We started brightly but, as we tend to do, failed to make our possession count. Our final ball is rarely good enough. Morecambe really weren’t in it for the first twenty minutes, but with the quality they have in Stockton, they’re always a danger. On on about twenty-five minutes, some Blackett-Taylor failed to track his man who waltz into the Charlton box and found Stockton on the edge of the six-yard box who worked the angles and slotted home with a sly dink to the far post. We then struggled to get back into it throughout the rest of the half. To further blunt our enthusiasm, they scored again to go two up.
Again, we started brightly in the second half. Stockley managed to claw one back and give us a bit of hope. Only for them to score again from poor distribution from MacGillevray that gifted them another goal.
Blackett-Taylor had the best of all the fullbacks on the left all afternoon. Once he pushes the ball into space in front of him, he’s unplayable with pace to burn. Chuks came on (as did Washington) and Blackett-Taylor was able to find him with a cross that he masterfully tucked away with a fine header. Momentum was back with us. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t enough and we ran out of time. You can’t concede three at home and expect to come away with anything.
Back to back Valley defeats, chalked up once again to calamitous defending.
Charlton 2 Morecambe 3
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- MacG throwing the ball in front of a half asleep Adam Matthews to run on to. Their lad wanted it more and stuck it in the net. At a moment where we looked like getting back into it as well.
- Clare trying, bless him, to make a simple back pass to recycle possession and instead volleying the ball off his shin for a corner.
One other note, first time seeing Stockley in person. We won’t get promoted with him up front.
Massive player clear out needed I’m afraid. I’m indifferent on Jackson at this point. These players have badly let down three successive managers and won’t be shocked if JJ is the latest casualty.
Clear out: everyone else including the coaching staff
Good game for a neutral rubbish for the Addicks.
You can see JFC is better than the rest of the midfield. He does something so simple that no else seems to do... Pass and move, and makes himself available... Gilby could learn a thing or two from him. Shame we gifted them the goal as otherwise we'd have got something out of that. Looking forward to the summer to be honest in the hope they get it more right this time around!
People are clearly having a laugh saying we need a total clear out. There are plenty of players in the squad who are good enough to get us up out of this division. We do however need better recruitment because the last 3 or 4 windows have been really poor. It’s only from this perspective that I worry. Jacko should get a full season.
Woth all due respect to Morcombe and applaud the way that they gave everything today, there is no way we should he getting olaies at home.
The club has shot itself in the foot with cheap tickets, give aways an now asking fans to renew their season tickets within the next two weeks after watching this season’s performances and kicking you on the Crown Jewels by giving away tickets
TS, Jackson and the players (if it’s largely the same group at the start of next season), have pretty much got to nail the first 10 games otherwise it will get very ugly next season