Good to hear that he's (a) on a pro-contract with 2 years, (b) that we're looking to reward him and improve it for both sides and (c) our gates are getting a massive boost from agents and scouts!! A small, but helpful boost to Target 20,000!!
Very good news. Lookman’s options are most likely to be to get the same money for two years and see out this contract or sign a significantly longer one on much better financial terms. He will know that when he reaches a certain level, he will be sold, but we can ensure he goes for the right price. He’ll win and we’ll win.
Good news, as we'd be entitled to very little if he left after being out of contract, seeing that he's not a long term product of our academy
Strikers attract big bucks, disproportionately so.
This is the thing... Gomez supposedly went for between £3.5m -£6m but he's a Defender... If Lookman gets a similar sort of move then we'd be looking between £8m - £15m
Good news, as we'd be entitled to very little if he left after being out of contract, seeing that he's not a long term product of our academy
Strikers attract big bucks, disproportionately so.
This is the thing... Gomez supposedly went for between £3.5m -£6m but he's a Defender... If Lookman gets a similar sort of move then we'd be looking between £8m - £15m
To be fair Joe Gomez had won an International Tournament with England U17s, was on the short list for young player of the year in the Football League and had been on the radar of many of the top Premier League sides for years and was the subject of interest (even if only rumoured) of both Liverpool and Man City.
Lookman has played less than 90 minutes of league football.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Poyet looked like the most intelligent player in our whole squad for 20 games and now he is being loaned out to any club that will take him.
I haven't seen Lookman play and I hope that he makes it for us and, potentially, for someone else but let's not set the chap up for a fall. Cue nine months from now and he is the latest scape goat because he hasn't scored five goals in the first three games of the season.
I was going to use Patrick Roberts to Man City as an example @kings hill addick but he too won the same tournament as Joe Gomez for the U17s and had played a few match in the Premier League before being relegated with Fulham
So, as I suggested, he does have a contract. Good news all round.
But yet again it is the SLP running the story not the club.
It's good news, it will please fans but KM or someone takes a call from the SLP and let's them have the story instead of the club's own website. That website where you should be looking to drive traffic as we get paid on hits if nothing else. That website that is selling tickets and other stuff. But no, let the SLP run the story, not as if the club need any good publicity at the moment.
That interim head of comms is earning his/her salt.
So, as I suggested, he does have a contract. Good news all round.
But yet again it is the SLP running the story not the club.
It's good news, it will please fans but KM or someone takes a call from the SLP and let's them have the story instead of the club's own website. That website where you should be looking to drive traffic as we get paid on hits if nothing else. That website that is selling tickets and other stuff. But no, let the SLP run the story, not as if the club need any good publicity at the moment.
That interim head of comms is earning his/her salt.
To be fair to the KM and RD, since the Poyet fiasco, which was not really their fault but more down to Mick and Tone, they have been true to their word about trying to get young players tied down on decent length contracts.
There are sticks to beat them with, for sure, but not sure this is one.
To be fair to the KM and RD, since the Poyet fiasco, which was not really their fault but more down to Mick and Tone, they have been true to their word about trying to get young players tied down on decent length contracts.
There are sticks to beat them with, for sure, but not sure this is one.
I agree.
Poyet wasn't down to them.
Gomez was a rock and a hard place situation.
The agent says include the release figure or we don't sign.
And getting Cat 1 will make it easy to hang to to talents like Kasey Palmer.
On the other hand the academy and these players were in place long before Roland.
And while we're floating around the bottom the the 2nd tier young players will be easy pickings for other club in the championship let alone the Prem.
We also risk burning out young players or destroying their confidence by throwing them into constantly changing and struggling sides.
If the lad has any sense he will get the hell out of Charlton as soon as he can.
Difficult to disagree given the basket case we've become. Yet another reason why investing in the academy on the one hand but appointing an inexperienced interim coach, under investing in the senior playing team and neglecting your fan base, on the other, doesn't make good business sense.
Played a couple of games and already we have to worry about losing him. F*ck off premier league.
Premier League ain't the problem, theres is the money which funds everything lower. Charlton's problem is the pigheaded owner sticking to his stats based method. Be under no illusion that Ademola will be available for transfer at a valuation RD has already allocated, as soon as a transfer offer matches RD's ascribed £number, talks will begin. RD believes that players can be replaced with equal facility and their facility is assessed mechanically. The odds on THD and AL having long Charlton careers are nil all the while RD is the boss.
Played a couple of games and already we have to worry about losing him. F*ck off premier league.
Premier League ain't the problem, theres is the money which funds everything lower. Charlton's problem is the pigheaded owner sticking to his stats based method. Be under no illusion that Ademola will be available for transfer at a valuation RD has already allocated, as soon as a transfer offer matches RD's ascribed £number, talks will begin. RD believes that players can be replaced with equal facility and their facility is assessed mechanically. The odds on THD and AL having long Charlton careers are nil all the while RD is the boss.
