Seems like a bit of a rushed job this one when you see that Steve Gallen only called Warnock today to get a view on Ward!! Personally I don’t care. He’s a decent player, and been a thorn in our side on many an occasion
Addicks Head of Recruitment Steve Gallen said: “Jamie is a bundle of energy. Great enthusiasm, great attitude. I’ve known him for years as he’s been playing at a high level so I think a lot of us are aware of him but I rang Neil Warnock today who had him at Cardiff at the end of last season. His exact words were ‘He’s a gem, great attitude, great lad, will work hard for ya’.
To be fair looking at the 6 we have got you have to say its good business , and once all are fit we should be very competitive , just wish we could have it all done before the season started might have had half a sniff at the playoffs.
A fully fit squad and we have a shot at automatic promotion bearing in mind we have played Sunderland and Peterborough! 41 games to go!! Roland out and promotion would be a beautiful thing!
Would obviously have Reeves and Sarr on the bench ahead of Lapslie and Marshall, and would also consider starting Vetokele over Pratley or Aribo so we had actual wingers
With our injury problems at the start of the season, the frustration is how late the loan players have arrived. Not Bowyer's fault as the players weren't available earlier, but Cullen and Ward are arriving just when when the injured players are starting to return
Would obviously have Reeves and Sarr on the bench ahead of Lapslie and Marshall, and would also consider starting Vetokele over Pratley or Aribo so we had actual wingers
It’s good to debate you in a non political topic, but I disagree why would you need two centre backs and right back on the bench, we don’t have many park the bus moments in this league.
Our squad is smaller than last season but has some very good additions in it, including Igor. If we cam avoid too many injuries, yeah right, we look capable of making a climb up the table.
Our squad is smaller than last season but has some very good additions in it, including Igor. If we cam avoid too many injuries, yeah right, we look capable of making a climb up the table.
Bowyer said from the beginning of the season, he will have a smaller squad but a better one, anyone want to argue he was right
Would obviously have Reeves and Sarr on the bench ahead of Lapslie and Marshall, and would also consider starting Vetokele over Pratley or Aribo so we had actual wingers
It’s good to debate you in a non political topic, but I disagree why would you need two centre backs and right back on the bench, we don’t have many park the bus moments in this league.
Sarr would be the only back-up left-back. Bielik and Dijksteel can both play midfield. It's a no-brainer. Sarr not even making our bench is madness. He's our only remotely experienced back-up CB
Our squad is smaller than last season but has some very good additions in it, including Igor. If we cam avoid too many injuries, yeah right, we look capable of making a climb up the table.
Bowyer said from the beginning of the season, he will have a smaller squad but a better one, anyone want to argue he was right
But by the same measure one much more susceptible to an injury crisis. If JFC's injury had happened later we'd have struggled to get a quality replacement. Another injury or two and the U21s are back on the bench. It's the strongest first 11 we've had fir a while and Bowyer has shown real intelligence in his transfers but we are going to need lots of luck to do better than midtable even so.
serious question / when was the last time we signed someone on a deadline day ? Pre Duchâtelet?
It was on deadline day, 31 August 2017, when Robinson pulled a masterstroke in signing Joe Dodoo.
One thing LB has done is to have brought in experienced players in Prately & Ward.....even Cullen has played a few seasons in this league. KR brought in players like Mavidid, Dodoo & Kaikai who hadn't played much at this level & are raw. Even though I still don't think we'll get anywhere near the top 6 this season at least the last couple of weeks has guven me hope that we will finish around mid table - which I'd have bitten your hand off at the start of August.
Would obviously have Reeves and Sarr on the bench ahead of Lapslie and Marshall, and would also consider starting Vetokele over Pratley or Aribo so we had actual wingers
It’s good to debate you in a non political topic, but I disagree why would you need two centre backs and right back on the bench, we don’t have many park the bus moments in this league.
Sarr would be the only back-up left-back. Bielik and Dijksteel can both play midfield. It's a no-brainer. Sarr not even making our bench is madness. He's our only remotely experienced back-up CB
Bauer/Pearce gets a knock, Bielik comes on, Solly/Page gets a knock, Dijksteel comes on. Hardly madness. Rather Solly left back than Sarr if Page gets injured, and rather Bielik CB.
Very well done to Lee Bowyer, both in persuading these players to come to a chaotic and distressed club and (especially) in squeezing some money out of Duchatelet for the loanees’ wages. I’m sure a lot of credit should also go to Steve Gallen for his hard work in getting these lads in (a good signing by Robbo, to be fair).
