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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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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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!
Pleeeeaaaasssseee sort out the defence next.
He was their captain and their "brains".
Watson wanted to "come home".
He has a house in Beckenham.
Pratley's strength of course is his tackling.
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!
Anyway, good signing but not eyebrow raising for me.