The League Paper

CHARLIE CLIMBS OFF THE CANVAS

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 October 2026

By Chris Dunlavy

The Charlton forward suffered the injury when his arm became tangled in the shirt of Gillingham goalkeeper Taite Holtam during a pre-season friendly in July.
With surgery required, he was initially slated to return towards the end of October. But after throwing himself into rehab - too vigorously at times - the former QPR and Leyton Orient man is raring to go.
“I feel like the Undertaker when he pops back up off the canvas,” said Kelman, 24, who made a couple of substitute appearances before the international break. “It was like coming back from...

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