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Charlton Summer Transfer Rumours 2024

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  • Can’t wait for Leaburn to get sold last day of the window 😂
  • Mike said:
    Didn't he move down this way to be closer to family?!
    Only his brother .. his wife was from Doncaster and they still owned a house up there 
    Doncaster is a fair old slap from Huddersfield. 
    There and back four or five days a week is a fair old slap I’d say.
  • Question is would Mays wife get belters like Danny Murphy’s did when we went to craven cottage 
  • Yann897 said:
    Croydon said:
    Chunes said:
    Honestly now, this forum is full of adults....players come and go!  :D There is nothing that can be done and you might not like it but you have to get on with it. 

    We have to see what the club up there sleeve. It might surprise us.

    Either way, I am sure NJ has a plan and for now, that's good enough for me. 


    What is all this snobbery about how an adult should feel over Charlton related activity? 

    I spend a ridiculous amount of money following and watching Charlton, players like May and Dobson make those drives and shit journies home a bit more bearable. 

    If people spend their hard earned, and are sacrificing their time and money to follow this club, it's perfectly acceptable for people to be pissed off when the club makes poor decisions. 

    This lethargic approach of 'crying' 'grown adults' 'bed wetters' etc is a complete piss take. It's fans who give a shit about the team venting, all the sniping is proper frustrating to read. 
    Yeah I have to say it's getting pretty tiresome that whenever people on this board show passion for the club or one of its players, they get accused of bed wetting, crying, not being a grown man, etc.

    It's called having a passion. We're not armchair Man Utd fans. In Argentina, people cry when they score a goal! 

    If you prefer to support from a more distanced place, by all means, but I don't see any need to try and humiliate others fans who are more invested. 
    There’s nothing dispassionate about taking the opposite approach to all this. I have watched almost every Charlton men’s, women’s, youth games that I possibly can. I have plenty of passion for CAFC.

    Regarding what @Braziliance about the club making “poor decisions”. On the surface it does seem bonkers, but no one knows yet whether it’s a poor decision or a stroke of genius. Would it still be a poor decision if we get promoted and Huddersfield don’t?

    It’s been quite clear from March / April that Jones hasn’t fancied Alfie. We don’t know why and I doubt we ever will. But he is the manager and he will live with the consequences of his decisions.

    Everyone six months ago hated the model of players being forced on a manager and wanted the manager to be able to choose his squad. Now we have a manager with the remit to do it and the same people are upset because the manager doesn’t want the striker every fan loves.
    I doubt if Jones will last the season if we are not challenging.
    Same. I think we’ll be up there, with or without Alfie.
    Based on what? Can only be pure hope at this point surely, as the squad is nowhere near where it needs to be. 
    The fact we finished the season strong and signing some good players and just putting the right systems in place behind the scenes . I think it’s a good time to be following Charlton with or with Alfie May.
    Yes all of those draws had us storming up the league  :D

    with or with Alfie May ? Well can't say I disagree with that.
  • I didn’t want Alfie to go but if his family have been unable to settle here then I understand him moving to Huddersfield.
    Huddersfield to Doncaster 1hr 8min.
    Charlton to Doncaster 3hrs 10min.
  • Yann897 said:
    Croydon said:
    Chunes said:
    Honestly now, this forum is full of adults....players come and go!  :D There is nothing that can be done and you might not like it but you have to get on with it. 

    We have to see what the club up there sleeve. It might surprise us.

    Either way, I am sure NJ has a plan and for now, that's good enough for me. 


    What is all this snobbery about how an adult should feel over Charlton related activity? 

    I spend a ridiculous amount of money following and watching Charlton, players like May and Dobson make those drives and shit journies home a bit more bearable. 

    If people spend their hard earned, and are sacrificing their time and money to follow this club, it's perfectly acceptable for people to be pissed off when the club makes poor decisions. 

    This lethargic approach of 'crying' 'grown adults' 'bed wetters' etc is a complete piss take. It's fans who give a shit about the team venting, all the sniping is proper frustrating to read. 
    Yeah I have to say it's getting pretty tiresome that whenever people on this board show passion for the club or one of its players, they get accused of bed wetting, crying, not being a grown man, etc.

    It's called having a passion. We're not armchair Man Utd fans. In Argentina, people cry when they score a goal! 

    If you prefer to support from a more distanced place, by all means, but I don't see any need to try and humiliate others fans who are more invested. 
    There’s nothing dispassionate about taking the opposite approach to all this. I have watched almost every Charlton men’s, women’s, youth games that I possibly can. I have plenty of passion for CAFC.

