Stuck in the ‘restaurant’ in the Premier Inn, Honiton. Waiter says - Good news - my baked spud is ready, but bad news the chef has just put a load of cheese sauce on it and then remembered it was meant to be vegan. Chef is starting again.
Was hoping to make it back upstairs for the KO….
I thought the Lands End to John O’Groats was a virtual one, feck me, are you doing it for real
Stuck in the ‘restaurant’ in the Premier Inn, Honiton. Waiter says - Good news - my baked spud is ready, but bad news the chef has just put a load of cheese sauce on it and then remembered it was meant to be vegan. Chef is starting again.
Was hoping to make it back upstairs for the KO….
Tell the chef to slow down. Any luck the game might be over by the time you get back upstairs
The only acceptable part of this is Castillo getting a go.
Everything else is just...vile. Gilbey as fucking captain again the nadir
What team and formation would you pick?
McG
Matthews Lavelle Famewo Castillo
Dobson
Morgan Lee
DJ Burstow Leko
Big weaknesses either way, Burstow doesn’t get too involved in a front two never mind as a lone striker and a formation that didn’t work at all at the start of the season.
Employing DJ and Leko as wing forwards feels paramount though. Maybe Lee can play as the false 9 and John in the middle
Lee is a false something.
I don’t think we can play 433- I don’t think we have a good enough centre forward.
Tonight, I would have played:
Hendo
Lavelle, Pearce, Famewo
DJ, John, Dobbo, Morgan, Castillo
Burstow, Leko
Like you, I wouldn’t play Gilbey on the basis of the hiding on Saturday . I don’t mind players being poor but his hiding was disgusting.
I don't mind sticking with the 3-5-2 really, given what's available, except that it utterly screws Leko over
Leko should be able to play as a support striker . Up front on his own was never going to work .
My, unfortunately now quite extensive,experience as a Charlton fan is that this club will always throw you a bone just as you have basically given up any hope of ever eating again (metaphorically, obviously, as I'm just about to tuck into a nice Chicken Madras). Now, my gut feel is a bit on the fence as to weather or not Saturday was the bottom of this particular trough or if it might actually be tonight - but I would not be at all surprised if we suddenly play really well tonight and win comfortably. Just don't expect it to last if we do.
Sounds like Forster-Caskey is back in full training?
Currently talking about being back training with the squad and now wants U23 minutes
I'd keep quiet if I was him although how he has got close to a comeback considering the form of our medical team beats me, two of our strikers have been given the last rites due to a muscle strain.
The only acceptable part of this is Castillo getting a go.
Everything else is just...vile. Gilbey as fucking captain again the nadir
What team and formation would you pick?
McG
Matthews Lavelle Famewo Castillo
Dobson
Morgan Lee
DJ Burstow Leko
Big weaknesses either way, Burstow doesn’t get too involved in a front two never mind as a lone striker and a formation that didn’t work at all at the start of the season.
Employing DJ and Leko as wing forwards feels paramount though. Maybe Lee can play as the false 9 and John in the middle
Lee is a false something.
I don’t think we can play 433- I don’t think we have a good enough centre forward.
Tonight, I would have played:
Hendo
Lavelle, Pearce, Famewo
DJ, John, Dobbo, Morgan, Castillo
Burstow, Leko
Like you, I wouldn’t play Gilbey on the basis of the hiding on Saturday . I don’t mind players being poor but his hiding was disgusting.
I don't mind sticking with the 3-5-2 really, given what's available, except that it utterly screws Leko over
Leko should be able to play as a support striker . Up front on his own was never going to work .
In fairness to Leko 1) he has not been starting up top next to our best centre forwards (i.e Stockley or Aneke), like he got to when playing next to Taylor and b) when he did well under Bowyer, we used our strikers more like wide forwards who would split and work the channels a lot.
When we do get him on the ball high up the pitch and up against a fullback he does still look capable of making things happen, but we have not been playing to his strengths at all. Consistency will always be an issues with him, but it's not fair to expect consistency while not using his strengths.
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Don't remember such a low turnout for a league match.
How's that for filling the Valley
Another first for the Addicks!
Ties in with the comment from Seth that he's out long term again (Match Preview)
This often though, cant be relying on that at this level
Ducked this in terms of going to the Valley - was determined to not buy the livestream
A bottle of Rioja in
I have caved in
Come on Charlton - prove me wrong for not going tonight
Always in hope as an Addick …..