Sep 21
Talking point 🗣️
The evolution is looking more like a carbon copy at the moment. After the joy of the first three games, we are now five without a win, but there were three draws in there, a fine one at West Brom, a bonus one at home to QPR and a disappointing one at home to Portsmouth.
It is the two away games in between though that have left us all with a feeling of déjà vu.
Please click for moreTalking Point 🗣️
I don’t expect Nathan Jones has slept well these past couple of nights. Whilst Stoke City’s infatuation with Jones is ludicrous – they have had 10 managers since Jones left including caretakers because they sack so many – the abuse he took on Saturday was pretty awful.
Potters’ fans may have also forgotten the four managers they had in the 12 months leading up to Jones being put in charge.
Please click for moreTalking point 🗣️
Whilst I try to live in my Addicks world with a large gulp of reality, the boyhood hopelessly romantic football fan is enjoying seeing our name on top of the table. Yes, it is formative, early, rash even, but someone has to be top.
Yet, Nathan Jones took the words out of my head yesterday when he said the most important thing is that we have 9 points, and that is 9 more than two other clubs.
Points in the bag is what prizes are made of.
Please click for moreTalking point 🗣️
It’s always been a good day when after a match I can argue for almost every player as MoM. That was yesterday.
I chose Miles Leaburn in the end but it was a toss up.
Please click for moreTaking point 🗣️
Back at it tomorrow, and with two games in a space of a few days I hope we can get ourselves moving away from the melancholy position of mid-table (not downwards 😣).
Please click for moreTaking point 🗣️
Luke Berry got his 3rd and 4th goal of the season last night. There’s only been six starts, criticized in some quarters for not influencing games enough, he does have a habit of appearing from nowhere to score.
The question on everyone’s lips after Alfie May was cut loose was where will the goals come from.
Please click for moreTalking Point 🗣️
It seems like a lifetime ago that we played Birmingham, but still the afterglow remains. Now the trick is to take that forward.
We saw a very different style of play from Nathan Jones, possibly forced by the absence of Ahadme, but clearly architected by him as well to press City into submission and completely throw them out of their patterns.
Please click for moreTalking Point 🗣️
It does amaze me that Charlton fans continue to sell out away ends and take large numbers away. Somehow despite the desperate last few seasons we seem to have found a new generation of ‘yoof’ who are prepared to invest time and money following the club.
Please click for moreTalking Point 🗣️
I would take anyway to get out of this league, even aimless hoofs upfield, if that somehow resulted in goals.
No Charlton fan should have been under any illusion of what Nathan Jones brought. His personality and style of play has had plenty of airtime.
Please click for more
Sarasota, Florida
