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Deadline Day from Pg.641 - Summer 2025 Charlton Athletic Transfer Rumours

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  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 594
    edited August 29
    How many coaches are required to achieve cat. 1 for the Academy? 
    well I have seen we have at least a nice big red one.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    https://www.transfermarkt.us/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche/57409016

    First option on my Transfermarkt search (right backs currently playing in England) that caught my eye and feels realistic was Bali Mumba.

    Was a standout in the Plymouth team that got promoted out of L1. 86 apps across two seasons in the Championship with them since

    Not good enough for Champ IMHO
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,302
    https://www.transfermarkt.us/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche/57409016

    First option on my Transfermarkt search (right backs currently playing in England) that caught my eye and feels realistic was Bali Mumba.

    Was a standout in the Plymouth team that got promoted out of L1. 86 apps across two seasons in the Championship with them since.
    Can play both sides as well, actually had his best year playing as a LWB. I think he could also fill in further forward (currently playing as a LW for Plymouth). I think this would be a good move but only doubt would be his physicality which might mean Jones doesn’t fancy him 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,510
    Personally think it be the Walsall bloke sounds very promising , good attacking player one that will grow and get better.. 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,614
    edited August 29
    THE NEXT...




    ...DAYS ARE CRITICAL... ;)
  • Personally think it be the Walsall bloke sounds very promising , good attacking player one that will grow and get better.. 
    wasn’t he kept out of the squad by some fella now at Wimbledon? Think his name is Assimwe, we should look at him instead 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,206
    I don’t buy the Walsall player link, other clubs mentioned are from L1. Think we were thrown in to make it look more impressive when a L1 side eventually signs him 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,649
    THE NEXT...




    ...DAYS ARE CRITICAL... ;)
    I make it 4 days until Monday evening 🤔.
  • It’s going to be a very difficult ask to find a RWB of a sufficient level this late in the window. It’s such a specialist role that a lot of teams will be unwilling to lose someone who can play it.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,681
    Had a very weird dream about Charlton & TC last night. I got employed by the club to come up with another song for TC on a very tight deadline.

    All I could come up with was: (To the tune of December 1963 by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons) 

    Tyreece Campbell running down the wing,
    Scoring goals, makes the Addicks sing,
    What a player, what a night.

    The club refused to pay me as it would only work for evening games, I was furious.

    Anyway... QPR are shit aren't they?

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  • Watameire said:
    Lockyer return sounds good to me 
    I'm not sure personally I wasn't in love with how quickly he ditched us after relegation (of which is drop off in form was a key factor)

    But also he's not played since the terribly sad heart condition and only recently cleared to return, is he anywhere near the same player he was?

    I'd like to see us look abroad for a new defender, there's not a lot of value or prospects in the UK, right now. WBA and Plymouth had great success and good value last season (Heggem cost £0.6m, sold for £10m, Talovierov bought for £1.5m, sold undisclosed) 
    To be fair, the only reason we got Lockyer in the first place was on the basis that he could leave for free if we got relegated. He put up with an absolute shitshow for a year and then left under the terms of his contract. He wasn't wrong to bet on himself either, after 3 consecutive years of Championship football with Luton he got to play in the Premier League and we spent that whole time in League One. The only way we got him in the first place was on the understanding that one way or another he'd be a Championship player the season after.
    Spot on!
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,270
    ross1 said:
    What worries me and was highlighted on Tuesday, that when Lloyd is not playing how disorganised the defence is
    Hopefully Burke will be able to cover this position
    I think Burke is covering Chucks position ........ In the treatment room   :#
    He not in the treatment room been training for a few weeks now and Jones himself said he was fit 

    I didn't know Jones had been injured  :o
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,614
    edited August 29
    THE NEXT...




    ...DAYS ARE CRITICAL... ;)
    I make it 4 days until Monday evening 🤔.
    Ok, split the difference...

    THE NEXT THREE DAYS ARE CRITICAL...SAT, SUN, MON...🤷‍♂️
  • fenaddick said:
    Surprised Mumba hasn't been snapped up already, can only assume there's a high asking price
    Amazes he’s still there.. he’s been one of their stand out players in recent seasons. Def someone we should consider, I suspect he’d be keen to step back up a league. Argyle are looking a bit messy on and off the pitch..
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
  • You’d be paying north of 2 millions for him. I don’t think we’d pay that considering we bought Apter for around that fee 
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 819
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Zac as a wingback??? Do you see him with his pace bombing up the wing and putting crosses in?
  • Think people need to realise Mitchell is no way near championship level atm 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Lol so Hobden out of his depth but either of our young Centre backs would have been fine there? And will be absolutely fine against Championship wingers all season? Leave off
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,004
    I wouldn't be surprised if we’re looking for a player who is a FB/WB by preference but capable of playing CB if needed.

