Aneke

[milano]

Toward the end of yesterdays game, dear old Chuks went down apparently injured. I know he finished the game but do we know if he was O/K and will be fit for Tuesday. ?

[smudge7946]

Its Chuk. Of course he'll be injured.

[Tom1982]

Need to start getting ruthless with this geezer. If he gets injured again any time soon, it’s an absolute farce. Sick of this fragility both mentally and physically around the squad.

[kings hill addick]

Oct 23, 2022 17:47:31 GMT Tom1982 said:

Need to start getting ruthless with this geezer. If he gets injured again any time soon, it’s an absolute farce. Sick of this fragility both mentally and physically around the squad.

What are you suggesting we do to get ruthless?

Aneke has a contract for this season and another two years. He gets paid irrespective as to his fitness.

What did you have in mind?

[aaronaldo]

I think on commentary at the time they said there was nothing in it.

Also, Aneke is an absolute game changer. I wouldn’t have necessarily bought him back (at least not for what we paid) but to have him on the bench could turn a game in it’s head. A strong bench could define our season.

Fingers crossed he can stay fit!

[valleyfaithful]

Oct 23, 2022 20:51:04 GMT aaronaldo said:

I think on commentary at the time they said there was nothing in it.

Also, Aneke is an absolute game changer. I wouldn’t have necessarily bought him back (at least not for what we paid) but to have him on the bench could turn a game in it’s head. A strong bench could define our season.

Fingers crossed he can stay fit!

I think this is why Cambpell started LM instead of Payne. Having some strong options on the bench is important so Chuks/Payne are good attacking options for the last 20/25 mins.

[Tom1982]

Oct 23, 2022 20:45:38 GMT kings hill addick said:

Oct 23, 2022 17:47:31 GMT Tom1982 said:

Need to start getting ruthless with this geezer. If he gets injured again any time soon, it’s an absolute farce. Sick of this fragility both mentally and physically around the squad.

What are you suggesting we do to get ruthless?

Aneke has a contract for this season and another two years. He gets paid irrespective as to his fitness.

What did you have in mind?

Honestly? Pay him up and jog him on. Obviously won’t happen but the bloke frustrates the life out of me. Surely it has to be psychological? Bloke is undoubtedly a talent but if he breaks down again it’s time to go.

[revilo]

I think we should get off his case for a bit. He can't help that he gets injured but at least he makes a difference to the game and scores goals. It's Sandgaards fault for buying him.

[Deleted]

“An absolute game changer” 🤥 who will never start a game for us even when fit, and allegedly has some very strange requirements in terms of what he can and cannot be expected to do in training.

Given our well known financial circumstances, a 3.5 year deal for a crock was absolutely bizarre.

It’s a very Charlton - thing that a section of our fanbase actually feels sorry for him 🤮

Can anyone imagine Aneke lasting long at Millwall or Leeds etc ?

[milano]

The answer to my own question, appears to be; He's O/K

[AndyAddick]

Oct 24, 2022 17:32:22 GMT milano said:

The answer to my own question, appears to be; He's O/K

As opposed to & more likely KO’d !!!

[kings hill addick]

Oct 24, 2022 16:27:29 GMT Tom1982 said:

Oct 23, 2022 20:45:38 GMT kings hill addick said:

What are you suggesting we do to get ruthless?

Aneke has a contract for this season and another two years. He gets paid irrespective as to his fitness.

What did you have in mind?

Honestly? Pay him up and jog him on. Obviously won’t happen but the bloke frustrates the life out of me. Surely it has to be psychological? Bloke is undoubtedly a talent but if he breaks down again it’s time to go.

Then we have to pay his full contract and that money is gone and we won't get in a replacement.

Sure there will be some costs to having him around - food, drink, training kit etc. and maybe some time with the Physio, but if that's all it costs us (on top of his wages) it is relatively cheap for a player that might score come goals and/or change the outcome of some games.

Clearly, we should never have brought him back, never mind the transfer fee, but throwing that money down the drain doesn't correct the mistake, it just makes another one.

[seriouslyred]

Oct 25, 2022 14:41:03 GMT kings hill addick said:

Oct 24, 2022 16:27:29 GMT Tom1982 said:

Honestly? Pay him up and jog him on. Obviously won’t happen but the bloke frustrates the life out of me. Surely it has to be psychological? Bloke is undoubtedly a talent but if he breaks down again it’s time to go.

Then we have to pay his full contract and that money is gone and we won't get in a replacement.

Sure there will be some costs to having him around - food, drink, training kit etc. and maybe some time with the Physio, but if that's all it costs us (on top of his wages) it is relatively cheap for a player that might score come goals and/or change the outcome of some games.

Clearly, we should never have brought him back, never mind the transfer fee, but throwing that money down the drain doesn't correct the mistake, it just makes another one.

Said tonight I'm looking forward to seeing Leaburn and Aneke play together up front.

Seen enough of Stockley for a lifetime!

[AndyAddick]

Oct 25, 2022 22:39:15 GMT seriouslyred said:

Oct 25, 2022 14:41:03 GMT kings hill addick said:

Then we have to pay his full contract and that money is gone and we won't get in a replacement.

Sure there will be some costs to having him around - food, drink, training kit etc. and maybe some time with the Physio, but if that's all it costs us (on top of his wages) it is relatively cheap for a player that might score come goals and/or change the outcome of some games.

Clearly, we should never have brought him back, never mind the transfer fee, but throwing that money down the drain doesn't correct the mistake, it just makes another one.

