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Match Day Thread Home Vs Pompey

Discussion in 'Charlton' started by The Penguin, Feb 24, 2024.

  1. ElfsborgAddick

    ElfsborgAddick Well-Known Member

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    Been told on CL I was "chatting s***" due to asking for a day off of rose tinted specs with an individual.
    A great expression reminding me of my Catford roots and terms<doh>.
    Unbelievable how people can get excited over another two games without a win, dear oh dear.
     
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  2. Smudger603

    Smudger603 Well-Known Member

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    Depends how you look at it mate - we were suppose to get hammered in the last 2 games against the table toppers and we’ve salvaged 2 points rather than lost 6 points , we’ve got a mountain to climb but that’s helped a little - the fat lady is clearling her throat though
     
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  3. The Penguin

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    TBF your glass is half empty.
     
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  4. ElfsborgAddick

    ElfsborgAddick Well-Known Member

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    I get it filled quickly.
     
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    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    Did we play well yesterday?
     
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  6. ElfsborgAddick

    ElfsborgAddick Well-Known Member

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    Don't worry about that mate, we still did not win.
    Some people think draws are enough to keep us up<doh>
     
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  7. lardiman

    lardiman We can rebuild him Forum Moderator

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    The fewest wins we have notched up in the 3rd tier (modern era) is 14.
    Under Slade :emoticon-0113-sleep and then Gobbo in 2016-17.
    That season we only lost 14 too, drawing 18 games.

    With 12 games to play this season we have only won 7.
    Are we now going to win 7 of those remaining games?

    And we have already lost 14 games. As many as Slade & Gobbo managed between them in 46 games, seven years ago.
    We likely need another 15 points to have a better than 50/50 chance of staying up.
    Call it 4 more wins and 3 more draws, just to hang on to 20th place.

    Draws against Bolton & Portsmouth are credit worthy.
    But they won't keep us in this Division because of a string of dreadful results earlier in the season.
     
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  8. The Penguin

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    Not particularly, because we don't have much quality in the squad, and our best player can only play 30 minutes without breaking down. But it was our first clean sheet for about 3 months, and there was a real collective effort. I'd say we've now got 50/50 chance of staying up, which is at least double what we had a month ago.
     
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  9. ElfsborgAddick

    ElfsborgAddick Well-Known Member

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    A geezer on CL said that our last two games show that we have something to build on!!!
    We MUST win games, Jones has now not won in four games now<doh>
     
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  10. The Penguin

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    :emoticon-0113-sleep
     
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    Have a Sunday afternoon nap mate<laugh>
     
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  12. The Penguin

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    Haven't finished my list yet. Tidying up the garage atm.
     
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  13. Smudger603

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    He needs time to corrects things after the mismanagement from the previous shower of ****e we’ve put up with
     
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  14. ElfsborgAddick

    ElfsborgAddick Well-Known Member

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    No peace for the wicked eh.
     
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  15. The Penguin

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    All good now. Now for a pint of homebrew
     
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