January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)

ButtleJR

Covered End said:

JCH could be a great signing or he could be poop. But he's not very mobile or quick and he won't be running any defences ragged. 

Thats where Alfie comes in if we can play 2 upfront. Think we need some more players that create chances though, we're also after a proper 10. Diamond formation maybe? 

SELR_addicks

Swisdom said:

I'm hearing there will be additions in January and they are quite exciting.  Hopefully the source isn't exaggerating things but I'm inclined to trust them on this occasion

Actions not words. 

Heard it all in the summer from 'sources' and 'leaks'. 

barstool

Sounds positive, lets hope we can start building properly and get it right for once. Long overdue solid recruitment required which we are crying out for to improve and support the younger players, who will have big futures 

Covered End

Slimeworth_McTavish said:

supaclive said:

JCH is a horrible player - angry, competitive and scores goals.   He'd add a mean streak this side currently doesn't have.
Also, any side with JCH AND Alfie May in it, has got to stand a chance of scoring a ton of goals and winning games.
Now find us the JCH of Centre Halves and we'd have a spine (with Dobbo) that could go on a run and win some bloody matches.
However, we'd really need to go up next year at a minimum or I can see JCH and Alfie wanting out.

Very much agree with this. JCH is definitely a gamble but IMO there isn't a better striker available to us worth <500k. And like supaclive says he'd add a much needed bite to our frontline that only Aneke has added for us. Imagine JCH running defences ragged and then bringing on Aneke for the last 30 minutes (injuries permitting). We'd comfortably score enough goals to secure the illustrious 10th place finish we've all been craving

I was replying to this post without wishing to start a disagreement. 

golfaddick

Braziliance said:

The advantage we have in getting JCH over the likes of Derby and Oxford who have been interested before, is that we aren't a promotion rival to Peterborough. I think their owner said before he won't sell to a promotion rival.

I think he'd be a brilliant signing personally, I think he's a true professional. Always got a good return at Bristol Rovers and Peterborough, well liked at both clubs. You can tell he's cocky but most good players are, I think he'd link up really well with May and take the pressure off a bit. Would also be nice to have more physical presence in the side.

If we are starting Kanu and have the likes of Tedic on the bench, how on earth do we say no to this? He's been one of the best performers in this league for half a decade.

Hopefully we go ahead with it

Ah, It now all becomes clear.

Scott has been recruiting duds just so we can be a nondescript mid table team and then promotion chasing teams think that we are no treat so sell us their best players..........which we then go on a 20 game unbeaten run & win the title.

smart cookie.  

killerandflash

A fit and motivated JCH would be an excellent signing. But it does concern me why he's been a fringe player for the last few months. 

Henry Irving

Swisdom said:

I'm hearing there will be additions in January and they are quite exciting.  Hopefully the source isn't exaggerating things but I'm inclined to trust them on this occasion

Spoke to someone at the club today and they said similar but they expressed the fear that if we drifted even further away from the play-offs the temptation at the top might be to defer spending until the summer.

They DIDN'T say that that would happen or that they had been told that, just that that was their fear.

Personally, I think that would be a bad decision because it's giving up on this season and even if that was the case (as many posters have already said) the rebuild for 24/25 needs to start ASAP and not left until the summer.

sam3110

Bring them in now, show everyone we have intent.

Sell someone in the summer if we need to, fund another push. Our problem every January is we look for short term fixes

Slimeworth_McTavish

Covered End said:

JCH could be a great signing or he could be poop. But he's not very mobile or quick and he won't be running any defences ragged. 

To be fair I haven't seen him play loads but thought he was strong, aggressive and a handful against us in recent years

Covered End

Slimeworth_McTavish said:

Covered End said:

JCH could be a great signing or he could be poop. But he's not very mobile or quick and he won't be running any defences ragged. 

To be fair I haven't seen him play loads but thought he was strong, aggressive and a handful against us in recent years

He is strong, aggressive and a handful. 

drawnablank

JCH is a no brainer.
He lives between the sticks, occupies CB’s and is a focal point up top, exactly what Alfie needs to buzz around, he will also add an aerial presence from wide deliveries and set pieces of which we currently look very weak. 

He’s scored 16, 13, 31 12 & 26 league goals in his last five seasons. 

Would love to see him and Alfie in red, having their own little competition for top scorer.

000__Jaaaaay__000

Is there honestly much point of pushing the boat out now with exciting signings? Season is pretty much over

Todds_right_hook

000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

Is there honestly much point of pushing the boat out now with exciting signings? Season is pretty much over

The season isn't over until the end of game week 46. We are a club that is on the decline, we need a good second half of the season to stop the downward slide.

start the rebuild now, retain and get back the supporters and start to get the squad in place for pre season rather than start at pre season and go again next season a couple more runs up the ladder. 

balham red

000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

Is there honestly much point of pushing the boat out now with exciting signings? Season is pretty much over

We have to make ourselves appear more attractive in the summer to potential players/manager

killerandflash

Yann897 said:

FishCostaFortune said:

PWADDICK said:

FishCostaFortune said:

If we did get JCH then you would have to imagine that we would be moving to a system that accommodates 2 up top.

