Hi Charlton fans, i came on this forum back in April to congratulate you on winning the League 1 title and also to pass on my regards for Chris Powell.
Now just a few months on, your 1st home game is against us! How quickly things change!!
What are your thoughts on the game?
Hope you dont mind me psoting, you guys were very welcoming last time i posted on here so thought it would be good to get some pre match gossip/banter.
I Just hope big Yann doesnt score!!!
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think it'll be tight personally but see us nicking it, as teams usually do when a assistant heads off vs his old tutor, ( see steve mclaren at boro vs fergie) be a good game and refreshing to see a side come to us and attack again,
think we'll sneak it 2-1 with Yann scoring a trademark free kick.
I reckon Powell will have them RIGHT up for this one.
Either way I hope your fans wind up big Yann a lot because it will make him play better I'm sure.
I also anticipate an OKish reception for Konch, and if you lot can be arsed, a good reception for our beloved Chris Powell.
Welcome to the forum by the way.
The plot seems to be around Yann, which will be very interesting and I do think he's going to score.
Not so sure Paul Konchesky will get a great reception, a few claps. I liked him though and will give him a welcome.
I'd never slag Yann off, im not a fickle fan like a good percentage are these days. You could see the guy had talent, it just never worked out for him at Leicester and 'that pen' never did him any favours!
Not sure how many we're bringing. We took 1,100 to Torquay last Tues which was good so i'd expect a few more....
You certainly had a good start on Saturday, a solid draw against one of the fancied teams so i expect it to be a tough test for us, as i did anyway. You all seem very confident though so i guess we'll see.
We have alot of pace going forward, most of our strikers have pace as do our wide players and even full backs get forward well. Slightly concerned by our defence as we're very short there at the moment with injuries.
P.S. Chris Powell is loved at Leicester so he'll defo get a good reception
I'd still settle for a draw, but I'm hoping we can sneak in a win - I think we've started the season with the two hardest fixtures as well; a nice welcome to our new league!
If our great Chris Powell was happy with you guys (and Im pretty sure he said that Leicester was a special place for him, that we were the only team he would've left for) then you can't be too bad, and if CP likes you then who am I not too?! But in all seriousness, from what I've heard your fans are meant to be top notch!
Just for the record, i think it'll be a draw, which i'll take but I know Nigel Pearson will want us to try and win the game
08 Danns
10 King
24 Knockaert
14 Waghorn
18 Schlupp
35 Nugent
Leicester bench on Saturday, not too shabby.
Glad he's doing well though now
Who are your main danger men?
Personally wouldn't let Yann near a pen.
JJ needs to get back on the penalty bike after orient and he's the first choice taker.
If Yann takes any penalty when the game is still live (ie were not 4 nil up or down) then he's on a hiding to nothing. If he misses he'll have proved the LCFC fans right, if he slots in home in the corner then they'll say "should have done that in the play-off semi".
I would say we are at our most dangerous from dead ball situations though, Hollands, JJ, Yann, Cort and Morrison are all good in the air, and BWOP can surprise a few too. We have about 6 players who will gladly take corners, 4 who can shoot from free kicks across the field, and even a couple of long thrown in specialists.
We won't be much of a danger on the counter attack though.
Think you might just edge it with your fire-power but hope those defensive concerns prove justified! Should be an attractive game that will teach us a lot about what to expect in home games this season. We're v strong away but might have to learn for a while about how to assert ourselves as the home team without leaving too many gaps v better quality opposition.
Our strong defence and keeper keep it to 1-1 again. Important not to lose at home early in the season as fans can get nervy. This would already be a problem for Palarse & Millwall if they had any!
Look out for our French lad Knockaert (if he plays at some point), very talented
Can't see it being a boring 0-0 although I'd take a point LCFC will be up there at the end of the season (most likely champs)
I was doom and gloom pre Brum but really enjoyed that game and we looked like we belonged at this level a win tomorrow would be fantastic.
Did any of your current team play when Yann was with you?