Absolutely deserves a hero’s welcome. He gave us arguably the greatest Charlton moment many of us would have ever experienced.
All this “as soon as that whistle blows, he is the enemy” blood and thunder stuff isn’t really us to be honest. I’ll sing his name loud and proud!
Exactly , if we weren’t a madhouse , he’d have been offered a contract commensurate to his value and would have stayed . luckily for us Lockyer has come in and we haven’t really missed him
Stats from his Wikipedia page shows games played for us over the 4 seasons he was with Charlton as:
19,36,34,35
the first being the Championship and the last three being in L1
Given a season is 46 league games plus at least 2 cup matches, plus the check a trade and for the last two seasons the playoffs then there must have been 50+ first team games. I can’t recall him being dropped so injury and suspensions must have used up over a third of each season in L1.
He has already played 13 games for Preston this season so they may have him available for a remaining 20+ games if he follows that pattern
Both CBs were commanding and made Bonne look non-league any time the ball was pumped long. We sorely missed having Lyle drag them around the pitch.
Total insult to Bonne. We have had ex premier players for the opposition this season who have been totally inept. He laid the ball off well but not having a striker like Taylor or a clever player like Williams it was near on impossible for him yesterday. He scores four in a row in the Championship and when he doesn't win headers again a 6ft 4in centre back his a non League striker ! An utter shite comment.
I think the best bit of Bonnes game is his heading , I think he gets up well for flick ons . hes fresh aired in the last two home games , luckily the last home one was called offside to save his blushes . hes in more than enough credit for us and is a work in progress , will he be able to do the business over a longer stretch of time in this division , who knows , the jury is still out for me .
He’s learning all the time and games against Preston can only help him learn wants required at this level
When Bonne does get a flick on there are none of our players running past him. Everyone time Stockley got a flick there seemed to be one of their players about.
When Bonne does get a flick on there are none of our players running past him. Everyone time Stockley got a flick there seemed to be one of their players about.
That was true for every second ball, all across the park, for us yesterday.
Both CBs were commanding and made Bonne look non-league any time the ball was pumped long. We sorely missed having Lyle drag them around the pitch.
Total insult to Bonne. We have had ex premier players for the opposition this season who have been totally inept. He laid the ball off well but not having a striker like Taylor or a clever player like Williams it was near on impossible for him yesterday. He scores four in a row in the Championship and when he doesn't win headers again a 6ft 4in centre back his a non League striker ! An utter shite comment.
Bloody hell. Everyone has totally overreacted.
They made him LOOK non-league - look being the key word. I was paying their centre back pairing a compliment on how well they handled an in form striker.
From my memory he was outmuscled a number of times (despite winning a couple of duels) and as a pair the CBs were rarely turned. We never truly got in behind them and made them face their own goal.
Patrick Bauer has taken an unusual career path, from Stuttgart to Portugal, from south London to Lancashire, but with Preston North End mounting a promotion challenge in the Championship, the defender reveals the inspiration taken from personal tragedy that has pushed him to the brink of the Premier League.
Bauer was just nine years old when his father, Hans Bauer, a former player and coach for German club TSG Backnang, suffered a heart attack playing in a charity match in 2002.
Patrick was in the crowd when his father collapsed and died on the pitch, a terrible, traumatic memory that still haunts the centre-back today. There is still sadness there, grief and a profound sense of loss, but also pride.
“I suffered the tragedy of losing my father when I was very young,” said Bauer, who has his father’s name tattooed on his arm, which he kisses before every game. “I was nine years old and it was an extremely tough time.
“He was my coach and my inspiration, I was very close to my father and to lose him so young… yeah, it was a very tough period in my life. It was tough for the whole family.
“He took me to my first football game, he coached me, he was responsible for my love of football. But the experience, it made me the man I am today. Not just as a footballer, but as a human being. I was a young boy and I had lost my dad.
“My mum, she took on so much at that time… but I always thought that I want to make him proud and whether he is now, I know he is watching me and I think he will be proud of the path I have taken.
“I think he would be happy of what I have made of my life and that is very important to me. He is always in my heart, I carry a bit of him everywhere. I have a feeling he is watching me and helping me always.”
