Just seen the goals on SSN the two from corners looked like we've reverted to zonal marking again. Nobody went with their scorer for the first one, Tomlin went through 3 players in our box before laying on a plate for the 2nd and the third was a great strike from Tomlin on the volley edge of box but no one any where near him so had time to measure it all the way from the corner taker. So much for making us harder to beat.
Our defending of set pieces have been shit for about 3 seasons now. They were bad under Powell as well. I really don't understand how we can't improve in this area
The games are a touch irrelevant for me at the moment although obviously relegation would be a disaster. It's the deconstruction of the club from within that's the bigger picture. Until that's fixed, nothing's going to improve on the pitch.
Just seen the goals on SSN the two from corners looked like we've reverted to zonal marking again. Nobody went with their scorer for the first one, Tomlin went through 3 players in our box before laying on a plate for the 2nd and the third was a great strike from Tomlin on the volley edge of box but no one any where near him so had time to measure it all the way from the corner taker. So much for making us harder to beat.
Our defending of set pieces have been shit for about 3 seasons now. They were bad under Powell as well. I really don't understand how we can't improve in this area
Result was as expected,very rare for this Charlton side to spring a surprise positive result these days. The league table is a worry,amazing how far we've fallen. Think today's line up was definitely picked with Tuesday in mind,hope so anyway!!
Going to be interesting to hear from the diehards there - no disrespect to Finchy but every time the ball gets into the opposition box he sounds like we are about to score the goal of the season!! Still a million miles better than the dark days of Emma.....
Its the expectation that gets the better of me!
As I said, a trillion light years ahead of the dark old days of Emma & Jamie - it's my fault anyway 8am on a Saturday morning is not a good time to be listening to live football!!
Let's face facts -if we take the lead against Norwich (as we could), we will sit back deeper and deeper until they score and hope that is too late for them to get another. If we go a goal behind, we will lose. Same with Saturday. That is us. When we were winning games we were winning by one goal due to the defence and keeper, but the team has taken a battering since and that element is not the same. Hard to see how we will win enough games unless there is a total change of direction, which brings its own risks, if that doesn't come with a couple of quality new additions. Something that we know has been so obvious for so long to everybody bay the idiot who owns us. I will call him that because I believe he is. He must have lost a few marbles since he made his fortune- that's all I can say!
There's not really much point analysing a game which most teams in the league would lose. We weren't really thrashed and had more shots on target than in previous games so it's not a step backwards. Have to get some points on the board soon though starting on Tuesday.
Result was as expected,very rare for this Charlton side to spring a surprise positive result these days. The league table is a worry,amazing how far we've fallen. Think today's line up was definitely picked with Tuesday in mind,hope so anyway!!
I'm starting to worry that we had our "good run" at the start of the season.
When I saw the team I said we had one eye on the Norwich game.
Just like Rega did, I think he has targeted games we can win - and a home game must be one.
I expect dropped players to be back in and JJ. High hopes for a win.
Norwich took Blackpool apart today, they'll have plenty of confidence when they turn up on Tuesday. They are only a few points from the play-off places so they'll see us as an ideal opportunity to make up some ground.
Lost as I expected us to. The trouble is I also expect us to lose most of the rest of our games. Many of our players have no commitment to the club, many are not good enough.
If RD thinks he is going to make money by bringing through players in League Ome and selling he is a fool. We lose £5M in the Champ, drop another £3M Sky money on relegation and tiny crowds and he will need to find £8M + of sales a year just to break even. The best of our Youth will leave in droves before signing contracts and we will get nothing for them, like they did last time we went down.
When I saw the team I said we had one eye on the Norwich game.
Just like Rega did, I think he has targeted games we can win - and a home game must be one.
I expect dropped players to be back in and JJ. High hopes for a win.
This is the first home game this season I'll miss. Not because I'm having a hissy fit over our rubbish performances. But because i have something i would rather be doing. (watching my son a professional musician doing his job in a Brighton venue) Normally i would expect my abscence to ensure a victory over Norwich. Sadly i see only another defeat.
Lost as I expected us to. The trouble is I also expect us to lose most of the rest of our games. Many of our players have no commitment to the club, many are not good enough.
