As the schools return, Charlton have much homework, study and revision to get through before their next big Championship exam – our historical tormentors from down the road, Millwall.
In our first three Championship matches, we’ve focused on our strengths in coping with this new environment but on Saturday we were found wanting in a number of areas against ironically the weakest of the opposition we’ve come up against so far – QPR.
Firstly, we failed to match their intensity coming off the back of their 7-1 humiliation at Coventry City last time out.
We didn’t do enough to stop the low cross from Harvey Vale, leading to their first goal. Rob Apter was unaware of Paul Smyth ghosting in and ahead of him to put the Rs 1-0 up.
When we did equalise, then was the time to push home our ascendancy but the quality was missing in terms of decision-making and delivery.
The impetus was lost as Tyreece Campbell was dispossessed by Amadou Mbengue, the very man who should have been sent off shortly before for a second yellow card offence on ex-Rangers man Charlie Kelman.
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