I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
But if it's gospel we're getting 46 goals, it's gospel we're only conceding another 23, which means it's gospel we're getting 2.16666 points per game, which means we're finishing top 3, and in a strong position for the playoffs.
OR we're 6 games into the season and it's way too early to jump to conclusions about any of this?
I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
We're creating fewer chances this season or at least it feels that way. We're also 7 points ahead of where we were at this point last season.
Seeing that Brum have got Delta airlines on their shirts, and advertising hoardings, maybe we could do with having some seriously wealthy celebrity sponsors, to attract dosh into the club, to give us an edge?
I think we’ve got a better manager than Brum or Wrexham, and you can’t buy team spirit, as I was told recently.
I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
But if it's gospel we're getting 46 goals, it's gospel we're only conceding another 23, which means it's gospel we're getting 2.16666 points per game, which means we're finishing top 3, and in a strong position for the playoffs.
OR we're 6 games into the season and it's way too early to jump to conclusions about any of this?
It's way too early to judge about things like league position.
It's not too early to notice patterns and weaknesses in our play. Leaburn is a question mark that may end up 'solving' the problem.
Birmingham look a top two side. Wrexham top half. Mind you I can see us giving Birmingham a better game at the Valley.
At present I would guess Brum will have 75% possession at The Valley. We are better defensively than Wrexham, but in any other position worse than Brum, who look very good. I am afraid (especially strikers).
I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
We're creating fewer chances this season or at least it feels that way. We're also 7 points ahead of where we were at this point last season.
The underlying stats don't lie. We are creating less.
Our defense is fantastic currently but who knows if that will continue all season.
That was quite scary. They absolutely destroyed them.
In all honesty. As a Charlton fan, I think it’s a good result. Wrexham have momentum but their team isn’t more than decent. Birmingham however look like they could absolutely smash the league record.
I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
We're creating fewer chances this season or at least it feels that way. We're also 7 points ahead of where we were at this point last season.
The underlying stats don't lie. We are creating less.
Our defense is fantastic currently but who knows if that will continue all season.
There is no guarantee we'll continue creating so few chances all season either... works both ways
What happens in a previous game, doesnt dictate what happens in the future.
That was quite scary. They absolutely destroyed them.
In all honesty. As a Charlton fan, I think it’s a good result. Wrexham have momentum but their team isn’t more than decent. Birmingham however look like they could absolutely smash the league record.
Is it dents Wrexham's bubble a bit, that would be beneficial, but then I never expected the current Wrexham squad to be top 2 contenders anyway, as they haven't strengthened enough to make that leap yet. I seem them as top 10 fighting for a playoff place.
I also love that all we relied on last season was May scoring and "we need to score more across the team" and now we've scored 6 goals with 6 different players and "no-ones scored more than once"
Talk about fitting a narrative
I mean the 'narrative' is that we aren't creating and finishing enough chances.
May was good at finishing chances. Pretty simple.
46 goals in a season isn't getting us promoted, sorry.
We're creating fewer chances this season or at least it feels that way. We're also 7 points ahead of where we were at this point last season.
The underlying stats don't lie. We are creating less.
Our defense is fantastic currently but who knows if that will continue all season.
There is no guarantee we'll continue creating so few chances all season either... works both ways
What happens in a previous game, doesnt dictate what happens in the future.
True but you can notice trends.
I don't think Ahadme is suddenly going to turn into Haaland overnight and that's why statistics and data matters.
That was quite scary. They absolutely destroyed them.
In all honesty. As a Charlton fan, I think it’s a good result. Wrexham have momentum but their team isn’t more than decent. Birmingham however look like they could absolutely smash the league record.
Is it dents Wrexham's bubble a bit, that would be beneficial, but then I never expected the current Wrexham squad to be top 2 contenders anyway, as they haven't strengthened enough to make that leap yet. I seem them as top 10 fighting for a playoff place.
They have 13 points from 6 games so apparently you must be quiet and cannot make judgements this early on. Sorry I don't make the rules.
Birmingham showed what they are capable of, whether they can be consistent and keep that up over the season is another thing. There’s always a chance with them they could implode, there’s a big squad there to keep happy. There won’t be an atmosphere like that every game and crowd frustration will kick in. There’s expectations there now to piss it.
Game did remind me a bit tonight of when we ended Huddersfield’s 838 game run
I do feel that Wrexham will continue steadily picking up points through the season as they won't take any game for granted.
The real test for Birmingham will be the packed schedule of mid winter games seeing if they can grind out results on crap pitches at grounds their more spenny players won't be accustomed to.
