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MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs Watford | Saturday 9th August 2025 - 12:30pm KO

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  • Think it'll be a slow start and likely a draw. 

    First games of the season are always tough as both teams will be getting used to a new system/players. 

    One goal in it. 
  • When are Charlton going to up date their OS, it seems we are not in a league this season just FA Cup 😁
  • Watford’s squad has been strengthened in several areas but the bigger changes have come in attack.

    Danish 22 year old Centre forward Luca Kjerrumgaard and Portuguese 20 year old striker Vivaldo Semedo have both arrived from Udinese while 19 year old wingers Othmane Maamma and Nestroy Irankunda have been recruited from Montpellier and Bayern Munich 

    Given the youthful nature of those signings, there are risks attached. It may take them a few months to make an impact 
  • edited August 6
    LoOkOuT said:
    I’m a bit worried we haven’t strengthened in the right places over the summer. We’re in the Championship now yet we’ve got the same Match Previewers and it’s a gamble as to whether they can step up. When’s the last time any of them were previewing at the Championship level? 
    I think it’s very disappointing to see someone undermining a person who is given their all in that position for the past few years.
    I suspect a prime Wooosh here..🙄
  • Think we will start fast, look for a goal early on with the atmosphere high but then settle into a cagey rhythm, not committing too much and then having another crack at it late on - that’s been the formula and don’t see it changing 
  • edited August 6
    CafcWest said:
    Chunes said:
    Southbank said:
    I am going to say Ahadme ahead of Leaburn, probably for this one only. Leaburn is not match fit.
    Ahadme isn't match fit either. He's only played 45 mins this pre-season. 
    Gas was terrible last season in League 1 - it’s amazing what 2 goals against non league can do to people’s memories! If we need Gas this season, something will have gone very wrong!
    Yes he was, but he only played in the first half of the season when the (mostly long ball) style didn't suit him and Nathan was just establishing his "style" and identifying his best 11.  Second half of the season he didn't get a look in - for whatever reason we don't know - rumours of long term injury/illness.  None of us are convinced he is the solution or can step up in the Championship - but I wouldn't write him off yet - and, as others have said, we might have no alternative but to play him.
    Much the same could be said about Nathan Jones. Loads of people on this forum wanted him sacked back In November. Had he been given the boot then the general consensus on here would be that he was poor manager and a failure.
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  • Can’t wait for this, I’ll be watching on my iPad from the Maldives. Feeling fairly confident with a 2-1 win. 


    Show off 
    He’s been repatriated. 
  • LoOkOuT said:
    I’m a bit worried we haven’t strengthened in the right places over the summer. We’re in the Championship now yet we’ve got the same Match Previewers and it’s a gamble as to whether they can step up. When’s the last time any of them were previewing at the Championship level? 
    I think it’s very disappointing to see someone undermining a person who is given their all in that position for the past few years.
    When we were promoted, Alan Forumley took us aside and said: "My one piece of advice is... you can't be too loyal. P'raps, we were too loyal to them that got us up."
  • Will it be shown Charlton TV and or sky?
  • shirty5 said:
    Watford’s squad has been strengthened in several areas but the bigger changes have come in attack.

    Danish 22 year old Centre forward Luca Kjerrumgaard and Portuguese 20 year old striker Vivaldo Semedo have both arrived from Udinese while 19 year old wingers Othmane Maamma and Nestroy Irankunda have been recruited from Montpellier and Bayern Munich 

    Given the youthful nature of those signings, there are risks attached. It may take them a few months to make an impact 
    Not The Top 20 put them 12th or 13th but made the point they didn’t know, with all those exciting young players they wouldn’t be surprised if they finished 1st or 24th.
  • It should be a minute silence not applause. Much more poignant 
  • The applause is to cover up anyone not complying.
  • That's true, why can people not stay quiet for a minute?
  • Have squad numbers been announced yet?
  • fenaddick said:
    About 28:30 in Ali Maxwell from NTT20 backs us to win this weekend on their betting show

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Br3yWCwjPU
    Interesting that one of them likes a bet on us to finish top half and the other prefers bet on us to be relegated. 
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  • Kap10 said:
    Have squad numbers been announced yet?
    Seems to be last seasons numbers only, with new signings currently blank. Im sure they'll update on Saturday once programme is available publicly. 

  • Will it be shown Charlton TV and or sky?
    On Sky Sports +
  • We hadn’t planned on going to the Watford game this Saturday, we’ve got a family BBQ in the afternoon and that was meant to be the day’s focus.

    But plans change for the right reasons.

    My brother-in-law, who does fostering up in Scotland, has been looking after a football-mad lad for the last 18 months. He’ll have him for many more years too, making sure he’s got a secure and loving family environment to grow up in. We’ve been sending up Charlton shirts and bits of merch when we’ve had them, just to give the boy a bit of connection to the club, and we've always said that when they next come down, we’d take him to a game.

    Well, out of the blue, they told us they’re flying down on Saturday, 06:30 flight from Edinburgh and will be staying with us. We thought about maybe going to the Stevenage game on Tuesday instead… but then thought, you know what – f* it**.

    The atmosphere, the buzz, the crowd, that’s what will make it special for him. So, we’re ditching the BBQ until later in the day and four of us (BIL, child, wife and me) heading to The Valley. Football, and seeing that lad light up with it, is what matters more this time. 🤫, I prefer this. The boy doesn’t know yet and can’t be told until he get down otherwise he will drive everyone mad getting excited and talking about it.

