Watched on Ifollow, the first half, especially the first 30 minutes we were bloody awful. We had no energy, looked sluggish and also our passing was terrible. We picked up after we scored, albeit fortunately, and finished stronger. The second half started the same as the first and we were second best, but after we scored our second we stepped up and deserved our third, then the last 10 minutes or so we backed of again and they got their second goal, to me we were then spoiling the game and hanging on. Overall we 'nicked' it, however I have to saym when we get Cullen, Fosu and hopefully Ward back in the side along with the polish lad, I reckon we could be pushing for a top spot within a few games. Just need RD to go....NOW, and we will perhaps be on the long road to recovery. Overall score for me today across the team....7/10. Special mention to Lapslie, though he was excellent when he came on.
I love watching Lapslie play - reminds me of a tenacious Jack Russell. Far better than I expected.
Thought Lapslie and Reeves changed the game in our favour with their energy. 3 scrapy goals to get 3 points. Taylor proved yet again that he could be a 20 goal + man in this division. Grant running with the ball and delivering great crosses with both feet. I feel we should have decent competition for places soon but I can't see that including Ajose or Pratley.
After a pretty poor 1st half we played some great stuff in second half. I thought Taylor & Lapslie were superb. It was a real shame that Taylor's great effort after a very good run from Grant never went in, it would have been a goal of the season contender.
Opening stages it looked like we'd score at least three goals yet that quickly disappeared when Wycombe caught us sleeping with a quick throw in
Listened to Bowyer's comments on BBC London on the way home and he was right in saying that we looked nervous and scared when they went 1-0 up and thought that apart from the Sunderland game a few years ago (three own goals), these were the flukiest goals we've ever scored - All three were deserved though and when we got the equaliser I thought there would be only one winner
Akinfenwa was as I suspected, too big to be able to jump yet when he's got the ball at his feet he's a menace and will cause teams problems at this level
For Charlton I thought the game changed when Lapslie and Reeves came on as unlike any one else they put the opposition under pressure and gave them no time on the ball; Lapslie impressed me more than Reeves did actually and should have had a goal himself had he been confident enough to take a shot - With Ajose and Pratley out for a while (Bowyer's words on the radio not mine) I'd like to see us potentially start with Lapslie and Reeves in place of the two they came in for with Cullen replacing Aribo, the latter is certainly a good player but has dithered a bit on the ball the last few games he's played
There's a lot of confusion as to whether the second goal was assisted by Reeves (what I thought I saw, sitting 10 yards away) or Bauer (what the official Twitter feed thought) - what's the consensus?
Opening stages it looked like we'd score at least three goals yet that quickly disappeared when Wycombe caught us sleeping with a quick throw in
Listened to Bowyer's comments on BBC London on the way home and he was right in saying that we looked nervous and scared when they went 1-0 up and thought that apart from the Sunderland game a few years ago (three own goals), these were the flukiest goals we've ever scored - All three were deserved though and when we got the equaliser I thought there would be only one winner
Akinfenwa was as I suspected, too big to be able to jump yet when he's got the ball at his feet he's a menace and will cause teams problems at this level
For Charlton I thought the game changed when Lapslie and Reeves came on as unlike any one else they put the opposition under pressure and gave them no time on the ball; Lapslie impressed me more than Reeves did actually and should have had a goal himself had he been confident enough to take a shot - With Ajose and Pratley out for a while (Bowyer's words on the radio not mine) I'd like to see us potentially start with Lapslie and Reeves in place of the two they came in for with Cullen replacing Aribo, the latter is certainly a good player but has dithered a bit on the ball the last few games he's played
I feared Pratley could be bad.
Before he went off he sat on the floor and threw his shinpad in frustration
Opening stages it looked like we'd score at least three goals yet that quickly disappeared when Wycombe caught us sleeping with a quick throw in
Listened to Bowyer's comments on BBC London on the way home and he was right in saying that we looked nervous and scared when they went 1-0 up and thought that apart from the Sunderland game a few years ago (three own goals), these were the flukiest goals we've ever scored - All three were deserved though and when we got the equaliser I thought there would be only one winner
Akinfenwa was as I suspected, too big to be able to jump yet when he's got the ball at his feet he's a menace and will cause teams problems at this level
For Charlton I thought the game changed when Lapslie and Reeves came on as unlike any one else they put the opposition under pressure and gave them no time on the ball; Lapslie impressed me more than Reeves did actually and should have had a goal himself had he been confident enough to take a shot - With Ajose and Pratley out for a while (Bowyer's words on the radio not mine) I'd like to see us potentially start with Lapslie and Reeves in place of the two they came in for with Cullen replacing Aribo, the latter is certainly a good player but has dithered a bit on the ball the last few games he's played
I feared Pratley could be bad.
