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Lyndon Dykes signs a six month contract

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 14,117
    He’s taken the number 99. Highest squad number for us ever? Any ideas @shirty5
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,078
    Got a wonderful song for him along the theme of “oh Andy Hunt, is wonderful , he’s got a name, like a …..”

    not sure it would cut the online mustard nowadays, but a dead cert for the covered end.
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,535
    He'll be wearing #99 on his shirt. Game's gone.
  • KingKinsella
    KingKinsella Posts: 1,354
    1. Too many tattoos- may scare the opposition (if they are like me)
    2.Too few goals-won't scare anyone
    3. Happy to be proved wrong
    4. If he gets to America god help him with ICE
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 14,117
    I think it’s the kind of practical signing that we just aren’t used to so it feels uninspiring. He means that 99% of the time we’ll have a tall option up the pitch as an out ball and an extra defender when needed at set pieces. He’ll also love to get on the end of any crosses we produce, is someone for Leaburn to learn off and provides some of the dark arts we miss that Hylton brought last season 
  • Brownie12
    Brownie12 Posts: 1,589
    fenaddick said:
    He’s taken the number 99. Highest squad number for us ever? Any ideas @shirty5
    Ramsey 66 is the highest so far 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,979
    6 months seems ideal. 
    If he proves his worth we can give him a longer contract at the end of the season. 
    If he proves to be a dud we let him go.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,993
    Proper Nathan Jones signing.  Big lump, hard working and as hard as nails.  Got a fair bit of streetsmarts too i would think

    Hoping he's like a slightly better Jayden Stockley who brought us something different a few years ago and also has a point to prove to go to the world cup.

    Welcome to the club Lyndon
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,993
    killerandflash said:
    As noted by Cawley, the curious thing is that he joined Brum in summer 2024 and signed a THREE year deal, so would have been under contract until the summer of 2027, and not this summer, so has swapped 1.5 years at Brum for 6 months with us.
    I believe things may have got a little heated with Lyndon and the Birmingham manager Chris Davies....hence finding  new place to go and play was deemed best all round
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 2,040
    TheHerminator said:
    quick question for htose who aren't too impressed with this signing. 

    What were your expectations/targets to make you underwhelmed with a 6 month contract?
    Exactly 

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  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,770
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Not overly excited about this deal either... Get Hemed vibes... But he's a Charlton player now and gets my full support
    Makes me laugh that it happened, given the rumour of his interaction with Nathan after the game recently. At least he'll be able to face Birmingham as well when we host them in the League
    that's some dark dark shade to throw at anyone who gets paid to play football
    Hemed is right near the bottom of the shittiest barrel Charlton have scraped in recent memory 
  • IR94
    IR94 Posts: 882
    Did we pay a fee for him?
    With him signing and Godden nearing fitness, what does this mean for Tanto?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,843
    Shirt number 99

    Reckon he's done that just to piss off some on here
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 14,117
    Swisdom said:
    killerandflash said:
    As noted by Cawley, the curious thing is that he joined Brum in summer 2024 and signed a THREE year deal, so would have been under contract until the summer of 2027, and not this summer, so has swapped 1.5 years at Brum for 6 months with us.
    I believe things may have got a little heated with Lyndon and the Birmingham manager Chris Davies....hence finding  new place to go and play was deemed best all round
    If that’s true it’s the second player that’s left this week because of falling out with Davies. He must be feeling the pressure 
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 808
    TheHerminator said:
    quick question for htose who aren't too impressed with this signing. 

    What were your expectations/targets to make you underwhelmed with a 6 month contract?
    I’m underwhelmed at the moment because I’ve never really been impressed by him the times I’ve seen him play,admittedly I’ve not seen all his games, however he gets my support 100% and hope to be whelmed!!. The contract thing doesn’t bother me either way to be honest.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,338
    Swisdom said:
    Proper Nathan Jones signing.  Big lump, hard working and as hard as nails.  Got a fair bit of streetsmarts too i would think

    Hoping he's like a slightly better Jayden Stockley who brought us something different a few years ago and also has a point to prove to go to the world cup.