3-5-2 would probably make the most sense, especially if CBT is off, but we would also need at least another quality WB, and CB. 

Maybe we might see at least one midfielder leave as well as we wouldn’t need 6 midfielders, plus Anderson in a system which only plays 2. 

Would also say an attacking midfielder to sit behind them

Could go 3-4-1-2, but feels like we have an abundance of midfielders to play a 3-5-2 without having to spend on a ‘number 10’. Dobson/Taylor and any combination of McGrandles, Fraser, Camera and Watson feels like it could work fine with JCH and May as outlets. 

Not sure what would happen with Tyreece development if we move to this formation. As much as he has been poor recently, I do really rate him as a prospect.

Redmidland said:

I'd take JCH now, especially if Pboro want him gone, he'll have a point to prove and it would help May to have a hold-up forward.
It would, in my opinion, need backing up with maybe Ladapo from Ipswich and a battling midfielder to allow Fraser to be a 'provider'. A new CB (Taylor on loan from WBA) and a skillful winger if CBT is off.
An experienced keeper would finish my wishlist, but can we get all that done for the reported £1m? Only a few days left to find out, as we need these players in 'pronto' especially if our current loanees are being sent back..which isn't a bad thing as far as Tedic and Campbell are concerned!

I would love a big experienced keeper, but just don’t see it happening this window. 

Tomas Holy from Carlisle would be my pick he caught everything against us.

Holy might have been brilliant against us, but he's been poor since then and was dropped on Tuesday, with a 20 year old taking his place!

Leuth

Holy has looked shonky as hell against us in the past. He is absolutely not the keeper you want if you're an abused fanbase who reacts to individual errors like the player involved has pissed on their shoes

Dansk_Red

We play Peterborough on 13 Jan would they sell to us before I think not.

Scoham

balham red said:

000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

Is there honestly much point of pushing the boat out now with exciting signings? Season is pretty much over

We have to make ourselves appear more attractive in the summer to potential players/manager

And start the rebuild now rather than having to sign 10-15 players in the summer.

sam3110

Dansk_Red said:

We play Peterborough on 13 Jan would they sell to us before I think not.

They won't care if they can use the money we give them to sign Al-Hamadi 

Covered End

sam3110

Covered End said:

Over-inflated January fee please, Levy. 

His contract isn't up until 2027, so will have to be a big bid to get him. 

Unfortunately I can see it being a 6 month loan instead with a loan fee, if anything at all

fenaddick

Covered End said:

He won't go, he's RB LB & CB cover at the moment and playing quite well

ValleyBen

If Peterborough get Al-Hamadi it won't be for whatever we pay for JCH. 

He was off to Bristol in the summer for less then a mil, his fee will only be lower now thanks to the clock ticking on losing him for nothing. 

Callumcafc

I wouldn’t say no but suspect he’s going to the Championship

https://twitter.com/officialpvfc/status/1740696729685533116?s=46&amp;t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g

Valley11

One of the main problems with this squad is the lack of muscle and nasty streak. 

JCH might not give you pace but he does give you agression, experience and guile. Plus a few goals and a partner for May.
We’ve missed that ever since Aneke got injured again. 
So it’s a good move. But we’ve been so burned the last few years it’s hard to get excited about anything. You can’t help feeling it will go wrong regardless at Charlton.
Here’s hoping not and JCH is signed and is a success. 

redbuttle

ValleyBen said:

If Peterborough get Al-Hamadi it won't be for whatever we pay for JCH. 

He was off to Bristol in the summer for less then a mil, his fee will only be lower now thanks to the clock ticking on losing him for nothing. 

Exactly. 

ValleyBen

Obviously in an ideal world we would be in for someone like Al-Hamadi ourselves but I suspect he will end up leaping straight past League 1 in his next move and our current ownership showed no signs in the summer a willingness to throw crazy amounts of cash at our squad in the way the Ipswich & Wednesday owners did to escape this league. 

If we can get JCH for something like 500-600k or less then that is an absolute bargain, only beaten by the steal we got May for in the summer.

king addick

000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

Is there honestly much point of pushing the boat out now with exciting signings? Season is pretty much over

And sign dull, shit players instead?

Daft comment.

Lewis Coaches

redbuttle said:

Scoham said:

king addick said:

I honestly dont see any issue with JCH. Experienced and scores goals. 

 

Just the risk he’s happy with a big contract, is past his peak and fitness is declining, but you could say that about any older player we sign.

This season he’s scored 4 in 12 league starts (+4 sub apps), an ok record, hopefully if we sign him more to come through being a regular.

He can leave in the summer on a free. Posh are desperate to get some money for him now.

In which case I would wait until the summer.
What I find it hard to understand is if he was that good why is he not playing regular for Peterbrough this season? 

We need players that are fit and willing to run their heart out for the club.

Todds_right_hook

Dansk_Red said:

We play Peterborough on 13 Jan would they sell to us before I think not.

It depends whether they need the money/free up wages to bring in their own targets for their promotion push