About 70 hours to sign five or six players. Doesn’t sound remotely the Charlton way. I’m guessing just like most seasons under Duchatelet we will be short of numbers.
About 70 hours to sign five or six players. Doesn’t sound remotely the Charlton way. I’m guessing just like most seasons under Duchatelet we will be short of numbers.
You just know, it ain’t gonna happen. It’s the Charlton way. Why would this transfer window be any different to any other
About 70 hours to sign five or six players. Doesn’t sound remotely the Charlton way. I’m guessing just like most seasons under Duchatelet we will be short of numbers.
I expect Dijksteel to go and 3 players to come in. One good player who was genuinely one of our targets, one player who’s coming in for the sake of getting someone through the door, and the other being Callum Harriott
About 70 hours to sign five or six players. Doesn’t sound remotely the Charlton way. I’m guessing just like most seasons under Duchatelet we will be short of numbers.
I expect Dijksteel to go and 3 players to come in. One good player who was genuinely one of our targets, one player who’s coming in for the sake of getting someone through the door, and the other being Callum Harriott
Crikey you are optimistic, if we sign anyone they will be untried youngsters on loan and Harriott. Hope I am wrong but I think Roly has screwed us this time more than any window before.
I’m just so deflated by everything I’ve seen recently. It was almost as if RD was praying for a Wembley loss and now he’s doing everything he can to keep costs to a minimum. Publicly he’s stated that we’ll have a fight to stay in this league, but secretly he’ll be hoping for a relegation - surely?!
He’s fucked us every which way to Sunday in recent years, but this is really pissing me off. The signings we’ve made (Johnny & Amos) have been as a result of players dropping wage demands because they believe in LB and the squad.
In fact, I honestly don’t think RD will pocket the AD money, he’ll use it to offset the operational losses that he moaned to Jim White about on TalkSport, for the year. Then, the prick will lord it over us, like he’s done us a favour, if LB manages to keep us up.
Anyway, bring on Saturday and backing the boys who take to the field.
About 70 hours to sign five or six players. Doesn’t sound remotely the Charlton way. I’m guessing just like most seasons under Duchatelet we will be short of numbers.
Cant blame players for leaving and bettering themselves financially,but I sincerely hope that when they play at the Valley,they dont get a heroes welcome upon their return.
Sorry confirmed that the price has been accepted by RD. AD wants to leave as Boro have offered a very good salary.
Never a doubt this was all started by his agent. Probably would have liked to stay but my guess is that Rat only offered £3500/week or so. Can’t blame him.
We shouldn’t be losing players to teams below us. We’re in touching distance of the Prem, sitting nicely in the playoffs, and we lose a fullback to a team that’s not only 12th, but up north. Crazy ....
Receiving a better offer from another club clouds the issue. If a player is under contract of more than 1 year you either get a decent transfer fee or they stay your player. Duche has owned the club for long enough to take the blame for players moving on.
The reality is that it suits Duche because he pockets the money and this year will probably make a profit.
Losing AD now is complete and utter madness!! He played on Saturday and LB said he was very good, only a few days ago we had LB saying that RD has said no to Boro taking AD,. Now RD could still say no, but he has decided to take the increase in transfer money.....didn't take him long to change his fucking mind did it?? Those that think AD going is OK because we can get 'x' or 'y' on loan are missing a point...if we have to get a loan to replace AD, (because as sure as eggs are eggs RD wont give any transfer fee for AD to Bowyer) then we are having to waste one of our loans on a Right-Back when we had had a perfectly good one already playing for us and was our player!! So Lee said we needed to get 4/5 players in this week, well now that's gone up to 5/6 in 3 days!! Good bloody luck with that because I reckon RD will argue about wages all the way to 17:00 on Thursday evening!!
If we get 2 million for Dijksteel, that and Dijksteel's current weekly salary would easily pay the weekly wages for 4 or 5 top quality loan signings at this level for the next 9 months. I am going to wait until close of business on Thursday before passing judgement.
If we get 2 million for Dijksteel, that and Dijksteel's current weekly salary would easily pay the weekly wages for 4 or 5 top quality loan signings at this level for the next 9 months. I am going to wait until close of business on Thursday before passing judgement.
I’m passing judgement now - we will get a downgrade on AD or sweet FA.
First is Chris Solly shit or an legend beyond criticism? As it's hard to tell between threads.
Second if AD has been offered 10k plus a week, if we offered 4k, a "sensible" owner would probably offer 7-8k, he wants to go, let him. Heads will be turned, quite rightly. If boro are offering him that salary, when would YOU have offered him a contract on that level? Start of last season, Christmas, start of this summer?
Remember boro have lost more than £150 million over the last 10 years including parachute payments etc
First is Chris Solly shit or an legend beyond criticism? As it's hard to tell between threads.
Second if AD has been offered 10k plus a week, if we offered 4k, a "sensible" owner would probably offer 7-8k, he wants to go, let him. Heads will be turned, quite rightly. If boro are offering him that salary, when would YOU have offered him a contract on that level? Start of last season, Christmas, start of this summer?
Remember boro have lost more than £150 million over the last 10 years including parachute payments etc
RE: Chris Solly I think we have to wait and see
We wrote Jackson off so many times (at this level) only for us to defy us - Wouldnt be surprised if he has mixed performances and should be treated as that rather than just being regarded as shit now
I have to admit i am a little torn on AD. Selling a player with a year left on their contract whom is a RB, has only played a handful of games in L1 and is a long way from the finished article for £2M does not sound awful business.
