POST MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic Vs Oxford Utd : Monday 1st January 2024 : KO 15:00

aliwibble

New Year, new start? With Alfie May out, the omens did not look good before the match, and it panned out much as we feared. First half we took the lead fairly early on, after Chem Campbell put the rebound in after CBT's shot was parried by Beadle. We had some good attacking play, but midway in the half we conceded an equaliser after Edun didn't get tight enough to his man, and Hector got beaten to the cross for an easy tap in. Second half, we had some nice moments going forward and Hector made some great defensive interventions, but Oxford gradually became more dominant. After Tennai Watson and CBT went off, we conceded the winner shortly afterwards on the 85th minute, from a screamer from about 25 yards out, which may have taken a slight deflection off Dobson. One bright moment was Patrick Casey making his Charlton first team debut, but there were a smattering of boos near the end and at the final whistle

Final score CAFC 1 Oxford 2

Over to you

Macronate

Redmidland

Taxi for Appleton and Scott....enough said!

SELR_addicks

Some of the management decisions over the past month, including team selections, have been baffling. 

Gravesend_Addick

It's just depressing isn't it!!!

Appleton was never the right choice & I don't think many fans were ever going to take to him unfortunately.

I've kind of resigned myself to Charlton being a mid table league 1 side now, which is so fucking sad. Not sure a new manager makes too much difference but I'm happy to be proven wrong. I just don't know how the club moves forward at the moment

Bedsaddick

The manager plays Anderson who was the worst player on the pitch instead of Watson or Fraser and when he does bring Fraser on it's too late .  
He's obviously trying to make a point to the owners but that's at the fans expense and i'm not accepting that. 
It won't be long before we will be lucky to get 4 or 5 thousand watching us at the valley and hopefully that will force the owners hand. 

I'm so glad i didn't go today. 

To1SCP

Appleton/Scott have to go, utter dross created by a blokes who have no clue

Siv_in_Norfolk

89th minute...2-1 down...we force a corner...

What happens next?

We sub a quite tall player (C Campbell) off for a quite short one (Ryla) and then the corner taker kicks the ball straight out for a goal kick 

There's some incompetence going on 

Nicholas

Worst manager in our history.  Absolutely fucking shocking today.  They better sack that Cnut today 

Croydon

What were those subs? Indefensible.

Fraser is poison. Fuck him off asap

StanTheMan

Has Mickey I know what I'm doing Apples still the manager ???

Cannot wait for the wonderful excuses!!!

CH4RLTON

SELR_addicks said:

Some of the management decisions over the past month, including team selections, have been baffling. 

I mean the main one Watson being left out in favour novice players, as Redmidland says Scott is as much to blame , yes we have lost our three main strikers but , again Alfie has been ran into the ground and we have no back up. The recruitment at this club has been nothing short of shambolic 

soapy_jones

Oh dreary me!  Christmas started with a whimper, continued with a whimper and finished with a whimper! Let's hope 2024 does not start with a whimp...e...h?

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Gravesend_Addick said:

It's just depressing isn't it!!!

Appleton was never the right choice & I don't think many fans were ever going to take to him unfortunately.

I've kind of resigned myself to Charlton being a mid table league 1 side now, which is so fucking sad. Not sure a new manager makes too much difference but I'm happy to be proven wrong. I just don't know how the club moves forward at the moment

A few more results like today and we're going to be a bottom 4 team, let alone a mid table one.

Appleton out. Tonight.

NabySarr

Appleton made negative subs, we sat back and then conceded. Then we’re chasing a goal with our best attacker sat on the sidelines 

SouthWest_Addicks

Modern day football is a squad game and when you have don’t have any senior attacking options on the bench you are always going to struggle. For 60 mins we played really well. Final 30 mins was attack v defence. 

Most baffling subs I have seen at Charlton for a while. Fraser/Thomas in and Watson/CBT off. 

Can’t criticise any of the players as they all put a shift in. 

BigDiddy

Many of us predicted a toxic start to 2024.

Wholesale clearout needed - Scott, Appleton and the whole frigging lot with them in the back room - no doubt they will sell whoever they can. Alfie, Dobbo will probably go.

The current leadership will not transform the club in a good way, but they will stay and accelerate the decline. 

WillmoreTheRed

Appletons last game surely?! Tactically poor again. Went ahead and had long periods of control but never really looked like scoring the second and fully taking control. 

Callumcafc

1-1 against Oxford - Holden goes attacking and we lose to a late goal.

1-1 against Oxford - Appleton goes defensive and we lose to a late goal.

Maybe we’re just not at the required level.

Bailey

The board are responsible, not Holden when he was here or Appleton. That was a team of kids and players out of form, some senior players are now being worn down by the situation, Dobbo is working as hard as ever but his passing looks poor because there is so many poor options on the pitch. 

