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A couple of articles have popped up today suggesting that Danny Wilson has inquired about the Charlton Athletic right back;

 http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=35722; and

 http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/5042019.Swindon_express_interest_in_Addicks_defender/

Seems to have the right grounding as a footballer: French U19s and U21s, Charlton, etc but let us remember that France is the country that gave us Eric Sabin!

Blimey, never heard of him, and he's their highest earner. Not surprised they haven't heard back from us.

He sounds like a Bond villain  :)

Sign him up!

get on it, good pace if FM is anything to go by

Sabin was fucking ace, I'll fight anybody who says otherwise.

Done very well at Motherwell by all accounts, although looking at his wiki he had a bust up with Harry Arter, who I think we will sign this summer if we don't go up. Was vquite highly rated before going to charlton, but wages will be a massive stumbling block

He's on wages of of £12K atm, so unless he's willing to take a DRASTIC wage cut, or Charlton pay most of his wages whilst on loan, i dont think we'll be signing him :L

Where have you heard 12k a week? I would be very surprised if Charlton were paying that much to someone, no disrespect to the lad, but that none of us have ever heard of.

You don't know that, and you know you don't know that.

He spent a few months on loan at Motherwell and I doubt they've got much more money than us, so either he ain't earning anything like that or Charlton are grateful for anything they get to offset his wages.

I wouldn't rule out Charlton having players with five figure weekly salaries on their payroll. Pretty certain Southampton had a good few hence why they were loaning out and practically giving away some of their best players to try and get their wage bill under control.

Asked a friend who is a Charlton fan about the guy. His response was:

'Hurray we're finally going to get rid of him, what a result. Thats made my evening :D

By the way he sulks and makes noises most of the time and has never really made our first team though Chris Powell rated him at one stage. He is a player who you tear your hair out at watching. Have fun with that! :D'

Not a ringing endorsement!!!!

Yep. Just like sarfend thought Paynter was useless, lids thought Lucas was useless, etc, etc.

I never listen to other fans opinions of players.

Sounds very similar to a Swansea fan's view of Amankwaah, or Leeds fans' view of Lucas, or Sheehan, or Southend fans' of Billy....

great minds....

The point I was making was that it wasn't the same as the Celtic fans were saying about Ferry or Caddis. Its not what the Leds fans were saying about Sheehan nor Douglas. Might be complete bollocks, but, it isnt a ringing endorsement!

Most Leeds fans were laughing when we took Douglas and Sheehan saying they were some of the worst players to pull a Lids shirt on so as said before never read too much into what other fans say.

If we do sign him, there's the basis of a song for him already, to the tune of duran duran's 'a view to a kill'. At least in my head, anyways... :-P

Haha, I had that same thought yesterday!

Most of them thought, and still do think very highly of douglas

I don't know what they said about Sheehan but they most definitely did not say that about Douglas. Maybe you just saw one quote from one total crack pot.

Leeds fans said Lucas & Sheehan were shit.
Swansea fans said Amankwaah was the worst player to ever play them (seriously, and they only just survived relegation to the Conference a few years ago)
Southend fans said Paynter was shite.

I don't often listen to fans of opposing teams.

Amankwaah was shite tho. I'd seem him a few times before.

Paynter was thoroughly inconsistent and looked like an oaf. They're both having the best spells of their careers this season \o/

The Poole fans said Austin would be good though!

Oh I don't know, PTFCBort was glad that Austin joined lowly Swindon - "scores goals but what else does he do?"

;)

I'll go along with that Dave

Remember Northampton fans didn't rate that lad Parkin either. He did OK

There's always one Rich