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Ben Reeves - DONE DEAL 2 year contract page 4
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Makes a nice change for one of these will they or won't they signings to actually happen. Good as well as the central attacking midfield position is a position that has not been properly filled since the beginning of Duchatelet's reign. So good news. Another piece of the squad puzzle in place. Welcome to Ben Reeves. I hope he is successful for himself & Charlton. Looks like Charlton have the makings of a decent midfield this season.1
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From the few times that I have seen him, this is a decent addition to the squad.
We now have the nucleus of a promotion ambitious squad which still lacks enough strength in depth. A few more of the same quality in key areas.... keeper full back and especially up front, then I think the optimism will be justified. Happy but cautious until then.
Don't mind losing Watt but not Konsa, keeping him is key.1 -
Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.5
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Robinson's on their side though.StewieGriffinSE7 said:Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.
“Whether they’re in the stands singing and supporting or not, we’re still doing it for them. So, once a Charlton fan always a Charlton fan. Their choice not to come is their prerogative. Even the ones who don’t come, I hope they can be proud of what we’re doing.”
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/15447295.Robinson_unfazed_by_Charlton_owner_s_track_record/16 -
The proof of the pudding..........1
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Why do you care what other people are doing? You seem to be able to turn a blind eye to the regime's choices so I don't see why you shouldn't do the same with choices made by supporters.StewieGriffinSE7 said:Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.
Anyway, welcome Ben. No doubt you're a good player for this level. Hope you play a part in getting us promoted.7 -
Injury prone, be out come Christmas.2
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Good signing, 2 year contract is fine by me for someone we didn't pay a fee for.
There is one negative, he's never played more than 30 league games in a season, not sure if thats injury or something else. Still a good signing though and still young/coming towards what should be his prime.0 -
Brilliant signing............we know have all these attacking midfielders & no-one to put the ball into the fecking net - expect to see the ball going into the box & coming back out again as we will have no feckers in there - they can't all score worldies from 30 yards, sometimes a tap in from 5 yards will do the trick. I bet Killer is glad he's not 40 years younger & playing for KR - wouldn't have got a kick.0
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Ehh I'd say that was worth the wait lol2
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At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough1 -
Don't know why any of them are slagging him off. He's not a perfect player by any means, but he's definitely one of the better players in this league.SheedyCAFC said:Anyone know what Reeves is like? I've only seen MK fans slag him off today
He was part of anything decent we've achieved in recent years - got 3 assists against Man Utd in the League Cup, usually gets the most assists for us each season and scores his fair shares of goals. I'd say after Dele Alli, Grigg and Afobe, Reeves was our 4th best player in our promotion season.
Last season, our best all round player, second top scorer and most assists.
Got to be up there with Holmes as one of the two best strikers of the ball from outside the box in the league.
Positives:
- Brilliant around the edge of the box working alongside team mates
- Excellent at shooting and getting it on target from outside the box
- Decent eye for a pass
- Was one of our penalty takers
Negatives:
- Very injury prone, almost Wilshere/Sturridge levels (guaranteed to miss at least a few weeks/months out each season)
- Small frame, can get bullied off the ball easily by defenders
Just to illustrate how injury prone he is:
16/17: Missed 10 games
15/16: Missed 24 games
14/15: Missed 15 games
13/14: Missed 9 games
I'd be particularly concerned as he hasn't had a pre-season so won't be up to speed compared to previous seasons fitness wise. Although if he stays fit, and gets a run of games, he will be one of your standout players.
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Any MK supporter saying we won't miss him is wrong. I would have liked him to sign a new contract with us, he is one of the best #10s in the league, no doubt. On paper, you have a very decent starting 11 and I'd expect you to be in the top 6 for most of the season.
However, luckily for us we have also recruited well, plenty of quality, all but two of our first 11 have won promotion from L1 at least once in recent seasons, and the rest were playing in the Championship. Also brought in loan signings with a combined value of over £10m (Tshibola, Ariyibi, Ebanks-Landell, Seager).
Reeves will serve you well - he will score you a few screamers, pick out some ingenious passes and win you games. He's good enough for the Championship, just wrap him up in cotton wool whenever you can.
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Welcome to the listing ship Valiant Ben, hopefully you can play your part in keeping us afloat whilst we repair the damage of the last 3 seasons.0
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Just had a browse at MK Dons forums and he is without doubt very injury prone as has been stated by a number of posts on CL......let's hope that trend doesn't repeat itself is all I can say.0
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How does Reeves compare to Dack in terms of quality?0
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The past three years may be the reason for the negativity.StewieGriffinSE7 said:Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.
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Do you have proof we offered more than 2 years?killerandflash said:At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough
Perhaps, as KR knows his strengths, weaknesses, and took into consideration his injury record we only offered 2 years?0 -
Aside from the injury list, very Kinsella'esq descriptionMKDinpeace said:
Don't know why any of them are slagging him off. He's not a perfect player by any means, but he's definitely one of the better players in this league.SheedyCAFC said:Anyone know what Reeves is like? I've only seen MK fans slag him off today
He was part of anything decent we've achieved in recent years - got 3 assists against Man Utd in the League Cup, usually gets the most assists for us each season and scores his fair shares of goals. I'd say after Dele Alli, Grigg and Afobe, Reeves was our 4th best player in our promotion season.
