If we are in a position for promotion push come January, Roland will back the manager in transfer market.
Won’t you Roland?
Stops KR from getting a suitable ‘striker until jan’, which by then Charlton may be outside of the play offs ... Charlton not in the play offs means they’re not in a “position to push for promotion” so Roly can get away with not spending in jan (but can sell ‘to cover costs’)
If we are in a position for promotion push come January, Roland will back the manager in transfer market.
Won’t you Roland?
Stops KR from getting a suitable ‘striker until jan’, which by then Charlton may be outside of the play offs ... Charlton not in the play offs means they’re not in a “position to push for promotion” so Roly can get away with not spending in jan (but can sell ‘to cover costs’)
Clever is ol’ uncle Roland!
"We need to wait 'til the Summer/January (delete as appropriate) transfers before we can judge"
Club wanted short term deal to January, Best wanted to summer.
Both reasonable stances I would say although the delay hasn't helped us.
Seems defeat yesterday has focused some minds and we should see who got what they wanted in next few days.
WIOTOS
You would think with Best being without a club, that signing until end of Jan, would either give his the chance to earn a longer deal (and pick up some wages) or put himself in the shop window (and pick up some wages).
That assumes no other club is interested in him right now, I am sure his agent could find a few other League 1 clubs who would give him those guaranteed extra months for the entire season.
Not as if under the ownership of RD we will be offering high enough wages that would make the short term deal more attractive if others are offering longer.
Hopefully he still signs as we need the cover/options but I am expecting for it to suddenly pop up sometime next week on the OS of another League 1 club that he has signed for them if he is fit enough to play now.
Club wanted short term deal to January, Best wanted to summer.
Both reasonable stances I would say although the delay hasn't helped us.
Seems defeat yesterday has focused some minds and we should see who got what they wanted in next few days.
WIOTOS
You would think with Best being without a club, that signing until end of Jan, would either give his the chance to earn a longer deal (and pick up some wages) or put himself in the shop window (and pick up some wages).
That assumes no other club is interested in him right now, I am sure his agent could find a few other League 1 clubs who would give him those guaranteed extra months for the entire season.
Not as if under the ownership of RD we will be offering high enough wages that would make the short term deal more attractive if others are offering longer.
Hopefully he still signs as we need the cover/options but I am expecting for it to suddenly pop up sometime next week on the OS of another League 1 club that he has signed for them if he is fit enough to play now.
Not the first player this season who we have help get fit and then signs for another team
Club wanted short term deal to January, Best wanted to summer.
Both reasonable stances I would say although the delay hasn't helped us.
Seems defeat yesterday has focused some minds and we should see who got what they wanted in next few days.
WIOTOS
Short termism again !!! Should have given him a contract until the end of the season - what the feck are they playing at ??? Say Best wants £5k per week, a deal from the end of Jan to the end of May would cost around £100k. We will lose 20 times that by not getting promotion this season.
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
You should if there is an obvious problem with it and you can not sell it until it is put right
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
You should if there is an obvious problem with it and you can not sell it until it is put right
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
You should if there is an obvious problem with it and you can not sell it until it is put right
Not if you have agreed a fee
Only if the fee is lower than you would expect if everything was OK
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
You should if there is an obvious problem with it and you can not sell it until it is put right
Not if you have agreed a fee
If you've exchanged contracts and a problem arises you're required to fix it.
Club wanted short term deal to January, Best wanted to summer.
Both reasonable stances I would say although the delay hasn't helped us.
Seems defeat yesterday has focused some minds and we should see who got what they wanted in next few days.
WIOTOS
You would think with Best being without a club, that signing until end of Jan, would either give his the chance to earn a longer deal (and pick up some wages) or put himself in the shop window (and pick up some wages).
I know I’m clutching at straws but KR seemed to suggest he was interested in Best signing.
Could the delay be because of The Takeover that is/isn’t happening?
I’m not going back over this thread, so if someone’s already made this potential connection, I’m just reiterating it.
Robinson said after Tuesday that they were looking at the academy to see if anyone there could step up. Sounded like Best wasn't imminent to me.
Also sounds like Roly said 'i'm not spending any more on wages'.
Surely Robinson doesn't have to look at the academy to see if there's anyone who could step up. If a name doesn't immediately spring to mind, then it's highly likely no one is ready.
If you were in the process of selling a house, you would not make improvements to it
Or patching up dodgy workmanship you're only going to spend the minimum requireme t?
Heard last night that a fellow Charlton fan had a brief chat with Ajose this month. When asked if he would be coming back to Charlton, the answer was
This January
First Watt now Ajose on strikers we cannot get rid of. What is it with us with bringing in players with seemingly suspect attitudes?
They're cheaper, the idea is that you can be the club that turns their attitude around and gets the best out of the them...
Didn't Ajose cost £800k?
Relatively cheap for a striker. Godden was linked with us and fees of £1.5-2m were talked about. We paid more for Varney and McLeod who were scoring at this level and that was 10 years ago with less money in the game.
Heard last night that a fellow Charlton fan had a brief chat with Ajose this month. When asked if he would be coming back to Charlton, the answer was
This January
First Watt now Ajose on strikers we cannot get rid of. What is it with us with bringing in players with seemingly suspect attitudes?
They're cheaper, the idea is that you can be the club that turns their attitude around and gets the best out of the them...
Didn't Ajose cost £800k?
Relatively cheap for a striker. Godden was linked with us and fees of £1.5-2m were talked about. We paid more for Varney and McLeod who were scoring at this level and that was 10 years ago with less money in the game.
Varney and McLeod were signed at Championship level with the benefit of £11m parachute payments and in the context of large transfer receipts. So not really of much relevance to Ajose, I suggest.
Heard last night that a fellow Charlton fan had a brief chat with Ajose this month. When asked if he would be coming back to Charlton, the answer was
This January
First Watt now Ajose on strikers we cannot get rid of. What is it with us with bringing in players with seemingly suspect attitudes?
They're cheaper, the idea is that you can be the club that turns their attitude around and gets the best out of the them...
Didn't Ajose cost £800k?
Relatively cheap for a striker. Godden was linked with us and fees of £1.5-2m were talked about. We paid more for Varney and McLeod who were scoring at this level and that was 10 years ago with less money in the game.
Varney and McLeod were signed at Championship level with the benefit of £11m parachute payments and in the context of large transfer receipts. So not really of much relevance to Ajose, I suggest.
Agreed
£800k for Ajose is decent money for L1. Indeed, amongst all the failings of the RD era, the worst has been the money wasted on poor acquisitions, players who don't fit into the system a coach wants to play, or who can't settle into English league football.
Still feel Ajose could have been a decent player for us at this level if we played a system that suited him better but maybe that is just wishful thinking looking at all those goals he scored for a weaker then us Swindon side, something about Swindon just worked for him, as he would not be the first play to excel at one club but fail at others.
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Charlton not in the play offs means they’re not in a “position to push for promotion” so Roly can get away with not spending in jan (but can sell ‘to cover costs’)
Clever is ol’ uncle Roland!
Not as if under the ownership of RD we will be offering high enough wages that would make the short term deal more attractive if others are offering longer.
Hopefully he still signs as we need the cover/options but I am expecting for it to suddenly pop up sometime next week on the OS of another League 1 club that he has signed for them if he is fit enough to play now.
He isn't signing today
Could Best sign in time to be on the bench tomorrow?
£800k for Ajose is decent money for L1. Indeed, amongst all the failings of the RD era, the worst has been the money wasted on poor acquisitions, players who don't fit into the system a coach wants to play, or who can't settle into English league football.
He just wasn't very good