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Bradford v Charlton | Sat 21 Oct | 3pm KO | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views
ForeverAddickted
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Bradford City v Charlton Athletic
Saturday 21st October 2017 … 3pm Kick-Off
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
Introduction
If anything is becoming clear in our quest to return to the Championship then it is the fact that more chances must be taken with more draws being turned into wins. On Tuesday night; Charlton made the trip to Oxford for a tight match against our Play-Off rivals, after an opening that was dominated by the Addicks, we once again failed to capitalise and Karl Robinson was once again forced to settle for a 1-1 draw… This Saturday, Charlton travel to Yorkshire for the second of their Play-Off double header as we face what’ll be one of the toughest away matches of the season, in Bradford City.
The Opposition
Name: Bradford City | Manager: Stuart McCall
Last Result: Bradford 1-1 Oldham
Many fans won’t thank me for this comment yet this Weekend could have seen Charlton playing a different team entirely… Five months ago; Bradford deservedly appeared in the Play-Off Final and after 80mins of the match were probably the side that looked likely to get promoted that day. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be the case, and their opponents (who won’t be named) recorded a late winner to win the day!!
Recovering from a Play-Off Final defeat must be one of the hardest jobs that a Manager has… If a team is relegated then yes the Manager has to adjust to the lower level yet in some cases, relegation is all but confirmed months in advance so the respect club have time to do their research… Play-Off defeat though is the biggest sucker punch, after missing out on promotion, you have a second chance, yet to come so close and fail at the last hurdle must be the ultimate challenge for a Manager to pick up his players and go again.
For Bradford that wasn’t helped over the summer when they lost their two best players in Billy Clarke and Mark Marshall who both left for pastures new. Yet the Bantams have recovered and currently occupy third spot, once again proving they’re one of the hardest clubs to beat at this level – Goals this term have come from Charlie Wyke who having scored on seven occasions will be a match for our very own: Tariqe Fosu… Bradford themselves having scored and conceded more than our very own Addicks…
Charlton Team News
To put it bluntly; the revival of Naby Sarr continues… After appearing in pre-season, many Charlton fans thought that the Frenchman would have a limited stay back in SE7 yet that hasn’t been the case!! – Two impressive appearances against Fleetwood and Oxford (not easy opponents) have finally begun to show why the Addicks made such an effort to sign the man from Sporting Lisbon… With Ezri Konsa also impressing with Jason Pearce absent it makes you wonder who’ll start this Saturday, neither deserve to be dropped, both deserve to start
Of course as already mentioned; Billy Clarke will return to the club he played for at Wembley and having confirmed he won’t celebrate (should he score), its hopeful he’ll return to the line-up after being replaced by Ben Reeves on Tuesday night… Nicknamed “the Irish Messi”, the Addicks certainly looked less impressive going forward without our main No.10
Prediction
Other than Wigan, this is one occasion I’ll agree with Robinson when he says it’s our toughest away match of the season… Bradford always have a strong backing (thanks to their reasonable ticket pricing) so the Addicks will be faced with a wall of noise when they visit Valley Parade – If we hadn’t lost to Gillingham I’d even say that defeat wouldn’t be disastrous but we need to keep up the pressure on our rivals. A win would be a great confidence booster yet a draw wouldn’t be the end of the world with neither team capitalising!!
Saturday 21st October 2017 … 3pm Kick-Off
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
Introduction
If anything is becoming clear in our quest to return to the Championship then it is the fact that more chances must be taken with more draws being turned into wins. On Tuesday night; Charlton made the trip to Oxford for a tight match against our Play-Off rivals, after an opening that was dominated by the Addicks, we once again failed to capitalise and Karl Robinson was once again forced to settle for a 1-1 draw… This Saturday, Charlton travel to Yorkshire for the second of their Play-Off double header as we face what’ll be one of the toughest away matches of the season, in Bradford City.
