Winter-January 2026 Transfer Window Rumours ...

eastterrace6168

Gisappointed said:

I assume we are not signing Fukuda, because his season is finished, so we could sign him now and he'd be available for NYD.

So he's into ice hockey is he, New York Dynamo's...😉

eastterrace6168

Sword65pf said:

Gisappointed said:

I assume we are not signing Fukuda, because his season is finished, so we could sign him now and he'd be available for NYD.

If we are relying on a player from the Japanese league that’s never played in England, he needs to be exceptional or we really are in trouble. If he’s exceptional he’s not turning up at charlton.

I'm cut to the quick..."not turning up at the great Charlton Athletic"...🤦‍♂️

Sword65pf

eastterrace6168 said:

Sword65pf said:

Gisappointed said:

I assume we are not signing Fukuda, because his season is finished, so we could sign him now and he'd be available for NYD.

If we are relying on a player from the Japanese league that’s never played in England, he needs to be exceptional or we really are in trouble. If he’s exceptional he’s not turning up at charlton.

I'm cut to the quick..."not turning up at the great Charlton Athletic"...🤦‍♂️

Sorry I could of let people down more softly.😂

cafc-4-life

Gisappointed said:

I assume we are not signing Fukuda, because his season is finished, so we could sign him now and he'd be available for NYD.

I reckon we will still see him but whilst his season is finished his contract may run for another month. Like how ours usually end at the end of June.

cafc-4-life

I wouldn't be surprised if we have several players lined up already. Expect a busy first week and at least 2 in before Chelsea and 1 of those before Blackburn.

EugenesAxe

cafc-4-life said:

Gisappointed said:

I assume we are not signing Fukuda, because his season is finished, so we could sign him now and he'd be available for NYD.

I reckon we will still see him but whilst his season is finished his contract may run for another month. Like how ours usually end at the end of June.

I think wether we see him or not will depend entirely on his injury record

RonnieMoore

Oh Eddie Youds... said:

Spurs are highly likely to recall Jamie Donley from his loan spell at Stoke next week…& send him straight back out on loan to a club he can get games at.

Hopefully he comes to us in light of how well he worked with Kelman at Orient last year.

Not sure if it’s possible to play on loan for two sides in the same division in the same season though. Hopefully it is as we very much need a new midfielder to play alongside Carey & Coventry.

Got one Doc .. and that’s the problem without Doc , Carey plays a deeper role and basically been shite reasonable for a number of goals cause he not a tackling midfielder… so no point bringing in a player to play with Coventry and Carey when the answer is already at the club .. 

2121

Gough is like a new signing. I know all of u will want to protect him until he is 25, but if hes ready hes ready imo!

EugenesAxe

2121 said:

Gough is like a new signing. I know all of u will want to protect him until he is 25, but if hes ready hes ready imo!

if you're good enough you're old enough

Sage

Without sounding like a broken record, and I am fully aware of the issues we have at full back/wing back that really need addressing, and I am sure they will in January. It’s been spoken of so much.

However, I don’t think saying signing wing backs is going to suddenly fix our issues and transform our season.

We have scored more than 1 goal in a game on 3 occasions all season. One of them against Wednesday, a team who have won once in half a season. One against Blackburn where we were very good, but let’s be honest they were poor. And one against Ipswich in a fantastic match and performance, but came in a crazy 12 minute spell.

It’s been 11 games since we last scored more than 1 in a game. We’ve scored 8 in that time, picking up 9 points.

We have tried so many different players at wing back, but the issue remains the same away from that obvious weakness. We don’t score goals.

If you can’t put the ball in the net you’re only heading in one direction in the table. We can’t rely on making sure we keep enough clean sheets to win 1-0 for the rest of the season. We need to find a way of scoring more. We need another striker.

Callumcafc

It’s a team game. What was having a striker who can put the ball in the net going to do for us on Boxing Day when we have so few touches of the ball in the final third anyway?

The lack of defensive solidity caused by not having the right players to play the system that has meant more “negative” tactics and less goals scored in the last 11 vs the previous 11.

Get the back five sorted and we can be more aggressive in the midfield again and more chances will come as a result.

Ideally we get both the defensive reinforcements and a forward - it was clear Nathan wanted one in August when we almost sealed Fofana.