Before he went off he sat on the floor and threw his shinpad in frustration
Im actually less fussed about Pratley... Last two games I've thought that Lapslie has been better
Despite thinking his lunge today should have been red I think its good that we've got a player prepared to give away those fouls, there would have been a few goals saved over the last few years if we'd have had some nasty little prick of a player prepared to do what he did today
Opening stages it looked like we'd score at least three goals yet that quickly disappeared when Wycombe caught us sleeping with a quick throw in
Listened to Bowyer's comments on BBC London on the way home and he was right in saying that we looked nervous and scared when they went 1-0 up and thought that apart from the Sunderland game a few years ago (three own goals), these were the flukiest goals we've ever scored - All three were deserved though and when we got the equaliser I thought there would be only one winner
Akinfenwa was as I suspected, too big to be able to jump yet when he's got the ball at his feet he's a menace and will cause teams problems at this level
For Charlton I thought the game changed when Lapslie and Reeves came on as unlike any one else they put the opposition under pressure and gave them no time on the ball; Lapslie impressed me more than Reeves did actually and should have had a goal himself had he been confident enough to take a shot - With Ajose and Pratley out for a while (Bowyer's words on the radio not mine) I'd like to see us potentially start with Lapslie and Reeves in place of the two they came in for with Cullen replacing Aribo, the latter is certainly a good player but has dithered a bit on the ball the last few games he's played
I feared Pratley could be bad.
Before he went off he sat on the floor and threw his shinpad in frustration
Im actually less fussed about Pratley... Last two games I've thought that Lapslie has been better
Despite thinking his lunge today should have been red I think its good that we've got a player prepared to give away those fouls, there would have been a few goals saved over the last few years if we'd have had some nasty little prick of a player prepared to do what he did today
His lunge today should have been a red His lunge v Southend should have been a red
Good battling performance against a decent Wycombe side,we finished the game with 5 of our academy player(inc Solly) npt many clubs can do that,we should be proud of these lads,they will help get us back to where we belong.
Didn't think Steer was an improvement on Phillips. The two lads that came on definitely changed the game both impressive. Don't really like the 3/5 at the back Solly is not a wingback. Game of two halves for Ariibo, not great first, excellent second. How on earth did we start the second half with only ten men very poor man management. Oh and the ref was fucking useless.
Thought we were already looking likely to win with the way the game was swinging our way first half, but Reeves, and in particularly Lapslie added some energy and balanced the numbers a bit more in our favour in midfield. Taylor was the perfect no. 9 today, roughing up their centre backs, pulling players out wide, holding it up and bringing others into the games, and topped off with a scrappy right place right time goal.
Pearce outstanding too, had Akinfenwa in his pocket for most of the game. I’d still like more from Aribo (no goals or assists yet) but he showed his skills at times today. Happy for big Nabbs too, I’m less worried about a ricket than I used to be and know he seems to ha e put the calamity behind him he has cult hero written all over him.
Ajose was shocking in the first half. Misplaced passes, poor control, looked uninterested. Not sure why he just didn’t appear after 1/2 time - seemed to catch everyone out and we started with only 10 men on the pitch and Bowyer had to get Reeves ready without, what looked like, any warning...
We should be beating a newly promoted team in a stroll, but we know that there is no such thing in this league. Well done Bow, you deffo have what it takes to get a tune out of our players.
Don't bother subscribing to Netflix, you get a whole box set of episodes in one single game at Charlton.
There were twists and turns, power ebbing back and forth, phases, goodies and baddies, characters introduced, others killed off, the story unfolding with more nip and tuck than you see in a Costume Drama, periods of silence, periods of noise, enough to fondly remember until series two comes in the next game.
I mean Southend last week wasn't exactly without talking points either. The Karl Robinson trademark 1-1 football, repeated like a cheap Australian afternoon soap opera, has been replaced by colour, richness, interest and freshness under Bowyer and Jackson, that anyone would be a liar to say it isn't massively more enjoyable at the moment.
There was even a prelude as the dropping of Phillips became a distraction for many.
We started brightly enough, very much on the front foot, then biff, a Wycombe goal well placed early on provided the end of episode one.
Episode two had Wycombe on top, an impressive display from old heads Makail-Smith, and especially an excellent Akinfenwa, both competitive playing like we would love if they were doing it for us. We came to the end of that tricky second album when the superb all afternoon, captain and leader Jason Pearce decided he'd had enough.
