Hasn’t Stockley scored 18 goals this season? Better than 1 in 2?
edit: just seen Eltham Addick make the same point…
18 goals in all comps.. 11 in the league. Stockton has 21 in the league, might be wrong but he scored a handful in the pizza cup no?
Not that I think Stockley is a bad player
And Stockton is playing for a small club, at the highest level it's ever played at, a level where Morecambe will naturally be expected to struggle.
If we are retaining Stockley which I assume we will Stockton (Morecambe) is not the answer, they are very similar and it would not work. Alfie May is who we should be looking at, small, nippy, good feet and 21 goals this season the same as Stockton
Perhaps someone who knows L1 inside out can comment on Stocktons style, the way he gets goals , how he hold the ball up etc. To me from clips I've seen he's scored some long distance shots that look quality.He has that arrogance about him- great if you like what he does.........But I don't follow it closely. His goals have given Morecombe a chance this season- without them they would be sunk. I think he would be a target for many clubs as his stats are outstanding, Morecombe will want to cash in if they get relegated.But also depends on length of contract and I think hew signed a new one beginning of the season.
From what I have seen of him, and he has got my attention, he is a bully/physical, A good finisher who can score from in and outside of the area, a decent header of the ball. He isn't slow but his game is not about pace. I undertsand the theory of playing different players such as Stockley and Washington but especially at this level two physical players can work overloading defences and make the most of delivery from a wing back system.
I don't think he is an exact replica of Stockley as he is more dangerous outside of the area (which is a big weakness of us as a side) and he is a bit more of a see you next Tuesday than Stockley but there are similarities. I think they could both play together, but if one of them is injured, we still have that physicality up front. This is important as we should have learned this season.
In terms of his contract, next season would be his last year. He has only started getting noticed but we can say the same about Taylor who had similar attributes to Stockton. Would Championship clubs want to take a punt? I'm not sure. If Morecombe get relegated, he can't want to play at a lower level at this stage of his career and he is a proven scorer at this level and surely we ought to be one of the more attractive clubs at this level.
The JJ winning run was simply momentum. Tim Sherwood did the same as a rookie manager. Bowyer did also. But after the honeymoon, if you've got no idea about tactics, how to get the very best out of your players, win ugly, asserting your personal plan on the squad etc you get found out.
I've seen enough to see JJ hasn't got it. Like Lampard, he's been given his dream job managing the team he served so brilliantly. But like Lamps, the job came far too soon.
If TS has an clue ~ football wise ... He will move JJ on now. If he waits until November or even later then it's ANOTHER wasted season. He could bring in the gaffer now and allow him a bit of time to really look at the rot and invest in the summer. To continue into next season with a bloke who is not ready or able or both is ludicrous.
That said, the future for the club still looks very good. Our support is very good. Our youth players are absolutely awesome and destined for great things and we have the nucleus of a strong team in the first team squad. Just the management is without merit..
Karl Robinson part two anyone? John Terry?
I think that you may be right about another wasted season to come. Let's pray to God that you're not.
All of you bleating about not wanting 'to watch this shit anymore', or ' I don't want to renew my season ticket ', then don't: you're under no obligation to do so. We're a third division club with third division players and a third division manager, yet the expectations/sense of entitlement on here exceed these basic facts. Supporting Charlton means supporting a club that has no guarantee of success - two play-off wins at Wembley, anyone? - and, at times, watching turgid football played by average players. I probably watch 10 - 12 games a season now the the lad's away and can probably afford to be more sanguine about what happens on the pitch, but it's still Charlton, a team that will infuriate and disappoint, but one that I'm still proud to call my team.
If you shopped in Waitrose or M&S you would correctly feel entitled to better products than if you'd gone to Netto.
We are currently below Cheltenham and other clubs with worse resources, cheaper tickets and lower paid players than at Charlton.
But that's OK - let's all just lower our expectations to that level, and go happily along with it.
Entitlement - what a load of old rot.
Really? You need to scroll back and read some of the comments again without your turd tinted spectacles on.
In order to determine your definition of entitlement, and whether you think that it is ever legitimate:
What makes you think that you are entitled to an opinion?
Anyway I'm mostly doing this to suck up to the guy who does those absurdly detailed Morecambe match previews. If you're reading - hi, big fan - please mention me and my staunch campaign in your Charlton (A) one cheeeeeers
When die hard regulars of many years standing moan then the club need to listen. Contrary to what others say on here, if you've been watching Charlton for 40,50,60 plus years and attending week in week out, year after year after year, you do know your stuff and how Charlton should look and play. We know something is very wrong at the club we love.
I absolutely resent people saying we are Sunday park football players who don't understand the game. That is utter tosh. In my opinion (and I have discussed this with others that have watched us for over 50 years) sometimes managers get too close to players and make decisions based on performance and/or attitude in training etc. To me all that counts is performance on the pitch as to whether players should get game time. Possibly Gilbey is a case in point based on how Jackson speaks about him. That also goes for excellent shot saving goalkeepers that lose out to keepers that are better with their feet. Nonsense.
@Redskin and @Davo53 aren't regulars, have not lived and breathed in the flesh the absolute rubbish on display this season. I banged on about something a couple of months back and someone brought it up again after yesterday's performance - why is it that when he got the job, we excellently applied the high press, trapping top 6 teams, Plymouth and Rotherham, in their own half and winning the ball high up the pitch. Why did this suddenly stop?
Why have players regressed under us ie Lee, Kirk, DJ? The club is a shambles from top to bottom and it appears management merely pay lip service to fans views. We want an experienced CEO, we want Keohane out and we want a manager who is able to be flexible in his tactical play and can improve players. Premiership ready - My arse, just win games. So fed up with it all.
Nail on head, bb, and sadly so.
The building blocks that we expect to be in place at our club, the foundations on which to build success are no longer in place IMO.
Underwhelming SMT, no on site CEO, lack of sufficient staff - all pointing to the reasons why errors are made in communications ( eg in the season ticket structure published on Saturday), corner are cut, emails unanswered & the whole club appears to be lacking in professionalism ( if there's such a word !) A very sad & worrying state of affairs.
Stabilise, underpin the creaking structure & revise the priorities....Fill The Valley will come ( maybe) in time, and when it's deserved, not before.
But, as always, what do I know ?
Two excellent posts.
What concerns me is how do you recruit the players we need if it’s generally thought the club is a bit of a shambles. This needs sorting soon, but I’m not sure Thomas is about to make major changes.
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I don't think he is an exact replica of Stockley as he is more dangerous outside of the area (which is a big weakness of us as a side) and he is a bit more of a see you next Tuesday than Stockley but there are similarities. I think they could both play together, but if one of them is injured, we still have that physicality up front. This is important as we should have learned this season.
In terms of his contract, next season would be his last year. He has only started getting noticed but we can say the same about Taylor who had similar attributes to Stockton. Would Championship clubs want to take a punt? I'm not sure. If Morecombe get relegated, he can't want to play at a lower level at this stage of his career and he is a proven scorer at this level and surely we ought to be one of the more attractive clubs at this level.
Let's pray to God that you're not.
MIKE FLANNAGAN
What makes you think that you are entitled to an opinion?
Yeah that's gooder