glass. 
    Greg Shields, Gary Rowett and Cory Gibbs were full backs unless I’m a Spaniard
    Rowett played more at centre back for us in his very limited appearances .  Shields was a right back .  Gibbs , no idea . 
    Saw him make loads of appearances in NCIS,
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 5,460
    Spent more time on his hair than his football
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,488
    I know Jones has done a lot of good things but this signing is his worst act as Charlton manager .  
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,130
    edited August 28
    wmcf123 said:
    I know Jones has done a lot of good things but this signing is his worst act as Charlton manager .  
    Jérôme Roussillon? - Allan Campbell? - Gassan Ahadme? - Dan Potts?
    Burke hasn't been great but scored the first goal in the 2-1 win vs. Sheff Wed, and we were well in control of proceedings at Ewood Park, 2-0 up before he went off injured... that's what let Blackburn back into it and helped them get the goal before HT
    If signing an injury prone player is worse than those who have been involved, and done even less then... yeah okay
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,488
    ForeverAddickted said:
    wmcf123 said:
    I know Jones has done a lot of good things but this signing is his worst act as Charlton manager .  
    Jérôme Roussillon? - Allan Campbell? - Gassan Ahadme? - Dan Potts?
    Burke hasn't been great but scored the first goal in the 2-1 win vs. Sheff Wed, and we were well in control of proceedings at Ewood Park, 2-0 up before he went off injured... that's what let Blackburn back into it and helped them get the goal before HT
    If signing an injury prone player is worse than those who have been involved, and done even less then... yeah okay
    I’d argue Burke taking up a championship squad place when we knew would be injured was worse.  The other 4 things were very poor , don’t get me wrong , especially spending any money on Ahadme.  
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,793
    ForeverAddickted said:
    wmcf123 said:
    I know Jones has done a lot of good things but this signing is his worst act as Charlton manager .  
    Jérôme Roussillon? - Allan Campbell? - Gassan Ahadme? - Dan Potts?
    Burke hasn't been great but scored the first goal in the 2-1 win vs. Sheff Wed, and we were well in control of proceedings at Ewood Park, 2-0 up before he went off injured... that's what let Blackburn back into it and helped them get the goal before HT
    If signing an injury prone player is worse than those who have been involved, and done even less then... yeah okay
    Rousillon Potts and Campbell were here for 6 months 1 month for Rousillon and at least he brought some media presence because of fifa. 

    Burke was a mistake but end of the day 2 year deal for someone likely on a free, who feature for 1/3 of a season wasn’t an absolute disaster. 

    Nothing tops the Ahadme deal unless he somehow has an amazing year and we get our money back 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 9,069
    throughthickandthin said:
    I know this is a bit Harsh but. Pay him out of his contract, get rid. He's like the person in the person in the office who's always off sick and puts pressure on the rest of the team.

    Brownie once said in his time some would play with a broken leg and some would be injured if their toe nails needed cutting.

    I think we all know where Reece is on that scale.
    i doubt very much that he's 'swinging the lead' - if he doesn't play this year its pretty much career over 

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,175
    DOUCHER said:
    throughthickandthin said:
    I know this is a bit Harsh but. Pay him out of his contract, get rid. He's like the person in the person in the office who's always off sick and puts pressure on the rest of the team.

    Brownie once said in his time some would play with a broken leg and some would be injured if their toe nails needed cutting.

    I think we all know where Reece is on that scale.
    i doubt very much that he's 'swinging the lead' - if he doesn't play this year its pretty much career over 
    He would certainly injure himself if he tried that.

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