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Winter-January 2026 Transfer Window Rumours ...(Final Day p213)

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  • Italian_Addick
    Italian_Addick Posts: 80
    elbiglad said:
    I am not commenting from a position of great knowledge having never seen him play… But Lewis Orford does not strike me as an NJ signing at all, and not one that suits our predicament. 

    I feel like we’ve loaned a lot of young midfielders that struggled to make the jump into men’s football over the last few years - Dylan Levitt, Matt Smith, Gavin Kilkenny, Lewis Fiorini and Nile John all spring to mind. Gallagher the outlier. 
    God what a dreadful list of names, genuinely would like to know how on earth we ever thought signing them was a good idea. 
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 1,252
    Reminds me of that lad we got on loan a few seasons ago from Luton Louie Watson 
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,452
    https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/football/2026-01-30-kenyan-footballers-break-into-europe-sichenje-ochieng-wanjala-lead-the-way

    Kenyan looks like a done deal... Interview in a local Kenyan paper saying he wants to challenge himself in the championship
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,130
    Yeah Orford doesn't strike me as a Championship signing at all. Would be surprised if it's him 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,035
    cantersaddick said:
    robroy said:
    cantersaddick said:
    Had a mad week. Catching up on the thread now but where did the Collins and Savage rumours originate from?
    Collins all over twitter and a few sites posting he’s signing. Savage gained momentum on the other forum , some lad saying he clocked him in New Eltham Grill (yes seriously). Cawley said we are not in for Savage though. 
    Thank you! I've never seem anyone that remotely looks like a footballer in New Eltham Grill and I live 200m away.
    Well you won’t if you live 200 miles away. 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,035
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Reminds me of that lad we got on loan a few seasons ago from Luton Louie Watson 
    I thought he was quality. What do I know. 
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 827
    LargeAddick said:
    cantersaddick said:
    robroy said:
    cantersaddick said:
    Had a mad week. Catching up on the thread now but where did the Collins and Savage rumours originate from?
    Collins all over twitter and a few sites posting he’s signing. Savage gained momentum on the other forum , some lad saying he clocked him in New Eltham Grill (yes seriously). Cawley said we are not in for Savage though. 
    Thank you! I've never seem anyone that remotely looks like a footballer in New Eltham Grill and I live 200m away.
    Can you stake it out between now and 5pm Monday?
    He may struggle to nurse a round of toast, a mug of tea and a CurlyWurly that long.

  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,691
    edited January 31
    RC_CAFC said:
    aki2798 said:
    Onel Hernandez denying Jones has lost the dressing room.
    At no point have I seen a team this year not give their all, I’ve just seen one who’s not as good as the opponents or perhaps set up wrong. If we go down, it won’t be for lack of effort. Jones has brought people in who won’t allow that.
    Sometimes I think we take the position of we were shit and that's why we lost, not giving credit to the opposing sides quality is probably in the football supporters DNA and this is borne out by last nights result for Derby at Bristol City, if we gave Derby a 2-1 win by being shit then Bristol must have stayed in the dressing room.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,452


    Chat GPT reckons he is suited for our defence at LCB but is a headcase and has already been sent off twice and booked 4 times this year
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,276
    CAFCsayer said:


    Chat GPT reckons he is suited for our defence at LCB but is a headcase and has already been sent off twice and booked 4 times this year
    KenRyan Inniss.

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  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,200
    CAFCsayer said:


    Chat GPT reckons he is suited for our defence at LCB but is a headcase and has already been sent off twice and booked 4 times this year
    Get him in now the mad bastard 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 65,451
    So it turns out Coady was the midfield signing all along..?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 15,376
    Callumcafc said:
    So it turns out Coady was the midfield signing all along..?
    Disappointing if it is so but makes the Sichenje signing make more sense
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 7,131
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


  • MickeyBennett
    MickeyBennett Posts: 735
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    For the sake of preserving my mental health, I'm presuming we are still working on bringing in a mobile number 8.

    A player who has been bombed out of his last 2 clubs for being too slow at CB is not the answer to our midfield problems.
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 2,069
    RC_CAFC said:
    redbuttle said:
    RC_CAFC said:
    aki2798 said:
    Onel Hernandez denying Jones has lost the dressing room.
    At no point have I seen a team this year not give their all, I’ve just seen one who’s not as good as the opponents or perhaps set up wrong. If we go down, it won’t be for lack of effort. Jones has brought people in who won’t allow that.
    I assume you didn't go last week then.
    I watched it. And I saw a team that tried hard in that first half but was limited by talent and tactical decisions. We set up completely wrong. Anderson and Gillesphey were completely out of their depth and in the second half, the shape was even worse. 

    I accept we let heads drop and gave up with ten to go which was unacceptable, but for the majority of the game we were crap but not without effort.

