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++Juan Castillo signs on loan till end of season++

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,264
    000__Jaaaaay__000 said:
    Birmingham fans don’t rate him at all according to a friend of mine ! 
    Played 3 times for them.....once as a right back.

    But dontcha know Bowyer improves all the players he works with so we are now getting a much better Juan.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,264
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    He might be speedy but can he actually defend? 
    Not the job of a wingback apparently. 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,610
    Probably about 5 months too late but hopefully a decent signing for the rest of the season. 

    Perhaps if it works out we'll be able to have him back next season for the whole year. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,264
    edited January 2022
    Will be interesting to see him in action.....I wonder if he goes straight in tomorrow. Won't comment until I see him a few times but the loan move is only worth it if he helps keeps us up and/or is here next season. 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    edited January 2022


    Ajax Youth to Chelsea....I'd say he got something about him
  • blackheathcanuck
    blackheathcanuck Posts: 251
    edited January 2022
    'Overweight' in Birmingham but 'hungry' now. Looking forward to seeing him in action.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,489
    edited January 2022
    You'd think Charlton fans of all people would be able to take Bowyer's criticisms of players with a hefty pinch of salt 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,099
    Wonder whether Gallen asked Chuks for a second opinion, would have seen him in training presumably.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,415
    Leuth said:
    You'd think Charlton fans of all people would be able to take Bowyer's criticisms of players with a hefty pinch of salt 
    Only when they go on 14 chips 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,707
    I thought we were signing Juan Mata?

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,696
    WSS said:
    That’s Juan, where’s the other?
    Cobian 👍🏻
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,027
    Welcome Juan. Hopefully performs and we end up signing him. In recent seasons we desperately needed speedy full backs, it is becoming the most important position on the pitch possession wise.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,099
    Cafc43v3r said:
    I really pleased with this signing, it actually doesn't matter much of he is any good or not.  What does matter is he is obviously here to play in a position we both play with and need at least an option for.

    Add to that he can play left back, left wing back and left mid, could probably play left of a front 3 as well.  He is left footed.  He is obviously quick.  Both of those are missing in our squad so far this season.  Even our quicker players are a bit stop start.

    He has good pedigree but he has also played for two people Jackson knows in the last 3 seasons (I think he played for Pardew and Powell in Holland?).  

    He is out of contract in the summer so there is no harm on having a look see now. 

    Most of all this smacks of a manager signing a player he needs and wants, not one he is given, that hasn't been the case in the last 2 windows.  It needs to happen more.

    It's about time we had a manager and let him manage. 
    I'm disagree strongly with that!
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,696
    Looking forward to seeing him play. Given his age and contract situation it’s Juan that could become permanent in the summer.

    Right position and type of player, important we have pace and someone who offers something at both ends of the pitch. Two proper wing backs could transform us as a team. Solly and Wiggins as full backs along with Yann were our best players in our title winning season, great full/wing backs can make a huge difference. 

    I expect he was a target in the summer that we missed out on.
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,699
    Purrington came off after 63 minutes in the Crewe match and hasn't been seen since - injury????????
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,043
    lancashire lad said:
    Purrington came off after 63 minutes in the Crewe match and hasn't been seen since - injury????????
    Was on the bench against Cheltenham
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,105
    well, that's one of the two positions i knew about ticked off and i think we all know what the other one is 
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,699
    ForeverAddickted said:
    lancashire lad said:
    Purrington came off after 63 minutes in the Crewe match and hasn't been seen since - injury????????
    Was on the bench against Cheltenham
    OK I'll give you that one :)
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,263
    edited January 2022
    Swisdom said:


    Ajax Youth to Chelsea....I'd say he got something about him

    Well as Chelsea have about a thousand players on their books i will reserve judgement but I agree its looks a good pedigree.
    Juan is 22 and has just signed on loan in League 1 so his progress has been hampered at Chelsea if at 22 most of us had never heard of him and he is at the 3rd tier on loan.

    I wish him well and will give him 100% support as I do every player that represents Cafc. Please don't expect Chilwell type performances every week. 

    A Dutch player with a Spanish name ?

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    we will see
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    North Lower Neil said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    I really pleased with this signing, it actually doesn't matter much of he is any good or not.  What does matter is he is obviously here to play in a position we both play with and need at least an option for.

    Add to that he can play left back, left wing back and left mid, could probably play left of a front 3 as well.  He is left footed.  He is obviously quick.  Both of those are missing in our squad so far this season.  Even our quicker players are a bit stop start.

    He has good pedigree but he has also played for two people Jackson knows in the last 3 seasons (I think he played for Pardew and Powell in Holland?).  

    He is out of contract in the summer so there is no harm on having a look see now. 

    Most of all this smacks of a manager signing a player he needs and wants, not one he is given, that hasn't been the case in the last 2 windows.  It needs to happen more.

    It's about time we had a manager and let him manage. 
    I'm disagree strongly with that!
    Well it doesn't in the sense that even if he is Roberto Carlos we aren't going to get in the play offs and if he is a bit pants it won't mean certain doom.   It's only a loan. 

    We matters more is we have signed him with a clear plan on what to do with him and it, on the face of it, addresses some serious shortcomings in our squad.  

    The manager needs to be responsible for the team he puts out on a Saturday because when push comes to shove he is the one accountable.  If he is happy to delegate that responsibility fair enough, but it's still ultimately him that pays the price. 

    No one cried when the last 3 managers went because ultimately they didn't win enough games.  No one questions the person that actually signs the players. 

  • Kips
    Kips Posts: 700
    DartfordAddick said:
    Hope it leads to a permanent deal in the summer, assuming it works out well for both parties. Nice to have an actual LWB. 

    Wonder if it means Souare is on his way out? 
    You obviously weren't at Lincoln away earlier in the season.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    If he improves on what we have it can only be a welcome addition so good luck Juan.

    However as per other transfer windows this one is making a mockery of the "Black Box" system we are supposed to have to identify players, it is too much of a coincidence that our only two signings so far have come from Lee Bowyer at Birmingham. 

    I am guessing that a black mobile to call Lee rather than the black box is the simple and cheapest option.
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,561
    DOUCHER said:
    well, that's one of the two positions i knew about ticked off and i think we all know what the other one is 
    Do we? 
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,147
    We have, of course, a ready made song for him

    Just Juan Castillo
    he came for free
    on loan from Chelsea
    in January

    Attacking Left back, a forwards dream
    Just Juan Castillo
    From Chel-el-sea

    obviously a work in progress but goodness me, I’m on fire today with creativity 

  • hudson-son-son
    hudson-son-son Posts: 2,649
    Sounds like a generic name in one of the fake Pro Evo teams
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,105
    ElliotCAFC said:
    DOUCHER said:
    well, that's one of the two positions i knew about ticked off and i think we all know what the other one is 
    Do we? 
    position wise its been mentioned more than any other - not a striker (although that may be the 4th if it happens i guess ) 
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    If only we could re-sign Pawel Abbott we could have..............Abbott & Castillo in the side.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,856
    Leuth said:
    You'd think Charlton fans of all people would be able to take Bowyer's criticisms of players with a hefty pinch of salt 

    I don't know...the ones he widely criticised have done nothing since he left really.  The one he rated and took to Brum with him saved us a point at the weekend.

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