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The 2017 Summer Transfer Rumours Thread (Deadline Day from page 264)

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  • That's not a Charlton training top. They've just put him in a standard Hummel top as they don't want to give away the new kit design
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977

    General question...

    If we could have David Ball or Ben Reeves come here, who would you pick and why?

    Neither. I want to moan. They'd both look shit in the training kit anyway.

    Ok I'll play ...... I'd prefer Maddison from Posh but probably Reeves over Ball

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Swisdom said:

    This place is unbelievable

    1 new signing and we've managed to slag off the new training kit, the signing and Katrien

    Impressive.

    Well the thing is, KR has been banging on about Reeves since January. He has been saying how much he wants to sign him, what a great no 10 he is & the major toys out the pram moment re another club was to do with Reeves and MKD.

    Yet now apparently Clarke was always our first choice no 10.

    Please Charlton just tell the truth or learn how to lie.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,275
    edited June 2017
    Welcome Billy. First time I had ever heard of him was about 2 days ago, haven't watched any YouTube videos and none of my mates are Bradford fans. Hope he is more Stephens than Koc and that he is first of many.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,738
    Primary target in that position my arse.
  • Hovi's Biscuit
    Hovi's Biscuit Posts: 1,717
    Swisdom said:

    This place is unbelievable

    1 new signing and we've managed to slag off the new training kit, the signing and Katrien

    Impressive.

    I'm just bitter that we've gone from an autonomous football club (however dysfunctional), to being a cardboard cutout of a franchise whose only objective is to put out a first XI twice a week in the cheapest possible way (and cash in on anyone vaguely talented as soon as possible)
  • purdis
    purdis Posts: 1,046

    Welcome Billy. First time I had ever heard of him was about 2 days ago, haven't watched any YouTube videos and none of my mates are Bradford fans. Hope he is more Stephens than Koc and that he is first of many.

    Watched him emerge from Youth team to 1st team at Ipswich Town and was surprised when they let him go - thought he had bags of talent, just didn't find the net as often as they needed him too.

    He is very left footed and I just hope he's not been brought in to replace a departing Ricky Holmes.

    Time will tell but he's a very capable footballer.
  • ^ interesting insight. Thanks.
  • Billy can be the new Simon Church and get plenty of stick from the remaining 5 fans in the North Lower.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623

    Primary target in that position my arse.

    But they couldn't manage to get the deal for your arse over the line, and have signed Clarke instead?????
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  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,596
    Personally I preferred the good old days when players with exotic names and exciting YouTube videos were plucked from remote lower leagues around the world and offered six year contracts. There was at least that magical few weeks of positive expectation before you realised they were complete crap.
  • To_Be_Franck
    To_Be_Franck Posts: 1,095

    Primary target in that position my arse.

    But they couldn't manage to get the deal for your arse over the line, and have signed Clarke instead?????
    Over the line? They couldn't see the bloody line!
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,412
    edited June 2017
    On the bright side at least we have A signing ;) i dont think its a bad one but its not really getting me excited in anyway.

    Still its a start...
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Certainly not the type of signing that will turn us into promotion candidates.
  • And don't forget that Holmes will be like a new signing if he signs, and Kashi will be, if they can find him.

    Oh and obviously Tony watt too as his attitude has changed since his move to being a film critic. That's another new one. So really, Clarke is more like a 3rd first team signing with Holmes to come.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited June 2017

    And don't forget that Holmes will be like a new signing if he signs, and Kashi will be, if they can find him.

    Oh and obviously Tony watt too as his attitude has changed since his move to being a film critic. That's another new one. So really, Clarke is more like a 3rd first team signing with Holmes to come.

    You've forgotten Naby Sarr. He will be hailed as our marquee signing. It's like signing Paolo Maldini and Bobby Moore rolled in to one.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,269
    I reckon we need to sell Watt, Ajose, Novak, Teixeira

    Sign Martin, Marshall, Clarke, RB, LB, CM, CAM, LW, RW, ST minimum

    Phillips, Martin
    Solly, RB
    Page, LB
    Bauer, Pearce, Konsa, Lennon, Sarr
    Crofts, Forster-Caskey, Aribo, Jackson, CM, CAM
    Holmes, Marshall, Clarke, Ceballos LW, RW
    Magennis, Vetokele, ST

    Umerah, Hanlan, Dijksteel, Beeney, Barnes all to get squad time too

    Not a title winning squad though, we'd need 20 signings for that
  • jams
    jams Posts: 1,219
    Don't disagree but no chance that will happen ^^^
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    sam3110 said:

    I reckon we need to sell Watt, Ajose, Novak, Teixeira

    Sign Martin, Marshall, Clarke, RB, LB, CM, CAM, LW, RW, ST minimum

    Phillips, Martin
    Solly, RB
    Page, LB
    Bauer, Pearce, Konsa, Lennon, Sarr
    Crofts, Forster-Caskey, Aribo, Jackson, CM, CAM
    Holmes, Marshall, Clarke, Ceballos LW, RW
    Magennis, Vetokele, ST

