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Welcome back Chris Gunter!stjohnshill said:
Its a RB. As mentioned a fair bit pre season, Jones wants to play 4-2-3-1 this season whenever possiblestjohnshill said:Been told another is very close to joining. No idea on name or position yet….Sparrows Lane is currently like Fort Knox4 -
We're only getting a right back in because Ramsay is being sold... and probably for half the fee while the owners pocket the rest to cover running costs. We're still skint and the sky is still falling.
Did I get it right? :-)20 -
Did the Osei-Tutu signing get scrapped because of a failed medical? I know it hasn’t been confirmed but feel like someone said that. That’s the only RB I can remember us being linked with, but have to admit I’ve lost track… not a criticism of the thread of course3
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Also linked with Ruben Sanchez of Espanyolelbiglad said:Did the Osei-Tutu signing get scrapped because of a failed medical? I know it hasn’t been confirmed but feel like someone said that. That’s the only RB I can remember us being linked with, but have to admit I’ve lost track… not a criticism of the thread of course9 -
So what do we reckon then…4 signings possibly/probably remaining and circa £10m to spend on those signings?
So that probably means a RB, 2 x CM and a forward (who can play wide). I would welcome Rak-Sakyi back with open arms (he would probably have to be a loan)
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And Mark Sykes who went to Millwall but he was always considered more of a midfield / wing back option.2
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Whatever's happened to Lyndon Dykes, that's what I want to know...😉1
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Good effort Callum. Need to turn your negativity up a bit more though ;-)Callumcafc said:We're only getting a right back in because Ramsay is being sold... and probably for half the fee while the owners pocket the rest to cover running costs. We're still skint and the sky is still falling.
Did I get it right? :-)3 -
Cheers Henry.Henry Irving said:
I was referring to the Os transfer business, you vile man ;-)eastterrace6168 said:
Why does it bother you Henners, thought you were an Orient supporter...😉Henry Irving said:Four days without a signing and we're back to "we're doomed".
Signings will come, they won't be as sexy or expensive as some other clubs, we may even have to wait until after the season starts for some of them, especially any premier league loans but they will happen.
As to whether they will be good enough to keep us up, well, we'll know in May 2027 not July 2026.Everything okay.
Steve is going.
This is not transfer news.1 -
I think the interesting thing with Lincoln is the momentum and the element of surprise they will be carrying into this new season. I fully expect them to start the season well, just like we did last year, but it's then whether they can sustain that and for how long that will count. I didn't watch any League One football last season, but they had a hell of season in terms of points and goal difference and that would suggest they are already a better side than we were in 24/25. If you look at how we did when we came up under Powell off a similar season to the one Lincoln just had, despite not being able to invest heavily in new players, I think they have a shot of finishing well clear of trouble.
The truth for us is that momentum and strong start is probably what ultimately saw us stay up. The first 14 games (just under 1/3 of the season) accumulated us 23 points at 1.64 points per game. The remaining 32 games/two-thirds of the season accumulated just 30 points at 0.94 points per game. Once teams saw enough of us to build plans for playing us, tiredness/injuries started to set in, and we came up against the reality of the winter trudge, there was a clear drop off and we never really got a second wind. If we hadn't had that fantastic start, the majority of our season was relegation form, and we could easily have gone down.
Now, that's somewhat moot because we did have that great start and we did stay up, which is all that, ultimately, matters, but the point is we are not riding the same wave into this season that we rode into 25/26. We have to be aware of that and:
a) realize that it's that latter two-thirds of the season that we need to reference when assessing where and how much squad strengthening is needed
b) be mentally prepared as a club and fanbase that the entirety of this season could very well be similar to the majority of last season and that, once again, staying out of serious bother for most of the year will actually be progress and a great sign of consolidation as an establishing Championship club.9 -
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If it is Stanley Mills some on here might be exploding with joy.5
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Well said. Also I think many had Hull down to struggle too and that didn't work out too bad for them. I'm not saying we will go up but I think we will hold our own.RonnieMoore said:
They had us down to be relegated by Xmas last season look what happened not in the bottom 3 at all ….think Pompey and Blackburn will be below us as well … think second season is tougher then the first season cause your more known now .Athletico Charlton said:Braziliance said:Cheers gents.
