We can bemoan poor refs and bad luck all we like. But any league one football team with aspirations of premier League/European football in 5-10 years should be smashing teams like Crewe out of the park!
Well I think that was just the nonsense of a new owner who really doesn't seem to have a clue football wise. Tell me again what qualifications his son has to be involved in a professional football club. In 5-10 years we'll probably still be in this league.
Haven't even picked up a point in the leauge since we heard of his sons appointment (joking of course, sort of)
The bog standard officiating simply masked our continuing incompetence in the final third and a couple of defensive howlers. We started the game streets ahead of them in terms of quality but our inability to make it count cost us. Again. Big decisions for Jacko now. (I wonder what the first hurdle is on his contract?)
We were really really poor, perhaps our worst performance of the season and only just got beat. Crewe are proper naff and won't be in League One next year.
Neither will Charlton if they carrying on playing like they did tonight.
I hope the players do not escape the blame again. How many managers do they have to be completely shite under. They turn up when they feel like it and down tools when they don't. This is the third abject away performance in a row. This team should have more than enough to beat Crewe, one of the worst sides in the division, and yet they could easily have scored four against us. A draw would've been an injustice.
The core of this squad is absolutely rotten, the blame lies squarely with them.
The blame for that lays firmly at the door of 1 or 2 individuals, the rest are sheep. I got stick for saying this in September when everything was Adkins fault. Robinson jumped, Bowyer jumped, Adkins sacked. In reality all 3 should have been sacked after good spells, purely because the players downed tools.
I did think they wouldn't do it to Jackson because he is their man.
This season is so utterly woeful it can be summed up by the fact I have just cashed out my top half of LEAGUE ONE bet because I don't believe we can actually manage it. Had thought about doing it Monday, the decision to delay cost me.
And that was undoubtedly our worst game so far against a really really poor Crewe team. Burstow, Morgan and to an extent Dobson aside every player of ours was dreadful.
We have changed owners, we have changed managers, we have changed players. We have not changed Director of Football. I am starting to wonder if we should.
Robbed at the end by the final poor decision in a truly abject refereeing performance. But truth be told we didn’t deserve anything from that. Initially frustrated by Crewe, then bullied out of it, then outplayed. I don’t even think we can say they dragged us down to their level - we’re already there. That was a proper League Two Charlton performance in a proper League Two quality game. We were pitiful.
How the hell Leko stayed on the pitch after that flurry of substitutions I just don’t know. He was shockingly bad both in his initial striking role and then as a wing back. I’ve never been a fan of his and I genuinely struggle to see the quality that others perceive. But he wasn’t alone tonight. Henderson, Famewo, Gilbey and Lee were all very poor. Arguably Mason Burstow is the only player to come out with any credit.
Regardless of what we do in the transfer window the play offs must surely be beyond us now. There’s a lot of tough decisions that need to be taken and a lot of hard work to do to get us anywhere near ready to challenge next season.
Davo, we wasn’t robbed in the slightest. I’m so disappointed to say that aswell.
Agreed mate. I watched it a few times and changed my mind.
Robbed at the end by the final poor decision in a truly abject refereeing performance. But truth be told we didn’t deserve anything from that. Initially frustrated by Crewe, then bullied out of it, then outplayed. I don’t even think we can say they dragged us down to their level - we’re already there. That was a proper League Two Charlton performance in a proper League Two quality game. We were pitiful.
How the hell Leko stayed on the pitch after that flurry of substitutions I just don’t know. He was shockingly bad both in his initial striking role and then as a wing back. I’ve never been a fan of his and I genuinely struggle to see the quality that others perceive. But he wasn’t alone tonight. Henderson, Famewo, Gilbey and Lee were all very poor. Arguably Mason Burstow is the only player to come out with any credit.
Regardless of what we do in the transfer window the play offs must surely be beyond us now. There’s a lot of tough decisions that need to be taken and a lot of hard work to do to get us anywhere near ready to challenge next season.
Davo, we wasn’t robbed in the slightest. I’m so disappointed to say that aswell.
Agreed mate. I watched it a few times and changed my mind.
Would have been good to see it from the side angle.
I thought Dagenham 2011 was the nadir of being a Charlton fan, but this feels on a par. When will things actually get better for us and we have more than 1 fleeting season of success surrounded by years of shite
Pearce was better than both Clare and Famewo tonight. Should have brought Innis on foe Famewo, who was very lucky not to concede at least two penalties.
The goalie tried to save it and wasn't complaining that Leko was in his way until the ref's assistant's flag. That means it should have been a goal but maybe that would have papered over cracks which need sorting out. We are too easy, even for shit defenders, to defend against and have been for quite a few games.
Lee had 2 overhead kick attempts. Flicked a header out the box. Couldnt get to an open goal from an excellent cross and sidefooted wide from 16 yards. Not a single free kick or corner hit our player. I like him but we need to highlight facts.
Leko ran the ball out of play multiple times.
DJ is not showing any attacking threat going into the box. He's looking more limited by the week.
Gilbs - Will just be repeating the same from last few games.
All the above really needed to contribute today in the final 3rd but failed miserably to show any leadership.
I know it sounds ridiculous to even suggest it but given our powderpuff attack I'd be tempted to put young Kanu on the bench on Saturday and bring him on to provide a goal threat. So young, very little experience, raw as hell - but the kid knows how to finish.
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We started the game streets ahead of them in terms of quality but our inability to make it count cost us. Again.
Big decisions for Jacko now.
(I wonder what the first hurdle is on his contract?)
And that was undoubtedly our worst game so far against a really really poor Crewe team. Burstow, Morgan and to an extent Dobson aside every player of ours was dreadful.
We have changed owners, we have changed managers, we have changed players. We have not changed Director of Football. I am starting to wonder if we should.
That's all.
bit of weight.
Lee had 2 overhead kick attempts. Flicked a header out the box. Couldnt get to an open goal from an excellent cross and sidefooted wide from 16 yards. Not a single free kick or corner hit our player. I like him but we need to highlight facts.
Leko ran the ball out of play multiple times.
DJ is not showing any attacking threat going into the box. He's looking more limited by the week.
Gilbs - Will just be repeating the same from last few games.
All the above really needed to contribute today in the final 3rd but failed miserably to show any leadership.