    Regarding what @Braziliance about the club making “poor decisions”. On the surface it does seem bonkers, but no one knows yet whether it’s a poor decision or a stroke of genius. Would it still be a poor decision if we get promoted and Huddersfield don’t?

    It’s been quite clear from March / April that Jones hasn’t fancied Alfie. We don’t know why and I doubt we ever will. But he is the manager and he will live with the consequences of his decisions.

    Everyone six months ago hated the model of players being forced on a manager and wanted the manager to be able to choose his squad. Now we have a manager with the remit to do it and the same people are upset because the manager doesn’t want the striker every fan loves.
    I doubt if Jones will last the season if we are not challenging.
    Same. I think we’ll be up there, with or without Alfie.
    Based on what? Can only be pure hope at this point surely, as the squad is nowhere near where it needs to be. 
    The fact we finished the season strong and signing some good players and just putting the right systems in place behind the scenes . I think it’s a good time to be following Charlton with or with Alfie May.
    Yes all of those draws had us storming up the league  :D

    with or with Alfie May ? Well can't say I disagree with that.
    Well we were unbeaten in the league for around 12/13 games and in the relagation zone before the new signings and Jones came in so no not storming up the league but a massive improvement . 
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  • edited June 28
    Blucher said:
    A very sad day if May does now leave, as seems highly likely - especially if it's for a fee of £750,000, a chunk of which has to be paid to Cheltenham. Scoring goals is the hardest job on the field, which is why goal scorers always command a premium price (save in this instance, apparently).

    Alfie may be about to turn 31 next week but he certainly has another 3 or 4 years left in him at a good level. As well as his goals, he was very important to the fan base, as a player who absolutely gave his all and played with a sense of joie de vivre. Just watch him perform next season in a Huddersfield shirt.

    The Player of the Year curse strikes yet again.

    A dismal bit of negotiation on the part of the deadly duo/snake oil salesmen, Scott and Rodwell, who have now successfully stripped us of our three best players from last season. As for Nathan Jones, we all agree that what matters is the best interests of Charlton Athletic; what I'm really, really struggling with is how the sale of our top goalscorer and probably our best player can possibly be to our advantage.

    Apart from Godden - a 33 year old who is past his best and on the way down - the other replacement that has been mooted is Ahadme. A friend of mine supports Cambridge and saw a lot of him last season until the player got crocked in March. His view is that Ahadme is a very good League 1 striker, who holds the ball up well and has a great touch. He was, however, astounded by the suggestion that Ipswich want £1million for him. This is a player who has scored 1 goal for Ipswich and less than 25 goals in his career to date. Do me a favour.

    I wonder who will be next out the door ? The smart money must be on Small and Leaburn (if he can prove his fitness) in January, when the club are unable to agree contract extensions.
    It won’t be 750,000 it will be undisclosed and with Huddersfield paying Cheltenham as part of the deal 
    Godden 32 not 33
    Godden’s birthday is July, so this post won’t age very well.  Everyone saying May is 31 and we need to “cash in”.  In your logic he’s 30 and not 31 until next Wednesday.  Meantime apparently our best signing so far is 31.  Either way, selling May, if we do, is insane. And Jones “paying the price” just means he gets paid up and packs his bags, waiting for the next job but we, on the other hand, are just stuck with this shite due to accident of birth. I just hope we outperform last season at this rate.
  • Grovenuts said:
    What happened to 'we get our replacements in first'!! What happened to 'we are under no pressure to sell until we get our asking price' fucking lies as per usual! sometimes I fucking hate this club 😫🤬😖
    Hey chill mate...🍺
    We haven't sold Alfie yet, now maybe we will, maybe we won't, but at least wait till a decision has been made, I am sure Nathan has all avenues covered, and any replacement lined up should the worse case scenario materialise...🤞
  • J BLOCK said:
    Trust in Jones 
    Trust needs to be earned. He probably saved us from relegation with a string of draws.
    If he sells Alfie, them before I trust him I need to see what kind of team he cobbles together for the coming season. If it's a case of having a decent team but crying out for a goalscorer then he can fuck off.
  • Swisdom said:
    I think now the term "trust the process" is quite pertinent

    I'm enthused by the purchases we've made and I don't agree with selling Alfie (if we do)- but I do see some logic behind it.  If we get promoted he'll be 32 - his value is never going to be as high as it is right now.  We all know that.
    Another thing to consider is Alfie was late into the game.  He didn't follow the "academy route" and so he maybe doesn't have the diligence Nathan likes in his players.  He wants players that play in zones, not mavericks who drift about - which Alfie has a tendency to do.  You can't argue it's not effective for him but I get the impression it infuriates Nathan.
    Factor in too that Alfie freely admitted to me he needed to be playing regularly and, it would seem, he either was told he wouldn't be a guaranteed starter or he figured it out for himself and so has been looking to move all summer.  We just don't know but the allure of being near his wife's family, presumably being paid more, presumably picking up a nice slice of money for the transfer and working for a manager he really enjoyed.  It all stacks up I suppose.

