Captain Dart
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Is he back, who said that?
Match Thread Charlton Athletic - Coventry City Match Thread - Thursday 1st Jan (34 Viewers)
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blunted
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In modern football, all top teams rotate players if they have the squad. That was why Ipswich looked way fitter than us. We do not have the squad to do it. It is because any small edge changes matches. Players are really not good to go at the full pelt that is required with so many matches in such a short period of time. Physical and mental exhaustion comes into play.
We cannot afford Sargent, his fee or his wages.
Sky Blue Pete
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Saints first half
blunted
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Lampard said Thomas is very close.
Captain Dart
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Doesn't mean he will start in 2 days time.
blunted
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Obviously not. The question was Will he be fit for Charlton? The answer He is very close. Interpret that how you like..Doesn't mean he will start in 2 days time.
itsabuzzard
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You're better than this.
Otis
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He did say he should be back for CharltonDoesn't mean he will start in 2 days time.
David O'Day
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Do you know something FL doesn't given he said he should be back for the game?Doesn't mean he will start in 2 days time.
Again!. but I doubt it.
Paxman II
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That's your opinion, mine differs as I already explained. We don't have a depleted squad as you seem to describe or we would not be top of the league. We lost several top players the likes of Rudoni and others, but had some of our best run of games....because we have a decent squad. Even Wolfenden has had to wait his chance and eccles and Simms playing minor parts within the squad. Brau only just got a start as did Latti. So no the squad is fairly decent. Ipswich were very good on the night, and there is no doubt a huge part of our squad have been ill, making it hard to field 11 players who were fit enough. that was clear.
We now need to add fresh impetus to our squad as most teams in our position would try to do.
As for Sargent. I don't know his wages, and I don't know what he would cost. But if we are to have desires on the premier league we have to find a way to bring in players who are perhaps above those we would normally be looking at. If that requires some clever accountanting for the bigger prize then I'm sure we could do it. No one is saying break the bank, but we are in a far better place financially than we have ever been for 20 some years, thanks to King. We have collateral, a very good backer and are currently on an upward terjectory with the sucess of this season already.
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skyblue025
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We looked so leggy against Ipswich i'd make a good few changes with Birmingham only a few days after as well.
Rushworth
KKH Bobby Kitch Bidders
Grimes Allen Eccles
Rudoni Simms EMC
Rushworth
KKH Bobby Kitch Bidders
Grimes Allen Eccles
Rudoni Simms EMC
Warwickhunt
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Furlong would put a stop to that!
Lamps
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Must win for my sanity.
After the first Ipswich defeat we put a decent run of results together. After we beat Swansea this place went very quiet. Awww how sweet. People on here are actually spending time with their families at Christmas. Fast forward to after our next defeat. Can't keep up with the posts and I don't have a family to entertain. The negativity is back. You would think we were in 3rd, a massive 10 points behind 1st and hoping to hold onto 6th.
The scoring for fun was unusual and wouldn’t last. It doesn't mean we're now poor. In the previous 4 games we only scored 4 goals yes I agree. But if using it as a tool how about mentioning only 2 goals against 2W 2D.
I know Ipswich look dangerous but there's only 22 games to go. Ipswich need to average 0.45 points a game more than us for the rest of the season. If we go on another run that would get bigger. Then who else could hit consistency with Ipswich and go past us?
After the first Ipswich defeat we put a decent run of results together. After we beat Swansea this place went very quiet. Awww how sweet. People on here are actually spending time with their families at Christmas. Fast forward to after our next defeat. Can't keep up with the posts and I don't have a family to entertain. The negativity is back. You would think we were in 3rd, a massive 10 points behind 1st and hoping to hold onto 6th.
The scoring for fun was unusual and wouldn’t last. It doesn't mean we're now poor. In the previous 4 games we only scored 4 goals yes I agree. But if using it as a tool how about mentioning only 2 goals against 2W 2D.
I know Ipswich look dangerous but there's only 22 games to go. Ipswich need to average 0.45 points a game more than us for the rest of the season. If we go on another run that would get bigger. Then who else could hit consistency with Ipswich and go past us?