The Opposition
Name: Bradford City | Manager: Stuart McCall
Last Result: Bradford 1-1 Oldham
Many fans won’t thank me for this comment yet this Weekend could have seen Charlton playing a different team entirely… Five months ago; Bradford deservedly appeared in the Play-Off Final and after 80mins of the match were probably the side that looked likely to get promoted that day. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be the case, and their opponents (who won’t be named) recorded a late winner to win the day!!
Recovering from a Play-Off Final defeat must be one of the hardest jobs that a Manager has… If a team is relegated then yes the Manager has to adjust to the lower level yet in some cases, relegation is all but confirmed months in advance so the respect club have time to do their research… Play-Off defeat though is the biggest sucker punch, after missing out on promotion, you have a second chance, yet to come so close and fail at the last hurdle must be the ultimate challenge for a Manager to pick up his players and go again.
For Bradford that wasn’t helped over the summer when they lost their two best players in Billy Clarke and Mark Marshall who both left for pastures new. Yet the Bantams have recovered and currently occupy third spot, once again proving they’re one of the hardest clubs to beat at this level – Goals this term have come from Charlie Wyke who having scored on seven occasions will be a match for our very own: Tariqe Fosu… Bradford themselves having scored and conceded more than our very own Addicks…
Charlton Team News
To put it bluntly; the revival of Naby Sarr continues… After appearing in pre-season, many Charlton fans thought that the Frenchman would have a limited stay back in SE7 yet that hasn’t been the case!! – Two impressive appearances against Fleetwood and Oxford (not easy opponents) have finally begun to show why the Addicks made such an effort to sign the man from Sporting Lisbon… With Ezri Konsa also impressing with Jason Pearce absent it makes you wonder who’ll start this Saturday, neither deserve to be dropped, both deserve to start
Of course as already mentioned; Billy Clarke will return to the club he played for at Wembley and having confirmed he won’t celebrate (should he score), its hopeful he’ll return to the line-up after being replaced by Ben Reeves on Tuesday night… Nicknamed “the Irish Messi”, the Addicks certainly looked less impressive going forward without our main No.10
Amos
Solly | Bauer | Sarr | Dasilva
Kashi | Forster-Caskey
Holmes | Clarke | Fosu
Magennis
Substitutes Bench: Phillips | Konsa | Jackson | Reeves | Aribo | Ahearne-Grant | Dodoo
Solly | Bauer | Sarr | Dasilva
Kashi | Forster-Caskey
Holmes | Clarke | Fosu
Magennis
Substitutes Bench: Phillips | Konsa | Jackson | Reeves | Aribo | Ahearne-Grant | Dodoo
Prediction
Other than Wigan, this is one occasion I’ll agree with Robinson when he says it’s our toughest away match of the season… Bradford always have a strong backing (thanks to their reasonable ticket pricing) so the Addicks will be faced with a wall of noise when they visit Valley Parade – If we hadn’t lost to Gillingham I’d even say that defeat wouldn’t be disastrous but we need to keep up the pressure on our rivals. A win would be a great confidence booster yet a draw wouldn’t be the end of the world with neither team capitalising!!
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Tough away win 2-1 to the Addicks! COYR
I would start Reeves in place of Clarke if he is up to it.1 -
? did you put the wrong link upHenry Irving said:
Ignore me, i saw on one of the photos its where Charlton could finish after Saturdays games.0 -
Nope... Scroll through the pictures and the League One table is therejohnnybev1987 said:
? did you put the wrong link upHenry Irving said:
Didnt really impress me on Tuesday night...johnnybev1987 said:Tough away win 2-1 to the Addicks! COYR
I would start Reeves in place of Clarke if he is up to it.
Thought Clarke was better, provided the latter isnt injured be a shame for him not to start against his old club2 -
I dont mind either way, but would prefer him to pull the strings early doors and bring on clarke if / when he tires. He wont be on top form just yet but once he gets some games under his belt will be a big player for us i feel.ForeverAddickted said:
Nope... Scroll through the pictures and the League One table is therejohnnybev1987 said:
? did you put the wrong link upHenry Irving said:
Didnt really impress me on Tuesday night...johnnybev1987 said:Tough away win 2-1 to the Addicks! COYR
I would start Reeves in place of Clarke if he is up to it.
