Why sub our two decent strikers for a bloke with no future here?
Did the same at Millwall and lost the game on the back of the decision.
As above, I would rather see some kids on the bench, even young ones of 17/18 above likes of Church as it would give them invaluable experience and a massive buzz going into the summer. I have nothing against Church but if he is not being retained it is mad to keep him in the squad when there is nothing left to play for.
Our work this season is essentially done but I'd never turn my nose up at a point at Bolton or, indeed, at Wednesday.
Although the latter beat Brentford tonight, their last two aways are at Bournemouth and Watford and I don't see them getting anything there. A win on Saturday against Leeds and it'll very probably be a top half finish, which most of us (certainly me) would have been extremely pleased with last summer.
home from the game. we scored with our first attack with a well taken goal by Bulot, some nice passing and approach play in first half without much end product, whereas Bolton had plenty of chances but luckily didn't know where the goal was. 2nd half all Bolton but a chance see our strikers as they were playing towards us, Igor was just off the pace and Watt looked like he was wearing lead boots he was so knackered, he must be carrying an injury as he is not the player I saw at Blackpool. We stayed very defensive and it was only time until at least one Bolton player would remember where the the goal was and Le Fondre did. Eagles and Church were no worse than Igor and Tony, in fact all four were quite poor. Both Bulot and Gudmundsson were lively, Cousins passing was poor, Diarra and Johnson were solid, Solly looks like he's eaten too may pies, Wiggy was good and so was Hendo except hen he dropped the ball on one occasion. I spose a fair result but don't understand why we were so defensive in the second half as Bolton were there to be beaten.
Tbf, from the comments I heard on here and on other places, I can see why Guy brought off Wattokele, didn't seem to be their best day. This game certainly had a Meh feeling about it that's for sure. For me, one win out of the last three will be a good end to the year, would love fuck up Bournemouth's day if at all possible. Overall a fair result, hopefully the last 3 are a little more exciting
Typical end of season game. Lovely taken goal from Bulot, really hope we keep him next season, we always looked the better side on the ball but they had large amounts of possession and I wouldn't say they deserved a goal but we probably didn't deserve the win either. We looked much more dangerous then them going forward it's just a shame we didn't get forward more often, Bulot hit a shot straight at Bogdan around 60 mins which probably would have finished a fairly mediocre Bolton side off. We looked much less of a threat when Igor and Watt came off obviously too. Defense was fairly solid today looked like a mistake from Diarra for their goal although it was difficult to see from our end. I've seen a few people on here rave about Eagles, I really cannot see what he brings to the team and was quite surprised at the talk of a new contract.
I do still think with perhaps 3 good additions, holding onto the core of this current squad and some stability next year we can be up there challenging.
Good day out though anyway, found a lovely pub in Bolton market serving great ales and had one of the nicest kebabs I've ever eaten up there too :-)
I've got a bet with a Norwich mate on who will finish higher with a 12 place handicap. I was 5-6 pints up a few weeks ago and now it's not looking great. Thanks Roland...
Season's over so it is just a parade to the end. I was hoping for some excitement on Saturday but not holding my breath to be honest. As for Church well he seems a good lad but honestly why are we bothering he just ain't up to it.
The aim must always to win matches and even if players are leaving if they are considered good enough they should play. when Luzon arrived we were staring relegation in the face so lot be in this position is to be celebrated. I agree that the season has yielded too many draws but we now have some really good players, just not enough of them. hopefully our owner will now realise that with some investment promotion next season is not impossible
I was in two minds about going last night after watching a distinctly end-of-season performance at Sheffield, but, in the end, I was pleased I went. We were back to battling hard and, in the first half, combined this with some good passing football. In the second half, we continued to fight, but struggled to retain possession. Some disappointment that we didn’t hold on for the win, but a draw was fair.
The excellent surface certainly helped our two central mid-fielders. Cousins played well, looking after the ball better than I’ve seen before. Buyens is very good at making himself available to help us retain possession, but players evade his tackles with ease.
I was troubled by Watt. I had read an article in which he said he was 70-80% fit, and he certainly looked no more than that. I noticed in the warm-up there were some stretches that he didn’t do – does he have an injury? On a separate point, I realise that his strength is in running at defenders with the ball, but there are times when he would do better to look up and choose another option.
I have been thinking a bit about the central defenders. Based on recent selections, the pecking order now seems to be Johnson and Gomez, followed in order by Diarra, TBH, Lennon and finally Bikey. I can understand most of this, but am surprised that TBH is (if I’m right) ranked fourth. Is this based on ability or contractual situation?
On a tactical point I noticed that Bolton played with their no 20 floating around between our two lines of four and I wondered why we didn’t seem to counter this. I also noticed that in the second half both our full backs were positioned much closer to the centre backs than I’ve seen before. After the game I wondered whether these two points were connected, ie did we shore up the centre with the full backs to deal with the extra main behind their strikers? Someone with more tactical knowledge than I have might have a view.
Finally a word on JBG. Technically he’s a joy to watch, a level above anyone else we have, but will we see him next season?
Was at the game. Don't think there was too much to read in to. End of season game with two teams with not a lot to play for. Can't complain with the point but felt we definitely lost our threat at 1 up when Igor and Watt came off (not that they looked particularly sharp). I'm looking forward to seeing them both fresh and raring to go next season as they both look tired. Bolton's subs on the other hand, seemed to lift them. The atmosphere was dead until they brought on Davies, which really seemed to give the fans a boost and I think Bolton's best spell came at around that time.
I really believe we have the makings of a strong squad if we can keep our key players. Would love to be able to extend Bulot's stay.
