2022 January transfer window thread - Non Charlton, other transfers (D Day p52)

Leuth said:

In fact, I'll challenge anyone here to give an example of a Charlton loan signing aged over 30 at time of signing who turned out any good

Deon Burton?

EricBanterna said:

Leuth said:

In fact, I'll challenge anyone here to give an example of a Charlton loan signing aged over 30 at time of signing who turned out any good

Deon Burton?

Decent shout

Leuth said:

cafcfan1990 said:

Leuth said:

Costa was 29. 

No, he was 30. 

Well, I said OVER 30, so

(I assumed he signed at the start of 2001/2 which would have made him 29, but maybe he signed during the season)

He signed in the December. 

And he was over 30, he didn't sign on his birthday...

EricBanterna said:

Leuth said:

In fact, I'll challenge anyone here to give an example of a Charlton loan signing aged over 30 at time of signing who turned out any good

Deon Burton?

Yeah, the best shout so far. More than ten years ago

Anyway, Costa was signed for freakish reasons as above, and we were in the Premiership, and he was an experienced international who was yet to achieve his greatest days as a professional. Harry Arter he...wasn't

I've had a think and decided to allow the Deon Burton one

Chunes said:

Leuth said:

Okay, well to be unambiguous, I mean anyone aged 31 or more

What if it was a leap year?

Look, stop quibbling and think of some examples, we have one player thus far and he signed in 2009

cafcfan1990 said:

Leuth said:

Chunes said:

Leuth said:

Okay, well to be unambiguous, I mean anyone aged 31 or more

What if it was a leap year?

Look, stop quibbling and think of some examples, we have one player thus far and he signed in 2009

Shinnie? 

There we go. Wasn't hard was it

Rod Fanni was 34 when he signed on loan. No idea if he was good, I found those years too painful to watch, but I've read positive comments

cafcfan1990 said:

Leuth said:

cafcfan1990 said:

Leuth said:

Chunes said:

Leuth said:

Okay, well to be unambiguous, I mean anyone aged 31 or more

What if it was a leap year?

Look, stop quibbling and think of some examples, we have one player thus far and he signed in 2009

Shinnie? 

There we go. Wasn't hard was it

Not by your original rules no We've got three now. 

How many have been that bad? Have we even had that many? I can only think of Fanni, Hulse and Tudgay (on top of Arter). I don't think Fanni and Hulse were that bad, Tudgay was a disaster. 

There are good reasons most of them are forgotten

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Murty

Since we left the Prem. Who's ready for a ROGUES' GALLERY (with a few shining exceptions)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linvoy_Primus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Murty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Gillespie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Forster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Burton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darel_Russell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Cort
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hulse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gower 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Tudgay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Fanni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Ward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beram_Kayal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiden_fucking_McGeady
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Shinnie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Arter

What constitutes a good / naff January transfer window from what’s coming up?

This could be an important window for next season. A small fee for a player now and an 18 month contract might be more cost effective than trawling the free agent market in the summer. 

Personally I think we need to recruit now for next season rather than a late promotion bid.