Charlie MacDonald.

[Guest]

See Link on BBC Non - League Sport a little behind the times though!

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gravesend_and_northfleet/4552295.stm

 

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[Fleet_Fella]

This is a quality signing that we could only have dreamed of a couple of years ago. He was a pro at Charlton and played a handful of games in the Premiership. With decent quality service I am sure he will come up with the goods.

[James GNFC]

Yes I could not agree more with that statement and I just hope he gets used to the way that Manny playes his football in Pre season ready for the new season!

[Guest]

Macdonald isn't actually as good as you think. He is an inconsistant finisher and is constantly plagued with injury. But when he has a good game he can be pretty lethal but don't get your hopes up because he ain't that good.

 

From a Crawley fan

[Guest]

I have to say that having seen McDonald play for Charlton, Margate, and Crawley I have never been that impressed with him but I had similar views on Roy when he joined and looked what a great job he did still cannot see the logic in letting him go.

[Hempstead Gaz]

Re Roy, 1 goal in 6 months was simply not good enough. That sort of goal drought cannot merely be attributed to bad luck.

[David Holden]

I've spoken to three Charlton fans who all said that he was a good player but a touch to small to play in the Premiership, even though they thought he had the ability.

[Hempstead Gaz]

I spoke to a friend of mine the other day, a Charlton season ticket holder, who reckoned Charlie would prove to be a very tricky customer for all but the best Conference defenders. If we can get Manny fit, and another quality striker of that calibre, I can forsee a good season ahead.

The squad IS taking shape.

So far during the break, Liam appears to have been very busy, and on paper, has signed some very good players.

[Number 8]

I'm looking forward to seeing the new line up and hopefully seeing us competing for promotion..! Still a long way to go in strengthening the team, but with new strikers and defenders we should have the minerals to be highly competitive for 05/06 season...!

[Guest]

Gaz, Manny is highly unlikely to stay & regardless of what you say & what statistics say I would be more than happy to see Roy stay.

[Number 8]

Manny has gone... (part 2)...!

[Guest]

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David Holden said:
I've spoken to three Charlton fans who all said that he was a good player but a touch to small to play in the Premiership, even though they thought he had the ability.

Is he smaller than Wright-Phillips?

[Jimmy]

Maybe we're going to play one up front and 6 across the middle.

[Richard C]

Charlie Mac - nobody seems to rate him, I shall judge myself, but hardly sounds inspirational signing.

 

Danny Who? - Yes i know about drury and hatch but that is literally it! We do need to be signing players with conference experience.

 

Ive even forgotten the other signings.

 

truly pesimistic at the moment.

[Harry J Allstars]

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Richard C said:
Danny Who?

Is he any relation to Dr Who?

[Stu M]

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Richard C said:
Danny Who? - Yes i know about drury and hatch but that is literally it! We do need to be signing players with conference experience.

It all depends. I don't think you can just say "we need youth" or "we need Conference experience". It's not that simple. We have Conference experience, three years of it in many of ourplayers - yes another few with Conference experience might be good, but there are plenty of shockers with Conference experience out there too.

Look at Dagenham - Craig Mackail-Smith, Tony Boot and Chris Moore all signed from teams way down the pyramid, and all decent Conference players now.

So far, Daish's haul of Gooding, MacDonald and Slatter - almost before May is out - isn't a bad return, and nobody has been let go that leaves a yawning gap in the team.

[FleetFanatic]

We were however, lacking strikers and we still are.

[Stu M]

Oh yeah, I fully agree, still room for improvement. But Pinnock's no great loss, and neither will Roy be if he's replaced with a decent striker.

[jc]

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Number 8 said:
Manny has gone... (part 2)...!

Thanks for taking my advice - I appreciate it <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[David Holden]

Last I heard from the club Manny was keen to come back and Liam wanted him to prove his fitness so that we can offer him a contract.