Monday 31 January 2011

Just Bessone

After the disappointment of the second postponement of the Rochdale game, Charlton closed out the transfer window with the curious signing of left-back Federico Bessone from Leeds. If Bradley Wright-Phillips was a pleasant surprise and more than anticipated, Bessone looks the complete opposite.


Having been unable to afford to retain Grant Basey pre-season we now look a tad desperate with the signing of Bessone. Apparently unfancied by fans of his last couple of clubs, I'm puzzled by why we've gone for him when we still have Matt Fry and Johnnie Jackson. Perhaps Fry's loan is in jeopardy or left-back Chrissie Powell knows an under-rated number 3 when he sees one. 


I probably ought to comment on the departure of Akpo Sodje, who has gone to Hibs on a free. Akpo hasn't really cut the mustard at the Valley and I think we have seen what fans of other clubs have experienced. He could never be faulted for effort although he was injury prone and was ultimately short of true football quality. I'll wish him well for trying his best and managing to turn a couple of games with rampaging substitution appearances and his goal at Yeovil will live in the memory even if I was sheltering from the flood at the time it flew in.


I am expecting a fast start from Charlton tomorrow night and a much improved performance from the rather fortunate victory over Plymouth. Hopefully we will get a chance to see BWP and his presence may spark a better supply of ammunition to our front pairing and I am assuming we will not be playing a 4-5-1 again at home.



3 comments:

  1. One left back - That's it?
    I thought something was said about a 'list'.
    (They word verification for this comment seemed apt. It was 'Nonse'...)

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  2. What happened to Bostock and the other players we were supposed to be interested in? Although we can still get players in under the so-called emergency loan system.

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  3. It was mentioned that though we have new owners we still don't have a huge pile of money to spend. The loan transfer window reopens on the 8th...as much as we'd like our own. Maybe? Hopefully? Who knows!

    It would be nice to think that the two signings yesterday, one in, one out, have better luck at their new clubs.

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