All this talk about injuries gives me a feeling of dejavue - we had all this last season. Do we have more injuries than other teams? Or do we have less resiliance due to Roland's insistence on low squad numbers.
2-3 injuries and a suspension to key players and our squad is looking short on quality again. Going to be a tough game on saturday.
Johnson may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he is ex-premier league and very experienced. Not bad for a 5th or 6th choice centre back in League 1. Konsa hasn't let anyone else down when he has played at centre back this season and is an exciting prospect.
To replace Konsa in midfield we have Ulvestad (on loan from the Premier League) and JFC (just signed from the team top of the division above ours).
Magennis is probably one of the best all-round forwards in the division, not realistic to expect we have a like for like replacement on the bench, because there are just not many players in his mould out there that would be available to us. We have a top scorer from last season and Tony Watt to choose from though and maybe Novak, who is a decent, experienced player too. KR will need to earn his money and adapt our style to manage without Big Mag.
What more do you expect us to be able to bring in? There's definitely not another side in this division that could lose 4 centre backs and still have players as good as Johnson and Konsa available to them.
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I have seen the video and Robinson doesn't seem his chipper best. What we can say is that there will be no Marquee signing. Patrick Baeur has just started training today, doubt he will play Saturday. There is a lot of not answering questions.
I have seen the video and Robinson doesn't seem his chipper best. What we can say is that there will be no Marquee signing. Patrick Baeur has just started training today, doubt he will play Saturday. There is a lot of not answering questions.
I have seen the video and Robinson doesn't seem his chipper best. What we can say is that there will be no Marquee signing. Patrick Baeur has just started training today, doubt he will play Saturday. There is a lot of not answering questions.
What a plum this bloke is. Like every manager before him he is finally seeing how shit this lot in charge are. I will be laughing when he is sacked in March after more poor form. He has no excuses for when it happens either, he was warned like all the other dickhead managers before him but he thought he could be the hero.
'Nobody's thrown the towel in yet'. He means promotion. I fear with losing our two topscorers, one gone and one to medium length injury, and not replacing either that is exactly what the club has done.
'Nobody's thrown the towel in yet'. He means promotion. I fear with losing our two topscorers, one gone and one to medium length injury, and not replacing either that is exactly what the club has done.
They threw the towel in with Slade in the last transfer window. We didn't go into the season with a squad capable of an attack on promotion. Doesn't look likely it's going to be addressed even now. I wish it indicated they were off, but this is par for the course for the regime. We can only hope something gives.
Just as we were told in the Championship but a division lower. We will wait for a season where we are near the auto spaces come January and that will be the year we splash the cash to get over the line. Unfortunately as we never have the right squad going into the season it will never happen. It's Roland's way and if you don't like it, tough.
called it from the start that he was gonna be another failure, and hes proving it were sitting 14th and admittedly not all his fault but have a bit of respect to the fans of the club and don't play a weekly game of bullshit bingo, and he was warned but no this was going to be different its a sad state of affairs at charlton, but have no sympathy with any manager that comes in as they are told before. in a way it might do us a favour for him to fail and then he seems like a bloke that wont keep his gob shut so hopefully can give a lot more info away after his departure.
Don't know why anyone expects anything different. I guess some just want to be positive that it'll somehow be different this time.
Every window starts promising, the manager talks about bringing in a few more and it never happens. I'm hoping for those final signings KR wants but I imagine only real chance of getting them is if we get rid of a few, Ba and Ajose perhaps.
Oh dear, he seems a bit pissed off. Players leaving, no sign of anyone else joining. No sign of players returning from injury before tomorrow, except maybe Novak. Who are these "big boys" he is talking about that we have played? I thought we had a top 6 budget, doesn't that make us one of the "big boys"?
What a plum this bloke is. Like every manager before him he is finally seeing how shit this lot in charge are. I will be laughing when he is sacked in March after more poor form. He has no excuses for when it happens either, he was warned like all the other dickhead managers before him but he thought he could be the hero.
called it from the start that he was gonna be another failure, and hes proving it were sitting 14th and admittedly not all his fault but have a bit of respect to the fans of the club and don't play a weekly game of bullshit bingo, and he was warned but no this was going to be different its a sad state of affairs at charlton, but have no sympathy with any manager that comes in as they are told before. in a way it might do us a favour for him to fail and then he seems like a bloke that wont keep his gob shut so hopefully can give a lot more info away after his departure.
