Relieved as we were as poor as I've seen us for a long while first half.
1 - 1 at the break was harsh on a well drilled Fleetwood side. Scott Brown as new manager?
But as I'm sure others have said 2nd half we were better and got a deserved win.
Not getting carried away as it's one win v a team that hasn't won all season and we're still bottom half ..but we are only 6 points off the play offs
Chem was good and I thought Jones looked much more comfortable than previously.
CBT showed why it would have been a mistake to sell him.
No fan of Kirk but he did his job when he came on.
And how good is it to have a goalscorer? Great finish from Alf for the first.
Holden must be cursing his luck that he never had Leaburn available.
A lot of new and injured players to come back so some potential improvement possible but let's not get carried away..but we're only 7 points off automatic promotion
This was the "clear penalty" not given on Campbell. Their player definitely played the ball and the only question is whether he went through Campbell first. Doesn't look like it from this shot.
Nothing to do with his feet, more the massive shove between the shoulder blades that sent him flying. Nailed on pen from side on view. Personally I think he got the CBT one wrong too, but I’ll take it
This was the "clear penalty" not given on Campbell. Their player definitely played the ball and the only question is whether he went through Campbell first. Doesn't look like it from this shot.
Nothing to do with his feet, more the massive shove between the shoulder blades that sent him flying. Nailed on pen from side on view. Personally I think he got the CBT one wrong too, but I’ll take it
Well he's clearly not shoved him over by the time he played the ball - as the picture shows.
Fleetwood were like us.....didnt take their chances when they were ahead. They should have been 3 up at HT.....and Mays equaliser dragged us back into it. Only 1 winner from then on & we really should have been out of sight before TWELVE mins were added.
Leaburn made a difference & so does a natural goalscorer.
Fleetwood were like us.....didnt take their chances when they were ahead. They should have been 3 up at HT.....and Mays equaliser dragged us back into it. Only 1 winner from then on & we really should have been out of sight before TWELVE mins were added.
Leaburn made a difference & so does a natural goalscorer.
3 up at half time?! Hit the bar and scored otherwise I can't remember a clear chance
I was thoroughly entertained today. First 15 aside I thought we were the dominant side and deserved to go in even despite us giving Fleetwood some decent chances on the break. L
What Anderson and Asiimwe are doing at 18 in their first senior games is incredible imo. Two potentially very, very good players.
Thought Anderson especially was quality. Very mature. Sticks up for himself and stuck up for Dobson when he got clattered late which caused the melee and then the ref booked CBT .
Obviously Fleetwood are a bad team, but a fully fit Leaburn and these new signings who knows.
I'm going to enjoy watching this young players. Just wish we'd lay off the "we f**king shit" 15 minutes into the game and support a very, very young side up against it.
Ridiculous booking for May - goalie gives May lip before penalty, Alfie returns it after he scores. What else did the ref think was happening. Probably means May will have to miss a game.
The first half was shocking save for Campbell’s ball to May and a typical striker’s finish.
It may seem odd to say but by not doing the usual pass the ball back to a defender to knock long from the kick off was a galvanising start to the half. We got a tempo going with several corners and a couple of dangerous crosses which seemed to give us confidence.
The caveat is that we were playing a team who were pretty bereft of ideas however:
- Asiimwe and Anderson were much better second half. If I were Pearce I think I’d tell both of them to get away for a few days and rest. They have been thrust into the first team way too early but to their credit neither of them hide or go onto their shells. Hopefully they get a chance to reenergise themselves
- Chem Campbell, Tyreece Campbell, CBT are all exciting players at this level. Yes, frustrating at times as wide players can be but CBT in particular showed some lovely skills. Chem’s ball for May was quality.
- Jones grew into the game. He and Hector are the right combination at the moment. I want Hector to become the Pearce of the team. Be a leader and be commanding.
- Leaburn came on and was a pest. He showed some lovely skill at times and pace when out wide. He has an edge to him that will rile defenders.
- May worked his socks off. At then end of the game he must was still closing down and harrying defenders. He seems to love being here and playing for us.
- Now for Dobson. He was the best player on the pitch today by a mile. That doesn’t mean he was perfect. But he has so much more to his game than winning the ball. He is a head up player, receives the ball on the half turn, dictates the pace of play, spreads the ball, wins tackles. Leads by example and gives his absolute all. He is a proper footballer. The volleyed pass he played to Kirk at the end of the game was sublime (and Kirk’s cross was decent too).
- The ref. Very annoying and pedantic. I won’t waste time dissecting his performance.
That first half was up there with the worst I’ve ever seen, possibly the worst in our entire history. We keep getting worse each week.
plus side, somehow won, May is clearly a decent striker if we weren’t utter toilet, and Leaburn looked class and exactly what we have been missing when he came on. Angry, physical, aggressive, determined, self confident. Let’s hope he can help turn us around, despite how toss we’ve been all season, I think the table would probably look relatively exciting at the moment if we’d had him involved for the first 5 games.
I think I’ve seen worse in the last couple of seasons.
One things for sure, we haven’t replaced Innis. We have no presence in the box, and that Stockley goal was always on the cards. He wasn’t even challenged. We will always struggle against the long ball teams this season unless Abankwah turns out to have a leap on him. He’s only 6ft. That’s the biggest failure of the window for me. Not Abankwah, who might be RB this season, but not signing a dominant CB. At least we saw two killer passes today, the first from Chem for May (you always felt we would finish) the second a beaut of a defence splitting pass from Edun for CBT. The latter cut inside beautifully to draw the foul. Very happy with the three points, even though the performance was so-so.
