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Championship expectations
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Definitely a lot of encouraging signs from the first match. I am still going to temper my expectations though as Watford will probably be in the bottom third of the table when all is said and done. Next week will give us a clearer picture given the competition2
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Make no mistakes about it, we shouldn't get carried away. It's obviously great to have got off to a winning start and we'll be high on confidence but let's see where we are after 6 games. We've got Bristol City, Leicester, Millwall and Sheff Utd in the next 5 games. All teams who i personally expect to be amongst the play off contenders.3
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Redhenry said:Really fed up with all the melts saying we are going to be bottom third...
most are better than Watford!, a very tough run of games now - be interesting to see where we sit come the end of Sept.
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I’m expecting more football snobbery like this because our game is about being strong defensively and playing with intensity over pretty passing and possession.
It won’t win us the league but I think we’ll play enough decent football going forward to compete.
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Looked at the table last night.
It's great to see a Charlton badge on it and its where we belong.
There were fears of us having to go through administration 5-6 years ago after that dodgy company bought us off the Belgian.
It's all in the past now.
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Scoham said:I’m expecting more football snobbery like this because our game is about being strong defensively and playing with intensity over pretty passing and possession.
It won’t win us the league but I think we’ll play enough decent football going forward to compete.25 -
MillwallFan said:Scoham said:I’m expecting more football snobbery like this because our game is about being strong defensively and playing with intensity over pretty passing and possession.
It won’t win us the league but I think we’ll play enough decent football going forward to compete.
I knew the snobbery would be out immediately. We don't play what most would call " attractive" football and NJ is hardly well liked amongst the rest of the league.
But I genuinely couldn't care less , if we survive grinding out wins off setpieces then so be it. The only aim this season is to stay up. We've had enough style changes over the past few years!2 -
Dave2l said:Looked at the table last night.
It's great to see a Charlton badge on it and its where we belong.
There were fears of us having to go through administration 5-6 years ago after that dodgy company bought us off the Belgian.
It's all in the past now.In terms of Championship expectations, I expected us to be relegated before the season started. I feel marginally more confident after that first match but won’t get carried away - it’s going to be a very hard slog this year.1 -
MillwallFan said:Scoham said:I’m expecting more football snobbery like this because our game is about being strong defensively and playing with intensity over pretty passing and possession.
It won’t win us the league but I think we’ll play enough decent football going forward to compete.2 -
What I have seen of Millwall, they are not great to watch. They are strong defensively and can nick a goal. A bit like us really.
That is possibly a template in terms of competing at this level.3 - Sponsored links:
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MuttleyCAFC said:What I have seen of Millwall, they are not great to watch. They are strong defensively and can nick a goal. A bit like us really.
That is possibly a template in terms of competing at this level.
I'd expect us to be similar. We'll take the odd beating (probably away) but we will by and large be pretty solid and will nick a few close games. Our home form (as with any club) will need to be good.1 -
I like Watfords negative reaction and slagging us off.
Thats what we want to do - frustrate our opponents.
It increases the chances of them flipping out, making mistakes and getting bookings during games.
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our style isn't a million miles away from the curbishley team that got promoted first time round - we had a midfield that outworked teams (kinsella, robinson, newton etc) and swarmed all over them - it wasn't over pretty and i actually prefer to watch that than this continental keep ball round the back bollox that bores you to death2
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I still don't know what to expect. I was happy with how we played on Saturday but I can't help but remember the last time we were in the Championship. We were unbeaten in our first 6 games, winning 4 of them. Even after the classic 'ask me after 10 games' period we were 8th, 4 points off top. The problem was not long after that we didn't win for 11 games. Granted we had a ridiculous number of injuries and an owner who didn't like to have more than 11 employees at any given time so I don't think the injuries would bite as hard, but it just goes to show how difficult the league can be.
What will be interesting will be how the team evolves across the season. We've got past the teething period last season of making the team hard to beat and then slowly adding some football into that, but at this level teams won't take long to start reacting against the aggressive pressing and our players will tire as the season drags on. If we can go up another level ourselves, keep the ball better, be more incisive and create more then I think we'll be fine, but I do fear a dry spell this season where the bullying teams method just isn't working the same. Fingers crossed Jones already has a plan for that2 -
Chris_from_Sidcup said:MuttleyCAFC said:What I have seen of Millwall, they are not great to watch. They are strong defensively and can nick a goal. A bit like us really.
