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Winter-January 2026 Transfer Window Rumours ...(Final Day p213)
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I always thought that Zach Mitchell would develop into a very good defensive midfielder like his elder brother Billy.
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Agreed. It’s a very high risk game on that left hand side, and we played it again on Saturday when Bell moved effectively to LB against Fatawu late in the game. His injury record makes that a massive risk that we can all see. I wonder if we will manage Chambers to the extent that we get regular 60-70 mins out of him for 18 games rather than risking regular 90s and him breaking down, and the knock on effect that would have. Another LCB would’ve been ideal, much more so than a midfielderAthletico Charlton said:Clarke looks excellent.
Chambers looks very promising
Dykes will do a job as will Coady
Fevrier too soon to say.
Collins a wildcard.
Brooks an irrelevance for this season.
It's a decent enough transfer window and we are certainly improved.
My main concern is how reliant we remain on Bell and Chambers staying fit for the season. Their fitness, could well decide our division next season to a great extent.1 -
I do genuinely think that NJ does this either deliberately or maybe subconsciously but his faith and self-belief are very important to him, he thrives on an Underdog, us-vs-the-world narrative and (bit of speculation on my part) does seem to have a bit of "suffering makes you stronger" mentality.Athletico Charlton said:Clarke looks excellent.
Chambers looks very promising
Dykes will do a job as will Coady
Fevrier too soon to say.
Collins a wildcard.
Brooks an irrelevance for this season.
It's a decent enough transfer window and we are certainly improved.
My main concern is how reliant we remain on Bell and Chambers staying fit for the season. Their fitness, could well decide our division next season to a great extent.
Putting us in a position to be dependant on such unpredictable vagaries and somehow relying on things to go well and "reward" his views is very Nathan Jones. And that's not even really a criticism as it does seem to somehow keep working for him.4 -
Left back in a 4 was fine, his job was just to defend against Fatawu. The problem was him playing left wing back, and expected to run forward down the wing.ns9 said:
Agreed. It’s a very high risk game on that left hand side, and we played it again on Saturday when Bell moved effectively to LB against Fatawu late in the game. His injury record makes that a massive risk that we can all see. I wonder if we will manage Chambers to the extent that we get regular 60-70 mins out of him for 18 games rather than risking regular 90s and him breaking down, and the knock on effect that would have. Another LCB would’ve been ideal, much more so than a midfielderAthletico Charlton said:Clarke looks excellent.
Chambers looks very promising
Dykes will do a job as will Coady
Fevrier too soon to say.
Collins a wildcard.
Brooks an irrelevance for this season.
It's a decent enough transfer window and we are certainly improved.
My main concern is how reliant we remain on Bell and Chambers staying fit for the season. Their fitness, could well decide our division next season to a great extent.7 -
Does our Manager have any plan, except us against the world ? There are serious questions to be asked about his recruitment. Identifies a weak spot in midfield and does fuck all about it.11
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Fixed it for you.ButtleJR said:Cawley mentioned on substack that "there were also a couple of potential moves which we couldn’t get over the line.0 -
The character arc of Karoy starting a ton in the last month to then be Loaned out, and then Doc supposedly on the verge of joining Wycombe to only come back into the startling lineup last week is truly fascinating17
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Well, it's 11 25.
I have been following this thread top to bottom all day.
I still do not know whether I am under, over or just plain whelmed?
Have we done enough?
Have we got enough?
We will see in the month of February I suspect I have learned to say "in Jones we trust" (I think? I HOPE!) UTA.........0 -
If we survive window has been a success if we’re relegated it’s a failure simple as.At face value I’m content not panicking but not delighted. We’ve done some good business but there’s also more which arguably may need to have been done as well.Replaced Bree, brought in another CB, brought cover for Edwards, brought leadership/experience, and got the Target man.We’ve not got that elite midfielder we needed and not got another defensive minded LWB.5/7 with what we needed isn’t too bad10
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NJ has always stated that he wants a small squad and home players (i.e no loans) then we spend a window bringing in loans. It smacks of desperation or exasperation with the owners financial constraints on his spending. Whilst the last summer spend was our biggest in years it is at the very bottom end of Championship spending. In consideration of the squad we have, and the amount it could/ would cost to bring it up to an average squad quality, it is lacking.