I am of course referring to Stoke, Preston and Bristol City. Bang average sides that are pure gatekeeper teams in this league (respectfully, I wish we were them) and their spend on one player will probably match our budget this season and in some cases, last seasons.
Of course Boro don't fit that bill, but they're still in the same league as us, and they're spending big sums. Irrespective of if that was funded by player sales.
Bookies have us down as 2nd favourites to go down. On squad strength alone, I am struggling to identify 3 squads worse than ours with the exception of the newly promoted trio, two of which I expect to be almost on par with us before the season starts.
I just think it's going to be an extremely difficult season and 21st would be a hell of an achievement imo with our circumstances. (One of the lowest spending sides in the league with a lot of league 1 players still)
Joint third favs to go down. It goes Lincoln, Bolton and then us and Cardiff equal (Bet365).1 -
Quality Street ? Hmm I need time to chew this one overDanny Addick said:The signing of one quality would change our outlook on the upcoming season I’m sure. I trust Nathan and Phil know what they’re doing
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eastterrace6168 said:Whatever's happened to Lyndon Dykes, that's what I want to know...😉Upfront with Mbappe in Madrid.He could not wait for our dithering any longer.0
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That’s him moving out his place here in plym.AberystwythAddick said:
Mitchell spotted in Plymouth1 -
No but he is a right winger and we need one of those too. He is also high in pressing, tackling success and defensive contribution metrics for a winger, something I'm sure Nathan Jones would admire in him.ButtleJR said:
Mills is unfortunately not a right back.cfgs said:If it is Stanley Mills some on here might be exploding with joy.
Problem is all the linking has been from fans on here, there's no actual solid interest from us as it stands, at least not in the public eye1 -
It matters, but it also doesn't matter - because its not something that we can control at all. If they go out and spend multiple millions on several different players, so be it - it may work for them, it may not but we have our own strategy that we are following.AberystwythAddick said:
We are not operating in a vacuum. Who other teams buy matters.king addick said:
Do you know the players they are buying? Should we have bought them?AberystwythAddick said:
Get a grip of what?king addick said:
Did you expect them not to spend money and have a go at it..like we did?AberystwythAddick said:
He’s pointing out the Lincoln have money to spend which should concern us.Oggy Red said:
Oh no, another one we've missed out on!Braziliance said:Now Lincoln are getting stuck in. So much for me thinking they would bribe their best players with a sausage roll and a can of coke as a performance bonus.
NJ and Phil must be still on holidayIt’s going to be a tight fight at the bottom this year with the floor a lot closer than it was with shef Wednesday’s deduction
Get a grip.They’re obviously going to spend money. You can also be worried about your rivals spending big on players.
This really isn’t a crazy conceptHonestly couldn't give a shit who Lincoln buy and I trust NJ and Chapple to get it right.Bulk of our squad survived last year so that experience will count for something. Add some quality and we should be pushing on.But just keep your head in the sand👍
I'd hope that we aren't aiming to fish in the same pond as they are, but even if we are this is why we have multiple options on the go at once. I can't imagine Jones or the owners having a plan for this season that seriously revolves around trying to compete with Lincoln.0 -
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Expert social media sitesRonnieMoore said:
Every “expert “ …. Betting companies , social media sites had us down for relegation before the season started last year .. don’t need to make it up everyone saw it for themselvesUboat said:
They absolutely did not. Unlike you to make something up.RonnieMoore said:
They had us down to be relegated by Xmas last season look what happened not in the bottom 3 at all ….think Pompey and Blackburn will be below us as well … think second season is tougher then the first season cause your more known now .Athletico Charlton said:Braziliance said:Cheers gents.
I am of course referring to Stoke, Preston and Bristol City. Bang average sides that are pure gatekeeper teams in this league (respectfully, I wish we were them) and their spend on one player will probably match our budget this season and in some cases, last seasons.
Of course Boro don't fit that bill, but they're still in the same league as us, and they're spending big sums. Irrespective of if that was funded by player sales.
Bookies have us down as 2nd favourites to go down. On squad strength alone, I am struggling to identify 3 squads worse than ours with the exception of the newly promoted trio, two of which I expect to be almost on par with us before the season starts.
I just think it's going to be an extremely difficult season and 21st would be a hell of an achievement imo with our circumstances. (One of the lowest spending sides in the league with a lot of league 1 players still)
Joint third favs to go down. It goes Lincoln, Bolton and then us and Cardiff equal (Bet365).
