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Ground out win or attractive draw?

thai malaysia addickthai malaysia addick
edited August 2008 in General Charlton
So, what would you prefer against the Swans - a dull 1-0 win with few chances and a scrambled winner? Or, a 2-2 draw from an end to end tussle with Charlton playing attractive and competitive football from the start and being unlucky not to win.

Give me 1-0. We need a good start.
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  • mascot88mascot88
    ground out win........ every time.... every single time... as shankly said 'winning is not everything its the only thing'
  • RedArmySE7RedArmySE7
    Win Win Win! When we look back at the end of the season we'll forget we ground it out and just see that we won 1-0 and bagged 3 points.
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Take the points...
  • lancashire ladlancashire lad
    With the number of younger players it is important to start with a win to sustain their initial confidence - so any win will do!
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    The 3 points of course....more important to get off to a good start points wise...the attractive end to end stuff can come later...hopefully!
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    but this is supposed to be an exciting league and pards will play attractive football and we'll win 4-0
    who wants boring curbs style ground out victories , not for me thankyou
  • jimmymelrosejimmymelrose
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]but this is supposed to be an exciting league and pards will play attractive football and we'll win 4-0
    who wants boring curbs style ground out victories , not for me thankyou

    'Supposed to be'

    What is your definition of 'exciting'? (apart from Paul Mortimer of course)

    I'd say it's not knowing who's going to finish in the top four, unlike The Premiership. Therefore it is more exciting than the Premiership, wouldn't you agree 'oohaah'?
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    i'd say the build up to playing barnsley and swansea is 'exciting' as opposed to the dread of playing man utd or arsenal
  • ThreadKillerThreadKiller
    just trying to think of 5 exciting games from last season and struggling really.still if you think it's an exciting league then good luck to you.
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    I'd take a point from the exciting 2-2 draw, where we've played open, attacking football.

    reason why?

    If you continue with this you are more likely to win games than you lose - winning a dull game 1-0 by scrapoing a last minute goal (sound familar0 may seem good at the time, but you are more likely only going to win a cuople of those a season and most likley lose a lot more
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  • colthe3rdcolthe3rd
    actually a fair point from golfie, last minute winners are great but had too many for and against in the last couple of seasons. Personally I would take a scrappy win tomorrow, something for the youngsters and (hopefully) new players to come in and build on
  • paulbaconsarniepaulbaconsarnie
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]i'd say the build up to playing barnsley and swansea is 'exciting' as opposed to the dread of playing man utd or arsenal

    don't forget the excitement each morning before loggin on 'tinterweb, wondering which player/coach/tealady has been sold/lost their job, and being able to bid on e-bay for a half eaten banana found in the ref's dressing room after a reserve game versus colchester.
    much more exciting than the financial security of the prem.

    i'll take the 3 points thanks.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    The first few years in the prem, yes it was exciting. Waking up the morning of an Arsenal, Man U game etc was fantastic.

    But the last couple of years in the prem, when you knew going into those games you were about to see us get beat and dominated for 90 minutes, no it was exciting. I was fearful and enthusiastic as i knew we had little chance of winning.

    I wouldn't swap for one moment how i feel now, ahead of a competitive game against Swansea we have a chance of winning, for a non-competitive game against Man U.
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    each to their own but personally i'll take the amazing feelings of build ups/ victories/draws/thrashings received against man united, arsenal, liverpool and chelsea over the barnsleys, swanseas, blackpools of this world
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    The choice is...be a big fish in a little pond, or a little fish in a big pond.

    Hopefully if we do get back to the Prem we can be the team we were from 200-2004 or so, and not the one we were over the last couple of seasons, when results against the big teams had considerable rarity value.
  • RothkoRothko
    People have forgotten the joy of a hard fought 1-0
  • T_C_ET_C_E
    Me, it dont matter who we play, I just want Charlton to win!!

    Come you Reds.................
  • ct_addickct_addick
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]but this is supposed to be an exciting league and pards will play attractive football and we'll win 4-0
    who wants boring curbs style ground out victories , not for me thankyou

    what about Arsenal away 4-2 chelsea at home 4-1 Liverpool at home 3-0....Curbs was the best thing that ever happened to this club amazing how so many people have short memories on here.....
  • LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    oooahhh was being sarcastic. When he's not boring everyone to tears with his whining about our poor away following, he's pining for the halcyon days of Curbishley's assault on the Prem. That's what he does, he's only got two tunes.
  • Off_itOff_it
    [cite]Posted By: LoOkOuT[/cite]oooahhh was being sarcastic. When he's not boring everyone to tears with his whining about our poor away following, he's pining for the halcyon days of Curbishley's assault on the Prem. That's what he does, he's only got two tunes.

    Morning Lookie - how are the shorts?
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  • ThreadKillerThreadKiller
    i know what i would take.
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    another exciting thrilling game...so much better than the curbs era
  • jimmymelrosejimmymelrose
    That was definately a ground out win
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Away from home in teeming rain on a slippery pitch like tonight, sod the aesthetics take a ground out win.

    At home I like us to play with more flair though, no matter what the climatic conditions are.
  • Barn Door VarneyBarn Door Varney
    [quote][cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]another exciting thrilling game...so much better than the curbs era[/quote]

    Who cares, we won away from home. How often did that happen in the last couple of seasons under Curbishley?
  • ThreadKillerThreadKiller
    [cite]Posted By: Barn Door Lisbie[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]another exciting thrilling game...so much better than the curbs era

    Who cares, we won away from home. How often did that happen in the last couple of seasons under Curbishley?

    9 times.but that was in the prem and not the chumpionship.
  • LedgeLedge
    [cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]People have forgotten the joy of a hard fought 1-0


    Tell that to NSS he said it was embarrassing last night - - - LOL - - - :-)
  • Barn Door VarneyBarn Door Varney
    [quote][cite]Posted By: ThreadKiller[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Barn Door Lisbie[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]another exciting thrilling game...so much better than the curbs era[/quote]

    Who cares, we won away from home. How often did that happen in the last couple of seasons under Curbishley?[/quote]

    9 times.but that was in the prem and not the chumpionship.[/quote]

    An away win is an away win and it makes me laugh how rather then be pleased by a win someone takes it as an oppertunity to bitch about how it was better getting beaten playing some of the most mind numblingly negative football imaginable
    under Curbishley.
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    [cite]Posted By: Barn Door Lisbie[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ThreadKiller[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Barn Door Lisbie[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]another exciting thrilling game...so much better than the curbs era

    Who cares, we won away from home. How often did that happen in the last couple of seasons under Curbishley?

    9 times.but that was in the prem and not the chumpionship.

    An away win is an away win and it makes me laugh how rather then be pleased by a win someone takes it as an oppertunity to bitch about how it was better getting beaten playing some of the most mind numblingly negative football imaginable
    under Curbishley.


    who isn't pleased by the away win , i think everyone is , just like everyone was pleased under curbishley ....
    but i would hardly call our football since curbs left any better or not so mind numbingly negative and we are playing lesser teams but then that's my opinion and it's as boring and as worthless as yours
  • Oggy RedOggy Red
    But, equally, we have some lesser players, so we have to keep a sense of perspective.
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