Charlie Austin

[Lady Whistledown]

My partner works with the mother of Charlie's kid. I'll see if she can extol the virtues of the club and the town!

Alternatively if we want a cheaper version of Charlie, we could do a lot worse than Stuart Beavon at Wycombe. Having watched him on countless occasions at Weymouth I can tell you that this boy is quality and will definitely get picked up by a Championship club in the next few months.

He's about 28-29 though & has done chuff all with his career until this season.

 

[darters74]

He's about 28-29 though & has done chuff all with his career until this season.

Hardly the man to fire us into the Premiership is he!? (Beavon I'm on about).

On the other hand Charlie is quality, he could be our Austin Maestro!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Alternatively, if you're looking for an 'Austin-esque' signing. I would suggest having a look at Jamie White. He's ex-Southampton, currently playing for Winchester in the Wessex league and literally tearing it a new one, more so than Austin did with Poole. He nearly made it with us when we were last in the championship, however he suffered a ligament injury and subsequently got released. He dropped down the leagues and even out of football for a period of time before signing for Winch. He is playing well below his level and will no doubt find his way back to league football. He's quick, tricky and has a rasping shot. He can also play wide left which adds another dimension to his game. However he could be a little bit too much like Barnes to be of any real use to you.

Just looked, he's scored 53 goals so far this season, there is one game remaining.

Given that the manager of Winchester is a current Brighton and Hove Albion employee, if he is genuinely good enough, its unlikely that he won't have featured on the club's radar.