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Ebbsfleet v Charlton - Match Thread (Callum Harriott a sub)

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  • jac52
    jac52 Posts: 636
    Callumcafc said:
    I think Harriott is a better player than Fosu, personally.

    This feels like Jordan Cousins all over again. People are comparing Championship players to League One players.

    And then saying that the Championship players are worse.
    Bet you wouldn't be saying that if your name was Tariquecafc.. although I do agree.


  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Cast your mind back to when Nathan Jones had the u23s, they and the FA youth cup team played the same diamond formation as Bowyer.  Cousins played at RB, Piggott, Azeez and Tobi silver rotated as split strikers.  Who played at the base?  Who played as the 10? I'll give you a clue, they are both unattached and one played for us tonight :blush:
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,703
    LB pretty much summed it up, we were very poor.

    Harriot has not learned must have been offside at least 4 times in the short time he was on.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,201
    Callumcafc said:
    I think Harriott is a better player than Fosu, personally.

    This feels like Jordan Cousins all over again. People are comparing Championship players to League One players.

    And then saying that the Championship players are worse.
    Definitely. Harriott has spent almost his entire career playing in the Championship and he's still only 25. Fosu had a few good games for us here and there in League One over two years and in the end his attitude was so bad Bowyer didn't even want him in the squad.

    Harriott doesn't really fit our formation any more than Fosu did, but evidently Bowyer sees him as a possibility up front. Probably hedging his bets; he wants two more strikers, we'll go out for loans, and if we can't get the signings and loan players we want Harriott will be the pacy striker we settle for. It's basically what we did with Parker. We may just have to make do given our budget
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,587
    Garrymanilow said:
    Callumcafc said:
    I think Harriott is a better player than Fosu, personally.

    This feels like Jordan Cousins all over again. People are comparing Championship players to League One players.

    And then saying that the Championship players are worse.
    Definitely. Harriott has spent almost his entire career playing in the Championship and he's still only 25. Fosu had a few good games for us here and there in League One over two years and in the end his attitude was so bad Bowyer didn't even want him in the squad.

    Harriott doesn't really fit our formation any more than Fosu did, but evidently Bowyer sees him as a possibility up front. Probably hedging his bets; he wants two more strikers, we'll go out for loans, and if we can't get the signings and loan players we want Harriott will be the pacy striker we settle for. It's basically what we did with Parker. We may just have to make do given our budget
    Exactly what I was just going to put myself

    Fosu was awful last season and that was against League One teams, imagine those performances against teams in the Championship, not to mention he's only gone to Oxford!!

    Then compare him with Harriott whose poor performances were in the Championship and when we started to piss around with Managers

    Wouldnt have been surprised had Luton signed Callum if Nathan Jones was still there
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    It wouldn't surprise me if Jacko pointed Bow in the direction of Callum Harriott.

    If fully recovered from his injuries we could do a lot worse.
  • john3
    john3 Posts: 335
    Sorry but I wouldn't have Harriet in the side at all. I know we have no budget but that youngster Wiredu would do a much better job. Better touch,good pace and two good finishes in two games. I know they're only friendlies but this kid looks hungry and very focused, gets into good positions,physical and has good feet.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    John we are shopping at Aldi where they specialise in 2 for 1. Take both. Doubt Wiredu has played as a striker for a while, and while quick, not on Calli scale.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,033
    If we lose to Ebbsfleet we're definitely gonna get relegated.
    Wibble.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited July 2019
    Quick reminder, who played as a 10, in a diamond in our last good youth team? 

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  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,333
    Junior looked very impressive, Brendan with another goal. 

    Taylor went round the goalkeeper and lost his way in the first half and maybe should have done better. Went close in the second, but seemed a bit disinterested.
    Defence was awful 1st half and so was the rest of team to be fair. Slow and predictable and no one linking with the forwards. Really have to pray we don’t pick up any injuries this season.

