That'll do for me.....three points and another clean sheet in atrocious conditions. Amos showing we will not miss Phillips, Inniss immense, Famewo superb, Gunter the type of player any manager would want, Alfie at his best and Pratley proving his doubters wrong by changing the game when he came on. And I still think things can get even better.
I went for a 1-1 draw in the preview because I couldn't see how Charlton could win because they struggle to get more than one shot on target ! I was right and wrong. I forgot about the consistent OG and Innes who can leap for England.
Great win in poor conditions. Creating more chances will be for another day.
I thought the referee had a very decent game today.
And to think it was his first ever game at this level. Seems to have a promising future, maybe as a top ref?
Anyway, good luck to him.
Made one silly decision to give a drop ball to us when we were already in a better position in the first half
If he continues to have good games like today then he doesnt stand a chance of rising up the league given the standard of officials higher up
Not sure if it was silly. I think he stopped the game cos he was concerned about a serious injury so drop ball was the only course of action. Considering the conditions and the wilyness of L1 players I thought he did pretty well
But then dont the rules state the game should only be stopped for a head injury?
Otherwise I agree, thought he was probably the best official we've had in a long time in any EFL League, Andrew Madley at Wembley is the only one close
Playing that midfield 3 was poor selection from Bowyer. Unlike our next opponent Robinson however, he does something about it and made the change he had to. Today didn’t suit Levitt but I’m going to be honest (maybe a little harsh so early) and say he’s going to flop this season. Yep that dont look like to flop are the CBs, great finds.
Smyth didn’t impress me either, I thought Bogle did a good job, with articulately in the second half when I thought he might tire.
All in all a good win against a poor team in a poor game in poor conditions.
Not a classic , but a well deserved 3 points in atrocious conditions . Thought Gunter was excellent , as was Inniss . Levitt looked lost and Williams disappointed again .
Of course it was turgid but that was largely down to the conditions. As Tel and Greg kept saying, it wasnt just the wind, there was driving, near horizontal rain. Ben Amos performances in the last two games have been literally faultless. I’m really surprised by @ForeverAddickted comment on Maadsen, he is class personified, and again I’m struggling to think of an error in his 140 mins of football for us. I know we could get carried away. But I watched the Sandgaard interview after the match ended, and my Charlton Life just feels quietly wonderful. Havent felt like that since... well actually before Charlton Life was launched.
Just loved Alfie's old fashioned wing play that brought our 2nd goal.
Credit to Amos for aiming his dropkick right into the path of Doughty - but watch Alfie with the only intent of charging to the goal line, before squaring back into the box ........ all the defenders facing towards their own goal, so difficult to defend.
The hapless defender couldn't do anything but sweep the ball into his own net. If he'd let it go, there was Williams and Smith running in behind him.
The standard in league 1 is so bad. Worse than i remembered. First half was honestly painful to watch, £10 is a joke for top premier league games let alone dire league 1
Can't think of a better way to spend a tenner on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon.
Watching my team win, away from home, with yet another clean sheet and two goals that had me cheering.
When was the last time we kept four clean sheets on the trot?
For the first time in a long time,I do not have a bowel movement every time the opposition get a corner or a free kick around the box.Our defence is as solid as can be and will ,with a little improvement in the attacking areas,get us promoted.Special word for Amos,so glad he has got his chance after not playing at all last year,his catching and general commanding of his area makes life a lot easier for his defence.Not a day for pretty football,but we now have nothing to be afraid of on the physical front.
Of course it was turgid but that was largely down to the conditions. As Tel and Greg kept saying, it wasnt just the wind, there was driving, near horizontal rain. Ben Amos performances in the last two games have been literally faultless. I’m really surprised by @ForeverAddickted comment on Maadsen, he is class personified, and again I’m struggling to think of an error in his 140 mins of football for us. I know we could get carried away. But I watched the Sandgaard interview after the match ended, and my Charlton Life just feels quietly wonderful. Havent felt like that since... well actually before Charlton Life was launched.