    Umerah, Hanlan, Dijksteel, Beeney, Barnes all to get squad time too

    Not a title winning squad though, we'd need 20 signings for that

    Bring Marcus Maddison in from Peterborough as one of those LW / RW's if we're serious

    Or we could take a small risk and sign Roarie Deacon from Sutton
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584
    sam3110 said:

    I reckon we need to sell Watt, Ajose, Novak, Teixeira

    Sign Martin, Marshall, Clarke, RB, LB, CM, CAM, LW, RW, ST minimum

    Phillips, Martin
    Solly, RB
    Page, LB
    Bauer, Pearce, Konsa, Lennon, Sarr
    Crofts, Forster-Caskey, Aribo, Jackson, CM, CAM
    Holmes, Marshall, Clarke, Ceballos LW, RW
    Magennis, Vetokele, ST

    Umerah, Hanlan, Dijksteel, Beeney, Barnes all to get squad time too

    Not a title winning squad though, we'd need 20 signings for that


    I reckon we will see
    Martin
    Marshall (hopefully)
    Dasilva
    Mavididi
    Ben reeves (hopefully)
    Nathan Thompson
    Marcus Maddison (dream world )
    Liam Lindsay (maybe)
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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    sam3110 said:

    I reckon we need to sell Watt, Ajose, Novak, Teixeira

    Sign Martin, Marshall, Clarke, RB, LB, CM, CAM, LW, RW, ST minimum

    Phillips, Martin
    Solly, RB
    Page, LB
    Bauer, Pearce, Konsa, Lennon, Sarr
    Crofts, Forster-Caskey, Aribo, Jackson, CM, CAM
    Holmes, Marshall, Clarke, Ceballos LW, RW
    Magennis, Vetokele, ST

    Umerah, Hanlan, Dijksteel, Beeney, Barnes all to get squad time too

    Not a title winning squad though, we'd need 20 signings for that

    You've got 31 names down there; do you really believe that we will have a squad that big? Imagine the salary level, especially if Igor, Ceballos, Jackson, Bauer, and Sarr are still around? It's not going to happen, so please lower your sights...

    I expect Sarr, Vetokele, Watt, Konsa, Bauer, Holmes, Texeira, and Ajose to all have left SE7 by the end of August. We may bring in a few cheap alternatives, but the rest will be covered off by Barnes, Beeney, Djiksteel, Hanlan, Ahearne-Grant, Lapslie, etc...
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    I see Yaya Sonogo released by Arsenal and Conor Macaleney (sorry about the spelling)released by Everton,two old loanees available. Both of course set the world on fire at the Valley.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319

    I see Yaya Sonogo released by Arsenal and Conor Macaleney (sorry about the spelling)released by Everton,two old loanees available. Both of course set the world on fire at the Valley.

    McAleny I'd consider at this level as he's not done badly with Wigan | Oxford (almost like a Kerkar signing)

    Sonogo is a no from me definitely
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596

    Certainly not the type of signing that will turn us into promotion candidates.

    Bradford! ! Play offs !
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,812
    the Everton fella made spongefoot look like he had a powerful shot and made Bradley Allen look like Duncan Ferguson

    one of the worst loans we've had (and he has some competition) as you can probably tell, it's a no from me
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,767
    I'd take Sanogo on again. That hatrick was class!
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Taxi_Lad said:

    I'd take Sanogo on again. That hatrick was class!

    I think that was one of the worst hat tricks ever seen
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319

    the Everton fella made spongefoot look like he had a powerful shot and made Bradley Allen look like Duncan Ferguson

    one of the worst loans we've had (and he has some competition) as you can probably tell, it's a no from me

    Dunno looked like he'd improved his technique when he visited the Valley with Oxford last season...
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    FAVADDICK said:

    sam3110 said:

    I reckon we need to sell Watt, Ajose, Novak, Teixeira

    Sign Martin, Marshall, Clarke, RB, LB, CM, CAM, LW, RW, ST minimum

    Phillips, Martin
    Solly, RB
    Page, LB
    Bauer, Pearce, Konsa, Lennon, Sarr
    Crofts, Forster-Caskey, Aribo, Jackson, CM, CAM
    Holmes, Marshall, Clarke, Ceballos LW, RW
    Magennis, Vetokele, ST

    Umerah, Hanlan, Dijksteel, Beeney, Barnes all to get squad time too

    Not a title winning squad though, we'd need 20 signings for that


    I reckon we will see
    Martin
    Marshall (hopefully)
    Dasilva
    Mavididi
    Ben reeves (hopefully)
    Nathan Thompson
    Marcus Maddison (dream world )
    Liam Lindsay (maybe)
    Playing for the opposition?