Still not worried. If we lose to Barnsley my resolve might start to weaken, but obviously not keen to join the despair gang, who are tiresome and embarrassing in equal measure.
I don’t think it’s exactly “despair” to acknowledge that any team that manages one win in 18 is creating a situation where relegation is a possibility.
Says it all though that since October, our relegation rivals have barely done any better...
Still not worried. If we lose to Barnsley my resolve might start to weaken, but obviously not keen to join the despair gang, who are tiresome and embarrassing in equal measure.
I don’t think it’s exactly “despair” to acknowledge that any team that manages one win in 18 is creating a situation where relegation is a possibility.
Says it all though that since October, our relegation rivals have barely done any better...
Hoping we hoping we can announce some signings to alleviate the pressure, ( the sooner the better) I struggle with anxiety issues which probably explains why I prefer preseason games!
Still not worried. If we lose to Barnsley my resolve might start to weaken, but obviously not keen to join the despair gang, who are tiresome and embarrassing in equal measure.
I don’t think it’s exactly “despair” to acknowledge that any team that manages one win in 18 is creating a situation where relegation is a possibility.
Says it all though that since October, our relegation rivals have barely done any better...
Which suggests we're in a scrap with 3 other teams and a genuine chance of finishing below ONE of them
But then everyone is still looking behind not in front
People say we can lose the next two and we'll be in the relegation zone because of no momentum
One win, thats all you need to start momentum, win two of them and there can be a further four teams between us and 22nd!!
Yes people will say there is no chance we'll win the next two, but there is no guarantee we'll lose the next two either
Its why to suggest we're in "squeaky bum time" now is ludicrous
I respect your optimism but if you can’t see we are in squeaky bum time after one win in 18 and fourth bottom what would change your mind? How about one win in 19?
If we lose Saturday despite the fact we’ve got some of the injured players back (“just like new signings”) THEN I’ll be getting resigned to the fact we’ll need a miracle to arrest this slide. At the moment I’m still in the the ‘we’re still 21st’ rose tinted camp
I mean everything went wrong for us tonight results wise except our nearest and only real local rivals lost at a promotion chasing rival after being 0-2 up , what's not to like about that , if you're not happy with that result which has no affect on whether the 3 teams below us would win, draw, lose or piss their pants then football might not be the thing for you ffs weirdos
Still not worried. If we lose to Barnsley my resolve might start to weaken, but obviously not keen to join the despair gang, who are tiresome and embarrassing in equal measure.
I don’t think it’s exactly “despair” to acknowledge that any team that manages one win in 18 is creating a situation where relegation is a possibility.
Says it all though that since October, our relegation rivals have barely done any better...
Which suggests we're in a scrap with 3 other teams and a genuine chance of finishing below ONE of them
But then everyone is still looking behind not in front
People say we can lose the next two and we'll be in the relegation zone because of no momentum
One win, thats all you need to start momentum, win two of them and there can be a further four teams between us and 22nd!!
Yes people will say there is no chance we'll win the next two, but there is no guarantee we'll lose the next two either
Its why to suggest we're in "squeaky bum time" now is ludicrous
I respect your optimism but if you can’t see we are in squeaky bum time after one win in 18 and fourth bottom what would change your mind? How about one win in 19?
Its not bloody optimism - I'm looking at it in a realistic manner, win two games we climb four places, lose two games and yes we can go into the relegation zone
Hell I'm not ignoring the fact we're in trouble
But regardless squeaky bum time is when we get to April and we're running out of games
There are so many factors that can attribute to another teams downfall at this stage of the season
I mean everything went wrong for us tonight results wise except our nearest and only real local rivals lost at a promotion chasing rival after being 0-2 up , what's not to like about that , if you're not happy with that result which has no affect on whether the 3 teams below us would win, draw, lose or piss their pants then football might not be the thing for you ffs weirdos
Who are you to decide who football is for?
FFS weirdo.
Am sorry if people cant handle the pressure of the unexpected within the game then Football definitely isnt the Sport for them!!
End of the day its a sport where two teams of equal numbers go out to have a kick around - Prior to the full time whistle absolutely anything can happen that can decide the result
If Football was as predictable as everyone claims then why arent they winning accumulators every week?
It’s been squeaky bum time for weeks despite the rose tinted specs worn on here.
