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Gibbs Headed For EPL

May 8th, 2006 | By: Daryl | 8 Comments »

There’ll be another American in the English Premiership next season after Cory Gibbs agreed a deal with Charlton Athletic.

He was available on a free after a brief spell with ADO Den Haag, who also released John O’Brien recently. Seems someone at Den Haag is not a US Soccer fan.

Gibbs is essentially replacing Jonothan Spector at Charlton, with Spector set to return to Manchester United once his loan deal expires. Gibbs’ move is subject to a work permit but that shouldn’t be a problem, especially if he gets plenty playing time over the next couple of months. Good move for Charlton and good move for Gibbs.

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By Tom | May 8th, 2006 at 11:00 am

This is good — with Reading (and maybe also Leeds or Watford?) going up, it’s almost to the point where the USA could field a pretty decent team from American EPL players. Perhaps a bit more respect from the Brits, then?

By Bob | May 8th, 2006 at 11:17 am

Very cool. It will be interesting to see what happens to some of the domestic based players after the World Cup. Will any end up in Europe, etc..

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By Matt | May 8th, 2006 at 1:23 pm

Great news for Gibbs, hope the move works out well for him.

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By Wes | May 8th, 2006 at 2:53 pm

Not a smart move my Gibbs at this point, in my opinion.

Why rush to sign so soon before Germany. I’d wait until after the WC, then sign. If he has a decent cup, he could probably get a much better deal than he signed.

Just a thought…

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By daryl | May 8th, 2006 at 5:13 pm

The strange thing is that current Charlton boss Alan Curbishly is quitting , so Gibbs has no idea who his coach will be next season.

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By jjburch | May 8th, 2006 at 10:55 pm

Curbs wasn’t the draw. It was playing in the Prem.

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By daryl | May 8th, 2006 at 11:01 pm

Of course, and in this article Gibbs says he’s been talking to Richard Murray (Charlton chairman) not Curbs.

Definitley a great move for Gibbs, and I think he’s got what it takes to do well. I just think it’s a strange situation to be joining a club not knowing who your boss will be.

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By jjburch | May 9th, 2006 at 9:48 am

To be sure. But Murray has been a steady head to that ship, judging from his loyalty to Curbs. I’d feel more comfortable joining a club like that than, say, the mags.

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