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POST MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic Vs Bristol Rovers : Tuesday 15th August 2023

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  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Don’t have enough fire power to be challenging for promotion. Squad is no where near strong enough to compete over 46 games. Fortunate that Anderson/Asimiee have settled in so well.

    Port Vale has become a big game and we need a response.
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,770
    edited August 2023
    Great goal by Kanu. May very unlucky, but he really needs to start scoring.
    Defense a worry, their positional sense is not good for the 2nd goal, and they should have got tighter. No one tracked the run so they had 2 over on the left.
    Basic stuff.

    Need to help AMB out for deflected saves. Someone should be running in ahead to clear any spills or make a block.

    Have the rich owners any fivers down the back of their Lazyboy sofas? We could do with spending some more money FFS
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    edited August 2023
    killerandflash said:
    For those watching Charlton TV , should that have been a red? What does Curbs think?
    He was definitely last man

    There were two or three Rovers players directly behind May and the bloke who took him out - May was starting to angle to cut across his path as well so their player would have been forced to check his run too, no way was he getting back alongside if May got away from him. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited August 2023

    Absolutely gutting. 

    Thought we looked very good for quite a lot of the game. Feel sorry for Payne because he’s a trier, but he’s just not good enough at this level. The defence were solid enough I thought. Great sliding clearance off the line by Ness in the second half  

    Dobbo, and Edun were my standouts. Tayo is some player. I was hoping for more from Camara. 

    I just can’t believe we lost that, but fair play to them for giving it a go into injury time. 

    After they scored the first I thought the crowd were excellent, because we’d played well up to that point. It wasn’t really a surprise when we equalised, a nice strike by Kanu. Earlier a goal bound shot had been blocked from a corner, not long after Payne had blocked a shot from (I think) Cory. Sometimes luck just doesn’t go your way.

    If only Alfie had buried that late chance rather than hitting the inside of the post. Fine margins affecting the early momentum of the season. 

    We urgently need reinforcements, but no longer at LB. 

  • Smithy
    Smithy Posts: 1,023
    We were very comfortable for the majority of the game but so unbelievably toothless throughout and if May had buried that chance I don’t think it would have been a fair reflection of our performance. However, for us to lose that is incredibly poor - they were not very good at all apart from their blonde winger but for about 10 or 15 minutes there we gave them 4 or 5 huge chances out of nothing.

    The big positives for me were Edun (who looks like the left back we’ve been desperate for the last couple of years) and Kanu who finished very well and looked dangerous.

    Overall it was a great example of everything that’s wrong with our squad. 3 or 4 players who walk into that first team are needed otherwise we’re in for another depressing year.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,128
    1StevieG said:
    There is more bite on the homeless fella i see everyday at London Bridge. 
    We tried to sign him, but Percy Pink Pants couldn’t agree terms
  • Doomer Jon
    Doomer Jon Posts: 327
    Who were the absolute bellends and muppets booing. Our play going forward was better than anything we saw last season. Astounding. 
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,198
    IT

    NEVER

    ENDS
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,175
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    CAFC_boi said:
    Never want to see Payne in a Charlton shirt again. Absolute disaster class and worst individual performance I have ever seen! 
    Thoughts on the game to follow but initial reaction is that’s a ridiculous statement 
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited August 2023
    Lightweight team, lightweight club. Plymouth top 4 in Championship. We're "unlucky" against the second best club in Bristol.
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    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,754 
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  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,469
    000__Jaaaaay__000 said:
    Not having the fact some are saying we were unlucky to lose. Bristol rovers had two cleared off the line and a one on one lob which Sinclair should’ve buried.
    I don't think anyone can claim we had the better chances. 

    More of the play perhaps, but we created next to nothing outside of CBT pot shots. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    DamoNorthStand said:
    CAFC_boi said:
    Never want to see Payne in a Charlton shirt again. Absolute disaster class and worst individual performance I have ever seen! 
    Thoughts on the game to follow but initial reaction is that’s a ridiculous statement 

    He may not have watched much football.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,754
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    Groundhog Day
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    I think the time to “fix” it is the transfer window. We haven’t so far, and I’m not convinced that we will. 
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,814
    Same old shit. Couple of okay players, loads who are not up to it

    two one sided - no attacking threat at all down the right hand side 

    May needs a partner

    gk and cbs not strong enough 


  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,550
    CAFC_boi said:
    Never want to see Payne in a Charlton shirt again. Absolute disaster class and worst individual performance I have ever seen! 
    Has anyone ever accused you of over dramatisation?
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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited August 2023
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    Isn't that what we've been saying for the last 10 years? How slow does the fix have to be?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    se9addick said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    I think the time to “fix” it is the transfer window. We haven’t so far, and I’m not convinced that we will. 
    Writing off all the summer signings already?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    edited August 2023
    The attacking toothlessness can be explained by the lack of a strike partner for May.

    I'm not sure what the excuse is though for the defensive ineptitude. That second half really wasn't good enough at the back, and it wasn't so much individual errors today, as horrible team defending, which is more worrying.
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,519
    edited August 2023
    The good.

    We looked great going forwards at times, Edun looked impressive in attack, May had 3/4 real good chances (which I guess is a positive he's there at least), CBT has learned to keep his efforts down but sadly not on target, Kanu scored.

    The shite
    Still the same old defensive fragility, poor positioning and switching off, perhaps hanging on to too many of the same leaky defence as last season wasnt the smartest, hopefully hector becomes too good.for league one again soon.

    Yes, they should have been down to 10 towards the end and maybe they wouldn't have got a winner,  but,  if you're going to make that argument then May should have put his chance away and rovers had 3 excellent chances in Sinclair's lob that just went wide and two last ditch goal line clearances. So, yeah... 2-4 in the shoulda coulda been score and we still lose.

    Ah well. 


  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,668
    edited August 2023
    Tonight reminded me of the Bowyer Championship year, where we looked plucky but lacked quality throughout the team. So many last min goals that season too. We need 5-6 quality players.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    Callumcafc said:
    se9addick said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    I think the time to “fix” it is the transfer window. We haven’t so far, and I’m not convinced that we will. 
    Writing off all the summer signings already?
    No, but alone they aren’t enough. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Wheresmeticket? said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Curbs says no fast fix and it’s going to take time
    Isn't that what we've been saying for the last 10 years? How slow does the fix have to be?
    Unfortunately we’ve been run by idiots with no serious long term planning over that stretch.


    Hopefully this lot are different but I suppose time will tell.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,359
    Jesus. Fucking. Wept.

    My vid will be interesting at least as I managed to get most of the action but I've gotta say, what on earth is that.

    I feel like we are eternally cursed, doesn't matter what owner, manager, players etc. It's just always bottle job central. May had more than enough chances to get a goal imo and he didn't. What are our defenders doing that late into the game.

    Really demoralising loss, it was a close game and could have gone either way but we can't keep using that excuse. These owners need to spend the cash now or we are gonna be stuck in this league.


  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,002
    Periods again of looking like a decent team. Not a great one, mind you but okay. But still not for a whole game and that's three games in. Already looking like needing a lot more work doing than can (or will) be done in the remaining time.

    Twas ever thus. Unless Holden or the SMT have something on the scale of parting the Red Sea or feeding the 5000 up their sleeves it's another season of also-rans status ahead.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    So here we are.

    Bed wetters on the right.
    Serial deniers on the left.

    Form orderly queues and let the CL bun fight begin!

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