Was never confident about yesterday. Big away support, all the celebrations, just had to be typical Charlton to put in a performance that would lead to a defeat.
Got sussed out by a experienced manager, and the reluctance to not change the formation near the end played right into their hands.
Nothing wrong with the personnel, just change the formation.
Double negative. If Karl was "reluctant" "not" to change that means he did want to change it. It should say "reluctant to change it".
Hats off to the Pompy fans throwing glass bottles and coins across the platform when there were only about 12 Charlton fans left on the Kent bound platform. Glass bottle smashed about a foot away from a disabled man and coins only just missed some kids.
Classy.
Also well done to the old bill for just letting it carry on whilst concentrating 15 police officers on the 3 Charlton fans between 16-50 on the Kent bound platform. Definitely was important to film them rather than those throwing stuff.
Fucking shambles.
Scum mate. Every Pompey fan I encountered today seemed to be a prick
Yep agree with this. As the match went on, you could tell their fucking backwater of a Jeremy Kyle cast of 3000 weren’t like a proper away following you get from like a Sheff Utd or a Newcastle etc
They’re like a shit version of milllllll
Walking up Floyd road as we joined them you could tell they were looking for some poor man’s version of football factory
It’s actually a shithole of a place as well. My best mate went to uni there and it’s very pikey
So, you can call it a 'shithole' because your mate went to Uni there?
I lived and worked there for 6 years, and i can disagree with you with that load of bollox.
Surrounding areas are nice. But from the numerous visits I had down there I thought it was a dump
Everywhere has its 'dumpy' areas, Portsmouth is no different in that respect - but i can tell you it has far more decent respectable places than Charlton environs.
I know mate and I think my language was perhaps excasibated by the result and frustration. I’m sure it’s okay, but every time I went down there it was grim
As well as a striker we need someone who can take decent free kicks and corners. Ricky wins lots of corners and free kicks but when this happens I feel as deflated as I do when it a goal kick. I know the ball will simply be looped high into the box for the goal keeper to catch.
Was never confident about yesterday. Big away support, all the celebrations, just had to be typical Charlton to put in a performance that would lead to a defeat.
Got sussed out by a experienced manager, and the reluctance to not change the formation near the end played right into their hands.
Nothing wrong with the personnel, just change the formation.
Double negative. If Karl was "reluctant" "not" to change that means he did want to change it. It should say "reluctant to change it".
Grammar police.
To quote a Noble Prize winning laureate:
"Right now I can't read too good / so don't send me no more letters, no."
Probably deserved a point but we are too predictable and inflexible with our rigid 4-2-3-1.
Four games ago we were on course for 92 points and now only 81 (and falling fast).
I don’t think we did deserve anything from it.
We lacked creativity, Portsmouth did us tactically I felt as you pointed out our 4-2-3-1 is too predictable
Worrying signs over the last few games if we’re honest
Great, I'm really looking forward to Ewood Park next week now
My thoughts exactly Red.
@ozaddick Injuries, lack of depth in the squad and some key players playing below par has done for us mate. The success at Bradford seems light years away now.
I've got my ticket because I was worried about the xmas post not getting it here on time if I left it too late ordering it. Are you going to hang on until next week before making a decision?
I’ve booked the rattler up already red. I’ll be there mate, look forward to catching up again. I’ll grab a ticket when I land back in England tomorrow. Is the club still selling em?
I’m not going Blackburn Oz but if you are going Blackpool following week I’ll be about mate
Hats off to the Pompy fans throwing glass bottles and coins across the platform when there were only about 12 Charlton fans left on the Kent bound platform. Glass bottle smashed about a foot away from a disabled man and coins only just missed some kids.
Classy.
Also well done to the old bill for just letting it carry on whilst concentrating 15 police officers on the 3 Charlton fans between 16-50 on the Kent bound platform. Definitely was important to film them rather than those throwing stuff.
Fucking shambles.
Scum mate. Every Pompey fan I encountered today seemed to be a prick
Yep agree with this. As the match went on, you could tell their fucking backwater of a Jeremy Kyle cast of 3000 weren’t like a proper away following you get from like a Sheff Utd or a Newcastle etc
They’re like a shit version of milllllll
Walking up Floyd road as we joined them you could tell they were looking for some poor man’s version of football factory
It’s actually a shithole of a place as well. My best mate went to uni there and it’s very pikey
So, you can call it a 'shithole' because your mate went to Uni there?
