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Charlton women news - 2026/7 fixtures (p210)
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The team page has been updated.
Surprised by Mia Ross being on there. The only one without a shirt number. She previously wore 4 but Grace Johnston now has that.1 -
All the retained players have to sign new WSL approved contracts which give them more protection.sam3110 said:
Which one? Ross, there was an option to extend to 2027, same as Fitzgerald's. Waldie's deal was 'til 2027, as was McAteer'sCrusty54 said:The team page has been updated.
Surprised by one of the players on there.
Waldie and McAteer haven't been announced as signing them. McAteer played at Chatham so assume she has signed.
See my updated post. I understand she was looking elsewhere.0 -
So Lobato keeping 23?Crusty54 said:The team page has been updated.
Surprised by Mia Ross being on there. The only one without a shirt number. She previously wore 4 but Grace Johnston now has that.
I might ask her directly before I get the shirt.0 -
She shouldn't be on the page.Crusty54 said:
All the retained players have to sign new WSL approved contracts which give them more protection.sam3110 said:
Which one? Ross, there was an option to extend to 2027, same as Fitzgerald's. Waldie's deal was 'til 2027, as was McAteer'sCrusty54 said:The team page has been updated.
Surprised by one of the players on there.
Waldie and McAteer haven't been announced as signing them. McAteer played at Chatham so assume she has signed.
See my updated post. I understand she was looking elsewhere.0 -
sam3110 said:
That list misses off Mapi Leon too, one of the best centre backs in women's football. I think anything less than top 3 is a failureChris_from_Sidcup said:
They money they're spending is crazy. Putellas is the highest paid player in the world and Geyoro last summer was the highest transfer fee ever paid.soapboxsam said:I don't know as much about Charlton women in recent years but I know the standard of the WSL is very high and for Charlton to not finish bottom will be an amazing achievement.
I guess Birmingham, Palace and maybe West ham and Liverpool will be the teams CAFC will be looking to get points off in 26/27 as it will be like the Alamo against the rest.
The money being spent by Michelle Kang is off the scale at London city Lionesses who are trying to join Arsenal, Chelsea, Man city in the elite and Man United who are the best of the rest.
Earps, Kumagai, van de donk, Putellas, Godfrey, Diani, Cascarino etc don't come cheap and Kang will expect LCL to be at least 4th.
If we want a measure of what our women are up against. Putellas is earning more than most of our MEN'S team.
I'd say LCL will be aiming even higher than 4th, with that outlay the aim has to be to qualify for the Champions league? Admittedly though the 'big 3' are a class above.
Michele Kang doesn't do failure so you are probably right with the money she is paying the players.
The billionaire will sack the manager if they come 4th or below but who out of Man city, Arsenal and Chelsea can they finish above ?
I can't believe they will stay at Bromley much longer but as a new creation with no link to an established English side now, can they attract new fans to watch this international team of superstars ?
Charlton playing Liverpool at home first match while the spirit is still high is beneficial but there will definitely be a mini league at the bottom of the WSL top tier this season.0 -
This is my main issue with the whole LCL project , how long can someone even of Kangs wealth take being 4th most seasons maybe with the odd FA Cup final before she starts demanding being able to put in unlimited funds?soapboxsam said:sam3110 said:
That list misses off Mapi Leon too, one of the best centre backs in women's football. I think anything less than top 3 is a failureChris_from_Sidcup said:
They money they're spending is crazy. Putellas is the highest paid player in the world and Geyoro last summer was the highest transfer fee ever paid.soapboxsam said:I don't know as much about Charlton women in recent years but I know the standard of the WSL is very high and for Charlton to not finish bottom will be an amazing achievement.
I guess Birmingham, Palace and maybe West ham and Liverpool will be the teams CAFC will be looking to get points off in 26/27 as it will be like the Alamo against the rest.
