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MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic V Blackpool : Saturday 21st September 2024 : KO 15:00

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    Mitchell obviously injured, Edwards I assume not considered ready just yet. Not surprised to see Campbell start. Plenty of attacking options on the bench. Must admit I've never been convinced by either Gillesphey or REG so both need to step it up today. Thought Anderson would be serving a suspension today and thought we might have seen Taylor on the bench.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,330
    Morgan 9-1 anytime.  22-1 first scorer.  I couldn’t resist a 50p nibble.  Does that make me a bad person?
    Christ... Be great if we can win by those scorelines
    BAN HIM MODS
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,582
    edited September 2024
    Morgan 9-1 anytime.  22-1 first scorer.  I couldn’t resist a 50p nibble.  Does that make me a bad person?
    Christ... Be great if we can win by those scorelines
    I’d be happy with 8-0…🤔
  • Leuth said:
    Morgan 9-1 anytime.  22-1 first scorer.  I couldn’t resist a 50p nibble.  Does that make me a bad person?
    Christ... Be great if we can win by those scorelines
    BAN HIM MODS
    Dont lie... You chortled!!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
     That's a very decent bench.

    Can understand Berry benched to perhaps come on as an impact sub?

    TC's pace coming on could be a game changer later on, perhaps given more of a free role, like against Rotherham.

    Godders and Mr Cheat Code himself present new challenges to tiring defenders. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,330
    Leuth said:
    Morgan 9-1 anytime.  22-1 first scorer.  I couldn’t resist a 50p nibble.  Does that make me a bad person?
    Christ... Be great if we can win by those scorelines
    BAN HIM MODS
    Dont lie... You chortled!!
    I chortled at this tbf 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,168
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    I don’t think Anderson is a lucky boy to be on the bench in front of Taylor.

    This is nothing to do with who played better midweek. However the only way Taylor gets on the pitch is if Coventry is injured.

    Otherwise Docherty and Campbell will cover more yards then Coventry, and will play at a higher tempo, so it’s more likely both of them may need to replaced.

    Anderson can do that role, Taylor can’t. We are joint top in the league without playing a double pivot, it’s not going to change now because Taylor had one good game against Cambridge. 
    I stand corrected.  Quite right. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,330
    fenaddick said:
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
    Whenever REG played well last season I said he looked like a promotion player. He's a better footballer with the ball than Mitchell; he's getting a chance and rightly so 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Mitchell dropped out in the pre warm up pre team made public.
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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,383
    Leuth said:
    fenaddick said:
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
    Whenever REG played well last season I said he looked like a promotion player. He's a better footballer with the ball than Mitchell; he's getting a chance and rightly so 
    I imagine you're looking forward to the day we start REG and Zach Mitchell in a league game!
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,299
    Mitchell obviously injured, Edwards I assume not considered ready just yet. Not surprised to see Campbell start. Plenty of attacking options on the bench. Must admit I've never been convinced by either Gillesphey or REG so both need to step it up today. Thought Anderson would be serving a suspension today and thought we might have seen Taylor on the bench.
    Presumably Anderson misses the next BSM game, as the disciplinary stuff doesn't cross competitions. I thought REG did well on Tuesday, but share your concerns re Gillesphey, especially when he's alongside Small. Pleased for Kanu, as he worked his socks off against Cambridge.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,279
    Not a fan of that overall, midfield will be very industrious but when Berry is tired/out of form then there's no ideal replacement for him, as we're still lacking a proper attacking midfielder. 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    fenaddick said:
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
    Even so surely Mitchell would replace Potts on the bench?

  • Go on tell us - was someone sitting in your seat when you arrived? :-) 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,168
    fenaddick said:
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
    Even so surely Mitchell would replace Potts on the bench?
    Think that must be to do with Potts being left footed
  • REG to me suits the wide CB role better than A Mitchell anyway, as in that position ideally you want someone who's better on the ball, rather than a pure stopper.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    Think Seth was suggesting above that Mitchell got injured in the warm up?
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    ozaddick said:
    I think Blackpool are a better team than 19th in the league. They've had twice as many shots on target than us, but conceded four times as many. 

    I wouldn't take too much notice of League positions in this early season.

    Blackpool may be 19th after a poor start, but they've sacked their manager and replaced him with Steve Bruce, who has made a big impact aleady in the past couple of games.

    I wouldn't underestimate Blackpool.

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    fenaddick said:
    Surprised by this, can only assume NJ wants someone who is better with the ball at his feet today
    Mitchell has played well enough this season, so REG replacing him  is everything to do with today's game plan.
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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,733
    Looking forward to seeing Alan Campbell and glad that Kanu is starting.

    2-0 Charlton 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,783
    I don’t think Anderson is a lucky boy to be on the bench in front of Taylor.

    This is nothing to do with who played better midweek. However the only way Taylor gets on the pitch is if Coventry is injured.

    Otherwise Docherty and Campbell will cover more yards then Coventry, and will play at a higher tempo, so it’s more likely both of them may need to replaced.

    Anderson can do that role, Taylor can’t. We are joint top in the league without playing a double pivot, it’s not going to change now because Taylor had one good game against Cambridge. 
    Spot on. 

  • Go on tell us - was someone sitting in your seat when you arrived? :-) 
    Surprisingly enough we don't have much company back here most weeks, just my brother and his son ... assuming they turn up.


  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,582
    edited September 2024

    Go on tell us - was someone sitting in your seat when you arrived? :-) 
    Surprisingly enough we don't have much company back here most weeks, just my brother and his son ... assuming they turn up.


    Have you tried Hai karate…😏
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,519
    edited September 2024
    Glad to see REG starting, like his pace, think he'll help RAMSAY out a lot more getting forward than Mitchell.


  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,783
    Alfie May dropped to the bench for Birmingham - third choice behind Dykes and Stansfield now?
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,255
    Got to be really disheartening for Terry Taylor, deserves to be on the bench at least. After midweek you think he would’ve done enough to get in over Karoy
    Totally different player
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,299
    Glad to see REG starting, like his pace, think he'll help small out a lot more getting forward than Mitchell.
    Wrong side of the pitch for that, surely?
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,255
    Valley11 said:
    What’s wrong with Mitchell?
    He’s a huge loss 
    Not with REG taking his place
  • Oggy Red said:
     That's a very decent bench.

    Can understand Berry benched to perhaps come on as an impact sub?

    TC's pace coming on could be a game changer later on, perhaps given more of a free role, like against Rotherham.

    Godders and Mr Cheat Code himself present new challenges to tiring defenders. 
    I like the fact that these days we can chop and change things a bit without causing too much harm.

    On the one hand a settled side, playing the same starting XI each week breeds confidence and familiarity amongst the players ... but gives the oppo a bloody good idea if what's coming.

    A bit of rotation shakes things up, keeps our players on their toes so they don't become complacent, certainly keeps the other mob on their toes because they won't know who they're going to be up against and means we can shuffle up our impact players off the bench.

    The days of 14/15 players playing out the season with little change barring injury are long gone; it's now 20/22 players and tactical subbing.

    In Merlin Jones the Magician we trust.
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