Post-match Thread: Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic | Tuesday 19 April

mendonca said:

Briston_Addick said:

Cafc43v3r said:

Callumcafc said:

Washington talking post match as if he plans to be here next season.

Sounded like a lot of them expect to be....... 

Well, season tickets are on sale.

If Gilbey wants to stay here next season he can buy himself a seat in the LCC Stand.

Isn't that where Leuth sits? He'd love Gilbey sitting next to him all year ...

I would like to laugh at this buy his Manager loves him. For no reason we can see. A few U23 midfielders would have improved the midfield more than 'Gilbs'.

Gilbey has gone backwards this year, and not just his passing.

For a while I thought he was a good addition to the side but as this season has progressed he has got worse and worse.

His control can be shocking, especially in the oppo's box, his passing wayward, his tackling awful, general decision-making appalling.

No doubt next year's side will be built around him ...

Terrible first half good second half. Morgan and Gilbey are not game changers and that’s one of the big Charlton problems.

Nice win away. Flukey goals but we'll take them anyway we can get them.

Cambridge fans on the train saying how loud we were too, which is always good.

Gilbey, Stockley and Morgan all very poor, plenty of others making the effort but just not good enough. This squad is miles off a promotion bid next season.

Meh … that's it, really

Woo hoo, clean sheet win against Cambridge reserves - heavy deflections but roll on next season: TOP TWO.. These boys are gonna clean up! ROCK ON TOMMY!! #livingthedream

West2003 said:

This is one I’ll tell the grandkids about. I was there when we scored two shithouse goals to beat Cambridge and move up to 13th in League One. I’m getting goosebumps thinking about it.

Grandad, was that the one that started our run through the leagues through to Europe? Tell me all about it... wasn't that when Agent Gilbey was still pretending to be crap?

Oggy Red said:

mendonca said:

Surprised Jacko isn't giving JFC any minutes of late.

Probably because Dobbo and JFC seem to want to play the same position? 

Yup and this is why Adkins (wrongly but I can see his pov) don't really want Dobson, he wanted 2 JFCs. 

Dreadful game. Lucky not to be at least 2 down at half time as the usual defensive frailties were on display.

Marginally better second half. Again the only stand out player was CBT. What happens when teams work out how heavily we rely on him and double up?

Lets not big this up too much. Cambridge made a number of changes and at least two of their main men were on the bench and they played their second choice keeper.

Gilbey needs to be taken out of the team for his own good. He seems completely lost at the moment. Stockley is starting to get on my nerves. Spends most of the 90 mins moaning and when he does finally get a chance put on a plate for him he misses.

Still not seeing anything to suggest that this formation will ever "work" or that 80% of this team are anywhere near the levels required for a promotion challenge.

Both goals had huge slices of luck attached and I am pretty sure VAR would have ruled out the second goal as Washington looked offside to me.

Would be nice to get Phil Chappell back involved as he seems really knowledgeable and talks really well.

paulfox said:

Cafc43v3r said:

Dazzler21 said:

sam3110 said:

PLAY
PLAYERS
WHO

WILL

BE

HERE

NEXT

SEASON

MAYBE 
WE
DON'T

 WANT
TO
HEAR

 IT

 BUT

 MAYBE (AGAIN)
 WE
ARE.

Get your own joke

But seriously of the 10 out field players today:

Clare, Dobson, CBT and Stockley will, rightfully, be here.
Gilbey and Morgan are under contract. 
That's 6.
Washington probably should get a contract but not be first choice. 
That's 7.
This is an argument that Pearce should stay as player coach, I don't agree but can see the pov.
Thats 8.
That leaves Famewo (if Purrington wasnt fit we had no option but to play him) and Matthews (it's choice of him and Gunter in this system). 

Of the "others" Aneke and DJ both came on.  Add in Lavelle and Fraser who would have played if fit, that's still only 14 out field players.   JFC makes 15.

I would guess we will keep most of them.  5 of the loans go back no questions asked. 
Inniss or Pearce
Famewo or Purrington 
Watson, Gunter and Souare released. 

Gives us room for 6 players, more if any are under 21.

I dont think that's far from where we will be to be honest.  Those 6 or 7 better be bloody good. 

Under contract players can be moved on by the way, let’s hope some are🤞

I know that, it was more a prediction than a wish list. Morgan would be the easiest to move on because of the money the others are on. 

Not saying I agree, but FotMob and WhoScored:

cabbles said:

Overall we deserved it.  

They looked much tidier than us in the first half, but as the game went on we looked much more comfortable.  

I still can’t see how this lot plus 2 or 3 new additions can mount a promotion challenge but that’s for the summer, who we bring in, and who we release.

An example is the post above re: Washington talking as if he’s going to be here next season.  I don’t dislike him, I think he works hard and is okay.  However, if it’s him, Stockley, Aneke and one other, imo, the one other needs to be better than all of them. 

That’s just my take on it, but I still don’t see enough real quality in this team

This time next year we'll be having the same conversations, I don't see us getting out of this division anytime soon ........... at least not upwards. Stockley as our No. 1 striker & McG as our No. 1goalkeeper are just two reasons why we won't win promotion. I will be very very surprised if we bring in a striker to replace Stockley & I wouldn't be surprised if AWB goes out on loan again in the hope that he blossoms & can be our No. 1 the following season & we'll have a henderson type come in as back up to McG. i.e. somebody not expected to play just there for emergencies.