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POST-MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic vs Cheltenham Town: Tuesday 28th November 2023 | KO 19:45
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Cheltenham visited the Valley rooted to the bottom of the table and facing their former talisman striker Alfie May. This was not a classic affair and nothing of note will live long in anyone’s memory. Cheltenham were strong and direct, keeping mostly organised behind the ball and were the first to score, launching a counter attack that resulted in a leaping header and a befuddled Valley. Not long after, a lapse in concentration gifted Charlton a penalty when Miles Leaburn was needlessly hacked down in the box. Alfie May dispatched the penalty to level things up. Unfortunately, that was the last of young Miles’ contribution as he limped off with a leg injury after landing awkwardly from a reaching challenge. Charlton had opportunities, mainly through Corey Blackett-Taylor, but couldn’t manage the necessary breakthrough.
Charlton started the second half slowly and looked to be going nowhere slowly. Suffice to say, Cheltenham gifted us another, somewhat more dubious penalty when the ball hit a defenders upheld arm. Alfie May stepped up again to fire us into the lead.
Charlton had the best of chances but once again failed to capitalise. Coupled with routine defensive frailties, it’s not good enough. Still, the three points are welcome, if laboured, and we’re still in with an outside chance of scraping the playoffs.
Charlton 2 Cheltenham 1
Over to you.
Charlton started the second half slowly and looked to be going nowhere slowly. Suffice to say, Cheltenham gifted us another, somewhat more dubious penalty when the ball hit a defenders upheld arm. Alfie May stepped up again to fire us into the lead.
Charlton had the best of chances but once again failed to capitalise. Coupled with routine defensive frailties, it’s not good enough. Still, the three points are welcome, if laboured, and we’re still in with an outside chance of scraping the playoffs.
Charlton 2 Cheltenham 1
Over to you.
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All sounds a bit streaky0
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Awful but 3points
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Way too cold for that tonight!EveshamAddick said:All sounds a bit streaky11 -
Awful. If anyone defends that they need to have a word with themselves.
Bottom of the league team, we win with two penalties due to a terrible tackle and a handball with their keeper having no saves to make. The League's top scorer marooned on the wing.
Appleton out. Rubbish.37 -
Doesn't sound the best performance ever but 3 points are 3 points. Much needed and appreciated.1
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Appleton "best win since I've been here by a distance"
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Well done Alfie May and I'm grateful for the win, but boy was that second half horrible to watch.7
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Interview with Appleton, he says he's "obviously delighted" although it's not quite spread to his face yet.
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Did we not even move up in the league? Probably the flattest I have ever seen the forum after a win!We ground it out but feel every bit a 8th - 12th kind of team.6
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17 goals in all competitions for May now is it?
Him and CBT are gonna drag this team kicking and screaming to the play offs at this rate1 - Sponsored links:
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Not what Appleton thinks.LenGlover said:Doesn't sound the best performance ever but 3 points are 3 points. Much needed and appreciated.
Describes it as the best victory by far under his reign.
Deluded
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Freezing cold - turgid stuff - we won but doesn't feel like it - another demonstration of how poor we are. Defensive frailties, disappearing midfield, slow build up, no movement off the ball, awful set pieces (apart from the pens) meh!7
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At the match
Fucking freezing
Played crap
But got 3 points
Going home happy but cold22 -
Normally I come here after a draw or loss and ask you all to get a grip. We fucking won that one!5
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Lovely ball from Louie for the second pen. Best midfielder at the club can't keep being benched.26
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Laughing at Appleton not you Callum, btw!Callumcafc said:Appleton "best win since I've been here by a distance"
That was terrible!1 -
If Appleton is proud after that, he needs to start packing his bag, gone by end of January…… NEXT ….. !7
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If that's so then he's gone down even further in my estimation and I don't rate him much!Callumcafc said:Appleton "best win since I've been here by a distance"2 -
We defended well and ground it out when it felt like we wouldn't. Fair play to himFortune 82nd Minute said:
Not what Appleton thinks.LenGlover said:Doesn't sound the best performance ever but 3 points are 3 points. Much needed and appreciated.
Describes it as the best victory by far under his reign.
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Keep us out of the bottom 4 you mean!Manic_mania said:17 goals in all competitions for May now is it?
Him and CBT are gonna drag this team kicking and screaming to the play offs at this rate1 - Sponsored links:
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The win is all important. Need to win ugly at times and tonight's game was definitely that.10
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Boy, do we miss Chuks. Still, Tedic has a chance to get some games in. It's up to him now.7
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no, I mean play offs - Saturday showed you can play well and still not win. Playing badly and winning is better. We are a 4-10th team not Man City, e aren't going to win every game we deserve and we aren't going to lose every game we deserve either, we are consistently picking up points and that is what counts for a play off teamFortune 82nd Minute said:
Keep us out of the bottom 4 you mean!Manic_mania said:17 goals in all competitions for May now is it?
Him and CBT are gonna drag this team kicking and screaming to the play offs at this rate1 -
We have somehow managed to blag ourselves THE best striker in this league.
If this current ownership are serious about getting us out of this division then they will put their hands in their pockets and go and get players of a similar quality to support him.
We are some way short as things stand.
They might not get another chance!23 -
Jesus christ those Appleton comments after this poor performance takes the cake.
Win with 2 penalties against bottom of the league and he says it's his best win. Screams midtable.6 -
Laughable penalty at the end. Would be gutted if I was a Cheltenham Town fan0
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a wins a win but we really need to be better1
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Thought we played well as an attacking force in the first half, and should have been ahead at HT
The second half was much more disappointing though. Tedic looked quite dangerous when he first came on, but in the second half he missed a sitter and his overall play was poor too.
May far too often seemed to be away from the danger zones, just like Saturday he was far too often playing as a genuine winger, rather than a right sided striker.
Defensively, opposition strikers seem to lose our CBs too easily. Far too often we ended up with the full backs marking them and not surprisingly conceding headed chances.5 -
2 wins in the last 7 before today.Manic_mania said:
no, I mean play offs - Saturday showed you can play well and still not win. Playing badly and winning is better. We are a 4-10th team not Man City, e aren't going to win every game we deserve and we aren't going to lose every game we deserve either, we are consistently picking up points and that is what counts for a play off teamFortune 82nd Minute said:
Keep us out of the bottom 4 you mean!Manic_mania said:17 goals in all competitions for May now is it?
Him and CBT are gonna drag this team kicking and screaming to the play offs at this rate
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2 defeats in 13 as wellSELR_addicks said:
2 wins in the last 7 before today.Manic_mania said:
no, I mean play offs - Saturday showed you can play well and still not win. Playing badly and winning is better. We are a 4-10th team not Man City, e aren't going to win every game we deserve and we aren't going to lose every game we deserve either, we are consistently picking up points and that is what counts for a play off teamFortune 82nd Minute said:
Keep us out of the bottom 4 you mean!Manic_mania said:17 goals in all competitions for May now is it?
Him and CBT are gonna drag this team kicking and screaming to the play offs at this rate
and 1 of them was bolton who are gonna win the league16
