This year our under 18's won their championship at the end of the season at the Valley with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. A few years ago I remember going to see us play in that final, with Pico of this parish, away at Brentford and we won that one 1-0 The player that caught our eye the most was Konsa playing at centre back. Maybe some Brentfordians noted that too. Since then Brentford have progressed. Dean Smith who had a very impressive spell at Walsall is now the manager at Brentford, they have had a good run at championship level, an injection of money and now a new stadium. We have travelled backwards. In the light of our failure to gain promotion it makes sense given all the circumstances for one of our best players in Konsa to move on, and if the deal is right to move on from Charlton to Brentford. However there is a glimmer of light beyond the possibility of some sell on money in the future, and that light shines from the victory I began with against Crystal Palace. Just as Konsa was eye catching at Brentford years ago, we had players like Albie Morgan who caught the eye this year. I wish Konsa was staying, but I certainly won't diss him as a way of dealing with disappointment, we have to recognize the present reality.
£2.5 m is a very decent price imo. He's not a Gonez & about the same level as Cousins. Shame the money is going (indirectly) to RD....just hope the new ownwrs have some money to spend.
Also see it as the final death knells......new owners wouldn't want to their first bit of action to be selling one of the youngsters....
do you think that under the new lot that transfer figures will be known......all this undisclosed bollox really pissess me off.
Yes... Jordan Cousins didnt want to drop down to League One when we were relegated
So what you're saying is that this is in fact a better move for Konsa than Cousins was as Cousins was effectively staying at the same level whereas Konsa is taking a step up?
Yes... Jordan Cousins didnt want to drop down to League One when we were relegated
And Cousins was an established Championship level player, whereas Konsa was a L1 squad player. You're buying potential with Konsa, which is why I expected a Prem club to buy him as a "punt"
The optimist view in me is hoping new owners coming in will mean the last of losing talented youngsters for a while as they help us move up the leagues.
Konsa really needs to find his best position. Too casual at times which he won't get away with in the championship. A good coach will get a lot out of him.
Konsa sat at our table at the player of the season do. He seems a nice bloke and said he would be happy to stay if Charlton wanted to keep him. So it would appear Charlton instigated this move and not Konsa. Good luck at Brentford mate and I hope you go on to have a successful career.
Konsa sat at our table at the player of the season do. He seems a nice bloke and said he would be happy to stay if Charlton wanted to keep him. So it would appear Charlton instigated this move and not Konsa. Good luck at Brentford mate and I hope you go on to have a successful career.
To be fair, he was probably just saying the right thing...
Staggered. Apart from anything else, why would Ezri choose Brentford of all clubs?
Charlton are in League 1, Brentford are championship. Konsa may progress in championship, light years off being a premier player in the 30 odd games I have seen him play. Would be amazed if over 2 million.
Shame , expected really. Reckon he could be a premiership player, but would have been good to keep him for a couple of seasons like Cousins. Still not considered a starter and whether he will be CB/DM (reckon in a back 3 he would suit best as the ball playing one)
Brentford seems a bit left-field, but it's actually probably a very good move for him. Despite what many on here will have us believe, he is a very good young player with a bright future. He's comfortably League 1 standard and the odd inexperienced mistake aside is too good for this level really but he's not ready for the Premier League yet so if he wants to develop he needs to be playing Championship football. He should be doing that with us, but having given us this season he'll feel he's been plenty loyal (and I think he probably has) so won't want to gamble on another season with us in the hope we go up, which tbh looks unlikely as it's mid June and we don't even know who will be our owner and manager let alone have a balanced and cohesive squad. So he can go to a Championship team or a Premier League side and end up loaned out with all the long term career risks that can carry. I'm sure he'll get game time at Brentford and he gets to stay in London where his friends and family are. He'll probably be viewing it as a bit of a stepping stone, but a relatively smart move from him imo.
Not heartbroken by this but really looking forward to the day when we’ll be a transfer predator again. Not nice always being the club that sells its best youngsters.
So why did we turn down the £1.8 and then £3million over two years from Everton in Jan?
That was then, this is now.
Bizarre timing giving the club is being sold but hey, it's Roland. I can only guess the Aussies had to agree this in some way or it has impacted on the price.
I think a lot of people are being harsh on him in a similar way they were with Pope.
Konsa is a good prospect and could go far.
He has suffered having never played for long in one position or with one partner as well as having Tarbuck as manager.
Wish him good luck and hope we have a good sell on fee.
Not heartbroken by this but really looking forward to the day when we’ll be a transfer predator again. Not nice always being the club that sells its best youngsters.
When was that then - we lost arguably our best young player ever when we were in a champions league qualification spot.
Konsa sat at our table at the player of the season do. He seems a nice bloke and said he would be happy to stay if Charlton wanted to keep him. So it would appear Charlton instigated this move and not Konsa. Good luck at Brentford mate and I hope you go on to have a successful career.
To be fair, he was probably just saying the right thing...
If he had gone to Everton I would agree with you. But I can't believe that he instigated a move to Brentford.
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A few years ago I remember going to see us play in that final, with Pico of this parish, away at Brentford and we won that one 1-0
The player that caught our eye the most was Konsa playing at centre back. Maybe some Brentfordians noted that too.
Since then Brentford have progressed. Dean Smith who had a very impressive spell at Walsall is now the manager at Brentford, they have had a good run at championship level, an injection of money and now a new stadium. We have travelled backwards.
In the light of our failure to gain promotion it makes sense given all the circumstances for one of our best players in Konsa to move on, and if the deal is right to move on from Charlton to Brentford.
However there is a glimmer of light beyond the possibility of some sell on money in the future, and that light shines from the victory I began with against Crystal Palace. Just as Konsa was eye catching at Brentford years ago, we had players like Albie Morgan who caught the eye this year.
I wish Konsa was staying, but I certainly won't diss him as a way of dealing with disappointment, we have to recognize the present reality.
Also see it as the final death knells......new owners wouldn't want to their first bit of action to be selling one of the youngsters....
do you think that under the new lot that transfer figures will be known......all this undisclosed bollox really pissess me off.
Have you had your heads up your backsides for the last 10 years?
We have been shronking at an alarming rate since this Belgian no mark took us on and have been losing ground to the likes of Brenford for years.
Konsa really needs to find his best position. Too casual at times which he won't get away with in the championship. A good coach will get a lot out of him.
Still, looking forward to keeping our best young players.
He seems a nice bloke and said he would be happy to stay if Charlton wanted to keep him.
So it would appear Charlton instigated this move and not Konsa.
Good luck at Brentford mate and I hope you go on to have a successful career.
So it seems very possible to me. Let's hope the Aussies are alive to the fact that he has form in this area.
Brentford are championship.
Konsa may progress in championship, light years off being a premier player in the 30 odd games I have seen him play. Would be amazed if over 2 million.
Shit from us though.
Bizarre timing giving the club is being sold but hey, it's Roland. I can only guess the Aussies had to agree this in some way or it has impacted on the price.
I think a lot of people are being harsh on him in a similar way they were with Pope.
Konsa is a good prospect and could go far.
He has suffered having never played for long in one position or with one partner as well as having Tarbuck as manager.
Wish him good luck and hope we have a good sell on fee.
But I can't believe that he instigated a move to Brentford.