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POST-MATCH THREAD: Exeter City v Charlton Athletic: Sat 9th November 2024: KO 15:00
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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.
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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Just never did the basics
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"Trust in Jones"
"It will click soon"
Etc etc14 -
Tel summed it up at the very end there.
"Pointless"He was talking about the result, but it had a more profound effect on me.Why am I bothering with this shit show. I've wasted far too much time , effort and money on them over the years. And NOTHING changes.It's not remotely entertaining and a bloody horrendous way to spend a weekend.27 -
Trying to take the positives because theres enough negativity on CL most of the time.
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.10 -
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Predictable performance. Teams must continue to enjoy playing us.0
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3 wins in 10.
2 of those against Chelsea U21s and a non-league team.9 -
Current mood:
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Same old shit, Jones out!!9
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Useless from start to finish, 8 defensive minded players in the outfield 10 and we can't stop them scoring a simple goal from a set piece, which would have been the entire point of setting up so negatively. We were toast from that moment on4
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We deserved something out that game on our second half performance, we were by far the better team but we wait until we are 1-0 down to make the changes.. Exeter have something to fight for you make them changes at HT and we win that game..... but with 9 players out we just have to keep going stay in touch with the top 6.. as we seen only tskes a few wins and your backup there...…..11
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It's been the same all season, don't give anything away and then if we do concede hit it long and hope for the best. The midfield is full of the same type of player, no width and no guile, yes we should have scored but this is the worst football I've seen at Charlton in years.4
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Weird game. Fuming after the first half but not quite as much after the second given some moderate improvement. Not good enough but should have a point with the chances we created0
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Players with little or poor technical skill…no creativity in midfield…always giving up set play goals…I could go on and on….always put me
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 death2 -
Depressing. We’re an awful team to watch18
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Those 14 players on the pitch in a Charlton shirt let the travelling Charlton supporters down badly today! Total gutless performance!0
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All too predictable.
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.13 -
Days like today just make me realise how nonsense this argument is that it will take multiple windows to get this right. The progress from last season is so negligible it might as well have not happened. It’s objectively shit.
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.27 -
Ok, so who comes in then?Nicholas said:Same old shit, Jones out!!5 -
Dean Holden: 41 points from 30 games - reasonably attractive football - sacked
Nathan Jones: 41 points from 30 games - dire football - ???34 -
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Groundhog day week after week.
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.6 -
Poor recruitment. Injuries. No heart. AGAIN
On to 2025/26.0 -
Same shit every week. No width, no pace, no creativity, pedestrian midfield, hoofball, no ability to change things. Which opponents and fans can work out as our problem, but apparently our manager and coaches can't. So sick of it.
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.
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I know we need to just stick with a manager and give them a bit of time, but why does it have to be the manager that produces the worst football I've seen (outside Appleton).7
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And anyone thinking we can get top 6 only need to look at the table. Teams like Peterborough & Stockport hitting 5 & 6. Even Leyton Orient can score 3. We are so far short of some of these teams its staggering.
As close to the top 6 as we are to the bottom 6.
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Love to ask Jones what is Plan B when hitting it long isn't working. He doesn't even need to tell me - he could just tell the team.Bailey said:It's been the same all season, don't give anything away and then if we do concede hit it long and hope for the best. The midfield is full of the same type of player, no width and no guile, yes we should have scored but this is the worst football I've seen at Charlton in years.2 -
Rubbish. We ARE worse than last season and that's a fact. Exactly how many games has Jones won as manager since he took over?
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.8 -
Haha mental when you see that stat.newyorkaddick said:Dean Holden: 41 points from 30 games - reasonably attractive football - sacked
Nathan Jones: 41 points from 30 games - dire football - ???9 -
What's Colin Wanker upto these days?Redvalleyeast said:
Ok, so who comes in then?Nicholas said:Same old shit, Jones out!!1 -
Chris Powell. Tonight.Redvalleyeast said:
Ok, so who comes in then?Nicholas said:Same old shit, Jones out!!8
