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Mendonca In Asdas
Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,676
in General Charlton
4 points in the last 3 matches this week, not a bad total.

 But 2nd half against Derby, and also against Preston thought we looked leggy.

Are we about where we’d want to be after 9 games?




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  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,326
    I didn't expect to be in the bottom three after 9 games, but also didn't expect to only be 3 points off play offs. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,779
    Nathan Jones said before the season started that Charlton would be competitive this season. 
    I believe we will finish somewhere around mid table and that would be an excellent achievement for our first season back in the championship. 
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,005
    No forwards who can score in this division, Godden possibly out until Xmas.

    The defence can't always be strong. Worried. Need to beat Wednesday in a couple of weeks. 
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,379
    Just hoping we reach fifty points and relax,  until then it's going to be tough but far better than league one. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,116
    blackpool72 said:
    Nathan Jones said before the season started that Charlton would be competitive this season. 
    I believe we will finish somewhere around mid table and that would be an excellent achievement for our first season back in the championship. 
    I’d definitely take that. Thought we’d be relegated before the start of the season, still a decent chance with that (especially with our strikers) but I don’t think it’s the most likely outcome anymore.
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,019
    It is better than I expected, but still not changing my opinion of finishing between 17th-21st.
    Survival will be by the skin of our teeth. 
    In all of our games so far we have never truly been in control of the match. We struggle to hold or keep the ball for any length of time. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,285
    edited October 5
    Are we about where we’d want to be after 9 games?

    We're higher than 21st so YES!!!

    Nothing has really changed from last season either, the opposition is tougher, but we've shown from all games at the Valley this season that we're going to be tough to beat there... and games at the Valley is where we'll survive... Away from home, and again like last season, we just don't have the same presence about us.

    13-wins / 11-draws or 10-wins / 20-draws got Derby (19th) and Preston (20th) 50-pts last season...

    To equal that we need 10-wins / 8-draws or 7-wins / 17-draws.
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,254
    Close thread immediately... Guaranteed relegation now.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,563
    It's countdown to midtable mediocrity for me.

    Our defending gives us a chance in most games, I think we'll be fine even if we do go through periods where we start to worry.

    We don't need a 20 goal striker to compete at this level. No Championship club had one last season. We'll nick goals to get the results we need across the pitch.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,947
    Scoham said:
    It's countdown to midtable mediocrity for me.

    Our defending gives us a chance in most games, I think we'll be fine even if we do go through periods where we start to worry.

    We don't need a 20 goal striker to compete at this level. No Championship club had one last season. We'll nick goals to get the results we need across the pitch.
    Might not need a 20 goal striker, but have a striker who can / will score more than 6 might help.

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  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,632
    bolloxbolder said:
    No forwards who can score in this division, Godden possibly out until Xmas.

    The defence can't always be strong. Worried. Need to beat Wednesday in a couple of weeks. 
    What injury has he got?
  • th0rryy
    th0rryy Posts: 361
    HastingsRed said:
    bolloxbolder said:
    No forwards who can score in this division, Godden possibly out until Xmas.

    The defence can't always be strong. Worried. Need to beat Wednesday in a couple of weeks. 
    What injury has he got?
    The recovery from the surgery in the summer is taking a lot, lot longer than expected.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,563
    golfaddick said:
    Scoham said:
    It's countdown to midtable mediocrity for me.

    Our defending gives us a chance in most games, I think we'll be fine even if we do go through periods where we start to worry.

    We don't need a 20 goal striker to compete at this level. No Championship club had one last season. We'll nick goals to get the results we need across the pitch.
    Might not need a 20 goal striker, but have a striker who can / will score more than 6 might help.
    That could still easily happen with 37 games to play, and if they score 7 that could mean 30 games in which they don’t score.

    Godden only scored 2 in his first 8 games for us.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,771
    Still expecting us to finish between 7th and 14th. We have started well, last two games have been disappointing but absolutely no need to panic. We will be fine.
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,326
    golfaddick said:
    Scoham said:
    It's countdown to midtable mediocrity for me.

    Our defending gives us a chance in most games, I think we'll be fine even if we do go through periods where we start to worry.

    We don't need a 20 goal striker to compete at this level. No Championship club had one last season. We'll nick goals to get the results we need across the pitch.
    Might not need a 20 goal striker, but have a striker who can / will score more than 6 might help.
    I'm confident we will have two forwards each with 6+ goals by end of season. No idea which two that'll be, but certain it will happen. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    stoneroses19 said:
    golfaddick said:
    Scoham said:
    It's countdown to midtable mediocrity for me.

    Our defending gives us a chance in most games, I think we'll be fine even if we do go through periods where we start to worry.

    We don't need a 20 goal striker to compete at this level. No Championship club had one last season. We'll nick goals to get the results we need across the pitch.
    Might not need a 20 goal striker, but have a striker who can / will score more than 6 might help.
    I'm confident we will have two forwards each with 6+ goals by end of season. No idea which two that'll be, but certain it will happen. 
    Sub Tanto will score 5 in the 30 minutes he's on the pitch v Sheff Weds.

    That'll give him 6 goals so far.

    You read it here first  :D
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    And he'll be back on the bench next game  :D
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,676
    edited October 5
    August, September and October, had / have 4 league matches each month = 12 matches.

    The next 3 months, November, December and January, currently have 6 league matches each month = 18 matches.

    That to me, is when things really ramp up, and could make or break our season, if injuries mount up.

    We’ll have played 30 matches by the end of January, and it’s quite conceivable they we’ll play 3 games in a week, and not pick up any points.

    We’ve just got to bounce back, if we get backs, adapt, and stick together.

    I hope we can have a reset, and  work on stuff during the international break, and come out fighting on the 18th of October, against Sheffield Wednesday.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,407
    Worth noting that every season this decade that Charlton have been in the top half of the season at this stage, we've been promoted. 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,991
    Chizz said:
    Worth noting that every season this decade that Charlton have been in the top half of the season at this stage, we've been promoted. 
    Shame we’re not in the top half I guess 

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