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Charlie Clayden - May 2025: Promoted to the National League with Boreham Wood (p4)

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 58,154
edited May 19 in General Charlton
signed first pro contract today. Think he’s another one we’ve got out of Leyton Orient. Featured for the U23 recently.

Joins the long list of pros we’ve had from out of Brentwood way I think.

welcome Charlie 
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,463
    Good luck Charlie!
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,678
    Knock em cold son
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,463

  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    All the best Charlie.
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,090
    Full power!
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,336
    Does Scarfy only appear when we sign senior players?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,455
    Chizz said:

    A different desk to the usual one
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Must be left footed then.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,463
    Addickted said:
    Must be left footed then.
    Not necessarily. Some are right handed but left footed. Equally, I have witnessed some so called pro footballers that have two left feet and can kick just as badly with one as the other.

    Good luck Charlie on the start of what I hope will be a long and successful career.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,181
    Well he potentially knows Toby if its the same player

    https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2017/december/wba-fayc-report/

    Would say from his position in the team sheet that he's potentially a Midfielder

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  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,757
    Think he is a forward.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Left winger I believe he is. 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,423
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Well he potentially knows Toby if its the same player

    https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2017/december/wba-fayc-report/

    Would say from his position in the team sheet that he's potentially a Midfielder
    Covered_End_Lad said:
    Think he is a forward.
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Left winger I believe he is. 
    Versatile?

  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Charlton Charlie!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,355
    At least he could understand the contract, maybe get him to give Bowyers a read
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,486
    Joined Aaron Henry at Wealdstone on a one month loan
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,343
    Henry Irving said:
    Joined Aaron Henry at Wealdstone on a one month loan
    Does that make it 11 out on loan?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,486
    Big club hoarding young players and loaning them out to detriment of Wealdstone's own homegrown youngsters.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,181
    Cheers Henry, another one for me to remember to look up tomorrow evening
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,486
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Cheers Henry, another one for me to remember to look up tomorrow evening
    At least it's at Wealdstone so not another game for you to track.

    Interesting that last night Akin said how closely Norwich track his progress and stay in touch with him.

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,455
    Quite an important period for Clayden, to prove that he's good enough to get another contract with us. The one thing on his side it that he will still be classified as an U21 next season, so not covered by the squad size cap
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 27,156
    From a quick look at the scrolling score details on Final Score, looks like he scored for Wealdstone today, but they lost.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,044
    Tbh I think he offers more than DJ and Leko
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,233
    edited August 2022
    Not the toughest test tonight but didn’t look out of place. Should be very happy with his performance tonight. 
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,313
    Look dangerous every time he ran with the ball. On that showing I would be very disappointed if we let him go out on loan. 

    Thought he was outstanding for his first league start.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,181
    Yeah he's impressed me when he's been called upon by the First Team this season.

    Cant ask anymore than what he's done so far - But dont know if I'd want him to cover there for a large part of the season yet
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,424
    Looks more than competent as a back-up option. Has done well against both QPR and Plymouth now.
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 851
    Good going forward today which gave Kirk more space.  Still pretty naive with his defensive positioning but more than adequate as a backup in my opinion
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,058
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Yeah he's impressed me when he's been called upon by the First Team this season.

    Cant ask anymore than what he's done so far - But dont know if I'd want him to cover there for a large part of the season yet
    Callumcafc said:
    Looks more than competent as a back-up option. Has done well against both QPR and Plymouth now.
    He's done well but honestly with his age and inexperience I wouldn't necessarily be 100% getting another option in anyway, if only to make it that we CAN call on him as cover but we don't HAVE to.

    Too much pressure, especially if he does unfortunately have a bad day or make a particularly disastrous mistake (as youth players sometimes do, it's quite natural) could set him back.

    That said, he's done well enough that getting that extra cover has become more of an "ideal world" solution not an imminent crisis.
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,839
    Been really impressed with him, especially how good he been going forwards. Thought Plymouth looked to exploit us down that side when they had 11 and had a bit of joy, but they are a good team, and Kirk is not going to offer the best defensive cover. 

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