A very old mate came with me to the Wembley Final....he's an ex-Charlton & Watford scout. The one Orient player who stood out to him was the Orient left-back.
It’s 2025, what has his age got to do with anything 😂
Don’t know his name yet but am assuming it’s tanto olaofe atm as I think we were linked with him ?
Looking at their squad I can’t see who else it would be. They’ve got a young Icelandic striker who they signed earlier this year and Wooton who’s 28, and a few others they only had on loan.
He also fits what Jones wants in strikers perfectly, quick, strong and hard working.
So if true could we see an unusual weekend announcement or do we need to wait til Monday?
Apparently we were linked with him in September 2022 when he was at Millwall. My mate know him personally him and says he’s a nice quiet and polite lad.
Fun fact, Olafe was scouted for Millwall by a big Charlton fan.
Cawley mentioned on his pod yesterday that the Olaofe link wasn’t denied by the club when he asked, so assumed there is some truth to it. Good signing if true.
A lot of comments about his finishing are based off 1 game (in which he also scored with a great finish). You can't judge someone's finishing ability of a 1 game sample size. His finishing record is pretty decent overall
Cawley mentioned on his pod yesterday that the Olaofe link wasn’t denied by the club when he asked, so assumed there is some truth to it. Good signing if true.
He also said at the end next week they’d be reacting to transfers on Substack and getting the lowdown from people who know these players. Louis then clarified Rich wasn’t promising they’re definitely happening.
So hopefully they’ve heard of a few expected to be announced soon.
A lot of comments about his finishing are based off 1 game (in which he also scored with a great finish). You can't judge someone's finishing ability of a 1 game sample size. His finishing record is pretty decent overall
We’ve got a finisher in Godden, it’s pace, power and running we need up front to complement him, so for me he ticks one of the boxes for the 2/3 strikers we need.
We’re not going to sign someone physical like that who’s also a superb finisher. If we somehow manage to or help a player get to that level he’s not going to be with us for long.
A lot of comments about his finishing are based off 1 game (in which he also scored with a great finish). You can't judge someone's finishing ability of a 1 game sample size. His finishing record is pretty decent overall
His xG to goals ratio is actually pretty good to be fair, around 9 for both which suggests he’s putting away the chances given to him. Godden over performed his xG by 3 so we’re all possibly putting too much expectation on strikers a bit
A lot of comments about his finishing are based off 1 game (in which he also scored with a great finish). You can't judge someone's finishing ability of a 1 game sample size. His finishing record is pretty decent overall
We’ve got a finisher in Godden, it’s pace, power and running we need up front to complement him, so for me he ticks one of the boxes for the 2/3 strikers we need.
We’re not going to sign someone physical like that who’s also a superb finisher. If we somehow manage to or help a player get to that level he’s not going to be with us for long.
Blimey. We haven't even signed him yet and we're already gonna sell him 😳
He looked excellent against us but then so did Frasier, Kirk etc previously. My trust in Jones is such that if he wants to sign him that’s good enough so hopefully it has happened and he rips it up this season
Olaofe would be a good signing for sure up top but we still need a someone a bit more proven or exciting up there and have the likes of him and Godden to compensate.
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He also fits what Jones wants in strikers perfectly, quick, strong and hard working.
So if true could we see an unusual weekend announcement or do we need to wait til Monday?
Lets hope this is from the same source.
So hopefully they’ve heard of a few expected to be announced soon.
We’re not going to sign someone physical like that who’s also a superb finisher. If we somehow manage to or help a player get to that level he’s not going to be with us for long.
We haven't even signed him yet and we're already gonna sell him 😳