Not seen a hint of anyone in rose tinted specs with regards to the football tbh mate. As far as I can see, people have been possitive about the bigger picture and the fact there are new owners with some sort of plan. No one can deny the bad results, as the table reflects it, but taking into consideration the dire situation with regards to injuries and this is what you get. Understand there are people who think the Club should've given into a couple of players and their agents demands, but MS and LB have said a few times now that they won't pay over the odds for players.
I know there’s plenty of games to go and as an earlier poster says, maybe we could have been in the bottom 3 sooner , but to quote LB , it is what it is.
To not get some quality transfers over the line in this window would be bordering on negligence by the board, Matt just needs to push the button get the deals done, and we’ll be a lot calmer, we need to find some form and put a run together, a couple of clean sheets and back to back wins would help.
It’s only January, key players are now coming back the three below us have to come to ours, as well as the likes of Birmingham, Derby and Sheff Wed are all facing a points deduction. Historically clubs will sucked into the scrap as we go into March.
We all would of taken finishing 21st at the start of the season.
We’ve had the worst injury crisis in the history of the club.
The fact it’s January, we aren’t in the relegation zone, we still have Bowyer as our manager and it’s all still in our own hands, are the reasons I’m trying to remain positive.
Was never gonna be easy but thats Charlton ain’t it.
we have been getting away with 1 win in 17 would have most teams at the wrong end of the table - yes we have had injuries and a lot of them but this is the championship and our aim is to still stay in it next season!
Bored of the constant bitching about esi and will he won’t be with taylor let’s assess at end of window and get behind the boys on Saturday. We might in the thick of it but this is the closest I’ve felt to the team and management and owners in the last few years
We all would of taken finishing 21st at the start of the season.
We’ve had the worst injury crisis in the history of the club.
The fact it’s January, we aren’t in the relegation zone, we still have Bowyer as our manager and it’s all still in our own hands, are the reasons I’m trying to remain positive.
Was never gonna be easy but thats Charlton ain’t it.
It’s been squeaky bum time for weeks despite the rose tinted specs worn on here.
Not seen a hint of anyone in rose tinted specs with regards to the football tbh mate. As far as I can see, people have been possitive about the bigger picture and the fact there are new owners with some sort of plan. No one can deny the bad results, as the table reflects it, but taking into consideration the dire situation with regards to injuries and this is what you get. Understand there are people who think the Club should've given into a couple of players and their agents demands, but MS and LB have said a few times now that they won't pay over the odds for players.
Then dont tell us that they put things on the backburner so they could get in for the January transfer window. Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January. And we might not pay a bit more for players but other clubs will.
We all would of taken finishing 21st at the start of the season.
We’ve had the worst injury crisis in the history of the club.
The fact it’s January, we aren’t in the relegation zone, we still have Bowyer as our manager and it’s all still in our own hands, are the reasons I’m trying to remain positive.
Was never gonna be easy but thats Charlton ain’t it.
We need to concentrate on our own form and getting a few results, especially against the teams around us in Feb. We have the players when they play well. First few games of the season was a false dawn, this is exactly where we thought we’d be before it all began.
Sorry, but this is rubbish. It was not a false Dawn it was a good first eleven playing at the top of their game. We fully deserved to be at the top, and I believe with no injuries we would be there now. You only have to look where a far more limited teams than us like Millwall, Preston and Swansea are to see this is a very mediocre league.
The worry is the the true false dawn is starting to look like the takeover. This could go into meltdown by the weekend when the window closes, and ESI have let players leave and Davidson lines up instead of Taylor.
Bottom three sides with the teams in Bold that went down (for ease I've not included the teams in between if there was a gap like what Barnsley had in 2018)
Reading last season would finish 20th | Bolton and Hull in 2018 finished 21st and 18th respectfully Burton would finish 20th in 2017 | Bristol City would finish 18th in 2016
So at this stage of the season; the team currently in 21st has gone down on alternate seasons - Wigan on that showing look most likely to survive
Yep those that have been slating me for saying we’re in free fall look at the table. I hear excuses all the time, it’s time to face up to reality we’re in relegation fight. If we don’t strengthen we’re doomed I’m afraid. Panic signings on the cards I expect, they won’t be good enough.
