the issue is at charlton holmes has a bit of clout regarding wages and we pay well for a league one club i believe, compared to a lot of the others, sheffield united granted can offer a higher level of football but also with living costs considerably lower they probably are offering less money, holmes probably has to weigh up shipping up to sheffield for a team where he might not start, compared to charlton where if hes fit he plays, if it doesnt go through because of rickys demands - then all those that thought he wasnt moving for the money were wrong.
Ricky's first Charlton deal was at 'the going rate for League One', but the silver lining with his wages available to Karl is that his improved deal since the summer was significantly higher.
I'd take his wages now being available to KR with a gargantuan pinch of salt.
My prediction is that we'll be linked with a couple of players over the next couple of weeks but on Feb 1st KR or RM will release a statement saying "we just couldn't get them over the line but we're comfortable with squad we've got"
Good luck to him. Infuriating at times when he ran down blind alleys or didn’t release the ball quick enough for that killer pass but he didn’t score many tap ins.
Ricky Holmes wanting to leave I can understand. He has a chance to play at a higher level for a club with a chance of promotion & away from an owner lacking ambition. He was a good player for Charlton, had a good engine on him and scored some great goals. I do not begrudge him a move and chance to play at a high level. I wish him luck. Not a perfect player by any stretch and Charlton will survive without him.
It is BS though that Duchatelet is selling without backing Robinson to get Carruthers in return. £350,000 is a drop in the ocean of debt. It fits into Duchatelet's general way of doing things throughout his time at Charlton. This is to sell the better players and replace them with cheaper / free / not so good ones. This is why Charlton are in League One & good / talented players want to move on to further their careers.
Retrograde step as Holmes was one of (or the only one of) our squad who acted as a game changer. Still - from his point of view, given his age, it makes some sense. Reasonable chance he might make the Premiership next season if Sheffield United fire on all cylinders.
But for us? Hard to see the season now in a positive light. Promotion prospects probably gone. Drifting along until a take over happens/if it happens.
Retrograde step as Holmes was one of (or the only one of) our squad who acted as a game changer. Still - from his point of view, given his age, it makes some sense. Reasonable chance he might make the Premiership next season if Sheffield United fire on all cylinders.
But for us? Hard to see the season now in a positive light. Promotion prospects probably gone. Drifting along until a take over happens/if it happens.
And £400k really doesn't seem enough.
Refer to to my previous post on this thread. Not it ain't enough. But it does not matter what Sheffield are paying because it's going into Roland's coffers anyways.
I'm weirdly not that bothered. We're in the real low ebbs of being involved in football as a club now and really I'm just waiting for it to blow over. Ricky Holmes is 30. In the years - and it will be years - it will take to pull the club out of the depths Roland has led it into Ricky wouldn't be a part of the team we might eventually one day be able to be proud of. Roland's still not gone now, he might still not go. He might still be around for years, and we can't start rebuilding until he's fully out. I think I've just sunk to a point where the whole thing is so depressing I can't even be too upset about stuff like this
I'm weirdly not that bothered. We're in the real low ebbs of being involved in football as a club now and really I'm just waiting for it to blow over. Ricky Holmes is 30. In the years - and it will be years - it will take to pull the club out of the depths Roland has led it into Ricky wouldn't be a part of the team we might eventually one day be able to be proud of. Roland's still not gone now, he might still not go. He might still be around for years, and we can't start rebuilding until he's fully out. I think I've just sunk to a point where the whole thing is so depressing I can't even be too upset about stuff like this
Basically this. The whole place needs a clear out and a fresh start.
The only two people I'd definitely keep in the building are Chris Solly and Johnnie Jackson. The rest have some degree of attachment to the regime (some more than others).
I wish Ricky all the best & I think we would all do the same knowing that we're not going to get promoted this season & this club is going backwards not forwards.
He is a decent player & worth £750k rather than the other fees being reported on here. Scored some cracking goals & was one of the best players to watch. However, not much of a team player & his set pieces this season have been dreadful as has his crossing.
Can't see us bringing in anyone decent & still think we will finish around 8th - 10th.
Holmes going is hopefully going to pale into irrelevance with any news of a takeover.
I just about think we're too competent to go down now, even sans Rickaaaaaaay, so I'm happy to wait for a fresh approach from new ownership very soon, please.
the issue is at charlton holmes has a bit of clout regarding wages and we pay well for a league one club i believe, compared to a lot of the others, sheffield united granted can offer a higher level of football but also with living costs considerably lower they probably are offering less money, holmes probably has to weigh up shipping up to sheffield for a team where he might not start, compared to charlton where if hes fit he plays, if it doesnt go through because of rickys demands - then all those that thought he wasnt moving for the money were wrong.
Ricky's first Charlton deal was at 'the going rate for League One', but the silver lining with his wages available to Karl is that his improved deal since the summer was significantly higher.
I'd take his wages now being available to KR with a gargantuan pinch of salt.
My prediction is that we'll be linked with a couple of players over the next couple of weeks but on Feb 1st KR or RM will release a statement saying "we just couldn't get them over the line but we're comfortable with squad we've got"
& players coming back from injuries are like new signings
Decent player but if he didn't leave now it would've been in the summer after another disappointing season. It's sad that these players want to leave, but can you blame them? There is no ambition here and hasn't been since Duchatelet took over. Whilst there is a take-over mooted, who knows when that's going to happen and without signings to bolster the squad, we aren't likely to get the promotion that Holmes and the other players want.
My pager was playing up so I had to wait to get a fax about Holmes holding up his Teletext Holidays shirt.
The deal was supposed to have been completed yesterday, but United had run out of carbon paper for the contract and the local stationary suppliers were shut for the weekend.
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My prediction is that we'll be linked with a couple of players over the next couple of weeks but on Feb 1st KR or RM will release a statement saying "we just couldn't get them over the line but we're comfortable with squad we've got"
It is BS though that Duchatelet is selling without backing Robinson to get Carruthers in return. £350,000 is a drop in the ocean of debt. It fits into Duchatelet's general way of doing things throughout his time at Charlton. This is to sell the better players and replace them with cheaper / free / not so good ones. This is why Charlton are in League One & good / talented players want to move on to further their careers.
But for us? Hard to see the season now in a positive light. Promotion prospects probably gone. Drifting along until a take over happens/if it happens.
And £400k really doesn't seem enough.
The only two people I'd definitely keep in the building are Chris Solly and Johnnie Jackson. The rest have some degree of attachment to the regime (some more than others).
He is a decent player & worth £750k rather than the other fees being reported on here. Scored some cracking goals & was one of the best players to watch. However, not much of a team player & his set pieces this season have been dreadful as has his crossing.
Can't see us bringing in anyone decent & still think we will finish around 8th - 10th.
I just about think we're too competent to go down now, even sans Rickaaaaaaay, so I'm happy to wait for a fresh approach from new ownership very soon, please.
Good luck to him.
Tom Soares on a season long loan
Keith Peacock
Shaun Newton as part of his community service