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Don’t want to demolish your list specifically but always find them interesting and think they show how hard recruitment is. It’s hard for fans to keep on track of every player!Carter said:I hope we have put an offer to Oxford for Cameron Brannagan, always looked a class above whenever I've seen him. Good dead ball delivery, always involved and positive
Can't say I know much about the foreign players
The kid from Palace who was playing for Wednesday looked ok but thats it, no better than Chambers an no worse
Cantwell at Blackburn is one of the best midfielders in this division but I think is above our pay scale but I'd love us to sign him
I might be guilty of bias on how good he looked when we played against him but Sorenson from Lincoln and now Huddersfield at right wing back or the kid who plays for Burton, always fit gets forward and hits a decent delivery
Mumba at Plymouth or wherever he is now has always impressed me but I imagine would be expensive cover for Edwards. He is fun to watch though and properly pins opposing players back
Charlie Savage is a class player but that may be that he is one of the players who is at the perfect level for his ability, decent player stays fit and affects games.
I'd be happy with any of the above but most are league 1 players and come with the usual question marks about stepping up apart from Cantwell who is really a premier league player
If Tottenham manage to stay up I'd be interested in Lankshear and Donley probably on loan as they have futures in the game at a high level
Brannagan - Effectively a one club man, hard to tempt away and a risk (as seen with JRC)
Adaramola - Decent player, Cawley said we’re interested but would he want to be back up?
Cantwell - Stinking attitude, fell out with every manager he’s ever had. No way NJ goes near
Sorensen - Cracking player, probably has the attributes to step up
Mumba - Moved to Huddersfield for 7 figures in Jan, 5 assists all season and poor defensive numbers
Savage - Coming off statistically the worst season of his career in a mid table L1 side
Donley & Lankshear - Decent pick ups
All of this is opinion of course but it all comes from things in the public record, Chapple and his recruitment team will have better stats, time to watch clips and in person as well as character references4 -
NJ has said L1 isn’t the pond we’re fishing in, if that’s true or not is a different question!Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.2 -
I knew Jones liked a fish pun.fenaddick said:
NJ has said L1 isn’t the pond we’re fishing in, if that’s true or not is a different question!Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.4 -
I took it not to mean that we won't ever sign anyone from league 1, rather that it won't be our main source, as it was last year.fenaddick said:
NJ has said L1 isn’t the pond we’re fishing in, if that’s true or not is a different question!Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.11 -
Sure but that makes L1 signings the exception rather than the pond we’re fishing in as OP saidHenry Irving said:
I took it not to mean that we won't ever sign anyone from league 1, rather that it won't be our main source, as it was last year.fenaddick said:
NJ has said L1 isn’t the pond we’re fishing in, if that’s true or not is a different question!Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.2 -
If we do end up looking in league one I suspect it will be players who have fallen from the Championship or at the very least featured for teams at the top end rather than "prospects."2
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I think the signing of Collins Sichenje may offer some clues, Carter. If we were to look at Premiership fringe or youngsters, then in the first case, the wages would we be beyond us and in the second case players such as Chambers, probably do not improve us, not in the short term anyway. I refer to Sichenje because he was little known in this country and showed that, in the few games he appeared in, that he was an upgrade on Burke and allowed us to rotate Ramsay in that right side position. I think our net will be wider than people think and there may be some surprises in players arriving. For now lets see who is retained and the rumours can begin.Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.5 -
I’ve heard a Belgian and a Moroccan.Bailey said:
I think the signing of Collins Sichenje may offer some clues, Carter. If we were to look at Premiership fringe or youngsters, then in the first case, the wages would we be beyond us and in the second case players such as Chambers, probably do not improve us, not in the short term anyway. I refer to Sichenje because he was little known in this country and showed that, in the few games he appeared in, that he was an upgrade on Burke and allowed us to rotate Ramsay in that right side position. I think our net will be wider than people think and there may be some surprises in players arriving. For now let’s see who is retained and the rumours can begin.Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.7 -
Masicat, never wrong.ShootersHillGuru said:
I’ve heard a Belgian and a Moroccan.Bailey said:
I think the signing of Collins Sichenje may offer some clues, Carter. If we were to look at Premiership fringe or youngsters, then in the first case, the wages would we be beyond us and in the second case players such as Chambers, probably do not improve us, not in the short term anyway. I refer to Sichenje because he was little known in this country and showed that, in the few games he appeared in, that he was an upgrade on Burke and allowed us to rotate Ramsay in that right side position. I think our net will be wider than people think and there may be some surprises in players arriving. For now let’s see who is retained and the rumours can begin.Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.0 -
I have always liked that Bruno bloke at Manchester United.
