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POST-MATCH THREAD: Coventry City v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 29th November 2025: KO 15:00
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Who else can we play Apter won’t work in the 2 striker roles he’s a winger, Oloafe threatens but again zero end product, we put up with this front line until January when we can get some decent forwards inDDOUBLEE said:
But TC and Leaburn are offering NOTHING, every game without fail, do we have to put up with it forever?DOUCHER said:Heard yesterday - virtually direct from the horses mouth - that Godden won't be back until the new year - if we're lucky - operation was botched, could be a court case. Kelman was still limping about 10 days ago so can't see him being back til the new year either - time to dig in and support the players doing their best - Leaburn and TC aren't perfect - far from it but they're probably the best we have at the moment so last thing we need is people getting on their backs.0 -
In that case, we put up with zero wins until January then.Crispywood said:
Who else can we play Apter won’t work in the 2 striker roles he’s a winger, Oloafe threatens but again zero end product, we put up with this front line until January when we can get some decent forwards inDDOUBLEE said:
But TC and Leaburn are offering NOTHING, every game without fail, do we have to put up with it forever?DOUCHER said:Heard yesterday - virtually direct from the horses mouth - that Godden won't be back until the new year - if we're lucky - operation was botched, could be a court case. Kelman was still limping about 10 days ago so can't see him being back til the new year either - time to dig in and support the players doing their best - Leaburn and TC aren't perfect - far from it but they're probably the best we have at the moment so last thing we need is people getting on their backs.3 -
ross1 said:
The only score I normally give is Bromley because I have been thanked by some for doing so, sorry if this upsets you.Major said:
Does that include throwing in scores from teams we don't give a shit about?ross1 said:The only trouble on the matchday thread is when we are losing, some on the thread start getting argumentative with each other. They forget about the game and turn the thread into a row.
Please, in future, if you do not agree with anothers view, so what, we all have our own opinions, I know some of mine turns out to be wrong.
Let us keep the matchday thread to comments on the game. Thank you
Other scores are given by the man who knows the scores before it happens. Thanks FA 😃
But apparently not "in the know" if said goals have been disallowed ...
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Oloafe is not an improvement for either of them, sadly.DDOUBLEE said:
But TC and Leaburn are offering NOTHING, every game without fail, do we have to put up with it forever?DOUCHER said:Heard yesterday - virtually direct from the horses mouth - that Godden won't be back until the new year - if we're lucky - operation was botched, could be a court case. Kelman was still limping about 10 days ago so can't see him being back til the new year either - time to dig in and support the players doing their best - Leaburn and TC aren't perfect - far from it but they're probably the best we have at the moment so last thing we need is people getting on their backs.
Extremely unlikely we can sign a goalscorer in January, so our best hope is we can recreate the early season months with a strong back 5, which will need reinforcing in January, and the high press from TC and Kelman. It worked.
I suspect Mbick and/ or Kanu will be drafted back, but I am unconvinced either can do it in The Champ.3 -
Always makes me laugh when I read comments like this. What forwards are these ? Is there some factory turning out forwards just waiting to be bought in January ? If not then we will have to spend money buying them.....and decent forwards who can step right in on day 1 will cost a pretty penny.Crispywood said:
Who else can we play Apter won’t work in the 2 striker roles he’s a winger, Oloafe threatens but again zero end product, we put up with this front line until January when we can get some decent forwards inDDOUBLEE said:
But TC and Leaburn are offering NOTHING, every game without fail, do we have to put up with it forever?DOUCHER said:Heard yesterday - virtually direct from the horses mouth - that Godden won't be back until the new year - if we're lucky - operation was botched, could be a court case. Kelman was still limping about 10 days ago so can't see him being back til the new year either - time to dig in and support the players doing their best - Leaburn and TC aren't perfect - far from it but they're probably the best we have at the moment so last thing we need is people getting on their backs.
Sorry.....cant see it myself. At best we will get a Premier League loanee with no experience or yet another out of contract player with fitness issues.
And no, this isn't Golfie being his pessimistic self. Its the January transfer window & knowing our owners aren't going to spend £10m to buy Ellis Simms.8 -
Thank you Pete!BartramBlitz said:
Great vlog Charlie. Crap result, but my daughter and I had a great day in Coventry and even slipped into your filmed goal celebrations as we sat behind you. This will cheer her up after being at the mullering v Soton and thrashing at Stoke.Braziliance said:
We did well until Bell went off and could have been 3-0 up. Leaburn really doesn't add much, as he is too slow and allows the oppo to push up as he will never get in behind. TC looked knackered and lacking confidence by the end. However, in the first 20 minutes he and Tanto made us look dangerous Better than Stoke where he just knocked the ball back every time he was given it wide.
