Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion

Crispywood

FirenzeAddick said:

Trying to bracket players into RW or LW is a bit of a falsehood in the modern game. Which is why Jones calls them 'one on one' attackers.

For example, if you want a winger to invert on the left and come inside to play off the striker or cut in and shoot.... TC is your man. But if you want someone to beat their man on the outside and whip in a cross from the left, then he isn't and that's where someone like Alli might be better suited.

Having several options allows us to switch up our tactical approach and be less one dimensional, as well as rotating and changing the pace of a game.

TC and Grant didn't have a great time out on the right against Cheltenham, but that's a very limited sample size and w know we are addressing that area of the pitch.

I think it’s simple id classify a RW as someone who works best off the right and a LW as someone who works best off the left none of our wingers besides Apter look comfortable on the right. 

Whether they’re right or left footed is irrelevant obviously changes how they attack but the idea is they’re playing to their strengths and best ability on their best side. Mills for example is right footed but he’s better off the right than the left

RonnieMoore

Berkshire1970 said:

I see a fair amount of rumours and transfer activity this week & still no right winger. Goals for Charlton are going to be hard to come by & I can only put it down to lack of funds. I expect loans to come in over the next few days. Uninspiring transfer window. 

Jones said the winger will be later in the window .. he knows the player he wants 

J BLOCK

We should still be expecting a decent outlay on at least one player. Carter told us we'd be spending more this summer than last. 

wmcf123

J BLOCK said:

We should still be expecting a decent outlay on at least one player. Carter told us we'd be spending more this summer than last. 

9 million on another player then ?

ShootersHillGuru

J BLOCK said:

We should still be expecting a decent outlay on at least one player. Carter told us we'd be spending more this summer than last. 

With bigger wages and signing on fees I doubt we’re that far short of last summers outlay already. Enough in reserve I suspect for the right player.

sam3110

sillav nitram said:

DDOUBLEE said:

Do some of you actually enjoy football? Just moan, moan, moan constantly.

Well, supporting Charlton is far from a pleasurable experience!

We've gone from nearly league 2 to staying up last season in the championship in 2.5 seasons, if you can't find pleasure in that then kindly fuck off and support Bayern Munich or someone who just wins every week and bulldozes every side Infront of them 

sam3110

J BLOCK said:

We should still be expecting a decent outlay on at least one player. Carter told us we'd be spending more this summer than last. 

No he didn't he said the overall outlay will roughly be the same. We've spent less on fees and more on wages so far. I wouldn't be surprised if the squad had a small "avoid relegation" bonus too for last season 

YannTheMann

Aggressive positivity Vs Apathetic negativity, who will win???

eastterrace6168

Berkshire1970 said:

TheHerminator said:

Berkshire1970 said:

I see a fair amount of rumours and transfer activity this week & still no right winger. Goals for Charlton are going to be hard to come by & I can only put it down to lack of funds. I expect loans to come in over the next few days. Uninspiring transfer window. 

I'm genuinely not sure I've ever seen you post anything positive

Last week and the week before. I said we had the best manager in the league who’s achieved miracles. What about that?

.....😉

SouthLincsAddick

DDOUBLEE said:

Do some of you actually enjoy football? Just moan, moan, moan constantly.

Don’t worry, because the moaners are not in charge, our most successful manager in years is. In fact their doom mongering and ill informed opinions on this forum has zero influence on anything connected to the club. Phew!

soapboxsam

YannTheMann said:

Id love to be wrong but just can't see us bringing in Holsgrove at all, feels like he fancies a bigger move than us from what press are reporting 

It always sounded a long shot when you hear the player doesn't fancy Charlton. (True or false ?)
Also if Holsgrove has other options, then that old cliche 'A bigger club' does ring true, with slim chance of this move ever coming to fruition for CAFC;
Which is a shame but we will get knock backs.

This is why we have tried the left field route of Kenyan internationals,  Nairobi Timmy and Butere Collins,(last window) Millwall Danny, Dundee Billy, Luton Alli, Slovak Ivan and the return of the prodigal Son, Karlan.

