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Alfie May - signed for Birmingham (p68 - Now Huddersfield )

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,687
    stoneroses19 said:
    Brown mentioned post-match that he hopes he is wrong but has a feeling Jones will possibly move May on this summer. 
    If  that happens I wont go to another game whilst Nathan Jones is manager. 

    Akin to getting rid if Kermorgant. 
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,292
    ForeverAddickted said:
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    Happy for May. Without him and CBT we would be in League Two next season.
  • Marriott110
    Marriott110 Posts: 1,528
    Don't see him being moved on personally, think he's more looking at other options and systems as he know what Alfie can bring but others are up for judgement, similar to how Hector and Thomas have been trotted out to be under the microscope in games where Reg has had a month off basically


  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,288
    https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/nathan-jones-praises-alfie-may-after-charlton-striker-grabs-league-one-golden-boot/

    Seems a somewhat disappointing mealy mouthed "praise" from Jones in this article.  Our seasons been shite but Alfie seems a very likeable guy and top scorer is a great personal achievement.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,185
    Alfie is of the opinion Jones doesn’t rate him and that’s been from early on in Jones’s tenure .
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,239
    Note to Jones.

    May is a forward and a goalscorer don't experiment trying to play him elsewhere. Set the team up to provide for May and he will score goals.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,068
    No idea if there's substance to it or if it's just a wild rumour but we'd be crazy to sell him. In 2 pretty shit teams his league one goal totals in the last 3 seasons are:

    23
    20
    23

    Surely any team in the division would want a striker with those numbers?
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    No idea if there's substance to it or if it's just a wild rumour but we'd be crazy to sell him. In 2 pretty shit teams his league one goal totals in the last 3 seasons are:

    23
    20
    23

    Surely any team in the division would want a striker with those numbers?
    Perhaps the £250k we could get, is the total new player budget for next year?

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  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,506
    edited April 2024
    Hal1x said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    No idea if there's substance to it or if it's just a wild rumour but we'd be crazy to sell him. In 2 pretty shit teams his league one goal totals in the last 3 seasons are:

    23
    20
    23

    Surely any team in the division would want a striker with those numbers?
    Perhaps the £250k we could get, is the total new player budget for next year?
    Give it another 20 odd posts, and there'll be posters on here talking like this is a fact.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,238
    Fantastic achievement by Alfie to win the League One Golden Boot

    May follows Andy Hunt, Derek Hales, Arthur Horsfield & Ralph Allen as previous holders of the Golden boot whilst with us
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,261
    I'd be surprised if Nathan Jones is considering that. He plays 2 up front, James Collins was his striker with Danny Hylton and Elliot Lee often behind as the 10, and Hylton does not a lot other than score goals, the season we went up with Luton I recall them moving the ball, really quickly and the two forwards not stopping moving. The home game we were magnificent and didn't let them play their game. 

    If you have Alfie May in league 1 you play to his strengths, I know a lot of managers now talk about teams being more than the sum of their parts but May whilst being a player we miss when he doesn't play is a grafter when he does and as long as we aren't putting snow on the ball getting it to him, he holds it as well and give our players the opportunity to get up and support 
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,161
    Athletico Charlton said:
    https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/nathan-jones-praises-alfie-may-after-charlton-striker-grabs-league-one-golden-boot/

    Seems a somewhat disappointing mealy mouthed "praise" from Jones in this article.  Our seasons been shite but Alfie seems a very likeable guy and top scorer is a great personal achievement.
    That was my impression too, and some of the subbing off in the last few weeks seemed almost a bit spiteful to me - the sort of thing a manager does to a star player in danger of getting too big for his boots, but that surely isnt Alfie, who is 30 now, and seems to visibly and audibly support his team-mates. Of course he’s a striker and wants to score goals, win the Golden Boot, but when was that somehow a bad thing?

