I feel quite sorry for him, really. Lovely chap. But reading the Notts County forums is depressing: all the criticisms that many of us had crop up there, too, which suggests he's still not learning from his experiences. Pretty sad, really.

 "We're going to double the average number of shots on target we have per match!" "Errr, Neal, that'd still only mean two per match."

 Think some believed Ardley was introducing a more attacking system,which he did in August, then lost his bottle.

 Leddrede I think that might prove a contentious one, overall the club has done well and upgraded every time (more or less), but FCB hanging onto the manager for dear life nearly cost us our league 1 place. Goal difference is the slenderest of margins. Hopefully the club will provide similar backing this summer to last summer.

 Interesting results in the WUP premonitions. 122 people entered and only 8 predicted relegation (including 1 piss-take from a Hereford fan). 9 predicted the play-offs. 80% predicted a higher finish than the previous season. Just shows that from this sample the Ardley should have been sacked at the end of last season people were in a small vocal minority.

 It’s still the same Lyle Taylor he’s just playing with better players!! Charlton have loans from Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham etc that says it all.

 Sorry didn’t read back , thanks for that link Fleydon , wanted to show my son

 Just realised I was massively over optimistic, 15th with 60 points and hamstring as top scorer (although wonder how I thought we’d get 60 points with top scorer being sick note with 12)

 CW agreed. Plenty of occasions he’d chase back the length of the pitch to help defence and then chase back up the other end for an attack.

 Lyle Taylor.... yawn

 Not only did Taylor score but he did so with his head.

 REPD : that matrix piece of kit was funded by the blue and yellow club I think . There was a great film on how it has helped Rambo , showing him in the pissing rain making all these saves . Then cutting to highlights of some of his stunning saves this season . Nice film but I can’t find it now .

 Meadow - re- REPD, that doesn't surprise me . :)

 3,700 Charlton at Doncaster, decent turnout

 2-0 Charlton

 Taylor puts Charlton 1-0 up

 Meadow-you should’ve said its not a pencil you want it’s an umbrella

 Rob would be a good replacement for Taylor

 Ooh! Joint holder of the Piggott Cup. That'll do me.

 Thanks all, glad to read all this, considering it's very difficult to hear from this lofty vantage point ;)

 😀 @ Spartan. I first met REPD in the pouring rain at Newport when he asked if I had a pencil. His pen wouldn't work on his sodden notepad.

 He’ll be using words with three syllables next. 😉

 Apparently Lyle Taylor has gone up another level since he came to Charlton and now has massively upped his work rate according to the commentator on Sky

 I remember when he was just a humble supporter you could talk to

 REPD is a very talented "young (-ish)" writer who is just coming into his prime. I've heard he's very good at PENS (or at least taking other people's when he can't find his own) 😊