Youga joins Sankofa in Bristol

Recent Addicks signing Kelly Youga has joined Osei Sankofa on loan at Bristol City in an attempt to shore up the struggling club in Britain's least successful soccer city (for its size).

Charlton has long followed a strategy of loaning out fringe players to lower league clubs and sometimes they end up there, e.g., Michael Turner at Brentford and Neil McCafferty at Rushden and Diamonds. I saw McCafferty play in the 0-2 defeat by Bury at Nene Park on Friday night and he looked completely at sea among the sinking Irthlingborough side. I don't think he was ever taught at Charlton how to deal with hoofing or agricultural clearances that sail into the surrounding fields.

Charlton's strength in depth may not be as real as it seems, but there will be time to add players in the January transfer window with Lee Bowyer still being tipped, as well as rumours about a striker at Walsall.