Birmingham showed what they are capable of, whether they can be consistent and keep that up over the season is another thing. There’s always a chance with them they could implode, there’s a big squad there to keep happy. There won’t be an atmosphere like that every game and crowd frustration will kick in. There’s expectations there now to piss it.
Game did remind me a bit tonight of when we ended Huddersfield’s 838 game run
It's been all Birmingham. They should run away with this league.
Their front 2 have 6 goals between them. Wrexham have 2 players with 5 between them.
35 players have scored 2 or more goals across league 1. None of our players have scored more than once.
We are now down to 3rd. The 3 teams directly below us are within 3 points and all have a game in hand.
And I'm not being negative I'm.just stating facts.
Oh......and by the way, Birmingham haven't kept a clean sheet tonight BUT ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SCORED 3 TIMES.
YOU ARE SO NEGATIVE YOU THINK THAT THIS IS POSITIVE.
Scoring 3 and conceding 1 is certainly better than scoring 1 & letting in 0.
Simple maths. And the table is based on points & then Goal Difference. Not clean sheets.
Couldn't give a shit if we didnt keep another clean sheet between now & the end of the season as long as we scored 2 more than our opponents.
Friendly reminder that in the past 20 years the average amount of goals scored across an entire season by promoted teams in league one has been well under 2.
Teams simply to not win most of their games 2-0 or 3-1.
Brum very impressive. Wrexham looked very ordinary, inc Dobson and Lee. At the end their wingbacks had plenty of the ball but were nowhere close to what Ramsay and Edwards can offer
It's been all Birmingham. They should run away with this league.
Their front 2 have 6 goals between them. Wrexham have 2 players with 5 between them.
35 players have scored 2 or more goals across league 1. None of our players have scored more than once.
We are now down to 3rd. The 3 teams directly below us are within 3 points and all have a game in hand.
And I'm not being negative I'm.just stating facts.
Oh......and by the way, Birmingham haven't kept a clean sheet tonight BUT ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SCORED 3 TIMES.
YOU ARE SO NEGATIVE YOU THINK THAT THIS IS POSITIVE.
Scoring 3 and conceding 1 is certainly better than scoring 1 & letting in 0.
Simple maths. And the table is based on points & then Goal Difference. Not clean sheets.
Couldn't give a shit if we didnt keep another clean sheet between now & the end of the season as long as we scored 2 more than our opponents.
Friendly reminder that in the past 20 years the average amount of goals scored across an entire season by promoted teams in league one has been well under 2.
Teams simply to not win most of their games 2-0 or 3-1.
I appreciate that.
But the 2 games that we've conceded in we've lost one & drawn the other. Small sample size so not going to comment further, but doing a "Golfie" is legendary on the basis that winning once conceding first has been difficult for us.
Last season Pompey managed to snatch points right at the death....either to grab a point or all 3. Currently we are not creating many chances, so the odds on us nicking something once we've gone behind I suggest might be rare.
October will be the test. Playing 3 of the top 6 at home will show us what we are made of.
It's been all Birmingham. They should run away with this league.
Their front 2 have 6 goals between them. Wrexham have 2 players with 5 between them.
35 players have scored 2 or more goals across league 1. None of our players have scored more than once.
We are now down to 3rd. The 3 teams directly below us are within 3 points and all have a game in hand.
And I'm not being negative I'm.just stating facts.
Oh......and by the way, Birmingham haven't kept a clean sheet tonight BUT ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SCORED 3 TIMES.
YOU ARE SO NEGATIVE YOU THINK THAT THIS IS POSITIVE.
Scoring 3 and conceding 1 is certainly better than scoring 1 & letting in 0.
Simple maths. And the table is based on points & then Goal Difference. Not clean sheets.
Couldn't give a shit if we didnt keep another clean sheet between now & the end of the season as long as we scored 2 more than our opponents.
Friendly reminder that in the past 20 years the average amount of goals scored across an entire season by promoted teams in league one has been well under 2.
Teams simply to not win most of their games 2-0 or 3-1.
I appreciate that.
But the 2 games that we've conceded in we've lost one & drawn the other. Small sample size so not going to comment further, but doing a "Golfie" is legendary on the basis that winning once conceding first has been difficult for us.
Last season Pompey managed to snatch points right at the death....either to grab a point or all 3. Currently we are not creating many chances, so the odds on us nicking something once we've gone behind I suggest might be rare.
October will be the test. Playing 3 of the top 6 at home will show us what we are made of.
Like when we went 1 down against Rotherham and came back to get a point?
So far we’ve scored first in 4 out of 6 games - it’s hopefully not something we will have to worry about too much going forward. And we’ve already proved one of the two times that we didn’t score first, that we have enough about us to come back into the game.
We’ll beat Birmingham 1-0 in front of a ‘football for a fiver’ inspired 26k hostile sell out.