Coventry as you say are Premier League with a packed crowd, big stadium and momentum. Love the vlogs Charlie. They are now part of matchday weekends for us, particularly the club shop review. We did our own one to try and second guess what you would highlight The vlogs this past year and a bit have tempted me into becoming a regular away fan. They are by far the best CAFC vlog out there.
I just saw you both when I had a look, sorry I missed yous.
Immensely proud thay have become a routine for you to watch, at least something positive out of the result. Glad you're enjoying the club shop snips, started out as a one off but I actually look forward to finding new stuff in club shops now 😂
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I'll second that, another good video, had a bit of everything and a Coventry City monster truck! 3 generations of us watching together this morning, keep it up.2
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usetobunkin said:On the way to the ground chatting with some Coventry fans each one great value and had a laugh and shared a few tall tales. Only knobheads encountered were our own, trying to kick the shutters of a sales point at half time.As for the game great until Bell went off.We seam so static compared to other teams, Coventry were constantly moving and looking for the ball. We had brief moments where we threatened but looked ineffective and at times chased shadows.Train back from the ground to Nuneaton an absolute farce.Still Pompey is now a must win!
My girl needed a wee at half time so we left on the whistle and those sales point shutters were actually shutters separating us from the Coventry fans.
Poor girl was petrified when the Coventry fans started kicking the shit out of the shutters right by the women's toilets. The Charlton fans (not me) responded to that in kind. But you blame our fans if you want to.1 -
They were lucky not to have almost their entire team booked for diving in our box at one time or another. Frank Lampard PL training shining through. It was embarrassing.killerandflash said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv7TCl8ejw
Watching the extended highlights, Bell was very lucky not to give away a penalty and be sent off as the last man, as he didn't make a genuine attempt to get the ball.
On the other hand if he had departed then, he might not have gone off injured a few minutes later.4 -
They didn’t have to kick back though did they? Whether they started it or not. It was pathetic.Athletico Charlton said:usetobunkin said:On the way to the ground chatting with some Coventry fans each one great value and had a laugh and shared a few tall tales. Only knobheads encountered were our own, trying to kick the shutters of a sales point at half time.As for the game great until Bell went off.We seam so static compared to other teams, Coventry were constantly moving and looking for the ball. We had brief moments where we threatened but looked ineffective and at times chased shadows.Train back from the ground to Nuneaton an absolute farce.Still Pompey is now a must win!
My girl needed a wee at half time so we left on the whistle and those sales point shutters were actually shutters separating us from the Coventry fans.
Poor girl was petrified when the Coventry fans started kicking the shit out of the shutters right by the women's toilets. The Charlton fans (not me) responded to that in kind. But you blame our fans if you want to.1 -
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The ref was shocking biased.ForeverAddickted said:
Annoying that he was happy to penalise us for 50/50 fouls, but on a number of occasions in the second half, he was happy to let play continue when twice our players got barged into, especially when Coventry didnt get the ballfenaddick said:
Partly on the ref that one, he missed about 5 foulsAlgarveaddick said:Just an observation, we got three free kicks today. One of them was in the 88th minute.
Yes we completed the pass, so there is argument to let the game flow (So why not let it flow when we did it)
But it also gave Coventry liberty to keep doing it, and denied us the opportunity to do anything from a dead ball
He gave them everything apart from the penalty against Bell (which in fairness was key).1 -
This made me chuckle as you have drawn a parallel with last season.Callumcafc said:
We have the same number of wins, draws, losses, points as this time last season (6/5/7/23 from 18) and we ended up getting promoted.DDOUBLEE said:I'm also failing to see how we are so much better off than the 19/20 season, while I do agree that we can at least rectify this in January and we won't be ruined by a loan signing being recalled, the parallels are definitely there
We won’t get promoted this year but the point is there’s still 84 more points up for grabs and much can still change.
There is a very long way to go before we start drawing parallels with any previous seasons.
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May I suggest you sit/stand towards the front in future?AS1987 said:Yet another game where I found myself surrounded by some of our worst fans.
After Knibbs scored, the guy to my left climbed onto his seat and kept kicking my seat down with his other foot, with it repeatedly hitting my leg. He then jumped on top of me, putting his full weight onto the back of me neck. I am still in pain and that could have ended up a whole lot worse for me.