Bedsaddick

Croydon said:

What were those subs? Indefensible.

Fraser is poison. Fuck him off asap

He came on in the 83rd minute  when we were 2-1 down and you pick him out as poison ! weird 

O-Randy-Hunt

Redmidland said:

Taxi for Appleton and Scott....enough said!

Well I won't be picking him up. He can get the bus the great big baboon. 

eastterrace6168

Not all down to Apples, we have now got 4 centre forwards out FOUR, Chuks, Alfie, Miles, and Tedic, as highlighted by Curbs, the team is too young and we are playing kids everywhere, because we have no choice, the team is knackered and dejected because of lack of experience, so not all down to him.
We desperately need some new faces and quickly or yes things will continue on the downward spiral...

The Prince-e-Paul

The owners, NOT Scott, need to decide whether they think Appleton is the man that can turn around the clubs fortunes. With that plan, significant more sums of money are required, such is the dire situation. Regardless of budget in this league, or reteric, the reality is that a wholesale squad and management change is needed, top down, if this slide is to be stopped. Whether the funds are available will become clearer very soon.

If we were a car, we've broken down on the M1 and all the other cars are passing us, whilst we wait for a tow truck. Even when it arrives major repairs will be needed, just to get moving again. Catching up with the rest is not possible. 

BigDiddy

Callumcafc said:

1-1 against Oxford - Holden goes attacking and we lose to a late goal.

1-1 against Oxford - Appleton goes defensive and we lose to a late goal.

Maybe we’re just not at the required level.

Agree - we are L1 cannon fodder.

NabySarr

Callumcafc said:

1-1 against Oxford - Holden goes attacking and we lose to a late goal.

1-1 against Oxford - Appleton goes defensive and we lose to a late goal.

Maybe we’re just not at the required level.

Appleton has better players available but is now on a worse run than Holden was and against weaker opposition

BigDiddy

eastterrace6168 said:

Not all down to Apples, we have now got 4 centre forwards out FOUR, as highlighted by Curbs, the team is too young, and we are playing kids everywhere, because we have no choice, the team is knackered and dejected because of lack of experience, so not all down to him.
We desperately need some new faces and quickly or yes things will continue on the downward spiral...

eastterrace6168 said:

Not all down to Apples, we have now got 4 centre forwards out FOUR, as highlighted by Curbs, the team is too young, and we are playing kids everywhere, because we have no choice, the team is knackered and dejected because of lack of experience, so not all down to him.
We desperately need some new faces and quickly or yes things will continue on the downward spiral...

MA is incapable of turning this around.

LargeAddick

My only complaints were the non sensical subs. Thomas was an effort to protect a point and it immediately backfired and we are then chasing the game with a left footed centre half at right back with a right back on the bench. Then taking off CBT to bring on Casey, I mean WTF? Not a game to bring Casey on. Keep CBT up front and give that a go. Kanu didn't look as shattered as Anderson or Campbell so why not keep Kanu on and stick someone up top alongside him? And what has Watson done wrong? Shagged Apples missus? I don't care if he's going back tomorrow he should at least have come off the bench today, he is forward thinking and can pick out a pass. I thought the subs were all wrong. Apples got it wrong. He's got to go. I've zero faith in him getting us out of this league, ever.

Other than that I've no real complaints. Every one of them put in the required committment, busted every gut, tried their best but some are not good enough whilst others not experienced enough. The players were not to blame today.

JamesSeed

We lost to a wonder strike, but yet again, men against boys, so we’re set up to lose. 

When he took off CBT I knew we’d lose. He was occupying two of their players. With him gone they didn’t have to worry, about a thing.  

Valley11

Anyone left who thinks this bloke is the right choice as manager/coach or whatever the stupid title is?

eastterrace6168

BigDiddy said:

eastterrace6168 said:

Not all down to Apples, we have now got 4 centre forwards out FOUR, as highlighted by Curbs, the team is too young, and we are playing kids everywhere, because we have no choice, the team is knackered and dejected because of lack of experience, so not all down to him.
We desperately need some new faces and quickly or yes things will continue on the downward spiral...

eastterrace6168 said:

Not all down to Apples, we have now got 4 centre forwards out FOUR, as highlighted by Curbs, the team is too young, and we are playing kids everywhere, because we have no choice, the team is knackered and dejected because of lack of experience, so not all down to him.
We desperately need some new faces and quickly or yes things will continue on the downward spiral...

MA is incapable of turning this around.

No-one is, don't matter who you could get in NOW, this squad is virtually picking itself, it's whos fit today, your in, it ain't as easy as sack Apples...