Introduction Who cares? We are SAFE.
The Opposition Who cares? We are SAFE.
The Line –UpWho cares? We are SAFE. ………..
In all seriousness, I better write something as it's the last preview of the season...
Tuesday night was easily one of the best nights if not the best night the Valley has witnessed this season.
From start to finish, despite never really reaching top gear, the Addicks looked like they were always going to get the three points.
Now that safety is a given, we can relax this weekend and enjoy a party mood against Blackpool who themselves could go down If results don’t go their way on Saturday.
The Opposition After a very promising start to the season with Paul Ince in charge, Blackpool have had an awful run of form since the start of the new year, with Barry Ferguson’s side only winning three league games in 2014.
One of those wins came crucially last weekend in a 2-0 away victory over Wigan with goals from Andy Keogh and Stephen Dobbie scoring to lift Blackpool out of the relegation zone.
Due to the Addicks winning on Tuesday night, Blackpool now find themselves in 19th place and only three points ahead of 22nd Birmingham who also have a superior goal-difference. Consequently, if Blackpool lose to Charlton and the three teams below them manage to win, then the Seasiders will be relegated.
The Line –UpAs it is the end of the season, Jose Riga may decide to give a few of the fringe players a run out as well as some of the youngsters who may well be given a chance to play next season.
Although, Charlton may have to be professional and start their strongest possible team, which in my opinion is what the outcome will be.
If Riga does start with a strong side, then I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see the same 11 that beat Watford 3-1 in midweek.
Andy Hughes is likely to make another cameo appearance or even start, as it may well be his final professional game in his career.
Alternatively, the likes of Polish Pete, Koc and Nego may also play a part at some point.
This fixture could also be the last appearance for many Addicks who are out of contract in the summer. The likes of Diego Poyet, Michael Morrison, Ben Hamer could well be playing their last game in a Charlton shirt as well as Marvin Sordell, due to his loan expiring at the end of the season.
The PredictionWho cares…..we are safe? ;-)
1-1.
Comments
0-1 Sordell
Blackpool safe anyway
Blackpool need to hold on and they are safe
Church picks the ball up 40 yards out and smacks a piledriver in to the top corner to make it 0-4 and put Blackpool into the 3rd relegation spot and save millwall .........
95% of Charlton fans including BDL are cheering the other 5% who understand the significance of the goal are heartbroken.
The scum fans are celebrating in Zampa road
Into injury time and Blackpool chuck everyone forward and with the last kick of the game step forward Andy Keogh ,on loan from the scum, who scuffs a pea roller into the back of the net to send the seasiders into delirium and make the backwaters of bermondsey a no go area for local residents for the rest of Saturday
1-4 to the Addicks and the 2,500 travelling fans who took advantage of the dream end of season Bank Holiday weekend fixture go out and paint the town red
The team I would like to see put out by Jose Riga (though |I doubt he will) is -
Hamer
Wilson Morrison Dervite Fox
Green Poyet Jackson Harriott
Obika Church
Subs: Thuram-Ulien, Wood, Solly, Cousins, Adjarevic, Piggott, Sordell
That will be the loast game in an Addicks shirt for maybe ten of them!
1-2
COYA
Phew, what a season...
0-0.
Football rarely pans out the way it should and if we don't field the same sort of side as we did Tuesday I can see us getting a bit of a pasting. Hope not for the sake of the travelling faithful who deserve to be richly entertained.
Don't hold your breath.
Though I'm sure we could have sold these 3 times over
18 Charlton 45 -23 48
19 Blackpool 45 -25 46
20 Millwall 45 -29 45
21 Doncaster 45 -30 44
22 Birmingham 45 -16 43
23 Barnsley 45 -32 39
24 Yeovil 45 -28 37
I am going to watch Skysports News with great delight that every time Jeff Stelling screams at the top of his voice 'There's been a goal at....' I do not have to worry at all.
Be good to sign off the season with Millwall going, but can't see it unfortunately
No pressure and hopefully a top day out at the football - 2-1 Charlton and ill be there singing away!
then on to a pub crawl around the Blackpool's finest hostelries where the first player to throw up (Fox) has to snog the fat lump in the corner wearing a size 6 dress, crocs and deely boppers on her head, having just thrown up herself on the landing on the 1st floor leading to the toilets.
exit last pub for the day completely smashed, led out by our manager chanting "Jose Riga's red & white army".
back to the B & B, quick shower, splash of Joop and back out on it.
Poyet & Wilson take longer than the rest and join later. the conditioner they use does not mix well with the sea air and Ghds are needed.
go to Irish bar first and clash with a Stag party when the best man pulls Poyet's hair. Wilson cries because he wanted his hair pulled. Jackson calms it by grabbing the mike and reeling off a load of old bollox about what a joy it is to play for Charlton, how great the support is, we couldn't have done it without you blah blah.
on to the seafront shops and Solly spots a net full of plastic balls hanging outside a shop. as he can't reach it, Hamer steps in but drops the lot. Churchy spots a stray ball and takes an almighty kick at it but the ball only strikes an old lady 2cm in front of him who then proceeds to beat Simon up.
continue drinking.
Morrison is spotted on a donkey on the beach which turns out to be the bird he met in the Irish pub earlier.
Cousins infuriates the other players in his drunken state by constantly stepping in front of them and not being in the correct position.
Harriott has a beer in one pub, then a short in the next, then a soft drink then a bacardi breezer. the other players moan that this is in no way consistent.
onto the night clubs of Blackpool where Wiggins has his foot stepped on whilst he is on the dancefloor. ambulance is called and he is carted off.
Sordell has had enough and gets a train back to Bolton.
Dervite, in floral shirt charms the hen parties with his French accent but is put off by the collective smell of kebab meat.
all on Sky Sports 2.
We'd sold c.1,300 earlier this afternoon, so plenty of time for a few more to get themselves up to the paradise that is...Blackpool!!
I just can't wait!!! ;-/
I reckon we'll lose....but who cares!
My turn to place a bet in the syndicate I'm in and have gone for a Blackpool/Millwall double - both priced at better than evens and both nailed on home wins IMO
However...
If Doncaster, Brum and Scum all take the lead in their games, I can imagine the atmosphere changing!