Sage

Callumcafc said:

It’s a team game. What was having a striker who can put the ball in the net going to do for us on Boxing Day when we have so few touches of the ball in the final third anyway?

The lack of defensive solidity caused by not having the right players to play the system that has meant more “negative” tactics and less goals scored in the last 11 vs the previous 11.

Get the back five sorted and we can be more aggressive in the midfield again and more chances will come as a result.

Ideally we get both the defensive reinforcements and a forward - it was clear Nathan wanted one in August when we almost sealed Fofana.

Because where Leaburn runs so hot and cold, if we had a striker who, as I’ve said in recent posts, can be physical and hold up the ball effectively , we automatically get higher up the pitch and aren’t so open and don’t need to press like mad men just to try and get into decent positions.

It’s why when we have games in quick succession, we aren’t able to sustain any kind of consistent levels because we simply can’t play at that intensity all the time without the ball being able to stick up top.

Addicksi

I think we all seem to agree we need to strengthen and whether that be quality loans or purchases. I wonder how much appetite our wealthy owners have to pay what's needed. We're about to find out. 

Crispywood

Sage said:

Without sounding like a broken record, and I am fully aware of the issues we have at full back/wing back that really need addressing, and I am sure they will in January. It’s been spoken of so much.

However, I don’t think saying signing wing backs is going to suddenly fix our issues and transform our season.

We have scored more than 1 goal in a game on 3 occasions all season. One of them against Wednesday, a team who have won once in half a season. One against Blackburn where we were very good, but let’s be honest they were poor. And one against Ipswich in a fantastic match and performance, but came in a crazy 12 minute spell.

It’s been 11 games since we last scored more than 1 in a game. We’ve scored 8 in that time, picking up 9 points.

We have tried so many different players at wing back, but the issue remains the same away from that obvious weakness. We don’t score goals.

If you can’t put the ball in the net you’re only heading in one direction in the table. We can’t rely on making sure we keep enough clean sheets to win 1-0 for the rest of the season. We need to find a way of scoring more. We need another striker.

Weren’t we like 7th-8th after 14 games despite only scoring 16 goals bearing mind 6 of those were in 2 3-0 wins as well. Would I like to see us score more yes, if we do sort out the defence are we capable of winning a lot of games 1-0 and being safe this season absolutely. 

fenlandaddick

Just need a team that can get us to survival. A few bodies in and we will be fine, as long as those players help us get our form more consistent.

Biggest issues aside from injuries is the lack of consistency, but completely expected with the players growing into the league. Expected them to have a lull, we may not get the same run as last year but I trust NJ to find an answer to the current conundrum.

Defence and midfield need a boost. Creative midfielder to get us up the pitch, more cover in defence on the left.

Strikers will be fine with Kelman back, if someone can give him a decent ball.

Callumcafc

Sage said:

Callumcafc said:

It’s a team game. What was having a striker who can put the ball in the net going to do for us on Boxing Day when we have so few touches of the ball in the final third anyway?

The lack of defensive solidity caused by not having the right players to play the system that has meant more “negative” tactics and less goals scored in the last 11 vs the previous 11.

Get the back five sorted and we can be more aggressive in the midfield again and more chances will come as a result.

Ideally we get both the defensive reinforcements and a forward - it was clear Nathan wanted one in August when we almost sealed Fofana.

Because where Leaburn runs so hot and cold, if we had a striker who, as I’ve said in recent posts, can be physical and hold up the ball effectively , we automatically get higher up the pitch and aren’t so open and don’t need to press like mad men just to try and get into decent positions.

It’s why when we have games in quick succession, we aren’t able to sustain any kind of consistent levels because we simply can’t play at that intensity all the time without the ball being able to stick up top.

But we know the basis of a Nathan Jones team is to be solid defensively before anything else. And he will sacrifice attacking intent to that end if he feels the defenders available to him aren’t the standard he wants to feel comfortable being more expansive.

Point taken about getting the ball up the field - but are you wanting that type of striker or one that can “put the ball in the net”? Getting one that does both reliably at this level in January will likely cost the entirety of a summer transfer window budget.

Plaaayer

I saw a stat last week that strikers signed in January in the Champ score on average 2 goals for the rest of the season, so we still need someone from within the squad to find their shooting boots. 

