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Karoy Anderson - p33. Joins Blackpool on a perm

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  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,789
    Absolutely no objection to selling him (if indeed we have) as i don't think he is currently good enough.

    However he is an international player that is still only 21 so there is every chance he will improve. Therefore i hope we've been smart in any deal and included a good sell on clause and first dibs on a buy back.
    Ahadme would be a Jamaica international if he was Jamaican, it means nothing 
    I doubt it.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,644
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    I like how Steve Brown put it: "He was either Pub League, or Champions League." 
  • WrightCharlie
    WrightCharlie Posts: 854
    Another Academy graduate we can be very proud of, congrats on your move Karoy, all the very best and no doubt we'll see you further down the road when you keep up the former player tradition and bang a goal in against us!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,847
     best move for him and for CAFC
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,980
    Hopefully this move will guarantee him the game time he needs to kick on. Best of luck Karoy. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,479
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    Kishishev should always have been in the matchday squad, at least.
    What a player.

  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,479
    Anderson being given a four year contract, with a year extension option, gives him a nice bit of security for a young man.  Good luck to him.
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,688
    Scoham said:
    Really feel this one will age terribly.

    Seems really short-sighted if we're just going to constantly turnover our squad like Football Manager for the best available free players just to try and desperately stay in the Champ for a short-term hit of more experience.

    Sometimes you just need to keep giving more game time to younger players and let them develop, rather than panicking and getting rid if they don't fly out the blocks.
    He needed game time as you said, would have wanted him as our first choice CM next season? Unfortunately he didn’t take his chance last season when he did play, and we’re aiming to improve on last season.

    He can get to this level in time but we can’t give him the game time he needs, and we can’t loan players out until their mid 20s in case they develop enough to make it with us.
    The frustrating thing though is that it felt a bit like he needed a season of playing every week before we made this decision. He was in and out of the team in 24/25 and then wasn't consistent enough to nail down a place in The Championship but aged 21 a full season's loan might have been just what he needed to figure some stuff out. We wouldn't need to loan him out until his mid 20s, he could have his first ever season of playing every week and we could have then assessed him. He might still not have been at the level but it feels like we've jumped a bit early to generate cash for signings. That might work for us this season if we can bring in the right players as a result but it's not the best long term strategy
    I agree but this is what "ruthless" means.

    We need to generate funds and this gives us a fee and frees up wages.

    And Karoy himself seems to see it as a good move which I think says a lot about him as he's wiiling to drop down a divison and move away from home in order to play. All credit to him.

    Maybe Blackpool will take Apter back too?
    It’s not just fees and wages, it’s squad size. We’re limited to 25 players, excluding u-21s. If we want to bring in experienced players, we need slots.  Unfortunately for Karoy, he counts as one of the 25 for the first time. Squad size limits really do put pressure on young players to make their case before they hit 21. 
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,487
    Absolutely no objection to selling him (if indeed we have) as i don't think he is currently good enough.

    However he is an international player that is still only 21 so there is every chance he will improve. Therefore i hope we've been smart in any deal and included a good sell on clause and first dibs on a buy back.
    Ahadme would be a Jamaica international if he was Jamaican, it means nothing 
    I doubt it.
    Kaheim Dixon has 27 caps for Jamaica.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,169
    arny23394 said:
    Absolutely no objection to selling him (if indeed we have) as i don't think he is currently good enough.

    However he is an international player that is still only 21 so there is every chance he will improve. Therefore i hope we've been smart in any deal and included a good sell on clause and first dibs on a buy back.
    Ahadme would be a Jamaica international if he was Jamaican, it means nothing 
    I doubt it.
    Kaheim Dixon has 27 caps for Jamaica.
    Dixon is a lot better than Ahadme.  So are you 

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  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 9,300
    Seems like a very popular move amongst the Blackpool faithful - All the best to him, look forward to seeing how he gets one
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,169
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    Kishishev should always have been in the matchday squad, at least.
    What a player.

    I thought he was done and then he absolutely ruined us for Brighton at the valley when they battered us 0-4.  Slightly hit and miss technically at times but always 100 percent and never hid 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,479
    wmcf123 said:
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    Kishishev should always have been in the matchday squad, at least.
    What a player.

    I thought he was done and then he absolutely ruined us for Brighton at the valley when they battered us 0-4.  Slightly hit and miss technically at times but always 100 percent and never hid 

    Big Depeche Mode fan so has a good taste in music as well.
  • What a shame to see him go - always gave 100% and often came on as a sub and influenced a game .  Would have much rather seen JRC walk out the door - no pace , no engine and walks around like he could not care less. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,205
    "Undisclosed"........so what do we reckon ?   £500k ?  More or less  ?
  • Radostanradical
    Radostanradical Posts: 1,328
    Good move for the young man and unlike some of the "ignorant" boo boys on here, I think he will go on to have a good career. I think its probably the best move for all involved however, we need better options in midfield immediately to maintain survival and he needs to play more.