    As soon as the second side came on it looked much better - as you would expect with a side with a proper defence. We got more men in the box and it was very comfortable.

    Nice club, but several jobsworths amongst the stewards.

    As forFleetwood, sign up trialist A. That is the first trialist A and not the one that came on in the second half so we had two trialist A’s on the pitch. The number 19 was the one fouled for the penalty and then scored the second. A Fleet supporter said he is ex Charlton! 

    Pleasant enough evening until I sprained my ankle walking back to my car. 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,616
    PWR but if Callum Harriott is the answer then what the fuck is the question?
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    You often get ridiculous games in a friendly. We will probably beat Villa now.
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    Norwich were dog awful against us and I thought cert for relegation on their showing.

    Its pre season though, whole lot of whinging for nothing.
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597
    LargeAddick said:
    PWR but if Callum Harriott is the answer then what the fuck is the question?
    What can LB afford on Roland's budget?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,061
    Anyone know where Aouachria is? He seemed to do well in the youth/reserve games last season.
  • bobcafc7
    bobcafc7 Posts: 447
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Anyone know where Aouachria is? He seemed to do well in the youth/reserve games last season.
    Injured, just had surgery.
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    grumpyaddick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    PWR but if Callum Harriott is the answer then what the fuck is the question?
    What can LB afford on Roland's budget?
    A Pot Noodle and a wank.....
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,828
    I thought Harriott was good for a handful of games at the end of 12-13 but otherwise erratic . 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,201
    john3 said:
    Sorry but I wouldn't have Harriet in the side at all. I know we have no budget but that youngster Wiredu would do a much better job. Better touch,good pace and two good finishes in two games. I know they're only friendlies but this kid looks hungry and very focused, gets into good positions,physical and has good feet.
    Seriously? Based on what? Harriott flatters to deceive often but he has made over 100 appearances in the Championship. Sarpong-Wiredu has done quite well in two friendlies against non-league sides. Let's not get too silly

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Ferryman said:
    grumpyaddick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    PWR but if Callum Harriott is the answer then what the fuck is the question?
    What can LB afford on Roland's budget?
    A Pot Noodle and a wank.....
    An out of date Pot Noodle at that. 
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,634
    whilst watching the stream last night kept thinking of the chant "Championship you're having a larf"
  • OhEddieYouds
    OhEddieYouds Posts: 744
    lancashire lad said:
    whilst watching the stream last night kept thinking of the chant "Championship you're having a larf"
    Sounds optimistic! Glad I bought a season ticket!
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,589
    Ferryman said:
    grumpyaddick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    PWR but if Callum Harriott is the answer then what the fuck is the question?
    What can LB afford on Roland's budget?
    A Pot Noodle and a wank.....
    My Saturday night
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Callum Harriott is only on trial, he has been convicted already on here by some, let Lee Bowyer be the judge
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,061
    Honestly don't know why we would expect a player who wasn't that great in the championship 4 years ago, then wasn't that great for Reading either, playing just 24 times in 3 years, to be any good now.

    Reading finished 20th in the championship last season and they didn't want him, which for me says it all.

    For me he is a league one player at best, but if Bowyer decides he's worthy of a deal then we'll obviously have to trust him.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Great thread.
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    LB will look at Harriott while he is trying to bring others in. If we fail to secure those "others" then Harriott will probably be offered a deal.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,470
    Harriott will only get a deal because we're desperate and he's cheap - we are shopping at Poundland.
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Honestly don't know why we would expect a player who wasn't that great in the championship 4 years ago, then wasn't that great for Reading either, playing just 24 times in 3 years, to be any good now.

    Reading finished 20th in the championship last season and they didn't want him, which for me says it all.

    For me he is a league one player at best, but if Bowyer decides he's worthy of a deal then we'll obviously have to trust him.
    While there are gaping homes in our starting eleven, we also need squad players. I don't know what people expect with our Burton Albion sized budget.

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