Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
16,964
Didn't look good on the football league show. How many of the players from last season are still with you?

Not many at all mate, I think from the core squad we have about 5 or 6 left with us!
George14brfc
12 years ago
3 years ago
3,912
Not many at all mate, I think from the core squad we have about 5 or 6 left with us!

ah Christ always going to be difficult! Conceding goals like you have so far doesn't help though.
Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
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ah Christ always going to be difficult! Conceding goals like you have so far doesn't help though.

Without a doubt! Chris Weale was awful on Saturday and then the first goal we conceded against Gillingham Tuesday! well I felt sick watching that!
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
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Frontrunners at present:

Jackie McNamara
Neil Lennon
Steven Pressley
Chris Hughton
Chris Powell
Billy Davies
Neil Warnock.

Of those, my preferences, in order, would be Lennon (unlikely to say the least), Hughton, Powell and possibly Warnock.
George14brfc
12 years ago
3 years ago
3,912
Without a doubt! Chris Weale was awful on Saturday and then the first goal we conceded against Gillingham Tuesday! well I felt sick watching that!

Yeah I would be disappointed to concede that goal at the level I play at!
gfnx25
12 years ago
6 years ago
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2-0 away win at Hartlepool in a very good display against a good side. Danny Nardiello and Danny Rose our scorers. Much more composure an determination in comparison to the Cheltenham game. Long may it continue
hammer9
16 years ago
1 month ago
94,628
Bournemouth did again!

Top of championship!
George14brfc
12 years ago
3 years ago
3,912
Good win away at Blackpool! Great atmosphere we didn't play that well and to be fair Blackpool deserved a draw. As they played well despite there goal being a bad mix up between Hanley and Evans and Robinson should have saved the shot. Gestede scored 2 for us and was brilliant again! With a good finish and a great header!
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
Bit unfortunate to lose 3-1 to Cardiff. Didn't expect anything different, but decent performance. Get in to find Patrick Kluivert being touted as the front-runner for the job. How did that happen?
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
YAAAAAH! Beat Exeter 3-0 at home, sizzling performance to a man.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvLHg6TCMAANfEW.jpg:large

#WallOfColour
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
Oh, fuck. Attwell. I'd rather have a blind three-legged dog with dementia reffing than this tosser.
gfnx25
12 years ago
6 years ago
1,754
Drew 1-1 at Luton, with them scoring an injury-time equalizer. Fuck this.
hammer9
16 years ago
1 month ago
94,628
Gutted... Bournemouth lost to Nottm Forest 1-2.
Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
16,964
Yeovil friggen won a game!!!!!!
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Drew a shit game with a shit, dirty Stevenage side 1-1 with us scoring in the 98th minute through a peno which sent Graham Westley mental which is good. He was an absolute fucking embarrassment and a complete tool.
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
3 points and £1.2m off Reading inside a week. And the one they've signed is Oliver Norwood. We really have mugged them this week.
bmg033
10 years ago
4 months ago
2,268
Ipswich - Norwich derby should be good today. I live in Suffolk not far from the Norfolk border so i'm surrounded by fans of both sides where I live.
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Superb performance in the face of adversity. We've battled and fought and played as a team and been far better than Charlton for the whole 90 minutes.

In the first half we forced their keeper into a string of fine saves and had one wrongly ruled out after the keeper came charging out, made a mess of it, tried to retrieve the situation and found Nahki Wells had nipped in front of him so promptly fell over. Wells put it in the net but the ref, deciding no Huddersfield Town goal could happen if he could do anything about it, had already blown for a free-kick. It wasn't. It was just shit goalkeeping (with a hint of handball outside the box when he was under pressure).

The ref then proceeded to get in the way of our attacks and proved a capable holding midfielder whilst being directed what to do by Charlton's central defensive pairing of Tal Ben Haim and Andre Bikey. He made 3 outstanding interceptions in the game.