Out of contract and with Charlton facing an uncertain summer with doubts over manager Lee Bowyer’s future, Bauer was in demand, with a host of Championship clubs interested in signing him. He chose Preston, impressed by the work done by Alex Neil with a young team that had been steadily improving under his leadership. Few, though, expected them to be quite as good as they have been so far this season as they sit second in the table, two points below West Bromwich Albion, but ahead of Leeds United on goal difference.
“When I came here I was hoping that we would be in and around the play-offs this season,” explained Bauer, who at 27, is entering his peak years as a defender. “We have a good team and you can see, over the last 18 months, it has been moving in the right direction.
“It is a young team but under this management, they have experienced a lot and I believe we can carry on like this for the rest of the season.
“The aim is stay in the top six. There are many teams in the Championship who start the season hoping they can do this, but we are really happy that we have had a good start. Hopefully we can still be here at the end of the season.
“Promotion has to be the aim, we have played most of the teams and we have not come across one that is better than us. We would be really disappointed if we did not finish in the top six now. It would be fantastic for the town to have Premier League football, it would be a really exciting time if we were to get promoted.”
It has not all been smooth sailing. Last week, having sacked manager Nathan Jones, Stoke City made an approach to lure Neil to the Potteries. It was a tempting offer. Despite sitting bottom of the table, Stoke, on paper at least, have one of the strongest squads in the division. Neil turned them down.
“It was vital that the manager stayed,” said Bauer. “It’s really important for the team, the club and the supporters. He is a really good manager and the boys really enjoy working under him.
“He is an excellent coach and, of course, there was some concern [he would leave] because there was a lot of speculation about him, but very quickly he made it clear that he wanted to stay and wanted to keep working with us.
“He has already achieved promotion with another club in the Championship [Norwich] and it’s a really confident message he has given to the boys. He thinks we are good enough to go up so why would he want to go to another club?”
I like PB a lot. I know he used to go out of his way a lot to speak to and help the German Addicks. A very humble man, and someone who's career i will follow with affection.
Imagine if his Dad were at Wembley that day in May 2019 .!
I like PB a lot. I know he used to go out of his way a lot to speak to and help the German Addicks. A very humble man, and someone who's career i will follow with affection.
Imagine if his Dad were at Wembley that day in May 2019 .!
Oh. his Dad was there alright.
What a superb interview. And what an awful transfer, totally unnecessary. Choked.
Would love a center half of his quality at the club now. When you think we have lost him and Aribo from the wining Wembly team plus Taylor will be off in the close season and I doubt Cullen will return we have a lot of big boots to fill just to get back to where we were in May 2019
Wonder how soon after the Final he held talks with Alex Neil
Have no grudge towards him in the slightest as he gave every indication long before the end of the season that he'd be leaving - Proves I dont think there was a chance of him remaining at the club even when we were talking aboutt him potentially staying
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All this “as soon as that whistle blows, he is the enemy” blood and thunder stuff isn’t really us to be honest. I’ll sing his name loud and proud!
his value and would have stayed .
luckily for us Lockyer has come in and we haven’t really missed him
19,36,34,35
the first being the Championship and the last three being in L1
Given a season is 46 league games plus at least 2 cup matches, plus the check a trade and for the last two seasons the playoffs then there must have been 50+ first team games. I can’t recall him being dropped so injury and suspensions must have used up over a third of each season in L1.
He has already played 13 games for Preston this season so they may have him available for a remaining 20+ games if he follows that pattern
Scored the winner at Wembley and scored a fine goal against Millwall. Paddy will get a great applause before the match.
We have had ex premier players for the opposition this season who have been totally inept.
He laid the ball off well but not having a striker like Taylor or a clever player like Williams it was near on impossible for him yesterday.
He scores four in a row in the Championship and when he doesn't win headers again a 6ft 4in centre back his a non League striker !
An utter shite comment.
hes fresh aired in the last two home games , luckily the last home one was called offside to save his blushes .
hes in more than enough credit for us and is a work in progress , will he be able to do the business over a longer stretch of time in this division , who knows , the jury is still out for me .
