Anag Ram

We had something like 14 shots away from home. The problem is not at RB.

Sibley couldn’t tackle a large meal, Bird is too nice. Knight is at least competitive but he’s no enforcer. Unless the team learns how to use their physicality, we will struggle in midfield and that’s where you decide the momentum of the game.

I can see your logic, but the fact is we have been outmuscled in midfield so far and having the three youngsters isn’t going to solve that. We need an enforcer in midfield and we don’t have that in the current squad.
 I think that’s why we were interested in McDonald and Stephens. 

I like coffee shops but the chain ones, whilst mostly serving nice coffee rarely have anything decent to eat.
Privately owned coffee shops are often better.
I’ll go for flying (horrendous process from start to finish), the cinema/films in general, all-inclusive holidays, the Shard.

Probably was stoned.
Seems to be on the increase. People (can’t call them fans) travelling to games with little interest in the game or the sensitivities of others.
Hope he is taught a valuable lesson.

We had something like 14 shots away from home. The problem is not at RB.

We had something like 14 shots away from home. The problem is not at RB.

We had something like 14 shots away from home. The problem is not at RB.

Ah, the days when you could turn a girl’s eye with the offer of pub snacks?

Probably was stoned.
Seems to be on the increase. People (can’t call them fans) travelling to games with little interest in the game or the sensitivities of others.
Hope he is taught a valuable lesson.

Well I am happy as happy as Larry (who was he by the way ?)
the sort of conversations we are having are bog standard fan chat “we need” .. “if only” … “just one decent x”
it’s just great ! 
no amortisation, no FFP, no deadly silence, no rule book analysis, no Gibson and Couhig
Instead we are moaning about switching wingers or a two game striker who hasn’t scored, the sin of 2 DM’s .. it’s so effing normal ?
I am enjoying normal 
 

Ah, the days when you could turn a girl’s eye with the offer of pub snacks?

A concerted chant of "winker, winker..."
There was no support for him and applause when he was nicked. 
 

It’s his new exercise regime!
i-Ram does what he wants 

He’ll be fine. I’d wait until you’ve seen him play before passing judgment 

He’ll be fine. I’d wait until you’ve seen him play before passing judgment 

Might help Dobbin too!

I wouldn’t let Hourihane take them.
I’d have him on the edge of the box waiting for the inevitable defensive clearance. 
Let Knight take the corners.

It doesn’t help that we are so poor at heading accurately 

Take today on the chin. Really easy with what the club has gone thru. Some real positives today. We will soon look back on this as the defeat that started us. We were so much better than Charlton...but we learnt a lesson today. Stay cool. We are ok. 

Not much to add from what's been said already. At HT it had that feeling of a game where nothing was going to fall right for us - JK missing a header I would have backed him to bury summed it up. Credit to Charlton - they stayed in the game thanks to their keeper and got much more into it in the second half. I was encouraged by how we played in the first half and how we kept going right until the end. 
A great day out, and if we can find a way to score, we'll be fine. 

It doesn’t help that we are so poor at heading accurately 

Frustrated by the result as it was undeserved but encouraged by the performance.
First half we battered them & don't think being 2 or 3 up would have flattered us. We were at them down both flanks, unlike last week the left side saw plenty of action with Roberts, Hourihane & Barkhuizen linking up very well. My only criticism was a lack of bodies in the box at times, which was the reason Mendez-Laing couldn't convert from Charlton keeper's spill from I think Hourihane's shot. Quality from right side was also variable.
Turning point was Collins hitting the post just before halftime. That goes in & we're in a position to control the tempo second half & pick them off. Thought Collins was overall a lot better than last week, held the ball much better & very tenacious.
Second half they had to improve & for the first 15 mins, they were the better side. They pressed us & our passing became sloppy...good call then from Rosenior to change things with Sibley on for Smith. Thereafter we regained our threat but by then Charlton had cottoned on to the long ball in behind our narrow fullback trick, which was pretty much the move for their goal. A quick break after a slip from Hourihane & Wildsmith parries a shot to their lad to finish.
Lots of effort late on to grab an equaliser but have to say the players looked exhausted. Managed a couple of half chances but some overly intricate build up play at times (especially to generate space for a cross). The big chance was Knight's header...all of us at top of the stand thought it was in & he should really have scored.
Overall, happy with performance but we have to be more clinical when we're in charge of games. To say its a new team though, the level of cohesion at times is impressive. We go again. COYR