POST-MATCH THREAD: Oxford Utd v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 14th March 2026: KO 12:30

It was a poor quality game with no real efforts on goal save the two penalties and the one off our line.  Their penalty shouldn't have been given, ours should, a point is fine though, particularly after our two recent wins.  5 more points should do us.

Beautiful sunny day and the punting on the river, visiting Radcliffe Square, Blackwells book shop and Mansfield College were the highlights.   I had hoped to inspire my boy, but he still prefers Roblox to study. 

PWR

The end justifying the means? Not sure. I was watching it with my mate who is a Derby fan - although he has a soft spot for the Addicks was less emotionally involved than me.

We were both underwhelmed with the performance of both teams tbh. Up until their pen, it looked like neither team had the guile to carve out any real chances from open play.

I felt we could and should have done more. It felt like a must not lose game (arguably because of our win against Boro' it became a bonus opportunity to win). In the end, it was a point that was better for us than it was for Oxford.

My mates view, which I shared was that both were pens - the Oxford one softer and could have been missed. Both were also unnecessary to have conceded.

Given we generally don't win the "possession" stats, it was surprising that we had so much of the ball but were virtually unable to play around or through them. That was clearly driven in some part by Oxford's tactical set up. 

Jones claimed post match that the players did not execute his plan - maybe that was true. Certainly, even in this season of a lack of goals scored, it's hard to believe that he could deliberately have set them up to have zero shots in the first half and virtually nothing - bar the penalty in the second half.

Stand out performers for me

Mannion - commanded his area and safe handling
Lloyd Jones - goalline clearance and won the penalty 
Docherty - put in a real shift
Leaburn - worked really hard to hold up play.

All in all not our best performance but a point was just about deserved and kept Oxford from getting any closer to us 

I heard the interview with Louis and I understand Nathan wasn't that well Saturday, like Dykes but what did he say to the boys at HT because we were worse 2nd half until Oxford did the retreat back towards their own goal and gifted Cafc a penalty at the death.

I know the 1st half was like watching paint dry but at least when we played passive we had possession and Oxford unlike their last 3 games were befuddled. 

At HT, I thought Nathan would say you have bored everyone to sleep but negated Oxford so now find some urgency and kick on because there are 3 points on offer so let's get shots on their goal and go up a couple of gears.

Did that happen ? They didn't listen if he did say the above!

Callumcafc said:

We are in 18th.

We are six points below 8th position.

We are six points above 19th position.

There was a lot of talk earlier this season about how we were mirroring the 19/20 season. The great start, the injuries derailing our season then leading to a relegation scrap.

There's every chance that this season could mirror 12/13 if we can finish the last 8 games strongly, we were struggling down the bottom that season too whilst never quite being in the relegation zone, eventually things clicked, we lost 1 of our last 11 that season (to you know who) and pulled away to finish 9th.

Elthamaddick said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

I thought ours was a clear, nailed on penalty offence when I saw it live on tv. I still can’t say the same about the Ramsay ‘bump’ being a penalty offence even after seeing it replayed multiple times. To me it just looks like he got played by a player who had missed his chance of getting anywhere near the ball 

ours was a clear pen...the thing about the Ramsey challenge, yes that happens at every single corner in a mentally crowded area, Ramsey and their player were pretty isolated and it was a ridiculous challenge that simply didn't need to be made as the cross was floating into the keepers arms. Even without him nudging him over he's never getting there.

Stupid from Ramsey and made it very easy for the ref

Easy with hindsight, and that's not aimed at you by the way mate, but dammed if he did, dammed if he didn't and the ball ended in the net, agree a silly challenge which the guy made the most off, but not a pen in my eyes...

agim said:

My first away game this season and it wasn't exactly a cracker!

Let's be honest two poor teams on the day with very little football played. I said at the start of the season as long as we stay up I'm happy and I stand by that so if this is how we are going to get over the line then so be it. NJ himself admits he wants to see more quality in the final third and that's only going to come if we spend some money nobody can surely be saying a front line of TC and Leaburn is going to help us progress? 

Their penalty seemed harsh and after watching the replay I'm still of that opinion. The forward was never going to get the ball that was played in and it looks like a pretty routine shoulder barge. Our penalty was more clear cut but again I've seen them not given although the fella was pretty much hanging off of Jones' shirt!

Another six points out of our last eight games and I'll feel comfortable. COYR 

Your first away game of the season ? Now we know who to blame…

Enjoyable day out with good company but I won’t miss the Kassam when it’s gone. Middle of nowhere, car park exit is horrendous and Frankie & Benny’s before and after game is just a different away days experience.