    Jones has got the last couple of games wrong because of who he has played and where he has played them.
    Sorry. I disagree. We went and the team were a total embarrassment 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,772
    Callumcafc said:
    So it turns out Coady was the midfield signing all along..?
    Exactly the opposite profile to what we needed. 

    But we all know Jones doesn't care about attack. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 45,051
    Bailey said:
    Sword65pf said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:
    Could Collins be a CDM? 
    This has got me thinking, could Ramsay? He can tackle, he is physical, he can carry the ball into the attacking third but is his passing up to it
    Would be desperate to try this out, maybe go and buy a good enough midfield 
    In season 1970/71 Charlton were facing there usual fight to avoid a drop into a division that they left in 1935. Manager Theo Foley, looking for inspiration moved right back Bob Curtis into a central midfield position for the last crucial nine games. Bob plus Paul Went and Keith Peacock were arguably our best players at the time. Bob scored five goals in those final nine games, Charlton pulled clear of the relegation pack and survived another season. The following season Charlton were safely mid table after beating Swindon 3-1 at home, captain and centre half Paul Went scoring two, and followed it with a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough, sadly both Paul Went and Bob Curtis were injured for the final nine games in which Charlton managed two draws, losing seven, they were relegated with a 5-0 defeat at Blackpool. 
    Remember that time.
    We were looking doomed.

    Putting fullback Bobby Curtis into midfield proved to be a master stroke.

    Curtis added drive and energy to the midfield, could win the ball, give it or carry it - even a trademark pile driver from outside the box.

    And take a set piece.

    Just what the team need today


  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,715
    edited January 31
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  • Red_Chester
    Red_Chester Posts: 802
    A few eating humble pie so far…coady looking for the ball playing it about. What we needed vs 9 men Sheffield united. So far our new signings apart from Jones have been our best players. 

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  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,637
    Red_Chester said:
    A few eating humble pie so far…coady looking for the ball playing it about. What we needed vs 9 men Sheffield united. So far our new signings apart from Jones have been our best players. 
    I think Doc has helped, he fights and does the simple things well, but when the side plays well he is often involved in our better moments.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,637
    LargeAddick said:
    cfgs said:
    Red_Chester said:
    A few eating humble pie so far…coady looking for the ball playing it about. What we needed vs 9 men Sheffield united. So far our new signings apart from Jones have been our best players. 
    I think Doc has helped, he fights and does the simple things well, but when the side plays well he is often involved in our better moments.
    Said for a long time, Doc isn’t the greatest BUT we play better as a side when he’s in it.
    Does the overlooked stuff.  Not flash but makes us better.
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,755
    I appreciate everything Doc has done for us, but we need a cooler head in the middle.
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,278
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    Still as cross with it?????
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 7,131
    YannTheMann said:
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    Still as cross with it?????
    Played reasonably well today albeit not much to do. Couldn’t have asked for an easier debut really. 

    If you think he’ll be the same against 11 men without- or a side that are semi capable then that’s fair.

    Worked today. Guess we’ll find out if it fits long term.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,637
    Laddick01 said:
    YannTheMann said:
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    Still as cross with it?????
    Played reasonably well today albeit not much to do. Couldn’t have asked for an easier debut really. 

    If you think he’ll be the same against 11 men without- or a side that are semi capable then that’s fair.

    Worked today. Guess we’ll find out if it fits long term.
    I think he played there today due to the game and form of others.  Doubt it is a longterm fix.
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,278
    Laddick01 said:
    YannTheMann said:
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    Still as cross with it?????
    Played reasonably well today albeit not much to do. Couldn’t have asked for an easier debut really. 

    If you think he’ll be the same against 11 men without- or a side that are semi capable then that’s fair.

    Worked today. Guess we’ll find out if it fits long term.
    Hahaha so it's gone from a joke to well find out if it works in the long term, gotcha! If we keep working off that scale he could be a club legend by the end of the season in your books 
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 7,131
    YannTheMann said:
    Laddick01 said:
    YannTheMann said:
    Laddick01 said:
    If Coady is genuinely a midfield signing that is a joke. 

    We needed players able to get up and down with a bit of attacking quality. Coady is the exact opposite of that.


    Still as cross with it?????
    Played reasonably well today albeit not much to do. Couldn’t have asked for an easier debut really. 

    If you think he’ll be the same against 11 men without- or a side that are semi capable then that’s fair.

    Worked today. Guess we’ll find out if it fits long term.
    Hahaha so it's gone from a joke to well find out if it works in the long term, gotcha! If we keep working off that scale he could be a club legend by the end of the season in your books 
    If you think judging someone off one performance, in which he barely had to touch the ball is a gotcha then I don’t have much to say. 

    If he does well in that role then yes, I am wrong. But today he had very little to do (he did lead well on the pitch). It’ll be a totally different game against QPR and we’ll see how he holds up.

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