Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion

DubaiCAFC

Going take a good few weeks to get him up to speed. Maybe we found the new Kante or is it a duff. Time will tell. I would say Cov is our first choice, and any of the others alongside time. 

Wouldn’t be surprised if Doc leaves before the window is out.

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YannTheMann said:

Overall reasonably happy with the window, provided we keep TC and add someone on the right, it's not a squad that's going to win the league but I think it's an upgrade cumulatively on last season. Remains to be seen how we go but feeling optimistic 

Agreed. Just need to keep hold of tc and jones and we are good to go for me. 

PeaksAndValleys

DamoNorthStand said:

Addicksi said:

I may have missed it  but have there been any updates on Kelmans injury?

No - club have given us the cold shoulder.

To be fair I think NJ did mention that the preseason was disjointed 

charente addick

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Callumcafc

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

charente addick

Callumcafc said:

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

Does a winger count as a midfielder these days? All this talk of double pivots, false 9s, high presses, low blocks etc. does my head in.

ElfsborgAddick

charente addick said:

Callumcafc said:

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

Does a winger count as a midfielder these days? All this talk of double pivots, false 9s, high presses, low blocks etc. does my head in.

We need someone up top, top of what ffs?!

TheNotoriousBWP

charente addick said:

Callumcafc said:

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

Does a winger count as a midfielder these days? All this talk of double pivots, false 9s, high presses, low blocks etc. does my head in.

A winger, so in our case most likely a RW, is classed as an attacker.

Callumcafc

charente addick said:

Callumcafc said:

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

Does a winger count as a midfielder these days? All this talk of double pivots, false 9s, high presses, low blocks etc. does my head in.

Lol. I take it to mean no more central midfielders.

CharltonManor1966

soapy_jones said:

That's my brother!  Hold on i'll phone him back in 1998.

Love a cliffhanger!

Cliff Hanger - great right winger? Plays alongside his brothers Goal and Coat..

charente addick

TheNotoriousBWP said:

charente addick said:

Callumcafc said:

charente addick said:

I’m sorry, I’ve really lost track. Are we still after a right sided winger or is that it now?

Cawley said he thinks that’s it for midfielders coming in. People read it too quickly and thought he was saying that was it for signings in general.

Does a winger count as a midfielder these days? All this talk of double pivots, false 9s, high presses, low blocks etc. does my head in.

A winger, so in our case most likely a RW, is classed as an attacker.

Ta

golfaddick

Now comes the hard part......getting rid of a few players. Not sure where we are at with regard body count atm but we must be 3 or 4 over the 25 man squad quota. And if we are going to add in a RW before the close of the window that's time headache Rodwell has. 

Covered End

golfaddick said:

Now comes the hard part......getting rid of a few players. Not sure where we are at with regard body count atm but we must be 3 or 4 over the 25 man squad quota. And if we are going to add in a RW before the close of the window that's time headache Rodwell has. 

We’ve 28 as it stands.
Assimwe, Kanu & JRC seem favourite.
If we sign another winger it’s TC or Doc.

NabySarr

Covered End said:

golfaddick said:

Now comes the hard part......getting rid of a few players. Not sure where we are at with regard body count atm but we must be 3 or 4 over the 25 man squad quota. And if we are going to add in a RW before the close of the window that's time headache Rodwell has. 

We’ve 28 as it stands.
Assimwe, Kanu & JRC seem favourite.
If we sign another winger it’s TC or Doc.

Still think Apter is a potential exit if we can convince TC to stay. TC probably the more likely though sadly 

AberystwythAddick

NabySarr said:

Covered End said:

golfaddick said:

Now comes the hard part......getting rid of a few players. Not sure where we are at with regard body count atm but we must be 3 or 4 over the 25 man squad quota. And if we are going to add in a RW before the close of the window that's time headache Rodwell has. 

We’ve 28 as it stands.
Assimwe, Kanu & JRC seem favourite.
If we sign another winger it’s TC or Doc.

Still think Apter is a potential exit if we can convince TC to stay. TC probably the more likely though sadly 

It would make a very unbalanced attack, 3 low options to one rw 

ShootersHillGuru

Bailey said:

The point I was trying to make is that Chalobah and Ouma are both defensive midfield players, and unless Nathan Jones has a plan it's hard to imagine us playing both. 

I think they are what I’d call springboard midfielders. Both very capable of surging runs from the defence and picking a pass. I’d say they both fit Jones requirements better than the playmaker midfielders. 

Danny Addick

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

AberystwythAddick

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

Loans aren’t free especially good ones 

NabySarr

AberystwythAddick said:

NabySarr said:

Covered End said:

golfaddick said:

Now comes the hard part......getting rid of a few players. Not sure where we are at with regard body count atm but we must be 3 or 4 over the 25 man squad quota. And if we are going to add in a RW before the close of the window that's time headache Rodwell has. 

We’ve 28 as it stands.
Assimwe, Kanu & JRC seem favourite.
If we sign another winger it’s TC or Doc.

Still think Apter is a potential exit if we can convince TC to stay. TC probably the more likely though sadly 

It would make a very unbalanced attack, 3 low options to one rw 

I think using Alli on the right would be fine, he’s played there a decent amount before and it’s where he came on in Saturdays game 

NabySarr

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

Don’t care if they are loans, frees or £5m. If they are good players then I’m happy 

In recent times most of our better players have been signings on the cheap anyway 

Covered End

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

It looks like we were gonna splash the cash on Holsgrove but to no avail.

So sensibly went for Ouma instead.
I’m very pleased we didn’t spend a 7 figure sum on a player with disciplinary issues returning late from Kenya.

It appears obvious to secure him on loan with an option to buy (first dibs) at an agreed price.

It couldn’t be more sensible to me.

Alwaysneil

Is that a 6 figure sum or a 7 figure sum, im all at sixes and sevens, 6-7 

Danny Addick

Covered End said:

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

It looks like we were gonna splash the cash on Holsgrove but to no avail.

So sensibly went for Ouma instead.
I’m very pleased we didn’t spend a 6 figure sum on a player with disciplinary issues returning late from Kenya.

It appears obvious to secure him on loan with an option to buy (first dibs) at an agreed price.

It couldn’t be more sensible to me.

Actually, fair point 

TheHerminator

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

I suspect we kept it dry to try to get our main target which is looking less likely now 

Covered End

Alwaysneil said:

Is that a 6 figure sum or a 7 figure sum, im all at sixes and sevens, 6-7 

Thanks, a bit pissed in Mallorca.

TheHerminator

TheHerminator said:

Danny Addick said:

Did we really keep our powder dry to make 2 loan signings for cm and rw? 

I suspect we kept it dry to try to get our main target which is looking less likely now 

The poster literally above me just made this point. 

Must read before posting 

killerandflash

Alwaysneil said:

Is that a 6 figure sum or a 7 figure sum, im all at sixes and sevens, 6-7 

7 figures.

£11,295.99