I lived and worked there for 6 years, and i can disagree with you with that load of bollox.
Surrounding areas are nice. But from the numerous visits I had down there I thought it was a dump
Everywhere has its 'dumpy' areas, Portsmouth is no different in that respect - but i can tell you it has far more decent respectable places than Charlton environs.
I know mate and I think my language was perhaps excasibated by the result and frustration. I’m sure it’s okay, but every time I went down there it was grim
Portsmouth is a good away trip. Football and booze on a Saturday, Gunwharf Quays on the Sunday for some shopping.
20 hours on and I feel as if not more despondent as yesterday.
We are a team of midgets by and large a fact Robinson himself has reportedly acknowledged if not quite in those terms!
Why then do we pump aimless high balls which are meat and drink to two huge oil tankers of centre halves who return them with interest putting ourselves under more pressure?
If we really have got the 'best wingers in the division' as Robbo has also stated they should be running at the defence and whipping in low crosses from the byline to turn the opposition's big defenders. If the oppo double up on our wingers then there is space in the middle and again we should run at the defence.
Portsmouth yesterday were put under little or no pressure "plenty of shots" don't make me laugh!
It's not the first time either we've played that way this season and if it's not the last we can kiss any form of promotion goodbye.
Boring midtable league 1 football or boring midtable Premiership football you decide.
The Pompey fans were fantastic, 3,000 filled the Away End and another thousand in the East Stand – all on their feet, chanting and singing. You might think this was their promotion party – yet it was an ordinary league game in December, when their wives had begged them to go shopping in Furniture Land.
After all the froth about the 25th anniversary – it was pompous and ridiculous. Our very good players from those days lined up on the touchline, all stiff in suits, and were beckoned one-by-one to an altar in the centre-circle. Shake hands with Meire and receive a memorial shirt. A shirt? Professional footballers have six houses and ten cars – a shirt is swapped only with bloodied rivals in mutual respect.
At the end of term in junior school, pupils lurch in front of assembly: up to the headmaster and a ripple of applause. To receive a book. Inscribed 'For Achievement'. To Norman. Wrong name. In Latin. Our great players from 25 years ago were led off the turf and lined up in a military parade. It is puerile and patronising. They went up to the stands, breathed in and out: Let's have excitement, bravery, courage - and action.
You can add up the goals: Killer scored 170 for us, Gary Nelson a shed-load too, Mendonca brilliant and vital. They should be entertained here, back at The Valley.
We kicked off. And pussied about all over the pitch. Made a mess in defence, bottled out of midfield. Dribbled up back alleys. Thoughtless and lazy at free-kicks. Never in a million years do we look like scoring.
As fellow Charlton Lifers, what do you imagine Killer is thinking?
The Pompey fans were fantastic, 3,000 filled the Away End and another thousand in the East Stand – all on their feet, chanting and singing. You might think this was their promotion party – yet it was an ordinary league game in December, when their wives had begged them to go shopping in Furniture Land.
After all the froth about the 25th anniversary – it was pompous and ridiculous. Our very good players from those days lined up on the touchline, all stiff in suits, and were beckoned one-by-one to an altar in the centre-circle. Shake hands with Meire and receive a memorial shirt. A shirt? Professional footballers have six houses and ten cars – a shirt is swapped only with bloodied rivals in mutual respect.
At the end of term in junior school, pupils lurch in front of assembly: up to the headmaster and a ripple of applause. To receive a book. Inscribed 'For Achievement'. To Norman. Wrong name. In Latin. Our great players from 25 years ago were led off the turf and lined up in a military parade. It is puerile and patronising. They went up to the stands, breathed in and out: Let's have excitement, bravery, courage - and action.
You can add up the goals: Killer scored 170 for us, Gary Nelson a shed-load too, Mendonca brilliant and vital. They should be entertained here, back at The Valley.
We kicked off. And pussied about all over the pitch. Made a mess in defence, bottled out of midfield. Dribbled up back alleys. Thoughtless and lazy at free-kicks. Never in a million years do we look like scoring.
As fellow Charlton Lifers, what do you imagine Killer is thinking?
The Pompey fans were fantastic, 3,000 filled the Away End and another thousand in the East Stand – all on their feet, chanting and singing. You might think this was their promotion party – yet it was an ordinary league game in December, when their wives had begged them to go shopping in Furniture Land.