We have a team of billionaire owners, so they could make an offer.1 -
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I know which one was playing against the spanners this season.CafcWest said:I really hope Ramsey goes and we keep Ramsay...1 -
We should be all over this. Believe he’s a Charlton fan? RWB is a key position we need strengthening and we should be able to compete with West Brom given their financial situation13 -
Imray would be good, I'd look at Neufville again too, I mentioned him last summer as a stand out player for AFCW, he moved to Bradford and again has looked good, might be too much of a step but I reckon he'd be at least as impactful as Fevrier was in the end.
I'd be trying to raid Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford as much as possible, taking the best of them, poach a couple of free agents from sides higher up the championship, maybe a couple of premier league loanees and 3 or 4 foreign imports0 -
I certainly wouldn't say "as much as possible", they have maybe one or two worth a look but these teams went down for a reason. Even given the broader circumstances, surely they'd be mostly "Championship survival" level rather than pushing on as we want to.sam3110 said:Imray would be good, I'd look at Neufville again too, I mentioned him last summer as a stand out player for AFCW, he moved to Bradford and again has looked good, might be too much of a step but I reckon he'd be at least as impactful as Fevrier was in the end.
I'd be trying to raid Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford as much as possible, taking the best of them, poach a couple of free agents from sides higher up the championship, maybe a couple of premier league loanees and 3 or 4 foreign imports
There probably are the Oxford/Wednesday equivalents to L Jones who actually are Championship standard but for the most part they have failed at this level.
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Sheffield Wednesday went down because half their squad were kids and they had no rotation available, in addition to the points deduction. They'll still have 3 or 4 players that will improve us, likewise Oxford.thenewbie said:
I certainly wouldn't say "as much as possible", they have maybe one or two worth a look but these teams went down for a reason. Even given the broader circumstances, surely they'd be mostly "Championship survival" level rather than pushing on as we want to.sam3110 said:Imray would be good, I'd look at Neufville again too, I mentioned him last summer as a stand out player for AFCW, he moved to Bradford and again has looked good, might be too much of a step but I reckon he'd be at least as impactful as Fevrier was in the end.
I'd be trying to raid Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford as much as possible, taking the best of them, poach a couple of free agents from sides higher up the championship, maybe a couple of premier league loanees and 3 or 4 foreign imports
There probably are the Oxford/Wednesday equivalents to L Jones who actually are Championship standard but for the most part they have failed at this level.
I'm not saying sign 7 players from each, but I wouldn't be averse to signing a couple from both, especially if we're targeting 10+ signings0 -
I’d prefer to steer clear of signings from both Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford if I’m honest. I’m hoping we can aim higher and do better.10
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Although he didn’t really pull up any trees I think Chambers did improve us in the short term - and was the exact sort of signing we needed at the time.Bailey said:
I think the signing of Collins Sichenje may offer some clues, Carter. If we were to look at Premiership fringe or youngsters, then in the first case, the wages would we be beyond us and in the second case players such as Chambers, probably do not improve us, not in the short term anyway. I refer to Sichenje because he was little known in this country and showed that, in the few games he appeared in, that he was an upgrade on Burke and allowed us to rotate Ramsay in that right side position. I think our net will be wider than people think and there may be some surprises in players arriving. For now lets see who is retained and the rumours can begin.Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.
