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Morgan Fox (ed. New contract extension)

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  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Cant knock his crossing and attacking play but have no confidence in his defending at all and just wish we had another left back.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    I don't think anyway is saying 'told you so'. My comments to people last season were along the lines of give the kid a chance. I have no idea if he will be a good player or not. I thought Jermaine Darlington was going to get 100 caps, so what do I know.
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    I remember reading that he was due to be released a few years back from the Academy and put in loads of work to make sure he wasn't. I think he falls into the not-so-technically gifted but prepared to work and improve camp. I thought he was good in both games this week and the Solly comparisons are fair. He definitely reminded me of a left sided taller Solly on Tuesday (watching from the unusual angle of West stand). The story of Morgan Fox since he made the first team has been one of improvement. It is still too early to call at what point that improvement will have reached its limit, but I don't think it has yet.

    He's never going to be a massive fans' favourite, but I think he epitomises a lot of that spirit I like to see in the team and I'm glad he's here, playing for us, and that Luzon is helping his development.

  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Older fans like me might remember what used to be said about Kevin Keegan, not naturally gifted, but worked so hard to make himself a player.
    He had a good footballing career.
  • redlanered
    redlanered Posts: 2,195
    edited August 2015
    Football - and maybe life in general - is increasingly less patient with 'slow-burn' steady improvers, and is always looking for those who have amazing raw talent that seems to just need a little polishing. But not everyone can be a Gomez/Parker/Bowyer. With a player such as Fox, (and Pope, and, I think Cousins), if we can see gradual, continuing, improvement then there's a good case for giving him a long run of games, in the expectation that (say) this time next year we have a very good player on our hands.

    I think Fox passes the test - showing a capacity to learn/improve - some players have it, some don't appear to. Callum Harriott, for example, doesn't seem to - and for me, Scott Wagstaff was a particular frustration in this regard. 3, 4 years into his career Waggy's game still had a tigger-ish, naive 'quality' that gave the impression he'd learned very little since breaking in to the 1st team.

    He's young, he's improving and we've shown we can win games with him in the team. Isn't that enough?

    (PS & fair play to Guy for giving youngsters like him a chance. QPR noticeably didn't, and rushed Konchesky into their team last Saturday. I know who i'd have rather had...)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial 12m12 minutes ago
    INTERNATIONAL | Congrats @MA_Fox, who has been given his first @VauxhallWales call up! http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/morgan-fox-wales-charlton-athletic-international-cap-2665995.aspx … #cafc

    Charlton Athletic FC ‏@CAFCofficial 12m12 minutes ago
    INTERNATIONAL | The academy graduate will fly out to Cyprus tonight to link up with Chris Coleman's squad http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/morgan-fox-wales-charlton-athletic-international-cap-2665995.aspx … #cafc
  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    Hope he doesn't get his head turned. Bale may be on a mission to tap him up if Real are interested.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited September 2015
    Congratulation Morgan, always proud to see a Charlton graduate in an international squad.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    VauxhaullWales! Can't help but think all this sponsorshit stuff is going too far.

    Congrats all the same, Morgan.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Brilliant that's the way to push on keep your swede Down and just play your football
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Well done Morgan.
    So Guy Luzon isn't the only Manager/coach who picks you above Wiggins.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,866
    Charlton and Wales starlet Morgan Fox is the latest player to feature on http://scoutedplayer.info - http://www.scoutedplayer.info/morgan-fox.html #scoutedplayer
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Charlton_Stu said:

    Charlton and Wales starlet Morgan Fox is the latest player to feature on http://scoutedplayer.info - http://www.scoutedplayer.info/morgan-fox.html #scoutedplayer

    Must have been written by his agent. Really not very good at all.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Lol that is just wow

  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,866
    bolloxbolder said:

    Charlton_Stu said:

    Charlton and Wales starlet Morgan Fox is the latest player to feature on http://scoutedplayer.info - http://www.scoutedplayer.info/morgan-fox.html #scoutedplayer

    Must have been written by his agent. Really not very good at all.
    I reckon your right about his agent, be very surprised if he did make it into a premiership player.
  • Bolderhumphreyreid
    Bolderhumphreyreid Posts: 2,553
    I'll take £5m now. Don't worry about the extra £25m.
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,446
    I like Fox and think he's a valuable member of our squad but that review is ridiculous. Rated at £5m? Crikey.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Roland wrote the review
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,433
    will inevitably soon be grassing the top-flight and international scene
    Grassing?
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,848
    Morgan Fox is one of my favourite players, I like him because I feel like he gives 100%, and rather than being an arrogrant prick and blaming everyone else when he makes mistakes unlike some players.... He knows he has messed up and is annoyed at himself...

    But for £5 million I will drive him anywhere within the UK myself.
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Fox worth 5 million ? .. that is fantasy football at it's most fantastic .. he's much improved from last season but really folks, he's still not all that
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    In 'The Final Verdict' paragraph, is 'grassing' the same as 'gracing'? Who dem writ dis?
  • Sir Chrissy
    Sir Chrissy Posts: 609
    Haha how embarrassing...
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    £3.5 m for Gomez £5m for Fox?

    Someone has either forgotten the automatic Charlton discount factor or inadvertently typed and extra 0. 1/2 mil if we are lucky as it is Charlton.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Hilarious! Fox is a reasonable Championship level defender, but hardly the new Maldini!
  • Boughtonaddicks
    Boughtonaddicks Posts: 338
    I needed cheering up, that is brilliant.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,310
    killerandflash said:

    Hilarious! Fox is a reasonable Championship level defender, but hardly the new Maldini!

    Not even that IMO
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,737
    Hope he is carrying a knock as in the last few games he has regressed.

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,169
    Fox is a weird one because his potential really could be anything. When Powell first started putting him in he looked steady and had broken through at a later age than most really good youth players. At that point I wouldn't have said he looked like a likely Championship first teamer in the future, and certainly not one who would displace Wiggins but he's looked good at the end of last season and in this one and rightly kept Wiggins out. To get to the point where Luzon was happy enough with Fox to sell Rhoys shows how much he's progressed. I don't know why people like to pick on Fox but he's a hell of a lot further on than anyone thought he would be at this stage. He could end up being a Premier League left back or he could drop off completely. There's just no way of telling
  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,627
    edited September 2015
    5 mil but Charlton are willing to sell for 500k with 50 quid add ons for every 500 appearances.

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