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MATCH PREVIEW: Barnsley vs. Charlton Athletic | Saturday 16th December 2023 - 3pm Kick-Off

JamesSeed
JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
edited December 2023 in General Charlton
I predicts a scrappy 2-2 (Hector 2)

That’s all I’ve got. 
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    A must win to prove that Appleton’s defeatist attitude yesterday was a clever smokescreen.
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,210
    Would take that. Sadly think we will lose this one by a couple of goals.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,128
    Nah, we will lose…
    5 of the players will score as high as average. 
    4 will be rated as turgid. 
    1 will be rated as appalling and Alfie May will score a 7 due to the ludicrous angle he pokes our consolation goal home from….

  • Doomer Jon
    Doomer Jon Posts: 327
    edited December 2023
    We are so boring and hopeless, even the review guys can't be bothered to go into detail anymore.   :)
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Has FA thrown a sickie and has Sage done a runner 🤔
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Has FA thrown a sickie and has Sage done a runner 🤔
    I believe they turned down AKFA’s offer to double their wages. 
  • Have already authorised Mrs Grumpy to prevent me from watching the stream or following the match  thread. Too many recent weekends ruined. Need a break.
  • gmantaxi
    gmantaxi Posts: 335
    3 Zip Zzzzzz
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited December 2023
    Recent league form:

    11 Nov  Derby 3 Barnsley 0
    25 Nov  Lincoln 2 Barnsley 2
    28 Nov  Barnsley 1 Wycombe 0
      9 Dec  Reading 1 Barnsley 3

    Danger man:
    Devante Cole 12 goals @132 mins per goal

  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    edited December 2023
    9 points off the play-offs and we're halfway through December. I'm not sure I could bring myself to write a preview, either!

    Wonder what 30-45 min period the lads will turn up for this week

    Hope Kanu has earned his start with May out wide or in behind. Shame Jones isn't back yet as he's our only CB with a strong mentality. 

    February can't come soon enough.
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  • JamesSeed said:
    Recent league form:

    11 Nov  Derby 3 Barnsley 0
    25 Nov  Lincoln 2 Barnsley 2
    28 Nov  Barnsley 1 Wycombe 0
      9 Dec  Reading 1 Barnsley 3

    Danger man:
    Devante Cole 12 goals @132 mins per goal

    That 28th Nov win was the barge on the Wycombe GK who farcically spilled the ball in the last minutes (?seconds) of the game. I think there's a case to make that they are not in the best of form.
  • Tunwellsaddick
    Tunwellsaddick Posts: 2,452
    edited December 2023
    Would take a draw now but I feel Barnsley will take all the points today with their stronger physical presence.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,640
    If the team are half as late as the Preview Match boys are then we are in for one hell of a beating. 

    3-1 to the Yorkies.
  • Fearing the worst, hoping for the best. 

    Kanu has earned a start. 
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,911
    3-1 defeat today I think unfortunately I just don’t think we have the resilience to get anything against this mob
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    edited December 2023
    Good review J S  B) .. Barnsley are usually thereabouts without quite getting there. IF we are a serious proposition for the play offs, this is the type of game in which we need to excel .. Boring !! .. a draw would be a decent result, a win would (of course) be terrific
  • 1-2 Charlton win. May and CBT to score.
  • JamesSeed said:
    Recent league form:

    11 Nov  Derby 3 Barnsley 0
    25 Nov  Lincoln 2 Barnsley 2
    28 Nov  Barnsley 1 Wycombe 0
      9 Dec  Reading 1 Barnsley 3

    Danger man:
    Devante Cole 12 goals @132 mins per goal

    That 28th Nov win was the barge on the Wycombe GK who farcically spilled the ball in the last minutes (?seconds) of the game. I think there's a case to make that they are not in the best of form.
    We'll soon put that right  ;)
  • bellz2002
    bellz2002 Posts: 1,362
    Barnsley fans aren't feeling positive about today but neither am I. Hopefully May will score a couple in a close win.
  • Has FA thrown a sickie and has Sage done a runner 🤔
    Yup... Been down with the flu this last week (constantly shattered), just cant seem to shift it
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  • JamesSeed said:
    Recent league form:

    11 Nov  Derby 3 Barnsley 0
    25 Nov  Lincoln 2 Barnsley 2
    28 Nov  Barnsley 1 Wycombe 0
      9 Dec  Reading 1 Barnsley 3

    Danger man:
    Devante Cole 12 goals @132 mins per goal

    So due a game and a half when he doesn’t score then…
  • Has FA thrown a sickie and has Sage done a runner 🤔
    Sage is on the treatment table. Well actually he's on the waiting list for the treatment table, as it's so busy at the moment.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    Has FA thrown a sickie and has Sage done a runner 🤔
    Yup... Been down with the flu this last week (constantly shattered), just cant seem to shift it
    get well soon, some of these 'modern flus' stay longer than the mother in law .. Merry Christmas F A
  • 3-1
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    JamesSeed said:
    Recent league form:

    11 Nov  Derby 3 Barnsley 0
    25 Nov  Lincoln 2 Barnsley 2
    28 Nov  Barnsley 1 Wycombe 0
      9 Dec  Reading 1 Barnsley 3

    Danger man:
    Devante Cole 12 goals @132 mins per goal

    not as good as his old man, but at this level he's a top striker .. surprised to see that he's 28, still thought him to be a very young man
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,211
    Alfie May hatrick in the final 10 minutes of the match and we win 2-3……….  1-2-3 finger clicks and am awake…..lost 5-0 🥸
  • I hope we show up with a competitive attitude, if it's like Gills they needn't get off the bus. Realistically I think we may score but lose, optimistically I'd say Alfie could outscore them and the last 15 mins will be like Wigan.
    So.....anything could happen
  • I think we'll lose 2-1.  

    Or we'll be 5-0 with 5 minutes to go when Appleton brings on 5 13 year olds substitutes, and we end up losing 6-5.
  • They are inconsistent. We are inconsistent. They are at home. 3-1 to Barnsley
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Regardless of the result the very least I expect each game is that the players put in a decent shift and play like it matters. 
    Unfortunately half the time some of our players play as if they are only putting in the minimum effort required. 
    This pisses me off enormously,  Unfortunately I can't see it changing with some of the dross we have at the moment. 
    The January transfer window can't come soon enough.