Nope. All managers sign an NDA when they are sacked (if they want a payoff), and Katrien buys a new pair of shoes.
We have the rest of today, then four days until the stark reality kicks in. It will either be a mad rush of spending and transfers to give the team a real boost for the final 20 games, in an attempt to achieve this season. or it will be more or less what we fans are used to. For Karl it will either be kiddie in a sweetshop, or a heavy dose of reality that he will like as not equivocate into what we were planning all along. Or there may be the unlikely scenario where Karl resigns declaring he was conned. We are now entering a season defining few days, and by this time next week there will be no distractions, it will be set in place. At that moment results will be the only thing that talks, not explanations, not excuses, not reasons.
We have the rest of today, then four days until the stark reality kicks in. It will either be a mad rush of spending and transfers to give the team a real boost for the final 20 games, in an attempt to achieve this season. or it will be more or less what we fans are used to. For Karl it will either be kiddie in a sweetshop, or a heavy dose of reality that he will like as not equivocate into what we were planning all along. Or there may be the unlikely scenario where Karl resigns declaring he was conned. We are now entering a season defining few days, and by this time next week there will be no distractions, it will be set in place. At that moment results will be the only thing that talks, not explanations, not excuses, not reasons.
If this happens, I could well believe they have learned from their mistakes. I won't be holding my breath though. More likely, we will lose more players before the window closes.
The owner has said, more than once I think, that results do not matter so forget about any real attempts to construct a successful squad as it's not important when owning a football club and it costs money. The oracle and the squirrel say It's all about building a community and enjoying the matchday experience when you can meet up with old friends and have a dance afterwards.
How has football survived for so long in this country and why are all the seats still facing the pitch? A mystery.
Born before his time or utterly, utterly deluded? I think we all know.
Do us a favour, go and count your money elsewhere and get out of football altogether.
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To replace Konsa in midfield we have Ulvestad (on loan from the Premier League) and JFC (just signed from the team top of the division above ours).
Magennis is probably one of the best all-round forwards in the division, not realistic to expect we have a like for like replacement on the bench, because there are just not many players in his mould out there that would be available to us. We have a top scorer from last season and Tony Watt to choose from though and maybe Novak, who is a decent, experienced player too. KR will need to earn his money and adapt our style to manage without Big Mag.
What more do you expect us to be able to bring in? There's definitely not another side in this division that could lose 4 centre backs and still have players as good as Johnson and Konsa available to them.
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See what you mean @dickplumb
Very much downbeat by his standards, talking about next season, silly window, maybe one player in but maybe not, working with the players he has.
Arms crossed throughout as well.
Anyone think he's been given £4m of the Lookman and Fox money to spend that some claimed or the £400k that was rumoured?
I fear with losing our two topscorers, one gone and one to medium length injury, and not replacing either that is exactly what the club has done.
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I'm gonna stick my neck on the line and say that's it for incomings now. Unless anyone else leaves
Did Paige come in after Byrne?
Roland's Charlton everyone, Roland's Charlton
Every window starts promising, the manager talks about bringing in a few more and it never happens. I'm hoping for those final signings KR wants but I imagine only real chance of getting them is if we get rid of a few, Ba and Ajose perhaps.
I wonder if he's had a chat with his mate Chris Powell yet or still plans to have a beer with us mere fans.
It will either be a mad rush of spending and transfers to give the team a real boost for the final 20 games, in an attempt to achieve this season.
or it will be more or less what we fans are used to.
For Karl it will either be kiddie in a sweetshop, or a heavy dose of reality that he will like as not equivocate into what we were planning all along.
Or there may be the unlikely scenario where Karl resigns declaring he was conned.
We are now entering a season defining few days, and by this time next week there will be no distractions, it will be set in place.
At that moment results will be the only thing that talks, not explanations, not excuses, not reasons.
How has football survived for so long in this country and why are all the seats still facing the pitch? A mystery.
Born before his time or utterly, utterly deluded? I think we all know.
Do us a favour, go and count your money elsewhere and get out of football altogether.