Episode three launched, as he decided to take Akinfenwa on, and put his head neck and body on the line to battle, compete and defend. What an example he proved to be in that spell, and it was men against men when after a particularly shuddering daggers drawn collision, both guys shook each others hand in manly respect, it was becoming proper Chariots of Fire.
It was indeed, because as soon as Pearce started to inspire others with sheer example, episode four had that slow motion feel as we passed around, and got increasingly closer, and, oh, we scored! Or rather Wycombe scored an unlucky yet head in hand own goal, the motion got slower and the music started to swell, expressions reversed in all parts of the stadium.
Episode five, the final part of the half, was both teams pugnacious wanting to show they still had belief, and both teams wanting to show the other that they could still sting if you weren't careful. Grant got a great stop from their keeper, and we had a spectacular overhead effort from Taylor.
The second half, or seventh phase, begins. Wycombe still wanting to prove better and the were increasingly forceful. Then the moment of big debate arrives to introduce new energy into the series. Pratley gets booked for getting their goalscorer and very dangerous player from behind, very similar to the one at Southend last week, could've got a red in both instances. As a result of his booking, and rather dreary performance up to then, screenwriter Bowyer decides to kill off Pratley and Ajose in a double plot twist and bring on Reeves and Lapslie.
On then to episode eight which is the point when Taylor, now getting more of a platform because of the extremely shrewd substitutions, becomes the star and lead character. Where Pearce had inspired the guys at the back in the first half Taylor decided to do the same with the guys at the front with his predatory, almost animalistic approach to his marker, their number 5. Clashes and injuries and treatment to Taylor followed, but his blasting into life brought on episode nine enigmatically titled "Willpower' by the writers.
This is when we scored twice. Both close range battling finishes, totally deserved from Taylor following a great low cross in, and Sarr firstly offering his face to be kicked before daring anybody to stop him scoring from close range following Reeves' free kick. Those were just the finishes though, because it is an episode called Willpower due to the sheer desire that was coursing through the team at this phase. Aribo, Solly, Lapslie, Grant even Reeves were buzzing beautifully everywhere like worker bees supporting the hive hero Taylor.
The last episode in this series, number ten finished with a finger wagging morality reminder about arrogance, complacency, mortality and all that kind of stuff. A Wycombe goal, a bullet header from a corner as the five extra minutes kicked in. That was the bit that had the shrill whistling, the substitution for the acclaim of Taylor by Igor, became the slow milking it time killing exit of Taylor for the defensively reliable Djiksteel. It all ended however with a sense that there are more thrills and spills to come next time.
Charlton were lucky to get the first goal but it was the turning point as we were poor up until then. Taylor was shouted at by Bowyer for his first half and he turned it completely around in the second half; he is quicker and got a better goal threat than Magennis and so a definite imrovement. Grant is still not quite there. Reeves was very good and deserves a start soon. It seems Bowyer says the right things at half time. Lapslie and Reeves great subs . Ajose needs to get on his horse and ride out of town. I thought Phillips would probably have saved their first goal. From starting poor to finishing very good we deserved the three points
When people are leaving the covered end walking down the stairs singing, you know we are getting our Charlton Back not had that for a while.
Roland fucks off Boycotters return
Charlton will be back
Interesting perspective that Paulie. I didn't go but, as always, I'm glad we got a win. Last week I watched a great performance at Southend with a terrific atmosphere and a fine result for The Addicks. Despite that it doesn't feel to me that "we are getting our Charlton Back". To me, whatever happens on the pitch or on the terraces is still overshadowed by the fact that he is still here - if that's the right turn of phrase for a man who hasn't bothered to see Charlton for four years.
I feel so far from getting our Charlton back that I didn't even know who were playing today. In fact, it's worse than that. I came out of our local supermarket at about 3.15 today and turned the radio on in the car. They were talking about Wycombe. I didn't know we were playing them but I knew they were in our division and yet I still chose to put some music on instead of listen. All my life I have been interested in Charlton, for decades on end it has been an obsession, yet he has killed that. Are we getting our Charlton back? If it's just me that feels that way maybe we are, I strongly suspect that's not the case though. Attendances and apathy suggest it's far from just being me. My feelings won't change until we have an owner that cares. It's good that the team is winning, but we still have a club with no proper management that is being run by puppets who think they can renege on deals with staff. That is not 'our Charlton'.
I will maintain my boycott. There is no way that he's getting another penny out on me. I'll be back when he is gone. A couple of good wins in a low division and a bit of singing on the stairs is not enough to convince me we're getting our Charlton back.
Stig mate, if you don't go and pay no interest in Charlton's games, it's not surprising you have little affinity to the club. The only way to get it back is to go along and support your team, before it's too late to ever get it back. I can't see what good it does you commenting on here week in week out, that you don't go and you won't go, until we are taken over. We all know you tell us constantly. All the best.