From my memory he was outmuscled a number of times (despite winning a couple of duels) and as a pair the CBs were rarely turned. We never truly got in behind them and made them face their own goal.
Interview with the Telegraph
Patrick Bauer has taken an unusual career path, from Stuttgart to Portugal, from south London to Lancashire, but with Preston North End mounting a promotion challenge in the Championship, the defender reveals the inspiration taken from personal tragedy that has pushed him to the brink of the Premier League.
Bauer was just nine years old when his father, Hans Bauer, a former player and coach for German club TSG Backnang, suffered a heart attack playing in a charity match in 2002.
Patrick was in the crowd when his father collapsed and died on the pitch, a terrible, traumatic memory that still haunts the centre-back today. There is still sadness there, grief and a profound sense of loss, but also pride.
“I suffered the tragedy of losing my father when I was very young,” said Bauer, who has his father’s name tattooed on his arm, which he kisses before every game. “I was nine years old and it was an extremely tough time.
“He was my coach and my inspiration, I was very close to my father and to lose him so young… yeah, it was a very tough period in my life. It was tough for the whole family.
“He took me to my first football game, he coached me, he was responsible for my love of football. But the experience, it made me the man I am today. Not just as a footballer, but as a human being. I was a young boy and I had lost my dad.
“My mum, she took on so much at that time… but I always thought that I want to make him proud and whether he is now, I know he is watching me and I think he will be proud of the path I have taken.
“I think he would be happy of what I have made of my life and that is very important to me. He is always in my heart, I carry a bit of him everywhere. I have a feeling he is watching me and helping me always.”
Having come through the youth system at Stuttgart, Bauer refused to let rejection at his first club break him, leaving in search of regular first team football to play for Martimo in Portugal. From there, he moved on to Charlton Athletic, spending four enjoyable years in south London, which climaxed with him heading in the winning goal in the play-off final, against Sunderland, at Wembley, back in May.
Out of contract and with Charlton facing an uncertain summer with doubts over manager Lee Bowyer’s future, Bauer was in demand, with a host of Championship clubs interested in signing him. He chose Preston, impressed by the work done by Alex Neil with a young team that had been steadily improving under his leadership. Few, though, expected them to be quite as good as they have been so far this season as they sit second in the table, two points below West Bromwich Albion, but ahead of Leeds United on goal difference.
“When I came here I was hoping that we would be in and around the play-offs this season,” explained Bauer, who at 27, is entering his peak years as a defender. “We have a good team and you can see, over the last 18 months, it has been moving in the right direction.
“It is a young team but under this management, they have experienced a lot and I believe we can carry on like this for the rest of the season.
“The aim is stay in the top six. There are many teams in the Championship who start the season hoping they can do this, but we are really happy that we have had a good start. Hopefully we can still be here at the end of the season.
“Promotion has to be the aim, we have played most of the teams and we have not come across one that is better than us. We would be really disappointed if we did not finish in the top six now. It would be fantastic for the town to have Premier League football, it would be a really exciting time if we were to get promoted.”
It has not all been smooth sailing. Last week, having sacked manager Nathan Jones, Stoke City made an approach to lure Neil to the Potteries. It was a tempting offer. Despite sitting bottom of the table, Stoke, on paper at least, have one of the strongest squads in the division. Neil turned them down.
“It was vital that the manager stayed,” said Bauer. “It’s really important for the team, the club and the supporters. He is a really good manager and the boys really enjoy working under him.
“He is an excellent coach and, of course, there was some concern [he would leave] because there was a lot of speculation about him, but very quickly he made it clear that he wanted to stay and wanted to keep working with us.
“He has already achieved promotion with another club in the Championship [Norwich] and it’s a really confident message he has given to the boys. He thinks we are good enough to go up so why would he want to go to another club?”
What a superb interview. And what an awful transfer, totally unnecessary. Choked.
Have no grudge towards him in the slightest as he gave every indication long before the end of the season that he'd be leaving - Proves I dont think there was a chance of him remaining at the club even when we were talking aboutt him potentially staying