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Post-match thread: Cheltenham v Charlton | 3pm Saturday 15th January
LoOkOuT
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Without a win in seven matches, an out-of-form Cheltenham welcomed an out-of-form Charlton to town. Charlton started brightly, having the best of possession in the first twenty minutes. However, we were unable to capitalise in any meaningful way. We also started to gift them opportunities on the counter attack through individual errors. Eventually, an error cost us a goal. Almost a carbon copy of the goal conceded in our previous match, Henderson spilled a save to the oncoming attacker who slotted it over him. The defending was certainly poor, but the keeper should have once again done better.
The goal once again seemed to dent our confidence significantly and we showed nothing that would suggest we’d turn things around. Cheltenham dug in and continued to frustrate us whilst seizing on individual mistakes to counter. We’re not as hopeless as the run of bad form under Adkins earlier in the season, but
A mostly hapless performance did nothing to reverse our form. But coming from behind to take home a point would be a welcomed consolation. This team needs a touch of luck to inject some much needed confidence and, on 94 minutes, that bit of luck came in the form of a corner and late header from Innis that flashed across the Cheltenham box. Aneke forced himself to the fore in the goal-mouth scramble and managed to force the ball past the keeper. Cheltenham will feel that they themselves are cursed. Jackson’s late changes paid off as we left with a point and something to build on. After having a late equaliser at Crewe was chalked off in our last match, history had repeated itself without that cruel, cruel twist.
Dobson continued to play well and Chuks scored and came close on a couple of occasions and managed an entire ninety minutes, suggesting his health issues may well be behind him.
Not inspiring, but we’ve stopped the rot and have something to build on.
Cheltenham 1 Charlton 1
Over to you.
The goal once again seemed to dent our confidence significantly and we showed nothing that would suggest we’d turn things around. Cheltenham dug in and continued to frustrate us whilst seizing on individual mistakes to counter. We’re not as hopeless as the run of bad form under Adkins earlier in the season, but
A mostly hapless performance did nothing to reverse our form. But coming from behind to take home a point would be a welcomed consolation. This team needs a touch of luck to inject some much needed confidence and, on 94 minutes, that bit of luck came in the form of a corner and late header from Innis that flashed across the Cheltenham box. Aneke forced himself to the fore in the goal-mouth scramble and managed to force the ball past the keeper. Cheltenham will feel that they themselves are cursed. Jackson’s late changes paid off as we left with a point and something to build on. After having a late equaliser at Crewe was chalked off in our last match, history had repeated itself without that cruel, cruel twist.
Dobson continued to play well and Chuks scored and came close on a couple of occasions and managed an entire ninety minutes, suggesting his health issues may well be behind him.
Not inspiring, but we’ve stopped the rot and have something to build on.
Cheltenham 1 Charlton 1
Over to you.
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HMS piss the league is back on.39
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We are staying up say we are staying up. Absolute lions to a man to come back and save that. Heroes.17 -
The late equaliser does nothing for me to be honest. What a pathetic bunch this lot are, to think I and many others stuck up for them in calling for Adkins head. Played their little hearts out to impress JJ, then slumped back into their careless, sloppy and weak ways once they won a few.
I’ll be at home games to see a few people and enjoy a beer but that’s the only reason between now and May I’m done.
When does this nightmare end, the constant 1 step forward 2 steps back? Derby lost 21 points and their players could be sold tomorrow because they need cash but they are fighting for the shirt and their careers, we need to take a look at ourselves.
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Is the top 6 back on?1
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Point closer to the play offs! *insert it's happening gif*2
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I wouldn’t say a point is undeserved, as they weren’t better than us and only had chances off of our obvious errors. We have to be more confident, assertive, and intentional to get back to the form we showed weeks ago.2
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Feel bad for all the people that are going to think that last minute goal is 'turning our season around'.
In terms of our squad quality we are exactly where we should be, lower midtable in League One.1 -
I'm relieved we've got something from the game, but I hope Jackson considers changing it up next week as the performances have been woeful recently.1
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Daylight robbery but sometimes you get a bit of luck. Really need to look at our performances this week though, been shocking. Some really poor showings today, Leko was dreadful when he come on.
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At least it stops a losing rut. That and an Aneke goal only positive for me.1
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We could've won 1-3, but to me the score was purely academic. We ain't going anywhere playing like that and it's gonna take a lot more than a bit of jiggingto put right.
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Amazing what you can do if you put in a half decent cross isn’t it!?Far too many bit part players/donkeys in our team a and nothing whatsoever off the bench.
