Obika Signs for Charlton

[Guinness Boy]

Guess you havent ever had a look at Twitter - saw a couple of tweets from our very own fans saying he shouldnt even be alive.

Still, that wont happen now he has left. Cant see him making the slightest bit of difference to their relegation battle either.

Really? Wow.

I discussed his (lack of) first touch (lack of) effort and (lack of) balance with a couple of Spurs fans on twitter but that is harsh. Some people have no sense of perspective.

 

[fataddick]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

 

[Napper]

Might do OK at at the basement where not much expected.

Long way off the quality we needed when he signed.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

If truth be told none of us saw enough of him. At the Wigan game where he was given 15mins or so, someone I took (not a Brighton fan) picked him out as really lively and why wasn't he on before. I quite liked him, but he was never getting in once Ulloa, then Buckley were fit and gone once we got Lingard.

 

[leigull]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

Most people are writing him off after a few short substitute appearances in which he was always going to struggle to shine. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the majority of views on here of him myself.

 

[The Wizard]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

I suppose maybe we've been spoilt with Ulloa, I guess he might do well for you and chip in with a few goals as granted he didn't get a lot of game time here, just looked devoid of confidence and drive when he came on for us, guess it's difficult getting yourself 'up for it' when you KNOW you are second/third/fourth choice at best. Good luck to him, I have nothing against him anyway.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Ive said this once already on here , how can you possibly judge Jonathan Obika by about five or six, 5 minute performances in each match he also scored a goal too.
So really he's played less than a full hour for the first team and scored a goal not bad in my reckoning !!
Was never given the opportunity to play really was he FFS, some people

 

[symyjym]

Ive said this once already on here , how can you possibly judge Jonathan Obika by about five or six, 5 minute performances in each match he also scored a goal too.
So really he's played less than a full hour for the first team and scored a goal not bad in my reckoning !!
Was never given the opportunity to play really was he FFS, some people

If only the fans were as good at supporting as they expect the players to play.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Ive said this once already on here , how can you possibly judge Jonathan Obika by about five or six, 5 minute performances in each match he also scored a goal too.
So really he's played less than a full hour for the first team and scored a goal not bad in my reckoning !!
Was never given the opportunity to play really was he FFS, some people

He started in the Port Vale game. I know they're a League 1 side, but I thought he looked ok.

 

[Mackenzie]

I like Charlton, mainly because we have a shared hatred of Palace.......hopefully Obika will be more effective for them than he was for us.

 

[Munkfish]

Charlton clearly not trying to stay in this league then.

 

[casbom]

There shouldn't be any malice towards him at all, it's not like he missed an open goal or missed a penalty etc, he just didn't get the chance to play. For whatever reason Oscar decided that he isn't really what we require, especially with higher quality strikers coming back into the frame.

Good luck at Charlton, hope you get them out of trouble!

 

[BensGrandad]

I like Charlton, mainly because we have a shared hatred of Palace.......hopefully Obika will be more effective for them than he was for us.

I hope that he scores a hat trick in every game bar the one against us especially sgsinst any of the playoff candidates.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

Bet he starts scoring for fun now. That's what usually happens to us when we let these players go. We never really saw anough of him to form an opinion really.

 

[symyjym]

There shouldn't be any malice towards him at all, it's not like he missed an open goal or missed a penalty etc, he just didn't get the chance to play. For whatever reason Oscar decided that he isn't really what we require, especially with higher quality strikers coming back into the frame.

Good luck at Charlton, hope you get them out of trouble!

I agree, but I don't think Oscar decided he wasn't right for us and it is probably more to do with letting him go so he can get some first team action with a club that have been chasing him.

Not sure if CMS or Hoskins are going to be any closer to playing than Obika was.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I agree, but I don't think Oscar decided he wasn't right for us and it is probably more to do with letting him go so he can get some first team action with a club that have been chasing him.

Not sure if CMS or Hoskins are going to be any closer to playing than Obika was.

We didn't let him go, Spurs have recalled him to send him to Charlton.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Bet he starts scoring for fun now. That's what usually happens to us when we let these players go. We never really saw anough of him to form an opinion really.

Almost certain to just like Sam Vokes has been i remember all the Vokes haters on here too saying exactly the same thing about him,
admittedly i wasn't that impressed by him myself at the time but then he started a lot of games and just didn't fit in or rather Poyet didn't allow him to fit in !!

 

[symyjym]

We didn't let him go, Spurs have recalled him to send him to Charlton.

Yep this is true, we had no choice in the matter and we very probably would have prefered to keep him.

 

[keaton]

Happy with this signing. We had him for the last three months of last season, and the vast majority of Charlton fans have been hoping to get him back ever since. He had been linked a few times and we were gutted when he went to you instead. (Rumours are we would have got him on loan months ago, but his agent refused to deal with Chris Powell again - supposedly several agents have that view, one of the reasons Powell got the push.) We know Obika's not going to be prolific, but if he plays the way he did when we had him a year ago, he'll be better than any of the other strikers we currently have.

Why would agents refuse to deal with Powell?

 

[upthealbion1970]

Almost certain to just like Sam Vokes has been i remember all the Vokes haters on here too saying exactly the same thing about him,
admittedly i wasn't that impressed by him myself at the time but then he started a lot of games and just didn't fit in or rather Poyet didn't allow him to fit in !!

Add Chris Wood to that