tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post9132828821711768723..comments2023-09-03T16:22:22.284+01:00Comments on Addick's Championship Diary: Same old Charlton!Wyn Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-7686123448154775532011-02-21T09:12:35.340+00:002011-02-21T09:12:35.340+00:00Agree with anon e pricing and standard for LG1. F...Agree with anon e pricing and standard for LG1. For £11 and £3 a kid you can see virtually the same standard of football a Welling where the players, despite apparently being owned monies, are putting in 100% effort and passion every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-80732682556437004442011-02-20T19:12:02.805+00:002011-02-20T19:12:02.805+00:00I actually thought we played alright, created a fa...I actually thought we played alright, created a fair few chances (admittedly we weren't clinical in front of goal)and on another day we may have even won the match.<br /><br />That is glossing over the defensive lapses but overall performance I thought was pretty good.<br /><br />A point on the £5 tickets. Whilst I appreciate it may not be feasible to run this every game owing to the club's running costs, I do feel £5 a fair value for League 1 football.<br /><br />The football is pretty dire and anything above say £10 for adults just doesn't represent value for the product we're being asked to support. Football clubs are lucky as a business in that they can overprice the value of the product and all but guarantee a core support will turn up out of sheer loyalty to the 'brand'.<br /><br />The truth for Charlton is that we do not have a large enough core support to maintain the size of our stadium outside the top division and certainly not in League 1. A lot of the Premier League 'fans' were really neutral observers who found Charlton a convenient ground to watch regular Premier League football.<br /><br />Yesterday's crowd was swelled by young famillies (a lot of young children) and it was an admirable inititiative by the club. That being said, I would not count on many coming back (and not just because of the performance) when the prices rise again to their standard cost. It just does not represent value for money as a family entertainment.<br /><br />I'm a fan and turn up out of loyalty but most floating supporters are more rational when considering how to spend their weekends. The club's detrmination to boost the support must face this reality when considering strategies to boost the numbers coming through the gates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-68768960891853862382011-02-20T11:11:23.157+00:002011-02-20T11:11:23.157+00:00Why is it we always shoot oursleves in the foot wh...Why is it we always shoot oursleves in the foot when we organise these big occassions. I'm going to give CP the benfit of the doubt (injuries affecting the hand he can play) re picking McCormack and Semedo again as the midfield centre pairing, they are too similar in style. They do not create anything except passing the ball wide that comes to a dead end. Racon showed with a few tocuhes he can actual mix up the play and take on defenders.<br />Fry is not a natural left back and looks uncomfortable coming forward.<br />Agree re Jenkinson, looked solid and as game went on appeared to gain more confidence in taking people on. <br /><br />Would rather CP had played it more defensively, we seem to go Kamikaze at times and the legs at the back are tired.<br /><br />We looked solid if not spectacular in the first half but threw it away in the second. having said that we hit the woodwork twice and some more composure in the box may have seen us through.<br /><br />CP has some work to do, we looked unbalanced from the start, hopefully with Racon, Francis, Beccone and Aiyansah back from injury we'll look a different and more competitive side.<br /><br />Game spoilt for some by some idiots in the crowd not knowing how to behave to their fellow supporters and some idiot drivers not slowing down when driving through the crowds on way home saw at least 2 near scuffles - pathetic.<br /><br />keep up the blog, hope springs eternal.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-29839150818163231912011-02-19T21:03:29.871+00:002011-02-19T21:03:29.871+00:00I thought their keepers tactics were spot on. His ...I thought their keepers tactics were spot on. His florescent outfits completely froze anyone playing with a red shirt.<br />Having been away for several weeks I was hoping to see some decent football. How disappointing was that. Why can't we pass to each other and why can't we mark players. Its not rocket science.<br />But we made Exeter look like Barca. Shame really with so many there. The 167 who went to Hartlepool deserve a medal.<br />If Ecclestan had converted one of those early chances...............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com