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Ben Watson signed (page 14 - Jun 2021, signs 1 year extension)

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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    SDAddick said:
    Clem_Snide said:
    Great signing. I actually think he could end up on the coaching staff. One year playing then perhaps a player/coach role.
    This was my first thought as well, good shout. 
    Do we need another coach with CM experience?
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Decent player. 
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    As I put on the transfers thread: 

    EastStand said:
    Watson looks like my dad but the poor bloke is 2 years older than me.

    Just goes to show exercise is fucking bad for you. 

  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Has he seen war?
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    Bowyer is smiling , now we bring it all together, get a string of results, we are on the up for sure :) 
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Any highlights reels of Watson ?
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,952
    Must admit,Ben is one of those players who I have seen play and have thought ,I would love him to come to Charlton at some stage.Age not important,Pratley is the same and probably our fittest player.With the two of them managed correctly this can work wonders with the young players we have in the squad.
  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,519
    Could have still been playing at Championship level this season, instead he has plumped for us in League One. Must fancy another medal and I anticipate Bowyer getting the support to duly oblige. U21 Prem loans may be key if their wages do not count within the cap. Brewster from Liverpool and Gilmour from Chelsea please.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    edited September 2020
    Got plenty of experience which will help other players, a kind of Pratley Mark 2.

    Hope at 35 he’s still got the legs to run a midfield, in Bows and Jacks we trust.

    If they can’t pick a good midfielder, then we are stuffed!
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    His age doesn’t bother me too much - we have a depth in that area so he won’t have to play every match. Solid signing.

    Pleeeeaaaasssseee sort out the defence next.
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  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    KiwiValley said:
    Any highlights reels of Watson ?
     Not found any though he did beat Man City to win the FA Cup.
    https://youtu.be/2J5ImKiQnbo
  • Moo
    Moo Posts: 311
    Superb signing at this level. 
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,906
    What's the odds on him tripping on the pavement outside the team bus and injured for 6 weeks 😂 it's a good day something is going to go wrong its us at the end of the day
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    AllHailTheHen said:
    My god he's a giant!


    Write the theme toon, sing the theme toon!
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,353
    Good signing imo, like Pratley bags of experience to add to the young guns.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Pavoren007 said:
    Could have still been playing at Championship level this season, instead he has plumped for us in League One. Must fancy another medal and I anticipate Bowyer getting the support to duly oblige. U21 Prem loans may be key if their wages do not count within the cap. Brewster from Liverpool and Gilmour from Chelsea please.
    Forest wanted him to stay.
    He was their captain and their "brains".
    Watson wanted to "come home".
    He has a house in Beckenham.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    Got plenty of experience which will help other players, a kind of Pratley Mark 2.

    Hope at 35 he’s still got the legs to run a midfield, in Bows and Jacks we trust.

    If they can’t pick a good midfielder, then we are stuffed!
    Technically he's a far better footballer than Pratley.
    Pratley's strength of course is his tackling.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited September 2020
    Covered End said:
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    Got plenty of experience which will help other players, a kind of Pratley Mark 2.

    Hope at 35 he’s still got the legs to run a midfield, in Bows and Jacks we trust.

    If they can’t pick a good midfielder, then we are stuffed!
    Technically he's a far better footballer than Pratley.
    Pratley's strength of course is his tackling.
    And dramatically falling on top of the ball when chaperoning it for a cheap fk.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Scoham said:
    KiwiValley said:
    Any highlights reels of Watson ?
     Not found any though he did beat Man City to win the FA Cup.
    https://youtu.be/2J5ImKiQnbo
    ThAts Bauer-esque but even more so
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  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,223
    edited September 2020
    Ridiculous signing for league 1, how have they pulled that one off... Can't imagine he was on less thank 10k a week at forrest 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    To think that, at 34, he started 45 of Forest's 46 League matches goes to show that he hasn't lost his engine or fitness.

    That might have changed under the old regime but hopefully won't now and for that reason the word "Charltonised" should now be consigned to the recycle bin!
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    CAFCsayer said:
    Ridiculous signing for league 1, how have they pulled that one off... Can't imagine he was on less thank 10k a week at forrest 
    Think he’s ridiculous? Just wait until we sign Wilshere.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    CAFCsayer said:
    Ridiculous signing for league 1, how have they pulled that one off... Can't imagine he was on less thank 10k a week at forrest 
    I know I'm not the first to say so but could very well be there's the idea of him transitioning into a coaching role Jackson style over the season and maybe next too.
  • doronron
    doronron Posts: 817
    I think Ben Watson is the perfect signing for us,leadership and experience from him will only help others on the pitch 
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Can't complain at this one at all, given our situation. Bags of experience and quality to work alongside the kids. 
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,864
    I quite liked him, then saw him play for Wigan and other clubs and thought he has excellent leadership qualities. Great attitude. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    No disrespect to our recent captains but I do think we’ve lacked a bit of leadership on the pitch for a while. Watson has to be given the armband surely 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    No disrespect to our recent captains but I do think we’ve lacked a bit of leadership on the pitch for a while. Watson has to be given the armband surely 
    Makes sense to me 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited September 2020
    I think he is a good signing who could prove to be a great signing, but ridiculous may be a touch too far seeing as he is 35. Absolutely agree, that age doesn't stop Pratley being one of our better performers, but that is the sort of age where your Championship career is under threat. Forest may have wanted him to sign as a squad player on reduced terms, we don't know. 

    Anyway, good signing but not eyebrow raising for me. 

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