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Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion
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Good playermart77 said:Alfie Devine looks to be heading to Preston in a £6mill deal.0 -
perhaps we need a third thread:
"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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You realise you've just become part of that problem dont y-OopsEugenesAxe said:perhaps we need a third thread:"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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I know. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs...ForeverAddickted said:
You realise you've just become part of that problem dont y-OopsEugenesAxe said:perhaps we need a third thread:"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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I'm just shit at cooking full stopEugenesAxe said:
I know. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs...ForeverAddickted said:
You realise you've just become part of that problem dont y-OopsEugenesAxe said:perhaps we need a third thread:"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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Cooking? Steve Cook went to Wycombe last week so we won't be signing himForeverAddickted said:
I'm just shit at cooking full stopEugenesAxe said:
I know. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs...ForeverAddickted said:
You realise you've just become part of that problem dont y-OopsEugenesAxe said:perhaps we need a third thread:"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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I make a great omelette!!!ForeverAddickted said:
I'm just shit at cooking full stopEugenesAxe said:
I know. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs...ForeverAddickted said:
You realise you've just become part of that problem dont y-OopsEugenesAxe said:perhaps we need a third thread:"Non Charlton Summer Window 2026 - but just post wtf you want"
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Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience3 -
Ringos Birthday!DennisBooth said:
Calm down. Take a chill pill. There are more important things in life. Peace and Love.LargeAddick said:
What are you on about now? Why do none of your posts ever make sense?Cafc451 said:Devine at preston £6m on sky sports.0 -
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I heard we are signing Zico from Pyramids FC6
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I’d rather have Hassan0
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I heard we wanted the argentine no.10 but after another penalty miss I wouldn't want him3
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...anyway, getting back to this Devine guy...
...is he any good at cooking...🤔1 -
I thought we agreed not to call each other by our nicknames?eastterrace6168 said:...anyway, getting back to this Devine guy...🤔2 -
That sounds like something CAFC Forever would say.....🧐Cafc451 said:Cafc steve thats not correct get a life.5 -
ForeverAddickted said:
I thought we agreed not to call each other by our nicknames?eastterrace6168 said:...anyway, getting back to this Devine guy...🤔
...😉
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Could he be Ronnies contact at the Plymouth Herald ?EugenesAxe said:2 -
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience
............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong 3 -
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong1 -
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fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong0 -
4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 would suit Rak-Saki but with 9 in 49 and few assists, Palace will be lucky to get £6m let alone £12m. I'd go for a punt at £4m purely due to his youth but Iorpenda at £1m would be better, more potential and can play in more positions. I can even see him developing into an Ollie Watkins type.4
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I’d say Carey was smart. Bell was smart. Bree was smart. Then on top of that I think every signing in January was smart too. We just had a window where every single signing was a success to some degree. That is so rarecharltonbob said:fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong4 -
charltonbob said:fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
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@charltonbob the foundations are there. TC could step up with better players around him, but for me it’s a bit of an unknown until we get those players.fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
we absolutely need to get that RWB sorted, but I really hope we get that flair, player that can carry the ball and take players on. For me it’s key to us kicking on3 -
Ladbrokes won't accept your bottom, & don't call me Dollar.balham red said:I'd bet my bottom dollar that Gilbert will end up at a League One club.
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What's happend to Desmond. I though he was set to sign on Friday ?3
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Rob Apter, Harvey Knibbs, Isaac Olaofe, Joe Rankin-Costello, Reece Burke, + Jerome Roussillon & Onel Hernandez, 2 free agents who joined after the summer window closed. How many of those would you consider to be smart signings ? Carey scored important goals for sure but fairly soon seemed to fade out of games, Bell was smart unlike NJ who thought he could play him as LWB when he got injured every time he played there. Bree started well but faded (Although I understand he was carrying an injury that prevented him taking free kicks i.e. kicking the ball, WTF was he doing in the team if his kicking was impaired?) I would agree as I've mentioned before, the January window was very good & without those incomings, most notably Conor Coady I think we would have been relegated. However, the January window can't be considered the summer which as per my post was the window I was referring to.fenaddick said:
I’d say Carey was smart. Bell was smart. Bree was smart. Then on top of that I think every signing in January was smart too. We just had a window where every single signing was a success to some degree. That is so rarecharltonbob said:fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong0 -
Agree some were clowns but a bit harsh for you to post iteastterrace6168 said:charltonbob said:fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong 1 -
So you agree we've got smarter since last summer but think we'd be lucky if we did well this summer?charltonbob said:
Rob Apter, Harvey Knibbs, Isaac Olaofe, Joe Rankin-Costello, Reece Burke, + Jerome Roussillon & Onel Hernandez, 2 free agents who joined after the summer window closed. How many of those would you consider to be smart signings ? Carey scored important goals for sure but fairly soon seemed to fade out of games, Bell was smart unlike NJ who thought he could play him as LWB when he got injured every time he played there. Bree started well but faded (Although I understand he was carrying an injury that prevented him taking free kicks i.e. kicking the ball, WTF was he doing in the team if his kicking was impaired?) I would agree as I've mentioned before, the January window was very good & without those incomings, most notably Conor Coady I think we would have been relegated. However, the January window can't be considered the summer which as per my post was the window I was referring to.fenaddick said:
I’d say Carey was smart. Bell was smart. Bree was smart. Then on top of that I think every signing in January was smart too. We just had a window where every single signing was a success to some degree. That is so rarecharltonbob said:fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong
That would be great but I'm thinking of our transfer business last summer. How smart do you think we were then ?fenaddick said:
Why do we need to get lucky? Why can’t we be smart?charltonbob said:
You have me worried now cabblescabbles said:
Completely agree.Southbank said:I think all of our midfielders are good enough for a relegation struggle, as they showed last season, but even that depended on Coady being brought in.
I don,'t think any of our current midfield, individually or collectively, are good enough to be regulars in a successful Champ side. That for me is the dilemma facing NJ. Where are the quality players coming from?We really need to see at least one player who is a real threat on the ball and the type the opposition back off when he has it. TC hasn’t proven if he’s capable of delivering at this level yet (yes, I know he plays off the striker as opposed to midfield, but he’s the only player in our team who comes close to fitting that mould), so we can’t say for certain he’s that pacey/creative outlet.Carey’s goals were priceless, but for me he faded well before the end of the season, and take away his goals, he can be anonymous. Knibbs, no idea whether or not he will deliver based on how little we saw of him last season and his injury. Docherty is a great pro and he put in a shift last season, but if he’s starting regularly, are we really kicking on? Obviously Coventry is the deepest lying of the midfielders and I would like to see an upgrade, but with regards to his role, it’s that pacy unit needed who can get about, break up play and move the ball to start attacks quickly
after that we’re in the peripherals. JRC, technically solid and showed some glimpses, but not that attacking force we require. Anderson, I just don’t think he’s able to step up to this level unfortunately. Fullah shows promise, but this is without any sort of football league loan under his belt, and Mwamba although highly rated, is further back than Fullah in terms of experience ............... sadly I agree with all you say. With regards to TC he's certainly pacy, unfortunately just not very creative or a natural goal scorer. We need to get very lucky in this transfer window or we'll find ourselves back in the third division. We have to hope that Jones & Ramsay sign new deals to at least keep our defence relatively strong3
