Line up at the moment

It's when you actually put down a team on paper that you realise that there is at the moment no strength in depth whatsoever. Six more players will still leave us looking thin I think. I hope that six more players don't include a couple of decent loans.

before anymore ins and outs and assuming lots of departures on June 30th?

Sullivan ... Francis, Doherty, Mambo, Evina ...... Wagstaff, Hollands, Alonso (oh oh), Jackson ........ Wright-Phillips, Hayes

 

That, to me, looks as strong a side as any put out last season. 

Doherty won't be on the team (won't be with the club)

I hope we get 2 CBs and a RWinger

Rest of the team picks itself

I suspect that we might see quite a bit more of The Doc than a lot of people expect.

Doherty won't be on the team (won't be with the club)

I hope we get 2 CBs and a RWinger

Rest of the team picks itself

I suspect that we might see quite a bit more of The Doc than a lot of people expect.

agreed, every club has a player the fans love to hate. At Charlton it seems the fans need eight to hate (or nine)

before anymore ins and outs and assuming lots of departures on June 30th?

Sullivan ... Francis, Doherty, Mambo, Evina ...... Wagstaff, Hollands, Alonso (oh oh), Jackson ........ Wright-Phillips, Hayes

 

That, to me, looks as strong a side as any put out last season. 

Yep - but look at the season we had last year. This defence (bar Evina who I have never seen play and can't comment on) would get torn to bits in my opinion. Francis, Doherty and Mambo should be nothing more than back up players if we want to go up this year.

before anymore ins and outs and assuming lots of departures on June 30th?

Sullivan ... Francis, Doherty, Mambo, Evina ...... Wagstaff, Hollands, Alonso (oh oh), Jackson ........ Wright-Phillips, Hayes

 

That, to me, looks as strong a side as any put out last season. 

Yep - but look at the season we had last year. This defence (bar Evina who I have never seen play and can't comment on) would get torn to bits in my opinion. Francis, Doherty and Mambo should be nothing more than back up players if we want to go up this year.

i DO say ... with the players we have actually signed so far .... I am just attempting to show that even before more players arrive and / or any more sign on after 30th june, the side is not tooo shabby

i presume with that defence we are hoping to win every game 6-5?

You've rumbled the masterplan mate.  King Chris is going to grow his barnet and don a tracksuit and McCormack is going to transform into the Irish Faustino Asprillia, cartwheels n'all.

The season will see us joint top in May with bitter rivals Leyton Orient level on points with Goals for 249 and Goals Against 248 culminating in an emotional final day outburst from King Chris saying "I'll looooove it if we beat them. Looooove it."

Then after we lose the title in the last minute after an injury time own goal deflecting in off "local boy done good" Elliot's arse Powell will resign in a tearful exit.

Thirty eight thousand  replica shirt - clad Addicks will then congregate outside the Valley for a midnight vigil as the club announce that "the king is dead long live the king" before unveiling Carl Leaburn holding a scarf aloft in the window of crossbars as the new Messiah.

Sky news will pronounce Charlton fans as the best in the world and a beer bellied shirtless 50 year old with huge Sword tattoo on his ample gut will teafully proclaim it to be the greatest day in the club's history since the wimpy kiosk was installed in the north upper.

 

I'd love it if we beat 'em, looooove it!

5-3-2 (or 3-5-2)

                                       Elliot/Sullivan

                         Doherty    Dailly?  ??????

Wagstaff/Solly                                                     Evina

                                       Semedo?

                  Hollands                             Jackson

                                              Hayes

                             Wright-Phillips/Benson

Probably enough quality for promotion.  And just because Powell is a genuine "nice guy" does not mean he is unable to manage IMO - should be given at least till mid October until any criticism starts, unless it's 100% defeats.  Pre-season all important to get the system (whatever it may be) right - and must include PACE PACE PACE and a more intimidating midfield, esp. when not in possesion.  And Doherty is decent at this level, just reckon he looked poor, because he was surrounded by some poor performances from other players last season.