His next telling contribution was to send Town defender Murray Wallace off for a tug on whoever the fuck the Charlton number 14 was. He'd knocked the ball ahead (into the path of Joel Lynch, who wellied it away) when he got a tug on his arm and fell over. He was 30 yards out and wasn't in possession of the ball. Two defenders were covering. He was, however, bearing down on goal, if the direction of your run when an opposition player is about to welly it clear matters. When Wallace looked like going unpunished with nothing but a free-kick for a foul which warranted nothing but a free-kick, Bikey and half the Charlton team decided to charge downfield and bully Mr Robinson, who did as he was told and sent Wallace packing, presumably because he'd denied the Charlton player a chance to run into Joel Lynch, a serious offence around these parts.

This was in the second minute of the one added on. There hadn't been any stoppages, but Mr Robinson, listening to Bikey (who's a big, scary bloke when you see him up close) had decided to let the Charlton man ref the game by this point and he hadn't said the first half could stop. The free-kick came to sod all.

Town took the lead with a wonderful bit of play five minutes into the second half. Scannell showed a bit of skill to release Smith, who underlapped and put in a perfect cross for Wells to tap in his fourth goal of the season. The ref looked at Bikey, but even he couldn't find anything wrong with it, and he instead chose to berate his left-back for not doing his job despite the fact he'd lost his man.

An incident which led to nothing but which pretty much summed Mr Robinson and Bikey up came when sub James Vaughan was pulled up for a foul on Charlton's number 20, who had a hissy fit at being closed down. It was a foul, but hardly a serious one, but the number 20 started to demand that Vaughan be booked. Mr Robinson spoke to Vaughan on the number 20's instructions, which the number 20 didn't like and he promptly refused to take the free-kick from where he was directed to do so. Rather than book the twat, Mr Robinson instead called over Charlton captain Jackson to warn him that his team-mates were in danger of getting into trouble if they didn't do as they were told. Bikey, being the referee, also came over to tell Mr Robinson what to do. The free-kick wasn't moved on Bikey's instructions.

After denying Town a goal in the first half, it was only right that Mr Robinson should deny Town the sort of stonewall penalty that makes you think that the only way you're getting something out of this bastard is if one of the defenders sinks an axe into your striker's head, and even then it depends on if the linesman was paying attention. James Vaughan took the ball down as the game entered five minutes of stoppage time, turned inside Tal Ben Haim, and, poised to stick the ball in the net from eight yards out, got wrestled to the ground. It was clear and blatant. There are no excuses for missing it beyond being registered blind, and even then I'm pretty certain Stevie Wonder would have given it. Mr Robinson, who was 10 yards away (you couldn't say he missed anything because he was behind play, he was right up to speed all match), waved it away. Charlton went up the other end and promptly scored.

The last one, more than any other, has to go down as one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. There isn't a decision to make. It's a penalty and a red card. Vaughan is about to score and Ben Haim pushes him over when off-balance. We might miss the penalty, but this is the crux: that is the decision that has cost us the points we deserved. If he gives it they don't go down the other end and score. If he does his job we have three points. If he had a backbone Charlton would have seen their own players dismissed.

His 'performance', bullied my men in black, is the only downer. We were magnificent. Better from first to last. Even with 10 we should have scored more than we did. Charlton created one chance against ten men and took it.

Worth mentioning that prior to the penalty, Mr Robinson had fallen out with Vaughan. If that was his reason for not giving a penalty he should be sacked and banned from football for a long time. Because it's cheating. It's favouring one side over the other because of personal biases. Bad enough that he was from 20 miles away from Charlton, but that makes it worse.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
God fucking dammit we're shit.
Number 1
16 years ago
10 months ago
3,650
Fuck me Fulham are fucking dire. Even in FLS snapshot form, they looked absolutely useless, and Derby's 5th goal was a heroically shit goal to concede.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Magath's being admirable by giving youth a chance but they clearly need a bit more experience/ready made quality.
Ad.
16 years ago
2 weeks ago
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God fucking dammit we're shit.


