Fifa '17 and transfermarkt have him as 5'7'' (or 1,70). I'm wondering if maybe the OS has it wrong. 5'4'' is really short, so I'm wondering if maybe that's not right.
I'm a little underwhelmed and don't share others enthusiasm for this signing. Nothing against this kid but that's all he is and he is not ours. We are set to sell one of our best players that we brought through, (and contributed to his training through Valley Gold), and replace him with a player who doesn't play 1st team football, although looks quite good on a you tube video playing against other kids, looks a tad short too. If you read the OS he talks more about his development and his future, not ours or what he would like to achieve with us. He could be the next Eusébio but it would mean nothing to us. Same old , same old from the owner. Strip the squad at every opportunity a shore up with loans or out of contract players. No long term future planning or ambition. Sold a player and got a loan replacement , fantastic. They ain't getting any more money from me.
I'm a little underwhelmed and don't share others enthusiasm for this signing. Nothing against this kid but that's all he is and he is not ours. We are set to sell one of our best players that we brought through, (and contributed to his training through Valley Gold), and replace him with a player who doesn't play 1st team football, although looks quite good on a you tube video playing against other kids, looks a tad short too. If you read the OS he talks more about his development and his future, not ours or what he would like to achieve with us. He could be the next Eusébio but it would mean nothing to us. Same old , same old from the owner. Strip the squad at every opportunity a shore up with loans or out of contract players. No long term future planning or ambition. Sold a player and got a loan replacement , fantastic. They ain't getting any more money from me.
This puts very well, how I feel about the signing. It's the constant short term approach that is driving the club downwards. There's no team building going on here. Duchatelet does the opposite of what Richard Murray said he would do in selling any decent young player as soon as he can.
In the summer, Charlton sold Gudmundsson & Cousins for 3.9 million & replaced with Ulvestad (loan), Crofts (free) & Foley (free) alongside Jackson. This looks more of the same. The strategy sucks & will only lead to fleeting onfield success. We all know that onfield success is a minor consideration for Duchatelet & Daisy & not the key aim.
So good luck to the kid and all. I hope he does well but the loan does not mean any kind of corner has been turned or anything but another short stop gap option.
Sounds, promising, I can't see us playing a 5ft 4 18 year old at LB in a back 4 so I imagine he'll have a more attacking role. I don't see him as a replacement for Fox.
5ft 4 eh, I imagine Solly will be walking around feeling 10ft tall now! Seriously, it's hard to imagine any player that small in the modern Premier League.
Sounds, promising, I can't see us playing a 5ft 4 18 year old at LB in a back 4 so I imagine he'll have a more attacking role. I don't see him as a replacement for Fox.
5ft 4 eh, I imagine Solly will be walking around feeling 10ft tall now! Seriously, it's hard to imagine any player that small in the modern Premier League.
Don't think he's 5'4"
I think you're right. In that picture with Karl he looks about 4'11".
What it does mean is that it's another player who will need replacing in the summer. Along with Rudd, Ulvestad, Botaka and probably Crofts, Foley and Jackson (although I expect he'll still be here, but playing even less often).
I agree with the comments that we should stop plugging gaps with loans. But in this case the boy is a bit special and will improve the team If he can handle the physical side of L1
He is set to become the 40th Chelsea player currently out on loan.
Absolutely disgusting how clubs are allowed to stock pile like this.
still, We only get to see our own youngsters for a maximum of 6 months so we might as well see those at bigger clubs.
Expect him to be good, but I've seen a lot of players that are 'good' arrive for us on short term deals over the last 12 months (Fanni, Suk-Young, Motta) and we don't seem to have shown any sign of moving forward with them.
Here's hoping this where the trend starts to buck.
While looking for Dasilva's profile on the Chelsea website, I noticed that they divide their player profiles into four separate squads: First Team, Development Squad, Under 18s and On Loan. Ridiculous situation.
I hope he has a spectacularly successful loan spell for the rest of the season. But he doesn't seem to be the "sort" of player we need to recruit to drag us up the table.
Shouldn't we be looking for hardened, experienced players that have proven themselves to be up for the battle over many seasons? The sort that Lennie used to sign: hungry and angry.
He will be used to perfect pitch conditions, spectacular facilities, brilliant team-mates in peak physical condition, the highest standards of preparation, fitness and medical oversight. He's never played in L1 before.
I'm underwhelmed.
hard to find a better pitch than the Valley nowadays
No point in having a nice table setting when crap food is being served up.
No better analogy to sum up the regime than this - the Delaware North effect.
I agree with the comments that we should stop plugging gaps with loans. But in this case the boy is a bit special and will improve the team If he can handle the physical side of L1
Agreed, and I'd like to add that we don't have a pacey winger/wingerback in the youth setup who seems to be pushing for the first team. Yes, Edwards is rated highly by some on here, but he hasn't even made the bench or as far as I know the traveling squad for a game this year, so I think it's safe to assume that the coaching staff view him as not ready for the step up.
Also, given our injury situation at the moment, we need numbers.
If we had signed him at the start of the season rather than half way thru' I could make some sense of this but if we do not have anybody as good as him then why are we keeping those kids on, and if we have anybody we rate of our own then how demoralising is it for them to see a young player come in from another club and be given a chance. Strange signing I think, surely it is proven people we should be signing, not untried reserves the only beneficiary here will be Chelsea FC.
