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  • Cafc451
    Cafc451 Posts: 143
    We raid wrexham for a centre midfielder.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,503
    What about Holsgrove, is he a possibility? Don’t think he’s been mentioned so far or would he be too expensive?
  • Uboat said:
    Alright here’s a list of foreign / exotic / based abroad defensive minded central midfielders that I’d like to see us target

    - Jordan Holsgrove
    - Juho Kilo
    - Anzor Mekvabishvili
    - Matias Siltanen
    - Timi Elsnik
    - Frank Adjei
    - Markus Karlsson
    - Adrion Pajaziti
    - Santiago Castañeda
    - Seo Jae-Min
    - Panagiotis Andreou

    You can probably pick holes in each of them for one reason or another. Not gone too deep with the research but thought it would be fun to throw half a dozen names out.


    Are those all real people? I don’t think you’ll need to worry about many people picking holes in them. 
    I want to know if they are all spelt correctly 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,943
    fenaddick said:
    On the subject of Peterborough and that ridiculous rumour, I have noticed Peterboroughs player of the year Archie Collins hasn't joined anyone yet. 

    Really feel that would be a smart pick up. Pretty good on the ball, can pick a pass, plenty of league 1 experience and looks like he could play a level above potentially.

    Not saying he would solve all our midfield problems, but think it would be a solid pick up on a free.


    Know his agent, apparently passed on him. 
    I wonder if after watching our midfielders put in a stinker against average League 1 opposition they will change their stance on this. 

    League 1 still has very good players and shouldn't be ignored. 

    Surprised no one has gone near Lewis Wing either, he might be 31, but he consistently plays 40+ games a season, has goals and assists in him and doesn't rely on pace, can easily see him being a consistently good player well into his mid thirties like Oli Norwood. 
    I think this is where JRC is causing an issue. You can take a punt on Wing/Collins if you have the squad space for them to be a good bench option if they’re not good enough to start. We don’t have that space and need midfielders who can come in and start 
    They both start, especially Wing
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,537
    edited July 26
    Cafc451 said:
    We raid wrexham for a centre midfielder.

  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 24,132
    NabySarr said:
    fenaddick said:
    I know no one was counting on it but Joe Gomez got his customary preseason injury yesterday to guarantee we don't get the sell-on this summer
    We are destined to get 20% of £0 when he finally leaves Liverpool at the end of his contract 

    Joe Gomez will come back to CAFC on a free in a couple of years as the injuries continue to limit Joe at the top level.
    He can afford one of the mansions in Chiselhurst and in 2 years time Joe will have been at Liverpool for 13 years so wages shouldn't be a problem for Charlton as he could afford to buy the club !

    I think Gus and Linda Gomez would like to see Joe finish his career where he started it.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 23,014
    Scoham said:
    Swisdom said:
    i see a lot of talk about Holsgrove but has anyone here actually seen him play?  he had a half decent season last year but is 26, not a kid.  I fail to see why he is being lauded as the second coming of christ.
    Cos he's the deep lying midfielder of our dreams in FM

    If that valuation is realistic, there’s no way we are paying it!
  • Ricocafc
    Ricocafc Posts: 16
    Type your commenthttps://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/valentino-muller/profil/spieler/307817

    This guy is a defensive midfielder who got 10 goals and 4 assists last season in Austrian top league for Tirol. Currently a free agent and at 27 should be at his peak. Also got a great name!
  • Charlton43
    Charlton43 Posts: 213
    Think we’ll get that CM in next week
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,023
    Think we’ll get that CM in next week
    We need two equally as good 

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  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,939
    CAFCsayer said:
    Uboat said:
    Alright here’s a list of foreign / exotic / based abroad defensive minded central midfielders that I’d like to see us target

    - Jordan Holsgrove
    - Juho Kilo
    - Anzor Mekvabishvili
    - Matias Siltanen
    - Timi Elsnik
    - Frank Adjei
    - Markus Karlsson
    - Adrion Pajaziti
    - Santiago Castañeda
    - Seo Jae-Min
    - Panagiotis Andreou

    You can probably pick holes in each of them for one reason or another. Not gone too deep with the research but thought it would be fun to throw half a dozen names out.


    Are those all real people? I don’t think you’ll need to worry about many people picking holes in them. 
    Panagiotis Andreou was born in Athens in 1978. He is a bass player who blends electronic jazz, Latin and Balkan music with his unique style of playing.

    Not sure about this one
    'Nice' 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 23,014
    Finally caught up on this thread!
  • NabySarr said:
    fenaddick said:
    I know no one was counting on it but Joe Gomez got his customary preseason injury yesterday to guarantee we don't get the sell-on this summer
    We are destined to get 20% of £0 when he finally leaves Liverpool at the end of his contract 

    Joe Gomez will come back to CAFC on a free in a couple of years as the injuries continue to limit Joe at the top level.
    He can afford one of the mansions in Chiselhurst and in 2 years time Joe will have been at Liverpool for 13 years so wages shouldn't be a problem for Charlton as he could afford to buy the club !

    I think Gus and Linda Gomez would like to see Joe finish his career where he started it.
    And we would get 20% of any transfer fee. Oh.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,503
    Finally caught up on this thread!
    Was it worth it?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,533
    Think we’ll get that CM in next week
    We need two equally as good 
    Yeah it's got to be 2 top quality CMs for me. Instant starters 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 23,014
    Finally caught up on this thread!
    Was it worth it?
    Erm no, wish we got paid for reading it!

    Would have made a small fortune by now.
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,979
    Swisdom said:
    i see a lot of talk about Holsgrove but has anyone here actually seen him play?  he had a half decent season last year but is 26, not a kid.  I fail to see why he is being lauded as the second coming of christ.
    Yes, we’ve been here before. Many times.
    Wasn't Ronnie Shwartz perceived this way!
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,511
    fenaddick said:
    On the subject of Peterborough and that ridiculous rumour, I have noticed Peterboroughs player of the year Archie Collins hasn't joined anyone yet. 