Yep those that have been slating me for saying we’re in free fall look at the table. I hear excuses all the time, it’s time to face up to reality we’re in relegation fight. If we don’t strengthen we’re doomed I’m afraid. Panic signings on the cards I expect, they won’t be good enough.
It’s been squeaky bum time for weeks despite the rose tinted specs worn on here.
Not seen a hint of anyone in rose tinted specs with regards to the football tbh mate. As far as I can see, people have been possitive about the bigger picture and the fact there are new owners with some sort of plan. No one can deny the bad results, as the table reflects it, but taking into consideration the dire situation with regards to injuries and this is what you get. Understand there are people who think the Club should've given into a couple of players and their agents demands, but MS and LB have said a few times now that they won't pay over the odds for players.
Then dont tell us that they put things on the backburner so they could get in for the January transfer window. Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January. And we might not pay a bit more for players but other clubs will.
It’s been squeaky bum time for weeks despite the rose tinted specs worn on here.
Not seen a hint of anyone in rose tinted specs with regards to the football tbh mate. As far as I can see, people have been possitive about the bigger picture and the fact there are new owners with some sort of plan. No one can deny the bad results, as the table reflects it, but taking into consideration the dire situation with regards to injuries and this is what you get. Understand there are people who think the Club should've given into a couple of players and their agents demands, but MS and LB have said a few times now that they won't pay over the odds for players.
Then dont tell us that they put things on the backburner so they could get in for the January transfer window. Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January. And we might not pay a bit more for players but other clubs will.
Then dont tell us that they put things on the backburner so they could get in for the January transfer window. - That is why they put things on the backburner, but there weren't no guarantees though was there? Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January. - Yeah that's right, they said we hope and I'm sure they also said no promises.
Genuinely can't believe people are turning on them because of this.
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People say we can lose the next two and we'll be in the relegation zone because of no momentum
One win, thats all you need to start momentum, win two of them and there can be a further four teams between us and 22nd!!
Yes people will say there is no chance we'll win the next two, but there is no guarantee we'll lose the next two either
Its why to suggest we're in "squeaky bum time" now is ludicrous
Just got to treat each match as a preseason game!
Couple of reasonable signings and that goes back to 80-20
Nah... we’re seriously in the Joe Dodoo
FFS weirdo.
Hell I'm not ignoring the fact we're in trouble
But regardless squeaky bum time is when we get to April and we're running out of games
There are so many factors that can attribute to another teams downfall at this stage of the season
End of the day its a sport where two teams of equal numbers go out to have a kick around - Prior to the full time whistle absolutely anything can happen that can decide the result
If Football was as predictable as everyone claims then why arent they winning accumulators every week?
To not get some quality transfers over the line in this window would be bordering on negligence by the board, Matt just needs to push the button get the deals done, and we’ll be a lot calmer, we need to find some form and put a run together, a couple of clean sheets and back to back wins would help.
We’ve had the worst injury crisis in the history of the club.
The fact it’s January, we aren’t in the relegation zone, we still have Bowyer as our manager and it’s all still in our own hands, are the reasons I’m trying to remain positive.
Bored of the constant bitching about esi and will he won’t be with taylor let’s assess at end of window and get behind the boys on Saturday. We might in the thick of it but this is the closest I’ve felt to the team and management and owners in the last few years
Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January.
And we might not pay a bit more for players but other clubs will.
Bottom three sides with the teams in Bold that went down (for ease I've not included the teams in between if there was a gap like what Barnsley had in 2018)
18/19 Ipswich (18) | Bolton (23) | Reading (24) | Rotherham (21st-25)
17/18 Burton (24) | Sunderland (25) | Bolton (26) | Hull (26) | Barnsley (19th - 27)
16/17 Rotherham (16) | Burton (26) | Blackburn (26) | Wigan (21st-26)
15/16 Bolton (21) | Charlton (24) | Bristol City (25) | MK Dons (20th - 27)
Reading last season would finish 20th | Bolton and Hull in 2018 finished 21st and 18th respectfully
Burton would finish 20th in 2017 | Bristol City would finish 18th in 2016
So at this stage of the season; the team currently in 21st has gone down on alternate seasons - Wigan on that showing look most likely to survive
There you go... Just confirmed safety
Dont mention we hope to be making 5 signings in January. - Yeah that's right, they said we hope and I'm sure they also said no promises.
Genuinely can't believe people are turning on them because of this.