Sage

Callumcafc said:

Sage said:

Callumcafc said:

It’s a team game. What was having a striker who can put the ball in the net going to do for us on Boxing Day when we have so few touches of the ball in the final third anyway?

The lack of defensive solidity caused by not having the right players to play the system that has meant more “negative” tactics and less goals scored in the last 11 vs the previous 11.

Get the back five sorted and we can be more aggressive in the midfield again and more chances will come as a result.

Ideally we get both the defensive reinforcements and a forward - it was clear Nathan wanted one in August when we almost sealed Fofana.

Because where Leaburn runs so hot and cold, if we had a striker who, as I’ve said in recent posts, can be physical and hold up the ball effectively , we automatically get higher up the pitch and aren’t so open and don’t need to press like mad men just to try and get into decent positions.

It’s why when we have games in quick succession, we aren’t able to sustain any kind of consistent levels because we simply can’t play at that intensity all the time without the ball being able to stick up top.

But we know the basis of a Nathan Jones team is to be solid defensively before anything else. And he will sacrifice attacking intent to that end if he feels the defenders available to him aren’t the standard he wants to feel comfortable being more expansive.

Point taken about getting the ball up the field - but are you wanting that type of striker or one that can “put the ball in the net”? Getting one that does both reliably at this level in January will likely cost the entirety of a summer transfer window budget.

As said in my first post about this yesterday, “If we want to ensure we survive and have a decent second half to the season, we need a striker to come in. Someone who can get amongst defenders, be physical, and score a handful of goals.”

That won’t take our whole summer transfer budget. It’s about making sure it’s someone who can do what we need them to do, with a bit of quality and to contribute by scoring say even 5 goals in 20 games. That’s not a lot to ask, even with the competition and money spent at this level. 

Sage

Plaaayer said:

I saw a stat last week that strikers signed in January in the Champ score on average 2 goals for the rest of the season, so we still need someone from within the squad to find their shooting boots. 

That’s still more than Leaburn and Tanto have managed, so it’s a start! 😂

Sage

Crispywood said:

Sage said:

Without sounding like a broken record, and I am fully aware of the issues we have at full back/wing back that really need addressing, and I am sure they will in January. It’s been spoken of so much.

However, I don’t think saying signing wing backs is going to suddenly fix our issues and transform our season.

We have scored more than 1 goal in a game on 3 occasions all season. One of them against Wednesday, a team who have won once in half a season. One against Blackburn where we were very good, but let’s be honest they were poor. And one against Ipswich in a fantastic match and performance, but came in a crazy 12 minute spell.

It’s been 11 games since we last scored more than 1 in a game. We’ve scored 8 in that time, picking up 9 points.

We have tried so many different players at wing back, but the issue remains the same away from that obvious weakness. We don’t score goals.

If you can’t put the ball in the net you’re only heading in one direction in the table. We can’t rely on making sure we keep enough clean sheets to win 1-0 for the rest of the season. We need to find a way of scoring more. We need another striker.

Weren’t we like 7th-8th after 14 games despite only scoring 16 goals bearing mind 6 of those were in 2 3-0 wins as well. Would I like to see us score more yes, if we do sort out the defence are we capable of winning a lot of games 1-0 and being safe this season absolutely. 

Take out those games in isolation and it’s what 15 goals in 20 games? You also had teams like Ipswich and Southampton who were yet to really find form. We aren’t good enough to say you know what, we’re going to stop you scoring and back ourselves to win 1-0 as often as we might need. 

Sage

I know I’m putting myself in real danger of being negative and tarnishing my so called respectable reputation, I guess I’m just frustrated with the predictability and lack of goals or real quality in front of goal on any consistent basis this season. I never anticipated it to be easy, not once, I just hoped for a bit more in front of goal. We had a great spell from late September to late October, I just hope we manage to hit that kind of form again.

LargeAddick

We will get someone like Dykes in, maybe even Dykes himself, which will mean the ball sticks up front better than it does at present. If the ball sticks it allows us to get men forward. Dykes may not score many but as a team we will score more. And someone like Kelman can put away the chances we’d then be creating. 

