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Deji Elerewe - won League One Apprentice of the year at EFL 2022 Awards (p11)

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  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,814
    Exiled_Addick said:
    Covered End said:
    shine166 said:
    Grass is green, water is wet, chartlon lose another kid thats barely ever featured for the club.
    Good try, what about this -

    Grass is green
    Water is wet
    Charlton lose Deji
    On that you can bet

    Grass is green
    Water is wet
    Supporting Charlton
    Is why I do Ket.
    I’d like this but myyyy arrmmmms and fingerless nottt workking
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,299
    ForeverAddickted said:
    As a Cat.2 club we can only sign players that are a maximum of an hour and a half from us.

    As a Cat.1 club we'd be able to sign players from wherever we want in the country
    Although if I remember the CAST Q&A, it sounded like we weren't that bothered about being able to sign from further afield. The suggestion seemed to be that we had a wealth of talent on our doorstep so we didn't need to, but I should imagine that the player welfare challenges it brings may also be a consideration.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,924
    edited November 2021
    Hes back on the Xmas card list then :). Great news that, at least we get a couple seasons out of him now and a half decent fee in a year or 2.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    He can play on Saturday now then I presume ;)
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,824
    @AFKABartram - Can we close this thread and use the one that spells his name correctly?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    ForeverAddickted said:
    He can play on Saturday now then I presume ;)
    I presume he could have played on Tuesday as he was named among the subs.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Pedro45 said:
    @AFKABartram - Can we close this thread and use the one that spells his name correctly?
    Apparently we will close that one instead.  Good job too because we have nearly run out of things to moan about...... 

    Great news this :-) 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,212
    ForeverAddickted said:

    #cafc set to confirm that highly-rated centre-back Deji Elerewe has signed a long-term professional contract.

    — Richard Cawley (@RichCawleySLP) November 4, 2021
    But but but we all had a meltdown and questioned his attitude for not signing, it’s almost as if we have no idea of what is happening in the background and probably shouldn’t rush to judge!

    Excellent news 👏🏻 
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    Colour me impressed, I really didn’t think he’d sign. Well done TS. 
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  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315
    Fair play TS, pulled this one back from the brink. 
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    Outstanding news.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    Great news

    Until we find he has an exit clause of £3.50  ;)
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    edited November 2021
    Absolutely bloody flippin' fantastico news

    Well done everyone at the club and well done Deji
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Obviously just couldn't stand Adkins..
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    It's to 2024.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Brilliant news! Looking forward to seeing Deji establish himself in the team now. Backing him to make it happen sooner rather than later.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    edited November 2021
    Interesting that this happened

    a) after Jacko replaced Adkins
    b) when we lost a second right footed CB to injury AND switched to playing 3 CBs
  • sinceiwasyoung
    sinceiwasyoung Posts: 1,040
    Good news.  Has impressed in pre-season and in the small amount of game time he has had since . Like the way he tries to play the ball to a red shirt rather than just boot it anywhere.  
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  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Unexpected but very pleased. Plenty of opportunities to play this season and hope he continues to improve and get better.
  • SheedyCAFC
    SheedyCAFC Posts: 1,245
    Really surprised, after so many of our talents like Aribo, Gomez etc leaving at the first opportunity, under Roland’s ownership Deji leaves on a free. At least we’ve protected ourselves now for if and when a team like West Ham etc comes in for him that we get a fee that we deserve.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    SheedyCAFC said:
    Really surprised, after so many of our talents like Aribo, Gomez etc leaving at the first opportunity, under Roland’s ownership Deji leaves on a free. At least we’ve protected ourselves now for if and when a team like West Ham etc comes in for him that we get a fee that we deserve.
    Aribo was a relative unknown before we signed him

    Gomez didn't leave at the first opportunity, he signed a pro contract but with an exit clause?
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    That’s amazing news. Game changer. 
    It’s such an important part of supporting a club, following young talent rising through the ranks, and watching them playing for the first team. Hopefully he’ll be with us as we gain a promotion or two. And at least if he leaves the club will be properly rewarded. 
    Good work TS and the back room staff. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    edited November 2021
    Excellent news. Nailed on to start on Saturday now, I would expect. Big opportunity for him as right centre back in a 3 with an old head like Pearcy alongside him could be an excellent proving ground for him.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    killerandflash said:
    SheedyCAFC said:
    Really surprised, after so many of our talents like Aribo, Gomez etc leaving at the first opportunity, under Roland’s ownership Deji leaves on a free. At least we’ve protected ourselves now for if and when a team like West Ham etc comes in for him that we get a fee that we deserve.
    Aribo was a relative unknown before we signed him

    Gomez didn't leave at the first opportunity, he signed a pro contract but with an exit clause?
    But we have to rewrite history to paint RD as the villain in everything, remember?


    I expect this means we'll see him, Pearce and Gunter all rotate in and out of the starting XI now, to keep them all fresh and hopefully minimising injury risk
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    killerandflash said:
    SheedyCAFC said:
    Really surprised, after so many of our talents like Aribo, Gomez etc leaving at the first opportunity, under Roland’s ownership Deji leaves on a free. At least we’ve protected ourselves now for if and when a team like West Ham etc comes in for him that we get a fee that we deserve.
    Aribo was a relative unknown before we signed him

    Gomez didn't leave at the first opportunity, he signed a pro contract but with an exit clause?
    Didn't wait too long though. Made his debut in the August, signed a deal in the October and left after around 20 first team appearances. Aribo made 4 times that so at least we got more out of him on the pitch. 

    End of the day, players will always go to bigger clubs and anyone moaning otherwise is an idiot. What we have to make sure is our talented youngsters are tied down to deals so we get a fair price for them. Losing Aribo for pennies hurts, as does Gomez really when everybody knew the potential. Deji is no Gomez and if he's got say a 3-4mil release clause in the contract at least we're getting our money back plus interest on our investment. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    FANTASTIC !!!!!

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