Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

Scoham said:

I wasn’t sure about Dijksteel at right back in the longer term, but he’s grown into the role and was starting to look more dangerous going forward. I can see him staying at right back and continuing to get better.

This ^
It reached a point last season where I was no longer worried that Solly wasn't fit as I had total confidence in Dijksteel.
Wasn't the case previously.

Blucher said:

Henry Irving said:

Is Michael Morrison a viable option.

Out of contract at Birmingham, 31 and an experienced and proven league one defender.

No idea what money he is on but Jacko might have his phone number.

Good call. He's a warrior and would be a really good acquisition but I can't see him accepting a contract at what we're apparently offering - plus he'll doubtless remember the absurd attempt by Duchatelet/Katrien/Peeters/Little Tommy to shift him off to some Romanian team we've never heard of before or since.

Such an intelligent move on their part to release Morro to Birmingham for nothing when we had Ben Haim on a one year contract, The Beast - who had a recent history of performing for half a season - and Joe Gomez, who was always likely to leave at the end of the season, particularly in the light of Katrien's paltry £3.5million release clause. Forward planning has never been the regime's strongest suit, although moving Morro on was, of course, entirely consistent with Duchatelet's philosophy of a skeletal squad and maximising the exposure of Academy products in the shop window. As the great Karel Fraeye - bafflingly unemployed after leaving Lommel United bottom of the table in October 2016 - once memorably informed us: " You only need 11 players and 7 on the bench". 

Plus, our dearth of central defenders meant we also got to sign and re-sign the great Roger Johnson and to see him and the crocked Rhys Williams perform in tandem.

I went to the Hull city match when Johnson and Williams played as the two CB.  After the 80th minute when Hull Scored their 6th and final goal, just before they declared !
From the top of my Soapbox, yelled out 7-6, we're going to win 7-6. That was in my drinking days and mistakingly  thought I was at Wimbledon and we would win on a tie break.

soapboxsam said:

Blucher said:

Henry Irving said:

Is Michael Morrison a viable option.

Out of contract at Birmingham, 31 and an experienced and proven league one defender.

No idea what money he is on but Jacko might have his phone number.

Good call. He's a warrior and would be a really good acquisition but I can't see him accepting a contract at what we're apparently offering - plus he'll doubtless remember the absurd attempt by Duchatelet/Katrien/Peeters/Little Tommy to shift him off to some Romanian team we've never heard of before or since.

Such an intelligent move on their part to release Morro to Birmingham for nothing when we had Ben Haim on a one year contract, The Beast - who had a recent history of performing for half a season - and Joe Gomez, who was always likely to leave at the end of the season, particularly in the light of Katrien's paltry £3.5million release clause. Forward planning has never been the regime's strongest suit, although moving Morro on was, of course, entirely consistent with Duchatelet's philosophy of a skeletal squad and maximising the exposure of Academy products in the shop window. As the great Karel Fraeye - bafflingly unemployed after leaving Lommel United bottom of the table in October 2016 - once memorably informed us: " You only need 11 players and 7 on the bench". 

Plus, our dearth of central defenders meant we also got to sign and re-sign the great Roger Johnson and to see him and the crocked Rhys Williams perform in tandem.

I went to the Hull city match when Johnson and Williams played as the two CB.  After the 80th minute when Hull Scored their 6th and final goal, just before they declared !
From the top of my Soapbox, yelled out 7-6, we're going to win 7-6. That was in my drinking days and mistakingly  thought I was at Wimbledon and we would win on a tie break.

Blucher said:

I went to the Hull city match when Johnson and Williams played as the two CB.  After the 80th minute when Hull Scored their 6th and final goal, just before they declared !
From the top of my Soapbox, yelled out 7-6, we're going to win 7-6. That was in my drinking days and mistakingly  thought I was at Wimbledon and we would win on a tie break.

I'm afraid that I saw that one as well. One of the worst - if not the worst - defensive performance I've ever seen from a Charlton team. A good overnight trip though

ElfsborgAddick said:

soapboxsam said:

Blucher said:

Henry Irving said:

Is Michael Morrison a viable option.

Out of contract at Birmingham, 31 and an experienced and proven league one defender.

