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AFKABartramAFKABartram
edited April 2010 in General Charlton
From the Norwich Pink Un

Manager Paul Lambert admits Norwich City have to heal old wounds in their vital promotion encounter at Charlton tomorrow - even though he didn't experience one of the club's worst days.

The Canaries go to The Valley (3pm), scene of the 4-2 defeat that condemned them to relegation from the Championship on the last day of last season, in a much healthier state, six points clear at the top of League One with four matches to play.

A favourable set of results from the weekend programme, which gets under way when third-placed Millwall visit sixth-placed Huddersfield tonight, could even see City clinch promotion tomorrow if they beat Charlton, who are fourth in the table.

After a second successive away defeat, at Leyton Orient on Tuesday, Lambert believes his players can bounce back in a fixture which, on paper, ought to be more difficult than their trip to Brisbane Road.

They have yet to lose two successive league matches this season - and now is not the time to lose that distinction.

In his Evening News column tonight, he says: “Games against the top teams have brought out the best in us this season and we will have another big following at The Valley.

“The club's last visit to Charlton was not a happy occasion and I am sure the fans and some of the players there that day will reflect on what happened last year and feel we have to put it right tomorrow.

“Even though it was before we came in and a lot of the current players didn't play in that game, what happened last year still rankles with supporters and we want to put that right.”

City are likely to have four survivors from the eleven who started the game at The Valley nearly 12 months ago - defender Gary Doherty and midfield trio Darel Russell, Korey Smith and Simon Lappin.

Skipper Grant Holt, who scored a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw against Charlton, completes a two-match ban, while influential forward Wes Hoolahan is still a doubtful starter with a thigh strain.

“He did a bit of running yesterday so we'll see how he feels this morning,” said Lambert.

“I have to wait and see how he's feeling himself - he's doing OK. I can't tell how anybody's going to heal, so we'll just monitor him.”

Charlton, meanwhile, could have striker Deon Burton back in their squad - the man who scored a hat-trick in the concluding Championship game last May, and scored again in the 2-2 draw at Carrow Road earlier in the season.

Comments

  • ChoiceChoice
    edited April 2010
    omens sound good, getting in ground earlier tomorrow should be a great atmosphere

    norwich havnt lost 2 games in a row yet
    lost their last 2 away at tranmere and orient
    best 2 players out
    deon back and 4 in last 2 games against norwich

    COYR...
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    What's the betting that Hoolahan passes a fitness test and has a blinder!
  • TELTEL
    of course he will.....its all a bluff mate, he'll play
  • dabosdabos
    If Hoolahan does play, Semedo should just do a man-marking job on him. My mate tells me Jimmy Abdou did this for Millwall and completely nullified Hoolahan in their victory at the toolbox.
  • Kap10Kap10
    Also reckon Sodje may appear too
  • SteboStebo
    really hope hoolahan isn't playing - he ripped us apart last season in the 5-3 defeat to blackpool; mind you, he was been marked by halford which didn't help.
  • SidewaysInOzSidewaysInOz
    edited April 2010
    Really hope Delia won't be there

    Although it could be funny if she is!
  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    http://www.orange.co.uk/entertainment/television/pics/3590_4.htm?linkfrom=<!--linkfromvariable-->&amp;link=link_back&amp;article=deliastvhighsandlows
  • pilchardpilchard
    Hey Lambert, you don't have to put anything right with us old chap, your current employers last season were s**te, we were already down as a result of being s**te for most of the season yet still managed to thrash your current employers. We had nothing to play for, they had everything to play for and cocked it up royally. The only people Norwich had to blame were themselves!
  • IAIA
    [cite]Posted By: pilchard[/cite]Hey Lambert, you don't have to put anything right with us old chap, your current employers last season were s**te, we were already down as a result of being s**te for most of the season yet still managed to thrash your current employers. We had nothing to play for, they had everything to play for and cocked it up royally. The only people Norwich had to blame were themselves!

    It wouldn't have made a difference if they won
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  • pilchardpilchard
    In the end no, but they didnt know that at the start of the match. They were pretty bollos for the season much like us, they owe us nothing. They can afford to get thumped again tomorrow, and still go up (in a game or two's time).
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