I wonder if I got slightly spoilt by Maatsen against Blackpool... Was potentially expecting him to go bombing down the wing again as an attacking full-back, yet didnt happen so much this afternoon - Yet as @Leuth mentioned earlier; he didnt put a foot wrong defensively which is his primary job
I really do think that this season it is, put simply, a case of the ends justifying the means. The football might be average but if that means us getting out of this division, especially when we probably won't be able to watch a good proportion of the season "live", then so be it.
I really do think that this season it is, put simply, a case of the ends justifying the means. The football might be average but if that means us getting out of this division, especially when we probably won't be able to watch a good proportion of the season "live", then so be it.
I certainly do not imagine we'll see a repeat of today in weather conditions that aren't extraordinary
Watching the highlights, Northampton couldn't handle those high chipped corners to Inniss. Pratley scored one of his knockdowns and Smyth missed a sitter from another one.
The standard in league 1 is so bad. Worse than i remembered. First half was honestly painful to watch, £10 is a joke for top premier league games let alone dire league 1
Can't think of a better way to spend a tenner on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon.
Watching my team win, away from home, with yet another clean sheet and two goals that had me cheering.
When was the last time we kept four clean sheets on the trot?
Hear hear and all that, but christ c’mon its so bad atm.
Just loved Alfie's old fashioned wing play that brought our 2nd goal.
Credit to Amos for aiming his dropkick right into the path of Doughty - but watch Alfie with the only intent of charging to the goal line, before squaring back into the box ........ all the defenders facing towards their own goal, so difficult to defend.
The hapless defender couldn't do anything but sweep the ball into his own net. If he'd let it go, there was Williams and Smith running in behind him.
Amos. Remember now why I liked him so much when he was last a regular. His ability to come for the ball and claim it. It must have been a nightmare in those conditions, but he did not lose concentration and claimed. His distribution is very good, and his throw out to Doughty was a good example. Phillips is a better shot stopper IMO, but the double save in the first half was 1st class, and not for the first time this season. Inniss. Immense. If he has not got a tattoo with ‘they shall not pass’, he should get one. An absolutely fantastic display today.
Just loved Alfie's old fashioned wing play that brought our 2nd goal.
Credit to Amos for aiming his dropkick right into the path of Doughty - but watch Alfie with the only intent of charging to the goal line, before squaring back into the box ........ all the defenders facing towards their own goal, so difficult to defend.
The hapless defender couldn't do anything but sweep the ball into his own net. If he'd let it go, there was Williams and Smith running in behind him.
Of course it was turgid but that was largely down to the conditions. As Tel and Greg kept saying, it wasnt just the wind, there was driving, near horizontal rain. Ben Amos performances in the last two games have been literally faultless. I’m really surprised by @ForeverAddickted comment on Maadsen, he is class personified, and again I’m struggling to think of an error in his 140 mins of football for us. I know we could get carried away. But I watched the Sandgaard interview after the match ended, and my Charlton Life just feels quietly wonderful. Havent felt like that since... well actually before Charlton Life was launched.
I wonder if I got slightly spoilt by Maatsen against Blackpool... Was potentially expecting him to go bombing down the wing again as an attacking full-back, yet didnt happen so much this afternoon - Yet as @Leuth mentioned earlier; he didnt put a foot wrong defensively which is his primary job
Lad’s only 17, I think? Imagine if he were from our Academy.
Lets give him lots of love. Because the thing is, with a proper owner, and a weird transfer market due to Covid, all kinds of things are possible...
I was just reading some of the early match thread comments, they were bang on.
"Not a fan of this midfield, they are not showing for the ball, when they get the ball they can't control it or give it away, this surely was a game for Pratley".
If our midfield are all fit I would have Maddison, Gilbey, Doughty, Watson, Shinnie, Pratley, plus Washington, Smyth and Aneke before I'd play Williams, JFC & Levitt.
The comments were right, they don't generally want the ball because generally they aren't good enough to do anything positive with it.
I think JFC has had 2 good games for CAFC last week & Fulham A. Williams? I don't recall him ever having a good game from kick off to the final whistle. I'm not being funny but how many game's has he played for us from start to finish?
