Charlton 1-5 Saints - Match Thread

[saints-til-i-die]

36 minutes ago, Singapore Saint said:

Yes, about 10 years ago in the Premier League, against Aston Villa I think it was, Sadio Mane scored the fastest hattrick in history (a bit over 3 minutes) and Shane Long scored soon afterwards with a wonderful floater from long distance.

I think it was 2mins 56? 

[stfrancisofbenali]

Saints players were coming off saying we love this manager and want to play for him. He’s certainly made an impact! 

[Willo of Whiteley]

2 hours ago, DT said:

Just got back. Have to say that at times we were brilliant, and totally bossed the first half. I sat with my Charlton supporting mate in the side stand and he said we were the best team by far he has seen in the 8 games so far this season he's been to.

I thought Scienza was amazingly good with his pace and directness, and Fellows also excellent. But boy oh boy were Charlton open, and Nathan Jones didn't seem equipped to change it. Deja vu.

Even Armstrong was pretty good, one glaring piss poor header aside, and at least finished after his bites at the cherry. Wood looked a bit lumbering at times, choosing to manhandle his man too much, and Stephens had one Stephens moment, plus of course we conceded (poor marking or should Baz have come?) but overall an incredible performance, great result, and much rendition of the sheepshagging song about Nathan Jones.

One thing I thought was interesting - okay, some of their fans went home early but even at halftime whilst queuing for teas, I couldn't sense any of the anger, vitriol, and toxicity that might have been there had we been 5-1 down. Or at the final whistle. My mate suggested that there was still a lot of goodwill around for their promotion, and that was also evident by the way their fans applauded their team at the final whistle. Despite being demolished in the first half.

There will be a lot of people now calling for Eckert to get the job full time but it's too early I think, and perehaps Charlton were just the third bad team in a row we have played. But he hasn't done himself any harm. Ownership must be rubbing their hands with glee. 

Pretty accurate analysis from what I’ve read around. Agree with you regarding Tonda Eckhart, amazing result but still worth erring on the side of caution to his permanent appointment.

[Patches O Houlihan]

2 hours ago, DT said:

Just got back. Have to say that at times we were brilliant, and totally bossed the first half. I sat with my Charlton supporting mate in the side stand and he said we were the best team by far he has seen in the 8 games so far this season he's been to.

I thought Scienza was amazingly good with his pace and directness, and Fellows also excellent. But boy oh boy were Charlton open, and Nathan Jones didn't seem equipped to change it. Deja vu.

Even Armstrong was pretty good, one glaring piss poor header aside, and at least finished after his bites at the cherry. Wood looked a bit lumbering at times, choosing to manhandle his man too much, and Stephens had one Stephens moment, plus of course we conceded (poor marking or should Baz have come?) but overall an incredible performance, great result, and much rendition of the sheepshagging song about Nathan Jones.

One thing I thought was interesting - okay, some of their fans went home early but even at halftime whilst queuing for teas, I couldn't sense any of the anger, vitriol, and toxicity that might have been there had we been 5-1 down. Or at the final whistle. My mate suggested that there was still a lot of goodwill around for their promotion, and that was also evident by the way their fans applauded their team at the final whistle. Despite being demolished in the first half.

There will be a lot of people now calling for Eckert to get the job full time but it's too early I think, and perehaps Charlton were just the third bad team in a row we have played. But he hasn't done himself any harm. Ownership must be rubbing their hands with glee. 

That was only the second game they have lost at The Valley in 2025. We had only seen that many home wins in the same period. I suspect that might have an influence on the halftime vibe 😉

[Draino76]

I've got to hand it to Sports Republic; i was a 'nay-sayer' but their recruitment has actually been really clever. 

[Draino76]

Very very clever. We should be premier league champs by 2030.

[SNSUN]

 

Love the Ceefax app. Old school.

[SNSUN]

Incidentally 10 points separate 3rd from 20th. League is still wide open.

[Football Special]

 

[saintstowin]

Very, very good.

Really liked the width including the CBs meaning we didn't become slow at the back.

Wing backs could pretty much play as wingers due to our dominance but even so they were high up from the start which was good to see. 

I loved the passing into space that found a teammate having lost his man. Some really skillful, intuitive football that took the ball up the pitch in seconds.

Pace was great on the ball. 

The only thing I didn't like was the continuation of the NJ chant leaving the ground when coming into contact with home fans who had just been hammered.  The '....shit football team' line seemed a little much. But I'm old and I guess the young ones were carried away with the win.