1. lack of transfer activity in Summer following new manager appointment 2. Insufficient rushed signings in August 3. Proceed with inadequate squad to January 4. Change manager between October and November as they've not worked miracles - tell fans and press that you've turned a corner 5. Get injuries 6. January signings - random and often on expensive contracts to keep us up 7. Just about stay up or get relegated. 8. Repeat.
When does Roland look at himself as the stupid one? He's not only rejected all of the advice he's received but also continued to make the same mistakes over and over and over...
It seems the club do just enough to head off an all out revolution by the fans. Jay Dasilva looks an exciting prospect, but he's just a loan, and he leaves as another exciting prospect is sold.
Sounds, promising, I can't see us playing a 5ft 4 18 year old at LB in a back 4 so I imagine he'll have a more attacking role. I don't see him as a replacement for Fox.
5ft 4 eh, I imagine Solly will be walking around feeling 10ft tall now! Seriously, it's hard to imagine any player that small in the modern Premier League.
Don't think he's 5'4"
More likely we've signed Long John Silver ..... with wooden leg, sunken chest and parrot.
Two or three out and the same in. Might redress some imbalances in the squad but will still leave us short of a playoff squad.
This is the reality of Roland's world.
He will always leave us just short of what's needed. League one football for some time to come.
Nonsense. I'm pretty sure if they carry on as they are doing at the moment, our "President" and esteemed Chief Executive will ensure we get to watch the delights of League 2 football some time soon.
If he's 1.74m, that's more like 5' 9" if we're a bit generous. Sorry to be pedantic but I'm another CL shortarse at 5' 7" which is only 1.70m.
Take it up with google conversion table I used
I did. You get the right answer if you use inches rather than feet, as 0.7 of a foot doesn't make much sense (but would be around 8.5 inches). I think we're all more at home with trains
I'm a little underwhelmed and don't share others enthusiasm for this signing. Nothing against this kid but that's all he is and he is not ours. We are set to sell one of our best players that we brought through, (and contributed to his training through Valley Gold), and replace him with a player who doesn't play 1st team football, although looks quite good on a you tube video playing against other kids, looks a tad short too. If you read the OS he talks more about his development and his future, not ours or what he would like to achieve with us. He could be the next Eusébio but it would mean nothing to us. Same old , same old from the owner. Strip the squad at every opportunity a shore up with loans or out of contract players. No long term future planning or ambition. Sold a player and got a loan replacement , fantastic. They ain't getting any more money from me.
Are you for real mate?
Selling one of our best players?
I'm assuming you are talking about Fox?
As much as I would not boo one of our own, he is far from being one of our best players, I have never seen him beat his oppo full back and get a cross in, and when he does manage to get a cross in it often sails behind or is over hit to the far post. It will make a very pleasant change to see something different from left back, albeit, only for a few months.
In Fox's defence, can you blame the guy for wanting to move away, supposedly to a Championship team, better wages and away from our boo boy idiots that this club seem to have adopted. Good luck Morgan, but he is certainly not the type of player that fits into KR's plans of a pressing attacking game, whereas Dasilva does!
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Same old , same old from the owner. Strip the squad at every opportunity a shore up with loans or out of contract players. No long term future planning or ambition.
Sold a player and got a loan replacement , fantastic. They ain't getting any more money from me.
In the summer, Charlton sold Gudmundsson & Cousins for 3.9 million & replaced with Ulvestad (loan), Crofts (free) & Foley (free) alongside Jackson. This looks more of the same. The strategy sucks & will only lead to fleeting onfield success. We all know that onfield success is a minor consideration for Duchatelet & Daisy & not the key aim.
So good luck to the kid and all. I hope he does well but the loan does not mean any kind of corner has been turned or anything but another short stop gap option.
Who cares what division we are in when you can make money like this.
Also, given our injury situation at the moment, we need numbers.
2. Insufficient rushed signings in August
3. Proceed with inadequate squad to January
4. Change manager between October and November as they've not worked miracles - tell fans and press that you've turned a corner
5. Get injuries
6. January signings - random and often on expensive contracts to keep us up
7. Just about stay up or get relegated.
8. Repeat.
When does Roland look at himself as the stupid one? He's not only rejected all of the advice he's received but also continued to make the same mistakes over and over and over...
This is the reality of Roland's world.
He will always leave us just short of what's needed. League one football for some time to come.
Jay Dasilva looks an exciting prospect, but he's just a loan, and he leaves as another exciting prospect is sold.
Selling one of our best players?
I'm assuming you are talking about Fox?
As much as I would not boo one of our own, he is far from being one of our best players, I have never seen him beat his oppo full back and get a cross in, and when he does manage to get a cross in it often sails behind or is over hit to the far post. It will make a very pleasant change to see something different from left back, albeit, only for a few months.
In Fox's defence, can you blame the guy for wanting to move away, supposedly to a Championship team, better wages and away from our boo boy idiots that this club seem to have adopted. Good luck Morgan, but he is certainly not the type of player that fits into KR's plans of a pressing attacking game, whereas Dasilva does!