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Loan striker needed for Kermo?

razil
razil Posts: 15,041
in General Charlton
If Kermo is crocked for a while who should we get in? I see Cole is possibly available..
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  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,040

    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,420
    WSS Moderator
    October 5 edited October 5
    Powell on loans: "At the moment it's not possible so I have to get on with what I have." #cafc
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,186
    Richard J said:


    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.

    I though Hulse was ok, but he's only getting older and he wont have improved since last season. Surely we would be better calling Smith back?

    I know Kerm is a big absence, but i expect a Championship team to be able to cope without him and adjust their style. Its not as if Kerm is a 25/30 goal a season man like Rhodes.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,040
    ValleyGary said:

    Richard J said:


    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.

    I though Hulse was ok, but he's only getting older and he wont have improved since last season. Surely we would be better calling Smith back?

    I know Kerm is a big absence, but i expect a Championship team to be able to cope without him and adjust their style. Its not as if Kerm is a 25/30 goal a season man like Rhodes.


    That is my point, we need an ok Striker to see us through the next couple of months whilst Yann is out.

    Unfortunately we can't call Smith back until January otherwise I would agree with you.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,186
    Ah fair enough, i wasnt aware there was no call back option.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,422
    Agree adjustment is part of the game and we have made some faltering strides in making that adjustment, and will have to adjust again when YK is fit. The thing is we looked so good in those games playing 3-5-2 against leicester and Watford, when he got injured late on, that the drop in form has felt so steep. Defeats against Huddersfield, Millwall and Burnley have followed then 2 more promising draws and we have got to see more of Sordell and Church. All part of the evolution of the current squad I think and any loan, even if it was possible would smell of panic to some extent.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,478
    but as Shirty5 has said

    Powell on loans: "At the moment it's not possible so I have to get on with what I have." #cafc

    No loans.

    Lets see who plays v West Ham today

  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,275
    ValleyGary said:

    Richard J said:


    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.

    I though Hulse was ok, but he's only getting older and he wont have improved since last season. Surely we would be better calling Smith back?

    I know Kerm is a big absence, but i expect a Championship team to be able to cope without him and adjust their style. Its not as if Kerm is a 25/30 goal a season man like Rhodes.
    Mate, I'd expect a championship team to be able to cope without one of their forwards, but the fact is what we have left are either not up to the job or too inexperienced. Yann is more than 50% of our threat - not just goals - without him we are impotent.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    If we have no money for loans, then we get on with what we've got!
    Which is why giving stick to a young striker like Joe Piggot is so depressing. He is one of us (is actually going to be an OK to good player), and in my view ought to be encouraged and supported.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,186
    mid_life_crisis said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Richard J said:


    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.

    I though Hulse was ok, but he's only getting older and he wont have improved since last season. Surely we would be better calling Smith back?

    I know Kerm is a big absence, but i expect a Championship team to be able to cope without him and adjust their style. Its not as if Kerm is a 25/30 goal a season man like Rhodes.
    Mate, I'd expect a championship team to be able to cope without one of their forwards, but the fact is what we have left are either not up to the job or too inexperienced. Yann is more than 50% of our threat - not just goals - without him we are impotent.
    Very true but this is what i mean about adapting. Sordell cant head but we still pump balls above him. Church rounds around a lot cos passes rarely find him.

    Hopefully, as swords_alive pointed out, we are slowly getting to changing that.

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  • kodfish
    kodfish Posts: 631
    Play Devite or Morrison
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,509
    Have I missed something or has the club actually said Kermorgant is out injured for the foreseeable future? Or is this just speculation or inside info?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,718
    We do seem to be back to the bad old days of the Charlton injury Black Hole whereby a player disappears indefinitely.

  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    speculation, personally think we need a loan striker either way
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,186
    Even when he comes back, i really hope we dont start bypassing Stephens and Cousins. Will be a step back again.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    Henry Irving said:

    but as Shirty5 has said

    Powell on loans: "At the moment it's not possible so I have to get on with what I have." #cafc

    No loans.