Seriously think the club should consider this to get any advantage we can. Birmingham’s sell out home crowd definitely gave them an advantage last night.
We’ll beat Birmingham 1-0 in front of a ‘football for a fiver’ inspired 26k hostile sell out.
Seriously think the club should consider this to get any advantage we can. Birmingham’s sell out home crowd definitely gave them an advantage last night.
Every time we run a football for a fiver / promo game it seems to fall flat on its arse.
Place is full of school kids / happy clappers.
Good for the future and recruiting future fans perhaps but no necessarily conducive to an intimidating atmosphere
We’ll beat Birmingham 1-0 in front of a ‘football for a fiver’ inspired 26k hostile sell out.
Seriously think the club should consider this to get any advantage we can. Birmingham’s sell out home crowd definitely gave them an advantage last night.
Every time we run a football for a fiver / promo game it seems to fall flat on its arse.
Place is full of school kids / happy clappers.
Good for the future and recruiting future fans perhaps but no necessarily conducive to an intimidating atmosphere
Intimidating atmosphere, maybe we could do with a ‘Bring a Millwall friend’ along promotion…
I watched the game last night. Wrexham looked like a team that had its bubble burst. How they react to it in the next few games will define their season but I’m not convinced they’ll make the playoffs if that’s what they’ve got to offer. Birmingham clearly have got some real gems, but we already know that from the cup match. They’ve got issues though as that collapse of discipline showed. We will beat them home and away in the league simply for the reason we are more of a team, not a bunch of individuals getting their egos stroked because that’s another bubble waiting to be burst and that might come sooner than they expect. Rotherham’s last 3 games (undefeated) include the draw at the Valley and beating Huddersfield. Birmingham might come unstuck there on Saturday.
Only seen the highlights so not got a full reflection on the game, but Wrexham look a bang average side to me.
Their keeper is meant to be good but every time I watch him he has a shocker
They looked like a side that is used to a good run in lower leagues and are now finding out they are no longer the top dogs. I was disappointed and pleased with how they're not using Dobbo effectively.
Living in North Wales I speak to a lot of Wrexham fans. Last night was a lesson I think. They have had a great start to the season but they didn’t strengthen enough in the window. The fans I know thought I was mad when I said that their squad wasn’t good enough to mount a serious challenge the whole season. The owners have been loyal to the players that got them promoted but it will cost them I think they will do well to be top half come the end of the season
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OR we're 6 games into the season and it's way too early to jump to conclusions about any of this?
I think we’ve got a better manager than Brum or Wrexham, and you can’t buy team spirit, as I was told recently.
It's not too early to notice patterns and weaknesses in our play. Leaburn is a question mark that may end up 'solving' the problem.
Our defense is fantastic currently but who knows if that will continue all season.
In all honesty. As a Charlton fan, I think it’s a good result. Wrexham have momentum but their team isn’t more than decent. Birmingham however look like they could absolutely smash the league record.
What happens in a previous game, doesnt dictate what happens in the future.
It means absolutely zero to how our season finishes in May that we went below Birmingham on goal difference in September.
Keep winning, keep picking up 2 points per game or more and it doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing.
”We like where we are, we can still improve how we got here”
I don't think Ahadme is suddenly going to turn into Haaland overnight and that's why statistics and data matters.
Game did remind me a bit tonight of when we ended Huddersfield’s 838 game run
The real test for Birmingham will be the packed schedule of mid winter games seeing if they can grind out results on crap pitches at grounds their more spenny players won't be accustomed to.
Huddersfield's unbeaten run has ended?
Teams simply to not win most of their games 2-0 or 3-1.
But the 2 games that we've conceded in we've lost one & drawn the other. Small sample size so not going to comment further, but doing a "Golfie" is legendary on the basis that winning once conceding first has been difficult for us.
Last season Pompey managed to snatch points right at the death....either to grab a point or all 3. Currently we are not creating many chances, so the odds on us nicking something once we've gone behind I suggest might be rare.
October will be the test. Playing 3 of the top 6 at home will show us what we are made of.
So far we’ve scored first in 4 out of 6 games - it’s hopefully not something we will have to worry about too much going forward. And we’ve already proved one of the two times that we didn’t score first, that we have enough about us to come back into the game.
Not only that, but David Beckham sucking up to Tom Brady last night made me want to vomit.
Seriously think the club should consider this to get any advantage we can. Birmingham’s sell out home crowd definitely gave them an advantage last night.
Place is full of school kids / happy clappers.
Good for the future and recruiting future fans perhaps but no necessarily conducive to an intimidating atmosphere
Their keeper is meant to be good but every time I watch him he has a shocker