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  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
  • CB1
    CB1 Posts: 384
    Mills is back for Oxford but still no BDK
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,412
    edited July 25
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
  • ButtleJR
    ButtleJR Posts: 1,761
    daveydanger said:
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
    On €5000 a week though mate. Unfortunately, what it comes down to a lot of the time. 
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,553
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,412
    Is Holsgrove any good?
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,266
    mart77 said:
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
    That’s up to him to instil the work rate then.  We fundamentally have to fine other ways to win games other then lump it to go one nil up and then defend for the rest of the game 
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    wmcf123 said:
    mart77 said:
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
    That’s up to him to instil the work rate then.  We fundamentally have to fine other ways to win games other then lump it to go one nil up and then defend for the rest of the game 
    Not arguing at the position and what is needed to better our chance at wins, I just don’t rate the player and at 26 I’d expect him to have that work rate already. 

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  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 1,098
    Dizzle said:
    Even if it’s a made up rumour the fact that he will be from Luton makes it 100x more likely 
    Well they do have a genuine Charlton legend on the coaching staff to sell the club to him, so hopefully Kevin Foley has had a word.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 2,017
    ButtleJR said:
    daveydanger said:
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
    On €5000 a week though mate. Unfortunately, what it comes down to a lot of the time. 

    Poor fella.
  • John_Fitzpatrick1
    John_Fitzpatrick1 Posts: 187
    mart77 said:
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
    That is a good point tbf. Say if we do end up signing two wingers. Both of the rumours I do believe will improve us. However if we do revert to 5-3-2, it would / could lead to another Apter situation. Neither or them will cope being wing backs thats for sure. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,266
    mart77 said:
    wmcf123 said:
    mart77 said:
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
    That’s up to him to instil the work rate then.  We fundamentally have to fine other ways to win games other then lump it to go one nil up and then defend for the rest of the game 
    Not arguing at the position and what is needed to better our chance at wins, I just don’t rate the player and at 26 I’d expect him to have that work rate already. 
    You will know the player better than I do, fair enough .  
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,404
    Had a look at the Pompey forum and their season rating for Alli was a 5 out of 10. 
    I hope we go for Kamara but as always, in NJ we trust 
  • John_Fitzpatrick1
    John_Fitzpatrick1 Posts: 187
    Really starting to think those unknown messages were Stjohnshill. 

    Getting worried he’s behind a paywall now.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,404
    daveydanger said:
    Is Holsgrove any good?
    Have a look at this. Seems to be the exact midfielder we need. Composed, puts a foot in, and direct/creative.
    https://youtu.be/0MDXQbr16A8?si=tMkZZgY37Gz8pyFk
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 1,995
    RC_CAFC said:
    ButtleJR said:
    daveydanger said:
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
    On €5000 a week though mate. Unfortunately, what it comes down to a lot of the time. 

    Poor fella.
    Just under 5x the average monthly wage in Portugal in a single week. 

    If I was him I’d be quite happy living like a king in Southern Europe 
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    John_Fitzpatrick1 said:
    Really starting to think those unknown messages were Stjohnshill. 

    Getting worried he’s behind a paywall now.
    It was a troll I believe, whom I think many were glad to see the back of.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    wmcf123 said:
    mart77 said:
    wmcf123 said:
    mart77 said:
    Yann897 said:
    mart77 said:
    Alli to me would be a very average signing in L1 let alone the Champ. I hope it’s wrong but like them all they’ll get my backing if he joins.
    Thought he looked very dangerous second half of last season .
    Fair enough. I just don’t think he has the workrate of an NJ player and although he has the odd flash of skill, I don’t think he’s good enough, especially as I think we’ll be 5-3-2 in no time if we have a bad start. I guess we’ll see soon enough. 
    That’s up to him to instil the work rate then.  We fundamentally have to fine other ways to win games other then lump it to go one nil up and then defend for the rest of the game 
    Not arguing at the position and what is needed to better our chance at wins, I just don’t rate the player and at 26 I’d expect him to have that work rate already. 
    You will know the player better than I do, fair enough .  
    Listen I could be wrong and I’ll back him if he comes in. Started representing Ireland lately too, so good luck to the lad. 

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  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,961
    Valley11 said:
    daveydanger said:
    Is Holsgrove any good?
    Have a look at this. Seems to be the exact midfielder we need. Composed, puts a foot in, and direct/creative.
    https://youtu.be/0MDXQbr16A8?si=tMkZZgY37Gz8pyFk
    A lot of fans thought Clarke should have had him in the Scots WC squad 
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 955
    daveydanger said:
    Is Holsgrove any good?
    One of the best passing stats in his league and in Europe iirc, his forward passes put him in the top 10% in top leagues of Europe just about. Ofc the caveat is that’s in the Portuguese top division, so similar level to the championship 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,396
    Danny Addick said:
    Callumcafc said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    What's with all this bloody "Unknown" stuff...
    Mods removing all of stjohnshill ‘s posts and putting them behind a pay wall on CharltonLife Ultra, £7.99 per month.
    Mods making us pay £7.99 per month to not see Golfie posts 
    Oi !
  • Brownie12
    Brownie12 Posts: 1,703
    daveydanger said:
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
    I reckon a trip to Makro and a couple of Friday night pints in the Woolwich Wetherspoons will turn his head. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,396
    Redrobo said:
    Addickhead86 said:
    Redrobo said:
    Yann897 said:
    MrBurns said:
    its not real 
    Is that where the rumour started from
    though as someone mentioned it last night ?
    Twas I.
    Still believe it to be true.
    Do you think the Kamara rumour is off the mark? Mistaken training ground identities?
    I did not get this from anyone connected with Charlton so believe it to be accurate as in we have had discussions and a move is close.
    I'm confused. Alii or Kamara ?
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 955
    Brownie12 said:
    daveydanger said:
    Googled Holsgrove and one of the first things to pop up is his Instagram. Playing top-flight in Portugal… living in Cascais with sun, the beach, good food, amazing quality of life - looks like he’s living the dream. I can see Jones might have a tough sell tbh
    I reckon a trip to Makro and a couple of Friday night pints in the Woolwich Wetherspoons will turn his head. 
    I’ve heard the fact there’s now a bobs your uncle cafe in Eltham AND Woolwich has made a huge difference to negotiations.
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,412
    Wolves fans on Twitter seem to think they’re in for Holsgrove
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 955
    daveydanger said:
    Wolves fans on Twitter seem to think they’re in for Holsgrove
    Yep spotted that too. Think they’re more likely with their Portuguese connections and being able to offer him a lot more.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,542
    Diebythesword said:
    daveydanger said:
    Wolves fans on Twitter seem to think they’re in for Holsgrove
    Yep spotted that too. Think they’re more likely with their Portuguese connections and being able to offer him a lot more.
    Just got £30m from Villa for João Gomes too so there's a big gap in their midfield. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 39,185
    MarcusH26 said:
    Diebythesword said:
    daveydanger said:
    Wolves fans on Twitter seem to think they’re in for Holsgrove
    Yep spotted that too. Think they’re more likely with their Portuguese connections and being able to offer him a lot more.
    Just got £30m from Villa for João Gomes too so there's a big gap in their midfield. 
    But on the other hand Holsgrove might be our first choice but only their 2nd/3rd/4th choice.

    If any of these clubs with much bigger budgets than us wanted him that much he might have moved by now.

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