    Welcome to the club Lyndon
    I like the hard as nails bit.  I’ve felt that in some of the games this season although we press and work hard off the ball, we’ve missed some physicality and shithousery.  
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 65,011
    Oh no, please no one tell @Garrymanilow 🙈 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,865
    Not that it matters, but I don't rate him that highly. Happy to be proven wrong.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,184
    killerandflash said:
    As noted by Cawley, the curious thing is that he joined Brum in summer 2024 and signed a THREE year deal, so would have been under contract until the summer of 2027, and not this summer, so has swapped 1.5 years at Brum for 6 months with us.
    PWR but could it have been 2 years plus a year option for Birmingham that he knew they werent taking up maybe?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,184
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Not that it matters, but I don't rate him that highly. Happy to be proven wrong.
    Same, and the comments from QPR and Birmingham fans as he left them seems to be nice guy, worked very hard, wasn't very good.

    Hope something clicks with us.

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  • CarltonAthleticDance
    CarltonAthleticDance Posts: 188
    sam3110 said:
    Shirt number 99

    Reckon he's done that just to piss off some on here
    Couple of ways to look at this:

    could be 99 as in a flake or alternatively, 
    indicative of a hard man (‘99’ used to be the call for an all in brawl in some Antipodean union/league/afl teams)
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,078
    sam3110 said:
    Shirt number 99

    Reckon he's done that just to piss off some on here
    It’s worked 😉
  • blackheathcanuck
    blackheathcanuck Posts: 254
    Wayne Gretzky was 99 - the Great One. Now a Trump acolyte. Oh dear.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,843
    I'm expecting Leaburn to start games and Dykes to come on as the battering ram for the last half an hour, when we need a bit of a presence up top that alleviates pressure on our defence, or as a target man to disrupt defences and win long balls when we're chasing a goal late on. 

    Looking at his recent stats he doesn't start many games 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,865
    North Lower Neil said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Not that it matters, but I don't rate him that highly. Happy to be proven wrong.
    Same, and the comments from QPR and Birmingham fans as he left them seems to be nice guy, worked very hard, wasn't very good.

    Hope something clicks with us.
    He could be a good sub as he puts himself about and if we are going to play around Leaburn which I think we should, he gives us an option for if he is injured or when he tires.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,819
    Swisdom said:
    killerandflash said:
    As noted by Cawley, the curious thing is that he joined Brum in summer 2024 and signed a THREE year deal, so would have been under contract until the summer of 2027, and not this summer, so has swapped 1.5 years at Brum for 6 months with us.
    I believe things may have got a little heated with Lyndon and the Birmingham manager Chris Davies....hence finding  new place to go and play was deemed best all round
    I could see that. I watched the Amazon Birmingham program and thought Davies came across an obnoxious twat.
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,411
    Spent a lot of time at Surfers Paradise…one of his old clubs…love it…fair dinkum mate welcome aboard 
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 808
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Not that it matters, but I don't rate him that highly. Happy to be proven wrong.
    Same, and the comments from QPR and Birmingham fans as he left them seems to be nice guy, worked very hard, wasn't very good.

    Hope something clicks with us.
    He could be a good sub as he puts himself about and if we are going to play around Leaburn which I think we should, he gives us an option for if he is injured or when he tires.
    Wonder if Dykes is of the mindset he’s going to be a sub?, I say this because maybe that’s why he came to us rather than the other rumoured clubs?, more chance of longer game time.
  • Valleysarr
    Valleysarr Posts: 1,128
    Reminds me of the Scottish guy - Watts ? 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,625
    fenaddick said:
    He’s taken the number 99. Highest squad number for us ever? Any ideas @shirty5
    Could it get higher?!

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