So all players have their price and if a Premier League club comes in for them they're likely to go.
I don't see that being too different under any owner unless we're in the Prem ourselves. Since RD came in we've actually kept more young players by getting them signed up on long term deals.
Under previous owners we saw Jenkinson, Shelvey, Palmer, Huddart (GK that went to Arsenal), Ajayi (only offered him 6 months yet Arsenal offered 2 years, has since signed for Cardiff) and Poyet (not really down to RD) leave in the last 5/6 seasons.
Maybe it's just me but as well as THD and Lookman have done I'm not sure either are at the level Gomez or Shelvey were. It wasn't that long ago people were saying similar things about keeping hold of Cousins and Harriott.
So, as I suggested, he does have a contract. Good news all round.
But yet again it is the SLP running the story not the club.
It's good news, it will please fans but KM or someone takes a call from the SLP and let's them have the story instead of the club's own website. That website where you should be looking to drive traffic as we get paid on hits if nothing else. That website that is selling tickets and other stuff. But no, let the SLP run the story, not as if the club need any good publicity at the moment.
That interim head of comms is earning his/her salt.
In football every head of comms is an interim head of comms.
Played a couple of games and already we have to worry about losing him. F*ck off premier league.
Premier League ain't the problem, theres is the money which funds everything lower. Charlton's problem is the pigheaded owner sticking to his stats based method. Be under no illusion that Ademola will be available for transfer at a valuation RD has already allocated, as soon as a transfer offer matches RD's ascribed £number, talks will begin. RD believes that players can be replaced with equal facility and their facility is assessed mechanically. The odds on THD and AL having long Charlton careers are nil all the while RD is the boss.
So all players have their price and if a Premier League club comes in for them they're likely to go.
I don't see that being too different under any owner unless we're in the Prem ourselves. Since RD came in we've actually kept more young players by getting them signed up on long term deals.
Under previous owners we saw Jenkinson, Shelvey, Palmer, Huddart (GK that went to Arsenal), Ajayi (only offered him 6 months yet Arsenal offered 2 years, has since signed for Cardiff) and Poyet (not really down to RD) leave in the last 5/6 seasons.
Maybe it's just me but as well as THD and Lookman have done I'm not sure either are at the level Gomez or Shelvey were. It wasn't that long ago people were saying similar things about keeping hold of Cousins and Harriott.
Yes, while the current owners may have many faults, it's stupid to call them out for selling promising youngsters, as that is what has always happened. If players leave at a younger age now, it's because of agents sniffing around.
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Lets hope we dont over expose him to the first team and end up ruining his confidence. Have a feeling he'll be getting a fair bit of game time
Strikers attract big bucks, disproportionately so.
Roland's next present
Wonder when he signed the Pro Deal though
Lookman has played less than 90 minutes of league football.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Poyet looked like the most intelligent player in our whole squad for 20 games and now he is being loaned out to any club that will take him.
I haven't seen Lookman play and I hope that he makes it for us and, potentially, for someone else but let's not set the chap up for a fall. Cue nine months from now and he is the latest scape goat because he hasn't scored five goals in the first three games of the season.
But yet again it is the SLP running the story not the club.
It's good news, it will please fans but KM or someone takes a call from the SLP and let's them have the story instead of the club's own website. That website where you should be looking to drive traffic as we get paid on hits if nothing else. That website that is selling tickets and other stuff. But no, let the SLP run the story, not as if the club need any good publicity at the moment.
That interim head of comms is earning his/her salt.
There are sticks to beat them with, for sure, but not sure this is one.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/football/players/ademola-lookman/
Poyet wasn't down to them.
Gomez was a rock and a hard place situation.
The agent says include the release figure or we don't sign.
And getting Cat 1 will make it easy to hang to to talents like Kasey Palmer.
On the other hand the academy and these players were in place long before Roland.
And while we're floating around the bottom the the 2nd tier young players will be easy pickings for other club in the championship let alone the Prem.
We also risk burning out young players or destroying their confidence by throwing them into constantly changing and struggling sides.
Hope he does well in January with the move.
I don't see that being too different under any owner unless we're in the Prem ourselves. Since RD came in we've actually kept more young players by getting them signed up on long term deals.
Under previous owners we saw Jenkinson, Shelvey, Palmer, Huddart (GK that went to Arsenal), Ajayi (only offered him 6 months yet Arsenal offered 2 years, has since signed for Cardiff) and Poyet (not really down to RD) leave in the last 5/6 seasons.
Maybe it's just me but as well as THD and Lookman have done I'm not sure either are at the level Gomez or Shelvey were. It wasn't that long ago people were saying similar things about keeping hold of Cousins and Harriott.