    As much as the rumoured £750k fee seems light - it would be the 3rd largest League 1 to League 1 transfer fee ever (Mo Eisa (24) and our mate John Marquis (27) - both in 2019 the only ones higher) so when you look at it that way you can perhaps see some of the rationale behind it.

    I'm just trying to see some light at the end of the tunnel here - I just hope it’s not a train coming at me!
    PWR other posts.
    Entirely agree with the comments here, but if May wants to go &/or we are happy to lose to a promotion rival, it shouldn’t be for £750K. If he was a Peterborough player, no way would they be selling him for that, despite his age. Guaranteed goals should mean guaranteed top
    price. 
    JCH went for nothing.
  • PWR

    So, is the real reason for May leaving, because of his wife wanting to move back up north?
  • edited June 28
    Bournesnr said:
    I didn’t want Alfie to go but if his family have been unable to settle here then I understand him moving to Huddersfield.
    Huddersfield to Doncaster 1hr 8min.
    Charlton to Doncaster 3hrs 10min.
    He literally lived further away for a couple of years in Cheltenham, unless it’s quicker to get to Doncaster from there?
  • RedRobin said:
    Bournesnr said:
    I didn’t want Alfie to go but if his family have been unable to settle here then I understand him moving to Huddersfield.
    Huddersfield to Doncaster 1hr 8min.
    Charlton to Doncaster 3hrs 10min.
    He literally lived further away for a couple of years in Cheltenham, unless it’s quicker to get the Doncaster from there?
    EXACTLY!!!!
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  • I know one thing for sure I can’t wait for this little saga to be over and start signing some good players and pull together in one direction.
  • RedRobin said:
    Bournesnr said:
    I didn’t want Alfie to go but if his family have been unable to settle here then I understand him moving to Huddersfield.
    Huddersfield to Doncaster 1hr 8min.
    Charlton to Doncaster 3hrs 10min.
    He literally lived further away for a couple of years in Cheltenham, unless it’s quicker to get the Doncaster from there?
    I understand he never moved his family there. They stayed in Yorkshire 
  •  If Jones can not find a system that Alfie fits into then the Welsh windbag should go 
    I find it difficult to understand why Jones can't find a place in the team for a striker who gives 100% every game & more or less guarantees you 20+ goals a season.

    Maybe that was why he was such a failure at Saints & Stoke
    How many goals does he score with his head, or make clearances with his head?
    How many assists did he have?
    How good is he at winning the ball and holding it up to bring others into play?
    Well sorry, but you did ask.

    It's clear why Jones doesn't want him starting games.
    Whether that will be the right decision no one knows.
    I'm not happy, but it may or may not be a good decision.
  • Richard J said:
    RedRobin said:
    Bournesnr said:
    I didn’t want Alfie to go but if his family have been unable to settle here then I understand him moving to Huddersfield.
    Huddersfield to Doncaster 1hr 8min.
    Charlton to Doncaster 3hrs 10min.
    He literally lived further away for a couple of years in Cheltenham, unless it’s quicker to get the Doncaster from there?
    I understand he never moved his family there. They stayed in Yorkshire 
    Fair enough. 
  • Grovenuts said:
    What happened to 'we get our replacements in first'!! What happened to 'we are under no pressure to sell until we get our asking price' fucking lies as per usual! sometimes I fucking hate this club 😫🤬😖
    He's not been sold yet, although what you say may turn out correct.
  • Young baby too.

    We have a 2 year old and would love to move closer to family for that support network, but just not feasible with our jobs. 

    A decent wage, a shot at promotion and closer to loved ones sounds like a no brainer to me. 
  • Bloody women hey 🙄
  • Swisdom said:
    PWR

    So, is the real reason for May leaving, because of his wife wanting to move back up north?
    NO NO NO NO

    From her own mouth…she loved it down here.  
    Well the plot thickens then doesn't it!

    A) Nathan doesn't fancy him ; and/or
    B) The club want to cash in

    Either way...... it's a mistake
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