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Aug 10

Where did they go?

Being a bit of an old sentimentalist I try to follow the fortunes of players that have left the club. I did a little research and tracked down the players that left us at the end of last season, just in case you were wondering like.

We all know that Diego Poyet (West Ham), Ben Hamer (Leicester) and Dorian Dervite (Bolton) decided against new contract offers and increased their already not insignificant wages. Dervite came on as a 2nd half sub for Bolton yesterday and was at fault for Watford’s 3rd goal.

For some of the younger players released finding a new job is a little bit more of a necessity. Of the 15 players that departed The Valley in June, the only players I can find that are yet to have a club are Bradley Jordan and Mark Gower.
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May 22

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11 players released

Despite being without a head coach/manager or assistant manager Charlton announced the list of players that won’t be offered new contracts this morning. They were:

Ade Azeez
Jordan Cook
Leon Cort
Cedric Evina
Kevin Feely
Mark Gower
Danny Green
Danny Hollands
Bradley Jordan
Bradley Pritchard
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May 4

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Poyet voted Player of the Year

Despite playing only 20 games and making his debut in January, the 19-year old born in Zaragoza was tonight named Charlton supporter’s 2013/14 Player of the Year.

Lawrie Wilson, who got my vote, was 2nd and Michael Morrison 3rd. Jordan Cousins, a year older than Poyet, won the Young Player of the Year. Cousins made his debut back in August and the two awards are testimony to the latest current crop of outstanding Academy players.
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Mar 10

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The morning after

Well I hope the players and coaching staff woke up this morning with more stomach for the fight than me. I got up this morning feeling like I’d been hit by a bus with a very negative state of mind. Talking to my brother and a few mates who were up there did not help.

My heart goes out to all of you that made the journey and had to endure a long and thoroughly despressing trip home.

I was very nervous before the game, probably because I am so unused to seeing us live on the television, and frankly this was another to consign to the rubbish bin tagged Charlton’s TV games.
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Sep 2

One in, one out

Credit where credit’s due. Despite a host of rumours doing the rounds it was with huge relief that today’s latest manic transfer deadline day passed without any of our most important players leaving the club, this despite the club’s financial predicament.

Blackpool were linked with Yann Kermorgant and Fulham with Chris Solly, but to be honest there was nothing more than wild gossip doing the rounds today so we should accept that Jimenez and Slater were not that desperate to sell the family china. The next step (please) has to be to extend some of those contracts that expire at the end of the season.
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Jan 31

Jim White…. take a breath

Another January transfer day full of hot air.

Aston Villa did buy a couple of teenagers and Sunderland splashed out on a Newcastle fan but other than ‘Arry increasing QPRha’s debt burden, Arsenal were the days surprise big spenders. Goalkeeping prospect Jack Butland moved to Stoke but the headlines were once again grabbed by David Beckham, who signed for PSG until the end of the season and will donate his salary, believed to be worth a total of around £3 million, to children’s charities.
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Sep 18

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Derby County 3 Charlton Athletic 2

Another lesson tonight at Pride Park. You don’t win many games after being 3-0 down and starting as sluggish as we obviously did.

It’s a learning curve and without any sign of recruits, Powell will have to rely on his man-management skills and I hope that we take the last 25 minutes to Ipswich on Saturday and not the first 65.

As fans we have to stick with the boys, I read a lot of negative stuff on Twitter this evening and they are the sort of supporters we can do without.
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Sep 27

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MK Dons 1 Charlton Athletic 1

Great point tonight after a first half when we were clearly second-best. The 2nd half was much improved though and listening on the radio as the game moved past the hour mark I was urging Powell to change it, but to be fair we were well on top at that stage. Then he introduced Green first and then Kermorgant and both combined to grab a peach (by the sounds of it) equaliser.

After that the game swayed from one end to the other with both sides having chances to win the 3 points, and although I was disappointed to hear Powell settle for a point by bringing on Hughes for BWP, I will happily take the point.
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Aug 12

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Green day

Tuesday night’s cancellation also affected the chances of a few players staking a claim for a first 16 place. Danny Green, Andy Hughes, Ruben Bover, Cedric Evina and maybe even Jason Euell could all have featured against Reading but although one would suspect Powell will be tempted to begin with the same team that began on Saturday I think he may give the right wing berth to Danny Green holding back Waggy for a 2nd half introduction perhaps even up front.
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