Thought May had a decent game against Wrexham. He was playing as more of a 10 than a 9. But I think he actually prefers this, and wants to drop in and get more involved on the ball, and he will still score plenty as he did in the 10 for us.
I think that’s why him and Jones didn’t see eye to eye and Jones was visibly frustrated with him last season at times, Jones wanted him on the last shoulder, running the channels like Campbell is now and Kanu was last season
Turns out we were dead right sell Alfie - what kind of monster ignores his neighbours on WhatsApp and doesn't get the guttering fixed before he sells his house?!?
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Oh dear so Alfies not top dog, and been subbed already...well, if and when Birmingham get promoted can't see he will be hanging around for long before they offload him...🤔
Alfie would have gone there expecting to be top dog.
He got the raging hump when he heard we were trying to sign Luke Berry as he saw it as a threat and I dare say it contributed to his departure.
But he told me he had limited time left playing and had to go "where the money is - if it means going to the Emirates I would do it". He just wants to provide for his family. So I don't suppose he's over the moon with the embarrassment of riches at Brum but I also think he has the comfort blanket of a nice bumper contract to soften the blow
Why would he get the hump when we were trying to sign Berry? - Why would a Midfielder be a threat to him?
Think Swisdom means in terms of being the star, Berry coming down from the Premier League could be perceived as being the main man. I'm guessing Berry will be on high wages too
Both really
He knew Berry was Nathan's "boy" and also felt threatened in the attacking/goalscoring midfielder role. He was really pissed off by it. At the time Luke Berry wasn't someone I was aware of otherwise I would have told him to stop worrying about it. I think it was only a contributing factor as I think Nathan had made it clear what he did, and didn't want
Yeah, heaven forbid we score more than two goals. I reckon Nathan gave them a right bollocking for that second against Bolton.
Alfie would have gone there expecting to be top dog.
He got the raging hump when he heard we were trying to sign Luke Berry as he saw it as a threat and I dare say it contributed to his departure.
But he told me he had limited time left playing and had to go "where the money is - if it means going to the Emirates I would do it". He just wants to provide for his family. So I don't suppose he's over the moon with the embarrassment of riches at Brum but I also think he has the comfort blanket of a nice bumper contract to soften the blow
Speaks volumes. Not the type of character you want around.
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Common courtesy would be to say goodbye. Or maybe I’m wrong. Not fussed in the grand scheme of things!
but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Common courtesy would be to say goodbye. Or maybe I’m wrong. Not fussed in the grand scheme of things!
but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
I find your last two posts gives a great insight into the insecurities of professional footballers, especially outside the top two tiers. Holmes, Taylor and May all received their best contracts by far after leaving CAFC; Alfie already 30 and both Ricky and Lyle just short of 30 from memory. Totally different circumstances between all 3. Taylor went AWOL ( please don't comment it's been done to death !) Ricky deserved one decent contract at Sheffield united ( injuries meant they got no value) and Alfie May despite scoring goals was out of sync with the manager's template 🤷🏻♂️
All 3 players had good form at Charlton but it always seems to end in tears and frustration if not for the player, definitely for the fans as well as the neighbour's.
Reminds me of my English teacher talking about double negatives like "you can't not go to the party" but saying there's no such thing as a double positive. I just rolled my eyes and said "Aye, right"
Alfie is happy and lovely when things are going his way but less so when they are not. We saw this at Charlton.
When he was happy he was an aimable chap who would stop for a chat outside the house if we crossed paths. He was active on our WhatsApp group. Always came to say hello when he was in the lounges etc but since he got the hump over Luke Berry's prospective signing he changed immediately. I last saw him before the Wycombe game at the end of last season and, since then, haven't seen or heard a thing. He didn't say goodbye to his neighbours, left the house needing some repairs and has just gone and moved on.
When I used to chat to his wife she said he was a chronic worrier. Always nervous about things being said behind his back by his coaches. I think he's quite insecure so being Top Dog was, and is, important to him. Whether or not the money he gets at Brum will provide a big enough buffer for his ego remains to be seen.
I think his biggest problem with Nathan & Alfie was Nathan is regimented on what his play. Very strict. He wants players to do as they are told and stick to their area of the field. Alfie liked to wander and chase the ball - this infuriated NJ and might also do the same to the new gaffer. That's something he would have learned in an academy environment which he never had. But this is why he'll always be better as a big fish in a little pond - where he can do what he wants to do.
Why would he get the hump over Luke Berry’s signing?
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Common courtesy would be to say goodbye. Or maybe I’m wrong. Not fussed in the grand scheme of things!
but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
Why would you recommend someone you hardly know as a tenant and surely he had to put a deposit down or are the rules different if it’s a footballer .
Still I’m sure if he was still at Charlton he’d be the nicest neighbour in the world
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Common courtesy would be to say goodbye. Or maybe I’m wrong. Not fussed in the grand scheme of things!
but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
Why would you recommend someone you hardly know as a tenant and surely he had to put a deposit down or are the rules different if it’s a footballer .
Still I’m sure if he was still at Charlton he’d be the nicest neighbour in the world
Alfie is happy and lovely when things are going his way but less so when they are not. We saw this at Charlton.
