The Charlton Athletic Gazette
Match19 Aug 2028
Chastening afternoon for Charlton Athletic
A 0‑3 beating by Queens Park Rangers was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Ben Gannon Doak runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Real improvement from Ibrahim Fullah at Charlton Athletic
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Ibrahim Fullah is 21, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Market21 Aug 2028
Charlton Athletic may not be able to give Ao Tanaka what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Ao Tanaka wants continental football; whether Charlton Athletic can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Ben Gannon Doak stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ben Gannon Doak and Charlton Athletic agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Charlton Athletic
Lloyd Jones was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tyreece Campbell has improved at 24, which nobody expected
Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 4 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Graduation day at Charlton Athletic
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market21 Aug 2028
George Lawrence steps up from the Charlton Athletic academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. George Lawrence has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Richard Wright steps up from the Charlton Athletic academy
- Market One of our own: Michael Roberts joins the Charlton Athletic first team
- Boardroom Charlton Athletic board go back on their word