Very few commentators thought Wycombe Wanderers would be chairing the division at Twixmas, but there they are. Four Four Two forecast a 13th place finish and their fan commentator saw them in 6th place.
Among those Charlton will face tomorrow is former Leamington ace Daniel Udoh whom Four Four Two forecast could fire a charge for the top six, noting also that the Chairboys have a 'sturdy defence'. Away from home this season, Buckinghamshire's finest have lost one game, drawn three and won seven, scoring 28 goals, by far the largest total away in League One.
They do better away than at home and we can expect a large number of their supporters to take their seats in the Jimmy Seed tomorrow. My abiding memory of them is walking up the hill in Irthlingborough in 2003 after they had been defeated 2-0 by Rushden & Diamonds. They refused to leave the stadium chanting 'Chairboys' as they felt they had been done an injustice by the officials.
Nathan Jones has made a valiant effort at getting his excuses in first, albeit with unusual brevity: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/charlton-athletic-boss-assesses-next-league-one-challenge-as-high-flying-wycombe-set-for-valley/
After a quiet couple of games, I fear that social media will be full of complaints tomorrow as I can't see Wycombe being easily unseated. Charlton's wins since early October have come against teams in the bottom five. With the backing of their new Kazakh billionaire owner, there is speculation that that they may soon be in the Premier League.
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