Christophe Lepoint to sign ? (ed. Signed)

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kiwivalley
Funny i actually read that he was 67cm tall at first...well short of the height test

Still taller than Chris Solly

OhEddieYouds

Sounds like another Andy Hughes to me. Ageing centre mid who will get stuck in but has next to no speed or technical skill / class. Let's hope he atleast gives us a few laughs like Hughesy did.

soapy_jones

bobmunro said:

Cordoban Addick said:

bobmunro said:

Oggy Red said:

skywalker said:

I hope you never get Wilmots as a coach. He's an utter prick !

We've already had Pardew; why would we want another?

I think you'll find that Pardew is a 'complete' rather than 'utter' prick. A fine distinction but a distinction nonetheless.

A complete and utter prick?

Yes I could live with that.

Pardew Top Trumps!

bromleyjohn

I don't think he is intended to play that much; he can't be as the philosophy is to play young players (this guy is thirty) to play hungry players (this guy is in the twilight of his career even if he is wanting to prove himself). He may be used as spare central defender or defending midfield to free Buyens to go forward. I cant see see him crossing the halfway line unless its for a corner. If he stays fit then he has his use but not as a regular player surely.

Vincenzo

Seems to have played a lot of games in the Belgian top flight this season, for a guy who's not supposed to be good enough for the Belgian top flight.

Weegie Addick

OhEddieYouds said:

Sounds like another Andy Hughes to me. Ageing centre mid who will get stuck in but has next to no speed or technical skill / class. Let's hope he atleast gives us a few laughs like Hughesy did.

Except Andy Hughes quickly got the character and culture of this club and was very strong in instilling that in others and mentoring the younger players. He may not have done an awful lot on the pitch, but he was a very important character behind the scenes, by all accounts.

Not sure how M. Lepoint might fare on that score...and at the moment, I'm still hoping I won't have to find out!

ghentfan

thewolfboy said:

Thank you for the info Ghent fan. I'm wondering how badly injured Le Point was after his car accident?

he broke his leg
the accident wasn't his fault, he didn't drive
but after that injury he never really regained his vivacity, his speed
he was playing international a few times for Belgium before that accident; afterwards he never did anymore

again: use him to fight for the ball, for his experience, for his head game, for his good spirit on the pitch

but don't expect more than that

it's true that he played quite some matches for AA Gent before New Year; but that was mainly because we had some better players injured

we have another player for sale, a striker, Pollet - Charlton should take him, scores easily on the counter attack
doesn't play because our other main striker (Depoitre) is even better
he costs 1,5 milllion euros though...

ghentfan

Luzon is the kind of trainer who, after a defeat, with even more conviction says that everything is going great. Motivation is everything for him. In that respect he is really inspiring for players and fans (he fights like a devil for his players and club).

But I believe that the effect of such an approach is temporary. I believe more in intelligent and clever coaching, with tactical skills.

nth_london_addick

Talk to us about guy Luzon, I found it strange the Roland 2chalets divided the opinions of the SL fans I met last week, and I met some antwerp fans who ridiculed his attempts in politics but thought his vision was no different what man City are doing in the USA and Australia

They felt because he chose Europe and non fashionable clubs with the exception of liege that most people associated with those clubs treat him with scepticism

But Luzon it was unanimous he is rubbish and a tad strange

GretnaGreenAddick

I was optimistic about this potential signing, now having read everything ghentfan has posted on this thread.............................................

Thanks for the info anyway.

ghentfan

good luck with Christophe anyway, he really is a good bloke, we loved him for that

ValleyGary

Honestly can't believe people are comparing him to Andy Hughes lol

nth_london_addick

More Keith Jones

Talal

So just to clear things up, we're not to give him the ball or he won't let us win games. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

nth_london_addick

It sounds like it's his ball

dizzee

We need le trois point on Saturday

tangoflash

ghentfan said:

Luzon is the kind of trainer who, after a defeat, with even more conviction says that everything is going great. Motivation is everything for him. In that respect he is really inspiring for players and fans (he fights like a devil for his players and club).

But I believe that the effect of such an approach is temporary. I believe more in intelligent and clever coaching, with tactical skills.