When he was happy he was an aimable chap who would stop for a chat outside the house if we crossed paths. He was active on our WhatsApp group. Always came to say hello when he was in the lounges etc but since he got the hump over Luke Berry's prospective signing he changed immediately. I last saw him before the Wycombe game at the end of last season and, since then, haven't seen or heard a thing. He didn't say goodbye to his neighbours, left the house needing some repairs and has just gone and moved on.
When I used to chat to his wife she said he was a chronic worrier. Always nervous about things being said behind his back by his coaches. I think he's quite insecure so being Top Dog was, and is, important to him. Whether or not the money he gets at Brum will provide a big enough buffer for his ego remains to be seen.
I think his biggest problem with Nathan & Alfie was Nathan is regimented on what his play. Very strict. He wants players to do as they are told and stick to their area of the field. Alfie liked to wander and chase the ball - this infuriated NJ and might also do the same to the new gaffer. That's something he would have learned in an academy environment which he never had. But this is why he'll always be better as a big fish in a little pond - where he can do what he wants to do.
Why would he get the hump over Luke Berry’s signing?
Maybe he got the raging hump that one of his neighbours kept posting some pretty personal stuff on here about him. I am pretty sure I would in that same scenario.
So i don't want to give too much away about their personal circumstances but i am somewhat ITK and i can share what actually happened, I have been keeping it to myself as not really my place but if some other "supposedly" ITK people will spread misinformation I will have to put the TRUE version of events out.
So Alfie wanted to speak to NJ about the coming season and wanted assurances that he would be the No 1 striker, NJ arranged to meet at Alfie's home to discuss on a Sunday morning at 10am. Anyway 10am comes and NJ is nowhere to be seen, Alfie gives NJ call after call. No answer, eventually an hour later NJ calls Alfie apologizing and forgot to mention he was cycling to him, Alfie calms down and 45 mins later NJ arrives and as Alfie opens the door to see Jones parking up his bicycle, he is shocked to see it is in fact a tandem and on the back seat is none other than Luke Berry. Of course Alfie goes ballistic and screams he is off to Huddersfield and slams the door. Anyway a few hours later one of his neighbors (that doesn't incessantly shout through his letterbox asking him for details about goings on at Sparrows Lane) points out that Luke is more of an attacking midfielder and would really only compliment Alfie's game.
So Alfie decides to drive to NJ's house that evening to apologize bringing some Welsh cakes and Wrexham Lager. He knocks on the door around 9pm and none other than Danny Hylton answers the door as NJ shouts "hurry up Hilts, I wanna show you clips of the 3rd round FA cup match between Sheffield Utd and Arsenal in 1999". Dejected and knowing with superstars like Berry and Hylton sniffing around he has no chance of claiming glory with Charlton, he gets in his motor and drives to to Huddersfield not saying a word whilst listening intently to Maroon 5's debut album "love songs about Jane". Eventually he realizes he is too tired to carry on and pulls over on an anonymous motorway layby somewhere in the Midlands where he is awoken by a pressgang employed by Birmingham City to ensure anyone within a 7 miles radius of St Andrews who has ever kicked a ball is signed for them and the rest is history.
So i don't want to give too much away about their personal circumstances but i am somewhat ITK and i can share what actually happened, I have been keeping it to myself as not really my place but if some other "supposedly" ITK people will spread misinformation I will have to put the TRUE version of events out.
So Alfie wanted to speak to NJ about the coming season and wanted assurances that he would be the No 1 striker, NJ arranged to meet at Alfie's home to discuss on a Sunday morning at 10am. Anyway 10am comes and NJ is nowhere to be seen, Alfie gives NJ call after call. No answer, eventually an hour later NJ calls Alfie apologizing and forgot to mention he was cycling to him, Alfie calms down and 45 mins later NJ arrives and as Alfie opens the door to see Jones parking up his bicycle, he is shocked to see it is in fact a tandem and on the back seat is none other than Luke Berry. Of course Alfie goes ballistic and screams he is off to Huddersfield and slams the door. Anyway a few hours later one of his neighbors (that doesn't incessantly shout through his letterbox asking him for details about goings on at Sparrows Lane) points out that Luke is more of an attacking midfielder and would really only compliment Alfie's game.
So Alfie decides to drive to NJ's house that evening to apologize bringing some Welsh cakes and Wrexham Lager. He knocks on the door around 9pm and none other than Danny Hylton answers the door as NJ shouts "hurry up Hilts, I wanna show you clips of the 3rd round FA cup match between Sheffield Utd and Arsenal in 1999". Dejected and knowing with superstars like Berry and Hylton sniffing around he has no chance of claiming glory with Charlton, he gets in his motor and drives to to Huddersfield not saying a word whilst listening intently to Maroon 5's debut album "love songs about Jane". Eventually he realizes he is too tired to carry on and pulls over on an anonymous motorway layby somewhere in the Midlands where he is awoken by a pressgang employed by Birmingham City to ensure anyone within a 7 miles radius of St Andrews who has ever kicked a ball is signed for them and the rest is history.