We should be beating a newly promoted team in a stroll, but we know that there is no such thing in this league. Well done Bow, you deffo have what it takes to get a tune out of our players.
Charlton commentators were saying a hamstring injury, but was weird there were no subs, unless it happened on his way back the pitch.
Thought he was trying hard enough first half but was a different wavelength to everyone else. He couldn’t predict what team mates would do and vice versa. I don’t think he’s really good enough either, though.
When people are leaving the covered end walking down the stairs singing, you know we are getting our Charlton Back not had that for a while.
Roland fucks off Boycotters return
Charlton will be back
Interesting perspective that Paulie. I didn't go but, as always, I'm glad we got a win. Last week I watched a great performance at Southend with a terrific atmosphere and a fine result for The Addicks. Despite that it doesn't feel to me that "we are getting our Charlton Back". To me, whatever happens on the pitch or on the terraces is still overshadowed by the fact that he is still here - if that's the right turn of phrase for a man who hasn't bothered to see Charlton for four years.
I feel so far from getting our Charlton back that I didn't even know who were playing today. In fact, it's worse than that. I came out of our local supermarket at about 3.15 today and turned the radio on in the car. They were talking about Wycombe. I didn't know we were playing them but I knew they were in our division and yet I still chose to put some music on instead of listen. All my life I have been interested in Charlton, for decades on end it has been an obsession, yet he has killed that. Are we getting our Charlton back? If it's just me that feels that way maybe we are, I strongly suspect that's not the case though. Attendances and apathy suggest it's far from just being me. My feelings won't change until we have an owner that cares. It's good that the team is winning, but we still have a club with no proper management that is being run by puppets who think they can renege on deals with staff. That is not 'our Charlton'.
I will maintain my boycott. There is no way that he's getting another penny out on me. I'll be back when he is gone. A couple of good wins in a low division and a bit of singing on the stairs is not enough to convince me we're getting our Charlton back.
Stig mate, if you don't go and pay no interest in Charlton's games, it's not surprising you have little affinity to the club. The only way to get it back is to go along and support your team, before it's too late to ever get it back. I can't see what good it does you commenting on here week in week out, that you don't go and you won't go, until we are taken over. We all know you tell us constantly. All the best.
Could see why we went 3 at the back to to match them but the 3 up top for us was leaving a massive gap in midfield and we was at times over run.
Pleasing thing though bowyer could see it and made the change and reeves had his best spell for 15 minutes in a Chsrlton shirt add Lapslie replacing a below par Pratley and us going a bit more direct changes the game and they was shit scared of Taylor who had the beating of them down the right.
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3 scrapy goals to get 3 points. Taylor proved yet again that he could be a 20 goal + man in this division.
Grant running with the ball and delivering great crosses with both feet.
I feel we should have decent competition for places soon but I can't see that including Ajose or Pratley.
Pearce has to be one, I reckon Bielik as well... leaves one spot for Either BFG or goal machine Sarr...
Listened to Bowyer's comments on BBC London on the way home and he was right in saying that we looked nervous and scared when they went 1-0 up and thought that apart from the Sunderland game a few years ago (three own goals), these were the flukiest goals we've ever scored - All three were deserved though and when we got the equaliser I thought there would be only one winner
Akinfenwa was as I suspected, too big to be able to jump yet when he's got the ball at his feet he's a menace and will cause teams problems at this level
For Charlton I thought the game changed when Lapslie and Reeves came on as unlike any one else they put the opposition under pressure and gave them no time on the ball; Lapslie impressed me more than Reeves did actually and should have had a goal himself had he been confident enough to take a shot - With Ajose and Pratley out for a while (Bowyer's words on the radio not mine) I'd like to see us potentially start with Lapslie and Reeves in place of the two they came in for with Cullen replacing Aribo, the latter is certainly a good player but has dithered a bit on the ball the last few games he's played
Before he went off he sat on the floor and threw his shinpad in frustration
Despite thinking his lunge today should have been red I think its good that we've got a player prepared to give away those fouls, there would have been a few goals saved over the last few years if we'd have had some nasty little prick of a player prepared to do what he did today
His lunge v Southend should have been a red
Bielik I wonder if he's better in Midfield as carries the ball well
The two lads that came on definitely changed the game both impressive.
Don't really like the 3/5 at the back Solly is not a wingback.
Game of two halves for Ariibo, not great first, excellent second.
How on earth did we start the second half with only ten men very poor man management.
Oh and the ref was fucking useless.