Thought Clarke was better, provided the latter isnt injured be a shame for him not to start against his old club1 -
I think Holmes will be out injured, Reeves will start number 10 and clarke wide right sadly.2
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Hard fought point 1-1.0
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I agree, but think Reeves would be better right. I also think Solly should be rested and Konsa play right back.Covered_End_Lad said:I think Holmes will be out injured, Reeves will start number 10 and clarke wide right sadly.
Aribo should get some game time if Reeves is blowing.1 -
I'm heading up for this one. It'll be a battle royale between 2 teams wanting to prove themselves to the other, and gaining a mental edge.
I'm gutted if Holmes is injured, haven't seen him play, and I can't see him starting in the FA cup game.
I'm expecting a cracking game, plenty of attacking play, as for @ForeverAddickted hassaid, they've scored and conceded more than ourselves.
I've got to go for the win, 3-2 to us, though a 2-2 draw seems likely too. Either or, I can't wait to get behind the boys and experience the sights of Bradford! COYR!!!2 -
5-0 win please take us up to 3rd.2
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A win would be a massive result. God knows what will happen and no deity's letting me in on the secret so I'll just hope for the three points and read the match thread like all good Addicks should if they're not there.1
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2-0 win for the Addicks0
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!-10
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Great preview as ever @ForeverAddickted, but were Clarke and Marshall definitely Bradford's **best** players last season? Marshall perhaps, but I didn't get the impression that Clarke was one of their star men
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Its a desmondo from me.
Fosu and Clarke.0 -
Last years 0-0 draw up there was actually one of the best games I watched all season. Hoping tomorrow is similarly exciting and looking forward to a couple of drinks in Bradford which has a couple of (surprisingly) good pubs.
It's going to be a tough game again but the emergence of Fosu means we aren't so reliant on Holmes at the moment which is good for him and good for us as a team.
Hope we don't pick up any injuries as that potential bench looks very weak in terms of attacking options.
I'll for a 2-1 win to Charlton.0 -
i'd love to see Konsa at RB with Sarr & Bauer as the CBs4
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That's a fine way to force the oppo to bully DaSilvaPelling1993 said:i'd love to see Konsa at RB with Sarr & Bauer as the CBs
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Comfortable away win 4-0.3
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I know one of the relatives he mentions in the article!Henry Irving said:“Our old manager Phil Parkinson was in charge and I was deemed not big enough at the time to play midfield.
Good to see that Parky also uses the Charlton Life height test...2 -
Apparently Bradford have a 'no bags unless necessary'rule for fans at the ground,beware.This information is in the excellent away guide to 'The Northern Commercials Stadium'.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/59e9c41323042/away-guide-the-northern-commercials-stadium0 -
Clarke played 33 times for Bradford last season scoring seven goalskillerandflash said:Great preview as ever @ForeverAddickted, but were Clarke and Marshall definitely Bradford's players last season? Marshall perhaps, but I didn't get the impression that Clarke was one of their star men
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Seven goal thriller1
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If no Holmes, I will go for 0-1, we do not score many and hope we can keep a rare clean sheet0
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2-1 away win.1
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I can't make this one despite it being almost a 'home game' for me at 86 miles away ..
we should have won there last season when we were weaker than this season, we missed chances galore in a 0-0 draw .. they are (arguably) weaker than last season, though still useful of course ...
Sarr stays in and Konsa at right back (the latter won't happen, Solly has become a fixture when fit) .. Fosu and Holmes on the break will scare the life out of them .. I am sure that we are more suited to an away type game than dominating at home (blame 4231)
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That's 2 bag Seb fooked.clive said:Apparently Bradford have a 'no bags unless necessary'rule for fans at the ground,beware.This information is in the excellent away guide to 'The Northern Commercials Stadium'.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/59e9c41323042/away-guide-the-northern-commercials-stadium1 -
Two very exciting teams who know exactly where the goal is but just can't defend.
Hard to predict ...
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I'll be very pleased with a draw & I'll go for an optimistic 1-1.
Especially with Holmes a doubt and Reeves contributing little at Oxford.0
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