After all the froth about the 25th anniversary – it was pompous and ridiculous. Our very good players from those days lined up on the touchline, all stiff in suits, and were beckoned one-by-one to an altar in the centre-circle. Shake hands with Meire and receive a memorial shirt. A shirt? Professional footballers have six houses and ten cars – a shirt is swapped only with bloodied rivals in mutual respect.
At the end of term in junior school, pupils lurch in front of assembly: up to the headmaster and a ripple of applause. To receive a book. Inscribed 'For Achievement'. To Norman. Wrong name. In Latin. Our great players from 25 years ago were led off the turf and lined up in a military parade. It is puerile and patronising. They went up to the stands, breathed in and out: Let's have excitement, bravery, courage - and action.
You can add up the goals: Killer scored 170 for us, Gary Nelson a shed-load too, Mendonca brilliant and vital. They should be entertained here, back at The Valley.
We kicked off. And pussied about all over the pitch. Made a mess in defence, bottled out of midfield. Dribbled up back alleys. Thoughtless and lazy at free-kicks. Never in a million years do we look like scoring.
As fellow Charlton Lifers, what do you imagine Killer is thinking?
Was never confident about yesterday. Big away support, all the celebrations, just had to be typical Charlton to put in a performance that would lead to a defeat.
Got sussed out by a experienced manager, and the reluctance to not change the formation near the end played right into their hands.
Nothing wrong with the personnel, just change the formation.
Double negative. If Karl was "reluctant" "not" to change that means he did want to change it. It should say "reluctant to change it".
Grammar police.
To quote a Noble Prize winning laureate:
"Right now I can't read too good / so don't send me no more letters, no."
Also a mention for the guy a few rows behind me in j block who just shouted the word "dustribrute" at random intervals in the game. Even when we didn't have the ball.
20 hours on and I feel as if not more despondent as yesterday.
We are a team of midgets by and large a fact Robinson himself has reportedly acknowledged if not quite in those terms!
Why then do we pump aimless high balls which are meat and drink to two huge oil tankers of centre halves who return them with interest putting ourselves under more pressure?
If we really have got the 'best wingers in the division' as Robbo has also stated they should be running at the defence and whipping in low crosses from the byline to turn the opposition's big defenders. If the oppo double up on our wingers then there is space in the middle and again we should run at the defence.
Portsmouth yesterday were put under little or no pressure "plenty of shots" don't make me laugh!
It's not the first time either we've played that way this season and if it's not the last we can kiss any form of promotion goodbye.
Boring midtable league 1 football or boring midtable Premiership football you decide.
Been saying this all season. Firstly Magennis is not very prolific in the air - Leaburn wasn't very good but he knew where the goals was with his head from 5 yards out. Secondly, one of the hardest balls to defend is when you are running towards your own goal & the ball is fizzed in from near the byline (low is best). As a defender you really only have one option - to head it out for a corner. Defending a cross from an angle of box & touchline the defender is facing away from goal & can head it anywhere - usually to one of his own players & the opposition are then on the attack. Is so simple its bonkers not to.
Viewfinder- killer would be thinking, if I played in a team with this lot, I would have scored about 10 goals in my whole career. I would have received so few chances with a mid field that do not dominate or create. As Kiiller was quite happy to thump a team mate I hope he would have “ told” Roland where to go.
And to think one of our management team was joining in with them.
I suppose Robinson was on the later train as he had post match interviews to attend.
It just gets worse.
They're allowed a Christmas party. They're pros, not fans. So they didn't play that well, but there was plenty of effort. Shouldn't have put their outing on social media though.
And to think one of our management team was joining in with them.
I suppose Robinson was on the later train as he had post match interviews to attend.
It just gets worse.
They're allowed a Christmas party. They're pros, not fans. So they didn't play that well, but there was plenty of effort. Shouldn't have put their outing on social media though.
I have never said they are not allowed to have the party.
The whole point is that they were idiotic enough to go on the p*** in a club uniform(in full view of a crowded train carriage), and one of them was management ffs.
Wow! Just wow! According to this person, his distribution far outweighs one of the best penalty saves I've ever seen...
And his distribution was pretty spot on!
I just wish he would distribute it a bit quicker! - he seems to hold on to the ball for ages.
He does but the other players don't rush to give him an option. Same at throw ins.
I’ve got to disagree with you here Len. There were 3 or 4 times yesterday where is had the option to get the ball to a player quickly but chose to hold on to the ball.
I do agree re thrown ins.
