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Chris_from_Sidcup said:In the 89-90 La Liga season, Hugo Sanchez scored 38 goals for Real Madrid. All of them came from first touch finishes.“His second touch is a celebration”1
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Our players’ second touch is a tackle.stackitsteve said:“His second touch is a celebration”6 -
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.
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Ryan Inniss special.guinnessaddick said:
Our players’ second touch is a tackle.stackitsteve said:“His second touch is a celebration”0 -
Taking Leicester, for example, Win+Draw+Lose = 16+1+3=20 games and 49 points at that point which is more than any other team in the history of the Championship9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.0 -
Apologies for correcting you. Our players' second touch is an attempted tackleguinnessaddick said:
Our players’ second touch is a tackle.stackitsteve said:“His second touch is a celebration”4 -
Yep, that's how I'm reading it. So Reading aren't the best on ppg. The table reads correctly as is.Addick Addict said:
Taking Leicester, for example, Win+Draw+Lose = 16+1+3=20 games and 49 points at that point which is more than any other team in the history of the Championship9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.0 -
AddicksAddict said:
Apart from being writers, being a ‘keeper is what he and Albert Camus have in common.Lincsaddick said:Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock H author etc) played in goal for Portsmouth (long time ago) using the name A C Smith .. he also played 'first class' cricket for the M C C
Not football related really, but Conan Doyles one and only first class wicket was WG Grace. Also Doyle is thought to be the only player to catch fire on the field at Lords, a ball hit him and ignited some matches in his pocket.3 -
Shame it wasn’t baseball, strike one.Big William said:AddicksAddict said:
Apart from being writers, being a ‘keeper is what he and Albert Camus have in common.Lincsaddick said:Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock H author etc) played in goal for Portsmouth (long time ago) using the name A C Smith .. he also played 'first class' cricket for the M C C
Not football related really, but Conan Doyles one and only first class wicket was WG Grace. Also Doyle is thought to be the only player to catch fire on the field at Lords, a ball hit him and ignited some matches in his pocket.2 -
It's the only way you can read it, no idea why anyone would be confused by it.9goalswentpastperry said:
Yep, that's how I'm reading it. So Reading aren't the best on ppg. The table reads correctly as is.Addick Addict said:
Taking Leicester, for example, Win+Draw+Lose = 16+1+3=20 games and 49 points at that point which is more than any other team in the history of the Championship9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.
It's literally a list of teams with the highest points tally after 20 games.5 -
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It also serves to demonstrate how things can change so quickly - Ipswich have only picked up 11 points in their next 9 games and are now 13 points behind Leicester (albeit Leicester have played one game more). Southampton, after 8 games and following a pointless September during which time they lost all 4 matches (including a 5-0 thrashing by Sunderland and a 4-1 home defeat to Leicester), had just 10 points to their name. Since then, they have gone on a 21 match unbeaten run (24 in all comps) during which time they have picked up no less than 51 points and are now in second place and 2 points ahead of Ipswich. I suspect that any of those Southampton supporters that might have been calling for the head of Russell Martin following that initial run aren't doing so now!9goalswentpastperry said:
Yep, that's how I'm reading it. So Reading aren't the best on ppg. The table reads correctly as is.Addick Addict said:
Taking Leicester, for example, Win+Draw+Lose = 16+1+3=20 games and 49 points at that point which is more than any other team in the history of the Championship9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.0 -
Here's a bit of an incredible stat to back the above up - in their 21 games in the Championship since 23rd September, Southampton have been a goal behind for a total of 57 minutes. We were behind for longer than that in our last game alone!Addick Addict said:
It also serves to demonstrate how things can change so quickly - Ipswich have only picked up 11 points in their next 9 games and are now 13 points behind Leicester (albeit Leicester have played one game more). Southampton, after 8 games and following a pointless September during which time they lost all 4 matches (including a 5-0 thrashing by Sunderland and a 4-1 home defeat to Leicester), had just 10 points to their name. Since then, they have gone on a 21 match unbeaten run (24 in all comps) during which time they have picked up no less than 51 points and are now in second place and 2 points ahead of Ipswich. I suspect that any of those Southampton supporters that might have been calling for the head of Russell Martin following that initial run aren't doing so now!9goalswentpastperry said:
Yep, that's how I'm reading it. So Reading aren't the best on ppg. The table reads correctly as is.Addick Addict said:
Taking Leicester, for example, Win+Draw+Lose = 16+1+3=20 games and 49 points at that point which is more than any other team in the history of the Championship9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.0 -
I read the first column as games played, which in my defence is what the first column usually is.9goalswentpastperry said:
Well I'm still lost. The table shows the season after 20 games.AddicksAddict said:
That explains it.North Lower Neil said:
The first column is wins not games.AddicksAddict said:
On PPG, Reading were better.North Lower Neil said:Leicester and Ipswich have made the best ever two starts to a Championship season.0 -
Bas Dost scored 45 goals in a row with first touch finishes for Sporting Lisbon.Chris_from_Sidcup said:In the 89-90 La Liga season, Hugo Sanchez scored 38 goals for Real Madrid. All of them came from first touch finishes.3 -
Today's starting XI against Reading contains just one player that was with us last season. That record is unlikely to have been "bettered" in the history of Charlton Athletic FC or will be in the future unless, of course, Thomas is replaced in the next game by another of this season's recruits.2
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Ivory Coast sacked their manager halfway through the African Cup of Nations as they thought they'd been knocked out.
