Charlton headed south in search of three points to ensure we’re not cut adrift from the promotion-chasing pack. Unfortunately, it was more of the same from the Addicks, who started slow and only really got slower in the first half and failed to make good on numerous decent opportunities in the second.
A knock to Will Mannion saw Ashley Maynard-Brewer come back into the starting eleven, alongside Zach Mitchell for the injured Kayne Ramsay. In the first half Charlton were often second best. Exeter weren’t much better and the two sides went back and forth without really threatening, nor entertaining.
The second half was a little better for the travelling side but the opening goal came from an Exeter corner that was tucked home on 59 minutes through a glancing Tristan Crama header, who was left free inside the six yard box after he left Josh Edwards behind. Charlton huffed and puffed for the remaining minutes, coming close when Matty Godden found himself on the end of an errant back pass and one on one with the keeper, only to put it agonisingly wide. Alex MItchell had what seemed like a gilt-edge chance when he rose to head the ball from close range but missed the mark when it seemed easier to score. There were other opportunities too but today wasn’t our day.
Charlton were poor today, even more so than usual. The side is depleted through injuries of course, but we really haven’t looked very good all season even with decent victories against top sides. It’s looking quite gloomy with the prospect of another mid-table League One season. I don’t think we’re actually far off of a competitive side, but we’d need to see at least two new bodies in that are head and shoulders above the rest of this squad, one of which has to be a string-pulling midfielder, to become competitive at the top end of this league. I don’t know that we’ve seen anything from the owners and senior management team that suggests they’re prepared to make that happen.
Exeter City 1 Charlton 0
Over to you.
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"It will click soon"
Etc etc
"Pointless"
Despite injuries, the performance etc etc we created enough to win the game 2 or 3 times over once again, like stockport, wrexham etc.
Surely our luck has to change eventually.
2 of those against Chelsea U21s and a non-league team.
in a bad mood for the weekend….was thinking of going to Hudders when in London next month as brother lives up north but no chance….would be bored to death
Until we sort out the midfield, sign some flair players & get some pace into the side we are going nowhere.
And to cap it all I turned over to the egg chasers......only to see a stoppage time winner for the Aussies.
This season is over already. Onwards to the 25/26 one.
What is the plan? Why did the team with the 4th biggest budget in the league once again make no progress in the summer transfer window?
Another season of mid table mediocrity all but guaranteed.
Nathan Jones: 41 points from 30 games - dire football - ???
Sacking a manager every season will not bring success.
Sooner or later you have to stick with a manager and back him.
But I honestly don't think we will improve this season even when we get a few players back.
Weather Jones can turn it around given timi have no idea but this season is over despite what some on here might say.
Depressing.
TC out injured so the one attacking player who might bring something different, Kaheim Dixon, brought along for a nice coach ride and not even put on the bench just in case we went 1-0 down or something. Just hope he enjoyed the A303 and had a nice view of Stonehenge on the way.
On to 2025/26.
As close to the top 6 as we are to the bottom 6.
In Jones we Trust.......give me strength.
Because we have no quality we've become long ball merchants and we aren't even any good at that.
Our recruitment is a shambles year after , year and when we do get it right we sell them without putting up a fight.
Season over
We've become Luton's rejects and that's just embarrassing.
Repeat and rinse.