That is possibly a template in terms of competing at this level.
I'd expect us to be similar. We'll take the odd beating (probably away) but we will by and large be pretty solid and will nick a few close games. Our home form (as with any club) will need to be good.0 -
DOUCHER said:our style isn't a million miles away from the curbishley team that got promoted first time round - we had a midfield that outworked teams (kinsella, robinson, newton etc) and swarmed all over them - it wasn't over pretty and i actually prefer to watch that than this continental keep ball round the back bollox that bores you to death1
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Garrymanilow said:I still don't know what to expect. I was happy with how we played on Saturday but I can't help but remember the last time we were in the Championship. We were unbeaten in our first 6 games, winning 4 of them. Even after the classic 'ask me after 10 games' period we were 8th, 4 points off top. The problem was not long after that we didn't win for 11 games. Granted we had a ridiculous number of injuries and an owner who didn't like to have more than 11 employees at any given time so I don't think the injuries would bite as hard, but it just goes to show how difficult the league can be.
What will be interesting will be how the team evolves across the season. We've got past the teething period last season of making the team hard to beat and then slowly adding some football into that, but at this level teams won't take long to start reacting against the aggressive pressing and our players will tire as the season drags on. If we can go up another level ourselves, keep the ball better, be more incisive and create more then I think we'll be fine, but I do fear a dry spell this season where the bullying teams method just isn't working the same. Fingers crossed Jones already has a plan for thatAdd to that, our bench looks good this year, which will give regular starters some much needed respite. Our bench is more stacked with game changers rather than just reserves. That’s unfamiliar and a pleasant change.4 -
Goals conceded:
0 - Middlesbrough, Charlton
1 - Stoke, Bristol City, Swansea
2 - West Brom, Birmingham, Preston, Southampton, Watford, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Hull
3 - Coventry, Leicester, Norwich, QPR, Blackburn
4 - Millwall, Oxford
5 - Wrexham, Sheff Utd, Sheff Wed
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8 - Derby6 -
i know its early days but i've seen no evidence of the championship being any better than it was 5/6 years ago - more money, same standard of player1
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5/6 years ago we nearly stayed up with, barring a few players, an absolutely abysmal side. With the exception of Wednesday, I think the lower half of the table is much stronger than last time we were here
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follett said:5/6 years ago we nearly stayed up with, barring a few players, an absolutely abysmal side. With the exception of Wednesday, I think the lower half of the table is much stronger than last time we were here0
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follett said:5/6 years ago we nearly stayed up with, barring a few players, an absolutely abysmal side. With the exception of Wednesday, I think the lower half of the table is much stronger than last time we were here0
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DOUCHER said:i know its early days but i've seen no evidence of the championship being any better than it was 5/6 years ago - more money, same standard of playerThink that’s just because our squad now is so much better than in the 19/20 season it just looks as competitive. Last time we rocked up to Ashton game with JFC and Oshilaja as fullbacks this year we rocked up with Edwards and Ramsay the levels are entirely different. In that 19/20 season we used 33 different players only 12 played any championship games past that season of which Dijksteel was sold after 1 game, 5 of them in Leko Bonne Phillips Green Aneke managed less than 80 games between them and most were 2 minute cameos and even the good ones in Taylor and Field played less than half the season and Doughty wasn’t even the player he was today. You put that squad in today’s championship and they get half the points they managed in 19/20.0
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mendonca said:Just caught up with the Championship highlights from Saturday games.
You do see some absolute belters scored at this level.0 -
I understand there's disappointment after yesterday, but before season started, how many would have taken 16th after 4 games?
We all have to be happy with that position. The fact we also haven't clicked in final third yet, so when that does happen, I still feel very good about staying up.6 -
Callumcafc said:7
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https://x.com/markohaire/status/1962760388287582388?s=46&t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g📈📉 League tables can mislead.Here’s how every Championship, League One and League Two club stacks up on xG, Big Chances, xP and actual points.5