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MATCH THREAD : Swansea City V Charlton Athletic : Saturday 2nd May 2026 : KO 12:30

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  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,623
    North Lower Neil said:
    fenaddick said:
    Seems unlikely but maybe giving the loan/short term players one last performance to impress?
    Think he's giving them a sentimental send off game given the result doesn't really matter now.  Same for Coady as captain over Jones.

    Not what I've have done but doesn't really matter!
    We lost only one game where Coady started out of eleven. Him or somebody like him, with bags of upper level experience, nous and leadership qualities, would be very good to have next season as well.
  • DennisBooth
    DennisBooth Posts: 179
    Laddick01 said:
    Great game last week Charlie. 

    As a reward you get to watch Lyndon Dykes barely run about and fall over every few minutes whilst failing to control the ball once or register a shot on target. 

    I know it means nothing but that lineup is dull.
    At last someone on here that thinks the same way as me. I just don’t get it.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,044
    DennisBooth said:
    Laddick01 said:
    Great game last week Charlie. 

    As a reward you get to watch Lyndon Dykes barely run about and fall over every few minutes whilst failing to control the ball once or register a shot on target. 

    I know it means nothing but that lineup is dull.
    At last someone on here that thinks the same way as me. I just don’t get it.
    It’s more than just you two 
  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 1,096
    Laddick01 said:
    Great game last week Charlie. 

    As a reward you get to watch Lyndon Dykes barely run about and fall over every few minutes whilst failing to control the ball once or register a shot on target. 

    I know it means nothing but that lineup is dull.
    Isn’t Kelman carrying a knock? 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,155
    Jones said that Campbell has been playing through injury so it was likely he wouldn't be playing.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,681
    TheHerminator said:
    Fucking hell the negativity didn’t take long to return from some people did it. 

    Have a day off please 
    Are people not allowed an opinion on the team? It’s a forum.
  • TomCAFC
    TomCAFC Posts: 65
    3/4 of that lot will not be here next season. Hopefully a few sign off in style!
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,129
    Laddick01 said:
    No Fullah is the really disappointing one for me. What a chance to get 90 minutes under his belt ahead of next season. 

    Strange.
    Don’t worry, he’ll probably come on in the 85th minute..
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,307
    mendonca said:
    Not a moan, but it's funny that we aren't overly keen on loans (unless essential) to give our own players a chance, and now we've got the perfect opportunity to do just that, but are playing players on loan/short term contracts 🙃.
    Pencilled in on the list for summer signings 😉

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  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 2,110
    enjoying the background chat on the stream.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,383
    fenaddick said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Didnt think that you were with us today Fen?
    Been a pleasure supporting Charlton along with you all on these Match Threads this season though. As someone who doesn't go to games anymore, its nice being able to connect with others and feel like I'm not watching the games on my own... Hope you all have a great summer!!
    Got to entertain myself on the train for the next 20 minutes somehow mate 
    You can get knicked for that.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,337
    Chances for Dykes, Fevrier and Clarke to show that they should be here next season. A send off for Coady, Chambers and possibly Gillesphey and Coventry. Everyone on that bench except Berry should be here next season so the lineup makes sense from that perspective. Berry will no doubt get his moment to sign off and we’ll probably see Fullah and Gough get some minutes. Given our injuries I wasn’t expecting a team too different to that really. 
  • Addicksi
    Addicksi Posts: 143
    LargeAddick said:
    Just don’t understand dropping Kelman, scores a great goal, plays well, gets dropped. Next season we need more consistency up top. If we want Charlie to be hitting 15+ goals next season he needs a run in the team.
    Makes no sense at all unless he's carrying a knock. After last week his confidence must have been flying, don't know why players who won't be here next year are starting. 
  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 1,096
    cafcsinger said:
    TheHerminator said:
    Fucking hell the negativity didn’t take long to return from some people did it. 

    Have a day off please 
    Are people not allowed an opinion on the team? It’s a forum.
    I’m not sure I said people couldn’t have an opinion? 