    Really feel that would be a smart pick up. Pretty good on the ball, can pick a pass, plenty of league 1 experience and looks like he could play a level above potentially.

    Not saying he would solve all our midfield problems, but think it would be a solid pick up on a free.


    Know his agent, apparently passed on him. 
    I wonder if after watching our midfielders put in a stinker against average League 1 opposition they will change their stance on this. 

    League 1 still has very good players and shouldn't be ignored. 

    Surprised no one has gone near Lewis Wing either, he might be 31, but he consistently plays 40+ games a season, has goals and assists in him and doesn't rely on pace, can easily see him being a consistently good player well into his mid thirties like Oli Norwood. 
    I think this is where JRC is causing an issue. You can take a punt on Wing/Collins if you have the squad space for them to be a good bench option if they’re not good enough to start. We don’t have that space and need midfielders who can come in and start 
    They both start, especially Wing
    We need quality, not another midfielder that isn’t good enough to be starting week in week out in the championship. There’s a reason why he’s been playing in league one for the last 5 years. 
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,816
    Just reading on today's babble (not bothered with the previous few weeks) and some are talking about Dykes returning. Did I get a bump on the head? I swear I heard he signed for someone else (Bristol City?). Either way, I wouldn't want him back. Coady on the other hand, I'd be happy with. I really think he made the difference between staying up/going down last season, albeit in an unspectacular fashion. 

    Also some saying if we can unload Olafe or Kanu........... yet no calls for Leaburn to depart. I'm of the opinion that he's a lower league player and will pretty much spend the rest of his career playing for someone like Gills or of the ilk. 
  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 969
    edited July 26
    Ferryman said:
    Swisdom said:
    i see a lot of talk about Holsgrove but has anyone here actually seen him play?  he had a half decent season last year but is 26, not a kid.  I fail to see why he is being lauded as the second coming of christ.
    Yes, we’ve been here before. Many times.
    Wasn't Ronnie Shwartz perceived this way!
    Only by Sandgaard. I do not think any fans had a view on him either way before we signed him.

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  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,308
    Ferryman said:
    Swisdom said:
    i see a lot of talk about Holsgrove but has anyone here actually seen him play?  he had a half decent season last year but is 26, not a kid.  I fail to see why he is being lauded as the second coming of christ.
    Yes, we’ve been here before. Many times.
    Wasn't Ronnie Shwartz perceived this way!
    I was thinking Kirk, Ben Reeves, McGrandles… And so on.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,943
    edited July 26
    arny23394 said:
    fenaddick said:
    On the subject of Peterborough and that ridiculous rumour, I have noticed Peterboroughs player of the year Archie Collins hasn't joined anyone yet. 

    Really feel that would be a smart pick up. Pretty good on the ball, can pick a pass, plenty of league 1 experience and looks like he could play a level above potentially.

    Not saying he would solve all our midfield problems, but think it would be a solid pick up on a free.


    Know his agent, apparently passed on him. 
    I wonder if after watching our midfielders put in a stinker against average League 1 opposition they will change their stance on this. 

    League 1 still has very good players and shouldn't be ignored. 

    Surprised no one has gone near Lewis Wing either, he might be 31, but he consistently plays 40+ games a season, has goals and assists in him and doesn't rely on pace, can easily see him being a consistently good player well into his mid thirties like Oli Norwood. 
    I think this is where JRC is causing an issue. You can take a punt on Wing/Collins if you have the squad space for them to be a good bench option if they’re not good enough to start. We don’t have that space and need midfielders who can come in and start 
    They both start, especially Wing
    We need quality, not another midfielder that isn’t good enough to be starting week in week out in the championship. There’s a reason why he’s been playing in league one for the last 5 years. 
    Doesn't always work like that, I've always said there will be people playing above their level, and people playing below their level. 

    There could be a number of reasons for this, but being at a Championship club doesn't equate to being a Championship level player and the same goes for League 1.

    We aren't going to be able to match upper Champ wages (nothing new there) it looks like our scouting isn't as vast as we would have hoped (our links and signings haven't shown me otherwise) and we aren't going to be dropping the types of fees we are seeing even mid-table Championship sides drop. 

    The very best of League 1 wouldn't be the worst idea.

    Please no one tell me we already tried that either, as statistically we didn't sign the very best of League 1 last season. Kelman and Knibbs being the only two that fell into that category almost but both got injured, had bad pre-seasons and have been very much stop start.
  • 21cws
    21cws Posts: 240
    Cafc451 said:
    We raid wrexham for a centre midfielder.
    Where have you heard this? 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,258
    21cws said:
    Cafc451 said:
    We raid wrexham for a centre midfielder.
    Where have you heard this? 
    He doesn't hear anything he just types one sentence statements and hits send like a chimp using a computer for the first time
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,533
    Can't see any obvious targets in that Wrexham midfield anyway , no chance we'd have a look at DKD as another 10/striker 
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,412

  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,800
    I think the mods should replace the link to this thread to the summer window 2022 just for a laugh.  Relive the excitement of Shinnie, Goalby, Mansfield and Gunter 
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 1,360
    edited July 26
    Ive no idea why Dobbo is on the market because Wrexham fans loved him.

    He could do the job of Doc, Coventry and Carey combined.
  • Addicksi
    Addicksi Posts: 275
    Wrexham haven't made a move yet. I'd expect upgrades. If Dobbo were to become available on loan or otherwise he'd be a serious addition, especially  in Docs position .
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,258
    I doubt Dobson would come back if offered the chance anyway