Johhny Blue
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All penalties
Brighton Sky Blue
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All own goals actually. Matty Godden returning to do his old club a favour.
Johhny Blue
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Scored 7?
CCFC96
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Teams aren’t approaching games against us the same way they did earlier in the season meaning they’re not as wildly open on the transition and we’re not able to just blow them away because they respect us.
We’ve played well all season, it’s just been in different formats.
We’ve played well all season, it’s just been in different formats.
torchomatic
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Doesn't mean he will start in 2 days time.
Listen to his interview, I'm sure he said he would be OK for NYD.
Gint11
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Tough one isn’t it. Wrights not scored in 11 but has come close in a few of them. On their day, both are match winners, just out of form or the balance/service is off kilter.
id consider starting KKH at RB to rest Milan, Simms for Wright (Simms didn’t deserve being dropped tbf) and start with Eccles. Can always bring Rudi on. Maybe he needs out of the firing line.
skyblueeyesrevisited
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Oxford have a good record against Ipswich
Gibbo
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I Whatsapp'ed this to a mate after Swansea.
"We were quite poor, as we have been for a few games now except for occasional bursts. Lacking vim in the attacking third, with the exception of Mason Clarke who is an absolute beast. If you are playing badly it eventually catches up with you. It might well do against Ipswich on Monday evening" Well it did, and Frank has to sort it
We are too predictable, too direct. They know Rushworth is going to punt diagonally. The problem might be the strikers, but we don't actually know for certain because midfield and wings, EMC excepted, are providing so little. It was not as if either Simms or Wright have squandered bucket loads of chances, they have barely had any.
Grimes does the holding job but does little in penetration, Rudoni flits from side to side leaving Torp, who was outnumbered and overwhelmed by the Ipswich midfield. Saka seems to have forgotten how to cross and being a bit under the weather should not affect that
We need to win the ball first and foremost so I would pack the midfield by adding Eccles at the expense of Saka and leave Rudoni in a roving role, not just make him right wing.
"We were quite poor, as we have been for a few games now except for occasional bursts. Lacking vim in the attacking third, with the exception of Mason Clarke who is an absolute beast. If you are playing badly it eventually catches up with you. It might well do against Ipswich on Monday evening" Well it did, and Frank has to sort it
We are too predictable, too direct. They know Rushworth is going to punt diagonally. The problem might be the strikers, but we don't actually know for certain because midfield and wings, EMC excepted, are providing so little. It was not as if either Simms or Wright have squandered bucket loads of chances, they have barely had any.
Grimes does the holding job but does little in penetration, Rudoni flits from side to side leaving Torp, who was outnumbered and overwhelmed by the Ipswich midfield. Saka seems to have forgotten how to cross and being a bit under the weather should not affect that
We need to win the ball first and foremost so I would pack the midfield by adding Eccles at the expense of Saka and leave Rudoni in a roving role, not just make him right wing.
skybluecam
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Agree with the diagnosis but I don't think that's the solution
AFCCOVENTRY
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Charlton in desperate need to address their form and it will be a game where they will want to rough us up. We need some fighters in the team tomorrow. Suspect Thomas, Bidwell, Eccles will most likely be in the team and Simms will replace Wright.
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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The thing BTA did that enabled us to be more free flowing and score more was stay in the middle and only go out wide when necessary, his energy supports the striker, he almost plays as a second striker rather than winger which occupies a space in the middle rather than out wide giving Torp more space and time to act and also Haji/Simms, its almost like Rudoni is hindering us whilst he’s not fully fit, because we know that he can work in this system and play very well I think we need to get him to play more centrally supporting the striker and making those runs into the box again what good is it having more players on the wing to cross the ball than men in the box to answer the cross
Cally Fedora
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Making assumptions on fitness but I’d go with
Rushworth
KKH Woolf Kitching Brau
Grimes Eccles
Saka Rudoni emc
Wright
Rushworth
KKH Woolf Kitching Brau
Grimes Eccles
Saka Rudoni emc
Wright
Skyblue Bangkok
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Hopefully BTA will be back by the end of Jan.
matesx
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Yes
skybluecam
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Because he's much quicker than Bidwell and better on the ball.