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    sam3110 said:
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Lol so Hobden out of his depth but either of our young Centre backs would have been fine there? And will be absolutely fine against Championship wingers all season? Leave off
    Hobden was making his debut. Laqeretabua has already played for the first team, and is well rated. Zach has plenty of games under his belt.

    And all we are after is a BACKUP wing back anyway, as Apter is first choice there. My point being that Laq and Zach would be far less of a risk at RWB than as CBs.

    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Zac as a wingback??? Do you see him with his pace bombing up the wing and putting crosses in?
    He's not slow. As quick as Josh Edwards I'd have thought. And his "ball skills" are a strength, as shown when he played a few games in the first team 3 years ago, and brought the ball out of defence really well.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,178
    sam3110 said:
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Lol so Hobden out of his depth but either of our young Centre backs would have been fine there? And will be absolutely fine against Championship wingers all season? Leave off
    Hobden was making his debut. Laqeretabua has already played for the first team, and is well rated. Zach has plenty of games under his belt.

    And all we are after is a BACKUP wing back anyway, as Apter is first choice there. My point being that Laq and Zach would be far less of a risk at RWB than as CBs.

    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Zac as a wingback??? Do you see him with his pace bombing up the wing and putting crosses in?
    He's not slow. As quick as Josh Edwards I'd have thought. And his "ball skills" are a strength, as shown when he played a few games in the first team 3 years ago, and brought the ball out of defence really well.
    But Josh Edwards isn't quick enough to play RWB in our system. The RWB has to be a fast, aggressive runner who essentially acts as a right winger in possession and cuts in. Not a suitable role for a youth centre back
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,043
    The panic shown around a backup wing back proves how far we've come as a club recently and how little we've followed it as fanbase. Think there's still some Roland/Nimer/Tommy S trauma swirling around, it wasn't that long ago we entered a season without a recognised left back at all 
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    edited August 29
    Delfin said:

    There's a copy of that shirt on eBay at present only £30+. Its 3XL, so not much use to me (not mine to be clear). Always like that one before we started with FADS & Woolwich sponsorship on the front.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    sam3110 said:
    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Lol so Hobden out of his depth but either of our young Centre backs would have been fine there? And will be absolutely fine against Championship wingers all season? Leave off
    Hobden was making his debut. Laqeretabua has already played for the first team, and is well rated. Zach has plenty of games under his belt.

    And all we are after is a BACKUP wing back anyway, as Apter is first choice there. My point being that Laq and Zach would be far less of a risk at RWB than as CBs.

    I'm still slightly surprised NJ feels that WB is the position to fill, rather than CB. 

    On Tuesday for example, Hobden at RWB was clearly out of his depth, but if we had played either Zach Mitchell or Laqeretabua there I'm sure they would have been fine. Zach has shown in previous seasons that he's really good on the ball, and the lack of strength wouldn't be an issue there. Often young CBs get blooded at full back, even Steve Brown played a season at RB.

    We couldn't play either there because they were needed as CBs.
    Zac as a wingback??? Do you see him with his pace bombing up the wing and putting crosses in?
    He's not slow. As quick as Josh Edwards I'd have thought. And his "ball skills" are a strength, as shown when he played a few games in the first team 3 years ago, and brought the ball out of defence really well.
    And neither Laq or Mitchell are really cutting it as backup centre backs, let alone backup wing back.

    If we sign no-one, Apter goes down and play Zack bloody Mitchell as the right wing back until January, we'll be cemented in the bottom 3
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827
    Think people need to realise Mitchell is no way near championship level atm 
    Although he hasn’t had the benefit of having Ramsay , Jones and Edwards with him.  
  • The one player we lost this summer who the fans at least would have liked to stay is the sort of player we could really do with now.  Thierry Small.  RWB and LWB cover. Would have been absolutely perfect.  A real shame.
  • Zach Mitchell = the Bromley Cafu.

    Deal with it 
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    edited August 29
    I must admit my aspirations for players in this thread has increased 

    Not so long ago I would have looked at the list of free agents and felt a lot of them may have been suitable. Now not many names appeal and the couple who do look interesting would only be potential squad players not regulars.

    For me both Wing Back positions could do with reinforcement and the Centre Half position could do with another body because we play three at the back.

    Any other signings like JRS would purely be a bonus ball 
  • Personally think it be the Walsall bloke sounds very promising , good attacking player one that will grow and get better.. 
    He did look very good when we played them in the cup last year tbf