Last season, our best all round player, second top scorer and most assists.
Got to be up there with Holmes as one of the two best strikers of the ball from outside the box in the league.
Positives:
- Brilliant around the edge of the box working alongside team mates
- Excellent at shooting and getting it on target from outside the box
- Decent eye for a pass
- Was one of our penalty takers
Negatives:
- Very injury prone, almost Wilshere/Sturridge levels (guaranteed to miss at least a few weeks/months out each season)
- Small frame, can get bullied off the ball easily by defenders
Just to illustrate how injury prone he is:
16/17: Missed 10 games
15/16: Missed 24 games
14/15: Missed 15 games
13/14: Missed 9 games
I'd be particularly concerned as he hasn't had a pre-season so won't be up to speed compared to previous seasons fitness wise. Although if he stays fit, and gets a run of games, he will be one of your standout players.
Overall:
Any MK supporter saying we won't miss him is wrong. I would have liked him to sign a new contract with us, he is one of the best #10s in the league, no doubt. On paper, you have a very decent starting 11 and I'd expect you to be in the top 6 for most of the season.
However, luckily for us we have also recruited well, plenty of quality, all but two of our first 11 have won promotion from L1 at least once in recent seasons, and the rest were playing in the Championship. Also brought in loan signings with a combined value of over £10m (Tshibola, Ariyibi, Ebanks-Landell, Seager).
Reeves will serve you well - he will score you a few screamers, pick out some ingenious passes and win you games. He's good enough for the Championship, just wrap him up in cotton wool whenever you can.1 -
Thanks @MKDinpeace very much appreciated9
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At a wild guess, the contract length and salary probably reflects that Charlton are going to go all out to push for promotion this season and the contract will get revisited next season whichever division we are in with a year still to run to give both sides some breathing space for whatever course of action is appropriate.DA9 said:
Do you have proof we offered more than 2 years?killerandflash said:At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough
Perhaps, as KR knows his strengths, weaknesses, and took into consideration his injury record we only offered 2 years?0 -
That's my take on it, but only 4-5 people will ever know the truth.letthegoodtimesroll said:
At a wild guess, the contract length and salary probably reflects that Charlton are going to go all out to push for promotion this season and the contract will get revisited next season whichever division we are in with a year still to run to give both sides some breathing space for whatever course of action is appropriate.DA9 said:
Do you have proof we offered more than 2 years?killerandflash said:At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough
Perhaps, as KR knows his strengths, weaknesses, and took into consideration his injury record we only offered 2 years?
BR, his agent, KR, KM, RD & Murray
The rest is speculation and guess work1 -
Too right... Once we get those Belgians out of the club who pretend to support the club we can begin again!!StewieGriffinSE7 said:Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.
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You've got to feel positive about this, not just because of @MKDinpeace's excellent analysis. Reeves had options I'm sure, but chose to follow Robinson. That kind of vote of confidence is invaluable, it gees up the dressing room overall.
I get the Kinsella comparison, but also perhaps a bit like when we signed Super Clive: a proven operator at our level chooses to join us, and buys into what we are doing.0 -
that's sixDA9 said:
That's my take on it, but only 4-5 people will ever know the truth.letthegoodtimesroll said:
At a wild guess, the contract length and salary probably reflects that Charlton are going to go all out to push for promotion this season and the contract will get revisited next season whichever division we are in with a year still to run to give both sides some breathing space for whatever course of action is appropriate.DA9 said:
Do you have proof we offered more than 2 years?killerandflash said:At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough
Perhaps, as KR knows his strengths, weaknesses, and took into consideration his injury record we only offered 2 years?
BR, his agent, KR, KM, RD & Murray
The rest is speculation and guess work3 -
or we offered him the most moneyredlanered said:You've got to feel positive about this, not just because of @MKDinpeace's excellent analysis. Reeves had options I'm sure, but chose to follow Robinson. That kind of vote of confidence is invaluable, it gees up the dressing room overall.
I get the Kinsella comparison, but also perhaps a bit like when we signed Super Clive: a proven operator at our level chooses to join us, and buys into what we are doing.0 -
The Great Messiah evidently.Taxi_Lad said:Who is this guy?? Never heard of him
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If you scroll up the page quickly the chevrons on those shirts do really weird things to your eyes; it seems as if the shirts are jumping around by themselves. (Or maybe I need a new laptop!)SELR_addicks said:1 -
Most likely is the player wanted 3 and we only offered 2 years, maybe that's why it's taken so long. An agent would always advise a player to take a longer contract.DA9 said:
Do you have proof we offered more than 2 years?killerandflash said:At last!
Reeves clearly wouldn't commit to anything longer, as he wants to see what division we're in next summer, which is probably fair enough
Perhaps, as KR knows his strengths, weaknesses, and took into consideration his injury record we only offered 2 years?1 -
Put your tin hat on mate the natives won't like you voicing your opinion. Well said by the way.StewieGriffinSE7 said:Fuck we've got some curmudgeonly oxygen thieves on here trolling our club, thinking and pretending that they're supporters. You're a fucking joke. Please carry on staying away and generally fuck off. You're boring.
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