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Winter-January 2026 Transfer Window Rumours ...
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Right, next rumour please everyone0
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I'm sure it's not by design, I very much doubt that Clarke and Dykes have been signed "instead of" a LWB, or that the positions they cover are seen as more important. I'm equally sure that no-one would be happier than Jones to have a fit and capable specialist LWB available as soon as possible.Diebythesword said:I’m shocked we’re going into Saturday against a steadily improving Sheffield united without signing a LWB
But it just so happens that for whatever reason these deals just happened to be done first.6 -
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NJ presser via Cawley " LWBs are like gold dust , have 4 options on the table and hope to add in the coming days"29
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Don't expect him to be prolific, but he does have plenty of Championship nous.felix_31 said:I have a good feeling about this one
Something we are lacking upfront until Godden is fit again.4 -
I think that's quite interesting. Obviously he never expected to lose Josh long term so trying to sell a deal to someone that they're basically going to be cover was probably quite difficult and ruled out a lot of the "better" options.NabySarr said:
Interestingly says we tried to add there in the summer but there wasn’t a good option available to usMarcusH26 said:NJ presser via Cawley " LWBs are like gold dust , have 4 options on the table and hope to add in the coming days"5 -
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Steven81 said:
Should ask united they have 3 that are non starters or recalled amass,Diego Leon and malacia who I reckon would all do a decent job at this level.killerandflash said:I don't mind Dykes, but it is slightly frustrating that our first two signings of the window haven't addressed by far our biggest problem area, left wing back.
Diego Leon lives in the same block of flats as me (dorgu and mbuemo live here as well) - I told him Charlton needed a left back a few months ago and he just laughed at me.12 -
Fitness is definitely a huge question mark. But I think it’s fair to say he’d be good at this level. Millwall signed him, and they are a team pushing play offs which is better than we are at the moment. He started pretty well for them in his brief time before getting injured. So I think it’s fair to see he’s a championship level player, but the fitness/injury side of it would mean I’d rather we brought someone else inYannTheMann said:0 -
The back fracture followed by the hamstring injury is really putting me off.6
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I think we can accept Doucher's recommendation. As a fanatical Millwall fan I imagine he knows the situation a lot better than any of us.NabySarr said:
Fitness is definitely a huge question mark. But I think it’s fair to say he’d be good at this level. Millwall signed him, and they are a team pushing play offs which is better than we are at the moment. He started pretty well for them in his brief time before getting injured. So I think it’s fair to see he’s a championship level player, but the fitness/injury side of it would mean I’d rather we brought someone else inYannTheMann said:4 -
With you on that one Golfie, Merchant seaman were the only illustrated men around when I was a kid.golfaddick said:don't like tattoos. Dislike them even more when they cover all your body.0 -
Not saying he was great (he had maybe 2 or 3 good games and had a big part in the orient win with his set pieces though), just that he's not a good example of a player we didn't need as he did come in and do a job in a position where we were light.NabySarr said:
Because Berry was injured. Before Berry’s injury he only started one game. When he did play he didn’t do much in open play because he’s not the type of player that fits us. If we didn’t need a creative attacking midfielder in league 1 we certainly don’t need one in the championship where we have much less of the ballcrookester said:
Not sure about that one as examples go. Gilbert started in the play-off final!NabySarr said:
We did that last year with Gilbert, and he barely played or had any impact in open play. There’s no point wasting budget on a type of player that we don’t use when we’re probably stretched enough trying to get enough players that we will useBerkshire1970 said:
But any team with the ambition to avoid relegation needs to have options in their set-up. We need to have a tactical alternative by having a skilful no. 10.NabySarr said:
The number 10 position sees much less of the ball than the central midfielders. If Costello is playing then you want him getting the ball as much as possible. He can feed the ball into the 10 and strikers, if you put him in the 10 we don’t have anyone else to do that so he wouldn’t get the ball nearly enoughSword65pf said:
Don’t think he would get less ball, it was suggested our 10’s only run around and don’t create, it depends what is wanted from the 10, bearing in mind Coventry is deeper, you would then have some energy between the two positions, hence Carey/knibssNabySarr said:
Moving Costello forward means he will get the ball less. Much better he stays where he is and gets on the ball more, our 10 needs more energy to press from the front which is why we have Carey and KnibbsSword65pf said:The only midfielder prepared to hold onto the ball and then look for the pass seems to be JRC, wonder if he has ever played as a 10,might suit him as he’s not the quickest.then have Coventry, knibbs or Carey.
What Jones wants from his 10 is pressing and arriving in the box for goals. That’s why Carey, Knibbs and Berry are the players we’ve brought in to play there. Our 10 often leads the press and I can’t see Costello being that player
We’re never going to have a creative player in the number 10 role. It’s just not how we play
If we ever needed that option, we have Fullah0 -
I have lived in a sizable (150,000 pop) city for 15 years, but was only driven by a lady taxi-driver for the first time yesterday. Petite, but covered in tattoos. I cannot certify they covered all of her body, but as she was wearing only a skimpy cotton mini-dress I know they covered most of it. I remarked that I had not had the pleasure before, and she replied that taxi-driving was only her second profession.golfaddick said:don't like tattoos. Dislike them even more when they cover all your body.1 -
erm ,does this go somewhere...wolfgang said:
I have lived in a sizable (150,000 pop) city for 15 years, but was only driven by a lady taxi-driver for the first time yesterday. Petite, but covered in tattoos. I cannot certify they covered all of her body, but as she was wearing only a skimpy cotton mini-dress I know they covered most of it. I remarked that I had not had the pleasure before, and she replied that taxi-driving was only her second profession.golfaddick said:don't like tattoos. Dislike them even more when they cover all your body.7 -
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Just wondering if our new transfer policy is needing to be bald and tattooed.
