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Why are Charlton so awful in December

shirty5
shirty5 Posts: 19,418
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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,140
    Well we always play Millwall in December for starters


    Pretty shocking that
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    edited December 2017
    It's due to it being the month that the Christmas decorations go up, or something :wink:
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,114
    It's the time of year a lack of squad depth starts to show.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,195
    North Lower Neil said:

    It's the time of year a lack of squad depth starts to show.

    Exclusively at Charlton?

    Shocking statistic, especially as about 50% of that time we've been in League One.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,014
    To be honest, over the last ten years (and especially the last four years) we haven't done much better in the other months.

    In fact there are only two months where we have remained unbeaten in the league: June and July ...
  • OhEddieYouds
    OhEddieYouds Posts: 744
    edited December 2017
    North Lower Neil said:

    It's the time of year a lack of squad depth starts to show.

    Exactly this. It's when our reluctance to invest in squad depth by signing players like Cameron Stewart/Josh Wright etc comes back to haunt us.

    Think how useful the above free transfers would have been to us with Holmes, Fosu, Clarke and Kashi all out injured.

    Football isn't amazingly complex. It's about investment and you get what you put in. If we had offered contracts to the freebies above (and not made the ridiculous decision to go down to 1 striker) we would be top 2. We should have learnt by now that injuries are inevitable and planned accordingly.

    Again.....Roland is the problem.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,405
    That last home win in Dec against Brighton was a cracking game. We were struggling yes but it was still Charlton and Roland hadn't rocked up just yet.

    A brace from Lawrie Wilson who cupped his ears after both. Yann leading the line. Morro and I think Cort at the back, proper Charlton that side.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited December 2017
    Losing the “In December” bit in the title would be more accurate.

    The only time I ever feel we will avoid defeat is in June and July.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,955
    when did we sign Josh Wright?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,091
    Elthamaddick said:

    when did we sign Josh Wright?

    No he means our reluctance to sign Josh Wright has come back to haunt us

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  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Because all the players are looking forward to/struggling to get over Newcastle
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,714
    We should just accept that December isn't our month and rest the entire first team squad until the new year.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,412
    I just can't look past the misplaced apostrophe.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,946
    We need Danny Mills' input here.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,417
    se9addick said:

    North Lower Neil said:

    It's the time of year a lack of squad depth starts to show.

    Exclusively at Charlton?

    Shocking statistic, especially as about 50% of that time we've been in League One.
    Yes, I can't believe that the majority of teams in L1 have deeper squads than our squad
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    killerandflash said:

    se9addick said:

    North Lower Neil said:

    It's the time of year a lack of squad depth starts to show.

    Exclusively at Charlton?

    Shocking statistic, especially as about 50% of that time we've been in League One.
    Yes, I can't believe that the majority of teams in L1 have deeper squads than our squad
    Or 'want it' more.

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,292
    D is for December.
    D is for Duchatelet.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    shirty5 said:

    Might be an idea to send that to Karl.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,673
    And I bet if you dig deeper, you'd find most of the wins occurred around the 5th of December.

    I blame Wycombe Wanderers - Dec 2006. Been all downhill since then.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,803
    Wow I know we ain't much kop in December but am shocked we haven't won a December home game for 4 years

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,294
    edited December 2017
    truly, truly shocking. However, this season we only have 2 home games in December. We've already lost one of them so are we looking at another defeat on Saturday ???
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    Wow, no home wins in Dec since 2013. That's kinda mind-blowing.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,323
    It's the Christmas party season. Three turkey lunches a week, too much beer and wine, overdosing on mince pies and using up all their energy pulling crackers and dancing to Slade, Wizzard and Alvin Stardust.

  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,091
    Bangkokaddick said:

    It's the Christmas party season. Three turkey lunches a week, too much beer and wine, overdosing on mince pies and using up all their energy pulling crackers and dancing to Slade, Wizzard and Alvin Stardust.

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,295
    edited December 2017
    What was our record for December 2011? I imagine that produced most of the six wins...

    Blimey, W1 D2 L1. The win only came thanks to 91st minute winner from Danny Green away at Yeovil.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,047
    What are our efforts like in November? - Its always seemed to be one of our strongest months (Quite often there has been a game each year where we've scored five goals in a game in that month)

    This season though its been: W1 | D2 | L1
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,707
    We need a winter break!!
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,707
    For me that shows a fragility in mind of the teams we've had to put up with.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    golfaddick said:

    truly, truly shocking. However, this season we only have 2 home games in December. We've already lost one of them so are we looking at another defeat on Saturday ???

    Truly, truly cheerful, aren't you Golfie?

    ;o)

  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    This thread title would be more apt if the word "December" were removed from the title.

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