Addicks not heartened by Ben Thatcher reports

The Addickted have not been heartened by reports linking the club with Manchester City left back Ben Thatcher. He is no spring chicken and it is doubtful whether he would be a suitable replacement for Paul Konchesky which is where the reports come from.

The Irons have also been linked with Thatcher, but there is no particular indication that he is unsettled at City or that the Massives want to get rid of him. However, he might want to return to London.

If Konchesky did go, then the Herminator surely remains first choice left back. Some of the Addickted think that he did not have a good season. All his efforts meant that he had a poor end to a season when he picked up an injury. But most of the time he was one of our better players.

So if Konch does go, and I very much hope he does not, the club could be imaginative in its replacement strategy.