Bowyer: Pratley won’t be fit for start of season
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No surprise there then2
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Bloody hell. We’re such a mess.2
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Oh great. So exciting being an Addick these days.
And why is Bowyer talking about Sat v Sunderland as though it was in a few days when it is still two and a half weeks away?2 -
My fault that, he’s referring to Crawley this Saturday in that bit. Will make that clearer.Weegie Addick said:Oh great. So exciting being an Addick these days.
And why is Bowyer talking about Sat v Sunderland as though it was in a few days when it is still two and a half weeks away?1 -
I think "Saturday" refers to the friendly against Crawley.Weegie Addick said:Oh great. So exciting being an Addick these days.
And why is Bowyer talking about Sat v Sunderland as though it was in a few days when it is still two and a half weeks away?
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Oh just fuck off Charlton - seriously. We are a total joke.
How can we be resorting to signing players who - with 3 weeks still to go before the first game - won’t be ready.
How the feck is he not ready? It’s three bloody weeks time!8 -
Two weeks and three days actually. Still plenty of time to sell a couple of players for cash ;-)DamoNorthStand said:Oh just fuck off Charlton - seriously. We are a total joke.
How can we be resorting to signing players who - with 3 weeks still to go before the first game - won’t be ready.
How the feck is he not ready? It’s three bloody weeks time!2 -
“He’s a man and he’s got the experience,” added Bowyer of the former Bolton man.
Good to know we haven't resorted to trying to sign women yet, although if Roland hears about the gender pay gap he might use it as a money saving strategy.19 -
Thanks, Louis. But the essence of the story still remains that Bowyer says he will not be ready for the first competitive fixture. Joke of a football club.LouisMend said:
My fault that, he’s referring to Crawley this Saturday in that bit. Will make that clearer.Weegie Addick said:Oh great. So exciting being an Addick these days.
And why is Bowyer talking about Sat v Sunderland as though it was in a few days when it is still two and a half weeks away?1 -
On the plus side I heard Cory Gibbs is almost ready to return to training...6
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Worked well with Reeves last year I guess... oh.3
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And this year, I presume.Athletico Charlton said:Worked well with Reeves last year I guess... oh.
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Annnnnnnnnnnd posted the second best fitness test of the team.AFKABartram said:
So if he's "not ready" for the game in 2 and a half weeks time, when the fuck are the rest of them going to be ready, Halloween?!10 -
So if he misses the pre season games a d is not ready now when will he start? September, October, 12th of never?1
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Laughable. What a joke.1
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Don’t panic folks, could be a bit of bluff from Mr Bowyer, keep the oppo guessing.1
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If he's 33 and came second in the team running test, then how the fuck can he not be ready to play a football match in two and a half weeks time? We have 3 more friendlies to get him ready.
Also doesn't say much for our squad if they're getting beaten by an unfit 33 year old.
However looking at the bigger picture, rushing him to play in a game when he isn't ready is pointless, i'd rather he took the extra week and was ready for Shrewsbury.4 -
Absolute joke!no reason why he couldn't at least be on the bench ffs1
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This time last year we were still 2 weeks and a day away from Reeves signing!Athletico Charlton said:Worked well with Reeves last year I guess... oh.
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At last, a manager that understands that spending a bit of time kicking the ball about with your team mates in a match or two before the season starts is equally important as being fit. It pisses me off when we start the season and our players look like it’s the first time they’ve met their team mates and kicked a football in months.0
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Every time I think my expectations for this season couldn’t get any lower...2
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“Darren is in good shape. It’s just the football, he’s going to be rusty with the ball, so he won’t be playing against Sunderland. He’s got to catch up and get himself ready.
“There’s no point chucking him in the deep end and getting him injured at Sunderland. He won’t start against Sunderland but we will try to get him as many minutes as possible during pre-season.
“I want to chuck him in and amongst the lads as soon as possible. Saturday is probably too soon but he might get some minutes on Tuesday.”
I’m not sure everything adds up here, it’s all very contradictory. He’s in good shape, he’s 2nd in the fitness tests but he’s not kicked a ball and needs minutes. But he’s not being played in the friendlies against non league teams which would give those minutes.
He’s been kicking a ball for nearly 30 years. What’s he missed out on, a month? It’s not like he missed all of last season and needs to slowly build.
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We probably can’t afford his appearance fees!AFKABartram said:“Darren is in good shape. It’s just the football, he’s going to be rusty with the ball, so he won’t be playing against Sunderland. He’s got to catch up and get himself ready.
“There’s no point chucking him in the deep end and getting him injured at Sunderland. He won’t start against Sunderland but we will try to get him as many minutes as possible during pre-season.
“I want to chuck him in and amongst the lads as soon as possible. Saturday is probably too soon but he might get some minutes on Tuesday.”
I’m not sure everything adds up here, it’s all very contradictory. He’s in good shape, he’s 2nd in the fitness tests but he’s not kicked a ball and needs minutes. But he’s not being played in the friendlies against non league teams which would give those minutes.
He’s been kicking a ball for nearly 30 years. What’s he missed out on, a month? It’s not like he missed all of last season and needs to slowly build.
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this all day long, how the fuck with over 2 weeks to go, can he not be fit enoughChris_from_Sidcup said:If he's 33 and came second in the team running test, then how the fuck can he not be ready to play a football match in two and a half weeks time? We have 3 more friendlies to get him ready.
Also doesn't say much for our squad if they're getting beaten by an unfit 33 year old.
However looking at the bigger picture, rushing him to play in a game when he isn't ready is pointless, i'd rather he took the extra week and was ready for Shrewsbury.0 -
Could be a bluff.
Wouldn't surprise me to see him play a part at Sunderland1 -
Jesus it isn’t Ronaldo we are talking about.blackpool72 said:Could be a bluff.
Wouldn't surprise me to see him play a part at Sunderland
I don’t think Sunderland’s plans will be thrown in to chaos when they turn round to the tunnel as the players come out to warm up........ collective faces go white with the realisation they have been done.....
As Darren Pratley appears to a jubilant reception from the gathered 150 in the away end.37 -
so we've bought a player who cant remember how to kick a football around?14
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the more I read Bowyer's quotes the less I understand.1
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REALLY? This club is full of surprises...
We are on chapter 4 already of the manual
"Great Charlton meh! seasons"1 -
We’ve bought a player who won’t have played a competitive game for a couple of months and who hasn’t been kicking a ball around with his new teammatesKarim_myBagheri said:so we've bought a player who cant remember how to kick a football around?
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