Levitt has potential and may still come good this season, but atm he looks what he is, a kid in a man's game.
I really do think that this season it is, put simply, a case of the ends justifying the means. The football might be average but if that means us getting out of this division, especially when we probably won't be able to watch a good proportion of the season "live", then so be it.
I certainly do not imagine we'll see a repeat of today in weather conditions that aren't extraordinary
I appreciate that but I don't just mean today. We only had one shot on target in our last game and average three shots on target per game for the whole season. Lincoln have had 44 compared to our 21 which is why they have scored 13 as opposed to our 7.
LB is trying to establish a winning formula that is based on a rock solid defence (and I don't just mean THE defence when I say that) and the last thing he wants is us "trading blows" with the opposition. It's a formula that will, hopefully, last the test of the season especially with the cover that we have in most positions. That back up is something that the likes of Lincoln may not have and when the injuries/suspensions kick in they will, hopefully, falter.
It's also the reason I believe that LB isn't totally bothered about not having a 20 goal a season striker because, as good as that would be, a team becomes not just reliant on that player but the opposition know that he is the one that they have to nullify. If and when that player gets injured, as Taylor did for us, the scoring options and that "modus operandi" goes out the window.
I might be totally wrong and LB might set up the side to be more expansive but if that means sacrificing points in the process then it is unlikely, in my opinion, to happen.
Very pleased although it seems like we are winning very ugly.
I am elated at where we are at. We cobbled together a team very late in the window, many have no experience playing with each other, our defense is good and... we are not giving up points in the last 10 minutes with lapses like we did all last year.
Given we were a few days away from Administration just a month ago, upper-half of table is great for me. No complaints!
I’d say the title winning season under Lord Chris we won the large majority of our games ugly! Long may it continue! Well worth the money spent on the pass even though the conditions and the game itself were terrible! We press on...
I really do think that this season it is, put simply, a case of the ends justifying the means. The football might be average but if that means us getting out of this division, especially when we probably won't be able to watch a good proportion of the season "live", then so be it.
I certainly do not imagine we'll see a repeat of today in weather conditions that aren't extraordinary
I appreciate that but I don't just mean today. We only had one shot on target in our last game and average three shots on target per game for the whole season. Lincoln have had 44 compared to our 21 which is why they have scored 13 as opposed to our 7.
LB is trying to establish a winning formula that is based on a rock solid defence (and I don't just mean THE defence when I say that) and the last thing he wants is us "trading blows" with the opposition. It's a formula that will, hopefully, last the test of the season especially with the cover that we have in most positions. That back up is something that the likes of Lincoln may not have and when the injuries/suspensions kick in they will, hopefully, falter.
It's also the reason I believe that LB isn't totally bothered about not having a 20 goal a season striker because, as good as that would be, a team becomes not just reliant on that player but the opposition know that he is the one that they have to nullify. If and when that player gets injured, as Taylor did for us, the scoring options and that "modus operandi" goes out the window.
I might be totally wrong and LB might set up the side to be more expansive but if that means sacrificing points in the process then it is unlikely, in my opinion, to happen.
The way I see it, Bowyer has only one objective this season: promotion.
He'll do whatever he thinks it takes. He's got half a squad who are not yet fully match fit, have had no proper pre-season and don't even know each other. It'll be a while before even he knows his best team and player combinations - but even so, the matches are coming thick and fast, twice a week; he likes to keep players fresh and reduce chance of injury due to fatigue.
Bowyer won't worry right now about playing entertaining football ....... he's got a team learning to play as a team during actual games, rather than pre-season. Pretty, expansive football can come later.
But for now he'll grind out results, if that's what it takes. One game at a time: 3 points.
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And I still think things can get even better.
I was right and wrong.
I forgot about the consistent OG and Innes who can leap for England.
Great win in poor conditions.
Creating more chances will be for another day.
Otherwise I agree, thought he was probably the best official we've had in a long time in any EFL League, Andrew Madley at Wembley is the only one close
Ben Amos performances in the last two games have been literally faultless. I’m really surprised by @ForeverAddickted comment on Maadsen, he is class personified, and again I’m struggling to think of an error in his 140 mins of football for us.
