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Dorian Dervite on trial

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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    EpsomAddick said:

    Melrose said:

    cafctom said:

    Melrose said:

    cafctom said:

    None of our current center backs came here with a record of being massively successful in their previous roles. Morrison was out of favor at Wednesday, Matt Taylor had played mostly in non-league, Leon Cort had been all over the place.

    This guy is only 24 and has played for both Tottenham and Villareal B - I'd say there's got to be some talent there.

    My feelings exactly, just keen to know why Huddersfield who apparently were on the brink of signing him...........Haven't/Didn't!!

    Maybe because the player preferred the idea of taking a trial with Charlton. We are a bigger club than Huddersfield in pretty much every department.

    Yep probably right and I expect a player may see London as a more appealing option than Huddersfield (no disrespect to Huddersfield)

    Do we want a player signing for us just because he fancies living in London though? I remember an interview with Curbs when he said that he had to be convinced a player wanted to play for Charlton, and bought into the ethos of the club, before signing him. We don't want players who are more interested in London nightlife than Charlton. Obviously I have no idea what position Dervite is in, so I'm not jumping to conclusions about him not signing for Huddersfield.
    I think that in such a competitive market for good players, we should be using the London aspect to our advantage if anything. It is only natural a 24 year old would choose London, especially considering he lived here before from his time with Tottenham.

    That aside, we are a more attractive club than Huddersfield too - it's a no brainer really.

  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,629
    Already lives in London though doesn't he. Would you rather stay put or up sticks for what is meant as no disrespect to a outpost like Huddersfield ?
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,558
    Fair enough.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    If he was playing in Spain last year, I doubt he lives in London.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,629
    I stand corrected. Thought he was still on Spurs books and loaned to the Spaniards.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    I stand corrected. Thought he was still on Spurs books and loaned to the Spaniards.

    Unless he is stupid, I don't think he'd sell up in London and invest his proceeds in the Spanish property market. If he did he may have a holiday home in the sun for years to come.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    edited July 2012


    Do we want a player signing for us just because he fancies living in London though? I remember an interview with Curbs when he said that he had to be convinced a player wanted to play for Charlton, and bought into the ethos of the club, before signing him. We don't want players who are more interested in London nightlife than Charlton. Obviously I have no idea what position Dervite is in, so I'm not jumping to conclusions about him not signing for Huddersfield.




    However Curbs did not keep to the wanting to play for charlton ethos as time went on and we had to bring in obvious mercenaries such as big Bent, Murphy, Rommedahl, even Di Canio


  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,001
    Think Hudds wanted to sign Morrision, who was on loan there last season, but when the deal looked in doubt they started looking at other options - DD being one of them.
    The Morrison deal appears to be back on so I'm guessing that's why DD didn't sign for them.
  • samcooke91
    samcooke91 Posts: 97
    Watched Dervite one game at Southend and he looked good , not sure about best at Roots Hall in 25 years but he's certainly worth a go on a short term contract
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,129
    Ross said:

    Cort looked awful against Lisbon in the friendly, yet he was immense at the end of last season.

    I trust Powelly to make the correct signings.

    to be fair, Cort is hardly going to be playing against Sporting Lisbon level players next season.

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  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Playing tonight according to Cawley in the SLP.
  • Pavo
    Pavo Posts: 758
    Looking forward to seeing him. Just as with a whole host of other players (successes) last season, SCP will know what he needs and whether the lad has the attributes he's looking for, so completely trust his judgement. Fits into the mould of 21-25 year old with years to develop upon with our coaching team too.

    First impressions can be woefully deceiving too - Sweaty Balmer's home debut anyone - little could we tell what a good player he'd turn out to be for us.....

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