Why did he do this? Well, he wanted to hit some Coventry fans and I was blocking his path to them. He got past after almost breaking my neck and continued his way towards the Coventry fandom. He was immediately stopped by the police, but kept trying to push past them to get into the home end. He was immediately removed from the ground.
His mate then tried telling me that it wasn't his mate that has had jumped on top of me, but somebody behind. Of course it wasn't. I saw him...
A few minutes later, his mate tells those around him that, if we score a second, I am to get battered as it's my fault their friend was arrested by the police. Again, it wasn't. I doubt the police were even aware of the fact that he jumped on top of me. It was him trying to climb into the home end that got him arrested.
Five minutes before the end, another one of this guy's mates wants to get into the home end to beat up a child... It looked like this guy was also going to be arrested, so the guy who had arranged to have me battered earlier went down and involved himself. My view was obstructed after that, so I don't know if they were also arrested or were just told to leave.
Definitely not at the dividing line between fans and also not towards the back.1 -
Yep.Chippycafc said:Anybody else on the squashed train at 17.03. Was 5ft 6 when I got on it now 6 ft tall.0 -
Definitely foul, but I don't think he gets sent off under the new double jeopardy rules last yearkillerandflash said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv7TCl8ejw
Watching the extended highlights, Bell was very lucky not to give away a penalty and be sent off as the last man, as he didn't make a genuine attempt to get the ball.
On the other hand if he had departed then, he might not have gone off injured a few minutes later.0 -
No attempt to play the ball so it's a red. I think that's why the ref bottled itCAFCsayer said:
Definitely foul, but I don't think he gets sent off under the new double jeopardy rules last yearkillerandflash said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv7TCl8ejw
Watching the extended highlights, Bell was very lucky not to give away a penalty and be sent off as the last man, as he didn't make a genuine attempt to get the ball.
On the other hand if he had departed then, he might not have gone off injured a few minutes later.2 -
Uh, oh. Now Golfie is becoming schizophrenic. Talking about himself as if about another person.golfaddick said:Crispywood said:DDOUBLEE said:
And no, this isn't Golfie being his pessimistic self.2 -
Think attendances will take a dip the next 2 home league games0
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Where's that come from mate, will be stronger than ever now...🤷♂️panther10 said:Think attendances will take a dip the next 2 home league games1 -
i was told he would be back after the international break but he wasn't - i can only assume he had another set back - the news i posted is 100% certain as my sister in law bumped into Godden and his wife in a hotel in London last night - its no secret or he wouldn't have told herCafcSteve said:Ronnie Moore said that Godden had played in a friendly during the international break though.
How did he manage that if his operation was botched?
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Exactly. Pulling someone back isn't classed as an attempt to play the ball, so it's a red card and a penalty if a foul is given.fenaddick said:
No attempt to play the ball so it's a red. I think that's why the ref bottled itCAFCsayer said:
Definitely foul, but I don't think he gets sent off under the new double jeopardy rules last yearkillerandflash said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv7TCl8ejw
Watching the extended highlights, Bell was very lucky not to give away a penalty and be sent off as the last man, as he didn't make a genuine attempt to get the ball.
On the other hand if he had departed then, he might not have gone off injured a few minutes later.
It did seem that the ref tried to balance this out by giving us nothing for the rest of the game
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defo - the ref gave us nothing after he didn't give the bell penaltykillerandflash said:
Exactly. Pulling someone back isn't classed as an attempt to play the ball, so it's a red card and a penalty if a foul is given.fenaddick said:
No attempt to play the ball so it's a red. I think that's why the ref bottled itCAFCsayer said:
Definitely foul, but I don't think he gets sent off under the new double jeopardy rules last yearkillerandflash said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv7TCl8ejw
Watching the extended highlights, Bell was very lucky not to give away a penalty and be sent off as the last man, as he didn't make a genuine attempt to get the ball.
On the other hand if he had departed then, he might not have gone off injured a few minutes later.
It did seem that the ref tried to balance this out by giving us nothing for the rest of the game1 -
What do you think he did shockingly wrong?The Red Robin said:Another shocker from Kaminski for the second.
He had no chance as far as I'm concerned and I've not seen any criticisms before this.5 -
He could have looked up and crossed the ball to a Charlton player.NabySarr said:
TC’s decision making is usually a weakness but in this instance he did exactly the right thing. Waited for as long as he could for runners before putting it across goal for a tap in. He couldn’t have done much more reallyAFKABartram said:Just to add the first 30 mins was the best I’d remembered for some time. Full stadium, great atmosphere, quality fast paced football and end to end. Light years from 12 months ago.
