Roger Johnson - now Bromley's U23 manager

Johnson's stats for last season from our Statbank were:
Appearences--------------- 15
Avg Mark------------------ 6.41
Highest Mark--------------- 7.53 Wigan away
Lowest Mark:--------------- 4.71 Blackburn home
Top 3 Mark:---------------- 5 times
Mom--------------- -------0
Fouls----------------------11
Yellow cards--------- ------1
Shots----------------------2 off target
Assists-------------------- 1
Passing completion----------53%
Defensive actions per game-- 10.1

So what happens if our *new* manager doesn't want him?

Henry Irving said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Henry Irving said:

JS5 said:

Need to get behind him. If we have Bauer Johnson Diarra as options at CBs we become a lot stronger.

Agree and Diarra can play in midfield while we actually have cover.

And as others have said younger players such as Fox looked much better with the likes of Johnson coaching them during the game.

Yes, this is another example of the "weird" recruitment policy but that's not Roger's fault.

Welcome back.

Yet if Poyet does rejoin, where does that leave Diarra in Midfield?

You wouldnt really want both Poyet and Diarra alongside each other as thats far too Defensive minded, the below is the only way it would work (Unless you drop Cousins to the bench for another incoming Midfielder)

Henderson
Solly ... Sarr ... Johnson ... Fox
Poyet ... Diarra
Gudmundsson ... Cousins ... Harriott
Makienok

Means we have cover, something Roland doesn't like paying for but every team needs.

Without doubt... Poyet is the perfect replacement for Ahmed Kashi, get him back in the summer too means we'd have Kashi / Poyet along with an aging Diarra who isnt getting any younger (and who is Out of Contract in the Summer)

We all like the Manager to have a selection headache but with Karel Fraeye you could see it just confusing him anymore, just expect to hear a tanoy announcement @ 3pm against Blackburn stating that the game has been delayed because he cant make up his mind on team selection

Henry Irving said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Henry Irving said:

JS5 said:

Need to get behind him. If we have Bauer Johnson Diarra as options at CBs we become a lot stronger.

Agree and Diarra can play in midfield while we actually have cover.

And as others have said younger players such as Fox looked much better with the likes of Johnson coaching them during the game.

Yes, this is another example of the "weird" recruitment policy but that's not Roger's fault.

Welcome back.

Yet if Poyet does rejoin, where does that leave Diarra in Midfield?

You wouldnt really want both Poyet and Diarra alongside each other as thats far too Defensive minded, the below is the only way it would work (Unless you drop Cousins to the bench for another incoming Midfielder)

Henderson
Solly ... Sarr ... Johnson ... Fox
Poyet ... Diarra
Gudmundsson ... Cousins ... Harriott
Makienok

Means we have cover, something Roland doesn't like paying for but every team needs.

Sarr? You're not serious, are you?

Blimey, a one legged, half crippled Rhys Williams would be a huge improvement over Sarr.

Don't get too excited. Fraeye will play him at left wing or in goal

Decent enough signing should have kept him, management is a shambles

youth players and cheap imports from sept-Jan, out of contract, ageing English players in January. Didn't realise it would be the same out of contract, ageing English players every January.
Charlton Athletic, new club motto:
Couldn't run a bath.

Glad to see him back, but it does look a bit of a shambles, not offering him a deal in the summer, only to offer him 18 months now.

Did he want to stay at the end of last season? Perhaps he was asking too much? Just playing devil's advocate because the outrage over everything that comes out about the club at the moment (even when it's quite good news) is very tiresome.

killerandflash said:

colthe3rd said:

Did he want to stay at the end of last season? Perhaps he was asking too much? Just playing devil's advocate because the outrage over everything that comes out about the club at the moment (even when it's quite good news) is very tiresome.

According to Doctor Kish

Johnson was keen to extend his stay at The Valley but, was not offered a new contract.

My understanding too.

Keen to have him - but 18 month deal looks excessive.
We are obviously already planning for L1

I hope he got as much as possible out of them.

The usual January scramble to pick up loan players and anyone out of contract or who can fill the cracks in the squad in an effort to cling on to our Championship status. Hardly encouraging!! RD, KM, KF OUTlooking forward to the next protest and forcing these incompetent jokers to get on the next transport back to Belgium. WE desperately need a new owner, decent CEO, new Manager with Championship experience, and a Chief Scout or Director Of Football (preferably Curbs)We want our Charlton back!!

Starting to get a sinking feeling that the discussions about Powell returning to the club are actually about him playing at left back.

I liked Roger last season. He came in and was exactly what we needed at the time, but he faded as the season went on. I've got no issue with him joining up and helping out the defence, but what it says about our scouting policy at the moment is far more of a concern.