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Summer Transfer Rumours - Deadline Day p446

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    Jac_52 said:
    ValleyBen said:
    Reasonable chance both Morgan and Clare will end up playing for teams who finish higher then us, I fully supported letting them both leave as I really thought we would significantly strengthen in their positions. 

    Yet Clare would have been ideal in this 532 world we find ourselves in 
    Not really, his same defensive weaknesses would still be there. He played a lot football in a 3-5-2 under Jackson where he has some great strengths but isn’t a natural defender.
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    Clare wasn't a perfect player but a better option at this moment in time that Asiimwe
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,469
    Payne to MK
    Another measure of how really poor our squad has been in recent times.

    Happy to be corrected but apart from Washington and perhaps Wollacott, i can't think of a single player that's left us and gone on to join a club at a higher level. 

    They've mostly joined lower league 1 clubs or league 2 and some have even dropped into non league.
    Purrington would be one if you're counting Wollacott. 

    Famewo as well even though that was a loan signing, ended up getting promoted from League One the next season. 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    I thought would have though Jac was referring to Clare as a RCB rather than RWB? Going over old ground but his versatility was a real asset rather than being a starting player. We haven't really got too much of that and it's particularly useful when the squad isn't going to be particularly big. 
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    Payne to MK
    Another measure of how really poor our squad has been in recent times.

    Happy to be corrected but apart from Washington and perhaps Wollacott, i can't think of a single player that's left us and gone on to join a club at a higher level. 

    They've mostly joined lower league 1 clubs or league 2 and some have even dropped into non league.
    Going to say that Burstow to Chelsea is probably a step up.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,175
    Dazzler21 said:
    Payne to MK
    Another measure of how really poor our squad has been in recent times.

    Happy to be corrected but apart from Washington and perhaps Wollacott, i can't think of a single player that's left us and gone on to join a club at a higher level. 

    They've mostly joined lower league 1 clubs or league 2 and some have even dropped into non league.
    I mean... Albie Morgan to Blackpool, upper L1 will be top 6 this season...
    I had a check on him the other day just out of interest. Since winning their opening game and their cup match they had 3 consecutive 0-0 draws and then got spaffed 3-0 in their most recent game. 5 games in and they haven't scored in the league since the opening day. They're not throwing games away like we are but bloody hell, at least we get a goal to cheer every so often
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,290
    Clare wasn't a perfect player but a better option at this moment in time that Asiimwe
    I actually miss Clare. Wasn't the perfect player but he could play in a back 3, was fairly composed, quite athletic, could do a job as a right back and in general seemed a stand up guy.

    At the very least he was adequate squad cover, but maybe he wanted more than that. 
    Considering we started Deji at RCB and Asiimwe at RWB on Saturday, I think it’s fair to say that we maybe should have kept him
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    Clare wasn't a perfect player but a better option at this moment in time that Asiimwe
    I actually miss Clare. Wasn't the perfect player but he could play in a back 3, was fairly composed, quite athletic, could do a job as a right back and in general seemed a stand up guy.

    At the very least he was adequate squad cover, but maybe he wanted more than that. 
    Wigan gave him a 3 year deal - did anyone on here think he was worth that?
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  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,469
    Without waning to make this the Sean Clare thread...

    Our problem wasn't letting him go.

    It's that we've not got a better player in to replace him.
    Rinse and repeat for every player we've let go. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Without waning to make this the Sean Clare thread...

    Our problem wasn't letting him go.

    It's that we've not got a better player in to replace him.
    I liked Clare and wouldn't have let him leave but as Neil says the real issue is that we've not adequately replaced him.
  • If this carries on I reckon I can play Saturdays, maybe not Tuesday nights. (consider this a rumour)
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,733
    I said at the time, I was surprised he left but it could have been a good sign that we are bringing better in. As a right back he was competent, not th egreatest but decent enough for the league. Er ................... That went well!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,641
    If this carries on I reckon I can play Saturdays, maybe not Tuesday nights. (consider this a rumour)
    Not a problem as I can do the odd tuesday evening game. We'll dovetail nicely. 


  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    Three days to go and not even a rumour to get excited about. Another damp squib.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,911
    Didn’t someone say on Friday that it was 1000000% a striker was being announced today ?
  • Braziliance, just noticed you posting on here. Since your appearance on Charlton Live on Sunday I've been searching for your blog. Could you, or someone, please post the link.
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,268
    edited August 2023
    Scoham said:
    Clare wasn't a perfect player but a better option at this moment in time that Asiimwe
    I actually miss Clare. Wasn't the perfect player but he could play in a back 3, was fairly composed, quite athletic, could do a job as a right back and in general seemed a stand up guy.

    At the very least he was adequate squad cover, but maybe he wanted more than that. 
    Wigan gave him a 3 year deal - did anyone on here think he was worth that?
    Sandgaard must have pumped up Clare's CV  something chronic, I thought it was only TS that gave out that length of deal 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    Braziliance, just noticed you posting on here. Since your appearance on Charlton Live on Sunday I've been searching for your blog. Could you, or someone, please post the link.
    Stalker alert !!
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  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,983
    edited August 2023
    Don't think Reams is being  serious. 
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,289
    redbuttle said:
    Don't think Reams is being  serious. 
    I know it's tongue in cheek. I just wanted to get some juicy rumours in this thread for a change. 
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    MrBurns said:

    Whooosh.

    He does add it was a “tongue in cheek” comment.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,359
    edited August 2023
    Braziliance, just noticed you posting on here. Since your appearance on Charlton Live on Sunday I've been searching for your blog. Could you, or someone, please post the link.
    Of course, it's youtube.com/@braziliance

  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,359
    Braziliance, just noticed you posting on here. Since your appearance on Charlton Live on Sunday I've been searching for your blog. Could you, or someone, please post the link.
    Stalker alert !!
    Something tells me he actually wants to watch the game footage and not the 18 stone fat bloke talking to the camera, I'd be flattered though 
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    edited August 2023
    If Payne is going , would Lewis Bate be an option? Local boy who had a great loan at this level with Oxford.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Richard J said:
    If Payne is going , would Lewis Bate be an option? Local boy who had a great loan at this level with Oxford.

    Would be a fantastic signing if he's allowed to leave Leeds. Not sure what their CM options are like now Adams has gone to Bournemouth 
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    Richard J said:
    If Payne is going , would Lewis Bate be an option? Local boy who had a great loan at this level with Oxford.
    Far too sensible an option.

     Scott is busy seeing if Foden and Salah are available first. 

    “Sorry lads we tried to bring them in but the parent club moved the goalposts” 

    We did manage to get David Davis though. 
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    MarcusH26 said:
    Richard J said:
    If Payne is going , would Lewis Bate be an option? Local boy who had a great loan at this level with Oxford.

    Would be a fantastic signing if he's allowed to leave Leeds. Not sure what their CM options are like now Adams has gone to Bournemouth 
    Noticed he is only on the bench tonight. Shelvey has been linked and our former player Andy Gray's son Archie seems to be above him in the peeking order.