Championship Games 25/26

AllHailTheHen

Such a bonkers division. Pompey looked shot a few weeks ago then beat 2 of the top 4 in consecutive games.  Dont think we can really say any top side should beat one of the bottom sides based on recent games. Still in our hands but its typical it looks like a high points total this season for whoever gets that 3rd relegation spot.

golfaddick

DamoNorthStand said:

superclive98 said:

For a team going for automatic promotion that performance from Ipswich was absolutely shocking.
Pompey showed how we need to approach the game against Ipswich next week.
Southampton took their foot off the gas in the second half, which allowed Blackburn to give it a go, but at least they did, Ipswich didn't.

At home - we are just not set up to create enough chances and score enough goals 

Which is not how football should be played.

Imagine playing cricket with the objective of not taking wickets or scoring runs.

DamoNorthStand

I am actually fascinated to see if we get some fighting talk and a performance that reflects the magnitude of the game.

There can be no better game in theory for the players to really show what they are all about.

Pre game interviews will be interesting.

Just imagine if we went absolutely charging in at them from minute one, grabbed control of the game. Would change the entire feeling in the away end.

se9addick

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

Isn’t the first of our “games in hand” actually against Sheffield Wednesday?

Leeds_Addick

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

I don’t think we’ve played like that at all this season really. Even in our impressive wins against the likes of Ipswich we still conceded 31 shots to our 15.

Id argue we haven’t had a dominant win since Blackburn at home. But we can be hard to beat and it’s that we need to get back to. 

RonnieMoore

Time to calm down and take a deep breathe Pompey never really been mentioned in the final relegation spots like us .. Pompey fans are saying they are safe and we have one point more … they need to beat Leicester or at least get a point which will do us both a favour … we need to make sure we get the magic 50 points on Saturday .

NomadicAddick

Rather Pompey beat Leicester now to really finish them off and then it is only Oxford we need to worry about, with Blackburn and WBA there as a buffer. 

Been said on here a million times the last 48 hours but if we don't get 3 points on Saturday it is severe panic stations, our last chance to give our fans some sort of relaxed enjoyment for the last few games otherwise it will be torture. 

DamoNorthStand

RonnieMoore said:

Time to calm down and take a deep breathe Pompey never really been mentioned in the final relegation spots like us .. Pompey fans are saying they are safe and we have one point more … they need to beat Leicester or at least get a point which will do us both a favour … we need to make sure we get the magic 50 points on Saturday .

Some on here would argue back at Ronnie if he said it’s Wednesday tomorrow.

Probably one of the most balanced posts on here tonight 

ns9

se9addick said:

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

Isn’t the first of our “games in hand” actually against Sheffield Wednesday?

You’re quite right. Such is my unease ahead of that game currently, I’ve actually tried to block it out!

MarcusH26

Would rather Pompey stayed up and at least gave us another local ish away day! Given the 3 sides coming up could all be treks. 

Also another side that are never going to push the boat out financially even to what we spend. Really impressive Mousinho keeps them competitive on a tiny budget, although I guess there's always that nagging feeling that someone with more finances than Pompey will come after him 

ValleyGary

We will win sat and this will all be redundant 

MrBurns

Plenty of twists and turns to come. I think we can ignore Leicester as they have too much ground to make up on us

DamoNorthStand

MrBurns said:

Plenty of twists and turns to come. I think we can ignore Leicester as they have too much ground to make up on us

We probably said that about Portsmouth two weeks ago 

superclive98

DamoNorthStand said:

superclive98 said:

For a team going for automatic promotion that performance from Ipswich was absolutely shocking.
Pompey showed how we need to approach the game against Ipswich next week.
Southampton took their foot off the gas in the second half, which allowed Blackburn to give it a go, but at least they did, Ipswich didn't.

