Kilkenny having a medical this morning. - sounds like definitely a championship level player.
Hope so but couldn’t get a kick at Stoke. Fingers crossed
None of our team would get a kick at Stoke.
Another Josh Cullen hopefully.
Josh Cullen was exactly who I thought of. Lost his way in a struggling championship side before we got hold of him. I would hope this is with an eye on an extended loan, next season, as well. I doubt they would loan him to another championship team if they are in it!
Glad to see nobody is worried Dobbo will be sold. A new deal announced would be better than any new signings atm.
he got a 12 month extension so there no concerns ..
There is an option for a year extension which has not been actioned at this time by the football club
I assume that’s because there’s a window at the end of the season when it can be activated, which is probably standard for those clauses.
Typical can kicking that we have seen over and over again, for the last decade. That's the problem with slowly building a squad (if that's what we were ever trying to do) you spit the good ones out faster than you bring better ones in.
It’s where we are due to the ownership situation, TS doesn’t want to hand out new contracts that will increase the wage bill. Same reason we won’t be paying fees in this window.
I don’t think slowly building the squad was ever the plan. The money we’ve spent under TS could have built a good top 6 side, the issue is it was spent badly.
It might not have actually been the plan but it was the bollocks that was spouted.
He could sign 10 year deal don’t mean he won’t leave .. contracts not worth the paper they’re printed on . Agents don’t care about contracts most don’t care about their players to be honest they just see the pound signs ..
He could sign 10 year deal don’t mean he won’t leave .. contracts not worth the paper they’re printed on . Agents don’t care about contracts most don’t care about their players to be honest they just see the pound signs ..
But you just said its not an issue because of the option. Make your mind up...
He could sign 10 year deal don’t mean he won’t leave .. contracts not worth the paper they’re printed on . Agents don’t care about contracts most don’t care about their players to be honest they just see the pound signs ..
But you just said it’s not an issue because of the option. Make your mind up...
It’s not as far as the club concerned .. but they have no control over agents and their greed
Payne, Morgan, Kilkenny, Henry....all quite similar in physical stature.
Are they?
Payne 5ft 5" - Short & Stocky Kilkenny 5ft 7" Short and Slim Henry 5ft 9" Average and Average Morgan 5ft 11" Average and Slim
You've got half a foot's difference between the lot and when it comes to their footballing style they're all different too.
All very different players. (I can't speak for Kilkenny's play style yet).
And height doesn't ALWAYS equate to physical style anyway - Dobson is tall but not particularly "big" (by football standards) and still mixes it up effectively. Andy Hughes was not a monster physically but loved a scrap.
A lack of height could potentially be a hindrance at set pieces but that's where our own defence and forwards need to step up anyway.
Don't think i've ever been less interested in a transfer thread. We're not going up, not going down and only have money for loan players that we will not keep beyond the season.
Assuming that link on players salaries, shared the other day, was correct, off loading Kirk with save £5k a week, not sure where Stockley was on it, but woulda thought he'd be on around the same
All well and good getting Kirk off the books but there has to be a replacement for him lined up otherwise we're very light wide for a side that wants to play 433.
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Totally agree with the last bit.
Payne 5ft 5" - Short & Stocky
Kilkenny 5ft 7" Short and Slim
Henry 5ft 9" Average and Average
Morgan 5ft 11" Average and Slim
You've got half a foot's difference between the lot and when it comes to their footballing style they're all different too.
All very different players.
(I can't speak for Kilkenny's play style yet).
However you could argue we need a good all round player in there like Cullen (wasn’t big either) rather than a Pratley type.
A lack of height could potentially be a hindrance at set pieces but that's where our own defence and forwards need to step up anyway.
These long contracts given out are coming back to hit Sandgaard in the pocket
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-winger-charlie-kirk-expected-to-make-loan-move-away-before-deadline/
hopefully the loans with view to perms