The first home match I saw was Charlton's 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle in September 1967 when the only goal was scored by Alan Campbell. Adding a extra 'l' to his first name can't disguise the fact that the guy must be at least 78 by now....
Millwall fans cracking up and saying “good luck with him” - they had him under Edwards who wanted midfielders to get the ball down and pass it
Luton fans looking at it and saying “lump on Charlton to win the league” - they had his best form under Jones who wanted defensively disciplined midfielders
He’s a central midfielder - he is NOT a creative central midfielder but he is very good at being a spoiler. Jones absolutely loves him. I see him as Conor Coventry competition.
I can’t take Millwall opinions seriously, Alex Mitchell didn’t make a single appearance for them yet would probably walk into their side easily
He wouldn’t because we already have Cooper, who sounds very similar to Mitchell, but with more experience. Cooper needs a Tanganga type defender alongside him. Maybe in a couple of years he could have replaced Cooper, but it doesn’t sound like he was ready to wait.
Millwall fans cracking up and saying “good luck with him” - they had him under Edwards who wanted midfielders to get the ball down and pass it
Luton fans looking at it and saying “lump on Charlton to win the league” - they had his best form under Jones who wanted defensively disciplined midfielders
He’s a central midfielder - he is NOT a creative central midfielder but he is very good at being a spoiler. Jones absolutely loves him. I see him as Conor Coventry competition.
The man's just shut down the 'best team in the league' and we're saying he needs competition? Come on. Campbell is in as a squad option, not 'competition' for a guy who's clearly one of our best players
Every player should have competition.
Campbell is in contention for three slots, not one, is my point
Jesus man alright alright. I didn’t mean it any particular way.
I do agree that Campbell can, and will, also cover the other midfield positions. He’s just a more natural fit than any of those players (Docherty, Anderson, Berry) at slotting in at DM, should Coventry lose form or get injured.
Right, yes. That's not the same as 'I see him as Coventry competition', is it? More 'I see him as cover/competition for the entire midfield'
??? Semantics at this point surely. First and foremost, I do see him as Conor Coventry competition but I can also see midfield trios of Coventry, Campbell and Docherty for horrible away days like Birmingham, Bolton and Huddersfield.
Take a look at the second video I posted where he is clearly playing the DM role.
Millwall fans cracking up and saying “good luck with him” - they had him under Edwards who wanted midfielders to get the ball down and pass it
Luton fans looking at it and saying “lump on Charlton to win the league” - they had his best form under Jones who wanted defensively disciplined midfielders
He’s a central midfielder - he is NOT a creative central midfielder but he is very good at being a spoiler. Jones absolutely loves him. I see him as Conor Coventry competition.
The man's just shut down the 'best team in the league' and we're saying he needs competition? Come on. Campbell is in as a squad option, not 'competition' for a guy who's clearly one of our best players
Every player should have competition.
Campbell is in contention for three slots, not one, is my point
I think your point was pretty clear...!
My point was one about framing. It's pretty clear when some fans are keen for a player to fail, even after he's put in a near-perfect performance
I love Conor Coventry and have been one of his biggest advocates - you’re just being weird about your new obsession for 24/25.
Odd that an established Championship player would come to Charlton to sit on the bench? Maybe as replacement for Anderson going on a loan? Although that seems unlikely.
Odd that an established Championship player would come to Charlton to sit on the bench?
I suspect that Campbell knows how Jones works and what he demands. The type of game that Jones wants will require a rest for every player fairly regularly. Midfield is where Jones wants to win the battles so the demand on midfield will be intense.
Seems to me that Jones want 2 players for every position and doesn't want to rely on Academy kids for this. Makes sense in a way. How many times have we seen our season fall apart because of injuries meaning we have to throw 18 & 19 year old kids who have little first team experience.
Is he out of contract at Luton next season? If so, it’s another sensible move by Jones. Not a loan for loans sake but a chance to get a championship player in who, if it works out for both sides, will sign when we’re in the championship ;-)
Is he out of contract at Luton next season? If so, it’s another sensible move by Jones. Not a loan for loans sake but a chance to get a championship player in who, if it works out for both sides, will sign when we’re in the championship ;-)
weirdly can’t find any contract length details anywhere
Is he out of contract at Luton next season? If so, it’s another sensible move by Jones. Not a loan for loans sake but a chance to get a championship player in who, if it works out for both sides, will sign when we’re in the championship ;-)
Believe so yes - couple of Luton fans asking why are they loaning him not selling him
What a cracking transfer window this has become. The manager appears to be calling the shots, with the support of a recruitment team. Said manager has signed some players he knows and trusts can do the job he expects them to do, with an intensity level also wanted.