The benefit of Bowyer’s and Gallen’s contacts in the game is not to be underestimated, given our recent history. I can’t, for example, imagine Karel Fraeye - approaching the second anniversary of his sacking by those Belgian giants, Lommel United - having an informed discussion with Neil Warnock about our potential signing of Jamie Ward....
We are still a small squad and will need some good luck with injuries but we should at least now be competitive and avoid messing about in the lower regions of the table - something which was a very real concern for me at the start of the season with only 12 or 13 fit players who had started a league game, coupled with a general sense of foreboding about Roland’s scorched earth policy.
Subject to the timing of the much yearned for/hallucinatory takeover, it is, objectively speaking, a little baffling that Lee Bowyer has not been given the job on a permanent basis. He has done exceptionally well in very difficult circumstances and his relentless positivity - getting the very best from the resources he has - reflects the Lennie Lawrence and Alan Curbishley school of management. I suppose that Duchatelet did say that Lee’s position would be confirmed by the start of the season on 3 August in the absence of a takeover, so no one should be surprised that he’s still the caretaker [NB. None of Duchatelet’s employees complain - or so we’ve been told].
A difficult August - as we all knew it would be with the injuries - and a tough month ahead, but I am feeling more optimistic about our prospects than I did before the Sunderland game, although I am still worried about the lack of goals in the team. Lapslie and Morgan have both done very well, Phillips has answered his critics, we’ve added three very decent loanees and players are coming back who will hopefully enable us to open up defences better than we have thus far. Much will depend on Fosu’s long term fitness and form, whilst a fully functioning Igor would be a big bonus at this level.
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During the takeover saga all of our ITK's took a bit of a kicking reputation wise but i'd say @Redhenry has come up trumps these last few days.
Personally I don’t care. He’s a decent player, and been a thorn in our side on many an occasion
Addicks Head of Recruitment Steve Gallen said: “Jamie is a bundle of energy. Great enthusiasm, great attitude. I’ve known him for years as he’s been playing at a high level so I think a lot of us are aware of him but I rang Neil Warnock today who had him at Cardiff at the end of last season. His exact words were ‘He’s a gem, great attitude, great lad, will work hard for ya’.
Zac Clough to Rochdale on loan seems an odd one.
Christian Doidge to Bolton on loan.
41 games to go!!
Roland out and promotion would be a beautiful thing!
Solly, Bauer, Pearce, Page
Pratley, Aribo, Cullen
Ward, Taylor, Fosu
Steer, Djiksteel, Bielik, Lapslie, Marshall, KAG, Vetokele
Then Clarke should be firing on all cylinders in time for the Christmas period I’d say.
Almost a selection headache there, seen us in worse shape.
I would play Bielik at RB rather than Solly in that side.
The benefit of Bowyer’s and Gallen’s contacts in the game is not to be underestimated, given our recent history. I can’t, for example, imagine Karel Fraeye - approaching the second anniversary of his sacking by those Belgian giants, Lommel United - having an informed discussion with Neil Warnock about our potential signing of Jamie Ward....
We are still a small squad and will need some good luck with injuries but we should at least now be competitive and avoid messing about in the lower regions of the table - something which was a very real concern for me at the start of the season with only 12 or 13 fit players who had started a league game, coupled with a general sense of foreboding about Roland’s scorched earth policy.
Subject to the timing of the much yearned for/hallucinatory takeover, it is, objectively speaking, a little baffling that Lee Bowyer has not been given the job on a permanent basis. He has done exceptionally well in very difficult circumstances and his relentless positivity - getting the very best from the resources he has - reflects the Lennie Lawrence and Alan Curbishley school of management. I suppose that Duchatelet did say that Lee’s position would be confirmed by the start of the season on 3 August in the absence of a takeover, so no one should be surprised that he’s still the caretaker [NB. None of Duchatelet’s employees complain - or so we’ve been told].
A difficult August - as we all knew it would be with the injuries - and a tough month ahead, but I am feeling more optimistic about our prospects than I did before the Sunderland game, although I am still worried about the lack of goals in the team. Lapslie and Morgan have both done very well, Phillips has answered his critics, we’ve added three very decent loanees and players are coming back who will hopefully enable us to open up defences better than we have thus far. Much will depend on Fosu’s long term fitness and form, whilst a fully functioning Igor would be a big bonus at this level.