GET BEHIND THE TEAM!!!!

DMC

I was as gutted as anyone after the final whistle went, but sometimes we have to try and win ugly, if we had won today everyone would all be praising Powell. If he had put less defensive or more attacking subs the same thing might have happened and you would still be having a go at Powell for being too risky! We did our best and it was a true blood and guts display out there. We were unlucky and we have been very much so this season. Powell may take responsibility for some mistakes in the past, but he is always learning and has proven many times just how much quality he has as a manager. Honestly, as soon as things begin to get tough we have to stick together NOT get on each others backs, I sore this with curbs, and just the same thing could happen again. After all this clubs been through, we should be tougher than this.

Rant over, I appreciate its the minority of supporters. Onwards and upwards, COYR!

BigAndyCAFC

Your thread says to get behind the team but then goes over to supporting the manager... To me, they're very different. As a fan, you always support the team but either an individual player or the manager always cop it in tough times. Think of Hughton, Lambert and Moyes - all under pressure or not, depending on results - CP is no different. Whatever happens to him, the team will be supported.

DMC

BigAndyCAFC said:

Your thread says to get behind the team but then goes over to supporting the manager... To me, they're very different. As a fan, you always support the team but either an individual player or the manager always cop it in tough times. Think of Hughton, Lambert and Moyes - all under pressure or not, depending on results - CP is no different. Whatever happens to him, the team will be supported.

I take your point, maybe I should have said "Get behind the gaffer". I do feel however, that if your having a go at the manager for taking the sensible option and is a man who has shown his ability to make a side that is full of determination and love for the club and get them to push above the weight, its simply unreasonable to criticize him for a bad season which has had many other outside factors that we all know about contributing aswell while forgetting what he has done in the past two seasons. Some people are only seeing the small picture and failing to see the overall view.

johnnyhumphrey

We have new players in the team--instil them with confidence through your support.Don't sit there and bitch--applaud the good pass,shot,tackle,team-play---we are so negative in our home support.We have what ten games left at home now,if we took say 20-22 points from those,and we have helped by tremendous unflinching vocal support,then the fans can be very proud at playing their part.
Well done to all the fans at Wigan today.Also,at half-time by the food and drinks,everyone was talking and very animated,the best reaction I've heard for a long time at an away game.Expectations are there already.Maybe it was ditching the brain-dead "long-ball to Yann"stuff and playing fast attacking football to feet?Seeing a striker like Gucci who looks a real threat and worked his socks off,this guy should be great.

LonelyNorthernAddick

Support at the matches are so important. Today at Wigan it was great and I definitely think it would've made a difference especially to the youngsters. Sometimes that might mean the difference between a draw and a win which could be crucial later in the season. We need to keep this up for our own sakes as well as theirs. Negativity will get us nowhere.

Vincent

I have not witnessed much negativity this season and that has got us no where.
Back the players sacked the manager before it is to late.

Greenie Junior

Come on you reds!!

BigAndyCAFC

DMC said:

BigAndyCAFC said:

Your thread says to get behind the team but then goes over to supporting the manager... To me, they're very different. As a fan, you always support the team but either an individual player or the manager always cop it in tough times. Think of Hughton, Lambert and Moyes - all under pressure or not, depending on results - CP is no different. Whatever happens to him, the team will be supported.

I take your point, maybe I should have said "Get behind the gaffer". I do feel however, that if your having a go at the manager for taking the sensible option and is a man who has shown his ability to make a side that is full of determination and love for the club and get them to push above the weight, its simply unreasonable to criticize him for a bad season which has had many other outside factors that we all know about contributing aswell while forgetting what he has done in the past two seasons. Some people are only seeing the small picture and failing to see the overall view.

Unfortunately, in today's football, you don't get time- the stakes are too high. 5 wins in 27 games is asking for the sack.. Add the poor football to it and it's not hard to see why he should stand down. You can still back the team though.

uie2

hopefully going to brum ar home so i will be fully behind the team and chrissy!

scabbyhorse

Is that not what Powell shouts before every game "get behind the ball" "kick it up to Yann" and simon church will be running in the total opposite direction.

Mike

Did you go to the game? It wasn't unlucky we 100% deserved to lose.

Oh and we sang pretty much non stop getting behind the boys

wellwickman

johnnyhumphrey"
We have new players in the team--instil them with confidence through your support.Don't sit there and bitch--applaud the good pass,shot,tackle,team-play---we are so negative in our home support.We have what ten games left at home now,if we took say 20-22 points from those,and we have helped by tremendous unflinching vocal support,then the fans can be very proud at playing their part.
Well done to all the fans at Wigan today.Also,at half-time by the food and drinks,everyone was talking and very animated,the best reaction I've heard for a long time at an away game.Expectations are there already.Maybe it was ditching the brain-dead "long-ball to Yann"stuff and playing fast attacking football to feet?Seeing a striker like Gucci who looks a real threat and worked his socks off,this guy should be great.

Wellwickman
Like the fans of any club in the bottom 3 at this stage of the season you have to clutch at straws, crumbs of comfort. Our woeful Home form down to a management team unable to make positive change mid-game when required.
Unless we see a change in that mindset as occurred in the final quarter of last season then I'm afraid we won't even be finishing above scum.
Powell, is too easily out-thought by his opposite number especially at the valley. He's not learnt from his mistakes hence our perilous position.

redman

The difference in mindset last year was mainly about confidence build because we had the right players chosen by CP. During the summer we weakened the squad not at CP's choice. Fuller is the most important example here. We would be in far worse position without Powell. I always get behind the team and the team is on and off the pitch.

ForeverAddickted

Strange those are saying the players and managers arent part of the same team... If get behind one group you have to get behind the other...

Why?

Because both Players and Management Staff are working their socks off for the same thing which to represent Charlton Athletic Football Club and to try ensure we remain in this Division.

"A house divided cannot stand"

Rob

I've said on another thread that this love for CP is all getting a bit unhealthy and is starting to stand in the way of logic and judgement.

JonnyK

Redman how much worse when we are in the relegation zone? Only asking!

DMC

JonnyK said:

Redman how much worse when we are in the relegation zone? Only asking!

we still have a game in hand and are in it by 2 points which isnt huge. also, another manager might have wasted the money in league one, it wasnt a lot of money if I remember rightly and another manager might not have been able to bring up a league one squad and get them to finish 9th in a good league. Another manager wouldnt have been able to keep us in with a shout of staying up after loosing 8 players in the summer and having several key players injured at the beggining of the season. I will stop there but I think you get the idea, we could be a lot worse off.

DMC

Mike said:

Did you go to the game? It wasn't unlucky we 100% deserved to lose.

Oh and we sang pretty much non stop getting behind the boys

when wigan won the FA cup, they defended for 90% of the game ferociously, they then grabbed a goal at the other end very late on. No one was saying they didnt deserve it. In my eyes (I am a left beack so I am slightly biased maybe) a team that fights for each other to defend something for 90mins, or 88 in our case fully deserves to get the points. It makes me proud to see a charlton battling for each other, thats what it was like under curbs and I just hope that Powell can get the attack right.