I saw an interesting thing with Jimmy Bullard about him preferring the thrower to put it in to space (not as in orbit!) rather than directly to the player - he said he felt a team mate would need to react. In other words, a throw to feet, chest or head was a bit too predictable.
What a very disappointing performance. We had an excellent pre-match lunch and drinks at the Plume of Feathers with one of my old Pompey supporting friends and his mate but that was as good as it got and it all went downhill pretty soon thereafter.
I thought we started the game well but didn't carry much of a goal threat and only managed two decent efforts in the first half, the Holmes shot which their keeper tipped over and the header from a corner against the post. Little did we know at the time that those two attempts on goal would be a 100% improvement on our second half efforts. Pompey got right back into the game before half time and went on to dominate the second half, with Jamal Lowe giving us all sorts of problems. Their substitute, Bennett, also ran at us repeatedly, while their two streetwise centre halves (especially the number 6) won absolutely everything in the air and defended resolutely from start to finish.
We seemed to run out of ideas pretty rapidly and both Magennis, in particular, and Holmes had very poor games. Maybe Ricky was trying too hard against a former club, although he has, in fairness, been off his game for a while. I thought that Joe Aribo did pretty well but he and JFC, who had a quiet game, struggled in the second half when Pompey were in the ascendency. Amos' excellent penalty save kept us in it and meant that Best's late header could have earned us an undeserved point. However, you can't keeping riding your luck forever and following the poor performances against Rochdale and Peterborough - when we got 4 points, rather than the one we probably deserved - this result was coming.
I'm not too despondent about the side. Billy Clarke will get fitter and Jason Pearce should be back soon to add some authority and experience in central defence. With JFC only one booking away from a suspension, we might also be seeing Anfernee Dijksteel in central midfield sooner than later unless Konsa is moved forward. The greater concern is that Duchatelet is unlikely to spend a dime in the January window and will very probably be looking to unload Konsa to the highest bidder. Karl Robinson's story about the written 'business case' for Leon Best's two month contract tells us all we need to know. The fact that he is now clearly trying to distance himself from the regime may be significant if a sale is in the air.
It was good to see the ground almost two-thirds full, although the fact that we could only muster 12,500 Charlton supporters for this game illustrates just how far we have fallen under the yoke of our arrogant and incompetent Belgian overlord. We desperately need him to go before we become rooted in this division.
........It was good to see the ground almost two-thirds full, although the fact that we could only muster 12,500 Charlton supporters for this game illustrates just how far we have fallen under the yoke of our arrogant and incompetent Belgian overlord. We desperately need him to go before we become rooted in this division.
What a very disappointing performance. We had an excellent pre-match lunch and drinks at the Plume of Feathers with one of my old Pompey supporting friends and his mate but that was as good as it got and it all went downhill pretty soon thereafter.
I thought we started the game well but didn't carry much of a goal threat and only managed two decent efforts in the first half, the Holmes shot which their keeper tipped over and the header from a corner against the post. Little did we know at the time that those two attempts on goal would be a 100% improvement on our second half efforts. Pompey got right back into the game before half time and went on to dominate the second half, with Jamal Lowe giving us all sorts of problems. Their substitute, Bennett, also ran at us repeatedly, while their two streetwise centre halves (especially the number 6) won absolutely everything in the air and defended resolutely from start to finish.
We seemed to run out of ideas pretty rapidly and both Magennis, in particular, and Holmes had very poor games. Maybe Ricky was trying too hard against a former club, although he has, in fairness, been off his game for a while. I thought that Joe Aribo did pretty well but he and JFC, who had a quiet game, struggled in the second half when Pompey were in the ascendency. Amos' excellent penalty save kept us in it and meant that Best's late header could have earned us an undeserved point. However, you can't keeping riding your luck forever and following the poor performances against Rochdale and Peterborough - when we got 4 points, rather than the one we probably deserved - this result was coming.
I'm not too despondent about the side. Billy Clarke will get fitter and Jason Pearce should be back soon to add some authority and experience in central defence. With JFC only one booking away from a suspension, we might also be seeing Anfernee Dijksteel in central midfield sooner than later unless Konsa is moved forward. The greater concern is that Duchatelet is unlikely to spend a dime in the January window and will very probably be looking to unload Konsa to the highest bidder. Karl Robinson's story about the written 'business case' for Leon Best's two month contract tells us all we need to know. The fact that he is now clearly trying to distance himself from the regime may be significant if a sale is in the air.
