If Adkins wants to stick with 4-3-3 then he needs another target man / hold up player to compete with Stockley or replace him if he’s unavailable. There’s only room for one target man in 4-3-3 so whoever comes in needs to be similar to Stockley ? From where and to play second fiddle ? Or we could go 4-4-2 with Washington / Jephcott if Stockley isn’t around. Seems crazy not to sign another striker who can offer something else when 4-3-3 isn’t working.
Adkins has changed up formations at all his previous club's in the past so don't see why he'd now become Karl Robinson MK2 and only play a 433.
You also don't have to just play a target man lump in the 433/ lone forward role, plenty of the top clubs and national sides for an extreme example, granted league 1 calls for that though.
We might not have seen him set up with 2 forwards but, realistically, he's only had Stockley to work with so far.
£600k on Jephcott would be a bit of a steal. Be interesting if clubs start to take what's on the table
No nothing about him but his stats suggest he is a half season wonder so far. Last season was his break out year but he failed to score in any of the last 20 games.
He'd made his mark the season before in League 2 as Argyle won promotion.
Anyway, last season at The Valley, he was good enough to score twice against Charlton.
If Adkins wants to stick with 4-3-3 then he needs another target man / hold up player to compete with Stockley or replace him if he’s unavailable. There’s only room for one target man in 4-3-3 so whoever comes in needs to be similar to Stockley ? From where and to play second fiddle ? Or we could go 4-4-2 with Washington / Jephcott if Stockley isn’t around. Seems crazy not to sign another striker who can offer something else when 4-3-3 isn’t working.
3-5-2 maybe? Obviously prefer a proper set of wingbacks.
MacGillivray
Inniss - Pearce - Famewo
Matthews - Clare - Morgan - Dobson - Gunter Washington - Jephcott
Another 10+ posts talking about Ipswich today . Yawn. Head over to their forum instead of clogging up this one with shit. www.ivegotsevenfingerslife.com
Ipswich? So yesterday's discussion. Are you still only reading page 439 ....?
Since then we've moved on to discussing Peteborough's transfer policy, greedy L*le T*ylor refusing to play (again) and wondering whether we should laugh at @redbuttle now being known as redbutthole.
There might even be a Jephcott rumour. Although probably from a spotty wanked out 16 year old with a fake account winding us up.
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well. We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
Anyone know how much a 3 bed semi is in Plymouth?
Its a massive issue and probably outways the "living in London" bonus.
House prices are going mental in the South West .... it seems half of London has decided to move to Cornwall and South Devon, dreaming of a better way of living.
Yeah, clear off and leave us to our idyllic isolation.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
If Adkins wants to stick with 4-3-3 then he needs another target man / hold up player to compete with Stockley or replace him if he’s unavailable. There’s only room for one target man in 4-3-3 so whoever comes in needs to be similar to Stockley ? From where and to play second fiddle ? Or we could go 4-4-2 with Washington / Jephcott if Stockley isn’t around. Seems crazy not to sign another striker who can offer something else when 4-3-3 isn’t working.
3-5-2 maybe? Obviously prefer a proper set of wingbacks.
MacGillivray
Inniss - Pearce - Famewo
Matthews - Clare - Morgan - Dobson - Gunter Washington - Jephcott
I agree, but was in response to the supposition that we go 4-4-2 with Washington and Jephcott, I'd prefer however we kept our central midfield three.
Re Jephcott - He’s young, pretty good with both feet and scores headers too. He doesn’t have blistering pace and won’t beat 5 men with skill but he does have a knack of being in the right place in the box and finishes calmly rather than lashing it.
600k would be a lot for a chap playing for Truro up until a couple of years ago especially when that player isn’t vastly different to Stockley
I'd rather Charles than Jephcott, personally. Charles has more to his all-round game and is the kind of striker who can turn his man and score. Jephcott is a poacher, and I think they are valued less and less in the modern game.
I'd rather Charles than Jephcott, personally. Charles has more to his all-round game and is the kind of striker who can turn his man and score. Jephcott is a poacher, and I think they are valued less and less in the modern game.
I don't think we have the choice of either quite frankly and I very much doubt we are in for a striker like that with our formation.
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well? We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
These players will be on £200k to £250k p.a. that easily gets them a mortgage of £800k to £1M if they're even seriously considering buying. Yes property prices are high in the SE London region but that sort of budget buys plenty to house a family If contracts are 3 years or less, they'll be looking to rent and the cost disparity there is much much smaller They've all got agents to help out with this sort of thing. Charlton also has the very best in player support in TJL There's a reason houses are pricier hereabouts than in unflushed sewers like Portsmouth, Crewe, Wigan, Ipswich, Peterborough Chislehurst or Southsea? Really FFS Dartford's a much nicer place to be than any of those mentioned If it's any real factor, housing costs are way down a long list of issues.
I'd like us to try to get Baah on loan from Watford. He is at an age where he has to play games and it is surely unlikely he will feature in the Premier League, although not impossible. If Watford decide it is a bit early for him, we ought to be there ready.
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well. We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
Anyone know how much a 3 bed semi is in Plymouth?
Its a massive issue and probably outways the "living in London" bonus.
House prices are going mental in the South West .... it seems half of London has decided to move to Cornwall and South Devon, dreaming of a better way of living.
Yeah, clear off and leave us to our idyllic isolation.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
Yep. Swapped London to living in West Yorkshire, would not consider going back. Much better quality of life and bigger house
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well. We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
Anyone know how much a 3 bed semi is in Plymouth?
Its a massive issue and probably outways the "living in London" bonus.
