Charlton fairly beaten

Charlton were overtaken by in form Plymouth in the play off places after they succumbed 0-2 to Shrewsbury Town at a freezing Valley this afternoon. There is no doubt that the better team won. My preview warned about the danger posed by former Leamington ace Alex Rodman and he opened the scoring for the visitors in the second half. Beckles then made it 2-0 from a corner.

All credit to Paul Hurst for getting his team to play as a cohesive unit. Karl Robinson? The less said the better. Robinson claims that the players did not implement his game plan. Why would that be?

Charlton did create three chances in the opening three minutes, but after that it was downhill all the way. Amos did save a rather tame penalty from Nolan with his legs, the ball then bouncing off the crossbar.

Charlton managed a decent opening five minutes in the second half, but then it was all Salop. After they went 2-0 down, Richard Cawley tweeted that Charlton showed a total lack of belief they could get back in the game. On 82 minutes Fosu, who had come on as a substitute, was just off target from 25 yards. Handbags at six paces on 85 minutes showed players' frustration.

Official attendance on football for a fiver day was 17,581 with 1,254 supporting the vistors.

Alan Pardew's future is in doubt after West Bromwich Albion lost 1-2 at home to Huddersfield Town. Why do people think he is a managerial genius? Seven wins out of fifty games with Palace and the Baggies.

Charlton could face former Brakes ace

One of the keys to success in the non-league system is sifting through players who have been let go by the Academy system to see if there are any hidden gems. Leamington have done this quite well with Danny Newton doing well for Stevenage.

In the summer there was a tussle between Leicester City and Swansea City for the signature of leading striker Courtney Baker-Richardson, a Coventry City academy product. Swansea won and he is banging in the goals and providing assists for their under 23s.

However, possibly the real star is Alex Rodman, a mainstay of Shrewsbury Town: Alex Rodman shines

It seems only yesterday when I was standing on the touchline at the New Windmill Ground chatting to his mum. He has had some injury problems recently, so Charlton may be spared him tomorrow.

Now living in Solihull, he played for the Brakes for three years while studying for a business studies degree at Nottingham Trent university. He was paid £30 a week and then in his last year at uni went to Tamworth where he earned £60-£70 a week.

He went on play for Aldershot Town and got three England C caps. However, he was then diagnosed with blood clots all over his lungs, had to go to hospital and was on Warfarin for three months. With his career apparently at an end, he broke down in tears but went on to play more than 200 games.

Rodman's father established Warwick Sports & Leisure.

Now aged 31, he is taking a master's in sports directorship at Manchester Metropolitan University. 'I found the more I dive into books, the more I read and learn and challenge myself, the more I grow as a person and a player. I feel that not only am I in the best shape of my life, fitness-wise, but also intelligence-wise with the decisions I make on the pitch and off.'

Richard Cawley of the SLP has done an exclusive interview with Ezri Konsa. Read it here: Promotion hopes