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POST-MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic v Reading: Saturday 4th January 2025: KO 15:00

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  • edited January 4
    Scoham said:
    Ronnie never rated CBT, so I can see why he doesn’t rate TC who hasn’t yet developed the good end product CBT had last season.
    I wasn't a fan of CBT but I have to say, on his day he was unplayable, it always seemed to me that he didn't want to do the other work that a team needed. 
  • The chances he missed were when he cut in on his left foot but blazed over or wide. One he wriggled through and only needed to calmly pass it into the net but went for the Hollywood finish. Shame cause his approach play was good.
    Oh, it that case get rid. He's crap. Sell him. 😄
  • edited January 4
    Steven81 said:
    Should have won that the better team lack of finishing quality or that extra class that's letting us down in these types of games it's on the owners....
    If only we had kept last season's top goal scorer.

    Btw......its not the defence that let us down today. Remember.......clean sheets win titles.
  • Playing much better than a month ago. We look a decent side. Feel TC end product really holds him back, does the hard stuff sometimes but the final ball is the let down 
  • Only teams to have lost fewer games than us are the top four: Birmingham, Wycombe, Wrexham and Huddersfield. We now have the solid platform that we desperately needed.

    Where we have suffered is from a few annoying draws against Stockport, Barnsley, Mansfield, Reading… All of whom have top six ambitions themselves.

    Turn two or three of those into wins and we wouldn’t be just outside looking in, playing catch up.
    Agree with you re drawn matches but only Lincoln, Blackpool and Northampton have drawn more than us.

    Its been our downfall the last few seasons drawn too many matches to challenge for play off spot.
  • Thierry Small is such an interesting player.
    He’s got bags of pace and ability, but is also prone to miscontrolling simple balls - he either failed to control a pass to him or had a heavy touch when dribbling on numerous occasions. He also loses any composure when he sees the opportunity to shoot. If he can iron these flaws out he’ll be a fantastic player.

    (I put this in the match thread, but it’s closed now)
    One good thing, he never hid from start to finish. Can you hear me Luke, Mr Absence, Berry
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  • Talking out of your proverbial about Gillesphey as most. No coincidence that we've been a better defensive unit with Jones next to him. A misplaced pass doesn't mark someone down always but as usual Charlton fans need a scapegoat e.g Fox/Purrington/Morgan. Let's analyse today we didn't concede of which Gillesphey wad part of our defense. How many goals did we score .......nil ! Don't see you berating others.

    Gillesphey played well and has done so recently.
    Two misplaced passes that created danger and also gave away an unnecessary corner all in the first ten. After that he was good.
    Jones and Mitchell did nothing similar.
  • edited January 4
    Southbank said:
    Alfie would have scored today
    Bit like downing a bottle of whisky grabbing a gun and and trying to shoot your self in the foot this season :) wonder who's to blame,no doubt will get the didn't want to play for us brigade come out on that one,think he had a contract still though and would be good off the bench atleast trying to force his last good move maybe who knows.


  • I usually stick up for RonnieMoore when he's getting pelters from others but giving TC a 6 is an absolute joke
    What would you have done/did score TC then, his running was excellent but his passing and shooting were terrible, if he had squared the ball to Leaburn in the first half we would have scored 
  • edited January 4
    fenaddick said:
    NJ’s best post match of the season, a complete contrast to Reading away

    https://x.com/cafcofficial/status/1875604232016990660?s=46&t=MojDVxh_AjG5taAWPQn6Tw
    Totally agree, by far and away his best post match interview! I'm glad things are turning round for him. Yes he's made mistakes, yes he's been stubborn, but he's always said we're a good team we just need to get some players back and 'click'. Well to be fair to him we have (got players back) and we're 'clicking'.
    4 clean sheets in 6, 10 points from 12, I can't see how we can moan and be negative to be honest. We're undefeated in 6, playing some decent stuff and still have Ramsey to come back and, potentially, 1 or 2 new additions.
    We have to hope this new found playing style and confidence can be maintained.
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  • Getting to the play offs will not mean much if we don’t secure promotion. 

    It will paper over a poor season start and recruitment approach. 

    Success is only defined as promotion. 
  • Blimey. Sack the rest of the season off then. See you in August!
    Come back to me in August. 
  • Southbank said:
    Two misplaced passes that created danger and also gave away an unnecessary corner all in the first ten. After that he was good.
    Jones and Mitchell did nothing similar.

    Who was it who got bullied by Smith for their one big chance and ended up on the floor?
  • edited January 4
    Because, like so many before him, he has become a Charlton Life whipping boy, his marks and comments don't reflect how he's played, but people getting on the bandwagon slagging him off.
    In my opinion his overall performance has improved consistently over the last few games, and is now putting in solid performances in a defence that is working well as a unit. He still plays too many hopeful diagonal passes, but today he laid it off into midfield as well. He is liable to the odd scary moment, but then he is a league one defender.

    First half he gave the ball away twice in dangerous areas. He also stopped watching a long ball which ended up bouncing off his giant head and going out for a corner. Got bullied for Smith’s chance second half as well - something he allows to happen far too often. The bloke isn’t good enough, but fortunately we have Jones, Edwards and Mitchell playing with him.
  • Because, like so many before him, he has become a Charlton Life whipping boy, his marks and comments don't reflect how he's played, but people getting on the bandwagon slagging him off.
    In my opinion his overall performance has improved consistently over the last few games, and is now putting in solid performances in a defence that is working well as a unit. He still plays too many hopeful diagonal passes, but today he laid it off into midfield as well. He is liable to the odd scary moment, but then he is a league one defender.

    He's okay at this level but lacks the composure of Jones. L1 is probably his ceiling.
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