My favourite jeans ripped (on the crotch ) when getting into my friends car at Charlton at 3am (I hate Topman!). Other than that, quite an enjoyable trip and a decent point.
as said, disappointing once more to concede a late goal but in this division any result from an away game is always a point that's been well fought for .. this squad is - or perhaps already has - settling down nicely. Let's hope that the majority are still here next season
Why sub our two decent strikers for a bloke with no future here?
Did the same at Millwall and lost the game on the back of the decision.
As above, I would rather see some kids on the bench, even young ones of 17/18 above likes of Church as it would give them invaluable experience and a massive buzz going into the summer. I have nothing against Church but if he is not being retained it is mad to keep him in the squad when there is nothing left to play for.
Were you there?.... Tony Watt was completely knackered, I felt if left on could have resulted in him being badly injured. Igor has been running on empty for weeks as for Millwall reason we lost was Chris Solly going off, not the substitutions. Just my opinion of course.
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I don't see us bettering or emulating Chris Powell's achievement of finishing 9th.
Well I thought he meant win football matches, instead it seems to be he wants to win records.
This particular record being the most amount of 1-1's in a season for Charlton!
The season is going out in a dull, binary fuelled, scum-escaping, whimper ...
A shame after the excitement before the international break.
our season ended when we lost to the scum
52% 7th-12th ..... 48% 13th-21st
100% fecked off with wigwam
Did the same at Millwall and lost the game on the back of the decision.
As above, I would rather see some kids on the bench, even young ones of 17/18 above likes of Church as it would give them invaluable experience and a massive buzz going into the summer. I have nothing against Church but if he is not being retained it is mad to keep him in the squad when there is nothing left to play for.
We have secured our championship status for next season.
Considering the pile of crap we became in and around the new year, we should just be greatful we did stay up and there were no end of season nerves.
Nothing to play for so youth players/ aspiring squad players should be given more of a chance.
Make use of the freedom we have and experiment more. Don't know why we are not doing that.
Although the latter beat Brentford tonight, their last two aways are at Bournemouth and Watford and I don't see them getting anything there. A win on Saturday against Leeds and it'll very probably be a top half finish, which most of us (certainly me) would have been extremely pleased with last summer.
we scored with our first attack with a well taken goal by Bulot, some nice passing and approach play in first half without much end product, whereas Bolton had plenty of chances but luckily didn't know where the goal was.
2nd half all Bolton but a chance see our strikers as they were playing towards us, Igor was just off the pace and Watt looked like he was wearing lead boots he was so knackered, he must be carrying an injury as he is not the player I saw at Blackpool. We stayed very defensive and it was only time until at least one Bolton player would remember where the the goal was and Le Fondre did. Eagles and Church were no worse than Igor and Tony, in fact all four were quite poor. Both Bulot and Gudmundsson were lively, Cousins passing was poor, Diarra and Johnson were solid, Solly looks like he's eaten too may pies, Wiggy was good and so was Hendo except hen he dropped the ball on one occasion.
I spose a fair result but don't understand why we were so defensive in the second half as Bolton were there to be beaten.
Typical end of season game. Lovely taken goal from Bulot, really hope we keep him next season, we always looked the better side on the ball but they had large amounts of possession and I wouldn't say they deserved a goal but we probably didn't deserve the win either. We looked much more dangerous then them going forward it's just a shame we didn't get forward more often, Bulot hit a shot straight at Bogdan around 60 mins which probably would have finished a fairly mediocre Bolton side off. We looked much less of a threat when Igor and Watt came off obviously too. Defense was fairly solid today looked like a mistake from Diarra for their goal although it was difficult to see from our end. I've seen a few people on here rave about Eagles, I really cannot see what he brings to the team and was quite surprised at the talk of a new contract.
I do still think with perhaps 3 good additions, holding onto the core of this current squad and some stability next year we can be up there challenging.
Good day out though anyway, found a lovely pub in Bolton market serving great ales and had one of the nicest kebabs I've ever eaten up there too :-)
The excellent surface certainly helped our two central mid-fielders. Cousins played well, looking after the ball better than I’ve seen before. Buyens is very good at making himself available to help us retain possession, but players evade his tackles with ease.
I was troubled by Watt. I had read an article in which he said he was 70-80% fit, and he certainly looked no more than that. I noticed in the warm-up there were some stretches that he didn’t do – does he have an injury? On a separate point, I realise that his strength is in running at defenders with the ball, but there are times when he would do better to look up and choose another option.
I have been thinking a bit about the central defenders. Based on recent selections, the pecking order now seems to be Johnson and Gomez, followed in order by Diarra, TBH, Lennon and finally Bikey. I can understand most of this, but am surprised that TBH is (if I’m right) ranked fourth. Is this based on ability or contractual situation?
On a tactical point I noticed that Bolton played with their no 20 floating around between our two lines of four and I wondered why we didn’t seem to counter this. I also noticed that in the second half both our full backs were positioned much closer to the centre backs than I’ve seen before. After the game I wondered whether these two points were connected, ie did we shore up the centre with the full backs to deal with the extra main behind their strikers? Someone with more tactical knowledge than I have might have a view.
Finally a word on JBG. Technically he’s a joy to watch, a level above anyone else we have, but will we see him next season?
Charlton can not defend a single goal lead with 20 minutes to play.
Guy Luzon, write that out a hundred times and hand it in before the Leeds game.
I really believe we have the makings of a strong squad if we can keep our key players. Would love to be able to extend Bulot's stay.
My favourite jeans ripped (on the crotch
Just my opinion of course.