So i don't want to give too much away about their personal circumstances but i am somewhat ITK and i can share what actually happened, I have been keeping it to myself as not really my place but if some other "supposedly" ITK people will spread misinformation I will have to put the TRUE version of events out.
So Alfie wanted to speak to NJ about the coming season and wanted assurances that he would be the No 1 striker, NJ arranged to meet at Alfie's home to discuss on a Sunday morning at 10am. Anyway 10am comes and NJ is nowhere to be seen, Alfie gives NJ call after call. No answer, eventually an hour later NJ calls Alfie apologizing and forgot to mention he was cycling to him, Alfie calms down and 45 mins later NJ arrives and as Alfie opens the door to see Jones parking up his bicycle, he is shocked to see it is in fact a tandem and on the back seat is none other than Luke Berry. Of course Alfie goes ballistic and screams he is off to Huddersfield and slams the door. Anyway a few hours later one of his neighbors (that doesn't incessantly shout through his letterbox asking him for details about goings on at Sparrows Lane) points out that Luke is more of an attacking midfielder and would really only compliment Alfie's game.
So Alfie decides to drive to NJ's house that evening to apologize bringing some Welsh cakes and Wrexham Lager. He knocks on the door around 9pm and none other than Danny Hylton answers the door as NJ shouts "hurry up Hilts, I wanna show you clips of the 3rd round FA cup match between Sheffield Utd and Arsenal in 1999". Dejected and knowing with superstars like Berry and Hylton sniffing around he has no chance of claiming glory with Charlton, he gets in his motor and drives to to Huddersfield not saying a word whilst listening intently to Maroon 5's debut album "love songs about Jane". Eventually he realizes he is too tired to carry on and pulls over on an anonymous motorway layby somewhere in the Midlands where he is awoken by a pressgang employed by Birmingham City to ensure anyone within a 7 miles radius of St Andrews who has ever kicked a ball is signed for them and the rest is history.
There's only one way to test if this is genuine; did Jones say "in terms of stuff" at least 5 times during his chat with May?
Course not. It was the neighbours taking up all of the local school places!
After he knew Charlton were signing a player who played in a totally different position to him he didn't post a single bit of Ring doorbell footage accusing some random bloke of being a local cat burglar because they happened to walk past his house after dark.
Common courtesy would be to say goodbye. Or maybe I’m wrong. Not fussed in the grand scheme of things!
but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
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but leaving damage to someone else’s property and not rectifying it and leaving it it a shit state for my neighbours to repair after I recomended him as a tenant reflects badly on me. So I’m not impressed!
I find your last two posts gives a great insight into the insecurities of professional footballers, especially outside the top two tiers. Holmes, Taylor and May all received their best contracts by far after leaving CAFC; Alfie already 30 and both Ricky and Lyle just short of 30 from memory. Totally different circumstances between all 3. Taylor went AWOL ( please don't comment it's been done to death !) Ricky deserved one decent contract at Sheffield united ( injuries meant they got no value) and Alfie May despite scoring goals was out of sync with the manager's template 🤷🏻♂️
All 3 players had good form at Charlton but it always seems to end in tears and frustration if not for the player, definitely for the fans as well as the neighbour's.
Still I’m sure if he was still at Charlton he’d be the nicest neighbour in the world
So Alfie wanted to speak to NJ about the coming season and wanted assurances that he would be the No 1 striker, NJ arranged to meet at Alfie's home to discuss on a Sunday morning at 10am. Anyway 10am comes and NJ is nowhere to be seen, Alfie gives NJ call after call. No answer, eventually an hour later NJ calls Alfie apologizing and forgot to mention he was cycling to him, Alfie calms down and 45 mins later NJ arrives and as Alfie opens the door to see Jones parking up his bicycle, he is shocked to see it is in fact a tandem and on the back seat is none other than Luke Berry. Of course Alfie goes ballistic and screams he is off to Huddersfield and slams the door. Anyway a few hours later one of his neighbors (that doesn't incessantly shout through his letterbox asking him for details about goings on at Sparrows Lane) points out that Luke is more of an attacking midfielder and would really only compliment Alfie's game.
So Alfie decides to drive to NJ's house that evening to apologize bringing some Welsh cakes and Wrexham Lager. He knocks on the door around 9pm and none other than Danny Hylton answers the door as NJ shouts "hurry up Hilts, I wanna show you clips of the 3rd round FA cup match between Sheffield Utd and Arsenal in 1999". Dejected and knowing with superstars like Berry and Hylton sniffing around he has no chance of claiming glory with Charlton, he gets in his motor and drives to to Huddersfield not saying a word whilst listening intently to Maroon 5's debut album "love songs about Jane". Eventually he realizes he is too tired to carry on and pulls over on an anonymous motorway layby somewhere in the Midlands where he is awoken by a pressgang employed by Birmingham City to ensure anyone within a 7 miles radius of St Andrews who has ever kicked a ball is signed for them and the rest is history.
NJ was heard singing this.
Alfie, Alfie give me your answer do,
I'm half crazy,
I’m all for selling you.