Saw him at woking and heard good things about him in other games he has had cameo appearances in I reckon he could develope into an excellent player for us. Hes a little terrier in midfield. Saw his interview on CAFC player and he really came across as a thoroughly modest level headed bloke. He has a masters degree and thought the pro game had passed him by. He`s delighted to be at charlton had offers from a few league 2 clubs and at least one other league 1 club but said when he heard we were interested that was it. Maybe a bit part player this season but i`m sure he will play his part. He could be the from non league gem that seems to of past us by in the last few seasons.
I totally agree Mike... I've been massively impressed with him whenever I've seen him play. He reminds me of a more athletic Keith Jones. Only trouble is, will he get enough games this season to progress? For sure i believe he has a part to play for us this year. I can see him being our CM enforcer when we're looking to close out tight games.
Seems to have fitness and pace to burn. Could certainly come on with 15 to go and do a good job of tidying things up. Unfortunately he's the type pf player who will be handicapped by the 5 subs rule. I'm guessing subs for the first game would be something like Solly, Alonso, Benson, Sullivan and Evina...
Good thread, Mike. I like the cut of Pritchard's gib.He has a great attitude and I am sure he will grab all opportunities with both hands. The new five subs rule stinks to high heaven. It will limit matchday experiences for the youngsters and certainly limit tactical options. I do not see what purpose it serves, other than help the likes of Portsmouth fill their substitute positions.
Saw Pritchard against welling and looked good, comfortable on the ball and good tackler Also again Den Bosch made a great tackle after a 50 yard run back to get the ball after losing it One for the future
Pritchard seems to be a dark horse going forward, every report has had him the post or get himself into position to threaten. On 5 subs, I actually prefer it, I understand the youth thing, but the youth didn't get shots from those extra subs anyway. I think it means a manager has to make real decisions again not be able to replaced any player with a specialist easily. 7 subs benefits clubs with big squads and budgets, I don't think there should be that kind of advantage/disadvantage either way. We all thought 5 subs was a luxury when we went that way. If 5 is too stringent we may as well be able to make 5 or 6 changes in a game personally Don't know why it grinds me so much
I just think the option of giving a 16 or 17 year old a few minutes of first team football is hindered greatly by the reduction of substitute places. After all, who doesn't love to see one of our own home-grown lads get a run out when the game is all but won/lost. It can either put the icing on the cake of a great win, or at least offer a silver lining on a bad day. It is a petty decision, in my opinion, and just takes away vital match experience that could be gained by up and coming youth players.
anyone think from his pre-season he would get in the first team. if not what would be ur starting midfield for sat
Hell Bent, what's the difference between one team only being capable of naming 5 strong subs + 2 youth, and another team being able to name 7 strong subs? Either way they can only bring on 3 strong subs out of all 7 so it makes no difference. As for Pritchard, he has impressed me a fair bit, but I can't see him being 'one for the future' considering he's 26 already.
i disagree with the subs i believe we should be able to have 7 on the bench as it allows our younger and the players who we dont know too much about to be able to come on if eg. if we have a comftarble lead
My feeling is yes you can only bring on 3, but you can have a specialist for every position on the pitch, so you spend money on a bigger squad, which puts youth further down the order, if youth rules more stringent here then perfect, no doubt. But how many of our youth team got a legit run out thanks to being the 6th or 7th sub. Jenkinson came in to play, not as an experience thing. Harriott got time at the end of season when a youth or two get a game once the season is meaningless. This system has not developed the likes of mambo as this subs thing suggests it does. I would rather test our managers than pretend without hardcore rules like Scotland where it has incentives for youth development and first team appearances. I admit I am a minority and I even admit it's a weird gripe, it just seems to have devalued the subs bench to me personally recently.
That's not a problem. Most football players only have so many years of high level soccer in them. Those who enter high-level (top three divisions) late often last well into their thirties. Players are still physically capable in their early thirties, but many start to fade then because they have twelve or so years of accumulated knocks, sprains and breaks, and because it is harder to motivated themselves to do the same old routine day after day. That's why players like Scholes and Giggs are so rare. If Pritchard is only coming into the game seriously at 26 he will have far less mileage on the clock at 30 or 32.
Michael Owen is a classic example Eddie... Started in Liverpool's first team at the age of 16. He's 31 now and imo has looked absolutely shot to pieces for the last 2/3 years.
