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Charlton calendar survivor

Garrymanilow
Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
in General Charlton
I've now received my annual Christmas gift of a Charlton calendar, and while this year's one functions terribly as an actual calendar, it's always a good way of ruining checking your schedule with a player who's decided to leave. Last year was a disaster; Alfie Doughty left in his month, Bowyer was gone by his, Marcus Maddison was August and we had so few players going into it that James Vennings was September. The year before that Gallagher was one of the months in the new year and I don't want to talk about it. So for this year, who do we think isn't going to be a Charlton player any more by the time their month comes around? Who seemed like a good idea to take a picture of at the time but will be a month of regret when we get there? Place your bets. Winner gets nothing.
January - Ryan Inniss
February - Alex Gilbey
March - Conor Washington
April - Jason Pearce
May - Diallang Jaiyesimi
June - Albie Morgan
July - George Dobson
August - Craig MacGillivray
September - Sam Lavelle
October - Jayden Stockley
November - Charlie Kirk
December - Sean Clare

Comments

  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Kirk must be a strong candidate to not see he's month. Morgan second 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Poor old Ben Purrington didn’t even get a month. 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
    ricky_otto said:
    Poor old Ben Purrington didn’t even get a month. 
    Despicable stuff
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    Morgan and Kirk.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,382
    Morgan to go on loan this month and on the released list when it’s announced in May or June.

    Can see Kirk going too.

    The others should still be here.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Must be the first time in a long time we have had six 1st team players under contract to use past June.  
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,569
    Will we take up the extra year with Inniss?
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,635
    edited January 2022
    North Lower Neil said:
    Morgan and Kirk.
    I agree. I also think the marketing dept are now actually thinking about this & not putting loan players or players out of contract in the summer on the calendar.

    However, saying all that, there is usually one mainstay / surprise that doesn't make it so as a punt I'm saying DJ being sold/gone by the time his month is due.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited January 2022
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    We need a calendar and was intending to buy one today from the Club Shop, but you are right its totally useless so thats money not going Charlton's way.
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  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    My rage knows no bounds. Why is the name of the month the same size as the pictures of the players? I know what bloody month it is, I just turned the page! I like that they've included the women's team but not at the expense of the calendar actually functioning as a calendar. 0/10
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    It's been that way for decades, hasn't it?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,826
    ricky_otto said:
    Poor old Ben Purrington didn’t even get a month. 
    Odd kid from Harry Enfield would have picked him as his favourite player 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    jimmymelrose said:
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    It's been that way for decades, hasn't it?
    Who knows mate, I really can’t keep up with all the things I get outraged by these days 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    AFKABartram said:
    jimmymelrose said:
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    It's been that way for decades, hasn't it?
    Who knows mate, I really can’t keep up with all the things I get outraged by these days 
    that makes two of us .. at least
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    jimmymelrose said:
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    It's been that way for decades, hasn't it?
    Im now outraged for all the previous years as well, thank god theres Cockapoo calendars available.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Lincsaddick said:
    AFKABartram said:
    jimmymelrose said:
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    It's been that way for decades, hasn't it?
    Who knows mate, I really can’t keep up with all the things I get outraged by these days 
    that makes two of us .. at least
    I’m just sick to death of people who get outraged by all this stuff. It makes my blood boil!!
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    Might have been good to alternate between men's and womens team players or a joint pic for each month. 
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,354
    The Kirk and Morgan pictures may need a new face stuck on. 
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742
    edited January 2022
    golfaddick said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Morgan and Kirk.
    I agree. I also think the marketing dept are now actually thinking about this & not putting loan players or players out of contract in the summer on the calendar.

    However, saying all that, there is usually one mainstay / surprise that doesn't make it so as a punt I'm saying DJ being sold/gone by the time his month is due.
    No offence, Golfie, but it does make me laugh when people talk about the “marketing department”. Where would their office be?

    Charlton is a small business once you take the football side and matchday staff out. The calendar is a minor item.

    Communications, probably, will come up with a list of players that are lower risk (we were doing this 20 years ago), but the lead times are so long that it’s always guesswork. I doubt if it’s put together later than October. More likely September.

    The design brief looks to have been flawed to me - Mrs Airman, whose background is in print production, made the same comment re the lack of writing space.



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  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344
    AFKABartram said:
    What idiot designed a calendar with no room to write anything on???
    Happened in an episode of the Apprentice
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    Charlton Athletic calendar for January

    2021: Alfie Doherty (No to a new contract)
    2020: Lyle Taylor (Refuses to play after season restarts)
    2019: Josh Cullen (Play off winner) 
    2018: Jay Da Silva (Player of the year)
    2017: Ademola Lookman (Sold to Everton on the 5th of Jan)
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
    shirty5 said:
    Charlton Athletic calendar for January

    2021: Alfie Doherty (No to a new contract)
    2020: Lyle Taylor (Refuses to play after season restarts)
    2019: Josh Cullen (Play off winner) 
    2018: Jay Da Silva (Player of the year)
    2017: Ademola Lookman (Sold to Everton on the 5th of Jan)
    It's not looking good for Rachel Newborough then!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,345
    shirty5 said:
    Charlton Athletic calendar for January

    2022: Ryan Inniss to Barcelona
    2021: Alfie Doherty (No to a new contract)
    2020: Lyle Taylor (Refuses to play after season restarts)
    2019: Josh Cullen (Play off winner) 
    2018: Jay Da Silva (Player of the year)
    2017: Ademola Lookman (Sold to Everton on the 5th of Jan)

  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    January - Ryan Inniss - he'll still be on the books come May, we just won't see much of him at all
    February - Alex Gilbey - hopefully we see lots of him through to May and beyond
    March - Conor Washington - as AG
    April - Jason Pearce - no chance he'll have left, hopefully we'll see only cameos from JP
    May - Diallang Jaiyesimi - he'll probably remain a regular under JJ
    June - Albie Morgan - doubt we'll see him in league matches
    July - George Dobson - first name on the team sheet
    August - Craig MacGillivray - 2nd name on the team sheet
    September - Sam Lavelle - see RI we might be seeing him a bit more at the start of next term
    October - Jayden Stockley - see AG & CW
    November - Charlie Kirk - happy to see him turn up for some other mob before the end of this season, no chance he's starting next season with us
    December - Sean Clare - if the squad is anything like properly balanced I'm not sure where he fits in, sobering indeed that he's by far our best right sided defender, who's actually available, be sad if he's not still with us this time next year.
  • 4Real
    4Real Posts: 127
    ricky_otto said:
    Poor old Ben Purrington didn’t even get a month. 
    He was injured on his way to the photoshoot

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,173
    Right, onto the important stuff. The window has closed and pending any bizarre cancelled contracts everyone should make it through to Christmas. Overall apart from the fact the actual calendar was rubbish, it's been an unusually good year! The players we have now lost (Washington, Gilbey, Pearce) made it through their months unscathed and some unlikely survivors have held on. Despite the signing of Wollacott, Mac managed to make it through as the August poster boy, and both Kirk and Clare have survived despite that not always looking too likely at the start of the year.
    Enjoy the rest of the calendar year in peace, or just be annoyed about other things.

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