Hes not the sort of signing we need moving forwards though.0 -
It was a loan that worked very well for both parties. We had no left wing back, Chambers filled the gap and improved us in the short term. Chambers needed to play games to prove he can stay fit and play at championship level, he proved thatFishCostaFortune said:
Although he didn’t really pull up any trees I think Chambers did improve us in the short term - and was the exact sort of signing we needed at the time.Bailey said:
I think the signing of Collins Sichenje may offer some clues, Carter. If we were to look at Premiership fringe or youngsters, then in the first case, the wages would we be beyond us and in the second case players such as Chambers, probably do not improve us, not in the short term anyway. I refer to Sichenje because he was little known in this country and showed that, in the few games he appeared in, that he was an upgrade on Burke and allowed us to rotate Ramsay in that right side position. I think our net will be wider than people think and there may be some surprises in players arriving. For now lets see who is retained and the rumours can begin.Carter said:
Absolutely it does, its also in reality the pond we are fishing in. Besides that I don't know enough about fringe players in this division or the depth of premier league academies to make comment on themBailey said:I think dipping back into division one for players comes with risk, possibly only Kelman and Carey could be given plus marks so far. That's not to say the any signings are risk free, they all are, but Charlton need quality that doesn't exist in that division, plenty of potential there, but the leap into Championship football hinders their progression. It's also become very difficult to blood youngsters, as it was in our premiership days, the league, as Nathan Jones stated is a 'monster' and we need players who are equipped to handle that.
Hes not the sort of signing we need moving forwards though.
He’s not a Nathan Jones wing back though, so it’s not one for the long term for us. I think he will do well for a championship team that plays more football than we do and plays a back 41 -
Really don’t get the negativity around Anderson. Home grown, still only 21 and improving, has had an excellent loan at Blackpool helping turn them from relegation candidates to one of the most in form sides in the division, really hope Jones finds a place in the squad for himCrispywood said:
We definitely won't be going for players at L2 last year in Iorpenda (L1 huddersfield didnt want him) or JattaGisappointed said:Assuming all those with contracts running down, re-sign, I believe we have a better chance of improving the squad if we go 4-1-3-2 or 4-1-2-3
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell
Edwards
Apter/Fev
De Keersmaeke
JRC/New
Campbell
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
Perhaps four signings, one on a free, one cheap.
As our current set-up:-
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/ Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell/Edwards
New/Fukuda
New
New
New
New
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
To replace the five with decent quality will be expensive. I hope Anderson will play a part. Tangerines love him.
Any money spent must be starters. Obviously Graham, De Keersmaeker and Jatta are suggestions. Id also add Iorpenda as a squad addition.
Perhaps go with a four until we are established, then go back to Nathans five.
I'm not sure how you watched Anderson earlier this year and think he's suddenly the solution
Jones is never going to suddenly switch formation as a Plan A considering all his success is with a 352.7 -
Holdkneebomb said:
Really don’t get the negativity around Anderson. Home grown, still only 21 and improving, has had an excellent loan at Blackpool helping turn them from relegation candidates to one of the most in form sides in the division, really hope Jones finds a place in the squad for himCrispywood said:
We definitely won't be going for players at L2 last year in Iorpenda (L1 huddersfield didnt want him) or JattaGisappointed said:Assuming all those with contracts running down, re-sign, I believe we have a better chance of improving the squad if we go 4-1-3-2 or 4-1-2-3
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell
Edwards
Apter/Fev
De Keersmaeke
JRC/New
Campbell
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
Perhaps four signings, one on a free, one cheap.
As our current set-up:-
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/ Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell/Edwards
New/Fukuda
New
New
New
New
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
To replace the five with decent quality will be expensive. I hope Anderson will play a part. Tangerines love him.
Any money spent must be starters. Obviously Graham, De Keersmaeker and Jatta are suggestions. Id also add Iorpenda as a squad addition.
Perhaps go with a four until we are established, then go back to Nathans five.
I'm not sure how you watched Anderson earlier this year and think he's suddenly the solution
Jones is never going to suddenly switch formation as a Plan A considering all his success is with a 352.
