A recovering Sam Field could yet play a part in Charlton's campaign if the Championship season is not cancelled all together. The loan player chose to have an injection rather than an operation for his knee injury: Break in fixtures helps midfielder
Lewis Page is running again, but is some way off fitness.
Richard Cawley of the SLP reports that Sam Field set to miss the rest of the campaign due to a knee injury. Jonny Williams, a key player in inspiring the team, is out for two weeks after damaging his ankle in training (apparently another player fell on him).
Darren Pratley is a doubt for Luton due to back spasms. This is bad news. He may be getting on a bit, but his work rate and tactical guile are first rate.
Andre Green has a knee problem and could miss the match against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday: Key attacker could be missing
Sam Field also has a knee problem and is seeing West Brom's doctor in London.
Richard Cawley of the SLP has stated that no news is expected from Charlton tonight in terms of transfers. This has clearly disappointed some fans to say the least, although ESI never said they had huge sums of money to spend. Some fans simply jumped to their own conclusions.
Cawley has subsequently tweeted: 'Charlton chairman Matt Southall has told @charltonlive that he is "hard at work at the training ground with rest of the team trying to get things over the line. Hopefully we'll have some good news for you all soon'. A tweeted picture of a supply of soft drinks appears to be authentic.
Lee Bowyer has said that Sam Field should be available for Saturday's game against Barnsley, although presumably that means from the bench. Chuks Aneke may also be available, although I have to admit I do not find that much of a morale boost: Injury situation and the pressure of Saturday's clash
Sombre supremo Bowyer emphasised the size of the task he faced: 'We’ve got most players back but some need training first. That’s been the problem – we’ve had six or seven come back at the same time but they are all limited to 30 minutes each and I can only make three subs!'
'It’s about trying to blend them all in. Getting them all fully back will make my job a lot easier – it will mean I can rotate. The next month is going to be a tough month because there are a lot of games. We’re going to need the full squad.'
There are media reports that Brentford are going to make another effort to secure the services of Lyle Taylor. This was not what I was hearing from normally reliable Brentford sources earlier in the week, but the picture can change quickly as the transfer deadline nears.
Sanguine supremo Lee Bowyer hopes to have Lyle Taylor, Josh Cullen and Sam Field 'available' for Wednesday's game Fulham which probably means they will be on the bench, although Field looks the least likely. Today's birthday boy Chris Solly will also be available after feeling unwell before the game at Preston: Three injured players to return.
Pessimists are, however, inevitably taking a 'I'll believe when I see it' stance.
Unconfirmed media reports are stating that Bristol City were the club that offered a player or players in exchange for Lyle Taylor, an offer dismissed as ridiculously bad given the players mentioned.
It's another injury blow for shell shocked supremo Lee Bowyer as Jonny Williams and Sam Field suffer a setback in their recovery from injury. They will not be available for the match against QPR on Saturday: Another setback
Any new owners may wish to review medical provision at Charlton.
According to Sam Field Lee Bowyer's half time team talk inspired Charlton to up their game at Reading on Saturday: Inspiration
Field admitted that the first half was a bit of a struggle and the team came in frustrated. But he noted, 'There’s a great camaraderie here. There’s a feeling that we’ll just run for each other, which is massive in this league. You’re not going to dominate 46 games this season. Like in the first-half, you have to soak it up sometimes. If you can do what we did second-half, I think we’ll be higher up the table than lower down.'
Field said that the players were a bit surprised by their start and he was taking it game by game. He spoke about his good relationship with Darren Pratley: Fine start breeds confidence
A Black Country look at how Leko and Field are settling in at Charlton with comments from Louis Mendez. Understandably there is a greater emphasis on Leko who has been able to make more impact as Field has to compete with Darren Pratley for the defensive midfield position: Flying high with Charlton