They just won the tournament with the previous Assistant Manager.6 -
Czech side Sokal Upohlavy had 16 players booked at the same time.
All 11 players and 5 subs decided to remove their shirts to celebrate after they scored.
They were 6-0 down before the goal!7 -
I wonder if any were already on a yellow.North Lower Neil said:Czech side Sokal Upohlavy had 16 players booked at the same time.
All 11 players and 5 subs decided to remove their shirts to celebrate after they scored.
They were 6-0 down before the goal!1 -
Some Charlton fans are getting excited about the prospect of a Chuks Aneke returning to the squad and contributing to better results
Some people just never allow the evidence of their own eyes to burst the bubbles of their delusion 🤩0 -
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Manchester City are unbeaten in over a year when Rodri has played a part in the game. A run stretching back 53 games to a 1-0 defeat at Spurs on 5 Feb 2023.1
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Today is the 100 year anniversary since we last played out a draw on the 23rd February.
By all accounts a thrilling 0-0 away to Brentford during the 1923/24 season. It's also the only ever draw since joining the football league we've had on this date.3 -
Love itDyerConsequences said:Today is the 100 year anniversary since we last played out a draw on the 23rd February.
By all accounts a thrilling 0-0 away to Brentford during the 1923/24 season. It's also the only ever draw since joining the football league we've had on this date.
what is our full record on this date ?0 -
14 games played, 4 Wins, 1 Draw, 9 Defeats. Scored 20, Conceeded 23.MrOneLung said:
Love itDyerConsequences said:Today is the 100 year anniversary since we last played out a draw on the 23rd February.
By all accounts a thrilling 0-0 away to Brentford during the 1923/24 season. It's also the only ever draw since joining the football league we've had on this date.
what is our full record on this date ?
The last game we played on this date was a 2-1 Home defeat to Burton in 2021.1 -
Nice- where do you find this info ?
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I might have a spreadsheet, and too much time on my handsMrOneLung said:Nice- where do you find this info ?
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Football fact - Footballers can sneeze with their eyes open.Todds_right_hook said:
You sneezed. And in that 2 seconds that your eyes closed, you crossed the two meter wide river separating mainland England and PortseaJaShea99 said:How have I been to FP twice with no recollection of leaving the mainland?
In fact, not just footballers.0 -
I remember hearing a fact, that there’s a date in April, that when Charlton have played, they’ve never won. Just can’t remember the date.DyerConsequences said:
I might have a spreadsheet, and too much time on my handsMrOneLung said:Nice- where do you find this info ?0 -
16 April we have played 22 times. And won once. 1 win 6 draws, 15 defeats. That's the lowest, every other day of the month we've won at least 3 games.guinnessaddick said:
I remember hearing a fact, that there’s a date in April, that when Charlton have played, they’ve never won. Just can’t remember the date.DyerConsequences said:
I might have a spreadsheet, and too much time on my handsMrOneLung said:Nice- where do you find this info ?0 -
It's the 1st. Great clubs win alike whereas fools always differ.guinnessaddick said:
I remember hearing a fact, that there’s a date in April, that when Charlton have played, they’ve never won. Just can’t remember the date.DyerConsequences said:
I might have a spreadsheet, and too much time on my handsMrOneLung said:Nice- where do you find this info ?0