It was good to see the ground almost two-thirds full, although the fact that we could only muster 12,500 Charlton supporters for this game illustrates just how far we have fallen under the yoke of our arrogant and incompetent Belgian overlord. We desperately need him to go before we become rooted in this division.
The 12,500 will be including season tickets, actual bums on seats would probably be nearer to 10,000
@ElfsborgAddick - I think that most of our 6,500 season ticket holders were probably there for this game, although I guess the club may also have given out a significant number of complementary tickets to try and bump the gate up.
Karl has targetted a 6ft striker (Godden?) unlikely to be quick and a midfielder, yet he sidelines Aribo and hasn't tried Djiksteel or Lapslie. We need a pacy striker in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 but he has no vision.
What a very disappointing performance. We had an excellent pre-match lunch and drinks at the Plume of Feathers with one of my old Pompey supporting friends and his mate but that was as good as it got and it all went downhill pretty soon thereafter.
I thought we started the game well but didn't carry much of a goal threat and only managed two decent efforts in the first half, the Holmes shot which their keeper tipped over and the header from a corner against the post. Little did we know at the time that those two attempts on goal would be a 100% improvement on our second half efforts. Pompey got right back into the game before half time and went on to dominate the second half, with Jamal Lowe giving us all sorts of problems. Their substitute, Bennett, also ran at us repeatedly, while their two streetwise centre halves (especially the number 6) won absolutely everything in the air and defended resolutely from start to finish.
We seemed to run out of ideas pretty rapidly and both Magennis, in particular, and Holmes had very poor games. Maybe Ricky was trying too hard against a former club, although he has, in fairness, been off his game for a while. I thought that Joe Aribo did pretty well but he and JFC, who had a quiet game, struggled in the second half when Pompey were in the ascendency. Amos' excellent penalty save kept us in it and meant that Best's late header could have earned us an undeserved point. However, you can't keeping riding your luck forever and following the poor performances against Rochdale and Peterborough - when we got 4 points, rather than the one we probably deserved - this result was coming.
I'm not too despondent about the side. Billy Clarke will get fitter and Jason Pearce should be back soon to add some authority and experience in central defence. With JFC only one booking away from a suspension, we might also be seeing Anfernee Dijksteel in central midfield sooner than later unless Konsa is moved forward. The greater concern is that Duchatelet is unlikely to spend a dime in the January window and will very probably be looking to unload Konsa to the highest bidder. Karl Robinson's story about the written 'business case' for Leon Best's two month contract tells us all we need to know. The fact that he is now clearly trying to distance himself from the regime may be significant if a sale is in the air.
It was good to see the ground almost two-thirds full, although the fact that we could only muster 12,500 Charlton supporters for this game illustrates just how far we have fallen under the yoke of our arrogant and incompetent Belgian overlord. We desperately need him to go before we become rooted in this division.
The 12,500 will be including season tickets, actual bums on seats would probably be nearer to 10,000
I doubt if there were 15,000 in the ground, so 11,000 Charlton would be about right.
The Pompey fans were fantastic, 3,000 filled the Away End and another thousand in the East Stand – all on their feet, chanting and singing. You might think this was their promotion party – yet it was an ordinary league game in December, when their wives had begged them to go shopping in Furniture Land.
After all the froth about the 25th anniversary – it was pompous and ridiculous. Our very good players from those days lined up on the touchline, all stiff in suits, and were beckoned one-by-one to an altar in the centre-circle. Shake hands with Meire and receive a memorial shirt. A shirt? Professional footballers have six houses and ten cars – a shirt is swapped only with bloodied rivals in mutual respect.
At the end of term in junior school, pupils lurch in front of assembly: up to the headmaster and a ripple of applause. To receive a book. Inscribed 'For Achievement'. To Norman. Wrong name. In Latin. Our great players from 25 years ago were led off the turf and lined up in a military parade. It is puerile and patronising. They went up to the stands, breathed in and out: Let's have excitement, bravery, courage - and action.
You can add up the goals: Killer scored 170 for us, Gary Nelson a shed-load too, Mendonca brilliant and vital. They should be entertained here, back at The Valley.
We kicked off. And pussied about all over the pitch. Made a mess in defence, bottled out of midfield. Dribbled up back alleys. Thoughtless and lazy at free-kicks. Never in a million years do we look like scoring.
As fellow Charlton Lifers, what do you imagine Killer is thinking?
