Charlton started their afternoon at Bolton with an all-out-assault that resulted in a goal on about three minutes. A bit of inspiration from young Rak-Sakyi—who pursued a loose ball with vigour, to gain unlikely possession and tee up Scott Fraser, who drilled the ball home—threatened Charlton fans with a very fine day out. Unfortunately, Bolton decided they wouldn’t wilt so easily. Some six minutes later, they conjured an equaliser, moving the ball from one wingback to the other, they bundled the ball into the back of the net with what seemed to be an arm, hip, and torso. Bolton steadied themselves, put us in their back pocket and went on to score again when we allowed them to waltz into our six-yard box and find the net again at close range.
Charlton came out in the second half with renewed intent. For about twenty minutes. Bolton absorbed the pressure and then responded.They scored a couple more, but one was ruled offside. Despite making (late) changes, we never looked like recovering. Bolton were better organised and much more fluid. They were also clinical in ways we just don’t seem capable of.
Though the afternoon started with optimism, it ended in familiar frustration to cap off a frustration-filled last few days.
Bolton 3 Charlton 1
Over to you.
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That can begin to turn around if we can win the next 3 in a row, and although there’s no easy games, if we can’t win those then it really is another season of mid table obscurity.
Lack of a back up left back is criminal.
Will be interesting to see how we respond at home.
We have now played 7 0f the top half teams and only won two ( one against Plymouth' s 10 men).
We are a bang average league one team with key players injury prone and no reinforcements.
If we beat Exeter, Forest Green Rovers and than Fleetwood away, then we will be two points behind target."
the above post from seth plum is one of the oddest posts i have ever read on charlton life.
.......unless of course it was tougue in cheek
both the performance, and the decisions to continue to lump it forward.
stockley clearly not at it- didn’t win any headers, wasn’t strong enough at all, hold up play nonexistent!
Garner has clearly changed the way our full backs play- noticed it last game and it’s terrible! Full backs are coming inside centrally leaving the 2 CBs at the back… just go back to basics and keep the fullbacks wide
kirk just not involved at all, not direct enough!
CBT and rak-sakyi have to start next game, as does leaburn. Would probably play payne over morgan too!
Could it be that certain players who don't mess it up for us in the cup sides are doing so in the League? Naming no names of course. But like...play Payne?
Morgan, Stockley, Kirk and Lavelle sounded crap, Claydon is not ready for this level of football. JRS and Fraser sounded OK but overall we got what we deserved....fuck all!
Next 3 games we have to step up and play and win....then we might, just might get this season going.
Feel for the fans who travelled a long way at great expense. I had planned to go and am glad I didn't.
7th game of the season and our squad is already so stretched we have Clayden starting and a bench with Chin, Leaburn and Ness on it. Not knocking them but that is a lot of young lads to be in a squad this early in a season.
The Sandgaard's let the transfer window shut with a whimper and Tommy will suffer the painful financial consequences because of it.
Garner was clear he wanted a LB, CB and Forward, we got none and to no one's surprise, they seemed the 3 positions that caused us the most limitations today.
Summed up by the extreme nervousness of fans when Rak Saki got injured. One player on loan from Palace carries all of our threat. Depressing football times.
Leaburn must start ahead of Stockley next time, bring McGrandles in for Morgan just for starters. Lavelle just doesn't look good enough, prefer Inniss and Kirk needs a rocket up his arse.
Sessegnon can’t come back soon enough. Clayden is getting shown up as a winger doing his best to fill in at LB. Loses his man far too often and was responsible for the free runner for their third. Think he could do a job in the front 3 once our actual LB is fit.
Payne can only be subbed on for Fraser and he had decent game.
Simple set piece for the third.
Leaburn on too late
Bad game management by BG, his first blot on his clean slate.