The January (Up to the 3rd February) transfer window is now complete at Charlton Athletic and it’s a smaller squad that Nathan Jones has it his disposal with 18 league games remaining with the addicks currently in 7th place in League One and on a fantastic run with 22 points from their last 11 games played.

2 new loans were brought in on deadline day, both from the Championship. Alex Gilbert a 23 year old Midfielder from Middlesbrough and 26 year old Tom McIntyre a 26 year old Left sided defender from Portsmouth.

Jones mentioned last month he was looking to bring in quality, so no doubt then that these two will walk into the starting eleven starting this Saturday. Jones has also mentioned they he does not like developing other clubs players, but at their ages how much more development do they need. Just win games.

Now to the other part of the window, the Out’s. 8 in total. 3 loans, 1 recalled from his loan and then off to Scotland, 2 gone after their short term contracts expired, 1 on undisclosed terms and 1 sold for a Undisclosed fee to Leyton Orient.

From those have that departed it seems to be either they needed minutes elsewhere or the others were either not pushing for a starting eleven place on a regular basis, or if a bit of money is being offered for a player then thank you very much especially if that opinion is they can disposed off without effecting your strongest eleven. Which happened 2 years ago in this window with O’Connell and Stockley in their view.

Now what’s left. 21 players. 2 Keepers, 8 defenders, 5 midfielders and 6 forwards. Gone to far in the term of numbers? Possibly if injuries and suspensions kick in and then we start to slide back towards mid table.

Should we have been more bold in the window like one or two other clubs? That’s a question for the Senior Management team. That online meeting they held last month should have been held after this window was closed so more questions could have thrown at them. By holding in it the middle of the window, means they throw away loads of those questions on the transfer business, with lets see where we are. That goes for the one they hold in August as well. Next season if you are going to do these meetings have them in the middle of September and February.

So 18 league games left plus a possibility of Play Off games in May. Do we stand a chance of getting promoted? Of course but like all sides it will need a little bit of blooming luck to go there way if the next stop is the Championship.