" Tony Watt possible Gem "

Enjoyed this write u by a Charlton blogger. Shows we may just have a good player here. Have we bagged a fire cracker ? certainly looks fun times if we sign him

Tony Watt, Played 24 Scored 7
When Standard Liege bought Tony Watt from Celtic a little over a year ago, I was excited. Excited because he had become a network player and one with a reputation for not getting on with others, thereby giving us the prospect of seeing him at some point in a red shirt. My Uncle is a huge Bhoys fan and he told me Watt was an unpolished diamond with huge potential.

Sure enough, Tony Watt made his way to SE7 last year in time to spur a revival in our fortunes and to show how just what potential he has. He was truly an exciting player and one capable of turning and winning matches. Yes, he had the playground immaturity to want to beat one player to many and his desperateness to get on the ball often saw him go out of position to seek possession. For all that, however, he was a distinct step-up from the likes of Simon Church and Reza Goochannejhad. He also promised to bring more out of Igor Vetokele.

In the 24 matches Tony Watt featured in, he scored seven and gave us some memorable moments. The bustling charge through the centre of the Huddersfield defence and his dramatic finish will live long in the memory as will his committed time-wasting as he ran the clock down against Forest. Watt was a real character and I was amazed to hear from excited Addicks that he was in McDonalds in Charlton barely fifteen minutes after a match finished and that he was happily chatting and signing autographs for all and sundry. He was an active communicator with fans and commentator about the club and other players. Not afraid to speak his mind but generally seen as supportive and positive.

After a fine start to this season where he again showed he can live with a better class of opposition (QPR and Hull), like the rest of the side, his form dipped. With little in the way of service, he was egged out of position and left having to beat three men to get into his striker position. He lost possession too often and he was dropped. He appears to have been disappointed more than most of the other players when Guy Luzon was sacked but well have also been picking up on the mood of the fans.

Irrespective, he hasn't featured in our two latest surprising wins and perhaps that has cast the die and emboldened Madame Meire to decide we can offload him to a Championship rival. She has already wagged her finger and said we are over budget. Vaz Te has come in and so Watty is taken off the wage bill. The person who told me he wouldn't play for us again on Saturday also said a fee had been agreed. That might not be the case but I doubt we will see Tony play for us again. At the grand old age of 21, I think we are making a mistake in letting him go. Reza Goochannejhad is still here, for f**k sake, and Makienok is clearly not going to weigh in with enough goals. There will be huge pressure on Vaz Te now and if he doesn't hit the mark we will be struggling again very soon.

Madame Meire really doesn't get it either does she? Already the target of the fans continuing protest, she must have known precisely the effect this casual move would have. Perhaps she has no option but again the club fail to attempt to justify the decision at the time it becomes public. It's true that the long awaited Comms Supremo won't start until February but that's no excuse. What we are left with is another huge own goal by the CEO laced with her usual slice of arrogance.

I am left eagerly awaiting the gift she offers us when she is finally forced into commenting. Her 'negative 2%' has already caught the imagination of more than 2% and I think she will be suitably embarrassed on Saturday when she has to endure another West Stand barracking pre-match and then listen to chants of "stand up for the 2%" on two minutes as decidedly more than 2% of those present make their point.

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Also read the comments from Charlton fans below it

Also read the comments from Charlton fans below it

it looks promising I think he may be the player Cardiff fans will relate to, fingers crossed

He is injured, he said he feared he would pass the medical.Slade will play him he will hobble off and that will be the end of it. Slade out!

Jay bothroyd was lazy had attitude but raw skill when he came. Let's hope we have got a rough diamond who we can polish in toa decent player. A lot of fans sighed when he was signed on loan but when your keeping the belt tight and a mid table team these are the type of players you have to take a chance on. It's low risk as he's loan, he is certainly a player with something to prove

young immature Scottish kid gets lost in London, hardly a new story..

We have a good history with Scottish players, far more than Welsh !!

Maybe theres a subliminal part of the brain that tells them they are living in the "enemy" country and coming to Wales unleashes the true player again....All total bollocks of course, just want this kid to do well.

Massive potential in this lad,liked his performance against us last season ,very direct.Hope he can start well for us and we give him encouragement as I think he is a confidence player,well worth the risk slade is taking could turn into a real gem

I think Tony Watt has the makings of a great striker still very young and i think he will do well here.