Football is joyful when you get a late goal that impacts the result and everyone left there happy. 

soapboxsam said:

DOUCHER said:

CharltonManor1966 said:

DOUCHER said:

paulsturgess said:

Algarveaddick said:

I am sure I am not the first to say it, but f***ing, b****d, s***bags Millwall. You bunch of unhung c**ts. 

Lost at home to Portsmouth and Blackburn.

Hope they lose the PO semi to a dodgy last minute pen at home. 

W*****s. 

I loved that result was jumping up in joy in the Oxford pub when that turnaround came about!

Agreed, well done blackburn and in particular, jorgenson and the ref.  Looks like their next couple of games are away to middlesbrough and ipswich, then norwich - 3 very tough games  - could be looking at clinging on to a play off place rather than automatics - fingers crossed. 

Has 'MillwallFan' been on here since that result? He was getting a bit chirpy after we beat Boro for them. All gone quiet now!?

Don't know - i certainly don't go searching him out - any rival club fan on another club's forum / message board is on a wind up and deserves everything he gets - there's a poster of the same name now on ittv and they're now turning on him coz the mask has slipped there as well now. It shouldn't be allowed on any club's forum. AFKA and  the gang here get a lot right but are wrong on this one.       

You have personal issues with 'Millwall fan' and it shows big time but I find him quite engaging and I enjoy the banter that he brings to CL. Millwall fan, slags off Charlton rarely compared to some regular posters who say they are  'supporters' but are mainly critics.
As someone who was taken to the den as a youngster by my Dad who was born in Bermondsey but who lived in Charlton for a couple of years and supported both teams (how bizarre!) can you imagine a joint Charlton/Millwall scarf any more than you would see a Celtic/Rangers scarf !!!

Having a token fan from other clubs who visit CL is no problem other than the Palace fan from a few years ago who couldn't 'read the room'; David Sylvian from memory.

After the 2-1 defeat at the New Den after being 1-0 up with 10 men on 'bad Friday' and the 3-1 defeat the following season I quit going to the den as I can't take the utter desolation I feel at losing there. Brave souls who went this season while I just watched on Sky and suffered but at least I wasn't kept in for 30 minutes afterwards !

same here,my dad was Millwall,born in Bermondsey,but lived in Charlton.He regularley took me to the Valley,and one day said lets go see some real football.Millwall v Southampton 3rs div south.Dear oh dear,not a player under 6ft tall,I had neck ache seeing the ball in the air so much,0-0.
But I loved it there in the run down old den,and a little bit later I was there every other week,when we were away,53 bus from the village.I saw most of their games when they went on that  amazing home unbeaten streak,Cripps,Broadfoot Julians Lazarus Snowden Stepney in goal,there really where some great days,especially the evening games.But the thing was,Millwall and Charlton never really played each other so there was no real rivalry until they got up and we went down and started playing each other in the old div 2,than alas,things where never the same. 

thickandthin63 said:

soapboxsam said:

DOUCHER said:

CharltonManor1966 said:

DOUCHER said:

paulsturgess said:

Algarveaddick said:

I am sure I am not the first to say it, but f***ing, b****d, s***bags Millwall. You bunch of unhung c**ts. 

Lost at home to Portsmouth and Blackburn.

Hope they lose the PO semi to a dodgy last minute pen at home. 

W*****s. 

I loved that result was jumping up in joy in the Oxford pub when that turnaround came about!

Agreed, well done blackburn and in particular, jorgenson and the ref.  Looks like their next couple of games are away to middlesbrough and ipswich, then norwich - 3 very tough games  - could be looking at clinging on to a play off place rather than automatics - fingers crossed. 

Has 'MillwallFan' been on here since that result? He was getting a bit chirpy after we beat Boro for them. All gone quiet now!?

Don't know - i certainly don't go searching him out - any rival club fan on another club's forum / message board is on a wind up and deserves everything he gets - there's a poster of the same name now on ittv and they're now turning on him coz the mask has slipped there as well now. It shouldn't be allowed on any club's forum. AFKA and  the gang here get a lot right but are wrong on this one.       

You have personal issues with 'Millwall fan' and it shows big time but I find him quite engaging and I enjoy the banter that he brings to CL. Millwall fan, slags off Charlton rarely compared to some regular posters who say they are  'supporters' but are mainly critics.
As someone who was taken to the den as a youngster by my Dad who was born in Bermondsey but who lived in Charlton for a couple of years and supported both teams (how bizarre!) can you imagine a joint Charlton/Millwall scarf any more than you would see a Celtic/Rangers scarf !!!

Having a token fan from other clubs who visit CL is no problem other than the Palace fan from a few years ago who couldn't 'read the room'; David Sylvian from memory.