    Best of luck Karoy, never bottled a match and was thrown in at the deep end during a very troubling time at our club.
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 1,037
    "Undisclosed"........so what do we reckon ?   £500k ?  More or less  ?
    I would be surprised if it is that much.  While transfer fees are out of control in the championship,  most clubs in league one outside of the top 4-5 aren’t spending much on transfer fees
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,096
    "Undisclosed"........so what do we reckon ?   £500k ?  More or less  ?
    I’m guessing but I’d suspect more like 200k with hopefully a decent sell on percentage.
  • SteveACS
    SteveACS Posts: 540
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    Kishishev should always have been in the matchday squad, at least.
    What a player.

    Gave absolutely everything!

    Which was a bit of a problem, because after 60 minutes, he tired, and began to make mistakes. (His back pass in the 3-2 Blackburn game springs to mind!)

    You'd always start him though. He'd win you the midfield in the first half.
  • Bod
    Bod Posts: 311
    All the best to Karoy, always gave everything he had. Good luck to him at Blackpool. Top lad.

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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,479
    SteveACS said:
    Sword65pf said:
    A limited version of Kishishev - technically needs to improve. Has a good engine and attitude which are his main strengths.
    Kishishev was a far better player than given credit for.
    Kishishev should always have been in the matchday squad, at least.
    What a player.

    Gave absolutely everything!

    Which was a bit of a problem, because after 60 minutes, he tired, and began to make mistakes. (His back pass in the 3-2 Blackburn game springs to mind!)

    You'd always start him though. He'd win you the midfield in the first half.

    I wonder if he can still play :)
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 1,304
    I would struggle to choose the best midfielder out of Karoy, Doc and Coventry. If Anderson is L1 at best, so are the other two (who are older).
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,567
    I would struggle to choose the best midfielder out of Karoy, Doc and Coventry. If Anderson is L1 at best, so are the other two (who are older).
    What i will say is that the Coventry, Docherty partnership just isn't good enough. 
    It's no coincidence that when Coventry was replaced by Coady that his performance was much better. 

    Both need replacing in my honest opinion 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,364
    I was hoping Karoy would step up as he has lots of assets in his game but I suppose you have to give up on that at some point.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 23,945
    I would struggle to choose the best midfielder out of Karoy, Doc and Coventry. If Anderson is L1 at best, so are the other two (who are older).
    I'll give you a hint which one it wasn't, the one we have loaned out, and then subsequently sold, to a League 1 side. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,075
    "Undisclosed"........so what do we reckon ?   £500k ?  More or less  ?
    I know Ronnie doesn't get a lot right, but us coming to an agreement to waive part of the Apter fee, which I'm guessing is paid in installments over a couple of years, makes sense to me.

    How much that was, who knows, but at a guess I reckon somewhere between £300k and £500k.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,644
    edited July 21
    "Undisclosed"........so what do we reckon ?   £500k ?  More or less  ?
    I know Ronnie doesn't get a lot right, but us coming to an agreement to waive part of the Apter fee, which I'm guessing is paid in installments over a couple of years, makes sense to me.

    How much that was, who knows, but at a guess I reckon somewhere between £300k and £500k.
    I think it's still 100% in our interests to take the money for Karoy now? Because that counts as 'pure profit' under the EFL rules. 
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 782
    Fantastic engine on him, and he was a game-changer at Wembley for that. But, he's never going to be a Championship midfielder, his technical ability is too far off. 500k for him would be very good.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 39,049
    Fantastic engine on him, and he was a game-changer at Wembley for that. But, he's never going to be a Championship midfielder, his technical ability is too far off. 500k for him would be very good.
    Someone probably once said that about Darren Pratley. Greg Docherty isn’t technical either. I don’t disagree it’s a weakness that will limit him, but he’s not so far off he can be written off as never playing above L1 at only 21.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,838
    edited July 21
    Really feel this one will age terribly.

    Seems really short-sighted if we're just going to constantly turnover our squad like Football Manager for the best available free players just to try and desperately stay in the Champ for a short-term hit of more experience.

    Sometimes you just need to keep giving more game time to younger players and let them develop, rather than panicking and getting rid if they don't fly out the blocks.
    He played 73 times in the league for us. In an ideal world I would've liked us to keep him too but I'm not sure the argument that we didn't give him enough time holds up.

    He's ready for first team football and we're not in a position to give him that. We're doing right by him to allow him to go out and build his career.