House prices are going mental in the South West .... it seems half of London has decided to move to Cornwall and South Devon, dreaming of a better way of living.
Yeah, clear off and leave us to our idyllic isolation.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
Yep. Swapped London to living in West Yorkshire, would not consider going back. Much better quality of life and bigger house
Morning all the sun is shining the birds are singing and this thread is a mess again.
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well. We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
Anyone know how much a 3 bed semi is in Plymouth?
Its a massive issue and probably outways the "living in London" bonus.
House prices are going mental in the South West .... it seems half of London has decided to move to Cornwall and South Devon, dreaming of a better way of living.
Yeah, clear off and leave us to our idyllic isolation.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
Yep. Swapped London to living in West Yorkshire, would not consider going back. Much better quality of life and bigger house
Morning all the sun is shining the birds are singing and this thread is a mess again.
It’s Thursday morning, trust you’ve all slept well…….Listen, Whatever your day holds, keep a smile on your face, let’s make the thread even more of a mess everybody.
To be fair, the standard of this thread is only as bad as it is because there is literally nothing to talking about.
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
To be fair, the standard of this thread is only as bad as it is because there is literally nothing to talking about.
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
To be fair, the standard of this thread is only as bad as it is because there is literally nothing to talking about.
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
I’ve got a feeling we will sign a player today. It’s probably the last day to get a player in with a view to him being involved on Saturday and getting at least 1 training session in with the rest of the squad.
We don’t even get linked with players in the media... with Cawley on holiday we don’t even get confirmation that there’s no truth in the made up rumours from Twitter and other social media.
To be fair, the standard of this thread is only as bad as it is because there is literally nothing to talking about.
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
There was only 2 last season, wasn't there?
Yes, Washington and Gilbey. Although Levitt was an unused sub.
To be fair, the standard of this thread is only as bad as it is because there is literally nothing to talking about.
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
There was only 2 last season, wasn't there?
LOL. Fair enough!
Completely forgot the window stayed open till Oct last year. I thought we signed Shinnie, Gunter, Inniss & Watson much earlier.
Maybe it's the difference in expectation this yr vs being under an embargo last yr which has made this summer seem so quiet (he says back peddling ferociously!)
Re Jephcott - He’s young, pretty good with both feet and scores headers too. He doesn’t have blistering pace and won’t beat 5 men with skill but he does have a knack of being in the right place in the box and finishes calmly rather than lashing it.
Haven't we already got one of those, never gets a game, don't fit into our system, on a long contract and everybody wants to jog him on? Do we really need another? Just saying
I’ve mentioned this briefly before but one of the problems is the cost of housing/living in the SE. Attracting young unmarried players is not quite so much of a problem, however it does become quite a thing for older married players with families. To uproot from elsewhere and move down to the London area is a considerable increase in outgoings. Let’s say a three year deal is on offer. What do they do….buy or rent……take into consideration that they probably already own a property elsewhere as well. We then are at a distinct disadvantage because the salaries will be very similar wherever they are in the country, but ‘not’ the cost of living. Something to think about and certainly a factor to be taken into account.
Anyone know how much a 3 bed semi is in Plymouth?
Its a massive issue and probably outways the "living in London" bonus.
House prices are going mental in the South West .... it seems half of London has decided to move to Cornwall and South Devon, dreaming of a better way of living.
Yeah, clear off and leave us to our idyllic isolation.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
Likewise - I always thought I would when I retire, but would not move back now. I love to visit London (not just Charlton) but it's great to get back home to peace, empty'ish roads and a less frantic way of life.
Agree Nige does sound upbeat, and you could be right @Henry Irving , Let's not forget Gallen did say last Saturday two permanent's were incoming this week, so today just could be a good day for us all,... keep smiling
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Adkins has changed up formations at all his previous club's in the past so don't see why he'd now become Karl Robinson MK2 and only play a 433.
You also don't have to just play a target man lump in the 433/ lone forward role, plenty of the top clubs and national sides for an extreme example, granted league 1 calls for that though.
We might not have seen him set up with 2 forwards but, realistically, he's only had Stockley to work with so far.
Anyway, last season at The Valley, he was good enough to score twice against Charlton.
Since then we've moved on to discussing Peteborough's transfer policy, greedy L*le T*ylor refusing to play (again) and wondering whether we should laugh at @redbuttle now being known as redbutthole.
There might even be a Jephcott rumour. Although probably from a spotty wanked out 16 year old with a fake account winding us up.
Seriously, I think far too many people living in and around London have a higher opinion of it than those of us living in the country.
If you like it, fine but I wouldn't move back into the land of angry drivers not getting anywhere fast in filthy toxic air. Just a short occasional visit is just fine thanks.
600k would be a lot for a chap playing for Truro up until a couple of years ago especially when that player isn’t vastly different to Stockley
Time will tell I guess
We dont even get linked with any players, let alone sign them. I cant remember there ever being a first game of the season where there has only been 3 new faces in the squad.
Completely forgot the window stayed open till Oct last year. I thought we signed Shinnie, Gunter, Inniss & Watson much earlier.
Maybe it's the difference in expectation this yr vs being under an embargo last yr which has made this summer seem so quiet (he says back peddling ferociously!)
Do we really need another?
Just saying
NA very upbeat in today's video, even more than normal.
This proves that he's persuaded TS to give him another £2.2m for the transfer budget and we're signing two players before Saturday.
Or maybe it's just a video and it means nothing. You decide.
Likewise - I always thought I would when I retire, but would not move back now. I love to visit London (not just Charlton) but it's great to get back home to peace, empty'ish roads and a less frantic way of life.