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POST-MATCH THREAD: Stoke City v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 5th September 2026: KO 12:30
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'Adjusting to the league'. So Ouma joins the the Apter, Knibbs, Mannion group in the squad. But not to the imminently returning from injury group yet. Or the can't play three consecutive games group.thenewbie said:
True enough, but I don't know if the number of changes was the issue or was it the nature. It was tricky to work out what the shape/formation was meant to be from the 11 named, and then the midfield is two loanees, both making their first start and one of which is still very clearly adjusting to the league.Callumcafc said:
That’s fair, but it also highlights that NJ wasn’t alone in making changes to his team following such a short (the shortest) turn around.charente addick said:
Yeah, but if you take us out of it, of the other 3 one team won, one drew and one lost so our result heavily skews the 1-6 scoring.Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.
Whilst the Weds/Saturday thing may well have been a factor, other’s results don’t really support that particularly considering they were all away.
We lost on Saturday because we lost our heads.
I have no objections in principle to NJ making changes and using the squad but he got it very wrong this time.
That just about makes up most of the squad.1 -
Far too small a sample to have any statistical relevance. Carry out the same analysis across the whole season and it might tell you something meaningful.Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.0 -
The Red Robin said:I’m not sure what all the hype is about with Bindon yet. Thought he was pretty poor at times on Wednesday and looked completely flat-footed for their third goal today.
- Yes said this earlier in the thread
- Not a great start, in the build up to their 3rd goal Jones can clearly be seen telling Bindon he's your man but the guy gets a free header. Jones is then seen holding his hands out to Bindon as if to say where were you.
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Making changes is not necessarily a problem, ripping out the heart of your midfield (all 3 players) is crazy !Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.5 -
They (Middlesbrough) were also the only team of the four who travelled to an opponent (QPR) who also played on Wednesday.se9addick said:
The team that made the fewest changes to their XI is the only team that won.Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.
For Charlton, Cardiff and Wrexham, the teams they travelled to on Saturday had the extra day of rest by playing on Tuesday.1 -
been in Wetherspoons?ElfsborgAddick said:
What a load of rubbish.Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.0 -
Let’s just say that it’s inconclusive.Callumcafc said:
Can you expand on that for me? : -)ElfsborgAddick said:
What a load of rubbish.Callumcafc said:Four teams played back to back away from home on Wednesday night and Saturday: Charlton, Cardiff, Wrexham and Middlesbrough.
- Charlton played 12:30 on Saturday and made four changes to their starting XI. Lost 4-0 at Stoke.
- Cardiff played 15:00 on Saturday and made three changes to their starting XI. Lost 2-0 at Portsmouth.
- Middlesbrough played 15:00 on Saturday and made two changes to their starting XI. Won 1-0 at QPR.
- Wrexham played 20:00 on Saturday and made six changes to their starting XI. Drew 0-0 at Swansea.
One scored, six conceded.0
