Just a guess but expect we have loaned Austin in a similar way to the loans of Wells and Hughill. We "lost" these two because we couldn't afford or would not compete with the offers made to their parent Clubs to buy them. FFP rules may have been a problem last season too. Since Wells left we have sold Eze, and maybe FFP is not as big a problem this season. If Austin does well for us the rest of this season, WBA get a good offer for him from another Club, we can't or won't compete with, think they have an option on him for another year, then we could "lose' Austin the same way.
That's my assumption, if Charlie bangs a few goals in he's back in the shop window for everyone then.
If we stay up he may want to stay. If he scores goals then he has options. However, he has hardly set the world on fire since he left us.....maybe he is better in hoops....
We barely used him. When he came on late he often ran his markers ragged, and certainly delivered more decent crosses than BOS's zero in 95 minutes last night. He couldnt play WB though.
Wrong player at the wrong time. I expect he’ll be another Sean Goss who makes too much too young and doesn’t fulfil his potential but hopefully he does something. Big chance for him at Stoke.
Doesn't seem to have done the business at Huddersfield, but I've always liked him when I've seen him play. Would be a very interesting signing.
Charlie added a few quid to his net worth against Luton! No idea what the future holds for him and us but nice to see him back on the scoresheet for the R's.
Might have to chain myself to a lamppost on South Africa Rd until they sign a mobile 26 or under central midfielder.
Dont get this, we were interested, they were interested in Lumley, Lumley is crap yet we recall him. We also recalled Dillon so surely a deal could have been done with Donny?
Maybe he preferred Preston. Worth considering that Championship players’ wages are not that enormous. It’s possible that the cost of living in London (and London/South East itself) might have put him off. If he’s taking home £20k a month after tax, spending perhaps £7500 a month on rent in London against far less in Preston might be a strong consideration.