Maybe he is challenging not just the players to do the business, but the owners, and whilst he might come out with "it's all on me" it is the owners that decide the budget, he just picks what is within that budget. The football leagues have a sneaky way of positioning clubs (at the season end) based on their spending, or lack of.2 -
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Fevrier is cover at LWB. Jones said it when he signed.killerandflash said:
Left back in a 4 was fine, his job was just to defend against Fatawu. The problem was him playing left wing back, and expected to run forward down the wing.ns9 said:
Agreed. It’s a very high risk game on that left hand side, and we played it again on Saturday when Bell moved effectively to LB against Fatawu late in the game. His injury record makes that a massive risk that we can all see. I wonder if we will manage Chambers to the extent that we get regular 60-70 mins out of him for 18 games rather than risking regular 90s and him breaking down, and the knock on effect that would have. Another LCB would’ve been ideal, much more so than a midfielderAthletico Charlton said:Clarke looks excellent.
Chambers looks very promising
Dykes will do a job as will Coady
Fevrier too soon to say.
Collins a wildcard.
Brooks an irrelevance for this season.
It's a decent enough transfer window and we are certainly improved.
My main concern is how reliant we remain on Bell and Chambers staying fit for the season. Their fitness, could well decide our division next season to a great extent.5 -
It is no surprise very little money was spent. By actively seeking new investment it shows the owners don't want to put in any more than they need to. I expect the "bringing forward summer spend" was Sichenje.....partly from money due from Lookman's transfer.The Prince-e-Paul said:NJ has always stated that he wants a small squad and home players (i.e no loans) then we spend a window bringing in loans. It smacks of desperation or exasperation with the owners financial constraints on his spending. Whilst the last summer spend was our biggest in years it is at the very bottom end of Championship spending. In consideration of the squad we have, and the amount it could/ would cost to bring it up to an average squad quality, it is lacking.
Maybe he is challenging not just the players to do the business, but the owners, and whilst he might come out with "it's all on me" it is the owners that decide the budget, he just picks what is within that budget. The football leagues have a sneaky way of positioning clubs (at the season end) based on their spending, or lack of.
The writing was on the wall weeks ago. We were crying out for a LWB but we had to wait 3 weeks before a player with no football for 8 months was signed. Owners wishing to spend just a few quid would have made sure we had a replacement lined up & ready to go as soon as the transfer window opened.
Since then it has been a "one in, one out" policy.......swapping Dykes for Tanto, Clarke for Bree, Fevrier for Apter, Coady for Anderson & Brookes for AMB. Some of those maybe upgrades, some we will have to wait & see.14 -
He ideally wanted everyones name to begin with "C" for Charlton, its why Tanto and Apter have been moved out and Doc was frozen out, bringing in Coady Collins, and Chambers.sam3110 said:Kaminski
Clarke Kayne Collins Coady Campbell
Coventry Costello
Carey
Kelman
Little bit of artistic license but we can nearly put out a side of "Hard Cees"
Just needed to keep Karoy around or recalled Kanu...3 -
Apart from the midfielder we signed with prem experience and England caps?Valiantdreamer said:Does our Manager have any plan, except us against the world ? There are serious questions to be asked about his recruitment. Identifies a weak spot in midfield and does fuck all about it.15 -
Never let a fact interfere with a bit of doom mongering.Stu_of_Kunming said:
Apart from the midfielder we signed with prem experience and England caps?Valiantdreamer said:Does our Manager have any plan, except us against the world ? There are serious questions to be asked about his recruitment. Identifies a weak spot in midfield and does fuck all about it.9 -
We were in for Sam Field and our second choice was Ian Poveda, which fell through last minute according to Cawley. Strange as they don't even play the same position, reeks of desperation, glad Poveda didn't go through though6
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I see Tom Macintyre has just been released by Portsmouth. He's a left footed defender, who played 10 games for us under Nathan.... but once again I have no memory of him, was he any good? Could he solve any remaining worries on the left of defence as I believe we can still sign a player out of contract.8
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So why let Anderson go out on loan so late on? Left ourselves short in midfield?CAFCsayer said:We were in for Sam Field and our second choice was Ian Poveda, which fell through last minute according to Cawley. Strange as they don't even play the same position, reeks of desperation, glad Poveda didn't go through though7 -
I remember him having 2 mom performances and 2 absolute stinkers then dropping out of the squad entirely. He wasn't good enough at league one level, deffo not championship quality.gringo said:I see Tom Macintyre has just been released by Portsmouth. He's a left footed defender, who played 10 games for us under Nathan.... but once again I have no memory of him, was he any good? Could he solve any remaining worries on the left of defence as I believe we can still sign a player out of contract.10 -
... after saying we did it in the summer, we've potentially done it again.CharltonManor1966 said:
So why let Anderson go out on loan so late on? Left ourselves short in midfield?CAFCsayer said:We were in for Sam Field and our second choice was Ian Poveda, which fell through last minute according to Cawley. Strange as they don't even play the same position, reeks of desperation, glad Poveda didn't go through though
Will see how things look on March 1st as 6 games in a month is a lot for our players who break relatively easily.