    Lets see who plays v West Ham today

    V West Ham?
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,155
    razil said:

    speculation, personally think we need a loan striker either way

    Are you funding it?
  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,717
    LenGlover said:

    We do seem to be back to the bad old days of the Charlton injury Black Hole whereby a player disappears indefinitely.

    We have nothing to gain from announcing how long he'll be injured for, though. It may appease the fans, but it just gives our rivals extra information in their preparations for upcoming matches against us.

  • jblockmatt
    jblockmatt Posts: 369
    seth plum said:

    If we have no money for loans, then we get on with what we've got!
    Which is why giving stick to a young striker like Joe Piggot is so depressing. He is one of us (is actually going to be an OK to good player), and in my view ought to be encouraged and supported.

    feel for piggot has looked out of his depth but is still a young lad and some of the abuse is outrageous. does anyone really think thats going to help him or the team.not wilsons greatest fan either but again some sections of thr north upper wont give the guy a minutes peace from their abuse.
  • Granpa
    Granpa Posts: 2,995
    The best way to play Joe is on the shoulder of the last defender in my opinion. Sad to say, but I believe we badly need an injection of better coaching.

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  • seriously_red
    seriously_red Posts: 5,741
    edited October 2013
    mid_life_crisis said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Richard J said:


    I have said for a while that I can't understand why we have not pursued Rob Hulse.

    I thought he did a good job for us last year and SCP liked him. I can't believe at 34 his wage demands would be extravagant.

    I though Hulse was ok, but he's only getting older and he wont have improved since last season. Surely we would be better calling Smith back?

    I know Kerm is a big absence, but i expect a Championship team to be able to cope without him and adjust their style. Its not as if Kerm is a 25/30 goal a season man like Rhodes.
    Mate, I'd expect a championship team to be able to cope without one of their forwards, but the fact is what we have left are either not up to the job or too inexperienced. Yann is more than 50% of our threat - not just goals - without him we are impotent.
    we either need a big guy up front to fill in - like Hulse did last season or we have to improve how we play on the ground in midfield like the second half of the Forest game...
    What is crystal clear to me is that we need a win soon before a gap opens up in the table... so if Kermorgant is not available after the break then something needs to happen.
    Interesting question from Stu as to how it is funded...simple answer is can the board afford to lose £3M of TV revenue if yhe club is relegated...
    Article coming soon on CAFC finances

    I've said all along that the longer this goes on potentially it becomes more expensive to fix
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Stu_of_Kunming said:

    razil said:

    speculation, personally think we need a loan striker either way

    Are you funding it?
    yep here's my fiver, you?
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    So we are assuming Henry was referring to the trialist, rather than Yan not playing, whip round people?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,355
    Michael Smith has now returned from his loan spell at Wimbledon - where he did very well - and is available.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,478
    The Red Robin said:

    Michael Smith has now returned from his loan spell at Wimbledon - where he did very well - and is available.

    Where has that news come from?
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,040
    Henry Irving said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Michael Smith has now returned from his loan spell at Wimbledon - where he did very well - and is available.

    Where has that news come from?
    The only way he would return is if he was injured.Even if he has returned he can't play for us until the transfer window opens in January because it was a permanent loan unlike a short term loan like Ade Azeez at Torquay.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,676
    The Red Robin said:

    Michael Smith has now returned from his loan spell at Wimbledon - where he did very well - and is available.

    Thought we didn't have a recall clause.

  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    Richard J said:

    Henry Irving said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Michael Smith has now returned from his loan spell at Wimbledon - where he did very well - and is available.

    Where has that news come from?
    The only way he would return is if he was injured.Even if he has returned he can't play for us until the transfer window opens in January because it was a permanent loan unlike a short term loan like Ade Azeez at Torquay.
    What if he wore a wig and changed his name?
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    edited October 2013
    basil camerling maybe ??
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,914
    edited October 2013
    Is KMG definitely out of action for a while ?

    (I bleedin' hope not as I fear for our ability to score any goals without him)

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