2ndtierfox

Charlton?

What's the pub?

Anyone got 1 or 2 tickets? Looking to get last game in before moving away again.👍

Soumare better than alot of us give him credit for

If this is a tough game i’ve got a real worry for this season. No one online got us going up and I see it as crazy, this game should tell us at least something.

Short- Twitter legs

I agree, and maybe we were at the stage at one point to start recruiting experienced ‘win now’ players. But, the market now very much calls for- for a team like us anyway, to buy young or unknown talent, and give them a couple of years to develop, they show some promise- and go to Chelsea for 80 mill. We can afford to give young players game time, there’s no book that says we have to play Ayew, or go and sign a Bamford, who yes they might score enough goals for us next season. But season after they are only good enough to compete in the Bottom half or relegation zone. Maybe Kone takes a year and comes out the other end a Toney or Delap and bangs them in?

Agreed, goals and POTY in L1. He’s only just turned 22 and like everyone noted, has not been brought up in a Pro Academy, so very much in a stage of lots of learning and development. No brainer for me, either we go this route of signing a Young striker with tremendous upside, or we sign a ‘proven’ PL striker who will no doubt be deadwood in 2 years think Fatawu vs Ayew Bobby Reid and Coady. Think the Model has to go back to what got us success, signing unknown players in the Pearson Era. Look at Brighton.

I agree, for me its which one(both young and need development) is more likely to play, I think if we go into the season with our current crop of strikers, Evans will rarely get a look in. With Ayew and Daka😷 Getting a look in. However if we get Kone, I think he will see way more minutes, with more development and improvement happening. The priority for me is getting Minutes to the youth when possible, as of right now, we have the Experience and quality to out-do a lot of Championwhip teams.

Can’t remember the last time there was no deadwood in this club. Striker has to be priority.. Surely. Sure Ayew might score, but with the opportunity to get Kone in and some good games in the tank, for only 5 million. No brainer surely?

same vibe

Awesome Attacking Mid under Enzo tho

Think he scored 16 in first 28 or something, then when Dodds came in changed style of play to a less 'football playing' system, only scored 2 goals for rest of season. (Edit- Just seen this was said by someone else after I was scrolling)

That midfield of Ndidi Tielemans Madders was one of the best in PL for a while... Good memories. Fall from grace. Ndidi great servant good player and always tried, wish him the best

Drove the ball well numerous times imo

Definitely agree, but if there's ever a time to get some gametime in some youngsters legs it is now, get a young ST in, some games and goals in the tank. Play the youth, and let some of these 'established' players get us back to PL

Wages would definitely be very high

Fatawu is a Joke.

Hindsight is a dangerous thing, and we can all admit he had an attitude problem. Probably the main reason.

Thats what I always think but seems whenever we're interested with a bag of other English clubs we never get it done. 'Interested' in Bowen, Watkins. Never get it done.

Will never forget that Goal vs Man UTD at OT

*On his day

Unfortunately we're going to be watching Wout and Vestegaard will play a lot this season...

More Defensive Midfielders? Think we're covered there and have an expensive selection as-is.

Demarai Gray, massive knob, massive attitude problem. But some player.