In theory yes, but we don’t have it in us. Best chance of a big win like that is via a textbook away smash and grab. At home - we are just not set up to create enough chances and score enough goals 

I think we have to pressure them all over the park and not allow them to play their football.
We got away with it at their place but they could have been out of sight in the first half. Not sure that we can do it again.
They didn't like the pressure that Pompey put them under and players like Clarke and Nunez looked terrible.
Ipswich certainly didn't look anywhere as good as Southampton or even Norwch.

JustFloydRoad

se9addick said:

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

Isn’t the first of our “games in hand” actually against Sheffield Wednesday?

We have one game in hand (assume you mean on Oxford) which is Ipswich on Wednesday 22nd*:

Sheffield Wednesday is a regular GW fixture:

Also Hull is another GW ficture:

Unless you counting 12:30 kick offs as a game in hand.

*- Us and Oxford have played 42 games, they play Wrexham on the 21st (so we have a game in hand for about a day on them)

AndyG

ValleyGary said:

We will win sat and this will all be redundant 

Admire your optimism mate but that’s not the Charlton way !! We will hand Wednesday their first home win in months I have no doubt. We won’t go down though we will get the points against Hull I think 

MrBurns

DamoNorthStand said:

MrBurns said:

Plenty of twists and turns to come. I think we can ignore Leicester as they have too much ground to make up on us

We probably said that about Portsmouth two weeks ago 

The difference is Pompey never stopped fighting to stay up where Leicester haven't ever looked up for the fight. It looked dreadful for Pompey after the defeat to QPR but Pompey had 20 shots in that game.

superclive98

DamoNorthStand said:

RonnieMoore said:

Time to calm down and take a deep breathe Pompey never really been mentioned in the final relegation spots like us .. Pompey fans are saying they are safe and we have one point more … they need to beat Leicester or at least get a point which will do us both a favour … we need to make sure we get the magic 50 points on Saturday .

Some on here would argue back at Ronnie if he said it’s Wednesday tomorrow.

Probably one of the most balanced posts on here tonight 

It's Wednesday on Saturday!

ValleyGary

AndyG said:

ValleyGary said:

We will win sat and this will all be redundant 

Admire your optimism mate but that’s not the Charlton way !! We will hand Wednesday their first home win in months I have no doubt. We won’t go down though we will get the points against Hull I think 

Na mate look at what we’ve done after shit runs, Leicester, boro. I think we just got enough.

MarcusH26

MrBurns said:

DamoNorthStand said:

MrBurns said:

Plenty of twists and turns to come. I think we can ignore Leicester as they have too much ground to make up on us

We probably said that about Portsmouth two weeks ago 

The difference is Pompey never stopped fighting to stay up where Leicester haven't ever looked up for the fight. It looked dreadful for Pompey after the defeat to QPR but Pompey had 20 shots in that game.

Leicester I just can't see getting out of it. Can see it being pretty bleak for them going forward if the owner has lost interest too. 

Loads of players on big money that are horribly underperforming and even Rowett can't really rally them it seems

EastTerrace

AllHailTheHen said:

Such a bonkers division. Pompey looked shot a few weeks ago then beat 2 of the top 4 in consecutive games.  Dont think we can really say any top side should beat one of the bottom sides based on recent games. Still in our hands but it's typical it looks like a high points total this season for whoever gets that 3rd relegation spot.

True, my Pompey mate was convinced they were gone, but did say they had been playing with vigour and just lacked quality.

We similarly lack quality, but haven't seen us play with vigour (bar the odd ten minutes) for ages. I think we'll be relying on other teams having bad results.

Maybe my mood is still just a hangover from being there Saturday, but even with a clear head, the trajectory doesn't look good. I imagine we will be nervous Saturday.

It hasn't been NJ's finest month in charge for sure.

JustFloydRoad

JustFloydRoad said:

The not mathematically safe table (Birmingham not included due to GD):

JustFloydRoad said:

se9addick said:

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

Isn’t the first of our “games in hand” actually against Sheffield Wednesday?

