Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.
POST-MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic v Preston Nth End: Saturday 11th April 2026: KO 15:00
Comments
-
I’d love to pass on the job to someone more knowledgeable, the problem is there isn’t anyone alive .jimmymelrose said:
You can’t backtrack after saying 100% safe. You have to stick with it and if we go down, we all blame you, and your percentage thingy job gets passed on to someone else I’m afraid. Sorry.oohaahmortimer said:I’m definitely guilty of thinking we were safe but that’s now not the case , all season in spite of the results I look and think we are utter dreadful shit , with such limited ability going forward.
I’ve always been a believer that hard work can only get you so far , you need actual ability and every team in the league has more than us .
The ease which they cut through us and pass the ball about make them looks soooo much better than us .
Since the beginning of the season I could see us with a lot of luck going unbeaten for a few games but also going ages without winning a game cos we offer fuck all goal threat .
We have gotten ourselves in to a brilliant position with the crap squad assembled , saved by a decent ish January, it will be criminal to fuck up from where we have but where we are now not so surprising .
Our biggest goal threat now is our long throws cos we offer fuck all footballing wise .
Whether we stay up or not so much has to change cos we are a proper lame team and while our nearest and dearest are above us , I can’t ever accept this shit as good enough for our Charlton.
73% Safety and another crack of the whip earned by NJ
27% relegation and get rid of the manager and 75% of this shit house squad .15 -
Yep....... the Enhanced is on the subsequent pages and I'm imagining the club would be able to follow those with the odd expert parachuted in.......they're shorter than the Graduated return but even the Enhanced period for him would still be an absolute minimum......... if it was me I'd say it's not worth the risk.LargeAddick said:
Page 15 of the attached FA guidance says return to play is 21 days and even a return to full training is 14 days.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.
https://www.englandfootball.com/concussion1 -
Yep, change it to Bromley away ole ole if we lose to WednesdayNorthStandMillz said:From our recent appalling form Sheff Wed becomes a must win in my eyes
and please for the love of God can we stop singing that cringey awful “Tottenham away ole ole” song10 -
NJ has called it a must win gamese9addick said:
I gave @Braziliance a hard time earlier in the season over the definition of a “must win” game, but I think Sheffield Wednesday is probably in that category. It looks like we will need another two to three points to stay up and by far our best chance of our remaining fixtures is when we play one of the worst teams to ever compete at this level. If we can’t win next weekend then where are those required points coming from?NorthStandMillz said:From our recent appalling form Sheff Wed becomes a must win in my eyes
and please for the love of God can we stop singing that cringey awful “Tottenham away ole ole” song
As an aside, totally agree on the Spurs song.1 -
Right. Wanted to wait to see how much I'd calm down before posting. Haven't really calmed down that much so here we go.
This one is on Jones and I am really not happy.
At 1-1, one point takes us to 50 points. Psychologically a barrier, and means that even if we drew at Sheffield Wednesday, that'd take us to 51, we might just have enough in the tank to ensure Wednesday (guaranteed of course), Leicester, and then one of the other teams currently below us would stay below us.
But no. We make some odd changes at the 57th minute, bringing off Luke Chambers for Matt Godden, and JRC for Ibby Fullah, to go and push for a win, I presume.
This was a decision I really did not rate at the time and I am sad that my instincts bore out to be correct.
Yes we're at home and home games "should be won" but even one point would have been FAR better than none. It now means next week we'll either be on 49, 50, or 52 points, instead of 50, 51, or 53. These fine margins matter SO much with so few games left in the season and I'd have preferred more like for like subs to ensure we were able to consolidate however possible - not playing to draw/not lose, but e.g. Leaburn for Dykes (who looked tired), JRC for Coventry, then yeah if you want to bring on Godden for Chambers then you've struck the balance with TC shifting to LWB so that we maintain a bit more flexibility defensively while still being positive.
We go 2-1 down because Fullah is caught in possession, yeah, but also because by that time we have six attackers on the pitch just lumped up top to bully the ball towards, and there was no cover as TC loses a footrace because he's caught facing the wrong way while Brad Potts isn't for the counter, and we are done in.
So we go from 50pts and two full wins away from Oxford to 5pts off relegation. Every point is exponentially more important as a result, and there is thus WAY more pressure on a win vs Sheffield Wednesday when there really did not have to be.