Said tonight I'm looking forward to seeing Leaburn and Aneke play together up front.

Seen enough of Stockley for a lifetime!

"Said tonight I'm looking forward to seeing Leaburn and Aneke play together up front" , for whom ? 

[vaangard]

I can't imagine Aneke starting a game for another month, even if he doesn't get injured.

Given Stockley's ineffectiveness might it be time to give Ryan Viggars a start? Not the talent of Kanu or Campbell (injured?) but a bit of physicality about him. People talk about Washington not being replaced, but we have also lost Burstow and Davison with only Leaburn coming in.

[revilo]

Really feel sorry for Chuks, and I think he could retire soon.

[floydroadse7]

Feb 27, 2023 8:07:58 GMT revilo said:

Really feel sorry for Chuks, and I think he could retire soon.

I hope you're right. But would you retire? Two more years on a pretty sweet deal? I can't stand him at all, but from a business perspective you wouldn't blame him for hanging around and taking the money on a contract that both parties agreed to.

[leftbehind]

Liability of a player

[kings hill addick]

Feb 27, 2023 10:15:19 GMT floydroadse7 said:

Feb 27, 2023 8:07:58 GMT revilo said:

Really feel sorry for Chuks, and I think he could retire soon.

I hope you're right. But would you retire? Two more years on a pretty sweet deal? I can't stand him at all, but from a business perspective you wouldn't blame him for hanging around and taking the money on a contract that both parties agreed to.

I don't know much about the internal workings of a foorballer's brain but I would imagine that as well as the money he likes being a professional footballer. With that in mind I can't see him doing a deal to leave either. If we offered him, say, 75% of his earnings to leave he might still say that he wants to stay and play from time to time.

The thing is, if he's fit (even to come off the bench) he can change the outcome of games. even if he only manages to score five goals, from the bench, in a season, that could be worth as much as ten points.

As we've got to pay him anyway it makes the argument that you mentally write-off his wages, give the manager the money to replace him, and keep Aneke around to see if he can change games.

What the club mustn't do, though, is rely on him to play and/or contribute in most games. His presence must not be taken into account when the squad development plan is made in the summer. The needs of the team must be satisfied on the bases that we won't see him and then anything he contributes is a bonus.

The mistake of signing him has already been made. Thankfully the person having to pay for it is the fool that agreed his contact. We can't get out of that now but the mistake mustn't be compounded by relying on him to play regularly next season as we all know he will not!

[lukepiestalker]

On a human level you gotta feel sorry for the fella but on a business level WTF were we doing even getting involved.

We don't need occasional 20 min impact players who are constantly injured whilst languishing in L1...again.

[Mundell]

At first I was very puzzled by what had happened to Chuks Aneke on Saturday. From my perspective in the Upper West he seemed to have got goal side of the athletic and leggy Dominic Iorfa and in a position to threaten, but then unexpectedly Iorfa retrieved the situation, leaving Aneke on the deck and in very obvious pain. It now seems clear that as he got beyond the defender Aneke’s hamstring went and so immediately that he went down almost instantly. 

It’s hard not to feel desperately sorry for him. It must be devastating for him to find that time and again his body lets him down. Funnily enough, I went into a shop last week and was told by the owner that a Charlton player had just been in and that he lived just over the road. It turned out to have been Chuks Aneke who was described as ‘a big lad!’ and a very nice person. 

We clearly shouldn’t have signed him and that’s not hindsight because many of us said exactly this at the time. However, that does not mean we can’t sympathise with him and it’s heartless not to. 

[smudge7946]

Maybe CAST could contribute to Anekes wages.

[mobeer]

Come the summer pay off what's left of his contract and let him go. Concentrate efforts on building a team of players who can work together all season long to chase promotion.

If he stays in the squad then there won't be any effort to replace him with someone who can play regularly. We will rely on him being available even when we know from experience this cannot be relied on.

None of this is personal; its just about getting the club promoted.

[wellingaddick]

It is a crying shame for the player, but the club has only itself to blame agreeing to such a contract.

[eric]

Confirmed by DH out for the rest of the season .

[richmondse10exile]

Feb 28, 2023 19:19:38 GMT eric said:

Confirmed by DH out for the rest of the season .

That's rotten news for Chuks. Frustratingly he really is an impact player when fit but it seems he's made of biscuits.

I wish him all the best in his recovery.

[AndyAddick]

pay him off, we're a football club , not a charity

[houndal]

Taking into account the £300k we paid to sign him, plus the 3 year deal on £5.5k a week, that is over £1m wasted.
With 15 months left on his contract, would cost £300k just to to pay him off.
And he would have to give back the nice looking VW Polo he seems to be heading for in the car park.....

[AndyB]

Mar 1, 2023 9:57:29 GMT houndal said:

Taking into account the £300k we paid to sign him, plus the 3 year deal on £5.5k a week, that is over £1m wasted.
With 15 months left on his contract, would cost £300k just to to pay him off.
And he would have to give back the nice looking VW Polo he seems to be heading for in the car park.....

VW polo! 😳he’s obviously not into flash cars !😂

[AndyAddick]

Mar 1, 2023 9:57:29 GMT houndal said:

Taking into account the £300k we paid to sign him, plus the 3 year deal on £5.5k a week, that is over £1m wasted.
With 15 months left on his contract, would cost £300k just to to pay him off.
And he would have to give back the nice looking VW Polo he seems to be heading for in the car park.....

Who ever agreed to having him back needs their head testing / sacking , a gallen master stroke ?? , 3 & 1/2 year deal !