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We are linked again today with our favourite recent transfer target under SE7 Partners.

A Loan from Ipswich Town.

Not Camara or Ladapo or even Luongo this time - Ali Al Hamadi, a kid on loan up front.

No thanks.

I thought Nathan Jones wasn’t keen on loans anyway.
 
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I wonder whether the club (or Andy Scott) has some sort of special relationship with Ipswich, which gives us first dibs on their duds.
 
We are linked again today with our favourite recent transfer target under SE7 Partners.

A Loan from Ipswich Town.

Not Camara or Ladapo or even Luongo this time - Ali Al Hamadi, a kid on loan up front.

No thanks.

I thought Nathan Jones wasn’t keen on loans anyway.

Al Hamadi is a decent player. But our main problem is the defence.
 
Another transfer window <doh>

Cue more bullsh*t from SE7, more pitiful attempts to raise a few false hopes among our more gullible fans (mostly over on ITTV), and more disappointment when the window closes and we have taken on a couple of kids, a crock, and perhaps offloaded a little dead wood.

Meanwhile the promotion contending teams pull ever further away.
Charlton are 7 points off 6th place right now.
That's half a point for every game we've played.

If I was a betting man I's stick £50 on that gap being 14 points or more by the end of January.
SMT Bullsh*t and unfulfilled rumours notwithstanding.
 
With our record on recruitment, there is no reason for optimism about this or any window. Do we even have a scouting setup?
 
I don’t want us signing loans. They are short term & often desperate.

We don’t create anything , until that is addressed we could have Harry Kane &
Mo Salah up front …

I agree with that. But good loans have done well for us Gallagher, Rak - Sakyi. Cullen, Bielik, But we have had too many poor loans.
The owners will not be paying out anymore money if we are in the same position come the transfer window.
 
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I agree with that. But good loans have done well for us Gallagher, Rak - Sakyi. Cullen, Bielik, But we have had too many poor loans.
The owners will not be paying out anymore money if we are in the same position come the transfer window.

Definitely not - if we are still in this league position on 1 Jan, the SMT will write this season off. No way will they risk asking the investors for more ££.
 
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Last 10 seasons January Loans:

23/24: Ladapo, Fiorini, Bakinson
22/23: Kane, Penney, Kilkenney
21/22: Castillo, John, Burstow
20/21: Millar, Stockley, Smith
19/20: Green, Smith, Davis, McGeady
18/19: Maxwell, Purrington, Odoh
17/18: Mavididi, Zyro, Kaikai
16/17: Mavididi, Byrne, DaSilva
15/16: Williams, Poyet, Sanogo, Suk-Young, Fanni
14/15: Velkjovic
 
Last 10 seasons January Loans:

23/24: Ladapo, Fiorini, Bakinson
22/23: Kane, Penney, Kilkenney
21/22: Castillo, John, Burstow
20/21: Millar, Stockley, Smith
19/20: Green, Smith, Davis, McGeady
18/19: Maxwell, Purrington, Odoh
17/18: Mavididi, Zyro, Kaikai
16/17: Mavididi, Byrne, DaSilva
15/16: Williams, Poyet, Sanogo, Suk-Young, Fanni
14/15: Velkjovic
The standard is unlikely to improve either. NJ's record on improving young players is not too impressive.
 
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