If RD thinks he is going to make money by bringing through players in League Ome and selling he is a fool. We lose £5M in the Champ, drop another £3M Sky money on relegation and tiny crowds and he will need to find £8M + of sales a year just to break even. The best of our Youth will leave in droves before signing contracts and we will get nothing for them, like they did last time we went down.
On the way home. We left Bamford - probably the best finisher at Middlesbrough - totally on his own to glance in an ultra easy header in the first five minutes. Absolutely criminal. Never a great start but Boro slipped into complacency and - having threatened on a number of occasions - we deservedly drew level through an excellent strike by Gudmundsson . Nice work by Church and Tony Watt. This was a fair reflection at half time.
The concern was that they'd get their act together in the second half and that was, in broad terms, what they did. We conceded straight away from some piss-poor defending and were then up against it. We offered little in a relatively tepid second half and a quality a strike from Tomlin - the best player on view by far - put it all beyond doubt. I also liked Leadbitter, who sprayed the ball around for them very well, using the whole breadth of the pitch.
Our lads certainly gave it a good go and there was no lack of effort or application on their part. We just fell short against a better side. Fair enough in this instance, although we are starting to look a bit 'soft' at the back, which is a worry, given our impotence up front. You can't give high quality opposition two goals at the start of each half.
A most enjoyable day out, notwithstanding the result. I also had a very interesting chat with a little Scots guy called Ian Gibson, who played for Boro and - more notably, Coventry (under Jimmy Hill) - who recalled the days of those renowned hatchet men, George Curtis and Maurice Setters. He also played will people like Willie Carr - he of the little flick up for Ernie Hunt's goal against Everton on Match if the Day.
Sorry, I digress. No surprises today but certainly no disgrace. The other results went for us today but we do do need to win one or two games to arrest the slide.
Who needs a f##king network look at Bournemouth with our Yann who Powell turned zero to hero then that knob rowland sold him! A goal and 2 assists Proof that rowland know c##k all about players needed for championship survival Please stop shipping us this shite in
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Set up is a joke. Cannot see where a win is coming from.
Manager is a joke, Piss of RD and take your crap network with you.
Just like Rega did, I think he has targeted games we can win - and a home game must be one.
I expect dropped players to be back in and JJ. High hopes for a win.
I thought that Jamie fella was okay to be fair. Totally agree about Em..(pause for effect)...ma though.........
realise what the implications of that were ?
If RD thinks he is going to make money by bringing through players in League Ome and selling he is a fool. We lose £5M in the Champ, drop another £3M Sky money on relegation and tiny crowds and he will need to find £8M + of sales a year just to break even. The best of our Youth will leave in droves before signing contracts and we will get nothing for them, like they did last time we went down.
Not such a great businessman after all.
Normally i would expect my abscence to ensure a victory over Norwich. Sadly i see only another defeat.
The concern was that they'd get their act together in the second half and that was, in broad terms, what they did. We conceded straight away from some piss-poor defending and were then up against it. We offered little in a relatively tepid second half and a quality a
strike from Tomlin - the best player on view by far - put it all beyond doubt. I also liked Leadbitter, who sprayed the ball around for them very well, using the whole breadth of the pitch.
Our lads certainly gave it a good go and there was no lack of effort or application on their part. We just fell short against a better side. Fair enough in this instance, although we are starting to look a bit 'soft' at the back, which is a worry, given our impotence up front. You can't give high quality opposition two goals at the start of each half.
A most enjoyable day out, notwithstanding the result. I also had a very interesting chat with a little Scots guy called Ian Gibson, who played for Boro and - more notably, Coventry (under Jimmy Hill) - who recalled the days of those renowned hatchet men, George Curtis and Maurice Setters. He also played will people like Willie Carr - he of the little flick up for Ernie Hunt's goal against Everton on Match if the Day.
Sorry, I digress. No surprises today but certainly no disgrace. The other results went for us today but we do do need to win one or two games to arrest the slide.
A goal and 2 assists
Proof that rowland know c##k all about players needed for championship survival
Please stop shipping us this shite in