The game time of Ryan Inniss is being managed says Nigel Adkins: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/nigel-adkins-explains-reasons-for-withdrawals-of-conor-washington-and-ryan-inniss-during-milton-keynes-defeat/
Meanwhile, Ronnie Schwartz managed 45 minutes in a behind close doors under 23 game with Dulwich Hamlet.
Ryan Inniss will play 60 minutes at Fulham on Saturday as part of his carefully managed return after he put in a good session at training yesterday says Nigel Adkins: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/nigel-adkins-explains-absence-of-charlton-defender-ryan-inniss-during-pre-season-draw-at-palace/
Ben Watson has been making progress and Ronnie Schwartz has been 'running around a bit'.
The future of trialist Madger Gomes is uncertain after he played at Palace last night, although Adkins made some supportive comments. Fans' reactions were mixed from 'useful squad player' to 'wouldn't be disappointed if he didn't come: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/nigel-adkins-has-say-on-trialist-madger-gomes-with-former-doncaster-mans-charlton-future-still-up-in-the-air/
Ben Purrington will miss the first game of the season with a hamstring injury. Chris Gunter played at left back last night.
Ronnie Schwartz will be returning late to training at Charlton because of a personal issue that has detained him in Denmark. The nature of the issue is unspecified, but he did find separation from his family difficult: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-boss-nigel-adkins-explains-late-return-to-training-for-ronnie-schwartz/
There is speculation that he may move on, possibly a return to Denmark.
Nigel Adkins also discusses tomorrow's friendly against Celtic. Charlton will field a different team in each half and it will provide an opportunity for younger players.
Benjy Nurick takes a look at who Charlton should keep over the summer (not many according to some fans): https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/whos-staying-whos-going-and-what-business-do-charlton-need-to-do-in-the-transfer-window-answering-the-crucial-questions-after-charlton-failed-to-make-the-league-one-play-offs/
Few would disagree with his assessment that the Ronnie Schwartz experiment has failed. He will, however, not be easy to offload because of his age and his contract (and, although Nurick doesn't say this, because he isn't very good).
The Oxford keeper saved a Ronnie Schwartz penalty to deny Charlton all three points at the Kassim Stadium this afternoon. It was difficult to argue, however, that 0-0 was an unfair result. Both mid-table sides showed a lack of quality.
Personally I would have had Shinnie or Stockley take the penalty, but I suppose that Schwartz was the designated penalty taker.
As for the game as a whole, it wasn't a question of watching paint dry, but one could watch cars drive behind the empty end of the Kassim Stadium. Come to think of I should have invited Oxford Pet Whisperers, in which I have an interest, to sponsor the game.
Lee Bowyer said it was mixed emotions, 'the game's crazy.' He continued, 'They battled, they looked solid defensively, there wasn't much in the game at all.' He added, 'Connor is the penalty taker, he came off, I know that Ronnie has taken a lot of penalties, he's very good in practice. He normally goes a bit higher than he did there. I would trust him to take another one.'
Bowyer said that if he had one criticism it was that Charlton got into some good areas but the next pass or the second pass was sloppy, ''we should have done better in the final third.'
Curbs said that the need was to get the balance right between the defensive mentality and that aggressiveness.
Charlton remain 9th, four points behind Portsmouth in 6th place.
Match report
The side was unchanged from Wigan and Lee Bowyer said that it was the easiest decision he had made all season.
Millar received an early yellow card for stopping a promising attack. With the keeper way out of his goal, Washington needed a better touch to control the ball.
On 16 minutes Matthews had to be replaced by Gunter because of a muscle injury.
On 22 minutes Forster-Caskey (making his 100th appearance for Charlton) was fed by Millar, but it was an acute angle and his effort went over.
Oxford were finding some space on their right while Steve Brown said our crosses and finishes had to be better.
Just after the half hour a Forster-Caskey header was just over after good work by Gunter.
From the 40 minute mark there was a spell of sustained Oxford pressure and Steve Brown noted that our marking was not good. Aneke got a yellow card for making contact with Atkinson.
The half time stats showed one shot on target for Oxford and none for Charlton. Curbs noted on half time, 'We've got our defensive heads on, but it may take away from our attacking side.'
Aneke was sensibly replaced by Stockley after the break. On 61 minutes Ford hit the inside of the post for Oxford. Charlton then had a break, but Millar's effort was wide.
On 77 minutes Bowyer made a triple substitution. Washington (not making a real difference), Smith (tiring) and Watson (yellow card) went off. Shinnie, Schwartz and DJ came on.
Oxford had another late flurry. Then in the three minutes added on, we won the penalty after Gorrin tripped Stockley - before the game 'Gobby' had been urging his players to press for a penalty. But it was to no avail.
We got another clean sheet and we go again Tuesday.
Oxford Mail report here: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/19141654.oxford-united-0-charlton-athletic-0/
Ronnie Schwartz is finding the transition from the more technical football played in Denmark compared with the robustness of League One. Lockdown is not helping with his family in Denmark where his wife is pregnant: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-striker-in-transition-period-with-lockdown-not-aiding-settling-in-process/
One family I know play a 'how many touches?' game when Schwartz comes on. The winning figure is always less than ten and often close to zero. Admittedly, he is often a late substitute.
Chuks Aneke was checked over yesterday after coming off at Wigan and is fine.
New signing Ronnie Schwartz thinks that Charlton are too big a club for League One: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/minister-of-shooting-gives-first-finishing-sermon-ronnie-schwartz-determined-to-fire-charlton-back-to-where-they-belong/?fbclid=IwAR1HgZT0YCMr2lhIWdNuDGna-xdzJL4ebWs28URI9C_A6XKblniw-BoIGe0
Like, I think, all fans, I would like to be out of this league and back in the competitive and more exciting Championship. However, no club has a right to be in any division on the basis of how big a club they are, in any case a difficult thing to measure. Just ask Sunderland.
It's not an easy league to get out of. My prediction for our position halfway through the season for the West Sussex Badger League was 8th. In fact we are 7th. For the end of the season I have chosen 5th which I think is possible.
I always thought promotion was at best 40-60, not because of the manager. Rather the club suffered from its 'owners' over the summer and then got caught out by the salary cap.
Striker Ronnie Schwartz is ready to take on League One defences after a frustrating period in his career: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-new-boy-ronnie-schwartz-looks-to-take-out-playing-frustrations-on-league-one-defences/
However, he has not played a competitive match since July so he is likely to be on the bench and may be allowed on in the 79th minute if we are losing.
That's the translation of the nickname of new Charlton striker Ronnie Schwartz who apparently has ice in his veins: https://medium.com/@benjynurick/he-has-ice-in-his-veins-5ab5de1b0c70
I don't know whether he will start or appear from the bench tonight against Accrington Stanley. He will probably be up against former Leamington striker Colby Bishop who has scored 42 goals for Accrington since signing for them from the Brakes in 2019 for an undisclosed fee. Judging by what I saw of him at Harbury Lane, he is also a formidable goal machine.
Danish striker Ronnie Schwartz has signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Charlton, subject to Home Office approval.
Schwartz trained with the club today: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-complete-permanent-deal-for-fc-midtjylland-striker-ronnie-schwartz/
