Charlton are off to Port Vale as we seek our first win since our last on 28th November. Should we secure 3 points it'd be only our second away win of the season, the other being a 3-2 win at Wigan that nearly wasn't after we were cruising at 3-0.
We go into this on the back of three straight defeats that followed three draws. The only really decent team that we've played in this time is Barnsley as I'd say Oxford's injuries nullified them to an extent although not sufficiently enough to prevent them winning of course.
Appleton continues to talk nonsense in his interviews as he seems to be watching a different game to the rest of us. I do wish he wouldn't take us for fools. He talks of having to play youngsters, how tired they are physically and mentally etc.etc.
This from a manager who made little to no changes to the starting eleven over a busy festive period. Unlike the Oxford manager he has failed to change the system as well as continuing to play players out of position.
It looks like we will be without May again. Let's not forget that it was Appleton's decision to play Alfie against Rovers whilst he had a back injury.
Only Scott's refusal to acknowledge just how poor the decision to appoint the manager was is keeping him in the job. A more pragmatic person would hold their hand up and get rid.
I've never known the fans so overwhelmingly wanting a manager to be dismissed.
Leaving him in situ with the teams we play in February is utter madness. For reference we play Derby twice, Bolton and Portsmouth.
Carry on as we are and even Appleton will be forced to end his talk of the play-offs and telling us of his plans (ha!) to avoid relegation.
As for tomorrow, normally we ought to be more than a match for Port Vale but that's not likely. Almost no matter what the score going into the final 10 minutes of normal time and Vale will fancy their chances of getting something from the game.
We can only hope we don't lose.
Come On You Reds!
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