Cant really claim we're facing MK Dons with a new Manager in their dugout... theirs has been appointed for a few games whereas Oxford / Bradford did have to face us for their very first match
Trying to remember the last time I felt quite so disinterested grumpy.
Just ticking off the days until Roly finally buggers off and the fat bloke in the tracksuit gets his P45 and takes his one-man popularity contest elsewhere.
If BFG and Fosu are out (along with Reeves being replaced by Kaikai) then you'd expect to see them replaced by Lennon and Zyro in the starting eleven; Either
I think we will be lucky to draw but would love to be proved wrong.
Keep the faith Len 12/1 Charlton 4+ goals av it.
Are those odds for Charlton to score four or more goals?!
Coming into tonight's game Charlton have played 30 league games - we've scored in 23 of them.
Of those 23 matches we've scored more than one goal on just 11 occasions: twice in August, four times in September, thrice in November, and then in the last two home matches. The Oxford match was the first time this season we'd scored more than one goal and lost (three 2-2 draws against Walsall (a), and MK and Posh (both h)).
We've hit four just twice (19-Aug Northampton (h) and 2-Sep Oldham (a)) and three on two other outings (Fleetwood (a) and Walsall (h)).
If we don't score a goal we're more than likely going to lose - just the one goalless draw this season (Wigan (a)) and six defeats.
Nine Charlton matches have featured four or more goals (four wins, three draws, and two defeats).
Fosu was kicked pillar to post on Saturday and looked knackered by the end so wouldn't be surprised if he'd picked up a knock.
The number of niggling fouls in this division is so frustrating. And players are never booked for persistent fouling. How many times have we had a player this season, often Fosu, beat a man or turn and run into space only to be grabbed or hacked down and for the player to not get booked? Or to beat a man in a tight space and get fouled.
If Fosu's unavailable I'd think Reeves would keep his spot, Marshall right Kaikai left. Reeves has obviously been very erratic and frustrating this season, but he works hard and is still capable of pulling off something magical.
If BFG is out it would be really weird that Dijksteel played for the U23s yesterday given I'd expect him to come into the squad with Lennon getting the start. Same with Reeco actually, as he could come into the squad for Fosu.
Fosu was kicked pillar to post on Saturday and looked knackered by the end so wouldn't be surprised if he'd picked up a knock.
The number of niggling fouls in this division is so frustrating. And players are never booked for persistent fouling. How many times have we had a player this season, often Fosu, beat a man or turn and run into space only to be grabbed or hacked down and for the player to not get booked? Or to beat a man in a tight space and get fouled.
If he's unavailable I'd think Reeves would keep his spot, Marshall right Kaikai left. Reeves had obviously been very erratic and frustrating this season, but he works hard and is still capable of pulling off something magical.
If BFG is out it would be really weird that Dijksteel played for the U23s yesterday given I'd expect him to come into the squad with Lennon getting the start. Dame with Reeco actually, as he could come into the squad for Fosu.
I do think refs are far more lenient that in higher divisions, which is ridiculous.
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That's all I got on the puns front.
Would very much like to see that again tonight (and expect a similar poor turnout)
I think we will be lucky to draw but would love to be proved wrong.
12/1 Charlton 4+ goals av it.
Amos
Solly | Konsa | Lennon | Dasilva
Kashi | Forster-Caskey
Marshall | Kaikai | Zyro
Magennis
or
Amos
Solly | Konsa | Lennon | Dasilva
Marshall | Kashi | Forster-Caskey | Kaikai
Magennis | Zyro
Coming into tonight's game Charlton have played 30 league games - we've scored in 23 of them.
Of those 23 matches we've scored more than one goal on just 11 occasions: twice in August, four times in September, thrice in November, and then in the last two home matches. The Oxford match was the first time this season we'd scored more than one goal and lost (three 2-2 draws against Walsall (a), and MK and Posh (both h)).
We've hit four just twice (19-Aug Northampton (h) and 2-Sep Oldham (a)) and three on two other outings (Fleetwood (a) and Walsall (h)).
If we don't score a goal we're more than likely going to lose - just the one goalless draw this season (Wigan (a)) and six defeats.
Nine Charlton matches have featured four or more goals (four wins, three draws, and two defeats).
Given the above I think 12/1 is bloody stingy!
But it doesn't matter as we're already 3 up
Magennis (2) and JFC
The number of niggling fouls in this division is so frustrating. And players are never booked for persistent fouling. How many times have we had a player this season, often Fosu, beat a man or turn and run into space only to be grabbed or hacked down and for the player to not get booked? Or to beat a man in a tight space and get fouled.
If Fosu's unavailable I'd think Reeves would keep his spot, Marshall right Kaikai left. Reeves has obviously been very erratic and frustrating this season, but he works hard and is still capable of pulling off something magical.
If BFG is out it would be really weird that Dijksteel played for the U23s yesterday given I'd expect him to come into the squad with Lennon getting the start. Same with Reeco actually, as he could come into the squad for Fosu.