I think it's because he's another battling midfielder who isn't going to help us progress the ball.6 -
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Which is true but we've seen in the last few weeks how useful they can be. He also would be great at the top of a box midfield if he had players around him once he won the ball. He was great up there with Allan Campbell against Birmingham in L1 because he pressed the back line like a machineChunes said:Holdkneebomb said:
Really don’t get the negativity around Anderson. Home grown, still only 21 and improving, has had an excellent loan at Blackpool helping turn them from relegation candidates to one of the most in form sides in the division, really hope Jones finds a place in the squad for himCrispywood said:
We definitely won't be going for players at L2 last year in Iorpenda (L1 huddersfield didnt want him) or JattaGisappointed said:Assuming all those with contracts running down, re-sign, I believe we have a better chance of improving the squad if we go 4-1-3-2 or 4-1-2-3
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell
Edwards
Apter/Fev
De Keersmaeke
JRC/New
Campbell
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
Perhaps four signings, one on a free, one cheap.
As our current set-up:-
Mannion
Ramsay/Sichenze/ Asiimwe
Jones
Graham/Bell/Edwards
New/Fukuda
New
New
New
New
Kelman
Leaburn/Jatta/New/Kanu
To replace the five with decent quality will be expensive. I hope Anderson will play a part. Tangerines love him.
Any money spent must be starters. Obviously Graham, De Keersmaeker and Jatta are suggestions. Id also add Iorpenda as a squad addition.
Perhaps go with a four until we are established, then go back to Nathans five.
I'm not sure how you watched Anderson earlier this year and think he's suddenly the solution
Jones is never going to suddenly switch formation as a Plan A considering all his success is with a 352.
I think it's because he's another battling midfielder who isn't going to help us progress the ball.1 -
I think there’s a clear succession plan for Anderson. Games like Saturday show that sometimes you need someone to win the ball back and we missed Docherty there on Saturday.Docherty has 1 year left on his contract and can play that role as a squad player next season. Anderson does a full year in league 1 playing every week, hopefully developing on the ball. Then next summer we say thank you and goodbye to Docherty with Anderson becoming our new battling midfielder. He’s never played a full season as a first team footballer so a full year in league 1 will bring him on loads7
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If you look up you'll see the joke going over your headSteven81 said:1 -
So it seems fair enough.Henry Irving said:
If you look up you'll see the joke going over your headSteven81 said:1 -
How the hell do you know what we are prepared or can spend on any player, like all of us if you were honest you don’t have a fucking clue, pure guesswork at best. The club will spend what they can and what they see fit.RonnieMoore said:
They wanted 500,000 for him no way was we going to pay that for a non league playerMarcusH26 said:
Sorba Thomas who we could have signed from Boreham Wood if we'd managed to agree a fee.RonnieMoore said:Coventry are prepared to break their transfer record to sign Sorba Thomas from Stoke City … sort of winger we need.
We've got to go and find the next Sorba Thomas from Non League because we sure as hell haven't got the budget for ready-made championship wingers with his kind of production.0 -
I believe he read it in the Plymouth Herald.Sword65pf said:
How the hell do you know what we are prepared or can spend on any player, like all of us if you were honest you don’t have a fucking clue, pure guesswork at best. The club will spend what they can and what they see fit.RonnieMoore said:
They wanted 500,000 for him no way was we going to pay that for a non league playerMarcusH26 said:
Sorba Thomas who we could have signed from Boreham Wood if we'd managed to agree a fee.RonnieMoore said:Coventry are prepared to break their transfer record to sign Sorba Thomas from Stoke City … sort of winger we need.
We've got to go and find the next Sorba Thomas from Non League because we sure as hell haven't got the budget for ready-made championship wingers with his kind of production.5 -
I believe that his solicitor relative told him when helping with the takeover by The Aussies.Sword65pf said:
How the hell do you know what we are prepared or can spend on any player, like all of us if you were honest you don’t have a fucking clue, pure guesswork at best. The club will spend what they can and what they see fit.RonnieMoore said:
They wanted 500,000 for him no way was we going to pay that for a non league playerMarcusH26 said:
Sorba Thomas who we could have signed from Boreham Wood if we'd managed to agree a fee.RonnieMoore said:Coventry are prepared to break their transfer record to sign Sorba Thomas from Stoke City … sort of winger we need.
We've got to go and find the next Sorba Thomas from Non League because we sure as hell haven't got the budget for ready-made championship wingers with his kind of production.2