If we get that win, I think we might be okay. But, dear me, I wish it didn't have to be as season-defining as I now think it is.20 -
Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing6
-
You are right, the enhanced care programme is on the following pages but even then it’s twelve days and the twelfth day would be the day of the Sheffield Weds game so would he be available I wonder?WrightCharlie said:
Yep....... the Enhanced is on the subsequent pages and I'm imagining the club would be able to follow those with the odd expert parachuted in.......they're shorter than the Graduated return but even the Enhanced period for him would still be an absolute minimum......... if it was me I'd say it's not worth the risk.LargeAddick said:
Page 15 of the attached FA guidance says return to play is 21 days and even a return to full training is 14 days.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.
https://www.englandfootball.com/concussion1 -
We need to start keeping clean sheets again - we're buggered if we concede.3
-
At the moment if we stay up it will be because teams below us run out of games not our own actions9
-
I'll have a think about that and come back to you later.Southendaddick said:Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing12 -
Sponsored links:
-
Not sure that’ll be good enough. We need a win in this run._MrDick said:Right now I would take ‘Park the Bus’ and not lose the last 4 games. It won’t be pretty but it may be enough to get us over the line.2 -
“Run out of games” meaning everyone plays 46 matches and Charlton have more points than at least three other teams? That’s totally fine.Radostanradical said:At the moment if we stay up it will be because teams below us run out of games not our own actions8 -
I hope 2 draws will do it - first and foremost is we dare not lose._MrDick said:Right now I would take ‘Park the Bus’ and not lose the last 4 games. It won’t be pretty but it may be enough to get us over the line.
I think NJ said he didn’t want to put the pressure on them. Oh well, time for everyone to put their big boy pants on. There is pressure - fuck loads of it. Thats professional sport.
Go out there and respond to it by getting the points required.3 -
Somebody shouted that the team were starting to walk fasterValleyGary said:What was happening in the North Upper at around 75 mins? Everyone was standing up and looking over but I couldn’t see from where I was.2 -
FFS it's only a football to the moosh, a few years back all the players would be sinking pints in the pub after the game taking the piss out of Coady with his two black eyes & he'd be back on the pitch on monday.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.2 -
My vote for worst ever analogy attempt, lolladywell_addick said:Assuming no one drops points the number to be mathematically safe is 56. Unless one of us does 80 on the A2 and declares that Charlton Athletic was driving the car I don't know where those points are gonna come from4 -
Suggest you have a look at the links between concussion and developing Alzheimer’scharltonbob said:
FFS it's only a football to the moosh, a few years back all the players would be sinking pints in the pub after the game taking the piss out of Coady with his two black eyes & he'd be back on the pitch on monday.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.7 -
I think he'd be mad to, if I were him I'd give it through the summer to even see if it's worth it next year...... wherever he may be.......LargeAddick said:
You are right, the enhanced care programme is on the following pages but even then it’s twelve days and the twelfth day would be the day of the Sheffield Weds game so would he be available I wonder?WrightCharlie said:
Yep....... the Enhanced is on the subsequent pages and I'm imagining the club would be able to follow those with the odd expert parachuted in.......they're shorter than the Graduated return but even the Enhanced period for him would still be an absolute minimum......... if it was me I'd say it's not worth the risk.LargeAddick said:
Page 15 of the attached FA guidance says return to play is 21 days and even a return to full training is 14 days.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.
https://www.englandfootball.com/concussion
My daughter had a football concussion which was diagnosed as a brain injury...... if it lasts longer than 3 months it gets re-diagnosed...... at least hers did. Her recovery in the end was over 2 years....... all ended well but I guess it makes me more wary of these things than the average bear!8 -
Was a fight, someone got knocked out/knocked over.ValleyGary said:What was happening in the North Upper at around 75 mins? Everyone was standing up and looking over but I couldn’t see from where I was.
Wish it was me instead tbf, save me watching that shitshow.7 -
Braziliance said:
Was a fight, someone got knocked out/knocked over.ValleyGary said:What was happening in the North Upper at around 75 mins? Everyone was standing up and looking over but I couldn’t see from where I was.
Wish it was me instead tbf, save me watching that shitshow.
Bit extreme, you could always just go home...😉2 -
Sponsored links:
-
Can't be a must win mate, as if we lose it, it doesn't mean we drop in the relegation zone and there would still be 9 points to play for and if we win all those, we stay up..se9addick said:
I gave @Braziliance a hard time earlier in the season over the definition of a “must win” game, but I think Sheffield Wednesday is probably in that category. It looks like we will need another two to three points to stay up and by far our best chance of our remaining fixtures is when we play one of the worst teams to ever compete at this level. If we can’t win next weekend then where are those required points coming from?NorthStandMillz said:From our recent appalling form Sheff Wed becomes a must win in my eyes
and please for the love of God can we stop singing that cringey awful “Tottenham away ole ole” song
As an aside, totally agree on the Spurs song.
Jokes aside, this is why I put emphasis on those games, and I think the idea of 'must win' completely went over peoples heads at the time a bit without being rude. Had we beaten Pompey twice or avoided loss in both games we could be worst case 10 points clear of them even now, or best case 16.
