Fully acknowledge that if we are going to be successful we need to beat promotion rivals.
Its a long season and whilst we will drop points, so will other teams so its up to us to take advantage.
I think we should aspire to reach a very high target. I worry if any defeat is greeted with a shrug rather than huge annoyance, because for me there lies complacency. A point is a point at any stage of the season. One thing to add is a old quote from John Robinson who said if you can reach 50 points by the end of January, then you can take it from there.
Nothing wrong with a high target but a realistic one....
Naturally you want the team to try win every game, I would be very worried if that wasnt the case! However, sometimes you have to look at where your most likely to get your points.
For instance, we have Wycombe and Bolton away as our next 2 games so if we got 4 points from that, I would consider that a decent return from 2 tough games then no disrespect to Exeter but that should be viewed as 3 points and anything less is a disappointment.
A lot of posters thought we would turn over Cambridge United. We didn’t. I like the idea of taking each game in isolation and set up to win it. I actually think tomorrow will be very tough indeed, Wycombe were masters of shithousery last season, but we have to legislate for that, legislate for a crap ref, legislate for injury, legislate for a sending off, and legislate for falling behind even to a wonder goal. There is no space for excuses, we have been a work in progress too long for me, the owner, the manager, the players have to deliver wins.
One practical suggestion is if we win the toss kick the ‘wrong way’ for Wycombe. Use every little advantage we can muster.
Kick the ‘right way’ towards the Charlton fans in the second half. There’s enough of us going as it is to make a lot of noise. Cambridge could have won it in the second half last week if they hadn’t played that dumb trick. The way we were playing by having Innis as the playmaker was why Charlton didn’t win, not because we were kicking the wrong way.
Really tough to call this one. We can’t lose first and foremost, so draw isn’t the end of the world by any means. Would be the first real statement win if we managed it somehow, tough place to go.
Players like Innis, Dobson and Stockley are important because they will battle and we have to match them from the off, then hopefully the football starts to get played. I’m on the fence 1-1.
One of the toughest away games of the season. A draw would be a good result. If we can keep picking up points in these games while the team is still improving, we should be in a good position to push on.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
How many have we sold? Enough for a sit where you like situation or an in your allocated seat situation. I’m going with wife and daughter and we look like we’re in the back row right behind the goal. Can we expect to get to our seats and find feral youth already in situ?
How many have we sold? Enough for a sit where you like situation or an in your allocated seat situation. I’m going with wife and daughter and we look like we’re in the back row right behind the goal. Can we expect to get to our seats and find feral youth already in situ?
One of the toughest away games of the season. A draw would be a good result. If we can keep picking up points in these games while the team is still improving, we should be in a good position to push on.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
Haven't we said all our away games, so far, are some of the hardest of the season. Bolton will be no easier.
One of the toughest away games of the season. A draw would be a good result. If we can keep picking up points in these games while the team is still improving, we should be in a good position to push on.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
Haven't we said all our away games, so far, are some of the hardest of the season. Bolton will be no easier.
Well they have been. Saw that when the fixture list came out. It's a tough opening.
One of the toughest away games of the season. A draw would be a good result. If we can keep picking up points in these games while the team is still improving, we should be in a good position to push on.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
Haven't we said all our away games, so far, are some of the hardest of the season. Bolton will be no easier.
Well they have been. Saw that when the fixture list came out. It's a tough opening.
It's been easier, relatively, than last season. Those first 4 games were brutal.
4 points from these two games and I think we have had a fantastic start, 2 or 3 will still be good.
One of the toughest away games of the season. A draw would be a good result. If we can keep picking up points in these games while the team is still improving, we should be in a good position to push on.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
Haven't we said all our away games, so far, are some of the hardest of the season. Bolton will be no easier.
Well they have been. Saw that when the fixture list came out. It's a tough opening.
It's been easier, relatively, than last season. Those first 4 games were brutal.
4 points from these two games and I think we have had a fantastic start, 2 or 3 will still be good.
Sometimes I'm not quite sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me
It's so early in the season it seems silly to say this but I really think today will be a good measure of where we are at. They have started poorly and will be looking to make up ground. We have started better than most forecast. If we can get a result here it would be a great performance. Although I think we will lose 2-1
It's so early in the season it seems silly to say this but I really think today will be a good measure of where we are at. They have started poorly and will be looking to make up ground. We have started better than most forecast. If we can get a result here it would be a great performance. Although I think we will lose 2-1
Agreed - on balance I think we probably will lose but I travel in hope and wouldn’t be that surprised if we do win - we are capable of it - even before we make our marquee striker signing !!!
It's so early in the season it seems silly to say this but I really think today will be a good measure of where we are at. They have started poorly and will be looking to make up ground. We have started better than most forecast. If we can get a result here it would be a great performance. Although I think we will lose 2-1
Some were saying Plymouth and Cambridge would be a good measure of where we are. Four points, two per game = promotion form.
It's so early in the season it seems silly to say this but I really think today will be a good measure of where we are at. They have started poorly and will be looking to make up ground. We have started better than most forecast. If we can get a result here it would be a great performance. Although I think we will lose 2-1
Some were saying Plymouth and Cambridge would be a good measure of where we are. Four points, two per game = promotion form.
Yes but Wycombe will be a different opposition imo. They dont in the main try to play and it will be a marker how we cope with that. The teams that keep the ball down and try to play through the lines I have no doubt we will beat more often than not
It's so early in the season it seems silly to say this but I really think today will be a good measure of where we are at. They have started poorly and will be looking to make up ground. We have started better than most forecast. If we can get a result here it would be a great performance. Although I think we will lose 2-1
Some were saying Plymouth and Cambridge would be a good measure of where we are. Four points, two per game = promotion form.
Yes but Wycombe will be a different opposition imo. They dont in the main try to play and it will be a marker how we cope with that. The teams that keep the ball down and try to play through the lines I have no doubt we will beat more often than not
Agreed, it will be a good test of "Garnerball", playing a battle hardened team which has consistently overachieved at this level
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If they don’t at least it sounds very close.
But we can't keep missing so many chances. Stockley in particular needs to start putting them away.
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-wycombe-wanderers-v-charlton
There should be about 300 empty seats remaining.
4 points from these two games and I think we have had a fantastic start, 2 or 3 will still be good.
2-0 and we find that perhaps we do need another striker after all.
2-2, Inniss gets crocked and we find that perhaps we do need another defender after all.
The folks taking pics last season was good. Same again please.