Conor Hourihane two goals in his last two games. The one yesterday was a cracking effort. He's also playing pretty well.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Conor Hourihane two goals in his last two games. The one yesterday was a cracking effort. He's also playing pretty well.


You bastard! I told you he'd do well
Number 1
16 years ago
10 months ago
3,650
Magath's being admirable by giving youth a chance but they clearly need a bit more experience/ready made quality.

Its one thing to give youth a chance but letting 26 players go is a bit of a dumb move, as is keeping the likes of Amorabieta and Byran Ruiz but then leaving them out.

Little wonder Magath is already being rumoured for early dismissal.

Also being rumoured for early dismissal is Hockaday at Leeds... have no idea why that surprises me given Cellino's track record of dismissals but that one feels more than excessively early.
gfnx25
12 years ago
6 years ago
1,754
God fucking dammit we're shit.


That's what I thought myself, when I saw your lot playing yesterday. You need to get rid of Sheridan, he's destroying the club
George14brfc
12 years ago
3 years ago
3,912
Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Superb performance in the face of adversity. We've battled and fought and played as a team and been far better than Charlton for the whole 90 minutes.

In the first half we forced their keeper into a string of fine saves and had one wrongly ruled out after the keeper came charging out, made a mess of it, tried to retrieve the situation and found Nahki Wells had nipped in front of him so promptly fell over. Wells put it in the net but the ref, deciding no Huddersfield Town goal could happen if he could do anything about it, had already blown for a free-kick. It wasn't. It was just shit goalkeeping (with a hint of handball outside the box when he was under pressure).

The ref then proceeded to get in the way of our attacks and proved a capable holding midfielder whilst being directed what to do by Charlton's central defensive pairing of Tal Ben Haim and Andre Bikey. He made 3 outstanding interceptions in the game.

His next telling contribution was to send Town defender Murray Wallace off for a tug on whoever the fuck the Charlton number 14 was. He'd knocked the ball ahead (into the path of Joel Lynch, who wellied it away) when he got a tug on his arm and fell over. He was 30 yards out and wasn't in possession of the ball. Two defenders were covering. He was, however, bearing down on goal, if the direction of your run when an opposition player is about to welly it clear matters. When Wallace looked like going unpunished with nothing but a free-kick for a foul which warranted nothing but a free-kick, Bikey and half the Charlton team decided to charge downfield and bully Mr Robinson, who did as he was told and sent Wallace packing, presumably because he'd denied the Charlton player a chance to run into Joel Lynch, a serious offence around these parts.

This was in the second minute of the one added on. There hadn't been any stoppages, but Mr Robinson, listening to Bikey (who's a big, scary bloke when you see him up close) had decided to let the Charlton man ref the game by this point and he hadn't said the first half could stop. The free-kick came to sod all.

Town took the lead with a wonderful bit of play five minutes into the second half. Scannell showed a bit of skill to release Smith, who underlapped and put in a perfect cross for Wells to tap in his fourth goal of the season. The ref looked at Bikey, but even he couldn't find anything wrong with it, and he instead chose to berate his left-back for not doing his job despite the fact he'd lost his man.

An incident which led to nothing but which pretty much summed Mr Robinson and Bikey up came when sub James Vaughan was pulled up for a foul on Charlton's number 20, who had a hissy fit at being closed down. It was a foul, but hardly a serious one, but the number 20 started to demand that Vaughan be booked. Mr Robinson spoke to Vaughan on the number 20's instructions, which the number 20 didn't like and he promptly refused to take the free-kick from where he was directed to do so. Rather than book the twat, Mr Robinson instead called over Charlton captain Jackson to warn him that his team-mates were in danger of getting into trouble if they didn't do as they were told. Bikey, being the referee, also came over to tell Mr Robinson what to do. The free-kick wasn't moved on Bikey's instructions.