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We're doomed Captain MainwaringDennisBooth said:
You were saying.killerandflash said:
Lincoln have lost their inspirational manager.Braziliance said:
No they didn't. We were 4th favourites to go down via the bookies (Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford and Hull ahead of us) and most Championship pundits and analysts thought we had a chance to survive and none said we were a sure thing to go down.RonnieMoore said:
Every “expert “ …. Betting companies , social media sites had us down for relegation before the season started last year .. don’t need to make it up everyone saw it for themselvesUboat said:
They absolutely did not. Unlike you to make something up.RonnieMoore said:
They had us down to be relegated by Xmas last season look what happened not in the bottom 3 at all ….think Pompey and Blackburn will be below us as well … think second season is tougher then the first season cause your more known now .Athletico Charlton said:Braziliance said:Cheers gents.
I am of course referring to Stoke, Preston and Bristol City. Bang average sides that are pure gatekeeper teams in this league (respectfully, I wish we were them) and their spend on one player will probably match our budget this season and in some cases, last seasons.
Of course Boro don't fit that bill, but they're still in the same league as us, and they're spending big sums. Irrespective of if that was funded by player sales.
Bookies have us down as 2nd favourites to go down. On squad strength alone, I am struggling to identify 3 squads worse than ours with the exception of the newly promoted trio, two of which I expect to be almost on par with us before the season starts.
I just think it's going to be an extremely difficult season and 21st would be a hell of an achievement imo with our circumstances. (One of the lowest spending sides in the league with a lot of league 1 players still)
Joint third favs to go down. It goes Lincoln, Bolton and then us and Cardiff equal (Bet365).
It's very different this season, as there aren't any teams with transfer embargos like Hull, or point deductions.
This is a far more difficult season to stay up.
Cardiff have good youngsters, but aren't big spenders. They're only money is on their keeper, was on loan with them last season
Bolton were a mediocre side, who scraped up via the playoffs
Blackburn still have an awful owner.
Pompey will still be bottom 3rd of the table
West Brom and QPR won't be much better than they were last season etc
http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=2021741&u=https%3A//www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-city-make-stunning-78m-34333739 1 -
Intresting to see who the Right Back will be if he comes in. Cmon Chapple son!In other news, that miserable git on the other forum can’t resist having a dig at our ITK for the Tutu failed medical rumour.5
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Will be interesting to see if it's a completely new name as we haven't been linked at all to bringing Clarke back.4
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ElfsborgAddick said:eastterrace6168 said:
When we were in The Prem,,,Braziliance said:
Really not bothered. We paid 4.75 Million for Jason Euell in 2001 you have to remember. That almost matches that.DennisBooth said:
You were saying.killerandflash said:
Lincoln have lost their inspirational manager.Braziliance said:
No they didn't. We were 4th favourites to go down via the bookies (Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford and Hull ahead of us) and most Championship pundits and analysts thought we had a chance to survive and none said we were a sure thing to go down.RonnieMoore said:
Every “expert “ …. Betting companies , social media sites had us down for relegation before the season started last year .. don’t need to make it up everyone saw it for themselvesUboat said:
They absolutely did not. Unlike you to make something up.RonnieMoore said:
They had us down to be relegated by Xmas last season look what happened not in the bottom 3 at all ….think Pompey and Blackburn will be below us as well … think second season is tougher then the first season cause your more known now .Athletico Charlton said:Braziliance said:Cheers gents.
I am of course referring to Stoke, Preston and Bristol City. Bang average sides that are pure gatekeeper teams in this league (respectfully, I wish we were them) and their spend on one player will probably match our budget this season and in some cases, last seasons.
Of course Boro don't fit that bill, but they're still in the same league as us, and they're spending big sums. Irrespective of if that was funded by player sales.
Bookies have us down as 2nd favourites to go down. On squad strength alone, I am struggling to identify 3 squads worse than ours with the exception of the newly promoted trio, two of which I expect to be almost on par with us before the season starts.
I just think it's going to be an extremely difficult season and 21st would be a hell of an achievement imo with our circumstances. (One of the lowest spending sides in the league with a lot of league 1 players still)
Joint third favs to go down. It goes Lincoln, Bolton and then us and Cardiff equal (Bet365).
It's very different this season, as there aren't any teams with transfer embargos like Hull, or point deductions.
