In less than 24 hours we will have had our first indication of how Charltons season is likely to pan out over the next 9 months. However, as Norwich fans will tell you one match in August a season does not make and only two seasons ago fir us an opening winning streak failed to deliver promotion.
Again during the summer personnel have used the revolving doors at Sparrows Lane and of last seasons starters, tomorrow, we are only likely to see Jackson, Elliot and Wagstaff starting, the latter two due to suspension and injury.
CP has put together a good squad which is much better than the squad that opened last season and there is more to come, although it has taken a while to realise that the promised significant investment would best be described as reinvestment. Carl Jenkinsons transfer money, if the alleged £1 million,followed in the footsteps of Lee Bowyer and Danny Mills whose transfer fees built promotion winning sides, without them.
The question mark that we will see answered over the coming months will be "Is CP up to it?". Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday fans have already stated that they see our manager as the weakest link and after an inauspicous start to management he has a lot to prove, but retains a well of goodwill from the fans. That well my run dry if the start is bad, but hopefully this squad will at least deliver a top ten place during the gelling process.
We start this season as we did last against Bournemouth, ourselves being distincly stronger and Bournemouth weakened by our strengthening, I am predicting 3-1.
CP isgoing to be absent from the touchline tomorrow, but we should have enough with him in the stands.
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All the best for the coming season. You are better than 3rd tier. Kempy (An Irish Canary)
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