Charlie Oatway jnr signs development contract

[METALMICKY]

He's 20! Hardly one for the future.

Where's he been playing his trade? Sounds like a favour to Oatway snr to me!

Love Charlie Senior but i'm inclined to agree and its bizarre since we are now bona fide Championship club with big ambitions. I saw him play against Eastbourne United last season and nowhere near good enough.

 

[Aadam]

Can't be as bad as Oliver Gill...

 

[Lush]

Is that his real name though? Not Michel Paul Danny Kerry Nathan Paul Charlie Chippy Bobby Lee Gary Oatway?

 

[empire]

He is a bit of a prat, but been a decent local non-league player (East Preston.) But does have a bit of a reputation. If he can sort that, might do OK.

and a large ego

 

[Drpepper]

watched east preston plenty of times last season and charlie was brilliant. But if there is any youngster to sign from that team its a young defender called Niall O'Hagan who is the same age as charlie but is outstanding!how he is not playing a higher standard of football i'll never know.Has any locals or others heard of him?

 

[BigGully]

Nepotism is an issue that some see as a reason why their own children maybe haven't advanced within the game as much as they would like.

I am sure it exists, but if you accept that any player can improve with good coaching, then accessing good quality advice 24/7 might well offer the reason why so many ex players Son's seem to advance especially in the early stages of the game.

 

[Cloughie]

Arrogant? Think some people have the wrong lad in mind as that may be the last word I'd ever use to describe him...

Can't believe some of the rubbish prattled out on here. A LOCAL lad has had an amazing season (scoring in excess of 35 goals) where he became one of the county league and Sussex FA representative teams best performing players. He has been given a trial and the club have decided that they believe he has enough about him to give him a years contract so they can see how he improves with professional training and coaching. Whats the matter with that?

If the club were to have ignored him and another club decided he was worth a go, and he turned out to be an absolutely fantastic player - the same idiots on here would be complaining about the club ignoring him in the first place.

To anybody that has seen him play - remember he stood out despite not training any more frequently than any other player. He improved at an astonishing rate and I'd safely wager that that improvement will continue, more dramatically than ever under the guidance and direction of quality professional coaches.

To anybody that hasn't seen him play - Get yourselves down to watch the Development squad when he's involved to see a fantastically balanced and skillful forward. You will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Springal]

Arrogant? Think some people have the wrong lad in mind as that may be the last word I'd ever use to describe him...

Can't believe some of the rubbish prattled out on here. A LOCAL lad has had an amazing season (scoring in excess of 35 goals) where he became one of the county league and Sussex FA representative teams best performing players. He has been given a trial and the club have decided that they believe he has enough about him to give him a years contract so they can see how he improves with professional training and coaching. Whats the matter with that?

If the club were to have ignored him and another club decided he was worth a go, and he turned out to be an absolutely fantastic player - the same idiots on here would be complaining about the club ignoring him in the first place.

To anybody that has seen him play - remember he stood out despite not training any more frequently than any other player. He improved at an astonishing rate and I'd safely wager that that improvement will continue, more dramatically than ever under the guidance and direction of quality professional coaches.

To anybody that hasn't seen him play - Get yourselves down to watch the Development squad when he's involved to see a fantastically balanced and skillful forward. You will be pleasantly surprised.

As a player, he does seem decent. But he is a prat. Check out his disciplinary record for the season just gone.

If he can sort that, he is half way there

 

[Bigblonde1]

i'm sure half the people commenting on here and slating Charlie are of course professional footballers with international pedigree ? .....lets just see how he does before writing him off shall we , everyone deserves a chance surely ?

 

[Cloughie]

As a player, he does seem decent. But he is a prat. Check out his disciplinary record for the season just gone.

If he can sort that, he is half way there

I disagree wholeheartedly. He gets zero protection from referees (an overall problem with lower league football) and was playing with and against players well below his personal standard. Time will tell I guess but there is no way I'd call him a 'prat'. Discipline is relative in football. Arsenals own disciplinary record proves this (As I'm sure nobody could ever label them an out-and-out dirty team...).

 

[kingchazz069]

C'mon lads give the lad a chance. its development squad and its just to check him out he could turn out to be sick like his dad(Y)

 

[Springal]

I disagree wholeheartedly. He gets zero protection from referees (an overall problem with lower league football) and was playing with and against players well below his personal standard. Time will tell I guess but there is no way I'd call him a 'prat'. Discipline is relative in football. Arsenals own disciplinary record proves this (As I'm sure nobody could ever label them an out-and-out dirty team...).

You are obviously a mate so pointless talking about it.

 

[kingchazz069]

hes not my mate he my boyfriend (Y)

 

[Super Steve Earle]

This club no longer offers favours. We can assume he has his chance on merit.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

He's 20! Hardly one for the future.

Where's he been playing his trade? Sounds like a favour to Oatway snr to me!

There's always one... who has to say what many others are thinking...

 

[Lenny Rider]

The decision was solely made by Gus Poyet with the advice of, prior to his departure, Hinshelwood whose exit is proof that the days of nepotism, favours and jobs for the boys are well and truly over.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

He's 20! Hardly one for the future.

Didnt some team say that about Ian Wright ?

 

[severnside gull]

If he is good enough he will get games for the DS. If not then he wont.

Proof in the pudding and all that.



I'm looking forward to catching young Dickinson sometime next season, the lad we signed from the Dorset League or whatever - Just a hunch based on his CV and reports of his attitude but I reckon he could be one for fast tracking along with Toby Agdestein.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Jobs for the boys, literally.

Hope not-thought we had done away with all that..

 

[We're the Stripes]

I'm looking forward to catching young Dickinson sometime next season, the lad we signed from the Dorset League or whatever - Just a hunch based on his CV and reports of his attitude but I reckon he could be one for fast tracking along with Toby Agdestein.

Solly March is the one I'm most intrigued about. Didn't manage to see him in action for the dev. squad last season (he didn't seem to hang about in the youth team for long) - but the reports were pretty damn promising.