No idea what money he is on but Jacko might have his phone number.

Good call. He's a warrior and would be a really good acquisition but I can't see him accepting a contract at what we're apparently offering - plus he'll doubtless remember the absurd attempt by Duchatelet/Katrien/Peeters/Little Tommy to shift him off to some Romanian team we've never heard of before or since.

Such an intelligent move on their part to release Morro to Birmingham for nothing when we had Ben Haim on a one year contract, The Beast - who had a recent history of performing for half a season - and Joe Gomez, who was always likely to leave at the end of the season, particularly in the light of Katrien's paltry £3.5million release clause. Forward planning has never been the regime's strongest suit, although moving Morro on was, of course, entirely consistent with Duchatelet's philosophy of a skeletal squad and maximising the exposure of Academy products in the shop window. As the great Karel Fraeye - bafflingly unemployed after leaving Lommel United bottom of the table in October 2016 - once memorably informed us: " You only need 11 players and 7 on the bench". 

Plus, our dearth of central defenders meant we also got to sign and re-sign the great Roger Johnson and to see him and the crocked Rhys Williams perform in tandem.

I went to the Hull city match when Johnson and Williams played as the two CB.  After the 80th minute when Hull Scored their 6th and final goal, just before they declared !
From the top of my Soapbox, yelled out 7-6, we're going to win 7-6. That was in my drinking days and mistakingly  thought I was at Wimbledon and we would win on a tie break.

4-0 at half-time

Hull turned in as much as we were shocking.  They could easily have reached 10.

Cracking day out though.

CH4RLTON said:

FAVADDICK said:

CH4RLTON said:

Eddie Nketiah from arsenal on a season loan happening tomorrow  

I hope this is true is it reliable mate ??

Yes straight from the horse mouth 

OhEddieYouds said:

Blucher said:

I went to the Hull city match when Johnson and Williams played as the two CB.  After the 80th minute when Hull Scored their 6th and final goal, just before they declared !
From the top of my Soapbox, yelled out 7-6, we're going to win 7-6. That was in my drinking days and mistakingly  thought I was at Wimbledon and we would win on a tie break.

I'm afraid that I saw that one as well. One of the worst - if not the worst - defensive performance I've ever seen from a Charlton team. A good overnight trip though

Could be worse mate. I went to both that 6-0 defeat at Hull that weekend and the 5-0 defeat at Huddersfield a few days earlier on the Tues. Questioned my life at the end of that week!

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Southbank said:

Lockyer and Aneke both look like signings planned for League 1, both untested at Championship level. The quality of the eventual loanees will be crucial.

Don't see the problem here.

Firstly if they were proven at Championship level, they wouldn't be coming to us because a dozen other sides would pay more.

Secondly, it seems that Bowyer is doing what Curbs used to do. Sign players who have been decent in the league below who are fairly young and are hungry to prove themselves at a higher level. 

golfaddick said:

My only fear us that we are only signing players that are free and/or will accept our wage structure.......meaning that we dont actually have a squad that we can build a proper team from & end up with a disjointed 11 every week. 

Blucher said:

wmcf123 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Southbank said:

Lockyer and Aneke both look like signings planned for League 1, both untested at Championship level. The quality of the eventual loanees will be crucial.

Don't see the problem here.

Firstly if they were proven at Championship level, they wouldn't be coming to us because a dozen other sides would pay more.

Secondly, it seems that Bowyer is doing what Curbs used to do. Sign players who have been decent in the league below who are fairly young and are hungry to prove themselves at a higher level. 

He did that with Kinsella and Jensen. Any others ? 

Kinsella actually managed to jump two divisions and then effortlessly transitioned to the Premier League - what a player.

As well as Jensen, The Curbs also took Fish and Todd from Bolton, both of whom were excellent signings. I’m sure there were others

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Southbank said:

Lockyer and Aneke both look like signings planned for League 1, both untested at Championship level. The quality of the eventual loanees will be crucial.

Don't see the problem here.

Firstly if they were proven at Championship level, they wouldn't be coming to us because a dozen other sides would pay more.

Secondly, it seems that Bowyer is doing what Curbs used to do. Sign players who have been decent in the league below who are fairly young and are hungry to prove themselves at a higher level.