Commons report praises Charlton's community work

The House of Commons Petitions Committee has provided a summary of the recent evidence it received from fans in relation to the suspension of attendance during Covid 19: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/14361/default/ 

It highlighted the following quote from a Charlton fan: 'Without the club, there would not be the outstanding Charlton Athletic Community Trust, an independent charity which regularly receives awards and visits from politicians. A popular program of the Trust is the Charlton Upbeats, a team for children with Down Syndrome. These young people inspire fans and have raised awareness of disabilities in the community.'

'As the father of a child with autism, I cannot speak highly enough of the work of the Trust. I would also like to highlight the way the Trust and club have led in regards to racism in football, having one of the oldest antiracism programs of any club in the county. there is huge reach with football clubs to do good in this regard, especially given the mixed demographic of people attending matches.'

Tough test for Plymouth

Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe wishes that the Pilgrims had an easier draw than against Charlton in the FA Cup tomorrow: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/ryan-lowe-argyle-charlton-cup-4675210

As it likely to happen with Charlton, Lowe may make changes to his in form team tomorrow.

As the CAS Trust preview notes, current form could be irrelevant as much may depend on team selection by the two managers : https://www.castrust.org/2020/11/plymouth-the-start-of-a-cup-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plymouth-the-start-of-a-cup-run

Charlton set a high bar for themselves

The SLP's Richard Cawley reviews Charlton's start to the season: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/richard-cawleys-big-match-verdict-on-charlton-3-fleetwood-2-addicks-setting-bar-high-as-they-show-more-than-one-way-to-win-league-one-matches/

Cawley notes that the biggest number of wins in a row was 12 under Alan Curbishley, but even half that number is impressive when you consider the compacted nature of the schedule and the wholesale changes to the squad.

Lee Bowyer did, of course, think that Charlton would be playing catch up because of the late lifting of the transfer embargo.   The judicious journalist notes, 'The difficulty now is that the Addicks have set the bar high at a point of the season when manager Lee Bowyer expected them to still be finding their feet.'

Baggies plump for Bowyer

After their poor start to the season, Slaven Bilic's future at West Bromwich Albion is in doubt.   The Baggies think that Lee Bowyer could be the man to get them out of trouble: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/west-brom-slaven-bilic-bowyer-22966097?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar 

Bowyer says that it is nice ti be recognised and he is ambitious.  However, Charlton now have an owner who wants to move the club forward and he is happy at The Valley: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-boss-lee-bowyer-reacts-to-west-bromwich-albion-link/

Famewo out for a month

Akin Famewo will be out until early December with his hamstring injury: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/on-loan-norwich-defender-ruled-out-until-december-as-charlton-boss-hails-his-early-influence/

This is a setback as I have impressed with his work rate and reading of the game.   His positioning is excellent.

Given our injuries, the postponement of the Rochdale game because of international call ups is no bad thing.   Hopefully we will in better shape for the delights of a trip to Gillingham.

Limits on transfer activity

Charlton are near the League One salary cap and this will limit transfer activity in the January window.  Steve Gallen explains some of the complexities that are involved including loan deals: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/exclusive-charlton-athletic-transfer-chief-outlines-budget-and-signing-plans-for-january-window/ 

Bowyer talks tactics

Lee Bowyer talks in depth about Charlton's tactics in recent games and says he is not bothered by adverse possession statistics: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-athletic-boss-lee-bowyer-our-tactics-have-worked-it-wasnt-possession-for-the-sake-of-possession/