Spurs are not rotten to the core say fans

By Gary Beaumont
December 30 2003

I asked a few genuine fans about our plight and was told that the club is not rotten to the core. On a different note I put forward questions to some Gooner fans and I was told the following; “Personally I don’t like to look in the Mirror”..cant blame them really

Player ratings for Charlton:

3 different opinions:

Keller - 6 (Didn't need to make the save that conceded the corner they scored from - did Tarrico call it)
Tarrico - 7 probably our most consistent player this season
Gardner - 7
Richards - 5 (His distribution is awful)
Kelly - 6 (Promising start)
Jackson - 7 (Always caused problems)
Poyet - 0 ( on the pitch for eighty minutes and did nothing)
Ricketts - 6 (Looked a bit off the pace at times but threatening when running at players)
King - 5 (Gives the ball away too cheaply too often)
Keane - 6 (Trys to do too much when the simple ball would be better)
Kanoute - 6 (No decent service)

Zamora - 5 (Played out of position so not his fault)
Postiga - 5 (Not on long enough and no service while he was on)
Mabizela - 0 (only on for a matter of seconds)

Here's mine

Keller 6 made a great save in the first half his flap at a ball going harmlessly wide caused the corner from which they scored as ever his line and him are grimly parted

Kelly 6 looked nervous to start improved as the game went on did ok

Taricco 5 started well booked lucky not to be sent off when he missed someone with a two footed lunge

Gardner 5 his pace is a real asset but his lack of ability on the ball and lack of positional sense still leaves him lacking needs to impose himself more in both areas

Richards 5 you look on him to lead from the back but his confidence seems to be extremely fragile along with Gardner he lacks so much coming forward with the ball at his feet

Ricketts 5 not his best game no real end product his crosses ended behind the forwards to often and muffed a real chance at the end of the first half

Jackson 6 good set pieces his lack of pace meant that Charlton were able to close him down quite easily in the second half nevertheless promising unlucky with a first half volley

King 6 worked hard is exposed by the rest of the midfield and creatively not blessed but did ok. Did lose Cole for the goal though

Poyet 5 twice unlucky in the first half a peach of a pass for Taricco to dive on to obviously fades as the game goes on

Keane 7 tried hard as ever sometimes to much great save denied him in the first half

Kanoute 6 also unlucky in the first half couldn't find the space in the second though unlucky when a ball didn't drop for him after a Jackson run

Jackson was our most creative player by a long shot. His long passing and crossing were superb in the first half and a few of the balls that were whipped in certainly deserved to get buried.. He also took very effective corners for the duration of the game, I turned to a friend at one point and said, 'this guy has been sat in our reserves for the last couple of years', defies belief really.. Saying that going out on loan will have done him some good too.. He played very well and in my opinion was our best player.

Ricketts didn’t have one of his better games but shone like a beacon of light in comparison with Poyet..

Kelly was a bit nervy but you can tell he can play, his pace was what surprised me most, very quick.

As for the rest, haven’t got time to give a full rundown. But I don’t think we played that bad, Keane and Kanoute should have got the ball in the net. But a****goal conceded from a corner sealed our fate. Was always on the cards when we failed to convert our chances in the first half. Diabolical result, we need points and quick.