    Jeez I hope some of the calmer voices on this thread are right about NJs intentions…
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    I think Jones has impressive cahones but it would be a brave man indeed to sell a very popular and Golden Boot winner. I think Jones is a big fan of physicality and wants strikers in that mould but it would be a hard sell to us fans getting rid of Alfie and should next season not go as we all hope, then the sale of May could really blow up in Jones face to the point of no return. I think he’ll stay.
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,635
    Jones use of Alfie yesterday does not make sense. Alfie is short in stature being marked by a tall defender with our players mainly using high ball attacks. Alfie is most effective when the ball is played to feet so Jones takes Alfie off and puts on 2 wingers who should supply balls to feet, OK one of them is past his sell by date but TC did provide chances that Alfie could have turned into a goal or two.

    Sorry I just don't understand Jones's tactics perhaps someone can explain as to me Jones seems to be a "play my way or don't play" type of manager.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,887
    lancashire lad said:
    Jones use of Alfie yesterday does not make sense. Alfie is short in stature being marked by a tall defender with our players mainly using high ball attacks. Alfie is most effective when the ball is played to feet so Jones takes Alfie off and puts on 2 wingers who should supply balls to feet, OK one of them is past his sell by date but TC did provide chances that Alfie could have turned into a goal or two.

    Sorry I just don't understand Jones's tactics perhaps someone can explain as to me Jones seems to be a "play my way or don't play" type of manager.
    I think jones was looking at the bigger picture yesterday. He knows what may can do but wanted to look at others. 
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,553
    edited April 2024
    He’ll be sold in my opinion. It’s never really looked like NJ has rated him. 

    Personally he won’t have my support next season if he offloads our best player just so he can get his chums from Luton back
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,670
    edited April 2024
    Silly season has started. He's not going anywhere.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,500
    ElliotCAFC said:
    He’ll be sold in my opinion. It’s never really looked like NJ has rated him. 

    Personally he won’t have my support next season if he offloads our best player just so he can get his chums from Luton back
    It's about the end result isn't it? I don't want May to go but if he does and we end up getting promoted then, well, who cares? 

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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,415
    I originally thought that his early substitutions might have been linked to the fee we would have had to pay Cheltenham, had he finished top scorer in L1.

    Alfie has won the L1 golden boot, scoring 23 league goals in a pretty poor team. I'm sure this has not gone unnoticed by other clubs wanting a season of (near-on) guaranteed goals. 

    Fully aware he's settled in Kent, but I just wonder if some clubs have shown some interest and asked about his availability. 

  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,330
    Jones prefers bigger strikers, but surely there is still a place for Alfie in our squad next season? Would be mad to get rid of him 

    Even if Jones starts Leaburn and a new big striker as his first choice, there can’t be many better players to have in reserve than the golden boot winner. We need 4 strikers (plus Aneke as 5th) so I’d be shocked if Jones doesn’t rate May enough to be one of them
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,506
    Oh god, it's already started
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    Gribbo said:
    Oh god, it's already started
    Yep. 

    Time to take a break from CL I think. The end of season funny farm comments have started early this year!

  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,488
    People already making premature excuses for bad decisions that the club might make in the summer. 

    Funny stuff. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,597
    SELR_addicks said:
    People already making premature excuses for bad decisions that the club might make in the summer. 

    Funny stuff. 
    No different than people getting worried over things that might happen
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,597
    edited April 2024
    NabySarr said:
    Jones prefers bigger strikers
    Does he? - Looking at his previous Luton sides, he's opted for a May / Wickham style line up
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,073
    I'd expect other strikers in the door but still think we're looking at a May and Leaburn strike partnership as first choice. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,975
    stoneroses19 said:
    Brown mentioned post-match that he hopes he is wrong but has a feeling Jones will possibly move May on this summer. 
    Did he say if it was based on anything?
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,330
    ForeverAddickted said:
    NabySarr said:
    Jones prefers bigger strikers
    Does he? - Looking at his previous Luton sides, he's opted for a May / Wickham style line up
    Luton in the championship had Morris and Adebayo. In league 1 they had James Collins and Danny Hylton

    They are all strikers that can do a bit of everything. Strong enough that they can hold the ball up but also mobile enough to run the channels. I think Jones is going to love Leaburn as he is in that mould, so I really hope we can keep him and get him on a new contract 


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