Another duff performance and fail to score at home for the second time in succession. Not looking too clever so far - our only win courtesy of a last minute goal.
Uneventful, flat, lack of any inspiration, lack of anyone able to get on the ball, lack of shape, lack of imagination, lack of hope.
Until any of that changes, mid table is the very best we can hope for.
Yes but apart from that, things weren't that bad were they?
Indeed, look at the positives - first clean sheet of the season, now unbeaten for one game (indeed only one defeat in the last 4 games), 2 points clear of the bottom 4. And we held the mighty Fleetwood who were backed by a loud, raucous away following.
It's all looking good. Honest. (At least that's what Roland tells us).
We lack any creativity or flair. Diamond looked a poor formation today, really didn't understand Pratley playing number 10 and bielik was far too nonchalant on the ball and nearly got caught out a few times. Aribo is wasted out wide.
A pulsating match has finished all square at The Valley as Third Division minnows Charlton Athletic have held high-flying behemoths Fleetwood Town to an unlikely draw.
A bumper crowd of 926, swelled by a couple of minibus-loads from the north-west, saw the plucky Addicks achieve the rare feat of not conceding a goal after the 80th minute. No-one could remember the last time that had happened but sources close to the club tell me Nicky Johns may have been in goal at the time.
The day's drama began before the start as Lord Lee Bowyer named 7 (seven) players on the bench including Igor Vetokele, who was last seen having lunch with Lord Lucan.
In defence Lewis Page was my MOTM, whilst Dillon Phillips made a couple of good saves.
Mark Marshall once again impersonated his favourite HG Wells character before he was replaced in the second half by Igor.
Joe Aribo had a good chance to score but pushed his volley just wide whilst his replacement, George Lapslie, had a header cleared off the line in the dying minutes.
In a dramatic injury time development Fleetwood's Conor McAleny was brought on and for the first time failed to score against us (that's what it feels like, anyway).
Lord Bowyer should be pleased to have won a point against one of the favourites for promotion as he continues the club's march towards oblivion.
Two middle table teams who probably won’t threaten the top 6 this season. There were some individual moments, but neither team had enough quality to threaten either side.
I thought the disallowed goal was harsh but we didn’t do enough win.
I’m worried it will be too late when we decide to start playing and hit our stride.
Uneventful, flat, lack of any inspiration, lack of anyone able to get on the ball, lack of shape, lack of imagination, lack of hope.
Until any of that changes, mid table is the very best we can hope for.
Yes but apart from that, things weren't that bad were they?
Indeed, look at the positives - first clean sheet of the season, now unbeaten for one game (indeed only one defeat in the last 4 games), 2 points clear of the bottom 4. And we held the mighty Fleetwood who were backed by a loud, raucous away following.
It's all looking good. Honest. (At least that's what Roland tells us).
You're forgetting that you also watched Premiership stars of the future. That Fleetwood no. 2 perhaps...
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Roland is a bellend.
Until any of that changes, mid table is the very best we can hope for.
With the forwards we have, at this level we should be scoring more goals.
Indeed, look at the positives - first clean sheet of the season, now unbeaten for one game (indeed only one defeat in the last 4 games), 2 points clear of the bottom 4. And we held the mighty Fleetwood who were backed by a loud, raucous away following.
It's all looking good. Honest. (At least that's what Roland tells us).
Fleetwood had the better chances. Phillips made a couple of good saves and Bauer looked solid. Other than that is was shit.
No creativity or pace in midfield, front two no service at all and a serious lack of width.
First game of the season for me and unless I can blag freebies it will be the last until Roland is gone.
The official attendance was laughable. Doubt there was 5k in the ground.
Flat performance, flat atmosphere.
Didn’t look like scoring which is a strange thing to say with one disallowed and a couple of the line.
Differently down a gear in comparison to Tuesday.
Fleetwood offered very little.
Pratley my MoM
But for a consolidationist like me, 5pts from 5 games is like a being hooked up to morphine
Long may it continue
A bumper crowd of 926, swelled by a couple of minibus-loads from the north-west, saw the plucky Addicks achieve the rare feat of not conceding a goal after the 80th minute. No-one could remember the last time that had happened but sources close to the club tell me Nicky Johns may have been in goal at the time.
The day's drama began before the start as Lord Lee Bowyer named 7 (seven) players on the bench including Igor Vetokele, who was last seen having lunch with Lord Lucan.
In defence Lewis Page was my MOTM, whilst Dillon Phillips made a couple of good saves.
Mark Marshall once again impersonated his favourite HG Wells character before he was replaced in the second half by Igor.
Joe Aribo had a good chance to score but pushed his volley just wide whilst his replacement, George Lapslie, had a header cleared off the line in the dying minutes.
In a dramatic injury time development Fleetwood's Conor McAleny was brought on and for the first time failed to score against us (that's what it feels like, anyway).
Lord Bowyer should be pleased to have won a point against one of the favourites for promotion as he continues the club's march towards oblivion.
I thought the disallowed goal was harsh but we didn’t do enough win.
I’m worried it will be too late when we decide to start playing and hit our stride.