I know we could get carried away. But I watched the Sandgaard interview after the match ended, and my Charlton Life just feels quietly wonderful. Havent felt like that since... well actually before Charlton Life was launched.
(OK, it's a repeat from the match thread ... but felt it needed another outing)
Credit to Amos for aiming his dropkick right into the path of Doughty - but watch Alfie with the only intent of charging to the goal line, before squaring back into the box ........ all the defenders facing towards their own goal, so difficult to defend.
The hapless defender couldn't do anything but sweep the ball into his own net.
If he'd let it go, there was Williams and Smith running in behind him.
Almost impossible to defend. Well done, Alfie.
https://www.skysports.com/football/northampton-vs-charlton/report/430900
Watching my team win, away from home, with yet another clean sheet and two goals that had me cheering.
When was the last time we kept four clean sheets on the trot?
Interesting, differing opinions on Johnny's performance on the players marks thread.
Doesnt try and panic by rushing to kick it away and so miss resulting in 1-0 - Instead watches it the whole way!!
Once again your pessimism is being proven unfounded.
He really is a true hero.
Remember now why I liked him so much when he was last a regular. His ability to come for the ball and claim it. It must have been a nightmare in those conditions, but he did not lose concentration and claimed. His distribution is very good, and his throw out to Doughty was a good example. Phillips is a better shot stopper IMO, but the double save in the first half was 1st class, and not for the first time this season.
Inniss.
Immense. If he has not got a tattoo with ‘they shall not pass’, he should get one. An absolutely fantastic display today.
Lets give him lots of love. Because the thing is, with a proper owner, and a weird transfer market due to Covid, all kinds of things are possible...
"Not a fan of this midfield, they are not showing for the ball, when they get the ball they can't control it or give it away, this surely was a game for Pratley".
If our midfield are all fit I would have Maddison, Gilbey, Doughty, Watson, Shinnie, Pratley, plus Washington, Smyth and Aneke before I'd play Williams, JFC & Levitt.
The comments were right, they don't generally want the ball because generally they aren't good enough to do anything positive with it.
I think JFC has had 2 good games for CAFC last week & Fulham A.
Williams? I don't recall him ever having a good game from kick off to the final whistle.
I'm not being funny but how many game's has he played for us from start to finish?
Levitt has potential and may still come good this season, but atm he looks what he is, a kid in a man's game.
If you want to win promotion, you need to go to places like Northampton, where it's scrappy, the weather is poor and the pitch is awful yet still win.
It's results like today which are crucial.
Didn't have to be pretty, we got the job done
LB is trying to establish a winning formula that is based on a rock solid defence (and I don't just mean THE defence when I say that) and the last thing he wants is us "trading blows" with the opposition. It's a formula that will, hopefully, last the test of the season especially with the cover that we have in most positions. That back up is something that the likes of Lincoln may not have and when the injuries/suspensions kick in they will, hopefully, falter.
It's also the reason I believe that LB isn't totally bothered about not having a 20 goal a season striker because, as good as that would be, a team becomes not just reliant on that player but the opposition know that he is the one that they have to nullify. If and when that player gets injured, as Taylor did for us, the scoring options and that "modus operandi" goes out the window.
I might be totally wrong and LB might set up the side to be more expansive but if that means sacrificing points in the process then it is unlikely, in my opinion, to happen.
He'll do whatever he thinks it takes. He's got half a squad who are not yet fully match fit, have had no proper pre-season and don't even know each other.
It'll be a while before even he knows his best team and player combinations - but even so, the matches are coming thick and fast, twice a week; he likes to keep players fresh and reduce chance of injury due to fatigue.
Bowyer won't worry right now about playing entertaining football ....... he's got a team learning to play as a team during actual games, rather than pre-season. Pretty, expansive football can come later.
But for now he'll grind out results, if that's what it takes.
One game at a time: 3 points.
Objective: promotion. Whatever it takes.
Which is why we have options - and some bloody good ones as well.