Also look at the table Blackburn are the only team to have played 43 games

Briston_Addick

golfaddick said:

DamoNorthStand said:

superclive98 said:

For a team going for automatic promotion that performance from Ipswich was absolutely shocking.
Pompey showed how we need to approach the game against Ipswich next week.
Southampton took their foot off the gas in the second half, which allowed Blackburn to give it a go, but at least they did, Ipswich didn't.

At home - we are just not set up to create enough chances and score enough goals 

Which is not how football should be played.

Imagine playing cricket with the objective of not taking wickets or scoring runs.

Ahem.

https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/101203/kent-cricket-2026#latest

thenewbie

DamoNorthStand said:

MrBurns said:

Plenty of twists and turns to come. I think we can ignore Leicester as they have too much ground to make up on us

We probably said that about Portsmouth two weeks ago 

 Not the same. For Leicester to overtake us they need to win 3 of the next 4 having not won any of their last 5, and that's assuming we get no points from any of our last games at all.
Oxford could maybe do it but 5pts from 4 games would be one hell of a turn around.
Portsmouth are the "form team" of the relegation battle but its not us who will be dragged down but Blackburn on current evidence 

Briston_Addick

superclive98 said:

DamoNorthStand said:

RonnieMoore said:

Time to calm down and take a deep breathe Pompey never really been mentioned in the final relegation spots like us .. Pompey fans are saying they are safe and we have one point more … they need to beat Leicester or at least get a point which will do us both a favour … we need to make sure we get the magic 50 points on Saturday .

Some on here would argue back at Ronnie if he said it’s Wednesday tomorrow.

Probably one of the most balanced posts on here tonight 

It's Wednesday on Saturday!

JustFloydRoad

superclive98 said:

DamoNorthStand said:

RonnieMoore said:

Time to calm down and take a deep breathe Pompey never really been mentioned in the final relegation spots like us .. Pompey fans are saying they are safe and we have one point more … they need to beat Leicester or at least get a point which will do us both a favour … we need to make sure we get the magic 50 points on Saturday .

Some on here would argue back at Ronnie if he said it’s Wednesday tomorrow.

Probably one of the most balanced posts on here tonight 

It's Wednesday on Saturday!

soapy_jones

NJ better pull one of his uplifting but nerve testing 3 pointers out of his Welsh arse on Saturday.

So much good work done by such an average and limited Championship squad of players, surely cannot be squandered so lightly at this late juncture, can it?

SantaClaus

JustFloydRoad said:

JustFloydRoad said:

The not mathematically safe table (Birmingham not included due to GD):

JustFloydRoad said:

se9addick said:

ns9 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Even if Blackburn get a draw v Coventry on Friday night they'd still be below us having played 2 games more.

However, our two games in hand are Ipswich and Hull. On current form that looks like zero points for us, and they have Leicester and home on the final day which is much more winnable than Swansea away.

Pompey result is also massive - not only in terms of their points gain on us, but the manner of how they went about it. Exactly how we need to play over the next 2 games - they were physically dominant and we need to get back to that 

Isn’t the first of our “games in hand” actually against Sheffield Wednesday?

Also look at the table Blackburn are the only team to have played 43 games

With a 3 day turnaround before they have to face the league leaders.

killerandflash

Pompey are a strange one. Looked really good when they won 3-1 and The Valley and The Den consecutively, but then go on a terrible run. Somehow nick a goal to win on Saturday, and are now reinvigorated. 

What's shocking about tonight's result, as it wasn't Ipswich battering Pompey, but somehow failing to score due to bad luck or finishing or the opposition keeper having a worldie. Pompey had the better xG and were the better team.

By contrast in the other game, Soton had xG of 2.52 to Blackburn's 0.26. That's proper promotion form.

BalladMan

The 19/20 season has broken me and I have never recovered. I fear the worst but hope for the best.  Proper must not lose game Saturday.