We may still be surprised but only If others drop out for Estoril Jordan.

If we add Camp Freddie and Professor Simon Peach we have a team to do the Italian Job.

TheNotoriousBWP

soapboxsam said:

YannTheMann said:

Id love to be wrong but just can't see us bringing in Holsgrove at all, feels like he fancies a bigger move than us from what press are reporting 

It always sounded a long shot when you hear the player doesn't fancy Charlton. (True or false ?)
Also if Holsgrove has other options, then that old cliche 'A bigger club' does ring true, with slim chance of this move ever coming to fruition for CAFC;
Which is a shame but we will get knock backs.

This is why we have tried the left field route of Kenyan internationals,  Nairobi Timmy and Butere Collins,(last window) Millwall Danny, Dundee Billy, Luton Alli, Slovak Ivan and the return of the prodigal Son, Karlan.

We may still be surprised but only If others drop out for Estoril Jordan.

If we add Camp Freddie and Professor Simon Peach we have a team to do the Italian Job.

Wolves are apparently on the verge of signing Jordan James for £10m from Rennes. 

Don’t know if this officially means they’re out the race for Holsgrove because these clubs just seem to have ridiculous money to throw around for anyone and everyone, but thought it was worth mentioning as you said about others dropping out for him! 

MattF

TeeC said:

A thing that literally never happens for a whole heap of reasons - simultaneous shirt unveiling + new signing 

Never say literally (although it is best forgotten when it does happen)

soapboxsam

TheNotoriousBWP said:

soapboxsam said:

YannTheMann said:

Id love to be wrong but just can't see us bringing in Holsgrove at all, feels like he fancies a bigger move than us from what press are reporting 

It always sounded a long shot when you hear the player doesn't fancy Charlton. (True or false ?)
Also if Holsgrove has other options, then that old cliche 'A bigger club' does ring true, with slim chance of this move ever coming to fruition for CAFC;
Which is a shame but we will get knock backs.

This is why we have tried the left field route of Kenyan internationals,  Nairobi Timmy and Butere Collins,(last window) Millwall Danny, Dundee Billy, Luton Alli, Slovak Ivan and the return of the prodigal Son, Karlan.

We may still be surprised but only If others drop out for Estoril Jordan.

If we add Camp Freddie and Professor Simon Peach we have a team to do the Italian Job.

Wolves are apparently on the verge of signing Jordan James for £10m from Rennes. 

Don’t know if this officially means they’re out the race for Holsgrove because these clubs just seem to have ridiculous money to throw around for anyone and everyone, but thought it was worth mentioning as you said about others dropping out for him! 

I did have Wolves as one of the clubs interested and until I checked just now I thought his Dad Paul Holsgrove played for Wolves but Stoke, Millwall, Reading etc but not the Wanderers.
Paul was playing for Hibernian when Jordan was born In Scotland hence why JH can play for the Jocks.

Edit: It was Grandad John Holsgrove who played for Wolves 180 times.

SteveACS

NabySarr said:

golfaddick said:

eastterrace6168 said:

Campbell signing and extension must be regarded as a positive..

Only if we play him on the left. He has done nothing on the right to show that he will either...

1) put a cross in for our loan striker to attack

2) cut onto his left & shoot. 

I can see us trying to shoehorn him into the team by starting him on the right & like last Sat have to switch him with Grant or Alli after 30 mins.

As @Berkshire1970 said above.....I'd rather take £3m now & use that money on a proper Right winger.

He put a couple of good balls in from the right in pre-season. You are right he’s much better on the left though 

Alli has played on the right a fair bit in his career. So I think we can have a new right winger and Alli on the right, Grant and TC on the left 

No reason why we can’t keep TC and also sign a new right winger. £3m won’t get you much anyway, which is why we are probably looking at the loan market for the winger position anyway 

Apter... we already have 2 right wingers.