Eastwood for Charlton

[Stodge]

http://charltonathletic.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=905&p=2&stid=8445785

Charlton look set to sign Southend United striker Freddy Eastwood in the summer for £3 million. Alan Pardew is keen to bring the 23-year-old to The Valley in the summer and bolster the Addicks frontline.

Eastwood has found the net 16 times this season with 11 of them coming in the league despite the Shrimpers relegation to League one after a dismal start to the campaign in the Championship.

The forward has also just been called up to the Wales senior side for the first time thanks to a Welsh-born grandfather.

At West Ham as a youngster he was infamously considered "not good enough" by the then manager Glenn Roeder and never given a chance in the first team.

He later went on to score 37 goals for Grays Athletic before joining Southend where he has continued to score on a regular basis and even netted on his debut in under 8 seconds.

It is reported that Pardew will sign Eastwood even if Charlton are relegated from the Premiership at the end of this season.

 

[Dustybin]

3m would be a good price - but it maybe on conditions based on amount of games/goals scored over the season.
But if it is true then I hope Charlton stay up so he can play in the Premiership.

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Nothing we haven't heard before really. We knew Pardew was interested before and this renewed interest confirms that he still is. I think it's really going to be a question of whether or not Ron Martin is prepared to sell Freddy now or let his contract run for another final season. I think we'd be advised to take the money and re-invest it in a few quality players.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Hope it happens. Would love to keep Freddy, but he's too good for us and deserves his chance. Charlton are a terrific club and £3m is a fair sum (as long as we have a sell on clause). I think everyone would be a winner as Freddy would fire them back into the premier$hite.

 

[Pubey]

if we get £3 mil i would love to see a couple used as our kind of parachute payment, to keep the wage bill ticking over and for us to compensate the loss in gates and tv revenue... i hope we then have a £1m as our warchest, as we will need at least 4 new faces

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Yep, for £3m + a sell-on clause I'd bite Charlton's hands off if I was RM!

 

[Shrimpersarmy]

I think we'd be advised to take the money and re-invest it in a few quality players.

The only problem is i get the feeling we would waste most of it anyway :mad: :mad:

 

[adwebb16]

This seems one of the more believable stories, 3 million = great price. Probably more £1mil up front and the rest in clauses i.e. Promotion, amount of goals etc.

Is it just me or now that it seems more realistic it hits you that he is going? It's going to be raelly sad to see him go :cry:

 

[Einstein]

Yep, for £3m + a sell-on clause I'd bite Charlton's hands off if I was RM!

Seconded!!

 

[20sOuThEnD-cHaMpIoNs06]

http://charltonathletic.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=905&p=2&stid=8445785

Charlton look set to sign Southend United striker Freddy Eastwood in the summer for £3 million. Alan Pardew is keen to bring the 23-year-old to The Valley in the summer and bolster the Addicks frontline.

Eastwood has found the net 16 times this season with 11 of them coming in the league despite the Shrimpers relegation to League one after a dismal start to the campaign in the Championship.

The forward has also just been called up to the Wales senior side for the first time thanks to a Welsh-born grandfather.

At West Ham as a youngster he was infamously considered "not good enough" by the then manager Glenn Roeder and never given a chance in the first team.

He later went on to score 37 goals for Grays Athletic before joining Southend where he has continued to score on a regular basis and even netted on his debut in under 8 seconds.

It is reported that Pardew will sign Eastwood even if Charlton are relegated from the Premiership at the end of this season.

I read exactly the same thing about a year ago!

 

[adwebb16]

http://boards.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=905&p=16&style=2&forumId=6613&action=1&replytoid=2118580894

"Operation Eastwood" lol

From the rivals forum r.e. Freddy

 

[Leeboy]

Seconded!!

thirded

£3 million is a good price considering he's 'off the boil', with ( hopefully ) add-on's and sell on clauses we could make a killing.

Got nothing against Charlton and he's more than likely to start with them then be left to rot on the bench / in the stiffs

 

[DTS]

Would be more than happy witht his for him. A good price, Nice club and I think he will get a decent chance....Shame its being managed by that dullard Pardew but cant have it all.

 

[Blues Trader]

He's never good enough for the Premiership, so I hope for his sake Charlton go down.

 

[Stodge]

3M for a striker unproven in the Championship? Bite their hands off!

 

[Leeboy]

He's never good enough for the Premiership, so I hope for his sake Charlton go down.

the same was said about Stead and Kitson

With improved training techniques & facilities, and playing alongside Prem quality players, he'll adapt and get better

 

[steveo]

Shame to say but its been a wasted season for Fred and for the sake of his career he has to leave.

The only problem is i get the feeling we would waste most of it anyway

Unfortunately I have to agree. If we get 3 mill I doubt if Tilly will be get anything cloe to 1 million to spend

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

He's never good enough for the Premiership, so I hope for his sake Charlton go down.

Sorry but thats bollocks. How can you say that when he hasnt even played there yet? In a decent team with a good strike partner, I think he could score goals at any level. As Leeboy said, hed get far better coaching than he does here, be playing with far better players. My opinion is that he is at least as good as Nugent.

 

[Pubey]

hopefully the money and london lifestyle won't mean he will just **** it away

 

[loz]

3M for a striker unproven in the Championship? Bite their hands off!

16 goals playing for a relegated team who have provided him with pretty appalling service, and i believe our highest number of assists too? add that to his goal-scoring record for the two seasons before and i don't think freddy has anything to prove at levels below the prem.