    The relentless negativity this year has been hard work. We’re safe. Can’t we all just try and enjoy it without the usual negativity. It’s draining 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 99,860
    edited May 2
    Addicksi said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Just don’t understand dropping Kelman, scores a great goal, plays well, gets dropped. Next season we need more consistency up top. If we want Charlie to be hitting 15+ goals next season he needs a run in the team.
    Makes no sense at all unless he's carrying a knock. After last week his confidence must have been flying, don't know why players who won't be here next year are starting. 
    Because Jones still wants to finish as high up the League as possible, win today and we end two places higher in 17th
    If we achieve that we potentially appear an even more serious proposition to players in the summer
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 7,810
    The thing is, if Kelman has a knock, why are we even putting him on the bench
    in a dead rubber?

    I don’t like being overly negative but the line up feels like it’s oddly safe in a game where we do have a chance to experiment. That opportunity doesn’t come along a lot at this level.


  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,626
    It’s seriously irked me that he’s dropped Kelman again. If he has a knock it’s understandable but he’s done this so many times when Kelman starts to build momentum.
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,071
    If it is 3-4-2-1 it is entirely reasonable to make the one up front a bigger target man. Kelman played that role well last week. But it is hardly unreasonable to look to play one of the bigger options. I haven’t watched Dykes and Leaburn train all week or assessed their relative levels of fitness, but I’m happy to go with the management team’s judgment on that
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 26,189
    Jones def don't want to lose to Swansea...👌

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  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 2,110
    edited May 2
    Kelman on as sub in second half once Dykes has worn them out. 0-1 Kelman with a volley 7 yards out.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,681
    TheHerminator said:
    cafcsinger said:
    TheHerminator said:
    Fucking hell the negativity didn’t take long to return from some people did it. 

    Have a day off please 
    Are people not allowed an opinion on the team? It’s a forum.
    I’m not sure I said people couldn’t have an opinion? 

    The relentless negativity this year has been hard work. We’re safe. Can’t we all just try and enjoy it without the usual negativity. It’s draining 
    It’s not negativity to say the line up is odd. 
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,422
    Unlike some on here, I am going to sit back and enjoy the team NJ has picked without worrying about the score. Of course I want to win, but I hope we put on a good entertaining game, that gives us hope for next season
    COYR
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,817
    Jones has been here over 2 years now, I'd have thought we'd have all worked out by now his dream result is grinding out a 1-0 win with an 86th minute Luke Berry winner from a set piece.

    Don't disagree though, wanted to see Kelman start and it could have been a good opportunity for Gough and/or Fullah to start.
  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 1,096
    cafcsinger said:
    TheHerminator said:
    cafcsinger said:
    TheHerminator said:
    Fucking hell the negativity didn’t take long to return from some people did it. 

    Have a day off please 
    Are people not allowed an opinion on the team? It’s a forum.
    I’m not sure I said people couldn’t have an opinion? 

    The relentless negativity this year has been hard work. We’re safe. Can’t we all just try and enjoy it without the usual negativity. It’s draining 
    It’s not negativity to say the line up is odd. 
    ‘This line up is dull’

    ‘i see we’re back to hoof ball again’

    Plenty of negative comments out there 


  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,243
    My stream has ambient sound but no picture, anybody got visuals?
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 9,042
    Unless Kelman is not fully fit - in which case why risk him in a nothing game ?- I truly do not understand why he is not starting.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,337
    Laddick01 said:
    The thing is, if Kelman has a knock, why are we even putting him on the bench
    in a dead rubber?

    I don’t like being overly negative but the line up feels like it’s oddly safe in a game where we do have a chance to experiment. That opportunity doesn’t come along a lot at this level.

    To quote Jones: 'It is not about trialling anything. What are we going to lean from anything done in just one game? Very little'. He doesn't see it as a chance to experiment, I think he wants to give the loanees one last chance to show something and to finish as high as possible

  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 1,096
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:
    Unless Kelman is not fully fit - in which case why risk him in a nothing game ?- I truly do not understand why he is not starting.
    Could it be that he’s not quite fit enough to manage 90 minutes? 

    That does beg the question why you wouldn’t start him still, but might explain him being on the bench 
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,671
    jose said:
    My stream has ambient sound but no picture, anybody got visuals?
    No picture here
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