My Championship expectation is we finish 17th and have a win 😃 and a loss😔 against Millwall.
Millwall are Charlton's nemesis BUT not Nathan or any of our squad going into this season 25/26. It's the majority of fans with the memories of the defeats and draws since we did the double against Mick McCarthy's Millwall last century!
Spurs went 16 seasons without beating Chelsea in the League until 2006.
It's about the here and now and the 46 games that are ahead of Charlton this season; not our record against teams in the past whether Millwall or Pompey.
The Championship awaits. "Let's be havin' you!" Sounds like a recipe for success.
A more detailed write up in the blog but their final paragraph on us reads:
“ A number of pundits have ran the commentary this summer that they expect Charlton Athletic to struggle, yet I just have too much confidence in the strength of the playing squad – and most importantly the manager – to not back them to adjust to the level fairly comfortably. Given the recent record of sides that have come up from League One, I think that a lower to mid-table finish would represent that, but I feel that if they can get off to a good start and build up a strong enough head wind then I wouldn’t be surprised if they finish higher. I just have a hunch with The Addicks.”
Just listened to Second Tier pod bottom 8, can't believe they don't have us in there tbh.
They have Wednesday, Preston, Hull, Blackburn, Watford, Oxford, Stoke and Wrexham all finishing below us at least.
I would love to see that, and curious to hear why they think that is on the next episode.
Really decent listen tbh, they are growing on me. I feel a lot of the time they are joking and not trying to actually one up eachother, they sound a bit like siblings.
I've never listened to a podcast in my life really but really enjoying these while I'm out and about or doing mundane drives.
Good podcast thanks for the recommendation. They have us at 14th with potential upside and very complimentary about our transfer business.
On the NTTT betting podcast, one of the hosts has us down for 13th in his final table prediction, and identified an ‘11/4 for top half’ bet as one to watch.
However the other host mentioned he’s interested in the same odds for relegation…
So much of the discussion about where we land is about how our Championship unproven players get on, and how much NJ can get out of them. I think anywhere above the drop would be fantastic, and that we will stay up.
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I always look at the amount of away games won as a key to avoiding relegation.
https://youtu.be/XeqrH2hmc0E?si=pvnhWX4sdZxJGazm
Millwall are Charlton's nemesis BUT not Nathan or any of our squad going into this season 25/26. It's the majority of fans with the memories of the defeats and draws since we did the double against Mick McCarthy's Millwall last century!
Spurs went 16 seasons without beating Chelsea in the League until 2006.
It's about the here and now and the 46 games that are ahead of Charlton this season; not our record against teams in the past whether Millwall or Pompey.
The Championship awaits. "Let's be havin' you!"
Sounds like a recipe for success.
But this is a blog I read and respect
https://x.com/offthelineblog/status/1953049892521160872?s=46&t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g
They have us 10th.
A more detailed write up in the blog but their final paragraph on us reads:
“ A number of pundits have ran the commentary this summer that they expect Charlton Athletic to struggle, yet I just have too much confidence in the strength of the playing squad – and most importantly the manager – to not back them to adjust to the level fairly comfortably. Given the recent record of sides that have come up from League One, I think that a lower to mid-table finish would represent that, but I feel that if they can get off to a good start and build up a strong enough head wind then I wouldn’t be surprised if they finish higher. I just have a hunch with The Addicks.”
So much of the discussion about where we land is about how our Championship unproven players get on, and how much NJ can get out of them. I think anywhere above the drop would be fantastic, and that we will stay up.