In an ideal world he would have a couple of years left to run so we could run him in the Championship and maximise his value next summer but he only has a year and any sensible owner would surely therefore sell now rather than lose for nowt next summer (see Bauer and Aribo and likely Taylor and Sarr next summer).
So the question is, should RD have let him run his contract down? In hindsight, clearly not, but then a year ago would many on here have given him a significant pay rise to tie him longer? If I am honest then I wouldn’t.
Right now, I think there is an equal chance of him going on to be a £12M Konsa or a £0 Cousins. His first touch is often wanting and he is not the best in the air. We have tied down players to long contracts and got it wrong in the past with RD getting pelters, now they are shorter and we are wrong so he gets pelters again.
The issue for me is not the sale but the guaranteed lack of re-investment back into the squad.
Finally, I don’t buy the “don’t care how much we sell for” line, like a bad gambler RD is chasing his losses. If we miraculously found a player to flog for £20m i do think RD would reduce his price. He wants out but the issue is he wants his money back and currently his sunk money is too large for any sane buyer to give it to him.
First is Chris Solly shit or an legend beyond criticism? As it's hard to tell between threads.
Second if AD has been offered 10k plus a week, if we offered 4k, a "sensible" owner would probably offer 7-8k, he wants to go, let him. Heads will be turned, quite rightly. If boro are offering him that salary, when would YOU have offered him a contract on that level? Start of last season, Christmas, start of this summer?
Remember boro have lost more than £150 million over the last 10 years including parachute payments etc
RE: Chris Solly I think we have to wait and see
We wrote Jackson off so many times (at this level) only for us to defy us - Wouldnt be surprised if he has mixed performances and should be treated as that rather than just being regarded as shit now
He’s neither, it’s not black and white like that.
He made 36 starts in a team that finished 3rd in League 1. If he was as bad some make out he wouldn’t have stayed in the team.
He’s in the same group as Pratley and Lapslie. Not as quick and/or skilful as others so written off as having nothing to offer in the Championship.
I have a feeling we may be pleasantly surprised about what happens to the bulk of he diksteel money - we shall see
"The club can confirm a 7-figure bid was made for a player on deadline day, but was unable to successfully negotiate terms with the selling club before the transfer window closed. The owner is disappointed, but remains confident that Lee Bowyer and his staff can navigate a tough Championship season ahead with the squad at his disposal."
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He’s fucked us every which way to Sunday in recent years, but this is really pissing me off. The signings we’ve made (Johnny & Amos) have been as a result of players dropping wage demands because they believe in LB and the squad.
In fact, I honestly don’t think RD will pocket the AD money, he’ll use it to offset the operational losses that he moaned to Jim White about on TalkSport, for the year. Then, the prick will lord it over us, like he’s done us a favour, if LB manages to keep us up.
Anyway, bring on Saturday and backing the boys who take to the field.
Duche has owned the club for long enough to take the blame for players moving on.
The reality is that it suits Duche because he pockets the money and this year will probably make a profit.
Those that think AD going is OK because we can get 'x' or 'y' on loan are missing a point...if we have to get a loan to replace AD, (because as sure as eggs are eggs RD wont give any transfer fee for AD to Bowyer) then we are having to waste one of our loans on a Right-Back when we had had a perfectly good one already playing for us and was our player!! So Lee said we needed to get 4/5 players in this week, well now that's gone up to 5/6 in 3 days!! Good bloody luck with that because I reckon RD will argue about wages all the way to 17:00 on Thursday evening!!
Just look at the bottled water farce.
First is Chris Solly shit or an legend beyond criticism? As it's hard to tell between threads.
Second if AD has been offered 10k plus a week, if we offered 4k, a "sensible" owner would probably offer 7-8k, he wants to go, let him. Heads will be turned, quite rightly. If boro are offering him that salary, when would YOU have offered him a contract on that level? Start of last season, Christmas, start of this summer?
Remember boro have lost more than £150 million over the last 10 years including parachute payments etc
We wrote Jackson off so many times (at this level) only for us to defy us - Wouldnt be surprised if he has mixed performances and should be treated as that rather than just being regarded as shit now
In an ideal world he would have a couple of years left to run so we could run him in the Championship and maximise his value next summer but he only has a year and any sensible owner would surely therefore sell now rather than lose for nowt next summer (see Bauer and Aribo and likely Taylor and Sarr next summer).
So the question is, should RD have let him run his contract down? In hindsight, clearly not, but then a year ago would many on here have given him a significant pay rise to tie him longer? If I am honest then I wouldn’t.
Right now, I think there is an equal chance of him going on to be a £12M Konsa or a £0 Cousins. His first touch is often wanting and he is not the best in the air. We have tied down players to long contracts and got it wrong in the past with RD getting pelters, now they are shorter and we are wrong so he gets pelters again.
The issue for me is not the sale but the guaranteed lack of re-investment back into the squad.
Finally, I don’t buy the “don’t care how much we sell for” line, like a bad gambler RD is chasing his losses. If we miraculously found a player to flog for £20m i do think RD would reduce his price. He wants out but the issue is he wants his money back and currently his sunk money is too large for any sane buyer to give it to him.
who’d be an owner!
He made 36 starts in a team that finished 3rd in League 1. If he was as bad some make out he wouldn’t have stayed in the team.
He’s in the same group as Pratley and Lapslie. Not as quick and/or skilful as others so written off as having nothing to offer in the Championship.