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  • It’s all down to the owners…double down, back Nathan and have a pretty good chance of being in the same place as we were at 12.55 today, or not double down and repeat what Roland experienced 
  • It’s all down to the owners…double down, back Nathan and have a pretty good chance of being in the same place as we were at 12.55 today, or not double down and repeat what Roland experienced 
    Agree wholeheartedly. They invest in the squad and it gives Nathan a chance to establish us. To be honest anything less than very decent investment and we’ll definitely struggle. 
  • Survival, possibly mid-table … looking forward to playing a proper derby again with the Spanners … hopefully get both tiers of the away end this time 
  • Let’s just skip it for one day. All I’ll say today is, I hope we make a go of it this time and believe we have serious owners who won’t waste the opportunity. 
  • Let’s just skip it for one day. All I’ll say today is, I hope we make a go of it this time and believe we have serious owners who won’t waste the opportunity. 
    This is an important observation. Anything less than very decent investment now will be a wasted opportunity. We can and must consolidate in The Championship but only if Jones is supported. Going back down next season and have no doubt it will be hard would be a disaster. We can’t thrive in the third tier.
  • Well, we might at least beat the living daylights out of Hull....
  • 17th or higher. Simple 
    21st surely?
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  • Survival.looking at the badges, Oxford and hull will struggle. Looks a tough league
  • 17th or higher. Simple 
    21st surely?
    You’re right, too many beers! lol 
  • George Elek on the Not the Top 20 podcast wanted Orient to win today, because he felt that Charlton would be much harder competition for his Oxford side than Orient. 

    As an aside, I imagine Bolton are delighted we went up. Us going up with Birmingham and Wrexham is a perfect end of season result for them, as if they get their act together next season, they'll fancy finishing ahead of all the 3 beaten playoff teams.
  • Our defence is decent enough for Champ. We need a fetch and carry midfielder to replace Doc. A 10 as we don't have a Champ level one. A striker , a defender and a better goalie. We will get to midtable with those 5.
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  • edited May 25
    Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
  • We need to rethink our plans going forward, can't rely on those cross-field balls in the Championship. 

    Wing play, central midfield and strikers need to improve. 

    Some of it I'm sure can be done with a long pre-season, but we'll need a lot of signings in this summer to push to midtable. 
    then we need midfielders who can hold the ball in midfield   and make considered passes, not the rushed I hope some one is there passes we saw a lot of today.
  • Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
    Was talking about when they came up. 
  • With significant investment, realistically, mid table.
  • I'd expect us to stay up in the very least - need to improve midfield and striking options dramatically for that to happen
  • Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As it stands, of course they are.

    But we've got a summer to improve (and I agree we need to, and that the owners need to step up).

    I don't think those 3 teams were any better this time last year than we are now - Leagie One was an easier league last season than this for a start - no Birmingham, Wrexham money etc.
    Was talking about when they came up. 
    Ah ok, not sure I agree then!
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