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He’s a CB we’ve fudged into midfield. Did well at Leicester but not sure it’s a solution for the remainder of the season.Stu_of_Kunming said:
Apart from the midfielder we signed with prem experience and England caps?Valiantdreamer said:Does our Manager have any plan, except us against the world ? There are serious questions to be asked about his recruitment. Identifies a weak spot in midfield and does fuck all about it.6 -
Fairly happy with the window. At least we've signed a LWB but would have liked cover for Bell too.
Guess the issue is that if you have multiple injuries in a squad of 25 it's not possible to have cover for every position.
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Anderson has some good attributes and may well become a big part of the club, but for weeks I've felt he was a liability. Fights like a lion but football brain of a space hopper sometimes and the Championship is currently a step too far. Some game time at Blackpool should be welcomed.CharltonManor1966 said:
So why let Anderson go out on loan so late on? Left ourselves short in midfield?CAFCsayer said:We were in for Sam Field and our second choice was Ian Poveda, which fell through last minute according to Cawley. Strange as they don't even play the same position, reeks of desperation, glad Poveda didn't go through though9 -
Definitely could’ve done with another CM in the mould of a Bielik imo. Someone who could break up but also start play and is comfortable on the ball. Saturday was a good move by Jones to put Coady in as the holding midfielder, but with 17 games left and the onus on us to win the home games, or at the very least take the game to the opposition, I’m not sure it will be enough.
Coventry of course can rotate, but there’s something a little too lightweight for me about a combination of Coventry/Coady, Doc/JRC and Carey/Berry
We’ve also seen a lot of chopping and changing in this area as well. Docherty got completely dropped from the matchday squad for 2 games, then all of a sudden, back in, when there were rumours (don’t know how true), he was going. Similar to Anderson. All of a sudden an option and back in the team for a few games over the last month, now been shipped out on loan for the rest of the season. Seems a little bit chaotic to me.Happy with Dykes and Clarke, two experienced and good options at this level. Collins I very much see being bedded in for the remainder, but much needed extra cover at LCB given Bell’s injury record this season, and the fact Chambers’ is our only real option at LWB and Bell may still need to cover there. Fevrier is a wildcard. May come in and play out of his skin given the opportunity to step up at this level given he was ambling along at Stockport, if we can get 7/8 games out of him in the run in as a pacey impact sub, that could be a decent return.
Coady will prove a wise head and a leader on and off the pitch.I really hope we have enough, plus points already acquired to stay up. Would be a disaster to go down10 -
gringo said:I see Tom Macintyre has just been released by Portsmouth. He's a left footed defender, who played 10 games for us under Nathan.... but once again I have no memory of him, was he any good? Could he solve any remaining worries on the left of defence as I believe we can still sign a player out of contract.We cculd pair him up with Onel Hernandez as the founding signings for our new volleyball team.10
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Dixon has about as much chance of playing for our first team this season as Roussillon did.sam3110 said:I wonder if we recalled Dixon because he can play in the 10 and national league loans don't have to be in the transfer window (and I believe don't count towards the "played for 2 clubs" quota?) so if we're in the shit for a number 10 in the next few weeks he's an emergency option on the bench, and can still go somewhere to play football if we don't need him?
It's not like I'm wanting/expecting him to play at all, but he's another body around at least18 -
Wouldn't have let Anderson go. Get that a loan is probably good for his development but ultimately he is the only midfielder we have with pace and energy. Without him it's very slow. I actually think he might have been the perfect foil for Coady, who is positional excellent, a good passer, experienced and can talk him through games. Whilst he does a lot of the running.
We don't really play through midfield anyway but a decent number 8 signing would have at least given us the option to do so. In the absence of that keep Karoy and use his energy.10 -
Perhaps someone was released yesterday with the aim of signing today?3
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We left ourselves short of numbers in defence first half of the season. Feels like we are doing the same in midfield this half. Definitely a risk. And that's before we look at how one paced and one dimensional our midfield is.
Assuming our wing backs stay fit, we should be fine. But as we've seen before if we don't have that width on both sides we really feel the lack of ability to play through midfield.2 -
Clutching at straws gif2
