Striker accepts pressure is on to fire Charlton to safety

striker?

I think most of us will grudgingly accept limited players giving it their utmost but did he even do that on Saturday? I hate to say it but rotation or not, I genuinely don't want to see him again this season. It was like playing with ten men when you've had to sacrifice the centre forward after a sending off. More than once he appealed for fouls without making a challenge / getting off the ground. Hurts me to slag off a player especially in the current circumstances, but I've run out of patience. If you're not good enough, at least play to your absolute maximum.

What that picture doesn't show is that he strained every sinew, utilised every neck muscle, and all of his power to make this clearing header..........and it still landed at his own feet.....where he used all that power again to clear the ball with a mighty hoof of his right boot.....and the ball trickled to the feet of the opposing midfielder 3 yards in front of him.

Spongehead spongefoot

Firstly I am astonished they got a photo of him off the ground - a real collectors item.

Secondly - I don't want to see him in the first team again.

I am possibly the most positive of Charlton fans and try hard to see the good in everyone that wears the shirt but I am now officially bored of Church. HE offers nothing. Saturday was the ideal opportunity to show Reading what a mistake they made in letting him go and the truth is they are probably pissing themselves after Saturday.

He has no real pace - just a busy run that looks like he is fast.
He cannot jump - and when he does he actually gets shorter.
At the weekend when breaking with Reza - he pointed to where to play the ball (which Reza did) but ran the other way.
He ambled back onside and cocked up our only real opportunity to carve them open
He broke and crossed to nobody - because he doesn't have a clue. He plays a ball into the box just to get rid of the ball.

I've seen enough. He is rubbish.

Obika, Sordell, Reza, AA, Pigott - anyone but Spongefoot please

I think It is a bit too easy to blame one player – when other strikers clearly have difficulty scoring too. The issues were plan on Saturday – apart from too many players looking tired – not enough red shirts got themselves into their opponent's box – we were always outnumbered and so not a lot of point crossing. Harriot was incredibly disappointing, we need him to be more direct and take players on but he does a nice flick then passes it – cop out football – let somebody else do it – it is Harriot’s job to try and open opponents up. Then when we do break, where are the players busting a gut to support? But I suppose it is easier to blame Church, who was miles away from being our worst player.

cafc-west said:

"Harriot was incredibly disappointing" - true, but he was completely out of position on the right - largely to accomodate Astrit on the left...don't think it worked.

He also had no support from anyone. What's he supposed to do when three players are on him as soon as gets the ball?

don't care who scores as long as its us

What's the odds on a striker scoring tomorrow in a charltom shirt?

..if it comes down to a 6 pointer "who goes down" between us or Blackpool on the final day of the season for the last relegation spot, and Church is in a position to score and keep us up he is out of a job next year. If he misses he stands a chance of staying, because we won't have anyone else. So the question I have to ask you is, does he score and become a hero, thanks and goodbye, or does he miss and a season of well-paid booing to look forward to? (Disregard the obvious, which is that he would probably miss anyway).

Croydon said:

firing us to safety would require some sort of shot power would it not?

sparking?

simmering?

smoldering?

Striker??? Perhaps if that's used in the context of industrial action that might be an accurate description but there have been next to no strikes into the back of the net this season, that's for sure.

If someone does find someone hiding in the squad who can actually finish, could they please post a confirmation message on CL? ;-)

''Firstly I am astonished they got a photo of him off the ground - a real collectors item.

Secondly - I don't want to see him in the first team again.''

Agree totally with out mate!

I feel sorry for the Church, it does not seem relevant to modern society,attendance is dwindling and there is a pervading atmosphere of decline...

oh sorry, SIMON Church? Nah he's gash!