Does that mean we can rule out Scanlon then, or is the delay in the announcement because his barbers still away on holiday?4 -
You sound totally normalwolfgang said:
I have lived in a sizable (150,000 pop) city for 15 years, but was only driven by a lady taxi-driver for the first time yesterday. Petite, but covered in tattoos. I cannot certify they covered all of her body, but as she was wearing only a skimpy cotton mini-dress I know they covered most of it. I remarked that I had not had the pleasure before, and she replied that taxi-driving was only her second profession.golfaddick said:don't like tattoos. Dislike them even more when they cover all your body.8 -
I agree but presuming we stay up - if we are going to improve we will definitely need one!NabySarr said:
I’m not saying put Fullah in, my point was more that there’s literally never going to be a scenario where Jones wants a creative/skillful player in that 10 role, but if he ever does we do at least have Fullah for that rare scenario. As it’s not going to be something we need very often at all, it’s pointless wasting a signing on itSword65pf said:
But with respect Fullah is not proven yet, if he was We would have seen him more, I just don’t get the insistence to put the youngsters in and think it’s the solution. He might end great but. But not yet.NabySarr said:
We did that last year with Gilbert, and he barely played or had any impact in open play. There’s no point wasting budget on a type of player that we don’t use when we’re probably stretched enough trying to get enough players that we will useBerkshire1970 said:
But any team with the ambition to avoid relegation needs to have options in their set-up. We need to have a tactical alternative by having a skilful no. 10.NabySarr said:
The number 10 position sees much less of the ball than the central midfielders. If Costello is playing then you want him getting the ball as much as possible. He can feed the ball into the 10 and strikers, if you put him in the 10 we don’t have anyone else to do that so he wouldn’t get the ball nearly enoughSword65pf said:
Don’t think he would get less ball, it was suggested our 10’s only run around and don’t create, it depends what is wanted from the 10, bearing in mind Coventry is deeper, you would then have some energy between the two positions, hence Carey/knibssNabySarr said:
Moving Costello forward means he will get the ball less. Much better he stays where he is and gets on the ball more, our 10 needs more energy to press from the front which is why we have Carey and KnibbsSword65pf said:The only midfielder prepared to hold onto the ball and then look for the pass seems to be JRC, wonder if he has ever played as a 10,might suit him as he’s not the quickest.then have Coventry, knibbs or Carey.
What Jones wants from his 10 is pressing and arriving in the box for goals. That’s why Carey, Knibbs and Berry are the players we’ve brought in to play there. Our 10 often leads the press and I can’t see Costello being that player
We’re never going to have a creative player in the number 10 role. It’s just not how we play
If we ever needed that option, we have Fullah
I’d have thought it would have been quite obvious to people now after 2 years but we really don’t need a creative attacking midfielder for the way we play0 -
Those that identify as Dykes do tend to be heavily tattooedcaptainbob said:
That pen has leaked badly. Need a new one.eastterrace6168 said:
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Scotland international Lyndon Dykes...7 -
2. sucking lemonsAllHailTheHen said:Thinks its probably easier to list the things you do like Golfie.
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Why did you get them then?golfaddick said:don't like tattoos. Dislike them even more when they cover all your body.1 -
And unfortunately will not help us beat Sheff U and Derby over the next 5 days.thenewbie said:
I'm sure it's not by design, I very much doubt that Clarke and Dykes have been signed "instead of" a LWB, or that the positions they cover are seen as more important. I'm equally sure that no-one would be happier than Jones to have a fit and capable specialist LWB available as soon as possible.Diebythesword said:I’m shocked we’re going into Saturday against a steadily improving Sheffield united without signing a LWB
But it just so happens that for whatever reason these deals just happened to be done first.0 -
Looks like we missed out on our main LWB target .. but we have 3 more that we are working on , NJ hopes to bring someone in tomorrow??13
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I mean that's not necessarily true. A dedicated LWB definitely would have been useful but we needed the other positions covered too. Dykes being a useful thug to throw up front will definitely be useful and depending on Bree's situation we now at least have cover on the right instead of having to make do and mend BOTH wingbacks.Southbank said:
And unfortunately will not help us beat Sheff U and Derby over the next 5 days.thenewbie said:
I'm sure it's not by design, I very much doubt that Clarke and Dykes have been signed "instead of" a LWB, or that the positions they cover are seen as more important. I'm equally sure that no-one would be happier than Jones to have a fit and capable specialist LWB available as soon as possible.Diebythesword said:I’m shocked we’re going into Saturday against a steadily improving Sheffield united without signing a LWB
But it just so happens that for whatever reason these deals just happened to be done first.
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Ramset nailed on to start Saturday 🔨 
The ‘Bagsman!!’