After the 2-1 defeat at the New Den after being 1-0 up with 10 men on 'bad Friday' and the 3-1 defeat the following season I quit going to the den as I can't take the utter desolation I feel at losing there. Brave souls who went this season while I just watched on Sky and suffered but at least I wasn't kept in for 30 minutes afterwards !

same here,my dad was Millwall,born in Bermondsey,but lived in Charlton.He regularley took me to the Valley,and one day said lets go see some real football.Millwall v Southampton 3rs div south.Dear oh dear,not a player under 6ft tall,I had neck ache seeing the ball in the air so much,0-0.
But I loved it there in the run down old den,and a little bit later I was there every other week,when we were away,53 bus from the village.I saw most of their games when they went on that  amazing home unbeaten streak,Cripps,Broadfoot Julians Lazarus Snowden Stepney in goal,there really where some great days,especially the evening games.But the thing was,Millwall and Charlton never really played each other so there was no real rivalry until they got up and we went down and started playing each other in the old div 2,than alas,things where never the same. 

@thickandthin63 what did you notice most in terms of difference between the two at that time, apart from the football?

Any masochist’s out there…
You can now watch the entire game again on the OS…🤦

Elthamaddick said:

eastterrace6168 said:

Any masochist’s out there…
You can now watch the entire game again on the OS…🤦

...as some form of torture I presume

Where's yer spirit of adventure...😉

SporadicAddick said:

thickandthin63 said:

soapboxsam said:

DOUCHER said:

CharltonManor1966 said:

DOUCHER said:

paulsturgess said:

Algarveaddick said:

I am sure I am not the first to say it, but f***ing, b****d, s***bags Millwall. You bunch of unhung c**ts. 

Lost at home to Portsmouth and Blackburn.

Hope they lose the PO semi to a dodgy last minute pen at home. 

W*****s. 

I loved that result was jumping up in joy in the Oxford pub when that turnaround came about!

Agreed, well done blackburn and in particular, jorgenson and the ref.  Looks like their next couple of games are away to middlesbrough and ipswich, then norwich - 3 very tough games  - could be looking at clinging on to a play off place rather than automatics - fingers crossed. 

Has 'MillwallFan' been on here since that result? He was getting a bit chirpy after we beat Boro for them. All gone quiet now!?

Don't know - i certainly don't go searching him out - any rival club fan on another club's forum / message board is on a wind up and deserves everything he gets - there's a poster of the same name now on ittv and they're now turning on him coz the mask has slipped there as well now. It shouldn't be allowed on any club's forum. AFKA and  the gang here get a lot right but are wrong on this one.       

You have personal issues with 'Millwall fan' and it shows big time but I find him quite engaging and I enjoy the banter that he brings to CL. Millwall fan, slags off Charlton rarely compared to some regular posters who say they are  'supporters' but are mainly critics.
As someone who was taken to the den as a youngster by my Dad who was born in Bermondsey but who lived in Charlton for a couple of years and supported both teams (how bizarre!) can you imagine a joint Charlton/Millwall scarf any more than you would see a Celtic/Rangers scarf !!!

Having a token fan from other clubs who visit CL is no problem other than the Palace fan from a few years ago who couldn't 'read the room'; David Sylvian from memory.

After the 2-1 defeat at the New Den after being 1-0 up with 10 men on 'bad Friday' and the 3-1 defeat the following season I quit going to the den as I can't take the utter desolation I feel at losing there. Brave souls who went this season while I just watched on Sky and suffered but at least I wasn't kept in for 30 minutes afterwards !

same here,my dad was Millwall,born in Bermondsey,but lived in Charlton.He regularley took me to the Valley,and one day said lets go see some real football.Millwall v Southampton 3rs div south.Dear oh dear,not a player under 6ft tall,I had neck ache seeing the ball in the air so much,0-0.
But I loved it there in the run down old den,and a little bit later I was there every other week,when we were away,53 bus from the village.I saw most of their games when they went on that  amazing home unbeaten streak,Cripps,Broadfoot Julians Lazarus Snowden Stepney in goal,there really where some great days,especially the evening games.But the thing was,Millwall and Charlton never really played each other so there was no real rivalry until they got up and we went down and started playing each other in the old div 2,than alas,things where never the same. 

@thickandthin63 what did you notice most in terms of difference between the two at that time, apart from the football?

It was a long time ago,although I recall the atmosphere at the den was quite intimidating,opposing players where verbally abused quite loudly,I dont remember too much of an away support ,there was no segregation then, so opposing fans may not have fancied it.At Charlton opposing fans came and mingled in,often taking over large swathes of the ground without really causing any problems,police presence was minimal when Everton once came for an FA cup match they literally occupied the whole south terrace.