Pearce outstanding too, had Akinfenwa in his pocket for most of the game. I’d still like more from Aribo (no goals or assists yet) but he showed his skills at times today. Happy for big Nabbs too, I’m less worried about a ricket than I used to be and know he seems to ha e put the calamity behind him he has cult hero written all over him.
Great to see the whole squad contributing.
Well done Bow, you deffo have what it takes to get a tune out of our players.
Don't bother subscribing to Netflix, you get a whole box set of episodes in one single game at Charlton.
There were twists and turns, power ebbing back and forth, phases, goodies and baddies, characters introduced, others killed off, the story unfolding with more nip and tuck than you see in a Costume Drama, periods of silence, periods of noise, enough to fondly remember until series two comes in the next game.
I mean Southend last week wasn't exactly without talking points either. The Karl Robinson trademark 1-1 football, repeated like a cheap Australian afternoon soap opera, has been replaced by colour, richness, interest and freshness under Bowyer and Jackson, that anyone would be a liar to say it isn't massively more enjoyable at the moment.
There was even a prelude as the dropping of Phillips became a distraction for many.
We started brightly enough, very much on the front foot, then biff, a Wycombe goal well placed early on provided the end of episode one.
Episode two had Wycombe on top, an impressive display from old heads Makail-Smith, and especially an excellent Akinfenwa, both competitive playing like we would love if they were doing it for us. We came to the end of that tricky second album when the superb all afternoon, captain and leader Jason Pearce decided he'd had enough.
Episode three launched, as he decided to take Akinfenwa on, and put his head neck and body on the line to battle, compete and defend. What an example he proved to be in that spell, and it was men against men when after a particularly shuddering daggers drawn collision, both guys shook each others hand in manly respect, it was becoming proper Chariots of Fire.
It was indeed, because as soon as Pearce started to inspire others with sheer example, episode four had that slow motion feel as we passed around, and got increasingly closer, and, oh, we scored! Or rather Wycombe scored an unlucky yet head in hand own goal, the motion got slower and the music started to swell, expressions reversed in all parts of the stadium.
Episode five, the final part of the half, was both teams pugnacious wanting to show they still had belief, and both teams wanting to show the other that they could still sting if you weren't careful. Grant got a great stop from their keeper, and we had a spectacular overhead effort from Taylor.
The second half, or seventh phase, begins. Wycombe still wanting to prove better and the were increasingly forceful. Then the moment of big debate arrives to introduce new energy into the series. Pratley gets booked for getting their goalscorer and very dangerous player from behind, very similar to the one at Southend last week, could've got a red in both instances. As a result of his booking, and rather dreary performance up to then, screenwriter Bowyer decides to kill off Pratley and Ajose in a double plot twist and bring on Reeves and Lapslie.
On then to episode eight which is the point when Taylor, now getting more of a platform because of the extremely shrewd substitutions, becomes the star and lead character. Where Pearce had inspired the guys at the back in the first half Taylor decided to do the same with the guys at the front with his predatory, almost animalistic approach to his marker, their number 5. Clashes and injuries and treatment to Taylor followed, but his blasting into life brought on episode nine enigmatically titled "Willpower' by the writers.
This is when we scored twice. Both close range battling finishes, totally deserved from Taylor following a great low cross in, and Sarr firstly offering his face to be kicked before daring anybody to stop him scoring from close range following Reeves' free kick. Those were just the finishes though, because it is an episode called Willpower due to the sheer desire that was coursing through the team at this phase. Aribo, Solly, Lapslie, Grant even Reeves were buzzing beautifully everywhere like worker bees supporting the hive hero Taylor.
The last episode in this series, number ten finished with a finger wagging morality reminder about arrogance, complacency, mortality and all that kind of stuff. A Wycombe goal, a bullet header from a corner as the five extra minutes kicked in. That was the bit that had the shrill whistling, the substitution for the acclaim of Taylor by Igor, became the slow milking it time killing exit of Taylor for the defensively reliable Djiksteel. It all ended however with a sense that there are more thrills and spills to come next time.
And with three juicy points.
The only way to get it back is to go along and support your team, before it's too late to ever get it back.
I can't see what good it does you commenting on here week in week out, that you don't go and you won't go, until we are taken over.
We all know you tell us constantly. All the best.
Thought he was trying hard enough first half but was a different wavelength to everyone else. He couldn’t predict what team mates would do and vice versa. I don’t think he’s really good enough either, though.
Pleasing thing though bowyer could see it and made the change and reeves had his best spell for 15 minutes in a Chsrlton shirt add Lapslie replacing a below par Pratley and us going a bit more direct changes the game and they was shit scared of Taylor who had the beating of them down the right.
All in all enjoyable win coyr