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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,616
    It’s all down to the owners…double down, back Nathan and have a pretty good chance of being in the same place as we were at 12.55 today, or not double down and repeat what Roland experienced 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    It’s all down to the owners…double down, back Nathan and have a pretty good chance of being in the same place as we were at 12.55 today, or not double down and repeat what Roland experienced 
    Agree wholeheartedly. They invest in the squad and it gives Nathan a chance to establish us. To be honest anything less than very decent investment and we’ll definitely struggle. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    Survival, possibly mid-table … looking forward to playing a proper derby again with the Spanners … hopefully get both tiers of the away end this time 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Let’s just skip it for one day. All I’ll say today is, I hope we make a go of it this time and believe we have serious owners who won’t waste the opportunity. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Being in the Championship means we wont have to worry about three International call-ups anymore... Just wont have games on those weekends.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    The Red Robin said:
    Let’s just skip it for one day. All I’ll say today is, I hope we make a go of it this time and believe we have serious owners who won’t waste the opportunity. 
    This is an important observation. Anything less than very decent investment now will be a wasted opportunity. We can and must consolidate in The Championship but only if Jones is supported. Going back down next season and have no doubt it will be hard would be a disaster. We can’t thrive in the third tier.
  • cafc_4life
    cafc_4life Posts: 456


    Take 17th all day long out of that lot 
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,865
    Well, we might at least beat the living daylights out of Hull....
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    Bedsaddick said:
    17th or higher. Simple 
    21st surely?
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    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300

  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,880
    Survival.looking at the badges, Oxford and hull will struggle. Looks a tough league
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Survival.looking at the badges, Oxford and hull will struggle. Looks a tough league
    Stoke didnt end their season very well, Preston struggled too
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
  • cafc_4life
    cafc_4life Posts: 456
    North Lower Neil said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    17th or higher. Simple 
    21st surely?
    You’re right, too many beers! lol 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,841
    George Elek on the Not the Top 20 podcast wanted Orient to win today, because he felt that Charlton would be much harder competition for his Oxford side than Orient. 

    As an aside, I imagine Bolton are delighted we went up. Us going up with Birmingham and Wrexham is a perfect end of season result for them, as if they get their act together next season, they'll fancy finishing ahead of all the 3 beaten playoff teams.
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,972
    To stay up just would be good. But the club will need a big revamp of the squad, lets be honest our regular starting eleven will struggle in the Championship.
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,347
    North Lower Neil said:
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Avoid relegation is fine. Anything beyond that, with this current crop is a bonus. With the right signings though... The target changes. 
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,252
    Our defence is decent enough for Champ. We need a fetch and carry midfielder to replace Doc. A 10 as we don't have a Champ level one. A striker , a defender and a better goalie. We will get to midtable with those 5.
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Our whole thing this season has been about us being extremely tough to break down - I don't think that'll change much next season, even against tougher opposition.

    Scoring on the other hand will be our weakness I suspect. I think we'll grind out enough results to survive, its not going to be pretty Football, we wont win any fans based on "sexy Football", but it'll be effective.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    edited May 25
    MillwallFan said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Southbank said:
    Our defence is decent enough for Champ. We need a fetch and carry midfielder to replace Doc. A 10 as we don't have a Champ level one. A striker , a defender and a better goalie. We will get to midtable with those 5.
    We’ll lose Aneke, Ahadme and Godden won’t be as effective in The Championship. Leaburn hasn’t kicked on this season and we can’t rely on Mbick and Kanu. We need two Championship strikers or we’ll be in big trouble. 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    edited May 25
    We need to rethink our plans going forward, can't rely on those cross-field balls in the Championship. 

    Wing play, central midfield and strikers need to improve. 

    Some of it I'm sure can be done with a long pre-season, but we'll need a lot of signings in this summer to push to midtable. 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,972
    SELR_addicks said:
    We need to rethink our plans going forward, can't rely on those cross-field balls in the Championship. 

    Wing play, central midfield and strikers need to improve. 

    Some of it I'm sure can be done with a long pre-season, but we'll need a lot of signings in this summer to push to midtable. 
    then we need midfielders who can hold the ball in midfield   and make considered passes, not the rushed I hope some one is there passes we saw a lot of today.
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,347
    North Lower Neil said:
    MillwallFan said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
    Was talking about when they came up. 
  • ro_addick
    ro_addick Posts: 285
    With significant investment, realistically, mid table.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,069
    If we're not promoted by Easter I'd consider it a failure 
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    I'd expect us to stay up in the very least - need to improve midfield and striking options dramatically for that to happen
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    MillwallFan said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    MillwallFan said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
    Was talking about when they came up. 
    Ah ok, not sure I agree then!

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