Simon Walton - Charlton's Saviour
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It's Sam Walton we need.Fumbluff said:Fudgesake, I opened this as I assumed he’d bought the club....
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He looked okay at Championship level.ForeverAddickted said:I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
Not forgetting the leg break just after joining QPR I think... That seemed to have a few set backs.
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I thought it was about the bloke who got bombed on the Sir Galahad, time I visited Supersavers...or apply to the FA as a referee.0
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In this case though he wasn't plucked from the lower leagues, but rather from Leeds United!ForeverAddickted said:I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
A slightly odd transfer, as it wasn't as if he was a regular for Leeds when we signed him anyway, someone (Dowie or whoever was responsible for recruitment) saw something in him that nobody else did...0 -
Yeah that’s fair enough, but how many bad signings did Dowie make?ForeverAddickted said:I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail0 -
Could say the same about Jordan Hugill who West Ham signed in January for £10m!!killerandflash said:
In this case though he wasn't plucked from the lower leagues, but rather from Leeds United!ForeverAddickted said:I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
A slightly odd transfer, as it wasn't as if he was a regular for Leeds when we signed him anyway, someone (Dowie or whoever was responsible for recruitment) saw something in him that nobody else did...
Hadnt exactly set the world alight with goals at Preston prior to his move0