Gisappointed

We play 3-5-2 so any creativity is going to come from wing backs getting crosses in, but we don't have any wing backs currently on our books.

Weegie Addick

As someone who lives in Scotland and therefore knows a lot of Scotland fans I’d be underwhelmed if Dykes is seen as the answer to our problems. 

LargeAddick

Weegie Addick said:

As someone who lives in Scotland and therefore knows a lot of Scotland fans I’d be underwhelmed if Dykes is seen as the answer to our problems. 

I only mentioned Dykes because it was said NJ was having a lengthy chat with him on the pitch after the game at Birmingham. Personally I’d hope and expect better.

Weegie Addick

LargeAddick said:

Weegie Addick said:

As someone who lives in Scotland and therefore knows a lot of Scotland fans I’d be underwhelmed if Dykes is seen as the answer to our problems. 

I only mentioned Dykes because it was said NJ was having a lengthy chat with him on the pitch after the game at Birmingham. Personally I’d hope and expect better.

Yes me too

cabbles

Sage said:

I know I’m putting myself in real danger of being negative and tarnishing my so called respectable reputation, I guess I’m just frustrated with the predictability and lack of goals or real quality in front of goal on any consistent basis this season. I never anticipated it to be easy, not once, I just hoped for a bit more in front of goal. We had a great spell from late September to late October, I just hope we manage to hit that kind of form again.

I don't think so Sage.  As I understand it, you're making the point that a physical player up top who can hold the ball up could really complement our approach, relieving the pressure and the intensity required through our constant pressing, and work we have to do off the ball, and hopefully be a bit more of a threat than Tanto & Leaburn.  

Makes sense to me.  

Although he was a great goalscorer, I often felt Mendonca was an excellent hold up man.  He had that ability to receive the ball into feet and bring other players in, a bit like Godden did last season.  Physicality can come in different shapes and sizes.  In a similar vein, it was one of the most effective things Lyle Taylor did for us, except he used to make these great runs out wide, pulling defenders with him, which left space for the likes of Aribo to run in behind.  

At the moment we don't have this without Godden and as you say unrealistic to assume he can come in after missing half a season and pick up where he left off.

Hopefully we can find our hold up man, whatever shape and size he comes in

golfaddick

cafc-4-life said:

I wouldn't be surprised if we have several players lined up already. Expect a busy first week and at least 2 in before Chelsea and 1 of those before Blackburn.

You would like to think so.......but I wont hold my breath. 

golfaddick

Sage said:

Without sounding like a broken record, and I am fully aware of the issues we have at full back/wing back that really need addressing, and I am sure they will in January. It’s been spoken of so much.

However, I don’t think saying signing wing backs is going to suddenly fix our issues and transform our season.

We have scored more than 1 goal in a game on 3 occasions all season. One of them against Wednesday, a team who have won once in half a season. One against Blackburn where we were very good, but let’s be honest they were poor. And one against Ipswich in a fantastic match and performance, but came in a crazy 12 minute spell.

It’s been 11 games since we last scored more than 1 in a game. We’ve scored 8 in that time, picking up 9 points.

We have tried so many different players at wing back, but the issue remains the same away from that obvious weakness. We don’t score goals.

If you can’t put the ball in the net you’re only heading in one direction in the table. We can’t rely on making sure we keep enough clean sheets to win 1-0 for the rest of the season. We need to find a way of scoring more. We need another striker.

Help please Mods......my account has been hacked 😀

brownbear

Weegie Addick said:

LargeAddick said:

Weegie Addick said:

As someone who lives in Scotland and therefore knows a lot of Scotland fans I’d be underwhelmed if Dykes is seen as the answer to our problems. 

I only mentioned Dykes because it was said NJ was having a lengthy chat with him on the pitch after the game at Birmingham. Personally I’d hope and expect better.

Yes me too

I don't think that Lyndon Dykes would be anybody's ideal signing, but as others have pointed out the January window is notoriously difficult, especially for central strikers, as the phalanx of 4-3-3 formations, mean that there are so few about.

Look at the amount spent on Gyokeres, Sesko and Isaak in August - haven't got ten goals between them! Sheffield United spent a fortune on Rhian Brewster for nothing in return, and Tommy Conway cost Boro $5M and has scored three goals this season!!