Charlie Kelman

[amsemp]

He’s still young and has time on his side but shame not to have seen him kick on further at this stage. I thought at one point he’d go right the way to the top.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Is he the most disliked former youth player?

Certainly up there ...

 

[hlane17]

Maybe I'm being hyper-critical but I'm yet to see the kind of application that gets you up the ladder in the game.

I'll be honest although he looked alright for SUFC at times, I didn't see him much higher than L2 in the long run.

Maybe I'll eat my words soon enough but he really needs to kick on.

 

[amsemp]

Is he the most disliked former youth player?

Certainly up there ...

I don’t dislike the guy personally. But heard numerous people say he has a bit of an attitude and ego which isn’t particularly endearing. Not sure how much truth in it.

 

[JAL]

I don’t dislike the guy personally. But heard numerous people say he has a bit of an attitude and ego which isn’t particularly endearing. Not sure how much truth in it.

I heard this from people who were friends of friends of him, so truth could well be so.

Didn't have a problem with him myself, thought he applied himself well at times although was throw in during our very bad turbulent period.

 

[hlane17]

I don’t dislike the guy personally. But heard numerous people say he has a bit of an attitude and ego which isn’t particularly endearing. Not sure how much truth in it.

I wasn't going to be the one to mention it but having lived and gone to school in Wickford at the same time as him (no idea if he lives here anymore) I have heard the same.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

I don’t dislike the guy personally. But heard numerous people say he has a bit of an attitude and ego which isn’t particularly endearing. Not sure how much truth in it.

I know a couple of people who knew him personally, they used to be friends with him ... that's all I'm saying.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

I used to teach him at school. That's all I'll say on the matter

 

[hlane17]

I used to teach him at school. That's all I'll say on the matter

That's all you have to say

 

[Evening Echo]

CHARLIE Kelman has joined Leyton Orient on a season long loan from Queens Park Rangers.

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[Rayleigh boy]

20 or 21 years old - playing professional football ... sometimes a young man covers a lack of confidence with bravado ... who knows - perhaps we should be a bit slower to jump to conclusions ..

BTW - when I was 20 I was a totally perfect mature rounded human being and never made a mistake and never made a fool of myself or never ever talked garbage trying to impress people ..

 

[Exiled Shrimper]

I had the opportunity to speak to Charlie Kelman when he was coming through within the Academy. He was very confident and sure of his ability, and more than anyone else I always thought he had the belief that he would go on to be a professional footballer.

He had some swagger about him on the pitch, but it was justified because he was the star of that team and starting to get recognition in the senior environment, and he was always polite off the pitch. I also remember him turning up to watch his old schoolmates in a cup final, which is something that he didn’t necessarily need to do.

That’s not to say that what others have said is wrong, it just wasn’t my experience of Charlie when he was with us.

 

[rigsby]

I don’t dislike the guy personally. But heard numerous people say he has a bit of an attitude and ego which isn’t particularly endearing. Not sure how much truth in it.

I guess you need to have attitude and ego to score from inside your own half on debut.

 

[amsemp]

I guess you need to have attitude and ego to score from inside your own half on debut.

Confidence, yes. Attitude and ego, not really.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Trust you’re all delighted to see one of your youth products finally getting the move of his dreams.

 

[Chalky]

Trust you’re all delighted to see one of your youth products finally getting the move of his dreams.

Thoughts for the upcoming season for you O's? Richie Wellens had his first prep at the club, interesting signing in George Moncur as well.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Thoughts for the upcoming season for you O's? Richie Wellens had his first prep at the club, interesting signing in George Moncur as well.

We’ll flatter to deceive again. Last season we were basically unplayable when we were ‘on it’. Mostly just missed 10 glorious chances a game and let vastly inferior sides into games they had no right being in. Think Northampton will win it. Big fan of their business this summer.

 

[thenobster]

No idea why, but this move did put a smile on my face… another talent that probably moved too high, too soon and is now suffering by being down the ladder again. I think qpr will sell him off or release at the end of his contact

 

[Ricey]

No idea why, but this move did put a smile on my face… another talent that probably moved too high, too soon and is now suffering by being down the ladder again. I think qpr will sell him off or release at the end of his contact

Would would that make you smile? Kelman going on to do well would benefit the club. The club isn’t stupid and will have clauses in the deal, the better he does the more money we make.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

No idea why, but this move did put a smile on my face… another talent that probably moved too high, too soon and is now suffering by being down the ladder again. I think qpr will sell him off or release at the end of his contact

It’s not as if staying at Roots Hall at that time would have been a great career move either.