HarvSFC

Just had a look: https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/charlton-athletic-vs-brighton-hove-albion-official-match-thread.398266/page-24 "Ah well, hopefully a good warm up for the real stuff on Monday.I would take getting knocked out of the Micky Mouse cup first round every season if it means we then stuff the scummers." 🤣

Not a confidence inspiring victory, but we'll take the victory. When new manager's take over, you hope to see some instant, positive changes. I guess the closest comparison we have is Hasenhuttl taking charge of a deflated, unfit, 19th placed Hughes team. Within two games and a lot less time than Jones has had, we were pressing, showing a new way of playing and beating Arsenal. However, following all the PR pieces of attacking football, last night I saw the opposite, lining-up with five at the back at home against mid-table League One Lincoln and if not for an offside goal, we'd have given them the first half. One of the best things about Hasenhuttl getting sacked was that I wrongly believed we'd never see a Salisu throw again, but there he was again throwing aimless balls to the first defender. Positives were of course the win and Jones seeing that his initial tactics weren't working and he changed it, although I'd have liked the ABK halftime sub to have been the change in formation. But, we'd be a few goals down at half time playing that way in the Premier League. The best players were the subs, Edozie, despite the miss, S. Armstrong and even Walcott in his little cameo made two good crosses before needing to return to the physio. Notable omissions were Aribo, behind Walcott and Djenepo in the pecking order. Possibly because he's one of the laziest footballers I've seen and whoever recruited him for a side that used to be known for pressing, well hopefully it was Shields and he's gone. And Mara. Shows up in the B team and friendlies, but no first team minutes last night. And then there was Maitland-Niles... We've seen Oscar Gobern line up in midfield against League One opposition and he was a lot better against them than whatever Maitland-Niles served up. He's not a central midfielder and he needs to drop it. Wenger, Emery, Arteta and Mourinho, all very good, top level managers had a look at him and decided his position was a right-back. Improvements needed for Monday and as a Southampton and England fan I never want to see five at the back again after this year.

Hopeless. Bring back the World Cup.

Key thing is KWP being back. When on form he's one of our best attacking outlets, the wing-back formation could suit him and we're begging for a good attacker at the moment.

Wolves put £35m down on Fabio Silva two years ago before shipping him out on loan to Anderlecht. What's another £40/£50m.

Can't we just make an official public apology, while also stating that our interest in the player is over before signing him five months later? I think Liverpool did it once.

I think Adams is good enough for the build up play for us. It's the poacher/finisher that we're lacking.

The Champions League changes from 2024 as well, no more group stages, but a 36 team league. Some say it's similar to a "super league".

Jay Rodriguez certainly became a completely different forward after his.

We've only had two months to replace Shields. This is the Southampton way.

Here's one that didn't go to plan:

While Brereton has a comparable 40 in 138 for Blackburn.

Great to see Gakpo and Ramos in form during the World Cup. They’ll be full of confidence when they return for Boxing Day.

Seeing Yoshida and Lovren do the coin toss as captains was a reminder of what we used to have. Minamino and Yoshida missing penalties, also a reminder, but more of a current one.

So, they didn't run away with the league again after going unbeaten in their first 9. You'd think their fans would finally learn after going ten years without second tier football.

Meghoma from Spurs joined in the summer too, 16, another one highly rated in the youth system with caps for the England Under 15 and 16s.

Wasn't up for the fight for Bournemouth and massively let them down in their relegation season. Not what we need.

Not quite. They went into January sat in 19th place with 11 points from 19 matches. We're sat in 19th place with 12 points from 15 matches and have six more points available before January, which could take us several places higher if all results were to go our way as we're only 2 points adrift at the moment. The difference being they could offer a significant financial incentive were they to continue their poor form, while we've only got Premier League football to entice players and at the moment that position is looking precarious, but not fatal.

Do we know if Wales were told you only get three group fixtures in the World Cup and they needed to win tonight?

FFS, we'll probably have to close block 1 and 2 because of those events. Awaiting the long email regarding how our hooliganism has influenced the innocents of Goztepe.

Jones has converted to satanism and summoned the devil to play upfront for us.

Regularly hit double figures for Arsenal and that was often from that wide position. 18 goals in 67 Champions League appearances, which is perceived to be the highest level. 21 in 43 in 2012-13 and 19 in 37 in 2016-17. Finishing might have been his weakness, but if he was any good now, his finishing would have been a huge improvement on anything we currently have and would have been a good addition to Ings.

This goalkeeper’s been paid off, but strangely he plays for Qatar.

So, that want corrupt at all.