Board has backed all of the activity without putting an unnecessary spotlight upon themselves. What a refreshing change to the way we had being doing things for what feels like a decade or more.
Campbell looks like very shrewd business and one or two more and HMS PtL is very much within sight imho. We now appear to have got a set of players who will present problems for the opposition all over the park, rather than 3-4 of them with a bunch of also rans. 💪💪💪💪
Excellent player , awful source. That TransferCentre9 account has been making up rubbish for years. I can't see Stockport parting with their key striker in Olafe for £700k.
Seems like a very good signing, glad Jones has broken his no loans rule. Shows how important Jones acquisition was, I doubt we'd have the likes of Docherty, Berry, Mitchell etc without him, and now he's getting another player who appears to be a level above.
As for the debate about where he will place in this team, I don't think he's coming here to be second fiddle tbh, I think Jones has told him there's a space for him to nail down a starting role. How else would we have landed a championship quality player, who didn't want to move down to league 1. Especially on loan.
Odd that an established Championship player would come to Charlton to sit on the bench? Maybe as replacement for Anderson going on a loan? Although that seems unlikely.
No way we need two midfielders that’s one why bring one and let another go when your short in that area
Millwall fans cracking up and saying “good luck with him” - they had him under Edwards who wanted midfielders to get the ball down and pass it
Luton fans looking at it and saying “lump on Charlton to win the league” - they had his best form under Jones who wanted defensively disciplined midfielders
He’s a central midfielder - he is NOT a creative central midfielder but he is very good at being a spoiler. Jones absolutely loves him. I see him as Conor Coventry competition.
The man's just shut down the 'best team in the league' and we're saying he needs competition? Come on. Campbell is in as a squad option, not 'competition' for a guy who's clearly one of our best players
Every player should have competition.
Campbell is in contention for three slots, not one, is my point
I think your point was pretty clear...!
My point was one about framing. It's pretty clear when some fans are keen for a player to fail, even after he's put in a near-perfect performance
Excellent player , awful source. That TransferCentre9 account has been making up rubbish for years. I can't see Stockport parting with their key striker in Olafe for £700k.
Especially as he just signed a new three year contract.
We’re going to be a really horrible team to play against this year aren’t we
Long may it continue. We've already seen that we can get success by just harassing and hassling teams relentlessly until they start getting tired and fall apart. This just let's us keep that up.
From the point of view of other teams, just imagine an afternoon of putting up with constant pressure and then we bring on fresh legs to keep that up even longer.
Jones has shown pretty good instincts for just when to start cycling through the subs and it forces teams to potentially react to us rather than the other way round.
Is he out of contract at Luton next season? If so, it’s another sensible move by Jones. Not a loan for loans sake but a chance to get a championship player in who, if it works out for both sides, will sign when we’re in the championship ;-)
weirdly can’t find any contract length details anywhere
Luton fan blogger says o.o.c next year.
Rumour Luton paying some of his wages:- useful as we can use that to unload Fraser.
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Take a look at the second video I posted where he is clearly playing the DM role.
Maybe as replacement for Anderson going on a loan? Although that seems unlikely.
If so, it’s another sensible move by Jones. Not a loan for loans sake but a chance to get a championship player in who, if it works out for both sides, will sign when we’re in the championship ;-)
Board has backed all of the activity without putting an unnecessary spotlight upon themselves. What a refreshing change to the way we had being doing things for what feels like a decade or more.
As for the debate about where he will place in this team, I don't think he's coming here to be second fiddle tbh, I think Jones has told him there's a space for him to nail down a starting role. How else would we have landed a championship quality player, who didn't want to move down to league 1. Especially on loan.
Said absolutely no one.
From the point of view of other teams, just imagine an afternoon of putting up with constant pressure and then we bring on fresh legs to keep that up even longer.
Jones has shown pretty good instincts for just when to start cycling through the subs and it forces teams to potentially react to us rather than the other way round.