I would say Sheffield Wednesday is as important as Wembley, and the most important game of the season so far, but I'll probably be told I am looking for shock value and dramatic effect again.2 -
Yes so would I but that doesnt mean we are in a good place going in to next season.se9addick said:
“Run out of games” meaning everyone plays 46 matches and Charlton have more points than at least three other teams? That’s totally fine.Radostanradical said:At the moment if we stay up it will be because teams below us run out of games not our own actions0 -
Yeah the old days when players would live to the good old days of 55. Streuth. Wish we were as hard as you were guys were.charltonbob said:
FFS it's only a football to the moosh, a few years back all the players would be sinking pints in the pub after the game taking the piss out of Coady with his two black eyes & he'd be back on the pitch on monday.WrightCharlie said:
Under 'Enhanced Care' the earliest is 12 days but that's a 'minimum' guideline, which would take it to the day of the Sheffield game. It is possible for it to be 7 days under 'exceptional circumstances' but I think it very unlikely either Coady or the club would want to risk it anyway.........?se9addick said:
That’s really bad news. I thought it was just 7 days for some reason.LargeAddick said:
From what I can find online Coady wouldn't be able to play for at least 14 days due to the concussion protocol, some suggestions say 21.I have got fingers and everything else crossed in the hope Coady can play next week.
I suspect his professionalism and general know how is going to be absolutely vital to us getting a result at Sheff Wednesday.
3 -
Then we'd better go out and win it! And, please heaven, secure our survival. COYR!!oohaahmortimer said:
NJ has called it a must win gamese9addick said:
I gave @Braziliance a hard time earlier in the season over the definition of a “must win” game, but I think Sheffield Wednesday is probably in that category. It looks like we will need another two to three points to stay up and by far our best chance of our remaining fixtures is when we play one of the worst teams to ever compete at this level. If we can’t win next weekend then where are those required points coming from?NorthStandMillz said:From our recent appalling form Sheff Wed becomes a must win in my eyes
and please for the love of God can we stop singing that cringey awful “Tottenham away ole ole” song
As an aside, totally agree on the Spurs song.2 -
Started the game so well, which was exactly what we needed after the slow starts in recent games. Thought we played some great stuff (mainly through TC and JRC) and should have been a few goals up, but pretty telling that we failed to convert any of the good looking chances we created and the goal eventually came from yet another long throw.
Was such a poor/soft goal to concede and then we absolutely melted, all that confidence just disappeared.
JRC was definitely flagging which is a shame because once again he looks like one of the only players that can pick out a forward pass. Fevs looked decent and we had some balance to the wings for a change.
Still think we'll be fine but if we contrive to lose to Sheffield Wednesday it might be panic stations. Bad set of other results on Saturday but don't think there is a reason to think teams below us will start collecting loads of points, especially with the run ins they have.1 -
And 4 of them in the last 19 years, so let’s call that 1 in 5. Last relegation 19/20. So we are overdue one, and seemingly working studiously to achieve it.kentred2 said:
We’ve only had 8/9 (?)relegations in 121 years.Raith_C_Chattonell said:I can't bear to read the thread this week.
I've felt like some wise old sage recently, shaking my head at the numerous posts in proclaiming our safety. I've watched Charlton for over 60 years and what may serve as a norm for the majority of teams doesn't apply to us. I've known (sorry to sound like a know all) but I have known with the certainty of Solomon that we could still f$ck it up. After all is said and done this is Charlton - and if we survive by the skin of our teeth - we must be truly grateful.Agree it can be painful but statistically better at staying up!3 -
In Sheffield Weds’ great 0-0 draw against Coventry at the weekend they managed 0 shots on target. In 12 out of 19 games since 1 January they’ve scored 0 goals. The other 7 games they scored 1. They haven’t won a league game since 20 September 2025 and that was away at Pompey. That means no home wins at all this season, the last one being 21 April 2025, which is almost a year ago. By all accounts, we should be confident of getting at least a point this Saturday.11
-
We are definitely gonna lose based on this.EveshamAddick said:In Sheffield Weds’ great 0-0 draw against Coventry at the weekend they managed 0 shots on target. In 12 out of 19 games since 1 January they’ve scored 0 goals. The other 7 games they scored 1. They haven’t won a league game since 20 September 2025 and that was away at Pompey. That means no home wins at all this season, the last one being 21 April 2025, which is almost a year ago. By all accounts, we should be confident of getting at least a point this Saturday.18 -
If we were to lose I imagine our bottle will totally go and things would go down to the Swansea game.
We'll beat Wednesday I'm confident of that.1 -
But this is CharltonEveshamAddick said:In Sheffield Weds’ great 0-0 draw against Coventry at the weekend they managed 0 shots on target. In 12 out of 19 games since 1 January they’ve scored 0 goals. The other 7 games they scored 1. They haven’t won a league game since 20 September 2025 and that was away at Pompey. That means no home wins at all this season, the last one being 21 April 2025, which is almost a year ago. By all accounts, we should be confident of getting at least a point this Saturday.5