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"Right now I can't read too good / so don't send me no more letters, no."
We are a team of midgets by and large a fact Robinson himself has reportedly acknowledged if not quite in those terms!
Why then do we pump aimless high balls which are meat and drink to two huge oil tankers of centre halves who return them with interest putting ourselves under more pressure?
If we really have got the 'best wingers in the division' as Robbo has also stated they should be running at the defence and whipping in low crosses from the byline to turn the opposition's big defenders. If the oppo double up on our wingers then there is space in the middle and again we should run at the defence.
Portsmouth yesterday were put under little or no pressure "plenty of shots" don't make me laugh!
It's not the first time either we've played that way this season and if it's not the last we can kiss any form of promotion goodbye.
Boring midtable league 1 football or boring midtable Premiership football you decide.
After all the froth about the 25th anniversary – it was pompous and ridiculous. Our very good players from those days lined up on the touchline, all stiff in suits, and were beckoned one-by-one to an altar in the centre-circle. Shake hands with Meire and receive a memorial shirt. A shirt? Professional footballers have six houses and ten cars – a shirt is swapped only with bloodied rivals in mutual respect.
At the end of term in junior school, pupils lurch in front of assembly: up to the headmaster and a ripple of applause. To receive a book. Inscribed 'For Achievement'. To Norman. Wrong name. In Latin. Our great players from 25 years ago were led off the turf and lined up in a military parade. It is puerile and patronising. They went up to the stands, breathed in and out: Let's have excitement, bravery, courage - and action.
You can add up the goals: Killer scored 170 for us, Gary Nelson a shed-load too, Mendonca brilliant and vital. They should be entertained here, back at The Valley.
We kicked off. And pussied about all over the pitch. Made a mess in defence, bottled out of midfield. Dribbled up back alleys. Thoughtless and lazy at free-kicks. Never in a million years do we look like scoring.
As fellow Charlton Lifers, what do you imagine Killer is thinking?
Very strange and everyone around was laughing.
As Kiiller was quite happy to thump a team mate I hope he would have “ told” Roland where to go.
Shouldn't have put their outing on social media though.
The whole point is that they were idiotic enough to go on the p*** in a club uniform(in full view of a crowded train carriage), and one of them was management ffs.
I do agree re thrown ins.
I saw an interesting thing with Jimmy Bullard about him preferring the thrower to put it in to space (not as in orbit!) rather than directly to the player - he said he felt a team mate would need to react. In other words, a throw to feet, chest or head was a bit too predictable.
I thought we started the game well but didn't carry much of a goal threat and only managed two decent efforts in the first half, the Holmes shot which their keeper tipped over and the header from a corner against the post. Little did we know at the time that those two attempts on goal would be a 100% improvement on our second half efforts. Pompey got right back into the game before half time and went on to dominate the second half, with Jamal Lowe giving us all sorts of problems. Their substitute, Bennett, also ran at us repeatedly, while their two streetwise centre halves (especially the number 6) won absolutely everything in the air and defended resolutely from start to finish.
We seemed to run out of ideas pretty rapidly and both Magennis, in particular, and Holmes had very poor games. Maybe Ricky was trying too hard against a former club, although he has, in fairness, been off his game for a while. I thought that Joe Aribo did pretty well but he and JFC, who had a quiet game, struggled in the second half when Pompey were in the ascendency. Amos' excellent penalty save kept us in it and meant that Best's late header could have earned us an undeserved point. However, you can't keeping riding your luck forever and following the poor performances against Rochdale and Peterborough - when we got 4 points, rather than the one we probably deserved - this result was coming.
I'm not too despondent about the side. Billy Clarke will get fitter and Jason Pearce should be back soon to add some authority and experience in central defence. With JFC only one booking away from a suspension, we might also be seeing Anfernee Dijksteel in central midfield sooner than later unless Konsa is moved forward. The greater concern is that Duchatelet is unlikely to spend a dime in the January window and will very probably be looking to unload Konsa to the highest bidder. Karl Robinson's story about the written 'business case' for Leon Best's two month contract tells us all we need to know. The fact that he is now clearly trying to distance himself from the regime may be significant if a sale is in the air.
It was good to see the ground almost two-thirds full, although the fact that we could only muster 12,500 Charlton supporters for this game illustrates just how far we have fallen under the yoke of our arrogant and incompetent Belgian overlord. We desperately need him to go before we become rooted in this division.