“Beyond excusable” – Charlton Athletic fan pundit issues Johnnie Jackson verdict

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Charlton Athletic suffered their fifth defeat on the bounce in League One on Saturday, losing out 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. 

Johnnie Jackson passed his first task as Charlton boss fairly swiftly as he picked the Addicks up out of trouble in the League One relegation fight during his interim spell.

Since landing the job permanently, though, Jackson has struggled to build on seven wins from his first 10 games in-charge.

Charlton last tasted victory on February 5th when they beat AFC Wimbledon, with five straight defeats following.

FLW’s Charlton fan pundit, Ben Fleming, offered his verdict on Jackson since taking the job permanently, saying: “He had a great start when he came in as caretaker manager and continued that for a bit when he got the job on a permanent basis.

“The last five or six weeks have really not gone well. There have been factors contributing to that with some of the squad looking uninterested and the fact we’ve got players missing, especially up-front.”

Charlton have lost to Wigan Athletic, Oxford United, MK Dons and Sheffield Wednesday, who all sit in the top-six, during this run of fixtures, with Ben believing that’s also been a factor.

“The opposition we’ve played have also been very good, but there are concerns,” Ben continued.

Additionally, Jackson is juggling quite the injury list right now, which Ben feels gives the 39-year-old a touch of breathing space. However, once players have been recovered, something will have to give.

“The performances have been beyond