Oh, and Miles looked sharp, which is a massive positive, and probably should have been playing down the middle.
PS Lovely volleyed cross with his left foot from Kirk which could and should have been converted.
Fleetwood were like us.....didnt take their chances when they were ahead. They should have been 3 up at HT.....and Mays equaliser dragged us back into it. Only 1 winner from then on & we really should have been out of sight before TWELVE mins were added.
Leaburn made a difference & so does a natural goalscorer.
3 up at half time?! Hit the bar and scored otherwise I can't remember a clear chance
What a 🤡
Yeah 3 is a bit OTT but they did have another couple of chances, a cross that flashed across that the striker should have got his head on and a very well worked corner that the guy should have at least got on target instead of blazing over but I suppose you either missed them or forgot them. Easy to do if you have subjective memory.
Fleetwood were like us.....didnt take their chances when they were ahead. They should have been 3 up at HT.....and Mays equaliser dragged us back into it. Only 1 winner from then on & we really should have been out of sight before TWELVE mins were added.
Leaburn made a difference & so does a natural goalscorer.
3 up at half time?! Hit the bar and scored otherwise I can't remember a clear chance
What a 🤡
Yeah 3 is a bit OTT but they did have another couple of chances, a cross that flashed across that the striker should have got his head on and a very well worked corner that the guy should have at least got on target instead of blazing over but I suppose you either missed them or forgot them. Easy to do if you have subjective memory.
Not subjective at all. 2 "shoulds" don't make a difference at all. If there clear or Itsted saves fair enough but they didn't get anywhere near so hardly worth mentioning.
This was the "clear penalty" not given on Campbell. Their player definitely played the ball and the only question is whether he went through Campbell first. Doesn't look like it from this shot.
I didn't think it was a penalty. So times you get them, some times you give them away.
Its so easy to blame the refs, good teams win amd take the odd 50/50 ref decision out of the equation.
You could easily argue refs have cost us as much as 6 points this season. We have cost ourselves more.
A win is a win,and we deserved it,but for christ sake,how did Stockley get totally unmarked in our six yard area he literally had time to put that where he wanted.Got to stop these give aways.
I do like that hopefully very soon we can take Asiimwe and Anderson out of the first team without them having disgraced themselves, got injured or been completely sapped of confidence and see it as a great learning experience for them. Tennai and one of Taylor, Watson or the injured lads coming in would allow them to have had a very nice run
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1 - 1 at the break was harsh on a well drilled Fleetwood side. Scott Brown as new manager?
But as I'm sure others have said 2nd half we were better and got a deserved win.
Not getting carried away as it's one win v a team that hasn't won all season and we're still bottom half ..but we are only 6 points off the play offs
Chem was good and I thought Jones looked much more comfortable than previously.
CBT showed why it would have been a mistake to sell him.
No fan of Kirk but he did his job when he came on.
And how good is it to have a goalscorer? Great finish from Alf for the first.
Holden must be cursing his luck that he never had Leaburn available.
A lot of new and injured players to come back so some potential improvement possible but let's not get carried away..but we're only 7 points off automatic promotion
Personally I think he got the CBT one wrong too, but I’ll take it
Will add more later.
Fleetwood were like us.....didnt take their chances when they were ahead. They should have been 3 up at HT.....and Mays equaliser dragged us back into it. Only 1 winner from then on & we really should have been out of sight before TWELVE mins were added.
Leaburn made a difference & so does a natural goalscorer.
What a 🤡
What Anderson and Asiimwe are doing at 18 in their first senior games is incredible imo. Two potentially very, very good players.
Thought Anderson especially was quality. Very mature. Sticks up for himself and stuck up for Dobson when he got clattered late which caused the melee and then the ref booked CBT
Obviously Fleetwood are a bad team, but a fully fit Leaburn and these new signings who knows.
I'm going to enjoy watching this young players. Just wish we'd lay off the "we f**king shit" 15 minutes into the game and support a very, very young side up against it.
The caveat is that we were playing a team who were pretty bereft of ideas however:
- Asiimwe and Anderson were much better second half. If I were Pearce I think I’d tell both of them to get away for a few days and rest. They have been thrust into the first team way too early but to their credit neither of them hide or go onto their shells. Hopefully they get a chance to reenergise themselves
- Chem Campbell, Tyreece Campbell, CBT are all exciting players at this level. Yes, frustrating at times as wide players can be but CBT in particular showed some lovely skills. Chem’s ball for May was quality.
- Jones grew into the game. He and Hector are the right combination at the moment. I want Hector to become the Pearce of the team. Be a leader and be commanding.
At least we saw two killer passes today, the first from Chem for May (you always felt we would finish) the second a beaut of a defence splitting pass from Edun for CBT. The latter cut inside beautifully to draw the foul.
Very happy with the three points, even though the performance was so-so.
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First half was worryingly bad at times, but we picked it up 2nd half and deserved the win.
Big decision on the manager now. We really need to get it right
One win down, now win the next six...one at a time.
Its so easy to blame the refs, good teams win amd take the odd 50/50 ref decision out of the equation.
You could easily argue refs have cost us as much as 6 points this season. We have cost ourselves more.
Much better second half, though not without it's bad moments, like Hector's error leading to a dangerous free kick in the 99th minute.
Happy with the three points but much work to be done by the new manager.
So Charlton won't offer him George a new contract and will let him walk away and get sweet FA for him when his contract expires.
This is Charlton Athletic the selling team for the last 100 years but please 🤷🏻♂️
🤦🏻♂️Give me strength Bob.