No worries there then. Roland doesn't keep em around here for too long anyway.......

charente addick

dizzee said:

We need le trois point on Saturday

or even les trois points. Police de grammaire.

charlton_hero

GuillaumeMaebe : Christophe Lepoint explains normal medical tests today off at #CAFC Lies contract of 2.5 years finished. through TobiasDaneelsUK

sam3110

charlton_hero said:

GuillaumeMaebe : Christophe Lepoint explains normal medical tests today off at #CAFC Lies contract of 2.5 years finished. through TobiasDaneelsUK

Should fit in well with KM then

cfgs

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
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Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

bobcafc7

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
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Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

cfgs

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

I know, it seems like he is a hardworking fans favourite but with a few drawbacks.

Addicted

Maybe we're thinking he can play in the defensive 2 of a 4-2-3-1, letting us push JC up a bit more? Seems we're fairly CM heavy now, though none of them seem to be shining out at the moment.

ghentfan

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

you have to make a difference between
"oh how sad it is that our Christophe, since 2009 with the club, is now leaving us, we liked him, he did everything for the club"
and
"oh how sad it is that Lepoint leaves us, because he is such a great player"

(nobody in Ghent says the second one)

skywalker

The Red Robin said:

skywalker said:

I hope you never get Wilmots as a coach. He's an utter prick !

But a good coach huh?

I don't think Wilmots is a very good coach. With the number & quality of players he had during the last world cup (compared to the Dutch for instance), he underachieved IMO. He'll probably go on coaching a German team in the future. Also, again ... I think Le Point will fit in nicely. Luzon however ... well, I'm not a fan. I concur with Ghentfan that he's not a tactician, and sometimes a bit of an idiot. Anyway, you'll just have to wait and see what will happen on the pitch. In the end, that matters.

scabbyhorse

ghentfan said:

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

you have to make a difference between
"oh how sad it is that our Christophe, since 2009 with the club, is now leaving us, we liked him, he did everything for the club"
and
"oh how sad it is that Lepoint leaves us, because he is such a great player"

(nobody in Ghent says the second one)

Not expecting GREAT players we are a champoinship club not premier league but we are expecting good ones.
How many in Ghent would say he is a good player?

ValleyGary

scabbyhorse said:

ghentfan said:

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

you have to make a difference between
"oh how sad it is that our Christophe, since 2009 with the club, is now leaving us, we liked him, he did everything for the club"
and
"oh how sad it is that Lepoint leaves us, because he is such a great player"

(nobody in Ghent says the second one)

Not expecting GREAT players we are a champoinship club not premier league but we are expecting good ones.
How many in Ghent would say he is a good player?

Im happy for him just to have a bit of presence and b*llocks about him, win possession and allow Buyens/Cousins/Jackson to get on the ball more. Those three need to step it up though.

ghentfan

scabbyhorse said:

ghentfan said:

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

you have to make a difference between
"oh how sad it is that our Christophe, since 2009 with the club, is now leaving us, we liked him, he did everything for the club"
and
"oh how sad it is that Lepoint leaves us, because he is such a great player"

(nobody in Ghent says the second one)

Not expecting GREAT players we are a champoinship club not premier league but we are expecting good ones.
How many in Ghent would say he is a good player?

he is not a good player (anymore) for the Belgian top-5

but i think he is a good player for the championship (as i'm sure that my team would beat Charlton quite easily), if you set your expectations right

(Vetokele comes from our B-squad; players like Bulot, Buyens, Moussa, Watt... do not have a quality reputation in Belgium)

bobcafc7

ghentfan said:

bobcafc7 said:

cfgs said:

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 1h1 hour ago

Charlton will announce the signing of Christophe Lepoint today, after his medicals. He will sign until 2017. #cafc
0 replies 17 retweets 7 favorites
Tom ‏@TomCuppens 28m28 minutes ago

@HLNinEngeland You can't but feel sorry for Charlton fans #cafc

That's just someone with 3 followers that wrote that.

Couple of Gent fans are gutted that he's leaving on twitter.

you have to make a difference between
"oh how sad it is that our Christophe, since 2009 with the club, is now leaving us, we liked him, he did everything for the club"
and
"oh how sad it is that Lepoint leaves us, because he is such a great player"

(nobody in Ghent says the second one)

But your just one fan , no offence I appreciate your opinion but if you asked 10 charltons fans what they thought of Buyens or Jackson you would get very different answers , I spoke to two gent fans on twitter that really rated him and one other that said he's not as good as he used to be.