The money being spent by Michelle Kang is off the scale at London city Lionesses who are trying to join Arsenal, Chelsea, Man city in the elite and Man United who are the best of the rest.
Earps, Kumagai, van de donk, Putellas, Godfrey, Diani, Cascarino etc don't come cheap and Kang will expect LCL to be at least 4th.
If we want a measure of what our women are up against. Putellas is earning more than most of our MEN'S team.
I'd say LCL will be aiming even higher than 4th, with that outlay the aim has to be to qualify for the Champions league? Admittedly though the 'big 3' are a class above.
Michele Kang doesn't do failure so you are probably right with the money she is paying the players.
The billionaire will sack the manager if they come 4th or below but who out of Man city, Arsenal and Chelsea can they finish above ?
I can't believe they will stay at Bromley much longer but as a new creation with no link to an established English side now, can they attract new fans to watch this international team of superstars ?
Charlton playing Liverpool at home first match while the spirit is still high is beneficial but there will definitely be a mini league at the bottom of the WSL top tier this season.0 -
Financial limits cut in for 2027/8 season.0
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We'll play a pre-season game against Arsenal on Wednesday 26 August at Meadow Park (7pm)2
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They can't both be "next up" can they?2
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I guess they've got that text saved as a graphic template and didn't think to check it... par for the course for our comms.2
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Such a bugbear of mine. Wording of social media posts is odd and often reads like AI, graphics are sloppy, things are done late, teasers are posted on social media when the story is already on the website. It all feels so amateur at timesEpsomAddick said:I guess they've got that text saved as a graphic template and didn't think to check it... par for the course for our comms.1 -
Don't worry, we'll announce another PSF in the gap between them, and that will be "Next Up"0
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fenaddick said:They can't both be "next up" can they?One is behind closed doors and one is with supporters 🤷🏼♂️
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Kang will find a way around it in terms of some dodgy sponsorship deal.Crusty54 said:Financial limits cut in for 2027/8 season.0 -
They really should introduce a rule that the mens and womens team of the same club can't kick off at the same time. I totally get its unlikely to affect many who would actually go to the matches but there are surely quite a few people who would want to watch both games on tv.killerandflash said:Ridiculous that on the 19th September at 12:30pm, the men are away to Cardiff on Sky Sports+ while the women are home to London City on the BBC at exactly the same time.2 -
Another coaching change. Clinton Lancaster has left the club to become Director of Football at Charterhouse School.
Both he and Charlie Cave are still showing on the club site.0 -
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Yet another Matilda incoming2
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173 caps for Australia, 5'10 so a big presence, usually plays as a defensive midfielder2
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A defensive midfielder is exactly what we need. Very experienced (and well travelled, look at that list of teams!) and has a lot of caps for a good international side. She also scored the winner in one of Leicester's two wins last season and helpfully missed the first penalty against us in the shootout so has been putting in some early work for us there5
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It's interesting that despite Leicester being terrible last season, quite a few of their players have been picked up by WSL teams. We've signed Neville and now van Egmond, Man U have signed Leitzig (albeit as second-choice keeper), Chelsea have signed Las, Palace have signed O'Brien, and Everton have signed Cain, Rantala and Mouchon, who missed the last penalty in the shootout. They can't all be that good, otherwise Leicester would have done a bit better, but equally they must have something about them for this many teams to have signed them - and Neville and van Egmond's experience should help us a lot.
With so many Australians, we might have to start playing the Neighbours theme tune rather than The Red, Red Robin!0 -
League Cup (sorry, Players Cup) fixtures announced1
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Successful in the past.fenaddick said:1 -
Slightly mystifying lineup for the first friendly. Could be the 343 again with Skeels, Lobato and N'Dow at CB, Mason and Neville at WB, Humphrey and Kenney in the middle with Partido and Fitzgerald on the wings and Hutton up front again, but that would be insane. Could be Hutton wide and Fitzgerald up front, or even Kenney up front and Hutton in midfield but either way it's confusing0