This is a far more difficult season to stay up.
Cardiff have good youngsters, but aren't big spenders. They're only money is on their keeper, was on loan with them last season
Bolton were a mediocre side, who scraped up via the playoffs
Blackburn still have an awful owner.
Pompey will still be bottom 3rd of the table
West Brom and QPR won't be much better than they were last season etc
http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=2021741&u=https%3A//www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-city-make-stunning-78m-34333739
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Not a chance of nabbing him .cfgs said:If it is Stanley Mills some on here might be exploding with joy.1 -
I’ve posted often about needing patience and I stand by that, if / when NJ throws in the towel due to lack of support from the board, I might feel differently, if nothing else we know he will not stand for just plodding along hoping for the best.The people that have decided we are 100% going to be relegation fodder before we have finished our business and before the season has started is quite frankly ridiculous, if fans of any club should know better it should be a Charlton fan. We’ve have always been better than the sum of our parts when we are going well.no reason to think we can’t do that again, it’s not a sin to look upwards.ElfsborgAddick said:eastterrace6168 said:
When we were in The Prem,,,Braziliance said:
Really not bothered. We paid 4.75 Million for Jason Euell in 2001 you have to remember. That almost matches that.DennisBooth said:
You were saying.killerandflash said:
Lincoln have lost their inspirational manager.Braziliance said:
No they didn't. We were 4th favourites to go down via the bookies (Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford and Hull ahead of us) and most Championship pundits and analysts thought we had a chance to survive and none said we were a sure thing to go down.RonnieMoore said:
Every “expert “ …. Betting companies , social media sites had us down for relegation before the season started last year .. don’t need to make it up everyone saw it for themselvesUboat said:
They absolutely did not. Unlike you to make something up.RonnieMoore said:
They had us down to be relegated by Xmas last season look what happened not in the bottom 3 at all ….think Pompey and Blackburn will be below us as well … think second season is tougher then the first season cause your more known now .Athletico Charlton said:Braziliance said:Cheers gents.
I am of course referring to Stoke, Preston and Bristol City. Bang average sides that are pure gatekeeper teams in this league (respectfully, I wish we were them) and their spend on one player will probably match our budget this season and in some cases, last seasons.
Of course Boro don't fit that bill, but they're still in the same league as us, and they're spending big sums. Irrespective of if that was funded by player sales.
Bookies have us down as 2nd favourites to go down. On squad strength alone, I am struggling to identify 3 squads worse than ours with the exception of the newly promoted trio, two of which I expect to be almost on par with us before the season starts.
I just think it's going to be an extremely difficult season and 21st would be a hell of an achievement imo with our circumstances. (One of the lowest spending sides in the league with a lot of league 1 players still)
Joint third favs to go down. It goes Lincoln, Bolton and then us and Cardiff equal (Bet365).
It's very different this season, as there aren't any teams with transfer embargos like Hull, or point deductions.
This is a far more difficult season to stay up.
Cardiff have good youngsters, but aren't big spenders. They're only money is on their keeper, was on loan with them last season
Bolton were a mediocre side, who scraped up via the playoffs
Blackburn still have an awful owner.
Pompey will still be bottom 3rd of the table
West Brom and QPR won't be much better than they were last season etc
http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=2021741&u=https%3A//www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-city-make-stunning-78m-34333739Sword65pf said:Quite a few giving up on the season already, couldn’t post the lotto numbers after looking in they’re crystal balls by any chance?You'll get a bit more upbeat once we bring in a few players, the experts will then say they are fantastic, even though they would never have seen them play.I think you'll find our fans are no different to anybody elses really.2 -
Is Solly making a comeback ? He's been coaching at SL, I reckon that just a front to cover up the truth. Solly & Grant, the band are getting back together.stjohnshill said:
Its a RB. As mentioned a fair bit pre season, Jones wants to play 4-2-3-1 this season whenever possiblestjohnshill said:Been told another is very close to joining. No idea on name or position yet….Sparrows Lane is currently like Fort Knox1 -
Do you live in Notre dame by any chance?😜sillav nitram said:I've got a hunch hump.0 -
I’m still concerned about the 4-2-3-1. Think we need a lot more business to be done if that’s actually going to be our shape this season. Redmond and Apter won’t cut it, would need 2 new right wingers brought in, plus what we need in midfield and at right back2