Stockley and aneke up top, with Washington on the wing could prove good but other than that - we look extremely boring and lacking of any real ideas.
lee a ghost of what he once was, Gilbey seemingly having to make do with scraps - defence is obviously decent but just leaks so many goals! Flat back 4 please (famewo, lavelle, purrington & Clare)
worrying, but get through this damp squib of a season and make a real (no , I mean a REAL!) go of it come august0 -
We got away with that one... Biggest robbery since Jackson stole the points at Norwich.
We "created" chances but nothing that really troubled them (apart from the Inniss effort off the line early on) - Felt Cheltenham on the other hand passed the ball with intent, and were a constant threat, one of those performances from there where they actually win 6-1 had they showed more composure.
Was disappointed with Sean Clare, but he maybe needs a rest - As was said by someone (think it was SDAddick) on the Match Thread, both Gunter and Matthews have done well in the RCB slot, so stick one of them back there for a week or two.
Lee at the moment he's so out of form I'd send back to Luton - Morgan showed him today how to take set pieces, and even those were nothing special BUT THEY BEAT THE FIRST MAN.
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Wipeeey! Piss poor again then tho, only positives were Chuks and I thought Albie done ok today.1
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1 point against Crewe and Cheltenham tells you all you need to know about this group of players. It’s just embarrassing.6
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Didn’t see it but the quality of our performances away from home just seem to be consistently awful2
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That’s what happens having a goal scorer in your team that is in the right place, welcome back Chuks. You came back to save us4
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Can we recall AMB from Ross County?1
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Shit performance, shit formation, Hendo makes the same mistake as he did at crew......however we stole a point, it was complete daylight robbery, BUT perhaps, just perhaps, these 2 or 3 new players that Gallen mentioned can join this week and we now go on a upward run.....we need Washington and Stockley back, we need to ship out a few and we need some bloody confidence.....without the above, in my opinion, we are not even a middle of the table League one side!4
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Genuinely still cackling. We deserved -1 points for that. After all the times this had happened to us in the last few years, it's nice to know what it feels like. And it feels...so dumb.
The real winner today was the black kits. They are ace.
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They were much better than us. Cheltenham played some great football orchestrated by their 10, and running through their 9. They scored off an error but they carved us open multiple timesLoOkOuT said:I wouldn’t say a point is undeserved, as they weren’t better than us and only had chances off of our obvious errors. We have to be more confident, assertive, and intentional to get back to the form we showed weeks ago.3 -
To be torpedoed next Saturdayricky_otto said:HMS piss the league is back on.1 -
Yay! Chuks can play for 90 minutes!
Thought he improved as the game went on, which is encouraging.But there’s much improvement required by the team. The press was weak, very little movement off the ball, and front players were isolated when they got the ball.We can only hope that the buzz of a last minute equaliser can lift the team, and JJ.3 -
Absolute rubbish, Jackson is getting the same level of performance as Adkins did. The formation is shit, Bowyer played Smith it wing back a few years ago and was rightly crucified. Every week Jackson plays an attacking winger at wing back ffs. Either Play Matthews and Purrington there or dont play the formation. Clare has done well at centre back but we have 3 fit centre halfs now so he shouldnt be playing there. The midfield was absolutely dire with Lee leading the way in shitness. Doesnt help the defence, doesnt come short for the ball doesnt do anything. If we sign him then Jackson and recruitment team need shooting!!
We need to go back too 4-4-2, preferably diamond as our wingers are shit. Not sure Jackson is brave enough to change it as he wants to prove the wingback system works.
Another fucked up season thanks to the people behind the scenes not getting their arses in gear before the season started.6 -
Jacko arrives for his post-match interview ...
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Jacko needs to change it up. 5 at the back isn’t working anymore and he hasn’t tried anything else in the 3 months he’s been here.
We have some decent wingers in the squad, let’s try a formation that utilises them in their correct position. It’s not a coincidence that our wingers, who were once good, have got considerably worse being forced to play out of position. Every time DJ, Leko or CBT got the ball today they had 2 defenders on them straight away, and didn’t have anyone to overlap them. Makes it almost impossible for any of them to create anything.
It might not work, but at least try something new. Playing 5 at the back, week in week out, and expecting things to just change all of a sudden isn’t gonna happen.
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Another game played with a formation that doesn't suit the players on the pitch at all.
We have zero true wing backs in the squad, why are we playing a formation that requires them?8 -
Abject performance. Undeserved point.1