After denying Town a goal in the first half, it was only right that Mr Robinson should deny Town the sort of stonewall penalty that makes you think that the only way you're getting something out of this bastard is if one of the defenders sinks an axe into your striker's head, and even then it depends on if the linesman was paying attention. James Vaughan took the ball down as the game entered five minutes of stoppage time, turned inside Tal Ben Haim, and, poised to stick the ball in the net from eight yards out, got wrestled to the ground. It was clear and blatant. There are no excuses for missing it beyond being registered blind, and even then I'm pretty certain Stevie Wonder would have given it. Mr Robinson, who was 10 yards away (you couldn't say he missed anything because he was behind play, he was right up to speed all match), waved it away. Charlton went up the other end and promptly scored.

The last one, more than any other, has to go down as one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. There isn't a decision to make. It's a penalty and a red card. Vaughan is about to score and Ben Haim pushes him over when off-balance. We might miss the penalty, but this is the crux: that is the decision that has cost us the points we deserved. If he gives it they don't go down the other end and score. If he does his job we have three points. If he had a backbone Charlton would have seen their own players dismissed.

His 'performance', bullied my men in black, is the only downer. We were magnificent. Better from first to last. Even with 10 we should have scored more than we did. Charlton created one chance against ten men and took it.

Worth mentioning that prior to the penalty, Mr Robinson had fallen out with Vaughan. If that was his reason for not giving a penalty he should be sacked and banned from football for a long time. Because it's cheating. It's favouring one side over the other because of personal biases. Bad enough that he was from 20 miles away from Charlton, but that makes it worse.

Thought you should have had a clear penalty and based on this you were very unlucky
George14brfc
12 years ago
3 years ago
3,912
Very good win over Bournemouth yesterday it would be Rhodes who got the first goal tackling cook and scoring! First half we were brilliant! Hanley and Gestede also getting goals. Second half was all them with Robinson making some great saves. They did get 2 the first when Baptiste was adjuded to have fouled Smith but it was a clear dive. Baptiste also made an amazing block in the last minute at 3-2! We now must keep hold of Jordan Rhodes as he is such an important player. But when he was subbed yesterday he had the air of someone who might be leaving but we will not anyone better
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
Thought you should have had a clear penalty and based on this you were very unlucky

It was a shocking decision. Never thought I'd see such a clear two-handed push in the chest eight yards out when we're about to score go unpunished. Then for them to go up the other end and score immediately was just... There aren't words for it, to be honest. The red card is ludicrously harsh as well.

Right, he's the 'last man' and he gives the lad a tug on the arm. But the same player is slowing up. The incident is 35-40 yards out. He doesn't have the ball under control. Two defenders are coming across to cover and, because he's slowing up to control the ball, will be goal side of him within perhaps two seconds and blocking a direct path to goal. The tug is a foul but is not enough to bring him down (player's choice to go down, quite clearly; he'd seen all the above and obviously thought he'd take his chances).

Here are two videos which show the decisions. The 'foul' on the goalkeeper is an absolute joke as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ5AZyMeWaM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilv82gWyyU

Also, watch Bikey, Charlton's number 6, on the actual red card clip. He applauds. Whether that's the ref, himself, or whatever, I don't care. If it's in response to the red card and is a 'job done' reaction, he needs banning. I hate conduct like that. He's charged right down the pitch to remonstrate about it and then does that. Disgusting, quite frankly. Quite what his hands are in the air for I don't know either.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
That's what I thought myself, when I saw your lot playing yesterday. You need to get rid of Sheridan, he's destroying the club


We've looked that bad in every game so far this season except the derby against an even worse Exeter side and for 45 minutes against Orient in the cup. We've never looked solid under Sheridan or even looked entertaining!
terriersmad
16 years ago
3 years ago
744
Red card overturned. And quite rightly!

Can we have the two points the ref mugged from us back as well, please?

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