    Looking forward to seeing you all there. Let’s make it a day he’ll never forget.

    That’s amazing - thanks so much for sharing such a lovely story. Really hope the lads put on a show for this wee chap and he falls in love with the Addicks (the more Scottish fans we have the better I say!!).
  • se9addick said:

    We hadn’t planned on going to the Watford game this Saturday, we’ve got a family BBQ in the afternoon and that was meant to be the day’s focus.

    But plans change for the right reasons.

    My brother-in-law, who does fostering up in Scotland, has been looking after a football-mad lad for the last 18 months. He’ll have him for many more years too, making sure he’s got a secure and loving family environment to grow up in. We’ve been sending up Charlton shirts and bits of merch when we’ve had them, just to give the boy a bit of connection to the club, and we've always said that when they next come down, we’d take him to a game.

    Well, out of the blue, they told us they’re flying down on Saturday, 06:30 flight from Edinburgh and will be staying with us. We thought about maybe going to the Stevenage game on Tuesday instead… but then thought, you know what – f* it**.

    The atmosphere, the buzz, the crowd, that’s what will make it special for him. So, we’re ditching the BBQ until later in the day and four of us (BIL, child, wife and me) heading to The Valley. Football, and seeing that lad light up with it, is what matters more this time. 🤫, I prefer this. The boy doesn’t know yet and can’t be told until he get down otherwise he will drive everyone mad getting excited and talking about it.

    Looking forward to seeing you all there. Let’s make it a day he’ll never forget.

    That’s amazing - thanks so much for sharing such a lovely story. Really hope the lads put on a show for this wee chap and he falls in love with the Addicks (the more Scottish fans we have the better I say!!).
    Where have you got you're seats?

  • Kap10 said:
    se9addick said:

    We hadn’t planned on going to the Watford game this Saturday, we’ve got a family BBQ in the afternoon and that was meant to be the day’s focus.

    But plans change for the right reasons.

    My brother-in-law, who does fostering up in Scotland, has been looking after a football-mad lad for the last 18 months. He’ll have him for many more years too, making sure he’s got a secure and loving family environment to grow up in. We’ve been sending up Charlton shirts and bits of merch when we’ve had them, just to give the boy a bit of connection to the club, and we've always said that when they next come down, we’d take him to a game.

    Well, out of the blue, they told us they’re flying down on Saturday, 06:30 flight from Edinburgh and will be staying with us. We thought about maybe going to the Stevenage game on Tuesday instead… but then thought, you know what – f* it**.

    The atmosphere, the buzz, the crowd, that’s what will make it special for him. So, we’re ditching the BBQ until later in the day and four of us (BIL, child, wife and me) heading to The Valley. Football, and seeing that lad light up with it, is what matters more this time. 🤫, I prefer this. The boy doesn’t know yet and can’t be told until he get down otherwise he will drive everyone mad getting excited and talking about it.

    Looking forward to seeing you all there. Let’s make it a day he’ll never forget.

    That’s amazing - thanks so much for sharing such a lovely story. Really hope the lads put on a show for this wee chap and he falls in love with the Addicks (the more Scottish fans we have the better I say!!).
    Where have you got you're seats?

    Hi Kap - We have them in North West Quadrant, Block D. He is quite an excitable child, we wanted him to experience the noise of the Covered End without being in the center of it all although choice of seats for four people, at that end, at this late stage was somewhat limited.  
  • Every game will be tough and can only see us getting a 3-0 type result if an utter basket case emerges during the season - Wednesday being the likely candidate. 

    A narrow 2-1 win and I really don’t know nor care who will score but do reckon one of the goals will be a penalty. Tanto, TC and Apter need to use their quick feet in that 18 yrd box…
  • We hadn’t planned on going to the Watford game this Saturday, we’ve got a family BBQ in the afternoon and that was meant to be the day’s focus.

    But plans change for the right reasons.

    My brother-in-law, who does fostering up in Scotland, has been looking after a football-mad lad for the last 18 months. He’ll have him for many more years too, making sure he’s got a secure and loving family environment to grow up in. We’ve been sending up Charlton shirts and bits of merch when we’ve had them, just to give the boy a bit of connection to the club, and we've always said that when they next come down, we’d take him to a game.

    Well, out of the blue, they told us they’re flying down on Saturday, 06:30 flight from Edinburgh and will be staying with us. We thought about maybe going to the Stevenage game on Tuesday instead… but then thought, you know what – f* it**.

    The atmosphere, the buzz, the crowd, that’s what will make it special for him. So, we’re ditching the BBQ until later in the day and four of us (BIL, child, wife and me) heading to The Valley. Football, and seeing that lad light up with it, is what matters more this time. 🤫, I prefer this. The boy doesn’t know yet and can’t be told until he get down otherwise he will drive everyone mad getting excited and talking about it.

    Looking forward to seeing you all there. Let’s make it a day he’ll never forget.

    Oh mate you’re EVIL ! Giving someone the Charlton bug when there are all those clubs between Scotland and the Valley that won’t sap every emotion from him in years to come lol
  • Can’t remember where it was (maybe NTT20) but apparently this years ref directive that will be forgotten after a few games is to be harsher on shirt pulling etc from set pieces so Im expecting Watford to have about 10 penalties and for us to have a set piece goal chalked off
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