The game changed with the Bell injury and formation shift, but as much as problem is not taking chances when they emerge. Along with the Jones header expertly off the line, Campbell and Olafe both had scorable chances in that period that were wasted (I’m not sure many had much confidence in them). Carey should have done better 2nd half too and at least hit the target,
When you get chances in this league, you have to take them.
His biggest issue with his crossing is he doesn't look where he's crossing.0 -
Nothing to do with our lot. Cov fans were kicking the shutters when I was down there at halftime. Wasn't particularly intimidating as a quick glance you could see the shutters were locked into the floor. A few lads decided to give them a kick back. I imagine it was just kids the other side. But strange how Cov allowed them to do it.Athletico Charlton said:usetobunkin said:On the way to the ground chatting with some Coventry fans each one great value and had a laugh and shared a few tall tales. Only knobheads encountered were our own, trying to kick the shutters of a sales point at half time.As for the game great until Bell went off.We seam so static compared to other teams, Coventry were constantly moving and looking for the ball. We had brief moments where we threatened but looked ineffective and at times chased shadows.Train back from the ground to Nuneaton an absolute farce.Still Pompey is now a must win!
My girl needed a wee at half time so we left on the whistle and those sales point shutters were actually shutters separating us from the Coventry fans.
Poor girl was petrified when the Coventry fans started kicking the shit out of the shutters right by the women's toilets. The Charlton fans (not me) responded to that in kind. But you blame our fans if you want to.
Edit. Why are people in Coventry so angry? Really fucking rude stewards outside shouting when I simply asked where the away bit was and some absolute helmets at the train station "managing" that shit show! You're top of the league ffs why so much aggression?1 -
It's what I was expecting.golfaddick said:
Why not put Bree right back, put Ramsey at LB and bring on Apter ?CafcSteve said:The game changed when Leaburn came on.
TC & Tanto were causing them problems.
Doc coming on for Knibbs made us even less of a threat in the second half.
No major change & the front line would still be effective.
Sorry......but that game was down to Nathan.0 -
I mean that just isn’t true. It was one of the poorer games for both of them yet TC was involved in the goal and nearly put one on a plate for Olaofe, and Leaburn set up our best chance of the second half. Neither had good games but they didn’t offer nothingDDOUBLEE said:
But TC and Leaburn are offering NOTHING, every game without fail, do we have to put up with it forever?DOUCHER said:Heard yesterday - virtually direct from the horses mouth - that Godden won't be back until the new year - if we're lucky - operation was botched, could be a court case. Kelman was still limping about 10 days ago so can't see him being back til the new year either - time to dig in and support the players doing their best - Leaburn and TC aren't perfect - far from it but they're probably the best we have at the moment so last thing we need is people getting on their backs.For TC especially, if you think he offers NOTHING every game then I’d seriously question if you’d watched more than 1 game this season
Olaofe and TC looked dangerous early on, Leaburn’s been good off the bench last 30mins in quite a few games. Until we have Godden or Kelman back we should start TC and Olaofe and then bring Leaburn on at 65 minutes5 -
This is football, 2 fans of the same club having totally opposing views of a single players performance. Not digging either of you out, but this is why football and Charlton Life are brilliant and totally subjective at times.10 -
They have to live in Coventry - that's a more than good enough reason.YTS1978 said:
Nothing to do with our lot. Cov fans were kicking the shutters when I was down there at halftime. Wasn't particularly intimidating as a quick glance you could see the shutters were locked into the floor. A few lads decided to give them a kick back. I imagine it was just kids the other side. But strange how Cov allowed them to do it.Athletico Charlton said:usetobunkin said:On the way to the ground chatting with some Coventry fans each one great value and had a laugh and shared a few tall tales. Only knobheads encountered were our own, trying to kick the shutters of a sales point at half time.As for the game great until Bell went off.We seam so static compared to other teams, Coventry were constantly moving and looking for the ball. We had brief moments where we threatened but looked ineffective and at times chased shadows.Train back from the ground to Nuneaton an absolute farce.Still Pompey is now a must win!
My girl needed a wee at half time so we left on the whistle and those sales point shutters were actually shutters separating us from the Coventry fans.
Poor girl was petrified when the Coventry fans started kicking the shit out of the shutters right by the women's toilets. The Charlton fans (not me) responded to that in kind. But you blame our fans if you want to.
Edit. Why are people in Coventry so angry? Really fucking rude stewards outside shouting when I simply asked where the away bit was and some absolute helmets at the train station "managing" that shit show! You're top of the league ffs why so much aggression?6
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